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CC0006 Basics of Report Writing

Types of Information Resources

Some different types of information sources that you may consider for your report are:

  • Websites (organisation, government, campaign)
  • Government documents
  • News articles
  • Papers – discussion, working, white, etc
  • Reports – technical, company, organisational
  • Books, journal articles, conference papers

Do ensure your information sources are credible and reliable. A good way of ensuring this is to apply the CRAAP test

If you have any questions, always feel free to drop us an email at library@ntu.edu.sg.

Recommended Databases

  • Factiva
    • Contains market research reports and various business reports as well as world news sources including trade magazines
  • Nexis Uni
    • Contains academic articles from various news, legal and medical sources
  • Press Reader
    • ​​​​​​​Contains world news sources and trade magazines in a browsable interface
  • Sage Business Cases
    • Contains more than 2,500 cases, mostly those published up till 2018.
  • ProQuest Entrepreneurship
    • Contains wide spectrum of resources including scholarly material on the subject of Entrepreneurship
  • Emerald Insight
    • Contains useful resources on topics related to management including case studies as well