INTRODUCTION TO EBSCO’S BUSINESS SEARCH INTERFACE

Presented by: Dan Mer

August 4th, 2005

What exactly is the Business What exactly is the Business search interface?search interface?

• The Business Searching Interface The Business Searching Interface (BSI) consists of four different (BSI) consists of four different features:features:

1.1. country economic data, country economic data,

2.2. company profiles, company profiles,

3.3. industry information and industry information and

4.4. market research. market research.

HOW TO ACCESS EBSCO’S B.S.I

To access Ebsco’s Business Search Interface, first click on Ebsco Business Source Premier on our E-Resources page. Once there, click on the Business Search Interface link found on the top right corner of the page (see below).

Part I.Part I.How to Access Country Economic How to Access Country Economic

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• Using the Using the browser browser window window on the on the right right hand hand side, side, select select “Country “Country Reports”. Reports”.

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Once selected, you’ll be directed to the country reports page which lists all countries alphabetically. See Below.

Part I. Country Economic Data

For instance, a For instance, a student is student is researching researching economic data for economic data for Mexico, however, Mexico, however, she’s having trouble she’s having trouble finding useful finding useful sources. Using BSI, sources. Using BSI, she’ll now have all she’ll now have all these Mexican these Mexican reports at her reports at her fingertips: fingertips:

Part I. Country Economic Data

Once the Once the desired report is desired report is found, BSI will found, BSI will provide the provide the publication info publication info and available and available reports by reports by publication publication date.date.

Part I. Country Economic Data

As opposed to As opposed to having to print a having to print a bulky report, bulky report, report chapters report chapters can be selected can be selected individually. For individually. For instance, instance, chapters like chapters like “The economy” “The economy” or “The external or “The external sector” of sector” of Mexico, etc.Mexico, etc.

Part I. Country Economic Data

Part II. Part II. Company ProfilesCompany Profiles

To access this feature select the heading “Company profiles in the right hand browser window”.

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As you can tell, the company profiles page offer’s a user friendly and accessible interface. Users can either browse the index or type in keywords when searching for a company.

Part II. Company Profiles

A student is doing research on the utilities company ConocoPhillips, and wants company data. With BSI he can access a Datamonitor report for this company

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Part II. Company Profiles

Part III. Industry information

To access this To access this feature select feature select the heading the heading “Industry “Industry profiles” in profiles” in the right hand the right hand browser browser window.window.

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BSI is great for students looking for industry information. It’s simple to use and offers useful search results on almost any industry out there.

Part III. Industry information

Here are just a Here are just a few examples few examples of how many of how many primary primary industry industry subject subject headings are headings are available in available in BSI.BSI.

Part III. Industry information

For this example, the topic industry is gas stations. Using those keywords, a report excerpted from the publication “Gasoline Service Stations Industry Yearbook” appears.

Part III. Industry information

The ability to access industry information, (like the report seen here on gas stations) makes BSI ideal for students who need to gather financial industry data.

Part III. Industry information

Part IV. Market ResearchPart IV. Market Research

The market The market research research feature is feature is useful for useful for market insight market insight and emerging and emerging trends. To trends. To locate this locate this feature click feature click on “Market on “Market research research reports” link.reports” link.

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Another way of Another way of accessing the accessing the market research market research feature is by feature is by selecting the selecting the “basic” tab. “basic” tab. You’ll be directed You’ll be directed to this easy-to-to this easy-to-use interface.use interface.

Part IV. Market Research

The market The market research research feature offers feature offers valuable insight valuable insight on particular on particular markets. This is markets. This is what the what the market research market research index looks like.index looks like.

Part IV. Market Research

For example, a For example, a student is doing student is doing research on the research on the food market. For food market. For this topic, BSI offers this topic, BSI offers useful reports useful reports entitled “Market entitled “Market Watch”, which Watch”, which discuss emerging discuss emerging trends in particular trends in particular markets. markets.

Part IV. Market Research

Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra FeaturesFeatures

• The benefit I find with BSI is that all these valuable features can be found in one place.

• Overall I found BSI to be an Overall I found BSI to be an excellent addition to our E-excellent addition to our E-resources collection. resources collection.

• Another feature Another feature I found helpful I found helpful was the sign-in was the sign-in feature.feature.

Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra Features

Using the sign in feature student’s can Using the sign in feature student’s can store valuable search strategies and store valuable search strategies and save helpful articles. I found this save helpful articles. I found this feature to beneficial and unique feature to beneficial and unique compared to other E-resources I’ve compared to other E-resources I’ve evaluated.evaluated.

Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra Features

The EndThe End

• I hope this presentation helped I hope this presentation helped enhance your current understanding enhance your current understanding BSI. BSI.

• Any Questions?Any Questions?