Research support
Take advantage of top quality information sources and professional research support from the David Lam Management Research Library, located in the Canaccord Learning Commons.
Research for assignments
COVID-19 UPDATE:
David Lam Librarians are available to provide research help virtually via Zoom. The Zoom Meeting will be available from 1pm-4pm from Mondays- Fridays.
The instructions on how to log into Zoom:
Join via browser in 3 easy steps:
1. Go to zoom.us/join
2. Enter Meeting ID: 604-822-9400
3. Click Join
For other ways to join Zoom using other gadgets, click here for more information.
Please note:
- Staffing these drop-in hours is dependent on librarian availability and could change without notice. If no one is available during the regular drop-in hours, please submit your request via email: lam.ref@ubc.ca.
- Not available during these times? Send us an email at lam.ref@ubc.ca and we will get back to you within two business days.
Many of your class assignments will require you to find high quality information on an industry, company, consumer group, location or business topic.
- Find books, articles, library databases and websites on topic-based online research guides.
- Find guides to researching assignments for selected courses (e.g., COMM 296, COMM 390) on course guides.
David Lam Management Research Library
Outside of drop-in hours, students can fill out the https://lam.library.ubc.ca/ask-us/ . For simple questions, they can also use AskAway an online chat service staffed by librarians across the province https://www.library.ubc.ca/help/ask-colorbox.html
Evaluate and cite information sources
Reputable business information comes from a variety of sources. You may need to find information from library databases and/or freely available internet sources. It's important for you to evaluate your sources to ensure that you are using reputable and appropriate information. Consider:
- Author/organization credentials
- Accuracy
- Currency
- Bias
- Purpose
Evaluating Information Sources guide UBC Library How to Cite guide