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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA) contains citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines, dating from the 1800s. PsycINFO is indexed with controlled vocabulary from APA's Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms.
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ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles and ebooks in science, technology and medicine (STM), arts, humanities and social sciences. Click on "Journals and Books" link on the website to filter by subscribed, open access and complimentary access to know what is available to you. Note: You may see a screen from Elsevier asking: “Are you a Human”. It's okay to click on the box. It's a verification process to prevent automated traffic (BOTS) from abusing excessive downloads of PDFs.
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Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
A broad array of social sciences journals, including interdisciplinary fields that cover addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies, and much more.
Here are some other resources you might consider using.
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Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary collection of e-journals and ebooks covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.
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Kanopy Streaming This link opens in a new window
Distributes online educational videos including documentaries, films, interviews plus a range of short video series. The videos are arranged by collections: Arts, Business, Communication/Media, Education (K-12), Health, Humanities, Science. Note: SJSU students, staff, and faculty: You will be asked to authenticate on and off campus. Kanopy uses copyright protection and DRM technology to block video streaming over platforms like Zoom. As a result, screen sharing is not permitted for restricted titles—viewers must watch individually, either outside of class or on their own devices during class. When screen sharing via Zoom, only the presenter is authenticated, so others will see a blank screen.
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Simmons Insights This link opens in a new windowProvides access to U.S. adult consumer data on product and brand usage, spending behavior, media habits, and more. Restricted to 3 users at a time. Please be courteous and close your browser or tab when done.
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Writing a Business PlanThis guide from the Small Business Administration includes elements of a great business plan and templates for developing a business plan.
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Building a Business Plan, Section by SectionInc. Magazine's comprehensive description of writing a successful business plan.
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Excellent examples of how to start a business and more from Entrepreneur.comClick on the MENU icon on the upper left corner to see a list of links that are helpful for anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship, such as leadership, starting a business, marketing, franchise, business plans, business ideas, etc.
Books on Business Plans
The King Library has a lot of books and ebooks on writing business plans.
For a successful search, search on the phrase " Business planning." Next, under the Found In heading you'll see on the left, Click Subject.