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Business Databases A-Z Description

ABI/Inform, see also ProQuest
  • Indexes over 1000 business periodicals
  • Most articles full text
ACM digital library (computer science)
  • The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Digital Library includes the full text of all its current (19) journals magazines, (5) co-distributed journals, and (44) conference proceedings
BNA Legal News & Reference Services
  • Topical law news services and reference libraries
  • In-depth information in most areas of business law.
Business Cycle Indicators - U.S. Indicators (The Conference Board)
  • Economic indicators that have proven to be most useful in determining current conditions and predicting the future direction of the United States economy
  • spreadsheet-type format
  • More than 250 economic series are in the U.S. BCI dataset, with many series beginning in 1945
CAB Abstracts
  • Plant sciences, animal sciences, entomology, soils and fertilizers
  • Forestry, agricultural economics, nutrition, and agricultural engineering
  • Rural recreation & tourism
Cabell's Directory
  • Helps identify journals that are most likely to publish a manuscript, by giving the topic areas emphasized, the type of review process, number of external reviewers, acceptance rate, time required for review, availability of reviewers' comments, and if fees charged to review or publish the manuscript
  • Directories are available for Accounting; Economics and Finance; Management; Marketing; Educational Curriculum and Methods; Educational Psychology and Administration; and Psychology
CCH Internet Tax Research Network  
  • Federal, state (all 50), and international tax research source materials
  • Full-text statutes, regulations, administrative and judicial opinions, commentary, and citator services
Capital Changes Reporter
  • Provides the facts and figures to compute a security holder's gain or loss from capital changes. Covers federal tax consequences of capital changes for more than 58,000 corporations and organizations resulting from stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations, exchanges, rights and other changes in capital structure in a database that spans over 100 years. This service is available only to Penn State faculty and students for non-profit educational use.  Qualified users should contact the Schreyer Business Library for access information. Phone 814-865-6369
Conference Board's Research Online Collection
  • Full-text research reports (from 1998 on) on recent issues in business and economics. Subscription also includes access to the electronic version of the Business Cycle Indicators Handbook, and the Board's economic working papers
Dissertations & Theses
  • Penn State Dissertations and Theses
  • Dissertations and Theses from Other Institutions 
  • Foreign Dissertations and Theses 
  • Dissertation and Thesis FAQ  
EconLit
  • Comprehensive index of journals, books, dissertations, articles in collective volumes, and working papers
EDGAR / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Filings and Forms or the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • All publicly traded companies, foreign and domestic
  • All reports required by the SEC: annual reports, 10-K financial reports, proxy statements, registration statements, other periodic reports, and other forms
Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • General Reference for Business Plans and Small Business topics
  • General Reference for Law topics
Gartner Reports (Information Technology)

(Requires authentication with your Penn State access account)

  • Comprehensive body of technology knowledge
  • Resource to help organizational decision makers capitalize on information technologies and markets
GlobalEDGE
  • Current information on the business climate, news, political structure, economic landscape, and relevant statistical data for 197 countries.
  • Trade law and resources, stock exchanges worldwide, culture and travel information, standards and conversions, etc.
  • International business news & editorials
  • Research and teaching resources
Google for Business Research
  • Access to unrestricted web sites
  • News, stock values, company contacts and other information
  • Search by keyword
  • Be aware that some unrestricted web information is incomplete, unreliable, and non-permanent

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Hein Online
  • 300 law journals, full-text
  • Search by keyword
  • Browse by title and issue
Hoover's Online
  • Proprietary company and industry information, SEC filings, plus reports on money management, career development, news, and business travel
IBISWorld
  • Over 700 full-text industry reports
  • Over 700 US industry risk rating reports
  • Information on over 8000 Publicly Traded Companies
  • Hundreds of economic and demographic profiles
International Financial Statistics
  • Principal statistical publication of the International Monetary Fund
  • Tables for each Fund member 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
  • Selected series are published in area and world tables
  • Data may be downloaded as HTML, MS Excel, comma-delimited, or tab-delimited files
  • Some series begin with 1945
  • Updated monthly

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LexisNexis Academic

 

  • News: full-text regional, national and international newspapers, magazines and trade journals
  • Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature
  • Legal Resources: full-text federal and state case opinions, law reviews, legal news, European Union legislation, tax law, and patents
LexisNexis Statistical
  • Statistics from federal and state agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and private sources
  • Full descriptive summaries, searchable by keyword
  • Also search by subject terms and categories (geographic, demographic and economic)
Mergent Online
  • Information on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. Public companies
  • Detailed, standardized financial statements
  • Searchable by company name, industry codes, revenue levels, and other characteristics
  • Comparative analysis among companies
  • Access to SEC reports
Mintel Reports

(Requires you to create a personal profile. Only your Penn State Email will be accepted)

  • Market research reports for the U.S. and European consumer markets
  • Analysis of market drivers, trends, market forecasts, market segmentations, demographics, and consumer attitudes and purchasing behaviors
  • Over 600 reports published each year
Morningstar Mutual Funds
  • Mutual fund, stock, and variable-annuity investment information

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Plunkett Research Online (Industry Information)
  • Industry sector analysis and research
  • Industry trends and statistics
  • Market research and trends
  • Company profiles
Political Risk Yearbook
  • Country Reports on 106 countries
  • Political and economic risk analysis
  • Business information
ProQuest

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PsycINFO
  • Psychology and related aspects of:
  • Organizational management
  • Marketing
  • Sociology
Reuters Research On-Demand (formerly Multex)
  • Real-time full-text investment research reports
  • Over 750 contributing firms
RIA Checkpoint (Business: AICPA & FASB)
  • Comprehensive accounting research service
  • Includes AICPA and FASB Publications
  • Segement on SEC Compliance
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Reporter
RIA Checkpoint (Tax)
  • Comprehensive tax research service
  • Federal Tax information
Science Citation Index , see Web of Science

 

Sports Business Research Network (SBRnet)
  • Sporting goods
  • Sports marketing
  • Market research reports
  • Industry statistics
  • Consumer expenditures
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
  • Investor information products
    • Industry Surveys
    • Company profiles and Corporation Records
    • Stock, bond and fund research

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ThomasNet
  • Online catalog of manufacturers
  • Catalogs representing more than 150,000 companies in the U.S. and Canada
  • Thousands of suppliers, product categories, and brand names
  • Free services, but users must register individually
Thomson ONE Banker (Investext)
  • NOTE: Must use Internet Explorer to view.
  • Investext Investment Research contains research reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide
  • Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day
  • Replaces "Reuters Research on Demand"
TRIS Online
  • Bibliographic database of the National Transportation Library
ValueLine
  • Investment advisory publication
  • Reports, articles, and company highlights
Vault Online Career Library

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  • Vault provides full-text career and industry guides; company profiles; occupation descriptions; and career-related articles

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Web of Science
  • Science Citation Index
  • Social Sciences Citation Index
  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index
  • Journal Citation Reports
  • Coverage from 1986 forward. Updated weekly
Westlaw Campus
  • Streamlined version of the well known legal information service
    • Federal and state cases
    • Statutes
    • Administrative codes
    • American Jurisprudence 2d
    • American Law Reports
    • Hundreds of law journals
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
  • WRDS provides Web access to a number of financial research databases, including:
    • Bank Regulatory Directory
    • Compustat
    • CRSP
    • DMEF
    • DOE - SEC
    • Dow Jones Averages
    • Eventus
    • FDIC
    • I/B/E/S
    • IRRC
    • ISSM (NASDAQ 1990-92, NYSE/AMEX 1983-1992)
    • Penn World Tables
    • Philadelphia Stock Exchange
    • TAQ (1993-2003)
  • PLEASE NOTE: Users must open an account at the WRDS home page (click on link above). WRDS will create an account within 48 hours and mail to Gary White, who is Penn State's WRDS administrator. White will verify that the user is a Penn State faculty, staff, or student and will forward the account information to that person. Users will then be able to access WRDS from anywhere in the world.
World Development Indicators
  • Nearly 800 statistical indicators related to social and economic development
    • World View
    • People
    • Environment
    • Economy
    • States
    • Markets
    • Global Links
Yahoo! Finance
  • Current financial data on all types of securities
  • Information about actively traded companies
  • Selected news feeds from Dow Jones, Forbes, Business Week, Financial Times, Motley Fool, and others
  • Editorials from Forbes, Inc., Smart Money, Fast Company, and Wall Street Journal plus original content
  • Customized content

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