Business

Reference Guides

Indexes

Bibliographies

Almanacs and Handbooks

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Directories

Statistical Sources

Biographical Sources

Annual Reports And Sec Filings

Internet Resources

Electronic Databanks in Business

Reference Guides

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. 2002. (Ref. Desk HF 5351 E93) & Emerald Coast Library: Detailed listing of information sources on business topics and countries. See also The Directory of Business Information Resources (Ref. HD 2425 D46 2001) and International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It (Ref. HF 54.5 P33 1997) & Emerald Coast Library.
Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal. 2000. (HB 3743 L44) & Emerald Coast Library: An overview of the economy, historical and current, which describes business, investment and economic concepts and terms and shows how to relate them to current information and news.
Small Business Sourcebook. 2001. (Ref. HD 2346 U5 S66): Provides information on specific small business profiles, general small business topics and directories of state and federal agencies and organizations

Indexes

The following list includes general business indexes available through the UWF Library.

Periodical Indexes and Databases

ABI Inform Global. 1971+
ProQuest: Covers nearly every aspect of business, including company histories and new product development. Citations include abstracts and indexes of significant articles from nearly 1,000 current business and management periodicals. Provides access to the ASCII full text and PDF images of articles from 570 journals
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
ProQuest: Indexes articles from trade journals and other sources that emphasize company and industry information. Contains many full text articles
Business and Company Resource Center
Gale: Indexing a vast number of business articles is only one feature of this multifunctional database. Information on companies, industries, trade associations and investment reports is also provided.
Business & Industry. 1994-
RDS: Multi-industry coverage of more than 600 of the most important trade and business publications in 30 countries. Unique search features allow the user to select special terms from menus to enhance the search.
Business File ASAP. 1980-
Gale, PDF full text with graphics: Contains citations to articles in over 800 journal titles including accounting, business, management, and trade journals; some 80 regional and local journals and newspapers; and business-related articles from over 3000 other publications
Business Periodicals Index. 1958-1995 (Ref. HF 1 B8) & Emerald Coast Library: Covering all branches of business, this comprehensive index has been the standard business index for many years. It is similar to Wilson Business Abstracts WilsonWeb/WilBusAbs.
EconLit. 1969-
EBSCOhost: Economic Literature Index (EconLit) provides citations for dissertations and articles in more than 620 economic journals each year.
Factiva
Dow Jones: Formerly known as Dow Jones Interactive, this comprehensive electronic library indexes and provides full text articles from thousands of US and international publications including the Wall Street Journal. It also provides financial data on companies and industries.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: This well established database offers indexing and full text articles of general, business, and law journals as well as wire services, newspapers and various reference sources. It also provides financial data on companies.
Wilson Business Full Text. 1986-
WilsonWeb: Indexes and abstracts over 300 leading business journals. Similar to Business Periodicals Index. Full text articles from this databases are also found in Wilson OmniFile.

Newspaper Collections and Indexes

ABI/Inform Dateline
ProQuest: Contains business articles from regional newspapers in the United States
Factiva
Dow Jones: The new form of Dow Jones Interactive, this data base contains full text periodical and newspaper artticles from most countries of the world.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: The "news" section and "business" section provide indexing and full text access to a wide variety of newspapers.
Newspaper Abstracts. 1982-
FirstSearch: Contains selected articles from over 30 national and regional newspapers
Wall Street Journal
ProQuest: Wall Street Journal Index 1955-2001, (Ref. HG 1 W26) indexes the Final Eastern Edition of the Wall Street Journal by subject. The UWF Library has current newspaper in print (Newspapers 2nd Floor). All back issues 1946- are on microfilm (MF 78). Full text access is available in ProQuest from 1984 to present. The free Internet website to limited contents is http://online.wsj.com/public/us.

Bibliographies

Directory of Business Periodical Special Issues. 1995. (Ref. Z 7164 C81 D57): Lists special issues of over 1300 business journals indexed by subject. See also Guide to Special Issues and Indexes of Periodicals (Ref. HF 5351 G8 1994) and Business Journals of the United States (Ref. HF 5001 Z89 1991).
Harvard Business School Core Collection. 1999. (Ref. HF 5351 B34): This guide lists by author, title and subject publications that are considered to be basic business sources.

Almanacs and Handbooks

Business: the Ultimate Resource. 2002. (Ref. HD 38.15 B878): This 2100 page collection of essays offers a wide specturm of information and practical guidance on issues and aspects of management. It includes charts, checklists, websites, bibliographies, and a dictionary.
Business Writer's Handbook. 2000. (Ref. HF 5726 A4) & Emerald Coast Library: Includes directions on writing correspondence, resumes, reports, press releases, etc. as well as a useful discussion of grammar and usage. See also Wall Street Journal Guide to Business Style and Usage (Ref. PN 4783 W26 2002), Complete Secretary's Handbook (Ref. HF 5547.5 D6 1993), Write to the Point (netLibrary), and Complete Handbook of Model Business Letters (Ref. HF 5726 G68 1998) & Emerald Coast Library.
Complete Book of Business Forms and Agreements. 1994. (Ref. KF 886 R63): Forms relating to personnel actions, real estate, leases, credit, assignments, sales, incorporation, contracting, loans, powers of attorney, professional services and bankruptcy are included in this source. See also Internet Legal Forms for Business (Ref. KF 886 B75 1997).
Executive's Book of Quotations. 1994. (Ref. PN 6084 B87 E93): Arranged by business topics, this quotation book offers current and historical sayings by famous business people. See also Handbook of Business Quotations (Ref. PN 6084 B87 H36 1987) and Dictionary of Business Quotations (Ref. PN 6084 B87 D54 1990).
Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. 1994-1996. (Ref. HF 5003 D68a) & Emerald Coast Library: A handy source of useful but widely scattered information on business, economics, and investments, this annual publication had several titles over the years but serves as an historical summary of business conditions.
Portable MBA Desk Reference. 1998. (Ref. HD 38.15 P67): This guide defines business topics, lists sources of business information and provides useful directories of agencies. See also Portable MBA (Ref. HD 31 E795).
Standard Industrial Classification Manual. 1987. (Ref. Desk HF 1042 A56 and U.S. Doc. PREX 2.6/2:IN 27/987) & Emerald Coast Library
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html: Describes and indexes the SIC numbers which the government assigns to all products and services in the economy. These codes are being replaced by the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes (Ref. Desk U.S. Doc. PREX 2.6/4:IN 27/2002) and http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html.

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics. 1997. (Ref. HF 5387 B55): This specialized dictionary contains extensive essays relating to ethical issues in business.
Concise Dictionary of Business Management. 1999. (Ref. HD 30.15 S73) & Emerald Coast Library: Entries in this dictionary cover a broad range of economics and business topics. See also Dictionary of Business 3rd edition, (Ref. HF 1002 C63 2002) and Dictionary for Business and Finance (Ref. HF 1001 T43 1995) & Emerald Coast Library.
Encyclopedia of Business. 1995. (Ref. HF 1001 E466): This two volume set contains alphabetically arranged essays relating to business concepts and practices.
Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance. 2001. (Ref. HF 1001 E467): This set presents the disciplines of business in a single place using alphabetical articles. The emphasis is upon careers, ethics and organizations in the fields of business and government.
Encyclopedia of Small Business. 1998. (Ref. HD 62.7 H553) & Emerald Coast Library.: This two volume set explains key business concepts in basic terms for the entrepreneur.
Oxford Dictionary for the Business World. 1993. (Ref. PE 1625 O94): This excellent business dictionary includes definitions, pronunciations, geographic terms, abbreviations, and brief biographies. See also Every Manager's Guide to Business Processes (Ref. HD 30.17 K44 1996) and Dictionary of Business (Ref. HF 1001 C63 2002).
Prentice-Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms. 1995. (Ref. HF 1001 C68): In addition to the A-Z list of definitions of business terms this dictionary provides an overview of five major disciplines: management, resources, procedures, regulations, money and communications. See also Dictionary of Business Terms (Ref. HF 1001 F78 1994) & Emerald Coast Library.

Directories

American Business Directory
Dialog/File 531, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Offers in-depth information about large and small companies in the United States. In Lexis-Nexis, this file is titled American Business Information U.S.
American Export Register. 1996. (Ref. HF 3010 A6): A comprehensive list of exporters and importers, arranged by product, usually giving only the address and products handled. See also Directory of United States Importers (Ref. HF 3012 D57 1996) and Directory of United States Exporters (Ref. HF 3011 D57 2003).
American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory. 1999. (Ref. HF 5421 A615) & Emerald Coast Library
Business & Company Resource Center: Includes lists by company name, product and geographic area, for wholesalers and distributors in the U.S. For an analysis of wholesale services see Manufacturing and Distribution USA (Ref. HD 9721 M364 2005) and Gale Business Resources.
Barron's Guide to Graduate Business Schools. 1997. (Ref. HF 1131 M538) & Emerald Coast Library: Includes detailed information on schools in the U.S., Canada and selected countries that offer MBA's or other graduate degrees in business. See also Best Business Schools (Ref HF 1131 S88 1998) & Emerald Coast Library and Peterson's Graduate Programs in Business Education, Health, Information Studies, Law and Social Work (Ref. L 901 P459 2004). On the Internet see: Business Week Online's Business Schools http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/index.htm and The Official Guide to Business School Webs http://www.bschool.com.
Brands and Their Companies. 1996. (Ref. T 223 V4 A25)
Dialog/File 116 and Gale Business and Company Resource Center: Lists consumers products and their manufacturers with addresses and phone numbers. See also Companies and Their Brands (Ref. T 223 V4 A253 2000), NTC's Dictionary of Trade Name Origins (Ref. T 324 R66 1991), and Logos Of Major World Corporations (Ref. NC 1002 L63 L63 1989).
Business Phone Book USA. 2000. (Ref. Desk E 154.5 N37): Listing over 400,000 establishments, this directory provides addresses and telephone numbers for most popular companies, agencies and institutions.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting, Economics, and Finance. 1997/1998. (Ref. H 91 C232) & Emerald Coast Library: Describes editorial emphasis, review processes, acceptance rates, and other information about journals which review articles for publication. See also: Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing (Ref. HD 28 C33 2001/2002).
Career Guide: Dun's Employment Opportunities Directory. Annual. (Ref. HF 5382.5 U5 D8) & Emerald Coast Library: Lists companies that have over 1000 employees and gives a description of each company, its opportunities, training, career development and benefits. It is indexed by geographic area and industry SIC code. See also National Job Bank (Ref. HF 5382.5 U5 N34 2002) & Emerald Coast Library, Peterson's Job Opportunities in Business (Ref. HF 5382.5 U5 B88 2000), and Job Hunter's Sourcebook (Ref. HF 5382.7 J62 2002). See also the UWF Library ELi guide to Researching Your Career.
Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory. 1999. (Ref. HD 69 C6 C647)
Gale Business and Company Resource Center: Provides listings of consultants by name, specialties and geographic areas
D & B Business Ranking. 1997. (Ref. HG 4057 A364): Ranks, within industry, categories and states, most United States public and private businesses. See also Business Rankings Annual (Ref. HG 4057 A353 1994) and in Gale Business and Company Resource Center 2000+.
D & B Principal International Businesses. 2003/2004. (Ref. HF 54 U5 P74): Lists over 44,000 companies arranged alphabetically by country and for each gives chief officer, line of business, SIC number, approximate sales and number of employees. Published by Dun and Bradstreet. See also UWF Library ELi Page: International Business.
Directory of Florida Industries. Annual. (Ref. Desk T 12 F6) & Emerald Coast Library: Published by the Florida State Chamber of Commerce, this lists major Florida industries by geographical areas. See also Florida Business Directory (Ref. HF 5065 F6 F56 2003/2004).
Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States. 1998. (Ref. HG 4057 A1 D51) & Emerald Coast Library: Lists foreign parent companies with the names of corresponding American subsidiaries. See also the Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries (Ref. HG 4538 A1 D5 2002) & Emerald Coast Library.
Directory of Obsolete Securities. 1991. (Ref. HG 4961 D56): Useful for tracking past changes in securities due to closures, mergers, etc. See also Mergent Company Archives Manual (Ref. HG 4028 M4 M43 2001) which contains the final statistical record of over 2700 companies, and Moody (Mergent's) Manuals on Microfiche 1909+, (Ref. Microfiche 1st Floor).
Dun's Market Identifiers
DataStar/ DBUS, Dialog/File 516: Contains current information on approximately 10 million public and private U.S. companies with 5 or more employees or more that $1 million in sales. In DataStar are also located the Dun's files on international companies.
Encyclopedia of Associations. 2003. (Ref. Desk AS 22 E5) & Emerald Coast Library
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf: Lists national trade, business and commercial associations, agencies and publications. See also National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (Ref. HD 2425 D53 2003), Business Organizations, Agencies and Publications Directory FirstSearch, and Associations on the Net http://www.ipl.org/ref/AON.
Franchise Annual. Annual. (Ref. HF 5429.3 F69) & Emerald Coast Library: Lists over 4,000 franchises in the U.S., Canada and overseas. For more details on selected franchises see Bond's Franchise Guide (Ref. HF 5429.235 U5 S66 2001).
Gale Directory of Databases.
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf: Lists all cd-roms and online databases that are available for subscription
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Annual. (Ref. Desk Z 6951 A97) & Emerald Coast Library
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf: Lists by subject all journals, newspapers, television and radio stations
Hoover's Company Information
ProQuest, Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, http://www.hoovers.com: Database of information on more than 50,000 of the largest or fastest-growing public and private U.S. companies. Information provided includes company address, number of employees, key people, financial data, news items and selected Web links to company Web site, SEC filings, and current stock prices.
Hoover's Handbook of American Business. 2000. (Ref. HG 4057 A28617) & Emerald Coast Library: One of several directories in the Hoover series, this gives one page summaries of the financial background of individual companies. See also Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies (Ref. HG 4057 A28618 1994) & Emerald Coast Library, and Hoover's Guide to Private Companies (Ref. HG 4057 A28616 1995).
International Directory of Company Histories. 1988+ (Ref. HD 2721 D36) & Emerald Coast Library
Gale Business and Company Resource Center: Arranged by type of industry, this directory gives lengthy informative histories of major companies in world trade. See also Everybody's Business (Ref. HD 2741 M65 1990) & Emerald Coast Library, and Mergent Online.
Lexis Nexis Directory of Corporate Affiliations. 2003. (Ref. HG 4057 A219) & Emerald Coast Library
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, Dialog/File 513: This directory gives an in-depth view of major U.S. companies, their divisions, subsidiaries, and affiliates. Parent companies are listed alphabetically; a cross index references the affiliations to their parent company; a geographic index and a SIC index are also included. See also Who owns Whom: North and South America 2003/2004, (Ref. HG 4081 Z65 W48), DataStar/HOW; and Who Owns Whom: U.K. and Republic of Ireland Edition (Ref. HG 4135 Z5 W5 2002/2003), DataStar/HOW.
Million Dollar Directory. Annual. (Ref. Desk HC 102 D8): Gives brief information about the headquarters of public and private U.S. companies with an indicated worth of $1 million or more. Published by Dun and Bradstreet
Moody's (Mergent's) Manuals on Microfiche. 1909+. (Ref. 1st Floor Microfiche): Provides historical annual financial summaries of publicly held companies. Updates are available through Mergent Online.
Research Centers Directory. 2000. (Ref. AS 25 D5) & Emerald Coast Library
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf: Gives information on organizations conducting research worldwide. Database includes the International Research Centers Directory and the Government Research Centers Directory.
Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations, Directories, and Executives. Annual.
NetAdvantage: Lists 36,000 U.S. and Canadian companies and for each gives officers, products, SIC numbers, sales range, and number of employees
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Annual. (Ref. T 12 T6) & Emerald Coast Library
http://www.thomasregister.com: This comprehensive directory of American manufacturing firms lists trade names and addresses and is useful as a source for locating manufacturers of a certain product. See also Thomas Global Register http://www.tgrnet.com.
Trade Shows Worldwide. 2000. (Ref. T 394 T723): An international guide to scheduled events providing commercial display facilities, including conferences, conventions, and trade shows. See also International Trade Show Directory Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, ExpoWorld.Nets http://www.expoworld.net, Trade Show Central http://www.tscentral.com, and Trade Shows News Network http://www.tsnn.com.
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
Gale Business Resources: A listing of nearly 100,000 public and private companies in the United States
World Chamber of Commerce Directory. Annual. (Ref. Desk HF 294 W75): Lists U.S. Chambers of Commerce by state and includes foreign Chambers of Commerce and embassies. See also the web sites for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce http://www.uschamber.org and the World Network of Chambers of Commerce http://www.worldchambers.com.

Statistical Sources

For more statistical sources, see UWF Library ELi Pages: Statistics and Demographic Statistics.

Important Indexes to Statistics:

FactSearch - Contains abstracts from periodicals, newspapers and reports
FedStats http://www.fedstats.gov - Links by subject to major government sites
Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe - Indexes data in publications by governments and organizations, provides some tables
TableBase - Provides actual tables of business and other data

Business Statistics of the United States. 2000. (Ref. HC 101 A1313) & Emerald Coast Library, and 2002 (netLibrary): Successor to the U. S. Dept. Of Commerce publication Business Statistics (U.S. Doc. Ref. C 59.11/3), gives an historical record of statistics appearing in Survey of Current Business (U.S. Doc. C 59.11) and http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm.
County Business Patterns. 1986+. (U.S. Doc. C 3.204/4 and CD-ROM) & Emerald Coast Library
1993-2001 http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html: Data are presented on employment, number and employment size of reporting units, and taxable payrolls by industry groups for private non-farm activities. UWF Library retains back issues of the Florida sections. Published by the Bureau of the Census
Economic Indicators. Monthly. 1968-2003. (Ref. U.S. Doc. Y 4 EC 7:EC7/ or Microform) & Emerald Coast Library
1995+ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html: Statistical tables and charts for the basic U.S. economic indicators. Includes total output, income and spending; employment, unemployment and wages; production and business activity; prices; money, credit and security markets; and federal finance. Statistics in each issue are usually quoted annually for about 6 years and monthly for the past year.
Federal Reserve Bulletin. Monthly. 1915+ (Periodicals HG 2401 A5 and Microform)
Selected Articles 1997+, http://federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/default.htm. Statistics: Releases and Historical Data http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases: The best single source for current U.S. banking and monetary statistics, this bulletin includes some international financial statistics; basic business statistics such as construction, employment, prices, national income; and the well-known Federal Reserve Board's index of industrial production. Published by U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics. 2004. (Ref. HD 8051 H36) & Emerald Coast Library, and 2003 (netLibrary): A valuable one-volume compendium of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics with each table giving figures for as many years as they were compiled. Earlier data are located in the Handbook of Labor Statistics (U.S. Doc. L 2.3/5). See also the Bureau of Labor website http://www.bls.gov.
Robert Morris Associates. RMA Annual Statement Studies. Annual. (Ref. Desk HF 5681 B2 R6) & Emerald Coast Library: Gives financial and operating ratios for over 225 lines of business based on information obtained from member banks of Robert Morris Associates. Financial ratios may also be found in Dun and Bradstreet's Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Ref. Desk HF 5681 R25 D85 2002/2003) & Emerald Coast Library, and Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Ref. Desk HF 5681 R25 T86 2003) & Emerald Coast Library.
Standard & Poor's Statistical Service. Loose-leaf format. (Ref. Desk HG 4921 S75): Includes current and basic statistics of banking and finance, production and labor, price indexes, income and trade types of industries
Survey of Current Business. Monthly. 1921+ (U.S. Doc. Ref. Desk C 59. 11: and Microforms)
1994+ http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm: The most important single source for current business statistics, this covers: general business indicators, commodity prices, construction and real estate, employment and earnings, etc. Appearing at intervals are special statistical reports such as "Balance of Payments" Quarterly, "Local Area Personal Income," etc. Business Statistics cumulates these every two years. In 1990 it absorbed Business Conditions Digest 1978-1989, (U.S. Doc. C 59.9).

Biographical Sources

Biography Resource Center: This full text database includes biographies on more than 200,000 people from 70 Gale Group sources.
D&B Reference Book of Corporate Management. 2002. (Ref. HD 2745 D85): Lists U.S. companies and gives brief biographical sketches of their officers. Information is indexed by geographical area, industry classification and personal name.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: In the Biography section of Lexis-Nexis, one can search a person's name in a variety of full-text journal articles and reference publications. Other indexes to biographies are Biography Index WilsonWeb and Biography and Genealogy Master Index InfoTrac.
Standard and Poor's Register - Biographical
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, Dialog/File 526, and NetAdvantage: Provides personal and professional data on key executives at public and private companies with sales of at least $1 million
Who's Who in Finance and Industry. Biennial. (Ref. HF 3023 A2 W5): Includes career sketches of leading businessmen in finance and industry and a selected index of principal businesses

Annual Reports and SEC Filings

Annual Report File (Reference File Cabinets)
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, Factiva, http://www.prars.com, http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/arl-more.html and http://www.reportgallery.com: The older annual reports of selected companies are located in filing cabinets in the Business Reference Area. More recent data are found in several online databases.
SEC Filings (Ref. Micro-Fiche)
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, Factiva, Mergent Online, and Edgar http://www.edgar-online.com: A historical collection of 10-K reports on microfiche from the Fortune 500 companies is on microfiche. 10K reports are the financial records from companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission. For the Edgar Archives see: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and http://www.tenkwizard.com

Internet Resources

Included in this section are Internet sites that have organized many other business sites into directories that link to those sites. Most consumer databases such as America Online, and browsers, such as Yahoo, Google, etc. have similar lists. This list attempts to provide meta-lists that would be most helpful to academic programs.

ASU Hayden Reference: Business http://www.asu.edu/lib/hayden/ref/busi
BEOnline: Business and Economics Resources http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline
BIZLINK http://www.bizlink.org
Business and Economics Library http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/index.html
Business Navigator (New York Times) http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/business-navigator.html
Business Ethics http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm
Business Internet Index http://www.library.cornell.edu/jgsm
A Business Researcher's Interest @ Brint.com http://www.brint.com
Business Resource Center http://www.morebusiness.com - Small business
Business.com http://www.business.com
Digital Librarian: Business http://www.digital-librarian.com/business.html
Galaxy: the Professional's Guide to a World of Information http://www.galaxy.com/directory/44/
Krislyn's Strictly Business Sites http://www.strictlybusinesssites.com/
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Business http://lii.org/pub/topic/busfinjobs
Nijenrode Business Webserver http://library.nyenrode.nl/
Penn Library - Business Resources http://www.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/res/sr.cgi?fotlp=&community=77&resourcetype=
University of Chicago Business and Economics Subject Guides http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/busecon/guides
Yahoo's "Business and Economy" Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy

Electronic Databanks in Business

Databanks are collections of databases which are usually searchable by the same strategies. The databanks listed below are only available to UWF students, faculty and staff for class purposes. Databanks that require a librarian sign on must be reserved in advance since access may be limited to only one password. Contact the Reference Desk (474-2424) for reservations. Most databank articles can be downloaded or emailed at no cost or printed for 15 or 20 cents a page at the UWF Library Reference Desk. For those databases that can be remotely accessed see instructions for Accessing from Off Campus.

AICPA reSOURCE: This website contains full text sources relating to AICPA and FASB standards. It is available to UWF students and faculty, only to one user at time, only in the UWF Library, and a librarian must enter a password.
CCH Internet Tax Research: This comprehensive tax database includes full text legal documents as well as explanatory data relating to taxation. Limited to only two simultaneous users
DataStar: Restricted to UWF students and faculty, this databank emphasizes international databases. Students must be trained in its use. Access is through the Internet, but a password must be entered by a librarian. Reservations to use this databank must be made in advance at the UWF Reference Desk.
Dialog: This databank contains many databases which are referenced above. It is restricted to UWF students and faculty who have been trained to search Dialog. Because this is charged to the library according to an hourly rate, other sources should be exhausted before this is searched. Access is through the Internet, but a password must be entered by a librarian. Reservations to use this must be made in advance at the UWF Reference Desk.
Factiva: Containing full text files of hundreds of business journals, including the Wall Street Journal, this databank is an excellent source for company and industry information as well as general business news. Limited to three simultaneous users, access is available from any on-campus computer or to UWF students and faculty by remote access.
FirstSearch: Available through the WebLUIS connection, a few important business databases are available, some with full text articles. No restrictions to its use, this should be one of the first sources searched for articles in business. Contains: Business Dateline 1985+, Business Organizations, Agencies and Publications Directory, and FactSearch 1984+.
Gale Business and Company Resource Center: After searching by company name this database gives access to financial information, articles, rankings, industry reports, investment reports, histories, and trade associations.
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf: This database allows the searcher to identify databases, publications, associations and research centers that relate to a subject.
Investext Plus (InfoTrac): This massive collection of investment and market research reports is useful in analyzing companies and industries.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: This vast library of resources is one of several that are produced by Lexis-Nexis. Also available are Congressional Universe and Statistical Universe which offer legislative and statistical sources in full text. A large library of business publications, legal sources and a vast number of full text business periodicals are included.
Mergent Online: Famous for its records of stock performances of publicly held companies, Mergent (formerly Moody's) Online; provides ten years of data for each company in this database. Historical files are on microfiche back to 1928.
National Trade Data Bank (STAT-USA): A comprehensive database from the U.S. Department of Commerce with more than 50 programs which provide economic and statistical information in the areas of U.S. foreign and international trade. Only one user is permitted at one time.
ProQuest: The Proquest Databank includes access to ABI/Inform Global 1971+, ABI Inform Dateline, ABI/Inform Trade & Industry, Hoover's Company Information 2000+, and Wall Street Journal 1984+. It contains full text content, pdf images, and excellent searching capabilities.
RDS: This databank includes Business and Industry 1994+ and TableBase (index to statistical tables.) It provides a unique menu type search engine.
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage: An online collection of the major investment publications of Standard and Poor's. Of special interest are the Industry Survey sections, but significant current investment and financial data are available for companies as well.
Westlaw Campus: This databank includes files of legal sources on the state and federal levels as well as a large library of full text law reviews. Specialized files in tax law, etc. are also included. The use of this databank is restricted to UWF students and faculty.
Zack's Investment Research or http://my.zacks.com: Provides current data for over 9000 publicly held companies. Access is free.

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Date Last Updated: May 2005
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