INTRODUCTION TO EBSCOS BUSINESS SEARCH INTERFACE

Presented by: Dan MerAugust 4th, 2005

What exactly is the Business search interface?The Business Searching Interface (BSI) consists of four different features:country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research.

HOW TO ACCESS EBSCOS B.S.ITo access Ebscos 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.How to Access Country Economic DataUsing the browser window on the right hand side, select Country Reports.

Once selected, youll be directed to the country reports page which lists all countries alphabetically. See Below.Part I. Country Economic Data

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

Part I. Country Economic Data

Once the desired report is found, BSI will provide the publication info and available reports by publication date.Part I. Country Economic Data

As opposed to having to print a bulky report, report chapters can be selected individually. For instance, chapters like The economy or The external sector of Mexico, etc.Part I. Country Economic Data

Part II. Company ProfilesTo access this feature select the heading Company profiles in the right hand browser window.

As you can tell, the company profiles page offers 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>Part II. Company Profiles

To access this feature select the heading Industry profiles in the right hand browser window.Part III. Industry information

BSI is great for students looking for industry information. Its simple to use and offers useful search results on almost any industry out there.Part III. Industry information

Here are just a few examples of how many primary industry subject headings are available in 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 ResearchThe market research feature is useful for market insight and emerging trends. To locate this feature click on Market research reports link.

Another way of accessing the market research feature is by selecting the basic tab. Youll be directed to this easy-to-use interface.Part IV. Market Research

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

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

Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra FeaturesThe benefit I find with BSI is that all these valuable features can be found in one place.

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

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

Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra Features

Using the sign in feature students can store valuable search strategies and save helpful articles. I found this feature to beneficial and unique compared to other E-resources Ive evaluated.Part V. Summary of BSI & Extra Features

The EndI hope this presentation helped enhance your current understanding BSI.

Any Questions?