Choose a topic that is interesting to you and which will work within your assignment's parameters. Usually your research goal is to locate published scholarship (books and journal articles) to read on your topic.
Remember to evaluate the accuracy of your resources, and think critically about their arguments. When in doubt, check with your Economics instructor.
You may also want to visit Business guide if you are studying or want to study in BBA or BALA programs.
To gather more information about your topic, reading a good summary of a your topic in a reference book (i.e., an encyclopedia or a dictionary), is a good start, especially when you are not familiar with the topic.
Once you know the basics on your topic, search for more published scholarship, such as books in the CUNY Catalog or other catalogs, scholarly articles in library databases or E-journals. This is an indispensable step for a research as you need to review published literature to present your own research questions and/or research hypotheses.
In addition, you may also need to find some data sources to examine your research questions and/or hypotheses if you are conducting an empirical research.
The library search tools (i.e., OneSearch, Databases, Journals, etc.) listed on this guide will help you find needed resources (i.e. books, articles, data sources, etc.).
Comprehensive digital coverage back to 1980. The complete text of recent articles is provided in ASCII format. The New York Times Book Review and Sunday Magazine are provided in PDF format.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
NYTimes.com Passes grant digital access to The New York Times.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
First-time users must register for an Academic Pass with an active Queens College e-mail address.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 19th Century (1851-2018).
Catalogue Link: OneSearch.
The Wall Street Journal is an American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.
Catalogue Link: OneSearch
Note: Use your Queens College email to create an account.
Professors and staff retain WSJ access for one year after activating and will be asked to re-activate in one year. Students creating accounts are required to input graduation date and year. This becomes the account expiration date. Students who graduate later than expected and lose access can always re-activate accounts. If you already have an account, call 1-800-568-7625 to switch from paid account to a Queens College account and receive a balance refund.