Business Databases by Subject

Articles/Research
Company Information
Country/International Information
Finance and Investments (Stocks & Bonds)
Industry Information
Marketing Research
News
Patent Information
Statistics/Data

Articles/Research:

ABI/Inform
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=ABIPROQ

Search 1000 business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

Conference Board's Research Online Collection
http://www.conference-board.org/ea/index.cfm

Full-text research reports (from 1998 on) on recent issues in business and economics.

Conference Papers Index
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=CONPAPERS

Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world.
Coverage: 1982-date

Dissertation Abstracts
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=DISS

Dissertation Abstracts is the primary source for 1.4 million doctoral dissertations (and selected master's theses) from over 1000 North American and European universities. Includes a link to the UMI full text dissertation pilot project.

Company Information:

Hoover's Online
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=HOOVERS

Hoover 's provides proprietary company and industry information, SEC filings, plus reports on money management, career development, news, and business travel. 

Factiva
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=DOWJONES1

This global news service was formed as a joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters news services and provides current and historical stock quotes, interactive charts, various performance measures, company reports and company contact information.

LexisNexis Academic
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=LEXIS

Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature.

Mergent Online
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=FISONLINE

Mergent Online offers information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies. Mergent/Moody's has been a publisher of detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900.

SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml

10k. All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=STANDARDPOOR

Industry, company and fund information.

ValueLine
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#VALUELINE

This investment advisory publication includes reports, articles, and company highlights.

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Country/International Information:

GDF Online (Global Development Finance Online)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=GDF

Global Development Finance (GDF) is the World Bank's annual report on external financing prospects for developing and transition countries. It tracks the yearly movement of international capital flows to developing countries, and analyzes policy issues for developing countries. GDF provides statistical data for 137 countries. Data may be displayed as charts or maps and exported.

International Financial Statistics
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=IFSONLINE

Tables for each country include data on the country's exchange rates, Fund position, international liquidity, money and banking accounts, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, national accounts, and population.

Political Risk Yearbook
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=POLITICALRISK

Each of Country Report (106) focuses specifically on political and business information: finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security.

World Development Indicators
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=WORLDDEVIND

Includes nearly 800 statistical indicators related to social and economic development. The tables cover 152 economies and 14 country groups-with basic indicators for a further 55 economies. Data can be downloaded for further manipulation.

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Finance and Investments (Stocks & Bonds):

Factiva
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=DOWJONES1

This global news service was formed as a joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters news services and provides current and historical stock quotes, interactive charts, various performance measures, company reports and company contact information.

LexisNexis Academic
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=LEXIS

Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature.

Mergent Online
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=FISONLINE

Mergent Online offers information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies. Mergent/Moody's has been a publisher of detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900.

Morningstar Mutual Funds
http://www.morningstar.com/

A leading provider of mutual fund, stock, and variable-annuity investment information, offering data on more than 10,000 mutual funds, 8,000 stocks, and 5,000 variable annuity/life subaccounts.

Multex
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=MULTEX

Multex provides real-time full-text investment research reports, video/audio programs, and other full-text reports to support investments research.

ProQuest Direct
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=PROQUEST

Search 1000 business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=STANDARDPOOR

Industry, company and fund information.

ValueLine
http://www.lias.psu.edu/dballpsu.html#VALUELINE

This popular investment advisory publication includes reports, articles, and company highlights.

Zacks University Analyst Watch
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=ZACKS

Zacks University Analyst Watch is an investments resource providing company information, analysts' recommendations, earnings information and projections, stock quotes and graphs, and stock screening tools. The site also offers investments tutorials, allows users to construct stock portfolios, and provides a section where faculty can post assignments.

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Industry Information:

Hoover's Online
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=HOOVERS

Hoover 's provides proprietary company and industry information, SEC filings, plus reports on money management, career development, news, and business travel. 

Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/PLUNKETT

Plunkett Research Online provides industry reports covering industry sector analysis and research, industry trends and industry statistics, market research and trends, and company profiles.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=STANDARDPOOR

Industry, company and fund information.

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Marketing Research:

Factiva
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=DOWJONES1

This global news service was formed as a joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters news services and provides current and historical stock quotes, interactive charts, various performance measures, company reports and company contact information.

LexisNexis Academic
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=LEXIS

Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature.

Mintel
http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/eresources/MINTEL

Mintel publishes market research reports for the U.S. and European consumer markets. Reports analyze market drivers, trends, market forecasts, market segmentations, demographics, and consumer attitudes and purchasing behaviors.

ProQuest Direct
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=PROQUEST

Search 1000 business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more.

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News:

Factiva
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?Where=Go+There&What=DOWJONES1

This global news service was formed as a joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters news services and provides current and historical stock quotes, interactive charts, various performance measures, company reports and company contact information.

LexisNexis Academic
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=LEXIS

Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature.

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Patent Information:

Patent Search Tutorial
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/business/Patents/index.html

Patents & Trademarks Resource Guide
http://www.libraries.psu.edu/business/patents/

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Statistics/Data:

TableBase
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&what=TABLEBASE

TableBase provides tabular/statistical data on companies, industries, products, and demographics. Subject areas include market share, company and brand rankings, industry and product forecasts, imports and exports, production and consumption statistics, number of users, and trends.

SourceOECD (economic policy)
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=SOURCEOECD

Full-text book and serial publications and working papers from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Also includes many of the data sets available from the organization.

UNSTATS
http://www.lias.psu.edu/scripts/linklias.exe?where=Go+There&What=UNSTAT

UNSTATS provides data on a wide range of social and economic data series from 30 specialized international intergovernmental agencies including POPIN, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, UNICEF, and WHO. Data can be displayed in HTML or downloaded in Excel or CSV format.

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