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BSTEC 150 & 250

Reference Databases

These databases include online encyclopedias and other reference sources which will provide you with definitions, statistics, and reliable background information. To access any electronic resources from off-campus, enter your student email address and password. 

Business, Technology & Leadership Magazines, Newspapers & Journals

The following databases include a variety of types of resources. Use the Advanced Search screens to help you navigate and limit your searches.

  • Business magazines and financial newspapers supply general news and current events information.
  • Trade journals provide articles and data that are written by – and for – people within a particular field or industry. 
  • Scholarly journals are written by experts and provide the highest level authoritative content.
  • Case studies provide intensive investigation of problem situations. Examples or types of case studies include: illustrative, exploratory, critical instance, program effects, prospective, cumulative, narrative and embedded.

Example Articles from OC Libraries Databases


  Vakili, S., Schönborn, A., & Ölçer, A. I. (2023). The road to zero emission shipbuilding Industry: A systematic and transdisciplinary approach to modern multi-energy shipyards. Energy Conversion and Management. X, 18, 100365–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2023.100365

  Okumus, D., Fariya, S., Tamer, S., Gunbeyaz, S. A., Yildiz, G., Kurt, R. E., & Barlas, B. (2023). The impact of fatigue on shipyard welding workers’ occupational health and safety and performance. Ocean Engineering, 285, 115296–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.115296
 

  Shahsavar, Aria, et al. “On the Relationship Between Lean Scheduling and Economic Performance in Shipbuilding: A Proposed Model and Comparative Evaluation.” International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 239, 2021, p. 108202–,

  NAVY READINESS: ACTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS COST AND SCHEDULE ESTIMATES FOR SHIPYARD IMPROVEMENT. HT Digital Streams Limited, 2023.

  ACTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE MAIN FACTORS CAUSING MAINTENANCE DELAYS FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AND SUBMARINES. HT Digital Streams Limited, 2020.

  United States. Government Accountability Office. Navy Shipbuilding: Opportunities Exist to Improve Practices Affecting Quality. United States. Government Accountability Office, 2013.

  GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE : REPORT: COLUMBIA CLASS SUBMARINE: IMMATURE TECHNOLOGIES PRESENT RISKS TO ACHIEVING COST SCHEDULE, PERFORMANCE GOALS. HT Digital Streams Limited, 2017.

  Reig-Botella, Clemente, M., Detaille, S. ., Lange, A. H. de, & López-Golpe, J. (2022). Which Personal and Organizational Factors Influence the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Shipyard Blue-Collar Workers? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4849–. 


  Zaman, Baheramsyah, A., & Ashari, I. (2021). Analysis of Work Accident Factors in the Shipyard. IOP Conference Series. Earth and Environmental Science, 698(1), 12016–.