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About
the Database
Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete,This is the world's
definitive scholarly business database, providing the
ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content.
Business Source Complete contains far more active,
peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other
database currently available. As part of the comprehensive
coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts
for the most important scholarly business journals back to
1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited
references provided for more than 1,200 journals,
Business Source Complete contains detailed author
profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database.
Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source
Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for
full text journals in all disciplines of business, including
marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and
economics. Additional full text, non-journal content
includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference
works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies,
investment research reports, industry reports, market
research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT
analyses and more.
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Searching Tips
There are a number of helpful tips and hints you can use
to improve your search results. For example, you can use
Boolean operators to link search terms together; and/or
limit the search to a specific title.
Boolean
Operators
Sometimes a search can be overly general (results equal
too many hits) or overly specific (results equal too few
hits). To fine-tune your search, you can use AND, OR, and
NOT operators to link your search words together. These
operators will help you narrow or broaden your search to
better express the terms you are looking for and to retrieve
the exact information you need quickly.
USING THE "AND" OPERATOR: If you have a search term that
is too general, you can append several terms together using
"AND". By stringing key terms together, you can further
define your search and reduce the number of results. Note:
Unless you define a specific search field, the result list
will contain references where all your search terms are
lofinanceed in either the citation, full display or full
text.
- For example, type finance AND marketing
to find results that refer to both finance and
marketing.
USING THE "OR" OPERATOR: In order to broaden a search,
you can link terms together by using the "OR" operator. By
using "OR" to link your terms together you can find
documents on many topics. Linked by this operator, your
words are searched simultaneously and independently of each
other.
- As an example, search finance AND marketing
OR economics to find results that reference the
terms "finance" and "marketing", or the term
"economics".
USING THE "NOT" OPERATOR: In order to narrow a search,
you can link words together by using the "NOT" operator.
This operator will help you to filter out specific topics
you do not wish included as part of your search.
- Type: finance OR marketing NOT economics
to find results that contain the terms "finance" or
"marketing" but not the term "economics".
- To further define your results, type:
finance AND marketing AND economics to
constrict the search to include all terms linked by the
"AND" operator.
Grouping Terms Together Using Parentheses
Parentheses also may be used to control a search query.
Without parentheses, a search is executed from left to
right. Words that you enclose in parentheses are searched
first. Why is this important? Parentheses allow you to
control and define the way the search will be executed. The
left phrase in parentheses is searched first; then, based
upon those results, the second phrase in parentheses is
searched.
Generalized Search: economics or finance and marketing or international business
Focused Search:(economics or finance) and (marketing or international business)
In the first example, the search will retrieve everything
on economics or finance marketings AS WELL AS everything on
international businesss, whether or not the articles refer
to economicss or finances.
In the second example, we have used the parentheses to
control our query to only find articles about marketings or
international businesss that reference economicss or
finances.
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Searchable Fields
The default fields for unqualified searches consist of
the following: all authors, all subjects, all keywords, all
title info (including source title) and all abstracts.
The following list will help you locate detailed
information referenced in this database as a field.
Searchable tag Description Example
AB Abstract or Author-Supplied Abstract AB Tax Cut
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of the
abstract summaries.
AD Author Affiliation AD Smith Travel Research, Tenn.
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for companies
or organizations an author is affiliated
with; may also include correspondence
address.
AF Author Affiliation AF Bremen University
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for companies
or organizations an author is affiliated
with; may also include correspondence
address.
AN Accession Number AN 14674533
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
identification (accession) number.
AR Author Phrase AR Rayton, Bruce A.
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
author in the inverted format, and the
uninverted format for newswire articles.
AS Author Supplied Abstract AS Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for documents
that have an abstract supplied by the
author.
AU Author AU Manry, David
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for an article's
author in the inverted format, and the
uninverted format for newswire articles.
CO Company Entity CO LIMRA International Inc.
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of company
subject headings, DUNS number, and ticker
symbol. Company entity and associated
fields are also searched by the SU tag.
CS Cover Story CS Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that the article is a
cover story. This tag is also used by
the Cover Story checkbox limiter.
CY Country ID CY FI
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a country's
ISO identification code, indicating an
article's country of publication.
DE Heading or Keyword DE Firm Performance
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search of the business
thesaurus, subject headings, companies,
products, people, and author-supplied
keywords for terms describing a document's
contents.
DN DUNS Number DN 006980080
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS Number)
assigned to a record. This tag is also
used by the DUNS Number text edit
limiter. Further information on DUNS
numbers can be found at the _HT_<A HREF="http://www.dnb.com/us/">D&B website.</A>_ht_
DT Date of Publication DT 20020301
[Date Indexed]
Performs an exact search for articles
published on a specific date, in the
format of CCYYMMDD. This tag is also
used by the Published Date limiter. Date
range searching is also supported.
FM Images Available FM P
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
type of full text. The searchable values
are "T," "C," or "P." "T" indicates HTML
full text; "C" indicates images embedded
in the full text; and "P" indicates a
PDF document. This tag is also used by the
Articles With Images list button limiter.
FR References Available FR Y
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that an article contains
references. This tag is also used by the
References Available checkbox limiter.
FT Full Text Available FT Y
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that a record has full
text available. This tag is also used by
the Full Text checkbox limiter.
IB ISBN IB 0198297173
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search (with or
without dashes) for a record's
International Standard Book Number.
IC NAICS Code or Description IC 56111
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the North IC Office Administrative
American Industry Classification Services
Standard Number (NAICS) and text
associated with an article. This tag
is also used by the NAICS/Industry Code
text edit limiter.
IL Illustrations IL Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for articles
containing illustrations. Values to be
searched include "Y" indicating the
article contains illustrations, and
types of ululations such as graphs,
charts, diagrams, etc.
IP Issue IP 3
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's issue number.
IS ISSN (No Dashes) IS 09596526
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's International Standard
Serial Number.
JN Journal Name JN Journal of Corporate
[Phrase Indexed] Finance
Performs am exact search for the
journal title in which an article
was published. This tag is also
used for the Publications authority
file.
KL Language of Keywords KL English
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of the
language of author-supplied terms
describing the article.
KW Author-Supplied Keywords KW Wage Rigidity
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for
author-supplied terms describing
the article. Keywords are also searched
by the SU tag.
LA Language LA English
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the
language in which an article was
originally published.
PE People PE THALER, Richard
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for people's
names referenced in articles. People
are also searched by the SU tag.
PG Number of Pages PG 19
[Number Indexed]
Performs an exact numeric search for
an article's page length. This tag
is also used by the Number of Pages text
edit limiter.
PS Reviews & Products PS "G FACTOR, THE (BOOK)"
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for products
referenced in articles. This tag is
also used by the Product Name text edit
limiter. Products are also searched
by the SU tag.
PT Publication & Document Type PT Periodical
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the
publication or document type. This
tag is also used by the Publication Type
list button limiter.
PZ Document Type PZ Abstract
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search of the document
type. This tag is also used by the Document
Type list button limiter.
RV Peer-Reviewed RV Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs a search for the value "Y"
indicating that the article is from
a peer-reviewed and scholarly
publication. This tag is also used
by the Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals
checkbox limiter.
SD Articles with Several Reviews & Products SD Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several products
are referred to in the article. This tag
is also used by the Articles on Several
Products checkbox limiter.
SG Articles with Several Companies SG Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several companies
are referred to in the article. This tag
is also used by the Articles on Several
Companies checkbox limiter.
SJ Articles with Several People SJ Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several people
are referred to in the article. This tag
is also used by the Articles on Several
People checkbox limiter.
SK Articles with Several Industries SK Y
[Word Indexed]
Performs an exact search for the value
"Y" indicating that several industries
are referred to in the article. This tag
is also used by the Articles on Several
Industries checkbox limiter.
SU Subject Terms SU Wall Street
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of the business
thesaurus, subject headings, companies,
products, people, and author-supplied
keywords for terms describing a document's
contents.
SO Publication Name SO Time
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the journal
title in which an article was published.
This tag is also used by the Publication
text edit limiter.
SP Start Page SP 61
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
start page.
TI Title TI Price
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search for the title
of a document.
TK Ticker Symbol TK AMZN
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a company's
stock ticker number. This tag is also used
by the Ticker Symbol text edit limiter.
TX All Text TX Children's Literature
[Word Indexed]
Performs a keyword search of all searchable
fields.
UI Unique Identifier UI 8929696
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for an article's
identification (accession) number.
VI Volume VI 2
[Phrase Indexed]
Performs an exact search for a
publication's volume number. [Note: not
visible on interface]
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Definition of Fields
The following table explains the contents of each field
in a Business Source Complete record's detailed display.
Field name Description
Title Title of the article, and indicator as to whether or
not the article is a cover story.
Alternate Title Alternate title of the article.
Language Language in which the article was published.
Authors Author(s) name in both inverted and uninverted format,
as well as author affiliation and e-mail when available.
Editors Editor(s) of the book referred to in the article. This field
appears in reference records only.
Translators Translator(s) of the non-English language article. This field
appears in reference records only.
Source The source in which the article was published, its
volume number, issue number, part number, the number of pages
in the article, and a description and number of illustrations found
in the article.
Document Type Indicates a record's document type, such as article,
book, abstract, company report, industry overview,
and more. All available Document Types are displayed in the
listbutton limiter on the Advanced Search screen.
Abstract A brief summary taken from the article, or supplied by the author
or publisher.
Subject Terms Business thesaurus terms preceded by an asterisk, and general subject
headings describing the article's content.
Geographic Terms Geographic terms pertaining to the article's content.
Author-Supplied Author-supplied, searchable terms. If Keywords are in a
Keywords language other than English, the corresponding language
will be noted.
Company/Entity The company or organization, DUNS number, and Ticker number
referenced in the document.
Reviews & Products Products referenced in the article.
NAICS/Industry Provides common industry definitions and codes for Canada, Mexico,
Codes and the United States.
People People referenced in the article.
Author Affiliations The correspondence address of the organization or institution
affiliated with the author(s) of the article.
Country of The country in which an article was originally published.
Publication
Committee Name The government department or committee referenced in the document
Region/Area The region or area referenced in the document
Guest Guests referenced in the article
Full Text The word count of the article's full text
Word Count
ISSN International Standard Serial Number.
ISBN International Standard Book Number.
URL Link to site where user can purchase Harvard case studies
or books.
Accession Number Unique number to identify the record.
Reference Browsing
Reference browsing allows the user to extend a search
beyond the initial result list to records that are cited by
an article. These citation records can be accessed through
an article's "References" link, or through the References
search screen. See online help for a detailed description of
this feature.
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Publications Authority File
The Publications authority file is a list of the
publications in the Business Source Complete database. The
Publication authority file is drawn from the publications
listed in each record; therefore, all terms will provide
links to pertinent records. You can browse this list
alphabetically, or as Relevancy Ranked (keyword search).
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Thesaurus Authority File
The Thesaurus authority file is a controlled vocabulary
of business terms that assists in more effectively searching
the database. You can browse this list alphabetically, or as
Relevancy Ranked (keyword search).
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Subject
Terms Authority File
The Subjects authority file is a controlled vocabulary of
terms that assists in more effectively searching the
database. The Subjects authority file is drawn from the
subjects assigned to each record; therefore, all terms will
provide links to pertinent records. You can browse this list
alphabetically, or as Relevancy Ranked (keyword search).
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Index
Browse
Index browsing allows the user to view all values that
occur in specified fields in a database, along with
corresponding hit counts. Access the index browse feature by
clicking the green "Indexes" button on the upper portion of
the "Advanced" search screen. Use the drop-down menu to
choose an index to browse. Indexes can also be searched
using tags. Since browsable indexes are phrase indexed, the
exact form and spelling of terms as they appear in the
database must be used in conjunction with the tags when
entering a search manually. Indexes available for browsing
in the Business Source Complete database are listed below.
Tags for all fields included in the index browse feature
begin with "Z" (e.g. "ZA" for Author).
ZA Author
ZO Company Entity
ZZ DUNS Number
ZD Entry Date
ZG Geographic Terms
ZH ISBN
ZI ISSN
ZJ Publication Name
ZW Author-Supplied Keywords
ZL Language
ZP People
ZS Reviews & Products
ZT Document Type
ZU Headings
ZE Thesaurus Terms
ZN Ticker Symbol
ZR Year of Publication
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Copyright and Restrictions of Use
The Business Source Complete database is made up of
indexing, abstracts, and full text. The copyright of the
abstracts and indexing is owned by EBSCO Publishing. This
database is intended solely for the use of the individual
patron of the licensing party.
Copyright of the full text is the property of the
publisher of the original publication. Text may not be
copied without express written permission except for the
print or download capabilities of the retrieval software
used to access it. This text is intended solely for the use
of the individual user.
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