IBUS 820 (BIRCH) - Spring 2020: Research & Development

This guide is specific to the group research projects for Prof. Birch's IBUS 820 Spring 2020. New content will be added as more questions arise and topics develop.

Research & Development Sources

Research and development sources document the activities of governmental bodies and other organizations to support innovation and new development.  This category of sources can include:

  • patent applications
  • research reports
  • grant proposals
  • working papers
  • scholarly articles
  • document
  • standards

This section of the guide provides tools and strategies for discovery and access to research and development activities. 

Note:  these resources are starting points and should not be the only resources used for your research, analysis and synthesis. 

R&D Sources