Research Resources

A variety of information and data resources for Canadian researchers working on thesis papers, marketing plans, projects, or business plans.

Resource references provided by librarians, students, alumni and Paul Kurucz.

Malaspina Electronic Resources

Faith Takeshita (Mala's business librarian) has her own listing of electronic resources that are useful for business students.

BC Business Gateway - The British Columbia Government's business resources and statistics portal. (Link provided by Faith Takeshita, Malaspina UC librarian)
BC Small Business Resources - The BC government makes a variety of statistical and other data like exporters, small business profiles, etc. available through their web site. (Link provided by Faith Takeshita, Malaspina UC librarian)

Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada - A variety of trade statistics, information and analysis on trade between Asian countries and Canada. Also links to other resources such as marketing insights. (Link provided by Faith Takeshita, Malaspina UC librarian)

http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html - "This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web." (Link provided by Faith Takeshita, Malaspina UC librarian).

Overcoming research procrastination. Starting a project, thesis, business, plan, etc. is often the hardest part. And starting usually means doing "research". Why do we procrastinate in starting research? What can we do to help ourselves "get on with it"? Here is a primer on the causes of this problem and some techniques for getting going on research.
How to reduce the size (word count) of your writing without losing important ideas - a primer for undergraduate / postgraduate students and writers of all kinds on why it is so difficult to reduce word counts. A 3-step process is included for writers to work through in distancing themselves from their work and adopting a critical mind frame for looking at their writing from an editing viewpoint.
How to do a literature review and how to include research findings in your writing - a primer on the challenging task of integrating the work of others into your thesis, research paper, or project. Lots of people write lots of useful stuff. But how do I integrate what they have said into my own, original writing?
21st century research resources - how and why writers of mba thesis papers, authors of business plans, marketing analysts, and others doing technical, business, industry, and societal research can use online discussion groups, email lists, and other internet based resources to find the best, most current and most credible information.