ABI/Inform
Research (1971-present; much full-text; RefWorks
help; XLinks; title list) is a scholarly business periodicals database. It covers nearly
1,400 North American sources, providing information on advertising, economics,
human resources, finance, marketing, computers and more. It includes access to
the Wall Street Journal and information on over 60,000 companies. The user
intereface is provided by ProQuest.
Business
and Company Resource Center (1980-present; XLinks) contains detailed
company and industry news and information. It is a fully integrated resource that brings together company profiles, brand information,
rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. It includes Ward's Business Directory and
numerous other directories and encyclopedias, as well as Market Share Reporter (search for a company, select the Rankings tab,
and then select Market Share). It is produced by Thomson/Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac. This subscription
permits only two simultaneous users.
Business Source Complete (some from 1886-present; updated daily; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help;
XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for the most
important scholarly business journals. It contains far more peer-reviewed, business-related journals than any
other database currently available. It contains searchable cited references for 1,200 journals and 20,000 detailed
author profiles. It covers all subject areas related to business, including management, marketing, economics,
finance, accounting, and international business. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial
data, books, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research
reports, product reviews, industry profiles (Datamonitor reports), market research reports,
country reports,
company profiles (including Life Science Analytics (LSA) company profiles from the MedTRACK database),
and SWOT analyses. This database also includes 55 digital videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
InfoTrac
General BusinessFile ASAP (1980-present; much full-text; XLinks) indexes and abstracts
over 900 journals and covers business and management topics as well as finance,
trade, trends and new business technologies. It includes directory listings for
over 150,000 companies and their INVESTEXT investment reports. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
LexisNexis
Academic (all full-text; RefWorks help) covers a wide variety of subjects including law, government, international affairs, politics, current events,
business and medicine. Legal research provides federal and state cases, Shepard's citations, federal and state codes, tax law, Canadian court cases and legislation, law reviews, and patents. Business research allows users to create company profiles, lists, and comparisons, as well as SEC filings, account and country profiles. Company reports can be created and data can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The People tab allows users to find obituaries, elected officials, and industry contacts. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by
LexisNexis. (Interfaces: News; Power Search; Easy Search)
LexisNexis
Corporate Affiliations cancelled, see the Business Research section of LexisNexis Academic.
Mergent Online (all full-text), formerly FIS Online, includes EDGAR documents,
financial reports, industry reports by country, country profiles, company news and Moody's securities data. Industry reports include Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin American countries as well as those in North America. Each country's industry report includes a sector overview, leading companies, market outlook, sector performance, and mergers and acquisitions. Advanced searching permits users to target US, international, or private companies. It provides the ability to export company
reports and financial data into Microsoft Excel, to search across multiple databases on different
variables, and to compare reports of multiple companies. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by Mergent.
Standard & Poors NetAdvantage (all full-text) is a resource for
investment research and commentary. It includes Industry Surveys , Stock
Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records,
The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook (1996-present). It contains news, credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research,
data and valuations. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Standard & Poors.
Value Line Research Center (updated weekly; all full-text) includes access to
leading investment publications covering stocks, mutual funds, daily options and convertible securities as well
as special situation stocks. It contains ratings and reports on 1,700 companies and more than
90 industries, including stock rankings, screens, statistics, and the latest economic and market
forecasts. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Value Line. To begin click the link in the sentence, To continue and log in, please click here. This subscription is limited to 6 simultaneous users.
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and Industry (1994-July 2006; much full-text; RefWorks
help; video tutorial) covers company, product, and industry information, including manufacturing
and service industries. It is produced by Thompson/Gale
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CultureGrams
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banking, business, economics, finance, human resource management and international
financial terms. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
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Regional Business News (last 30 days; updated daily; much full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks), formerly Business wire News, contains newswire information from all
over the world. It indexes over 65 publications and provides full-text for over 50. It includes
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communication, demography, economics, education, ethnic studies, family studies, health policy,
history, information & library science, international relations, law, management, nursing,
political science, psychology, public administration, rehabilitation, social work, sociology,
substance abuse, transportation, urban studies, women's studies. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Click Change Limits and Settings to search only this database. Click Register or Sign In to save searches and receive search history and citation alerts. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your topic in the textboxes provided. Type your academic discipline (e.g., occupational therapy, social work, nursing) in the next available textbox. Type research in the next available textbox. Click the down arrow adjacent to the last two textboxes and select Topic.