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industry research for over 700 US industries
research on hundreds of international industries
Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to navigate and access global industry data and reports
NOTE: You must click through 3 pages (2 "Continue" and 1 "Submit" page) before reaching the "Search for Industry and Geographic Profiles" main page.
Please view the following tutorial to learn how to navigate Brand Catalyst (accessed through Simmons Insights)
eBooks (large downloadbale PDFs) on
(navigates the same as Academic Search Complete)
JWU library has two style guides:
However, if you need more in depth guidance on formatting go to the Purdue OWL.
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Each group will be assigned one database to explore, find a few articles/reports, create a citation for each article and share their findings with the class at the end of the activity in this the doc below:
Downcity Library:
111 Dorrance Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903
401-598-1121
Harborside Library:
321 Harborside Boulevard Providence, RI 02905
401-598-1466