Business Source Premier Database
Tutorial II
This tutorial complements the Business
Source Premier Database Tutorial I by providing concrete
examples of sample searches as well as instructions
on how to set up a personal account within the database
to facilitate patrons' full enjoyment of helpful features.
Example #1
1) Select the "Advanced
Search Keyword" tab and the “Keyword”
sub-tab.
2) Type in "ipod"in the
"Find" box.
3) Enter January 2005 to December
2005 in the "Published Date" box.
4) Change the "Document
Type" to "Product Review."
Example #2: Locate a company profile
for Wal-Mart.
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Click on “Company
Profiles” tab.
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Browse the alphabetical list of
companies for “Wal-Mart”
or type “Wal-Mart”
in the “Browse for”
box.
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Select “Match Any
Words” box and click “Browse.”
Example #3: Find the industry profile
for agriculture in the United States.
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Select the “Advanced
Search” tab and the “Keyword”
sub-tab.
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Type in “agriculture”
in the first “Find”
box.
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Use the operator “and”
to search for both terms.
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Type “United States”
in the second box.
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In the “Publication
Type” field, select “industry
profile.”
Exploring Advanced Features in Business
Source Premier
Signing-up for a Personal Account:
Personal accounts allow users to save search results,
alerts and web pages to your personal folder for future
reference. To create a personal account:
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Click on “Sign
in to my EBSCOhost”.
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Click on “I’m a new
user”.
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Fill out your name and email address;
choose a user name and password.
Once you set up your account and
log in, you can save your results. Click on the “Add”
icon to add the item to your folder.
For more tutorials and information
on effective searching strategies within this database,
such as using expanders, limiters, and wildcard and
truncation symbols, click on “Help.”
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