Doctorate in Business Administration Guide: Key Accounts, Tutorials & Guides

ILLiad is the interlibrary loan platform for the requesting articles that the DePaul Library does not have access to. Additionally, ILLiad is also the platform for requesting books from libraries beyond the I-Share institutions. ILLiad requests take 2 weeks or more to arrive, and typically you can keep them for only 2 weeks (with the possibility of a 2 week renewal at the discretion of the lending library).

Search the holdings of 84+ academic libraries in Illinois. Request and have books sent here for free. Many libraries are local, so you may also get the book directly from the library. You must register for your I-Share account before placing your first request; click the Login button in the upper right corner of the page linked above to begin the process. You will need your library ID number for this account; locate this 14-digit number that begins with 20511 on the back of your DePaul ID above the barcode.

This tutorial presents the steps for requesting books through the I-Share system.

In Google Scholar, DePaul users can select Settings in the top right corner and click on Library links in the left-hand column. Search for DePaul, select the four options that appear and scroll down to save your settings. (You need to do this only once for each browser you use.) Now your Google Scholar search results will show Find full-text@DePaul -- click the link to see which DePaul databases include the article you need. (If there's no Find full-text link, use the DePaul Library Holdings link under the citation instead). If you do not see the word ARTICLE in all caps, current students, faculty and staff may request the article using the ILLiad service.

This video presents the steps for setting up your scholar preferences for the DePaul Library. These preferences enable Google Scholar to link to articles that the DePaul Library has access to.

Wireless network credentials used by most major universities that allow scholars to access the internet as they travel for research.

This guide provides a constructive visual tour through the sections of a scholarly article.

This video created by librarians at North Carolina State University provides a detailed understanding of what a literature review is and the steps involved in the process. Viewing this video will demystify this academic endeavor.

Rachel Dunifon, a professor at Cornell University, has created a value-added guide which includes descriptions of the data, measures, and methods sections of a research article.

Keep current about trends and developments in your field by setting up search alerts in databases. This video explains how to schedule alerts in EBSCOHost databases including PsycINFO.