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
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