Just occurred to me that I do not believe I have posted the pathway to get to the TCU databases. Based on the emails I get, there are at least a few people who don’t know, so here it is.
- Go to www.lib.tcu.edu
- click on the “Journal Articles & Databases” link on the left side of the page. (Alternately click on the “Find Article” link in the middle of the page)
- From this point, if you know the name of the database you want, click on that letter in the alphabetical listing and scroll down to find the link to your database
- If you don’t know the name of a specific database, but know the Subject (or topic) of your search, I recommend you use the drop-down box under “Databases by Subject” to get to a short list of databases applicable to your search. For business research, here are the subject groupings you might be most interested in: Company & Industry, Finance/Accounting, Management & Marketing, Newspapers, Multi-Disciplinary, and Supply Chain Management.
Now that you know the pathway, here are a few key points about databases:
- If you are off-campus, you will need to use the same username/password that you use to get into MyTCU.
- Some databases have a limited # of users (click the ‘info’ link next to the database name to know for sure). If you get a non-TCU password screen, chances are the max # of users for that database has been reached. Wait approx. 10 minutes and try again.
- Databases are NOT websites. Sure, you use the internet to get to databases, but databases contain electronic versions of Magazines, Newspapers, Journals, and sometimes Books.
- DON”T Google to get to the databases! It has to recognize that you are coming from a TCU IP address. In addition, many of the databases (like Hoover’s) also have corresponding websites: problem is, the websites will try to charge you $$$$$ to get the info; whereas, you could be getting the info for “free” by accessing it through TCU. Everybody is trying to make a buck.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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