Research Databases

Business & Economics

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1. LexisNexis Academic
   Full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
   
   Availability:
   All networked computers on main campus and Advance Program Centers
   
2. WorldCAT
   Search this catalog to find records of books, videos and computer files in major libraries in the United States. 
   Updated daily.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
3. Business Dateline
   Search here to find citations of articles from regional newspapers, city business magazines and U.S. and Canadian wire services. Contains online FULL-TEXT articles. 
   1985-present. Updated weekly.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
   
4. Business & Industry
   Search here to find citations of articles on company, industry, market and product information. Contains online FULL-TEXT articles.
   1994-present. Updated daily.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
5. Business & Management Practices
   Search here to find citations of articles on business and management issues. Covers business methodology with emphasis on case studies and practical applications.
   Contains online FULL-TEXT articles.
   1995-present. Updated weekly.
   
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   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
   
6. DataTimes Newspaper Abstract and Index
   Search here to find citations of articles from U.S. and non-U.S. newspapers including sources such as The Christian Science Monitor and Commerce Business Daily. 
   1996-present. Updated daily.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
   
7. Disclosure Corporate Snapshots
   Search here to find records on U.S. companies filing with the SEC. Records include company name, telephone numbers, SIC codes and business descriptions.
   Updated weekly.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
8. EconLit
   Search here to find citations of books, dissertations, and articles from economics journals. Contains some online FULL-TEXT articles.
   1969-present. Updated monthly.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
   
9. Electronic Collections Online
   Search here to find citations of articles in scholarly journals in all disciplines. Includes 658 journal titles on economics, finance and business. Contains online FULL-TEXT articles. 
   1995-present. Updated daily.
   
   Availability:
   Any computer with an Internet Connection
   
10. WilsonBusiness
    Search here to find citations of articles in leading English-language business magazines. Contains online FULL-TEXT articles.
    1986-present. Updated monthly.
    
    Availability:
    Any computer with an Internet Connection
11. WorldScope GLOBAL
    Search here to find basic financial information on public companies worldwide.
    Updated weekly.
    
    Availability:
    Any computer with an Internet Connection
    
12. ProQuest Direct 
    Search here to find citations of articles on topics in business and economics. Contains online FULL-TEXT articles from business periodicals such as Forbes, Economist, Direct Marketing and Economic Indicators.
    1986-present. Updated daily.
    
    Availability: 
    All networked computers on main campus and Advance Program Centers
    Graduate and Advance Program students should request for password for off-campus access
    A standalone version is available in JBU Library
    
13. EBSCO's Academic Search Elite
    Index and full-text articles on research-quality information in the social sciences, humanities, engineering and computer sciences, natural sciences and medical sciences, and education.
    
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14. EBSCO’s Business Source Elite
    Index and full-text articles to more than 1,100 scholarly business journals, including 450 peer-reviewed business publications.
    
    Availability:
    - All networked computers at main campus.
    -Advance Program Centers
    -Any computer with an Internet connection (get username/password from library circulation desk)
    
15. Newspaper Source
    Selected full text for more than 180 regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns and other sources as well and indexing and abstracts for national newspapers.
    
    Availability:
    - All networked computers at main campus.
    -Advance Program Centers
    -Any computer with an Internet connection (get username/password from library circulation desk)
    
16. Hoover's Online
    Search here to find financial statements, competitive landscapes and exclusive profiles on more than 12 million companies. For exclusive data available to subscibers only, access Hoover's Online from JBU and Advance site computers.
    
    Availability:
    All networked computers on main campus and Advance Program Centers
    
17. Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
    Reports on 52 major industries in the United States. Includes industry profiles, ratios and statistics. Updated daily.
    
18. Stat-USA/Internet
    Search here for current and historical statistics from the federal agencies. Includes the National Trade Data Bank, Market Research Reports, Country Commercial Guides, Best Market Reports and Industry Sector Analysis Reports (International). Domestic and international coverage.
    
    Availability:
    All networked computers on main campus and Advance Program Centers