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Introduction

Welcome to this library guide! Many of the resources featured here require that you login with your Bronco name and password. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Shen at jshen@cpp.edu.

Recommended Databases

GALE EBOOKS. Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
The GVRL collection includes encyclopedias and other reference works supporting a wide range of academic disciplines.
ABI/INFORM Complete
Business news and analysis. Peer-reviewed research. Industry reports by country. Part of Proquest Databases. Read more about this resource or visit the help page.
Business Source Premier
Business news and analysis. Peer-reviewed research. Case studies and SWOT analyses. Country reports. Includes Harvard Business Review. Read more about this resource or watch a how-to video.
IBISWorld
U.S., China, Canada, and global industry market research reports. Funded by the College of Business Administration. Read more about this resource.
SimplyAnalytics (formerly SimplyMap)
Create custom maps using downloadable U.S. datasets. Topics covered: people (demographics, consumer expenditures, market segments, sales potential), businesses (establishments, employees, retail sales), consumer price index, crime, and weather. Geographies available: states, congressional district, counties, cities, zip code, census tract, block groups, and street address. Not all data available in all geographies.
Winmo (formerly Redbooks)
Current data for 10,000+ advertising agencies with key accounts, 15,000+ advertiser profiles with annual spending, and 100,000+ brand names. Includes contact information for key personnel within agencies and advertisers. Does not work in Internet Explorer. Learn how to search this database.
New Feature: Winmo users can now access demographic data and social audience intelligence and track social media followers with the new StatSocial add-on for demographic insights. Search for a company or navigate to the Advanced Search and click Companies or Brands and click on Social Demographics. Learn more about the StatSocial add-on.

Useful Websites

ArcGIS Online
Free online mapping software for students. Includes ESRI's USA Tapestry Segmentation.
American Time Use Study
Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing
Consumer Expenditure Survey
Data on buying habits of American consumers, provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Cite Your Sources!

La Geode, by Samyra Serin
Photo by S. Serin (2008)

When creating your project, remember to cite everything you did not write / create / think up on your own, including images / graphs / charts / maps / datasets you borrow from online sources. Below are some tools to help you cite your sources correctly.

Google Scholar
Works best for books and scholarly articles. Search for a title, then click on the "Cite" button. Includes the following styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and Vancouver.
Citation Machine
Create citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, ACM, IEEE, CSE, etc. Check your paper for plagiarism errors.
Zotero
Create citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, ACM, IEEE, CSE, etc. Free registration to save bibliographies. Optional download for desktop version.

To see examples, visit the following websites:

APA Style Guide at Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Includes guidelines on formatting and citations as well as sample papers.
APA Style Guidelines at APA.ORG
Includes guidelines on paper format (headings, fonts, etc.), tables and figures, style, grammar, as well as in-text citations and references, along with sample papers.
Chicago Style Guide at Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Chicago Style on ChicagoManualOfStyle.org
MLA Style Guide at Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
ACM Citation Style at ACM.ORG
IEEE Reference Guide at IEEE.ORG
IEEE Style Manual at IEEE.ORG

To learn more about the importance of academic integrity, please see

Videos on different types of plagiarism
Provided by the Office of Student Conduct & Integrity at Cal Poly Pomona.