WR 214: Writing in Business

Citing Your Sources

For this assignment you can cite your sources using MLA style.

Printable MLA guide (from our librarians in Bend).

An online gude from Purdue. 

Citation Machine (choose MLA on the left). 

 

Business Librarian
Writing and Research Assistance

Library Research Tutorial

Center for Writing and Learning

Library Subject Research Guides

Subject Librarians

Library Reference

Finding Articles and Reports

Journal Articles
Academic Search Premier
Business Source Premier

Newspaper Articles
LexisNexis Academic

Market Research Reports
Mintel To use this database you need to create an online profile using your OSU ONID email (only three people from OSU can be logged in at one time).  On the Mintel Homepage you can browse by topic or use quick search .
Finding Books in the Library Catalog

OSU Catalog
The OSU catalog lists all the books held in the Valley Library or storage.


Summit
The Summit catalog lists books at other regional libraries that can be retrieved for you and delivered within 3-5 business days.


WorldCat
WorldCat lists books that are available at other libraries in the United States, and sometimes in other countries. If you find a book you want, fill out a form through interlibrary loan. This service usually takes 2-3 weeks for delivery.

 

library computer 

Finding Non-Profit Information

Corvallis Community Organizations - compiled by Corvallis Public librarians
Oregon Public Policy Directory - compiled by UO librarians, contacts links to non-profits across Oregon, as well as other groups that work with public policy
GuideStar - provides contact information and financial information about non-profits nationwide, you will need to register, but there is no cost if you use the basic version

Check if the non-profit you are interested in has a webpage. Start there and call their office. An annual report can often provide you with helpful information about their organization.

Searching for Online Information The Business and Economics Librarian, Laurie Bridges, maintains her favorite bookmarks for business using del.icio.us.  del.icio.us is a social bookmarking tool that anyone can use to share their favorite bookmarks with friends, family, colleagues, or anyone in the world.  You can search Laurie's business bookmarks by using keywords or "tags" in the right hand column.  Here's an example of how to use the business librarian's del.icio.us bookmarks.
Information Literacy

In Writing 214 you will learn about writing in the workplace, which includes resumes, letters, reports, and memos.  

You'll need to define your task, consider your research strategies, locate and access information, use the information, synthesize what you've learned, and finally evaluate your final product. 

To learn about using library research tools to explore your topic, look at the first part of the OSU Libraries Tutorial Exploring Your Topic

When you graduate from OSU you are expected to have the following Undergraduate Information Literacy Competencies.