Business & Management

Online Encyclopedias

• The American Economy (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
  A compilation of historical statistics, before 2007, on the American economy compiled from government reports, polling organizations, professional journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and other reliable sources on the subject.
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
  Provides information about the inception, emergence and current status of new and established industries and business segments that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets.
• Encyclopedia of Global Industries (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
  Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries.

Additional Reference Sources

• Business Ethics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
  An entry in Stanford's Encyclopedia of Philosophy, maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished editorial board before they are made public.
• Hoover's Company Profiles in Business Market Research
  Profiles of more than 40,000 companies, 600 industries, and 225,000 key executives.

Key Databases

• ABI/Inform Complete
  In depth coverage on business conditions, management techniques, business trade, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive markets. Includes Wall Street Journal.
• Business Source Elite
  Covers all disciplines of business (e.g. marketing, management, MIS, accounting, finance and economics), with over 2,000 journals plus company profiles and SWOT analyses; industry, country and market research reports.
• ProQuest Research Library: Business
  This resource covers publications on the latest business and financial information for researchers of all levels.

Key Publications

• Wall Street Journal
  Website | Archive via ProQuest Newspapers (1982-Present)
• New York Times
  Website | Archive via ProQuest Newspapers (1980-Present)
• Harvard Business Review
  Website | Archive via Business Source Elite (1985-Present)
• The Economist
  Website | Archive via ABI/Inform (1986-Present)
• Entrepreneur
  Website | Archive via Business Source Elite (Aug. 2003-Present)
• Bloomberg Businessweek
  Website | Archive via Business Source Elite (Dec 30, 1996-Present, former title: BusinessWeek)

Streaming Video

• Films on Demand: Business & Economics Collection
  Over 2400 videos on business, economics, marketing, and related fields.

Other Resources

• Accounting, Tax and Banking (Proquest)
  Trade publications and scholarly journals covering the financial industry.
• Regional Business News
  Full text for nearly 100 regional US and Canadian business publications.
• Reference USA Directories
  Directory of U.S. businesses. Search by company, brand or product; executive name, title or gender; business/industry type; location (city/state/county/radius); # of employees; sales volume; public or private ownership; headquarters or branch locations; financial data.