Library Guides: FIN 408: Financial Markets and Institutions: Critical Review Project

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Wall Street Journal
Access articles from the Wall Street Journal
Barron's
Use to find articles in Barron's
The Economist
Access specific issues or search within the publication on a topic of interest.

ABI/INFORM Collection
Use ABI/Inform to find articles in Barron's, Wall Street Journal. and The Economist Type in the name of the publication and select "Publication title - PUB" from the drop-down menu to search.
Search a complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry.
Business Source Premier
A database that includes business articles and reports such as company SWOT analyses. Search for company and then use the filters in the left-hand column to limit to "SWOT analyses" under "Source Types"
An essential article database for business research providing the full text for more than 2,000 periodicals, including about 1,000 scholarly journals. Covers virtually all disciplines in business and economics, including: accounting, economics, econometrics, finance, marketing, management, MIS, QMM and supply chain management.

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Library Catalog
Search for books and other resources in print and online across all of Penn State's libraries.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Includes online handbooks and encyclopedias on business topics
A collection of over 2000 reference resources.
Oxford Handbooks Online: Scholarly Research Reviews
In-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Includes Business and Finance.
The complete texts of the Oxford Handbooks in multiple disciplines and subject areas. These Handbooks contain in-depth, high-level articles by scholars at the top of their field. Handbooks are an excellent source for reviews of literature around major themes. PSU subscribed subjects include Business & Management, Classical Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics & Finance, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.

The Writer's Handbook-Critical Review
University of Wisconsin-Madison's guide to writing a critical review
How to Write Executive Summaries
A guide from the University of Akron on writing executive summaries. Useful for determining how to provide an abstract or concise overview of a long or complicated topic.

Examples of critical reviews from New York Times Book Review

Check out some examples of effective summaries of complicated topics. Good representations of literature review and methodology.