InfoGuides: Information Science & Technology: Find Case Studies

How to find Case Studies

You can locate case studies through the Mason Libraries Catalog, as well as Mason Libraries research databases.To locate case studies in books, search by keywords: "case stud*" and words describing your topic.

Examples:

"case stud*" and "computer security"
"case stud*" and "autism"
"case stud*" and "food additive"

Research Databases with Case Studies

Sage Business Cases
This digital collection provides access to thousands of business cases (from over 100 countries) on topics including Marketing, Operations Management, Small Business & Entrepreneurship, International Business, Human Resource Management, and more. *SAGE provides instructor-only access to teaching notes. Please contact libcoll@gmu.edu to request your access code.
SAGE Research Methods and Cases Online
Choose from hundreds of case studies showing how methods are applied in real research projects.

O'Reilly Learning Platform (Safari) This link opens in a new window
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Platform includes books, videos, proven learning paths, case studies and audio books. Topics range from programming to IT networking to project management to graphic design to business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and more. Note: George Mason users are able to fully access all O’Reilly books only through a web browser, and do not have application support.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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Covers scholarly journals for business topics such as marketing, management, human resources, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Includes author profiles, financial data, books, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, company profiles, SWOT analyses, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, datamonitor, and country reports from 1886.
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Provides access to over 300 journals in management and related fields, engineering, and library and information science.

Internet Case Study Resources

Case Study Collection: Ethics Education Library
The Case Study Collection is a database of ethics cases from the fields of science, engineering, the social sciences, and business.
National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Peer-reviewed collection contains more than 395 cases in all areas of science and engineering.

Cases from Business Schools

Research Guides from other schools:

Open Educational Resources: Business Cases (from the University of Lethbridge)
Business Cases (from Purdue Parrish Library)