While Wikipedia can sometimes be a good starting point, it is not considered "scholarly." If you are you having trouble distinguishing between the peer-reviewed/scholarly journals from the trade publication or popular magazines, Below is a link to a document that will help explain the differences.
REVIEW VERSUS RESEARCH
It is also important to be able to distinguish between review articles and research articles. A review article’s primary purpose is not to present new research, but to summarize, analyze, discuss, and provide an overview of previously published work on a topic. A research article is designed to present new research, methods, and/or findings. Research articles often employ the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Research, and Discussion) format. Below are a few articles of interest on this topic.
One of the first steps in creating a research plan is to select "key words" which best describe the topic you plan to research.
If you are unfamiliar with the terminology you encounter while searching article databases (or while reading articles in journals) you may wish to refer to sources such as textbooks, dictionaries, and other reference resource in the field of study. Contact your instructor if you are unsure if a particular topic is appropriate. It is usually wise to make sure you are on target with your topic before you begin to spend much time researching a project.
Here is a short list of some possible terms (be sure to scroll down to check out the whole list). Use the following terms individually or in combination with one another:
Check out these databases if you are looking for scholarly articles.
Below are some databases that will be more relevant/useful for discovering articles and information on "business and technology" topics. Be sure to "scroll" down through the box to see additional choices.
Provides users with 100 Country Business Guides, covering 115 standard topics, with details and up-to-date import/export information, trade terms, letters of credit, shipping containers, and more.
Indexing and selected full text coverage for more than 1,000 business publications dating back to 1985.
The most thorough and extensive source of reference in the applied life science including agriculture, forestry and food, the environment and natural Sciences, plant sciences, tourism and leisure, veterinary and animal science, and One Health.
