Recommended Article Sources
Search in the article databases below for articles for your social media posts and progress memorandums. ProQuest One Business has both scholarly and professional articles. GoogleScholar and PsycINFO have mostly scholarly articles.
These resources search differently than Google does and may seem clumsy to use at first. The content found in library resources are higher quality than many results found freely on the internet. Tips for choosing search terms and quick videos with more search tips farther down the page may make using library databases a bit easier.
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
Brief Instruction Video: ProQuest Basics -
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video -
PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowSubjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations
How To: ProQuest Basics
Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
PsycINFO Quick Reference Guide
Choosing search terms
When searching in databases, use short descriptive bursts of 2-4 words or phrases. They don't have to make sense as a sentence, and you can mix and match. Some suggestions are listed to get you started.
- online written communication
- "virtual presentations"
- nonverbal communication
- oral communication
- business communication
- improve email communication
- effective eye contact presentation
Using ProQuest PowerSearch
Getting full-text articles
Using Google Scholar
PsycINFO Basics
Note: This video demonstrates a search using the ProQuest database ERIC, but the search functions are the same in PsycINFO and other ProQuest databases:
