FS 098 65: From Prototype to Production: Getting Started

This guide is intended for students in Foundation Seminar 098 65: From Prototype to Production to become familiar with and to easily navigate a variety of resources available for research in the Bertrand Library. The resources presented here are relevant for the current class, but may also be useful for research in other classes at Bucknell.

Research by Subject guides are available for all subject areas, and are curated by librarians to help you get started with your research.

Please feel free to contact me (my information is at right) or others in Research Services to consult on any research project or assignment.

Primary Sources

In a business context, primary sources comprise information that a company provides about itself. Examples include the following:

• company websites
• annual reports
• financial reports
• press releases
• quotes in news articles
• tweets

Secondary Sources

In this context, secondary sources provide information about a company from outside the company. Examples include the following:

• analyst reports
• industry reports
• market reports
• trade journal articles
• news articles