# 4. Selecting sources

Where you search defines what you will find. Statistical data on consumer expenditure can be found in a different source than information on the market for retail food in The Netherlands.

The ‘type of information’ you are looking for correlates with the information source.

This means that in order to answer your research question(s), you will have to search for information in different types of sources.

The library has selected sources for you, based on quality and the fact that these sources offer information in a structured way.

Start with sources offered by the library!

You can reach the library website from home. If you want access to one of the sources, you will be asked to login with your HR-account.

On the website of the library you will find:

- The START search bar
- Information sources: an overview of all databases the library offers
- Information sources per study programme: an overview of databases selected for your study programme.

On the tab Weblinks under Information sources per study programme (all RBS programmes) you will find information sources categorised by type of business information. Weblinks offers not only the regular library databases, but also weblinks to free, high quality, information sources selected by the library:

- Business Books and Journals (Both business and academic information)
- Company information
- Competitive landscape and trends
- Country information
- Industry information
- News
- Statistics (international data)
- Statistics (regional data)
- Statistics (national data)
- Financial Ratios
- Other resources

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Tips!

- Identify the sources you need. Start with the core 3 or 4 sources for your (sub-) topic and build from there. You can also add the sources to your mindmap.
- Use the form search strategy business information to keep track of your search strings and search strategy.

Example