Journal Articles
The major international database for business and management providing the full text of around 3,300 electronic journals with abstracts (summaries) for over 300 additional titles. Many of the top scholarly journals are available from 1965, with some going back even further. Covers a wide range of journals including over 1000 peer-reviewed titles as well as trade and weekly journals. An excellent starting point for any search for business information. Also includes full text information such as country economic reports, and detailed company profiles for the world's 5,000 largest companies.
Identifying Books in the library catalog
To find items on a specific aspect of Business topics, do a Keyword search for and keywords related to your topic. For example:
Business and international marketing
Business and branding
Reference Books
Available online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library
Kaliski, Burton S., Ed. Encyclopedia of Business and Finance. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2001. 928 pp. 2 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale.
Helms, Marilyn, D.B.A., Ed. Encyclopedia of Management. 5th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 1004 pp. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale.
Web Sites
EDGARAll companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free. Its primary purpose is to increase the efficiency and fairness of the securities market for the benefit of investors, corporations, and the economy by accelerating the receipt, acceptance, dissemination, and analysis of time-sensitive corporate information filed with the agency.
Hoover’s
Hoover's offers proprietary business information through the
Internet, data feeds, wireless devices, and co-branding agreements with other online services. Its Web
site, Hoover's Online, features a database of information on more than 23 million corporations and
organizations.