e-Business Technologies

The purpose of this guide is to help you locate and use those library resources most relevant to your research. The library spends much of its time and money on collecting, organizing, and making available to you high-quality resources. Please make use of these resources when you are doing your research, assignment, and projects.

e-Business (Definition)

An umbrella term which describes the use of network technology within business; it covers both Electronic Commerce and business processes which occur between companies: for example, those associated with Supply Chain Management. 

(From A Dictionary of the Internet in Computing)

Library Catalogue

The Library Catalogue is a good starting point. When searching for materials on a particular topic, use KEYWORD searching. Use basic Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT). Remember to use alternative terms, related terms, synonyms,  and truncation to broaden your search.

The catalogue lists only journal titles, not article titles. For article titles you need to use the databases on Library Link (Management) or MyWeb
If you are working off campus, remember to LOGIN on the first page of the catalogue, so that you can access online journals through links on the catalogue.

Items on the same subject will be in the same call number range and this is useful if you want to browse the shelves for information on a particular topic. 

Search terms

It is very important to find your search terms or key words and create a search strategy to do an effective search.

Some examples are:-

B2B, B2C, Business models, Collaborative communities, Cyberlaw, e-business,  e-business solutions, e-profit, Electronic commerce technology, Global business, Internet business technology, Internet marketing, Multimedia and Internet, Virtual communities, Virtual corporations, Virtual teams.

Quick Reference

(Near the Information Desk at Level 2)

This area has Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias, Handbooks etc. and good for finding alternative terms for broadening your research. The call number for  "e-business" and "Internet Business" is  H D, H F, and for Management resources from H A to H J.

Journals

Journals/ Serials/ Periodicals are available in Level 1 (Management Subject Journals are not for circulation). Please search the Library Catalogue using Journal title or Keywords.

Requesting Interloans

1. Online: On the Library Link page / MyWeb go to INTERLOAN FORMS TO REQUEST, select the one you require, fill in and submit.
2. Paper forms: These are located on the cabinet near the Level 2 Information Desk. Fill in details and deposit in the shelf marked COMPLETED INTERLOAN FORMS.

Databases (Full Text)

ACM Digital Library

APAFT

EBSCO Mega File Premier

Emerald 

Elsevier Science Direct

ProQuest

Wiley Interscience

Databases (Index only)

Current Contents

ISI Web of Science (Current contents, Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index since 1993)

Social Sciences Citation Index CD-ROM Indexes 1500 journals fully and 3000 selectively for every area of the social sciences. Available on-campus only

New Zealand databases

Index New Zealand
(New Zealand periodicals and newspapers - only index is available)

Newztext Plus. (Incorporates Newztext Daily Newspapers, Newztext Magazines, Newzindex and Newswires databases). Can be cross-searched or searched individually. All databases full-text except for indexes and abstracts.

Some basic rules for searching the library catalogue and databases are:

• Type all search terms in lower case letters
• Truncate and use alternative terms to broaden your search -business AND technolog?
• Add more essential search terms to narrow your search- networks AND organisations
• Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) -Information AND technology OR infrastructure
• When searching for a phrase, use speech marks - "e-business integration" AND "corporate portals"
• Use brackets to group terms - (business and enterprises) AND technolog?

Please use the Help Menu to find more tips for using the Library Catalogue.

Select from Library Home page/ MyWeb - Library Link - Management databases - select the database you want to search - enter - type the text you want to search for in the text box/ field - choose (limit) the date range etc. - search.

Please visit  the Waikato Management School  for information on the courses offered by the Department of Management Systems.

Web sites useful for finding information on eBusiness Technologies:

B2BBIZ.COM

BUBL Link

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Communication and Technology Research

e-governement

eStrategy

eTransfer

Electronic Business / Electronic Commerce

Evaluation of E-Commerce Systems

Google Directory

Interactive Learning

Online resource for markup language technologies

Order processing Software

Library Terminology

Suggestions and comments to this page are most welcome, Alistair Lamb Management Librarian.