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MGT 596: Global Strategic Management Project
Spring 2008

 

Contact the Business Librarian: Allison Leaming

Current Events Research Guide   Company and Industry Research Guide

Current Events Research Guide

So much can be learned reading through the day's news.  Keeping up with current events allows you to be an engaged participant of the world you live in.

Online sources of information are generally recognized as the way to stay the most up-to-date as electronic news and images can be disseminated instantly.  Newspapers and journals will allow for more in-depth discussion, and the ability to learn different perspectives and think critically about issues.

This guide introduces the researcher to some of the basic sources for current resources in the fields of business, finance and management.  If you need further assistance, please ask a librarian.

News and Newspapers - Databases (available to the ASU community only)

  • Academic Search Premier - Contains information from a range of academic areas, including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, multicultural, and general reference. Covers many popular press publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor
  • Business NewsBank - Local, regional, and national business news publications in the U.S. and Canada. Contains information on small companies not readily available elsewhere.
  • Wall Street Journal - In-depth coverage of national and international finance.
  • Barrons - A weekly publication for investors. Provides in-depth articles examining companies and industries that are possible investment opportunities. .
  • Arizona Republic - Indexes articles from the daily Arizona Republic newspaper.
  • Access World News - Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.

For a general introduction to Fletcher Library business research, try the Business Research Guide.

News Collection Websites

If you choose to keep up with current events online, you have many options when it comes to electronic news providers.  If you want the news come to you, most sites have RSS feeds or some kind of e-mail alert service that you can customize.  Here are just a few of my favorite sites for business news.

Print Sources

If you prefer to catch up on the news with a print source, the Fletcher Library has current subscriptions to a number of business news titles, as well as many more scholarly titles.  Journals are located on the west side of the 1st floor in the library.  Business titles can be found between call numbers HB-HJ, and daily newspapers are in the hanging folders against the wall.  Feel free to relax and flip through the latest issues!

   Newspapers

  • Wall Street Journal
  • New York Times
  • Barron's

   Journals

  • Brandweek
  • Business Week
  • Chain Store Age
  • Economist
  • Far Eastern Economic Review
  • Forbes
  • Fortune
  • Hispanic Business
  • Management Today

 

Modified: January 11, 2008,