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General BusinessFile ASAP is a
database designed to provide users with unparalleled access to:
- 200,000 company profiles
- Thousands of investment reports
- Late-breaking news and event coverage on companies,
industries, products and executives
- The latest in business theory, economics and favored
practices
A title
list for GBF ASAP is available.
You may access General
Business File ASAP from anywhere with a valid APSU ID.
How to Search General
Business File
To search for a subject:
Click in the search
box, type in a word or phrase describing your subject. You can limit
your search in various ways by using the boxes located below the
search box. Click the Search button.
To display results:
When your search succeeds, a list of
relevant subjects or
citations appears. To view the records associated with your subject, click
View
(some subjects may also have a Narrow by subdivision or See also
related subjects button). The matching records appear in
the citation format - title, author(s) and where the article is
published. Many of them will have abstracts or full text (i.e. the whole
article). You can see the abstract or the full text of a record by
clicking the link to Abstract
or Text. To return to the list of
citations, click Citations in the left column.
To Mark Items and Print:
Mark items that you want by clicking the
Mark box to the left of the citation. When ready to print the marked
items click View mark list in the left column. Click Print or
E-mail in the left column, then choose Reformat under Browser
Print. Once the list has been reformatted choose Print from the
gray print box that pops up.
To Mark Items and Download:
Mark the items you want
by clicking the Mark box to the left of the citation. When
ready to download the marked items click View mark list in
the left column. Click Print or E-mail in the left column,
then choose Reformat under Browser Print. Then insert a 3
1/2" disk in the computer's A: drive. Choose Save As from the
File menu, change the Save In: to 3 1/2" floppy (A:) and
change the Save as type: to text (*.txt). Type a name for
your file in File Name. Click Save.
To E-mail:
Mark the items you want
by clicking the Mark box to the left of the citation. When
ready to e-mail the marked items click View mark list in the
left column. Click Print or E-mail in the left column, and
type your full e-mail address in the E-mail Delivery box at the
bottom of the screen. Click Submit Request.
To perform another search or to go back:
To return to the search
screen, click Search in the left column. To return to the
list of citations, click Citations in the left column.
Advanced Search:
Advanced Search allows
you to restrict your search to one or more fields. To access, click
Advanced Search in the left column. Your previous search results
will carry over into Advanced Search. You may use them to construct
a new search without re-keying.
Example: You have
already done a search on acid rain. Access Advanced Search
and your search will display as R1 su "acid rain"
You can type R1 in the
search box and combine it with other words or phrases to refine your
search: R1 AND New York. Then click the Search button.
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