Information Sources in Management Information Systems
Books & Audiovisuals
Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).
- For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as management information systems or information resources management or system analysis. (LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)
- Also try searching by keywords such as network security or fuzzy control .
(Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).
- Video tapes can be located by using videorecording as a keyword.
Example: computers videorecording .
- Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Index Databases by Academic Area. See also How to Find Periodical Articles
- ABI/Inform (business journals, 1985-) [web access*]
- Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (magazines, journals, 1983 - ) [web access*]
- Computer Database, 1980 - [web access*]
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Indexes 616 industry and consumer magazines in computers, telecommunications and electronics. Full text is provided for 317 of those periodicals from 1983 to present.
Fact Sheet [PDF] |
Sample Search [HTM]
- ERIC (education journals, documents, 1966-) [web access*]
- Expanded Academic Index (magazines, journals, NYTimes/some full text, 1980-) [web access*]
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [web access*]
Provides full text of many magazines, trade publications and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990. It includes company and industry information.
- Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts (magazines and journals, 1989 - ) [web access*] (formerly Microcomputer Abstracts)
- Social Sciences Abstracts (social sciences journals, 1983-) [web access*]
- UnCover [web access*]
Uncover is now part of Ingenta. When you get to Ingenta, click on Uncover Plus to browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
- Wilson Business Abstracts (leading business magazines, 1986 - ) [web access*]
*WEB ACCESS: Restricted to faculty, staff and students at the University of Memphis. You must be connected to the web through the U of M network. If using another ISP, you must set up a proxy with your U of M account.
Use a printed index, abstract or bibliography:
- Applied Science and Technology Index (1958 - ) [Reference Index Table 9]
- Business Periodicals Index (1958 - ) [Reference Index Table 1]
- Computer and Control Abstracts (1969 - ) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- Computer Literature Index (1980 - ) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- Current Contents: Engineering, Computing and Technology (current year only) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- Information Science Abstracts (1970 - ) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- Microcomputer Index (1988 - ) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- Quality Control and Applied Statistics (1974 - ) [Reference Abstracts Shelves]
- The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing [Ref HF5726.A49 1996]
- The American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries [Reference Desk: HD8038.U5W74 1996]
- The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 vols)[Ref HD30.15.B463 1997]
- Electronic Office (2 vols.) [Ref HF5548.2.A84]
A loose-leaf service, formerly Auerback but now Faulkner, since 1980. Updated monthly.
- Encyclopedia of Management [Ref HD30.15.E49]
- Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science [Ref T57.6.E53 1996]
- The 1999 Geographic Reference Report: Annual Report of Costs, Wages, Salaries, and Human Resource Statistics, U.S. and Canada. [Reference Desk: HD6983.G38 1999]
- Handbook for Professional Managers [Ref HD31.H31245]
- International Encyclopedia of Business and Management (6 vols) [Ref HF1001.I53 1996]
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 8th ed. (20 vols.) [Ref Q121 M3 1997]
Also available online as Access Science
The Government Publications Department, on the first floor of McWherter Library, is a designated depository library for the United States Government and for Tennessee Government. Valuable information produced in print and electronic formats by various federal and state agencies are available here. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using these resources. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/unclesam.htm.
Most terminals in the McWherter Library provide access to Netscape. You may want to explore web sites using various search engines or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ]The web sites listed below are examples of the various types of information available via Internet.
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