Articles from reputable journals and newspapers provide a variety of opinions. Sometimes you can identify articles from trade journals or newspapers on the internet:
However, you may find that it is difficult to confirm whether or not the journal is reputable, searches are too generic, or the URL for the article disappears within a few days. Library article databases remain one of your richest sources of information, as they cover reputable sources of information, enable historical access and enable complex searches.. Explore the databases to find articles on Joe Fresh, Bangaldesh, ethics, social responsibility, and outsourcing and the garment industry.
Identify the various concepts you are researching. Combine recombine a variety of search terms in each of the databases. Examples include:
- (Joe Fresh or Loblaws) and ethics and (affordability or prices or inexpensive or contracting out or outsourcing)
- ("Corporate social responsibility" or "social responsibility of business" or ethics or ethical or fair trade or sustainability) and (garment industry or textile mills or clothing factories or clothing industry or clothing industries or apparel industry)
- (salaries or wages) and (clothing industry or garment industry or apparel or clothing factories)
- (standards or safety) and (garment industry or apparel or clothing industry)
- Rana Plaza Factory Collapse
- (Contracting out or outsourcing) and (clothing or garment or textile or fashion or apparel)
For more tips on searching article databases effectively review the Research Tips document.
