Recap

Business Information Flow

Timeline	Where it's reported	How to find that information
First few days	Business Press Radio Television Internet News Services	GALILEO and print business periodical and newspaper indexes; GALILEO TV and radio news indexes; Web Search Tools
Two weeks	Stock prices	Newspapers, the Web, reference books
One month	Newspaper and magazines	GALILEO Magazine and Newspaper Indexes
Two months	SEC Filings	GALILEO Global Access database; SEC EDGAR web site
Two-Four months	Government Hearings	GALILEO Government Databases; government web sites
Two years	Popular Books	GIL Library Catalog
Seven years	Scholarly Articles	GALILEO Journal Indexes
Eleven years	Scholarly Books	GIL Library Catalog

Hints

Save time by exploring the point(s) along the flow of information timeline that will provide you with the most useful materials. Then use the resources in the right-hand column to find those materials. For example, if you are researching a buyout that happened just last month, look in GALILEO newspaper and business periodical indexes, not the indexes to scholarly journals.
If you need recent information, check the GALILEO database information screens to find out how often the information is updated.
If you need in-depth analysis, choose the databases on GALILEO that will filter out non-scholarly publications
You may find information on the Web from any point in this timeline, but remember that Internet information is not organized and sometimes not reliable enough to use for a research paper.

WANT MORE on Internet sources?
> Unit 7 > Tips for Using the Internet

WANT MORE on assessing sources?
> Unit 9 > Evaluating Sources

WANT MORE on GALILEO?
> Unit 5 > The Great GALILEO

WANT MORE on GIL
> Unit 6 > GIL

Some indexes are not available through GALILEO, or may only have some years available online — ask a librarian for help in finding and using printed indexes.
Find historical information about companies, industries, and stock prices in reference books

WANT MORE on focusing your topic?
> Unit 2 > Starting Your Search

Adapted from (link will open in a new window) UCLA College Library (accessed April 4, 2001) which was adapted from Sharon Hogan's original Flow of Information conceptual approach to library instruction 1980 by Diane Zwemer, Instructional Services Coordinator, UCLA College Library.