IMG 300 International Management - Gopalkrishnan

Find background information & analysis related to your topic in some or all of the resources listed below.

• When you find a useful article, don't forget to check its list of references to see if some might also be on point

• As you read, note how authors discuss your topic; what terminology do they use that you can leverage to find even more information?

Finding Current News Articles

Bowman Library subscribes to the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Financial Times in print. Many other newspapers and magazines are available through our databases.

Google

Another place to search for needed information is simply to 'Google it.' Again, it is important to think about what results you are finding: Who is the author or sponsor, why is the information being published? Is there obvious bias? How authoritative is the soure you find?

Google gives you so many results it is difficult to know which ones are useful or reliable. Articles rise to the top of a search based on the number of times they are clicked on; this might not be the best way to choose what will be most important for your search.

But,Google allows several ways for you to target your results. If you implement some of the following techniques, you will find that you can leverage the power of Google to help you find solid results for your project. Try out some of the tips below.

Get the most out of your Google search

Searching in Google can also help you uncover relevant articles for your research. The problem is, how to find results that will be helpful? 

SITE Searching

One way to target results in Google is to employ the site search. This requires you use a specific phrase before adding search terms to tell Google you only want results from a specific website or domain. The search always begins with site + colon + URL or Domain all without any spaces; next, add a space and insert your search terms. See the examples below - 

• site:nytimes.com  "climate policy" Germany  This search phrase tells Google that you'd like results from the New York Times website that mention climate policy  as a phrase in connection with news related to Germany.  **This is one of the best ways to search for articles on a given topic in the New York Times** Notice that we put Occupy Wall Street in quotes, to ensure that Google looks for the phrase, not the indivicual words.
• site:gov 'commercial guide' Ireland  This search phrase tells Google you'd like to see articles, reports, etc., from government websites that include information about engaging in commerce in Ireland.
• site:edu 'trade policy' China   This search phrase tells Google to retrieve articles published by or in educational institutions about trade policy in or involving China.

Other search tips in Google

• Limit the date of your results by inserting the phrase after + colon + year or date  without any spaces
  • after:2016 Hate speech regulations college campuses  This phrase tells Google that you'd like all your results to have been published after 2016 (note: the after phrase can come before or after your search terms)
  • You can also limit your results to a given date range by clicking on Tools under the search bar, and then Any Time under that.
• Search for an exact phrase by putting your a phrase in quotes when entering them in the search bar, e.g., "climate change" -- using the quotes will ensure you retrieve results with that exact phrase.

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