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Library Research, Resources, and Help

Greetings from the library!

Our awesome team of librarians share virtual office hours, so if you'd like some one-on-one help finding articles, company or industry information, or any resourcesclick here to book an appointment.

We're here for you!

You can also access the JWU library and all of the resources, materials, and help here

JWU PVD Library homepage 

Did you know you can also chat or text with one of our on-duty librarians?  

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Global Road Warrior

  • Information on 175 countries & their cultures! 
  • Country geo stats & facts, money & banking, business culture with advice for businesswomen, travel documents, points of interest, plus photos and maps.
  • TIP: Global Road Warrior does not work with Internet Explorer.

 


Census Data

  • find demographic data for neighborhoods, cities, and towns in the US! 

 

 

IBISWorld

  • 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


First Research 

  • 80+ in-depth industry profiles and 900 smaller industry segments. 
  • Overview of business challenges, trends, industry opportunities.
  • NOTE: You must click through 3 pages (2 "Continue" and 1 "Submit" page) before reaching the "Search for Industry and Geographic Profiles" main page.

 Find company information such as financials, SWOT analyses, profiles, and more...

 

JWU library has two style guides: 

MLA Style Guide

APA Style Guide

However, if you need more in depth guidance on formatting go to the Purdue OWL

Need to talk to someone and seek guidance in real time?

  • If you are an online student, you can go to the online writing center for information about how to contact a writing coach. 
  • If you are a PVD campus student you can schedule an appointment with the writing coach through uSucceed.

Database Exploration for the Term Project

Open this Google Doc