RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

SHERPA project

Eva DUARTE NUNES DE OLIVEIRA

eva.duarte.nunes.de.oliveira@ulb.be
 LITERATURE To see what has already been
published on your chosen subject.
RESEARCH IN (we don’t want to repeat research
that has already been done)
ECONOMICS
Give credibility to your work by
Academic research builds on basing your arguments on previous
work
the work of previous
researchers
Finding some literature on a question is
usually easy.
Finding the right literature, and all of
the most relevant literature for a solid
literature review, is harder.
 LEARN HOW TO :
use efficiently the
AIM OF THIS documentary resources
available at ULB
COURSE
find documents and data
relevant to your topic
How to effectively plan and
carry out your literature
search Select quality resources
 DEFINE WHAT ARE YOU
SEARCHING FOR
EFFECTIVE
LITERATURE 1 A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT

SEARCH GENERAL INFORMATION

2
Know what, where and how ABOUT A TOPIC
to search is essential to not to
waste your time and energy. 3 RELEVANT LITERATURE ON A
TOPIC
SEARCHING FOR A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT
Identifying the type of document you are looking for allows
you to determine the most effective search tool for locating
that document.

BOOK JOURNAL NEWSPAPER

BOOK JOURNAL DATA DATABASE THESES
CHAPTER ARTICLE ARTICLE

1.

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4.
 DEFINE WHAT ARE YOU
SEARCHING FOR
EFFECTIVE
LITERATURE 1 A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT

SEARCH GENERAL INFORMATION

2
Know what, where and how ABOUT A TOPIC
to search is essential to not to
waste your time and energy. 3 RELEVANT LITERATURE ON A
TOPIC
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT A
TOPIC

An electronic dictionary with economics terms, primarily

for economists, but also for anyone who is studying
economics.

Featuring over 3900 peer-reviewed articles written by

leading experts in the field.

The Dictionary is regularly updated online, helping to keep

the Dictionary dynamic, fresh and relevant.
EXEMPLE : DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIO
 DEFINE WHAT ARE YOU
SEARCHING FOR
EFFECTIVE
LITERATURE 1 A SPECIFIC DOCUMENT

SEARCH GENERAL INFORMATION

2
Know what, where and how ABOUT A TOPIC
to search is essential to not to
waste your time and energy. 3 RELEVANT LITERATURE ON A
TOPIC
FIND KEYWORDS RELEVANT TO YOUR
TOPIC
To find alternative keywords or phrases for your
concepts try to use dictionaries or a thesaurus:

THESAURUS FOR
ECONOMICS

As you search and read articles and abstracts, you may

discover different key terms to enhance your search
strategy.

!
Overlooking the importance of using the right keywords
and phrases relevant to the topic means that you could
miss important information due to a weak search query.
 SEARCH WITH KEYWORDS
USE BOOLEAN LOGIC TO COMBINE SEARCH TERMS
 TRUNCATION
Truncation is useful for finding singular and
plural forms of words and variant endings.

Many databases use an asterisk (*) as

their truncation symbol.

For example, “econom*” will find

economy, economic, economics,
economical, …
 WHERE TO THE ECONOMICS
& MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY
CATALOG
SEARCH? LIBRARY

Literature can be compiled

from a variety of sources. SEARCH
There is no one general DATABASES
ENGINES
source that will give you
access to all documents you
might need.

https://www.bibeco.ulb.be
Documentary portal set up
by the ULB libraries.
Offers a simple and fast
access to economic, financial
and statistical information.
TUTORIAL
THE ECONOMICS &
MANAGEMENT LIBRARY
Economics and Management Databases
FullText Journals in Economics & Management
Economic & Financial News
Geoeconomy - National Statistical Offices
Data and International Organisations
Datasets
Economic Topics
• Development Cooperation
• Social Economics
• Sustainable Development
 WHERE TO THE ECONOMICS
& MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY
CATALOG
SEARCH? LIBRARY

Literature can be compiled

from a variety of sources. SEARCH
There is no one general DATABASES
ENGINES
source that will give you
access to all documents you
might need.
 LIBRARY CATALOGUE

https://cibleplus.ulb.ac.be SEARCH EXAMPLE

Search engine of the ULB ACCESS TO MULTIPLE

librairies. CATALOGS
Give acces to documents
(books, journals, thesis,...)
available on site for loan or INTERLIBRARY LOAN
online via subscriptions.
HOW TO OBTAIN
TUTORIAL
DOCUMENTS NOT
AVAILABLE AT ULB
 INTERLIBRARY LOAN

Find where the document is available

Union Catalogue of Belgian Libraries (Books)

Union Catalogue of Periodicals in Belgian
academic and special libraries (Journals)

Contact the Interlibrary Loan Service

Online: https://bib.ulb.be/fr/services/pib
On-site: Human Science Library, level 2, NB.2.246
 WHERE TO THE ECONOMICS
& MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY
CATALOG
SEARCH? LIBRARY

Literature can be compiled

from a variety of sources. SEARCH
There is no one general DATABASES
ENGINES
source that will give you
access to all documents you
might need.
 SEARCH ENGINES

https://scholar.google.com https://books.google.com
Often the first tool you think of
when looking for information,
Search engine for to find Search engine that allows you to
but doing a university-level
academic and scientific search the full text of books.
search is much more complex.
literature.

Rarely access to scientific simple to use Particularly suitable for

documents
Often results are not
relevant to the subject, or
whose quality is not certain
simultaneous search in a
large number of resources
Access to the full-text with
the ULB identifier
No advance search
available
consulting chapters or
parts of books (thanks to
the book overviews)
rarely access to the
entirety of books

EXERCICES TUTORIALS EXERCICES TUTORIALS

 WHERE TO THE ECONOMICS
& MANAGEMENT
LIBRARY
CATALOG
SEARCH? LIBRARY

Literature can be compiled

from a variety of sources. SEARCH
There is no one general DATABASES
ENGINES
source that will give you
access to all documents you
might need.
ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT DATABASES
FULL-TEXT DATABASES DATASETS
RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT
SHERPA project

Eva DUARTE NUNES DE OLIVEIRA

eva.duarte.nunes.de.oliveira@ulb.be
VIDEOS TUTORIELS DE RECHERCHE

PRÉSENTATION ARTICLES DE
PÉRIODIQUES
GÉNÉRALE DE BIBECO PÉRIODIQUES

RESSOURCES ACTUALITÉS
BASES DE DONNÉES
STATISTIQUES ÉCONOMIQUES

RECHERCHE AVEC DES LIVRES PÉRIODIQUES

MOTS-CLÉS

ARTICLES DE ACTUALITÉS /
PÉRIODIQUES BASES DE DONNÉES
JOURNAUX

LIVRES

PÉRIODIQUES
 VIDEO TUTORIELS DE RECHERCHE

ARTICLES DE CHAPITRE DE LIVRE

PÉRIODIQUES

BASES DE DONNÉES TEXTUELLES

BASES DE DONNÉES STATISTIQUES

BASES DE DONNÉES D’ACTUALITÉS ET DE

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