Macroeconomics (Fall 2007)

Research Process:

1. Define your topic
2. Locate background information and identify keywords/terms
· What are the key concepts in your topic?
· What are the economic concepts?
· What terms will you use?
3. Translate the topic into a search query
4. Choose the proper search tool
5. Perform your search and evaluate your results

Reference Resource:

An Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics – Information about this book

Databases:

There are four primary databases you should search: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Lexis-Nexis, and Project Muse.

Academic Search Premier – Information about the database/Tutorial
Business Source Premier - Information about the database/Tutorial
Lexis-Nexis - Information about searching this database
Project Muse - Information about this database

Citation Format: APA (American Psychological Assoc.):

An APA citation formats information sheet is available by clicking on the Style Guides link on the Library’s homepage. Also, all the suggested databases provide APA and other citation styles for articles found in those databases. These citations can be e-mailed directly to you. After you select an appropriate article click on the “E-mail” link and then select the appropriate citation style under the “Citation Format” heading. You can also use this information sheet to guide your citation format.