How to access Harvard Business Review

Due to publisher restrictions, it is not possible to link to Harvard Business Review articles. However, you can use the database Business Source Complete to browse and search for articles in Harvard Business Review.

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How to access Harvard Business Review using LibrarySearch

First, go to the Brookes Library home page: <https://www.brookes.ac.uk/library>

Under **Search the library**, select the **Journals** option.

Brookes Library home page with the Journals search option highlighted in orange.

Type 'harvard business review' in the search box and then click **Search**.

Example Journals search in Library Search for 'harvard business review'.

Harvard Business Review should appear at the top of your results list. Oxford Brookes students have access to content from 1922- onwards. We have some print issues available in storage as well as the online version.

Library Search results page, with Harvard Business Review displaying at the top.

Click on the **Access journal** button.

In the pop-up box, select the top link **Access journal** to search or browse the journal in Business Source Complete. You may be prompted to log in with your Brookes credentials if you have not already done so.

Library Search - Access journal button pop-up menu, with the hyperlink 'Access journal' highlighted in orange.

How to search or browse issues by date

Once you have logged into the database, you will see different options to search or browse the Harvard Business Review. Under **All issues & articles** (on the right-hand side) you can browse by year of publication.

Business Source Complete page with Harvard Business Review selected and 'All issues & articles' option highlighted in orange.

Click on each year to display links to all issues for that year.

Harvard Business Review browse options with all issues for 2023 displayed.

How to search within Harvard Business Review via Business Source Complete

You can also search for an article title or other keywords using the **Search within this publication** box. Type in your search terms and click on the magnifying glass icon to search.

Example search for a HBR article in Business Source Complete. The article title 'How Gen AI is transforming market research' is typed into the search box, and the search icon is highlighted in orange.

Click on the title of the article in the results list to view more options.

Search results screen in Business Source Complete. The article title is highlighted with an orange circle.

In the top right of the screen, you will see other options such as **Save** and **Cite** (see [How to search Business Source Complete](https://scribehow.com/viewer/How_to_search_Business_Source_Complete__WXGX5Tz4SXe5qAHPrDN2CQ) for more details).

Article details view in Business Source Complete. The tools menu (e.g. Save, Cite) is highlighted on the right hand side with an orange circle.

When you click **Access options** you will see a drop-down menu with options to open the article in PDF or HTML format.

Article details view in Business Source Complete. The 'Access options' button is highlighted with an orange circle, with drop-down menu options 'PDF' or 'Online Full Text' (i.e. HTML) open.

In PDF view, the contents list for this issue of the journal will display on the right-hand side of the page. Click on the individual titles if you would like to browse the other articles.

PDF view of the article 'How Gen AI is transforming market research', with a colour photo of supermarket shelves, and the journal issue contents appearing on the right-hand side.

Further help

If you need more help with accessing Harvard Business Review, please email us at **library@brookes.ac.uk** or check our [Get help and support page](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/library/how-to/get-help) for more options.