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InfoLit for Business and Economics

Search, evaluate and create business information for academic and business success.

Finding Business Information

Pinpointing the right information to kick-start business research can be a real challenge, especially if you are not sure what kind of information is available, and how to identify the best search tools to find them.

In this guide, you will learn tips and tricks for finding key business information. You will meet a group of students who are learning how to create a business plan for a city-wide competition, and learn alongside them.

Learning goals

By the end of this section, you should be able to:

  1. Identify key business information sources;
  2. Select the best search tools to locate business information; and
  3. Search strategically to get results that meet your needs.

Acknowledgement

This library guide is adapted from InfoLit for U, a self-paced, non-credit bearing MOOC course designed jointly by the libraries of all the 8 UGC-funded universities in Hong Kong.

The course aims to enhance information literacy among students, foster their capacity to use information to learn, and build their awareness as informed learners.

The IL MOOC is funded by the UGC Funding Scheme for Teaching and Learning Related Proposals (2012-15 Triennium) under the project "Enhancing information literacy in Hong Kong higher education through the development and implementation of shared interactive multimedia courseware".