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ORGS 2200 - Organizations And Their Environments: Finding Books & Videos

Streaming Videos

The Bronfman Business Library offers a streaming video guide that shows how to use the Films on Demand and Skillsoft Books databases to find videos.

Search Tips for the Catalogue

General Search Tips

  • Author
    If you are looking for a particular author and only using the first initial, place a wildcard * after the initial. You can search in natural name order or with surname first. ex. W* Shakespeare.

  • Title
    Please note that there is no EXACT title searching. You must put an exact title in quotation marks after selecting a TITLE KEYWORD search from the dropdown menu.

  • Subject Heading Field
    When you know the Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH), select the subject field search from the dropdown menu.

  • Search Operators
    Search operators can be entered in lower or uppercase i.e. they are case insensitive. Use AND/and to narrow a search and OR/or to broaden a search. ex. (China OR India) AND economy
    NOTE: the default operator is AND/and. This means that if there is no Boolean operator between two terms, the AND/and operator is used automatically (like Google).

  • Phrase Searching
    Use quotation marks to search for phrases of more than two words. ex. "Corporate social responsibility".

  • Truncation
    You no longer need to use the dollar symbol ($) or the asterisk (*) when searching for multiple endings of a word. The system automatically finds words similar to the one you have searched, searching plurals and singulars.

  • Spelling Hints
    The system is searching the closest match based on what can be found in the catalogue, not a dictionary.

  • Course Reserves
    Select Course Reserves in the drop-down menu and enter either the course code or the instructor's last name.
    Example: biol1010, pols 6410, zorn

Searching the Catalogue for Videos

A collection of business related DVDs and videos on a variety of topics is available in the Sound and Moving Image Library (SMIL) located in the Scott Library and via streaming media through the Films on Demand and Books 24X7 Videos collections.

The Advanced Search allows you to find physical videos located in the Sound and Image Library on topics connected to country research. 

Recommended when searching: In the format section of the advanced search option, make sure to check the "Films, Video, DVDs, etc." box before you run the search as seen below.