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Summer Business Academy 2024 - Business Research Basics

Useful research links

Investopedia
The Dictionary and other Education elements are excellent - it's the Wikipedia of business and a great place to find out what all those acronyms everyone is using really mean!
The Library Network
The Library Network members include 74 Southeast Michigan public libraries; Member Directory includes links to the local library websites.
Kresge Library Services A to Z Database Listing
Take a look at some of the other industry, company and business research databases purchased by Ross for student and faculty use.
MLibrary
The University's main library catalog, databases and other research resources.
Michigan public library links
Detroit Public Library
DPL's extensive collection includes Business Research resources (and other collections to explore for fun!).

Considering research resources

SIFT is an evaluation strategy developed by digital literacy expert Michael Caulfield (Washington State University Vancouver) to help you judge whether or online content can be trusted for credible and reliable information. The SIFT strategy is quick, simple, and can be applied to various kinds of online content: social media posts, memes, statistics, videos, images, news articles, scholarly articles, etc.

STOP. Think critically. Avoid being too emotionally charged or looking for information that confirms your own biases. Have an open mind to consider new or controversial topics, and seek to understand.
INVESTIGATE. Find out who the author is, why they wrote it, where was it published.
FIND BETTER COVERAGE. Read laterally. Once you get to the source of a claim, read what other people say about the source and the claim.
TRACE CLAIMS. Trace claims, quotes, and media to the original source.

Contact a librarian

Laura Berdish

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