BUSINESS RESEARCH GUIDE
Business Database Collection

The UMass Library provide online access to business intelligence from the world's leading database publishers - including Standard & Poor's, Dun & Bradstreet, and Euromonitor. For help with database selection, contact Mike Davis, Business Librarian, jmdavis@library.umass.edu. For more on database publishers, review Publisher Profiles.

ABI/Inform Global
Articles from 2,000 business and management journals published worldwide. Coverage: 1971 to present, plus 100 scholarly journals from the early 20th century to present. Key Content: Scholarly business journals. Title List

ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Trade journals and industry newsletters. Coverage: Late 1980s to present. Key Content: Comprehensive industry news archive.

Academic OneFile
Multidisciplinary journal database indexes journal and magazines in all fields. Coverage: 1980 to present. Key Content: Study business topics from a multidisciplinary approach.

Academic Search Premier
Multidisciplinary journal database indexes 8,600 journals in all fields. Coverage: 1975 to present. Key Content: Study business topics from a multidisciplinary approach.

Advertising Red Books
Directory of national advertisers and advertising agencies. Key Content: Identify company ad strategy by expenditures and media. Profile ad agencies.

Alt-Press Watch
Full text newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. Coverage: Mid-1990s to present. Key Content: Study business topics from a left perspective.

American Factfinder
U.S. Census Bureau demographic and economic data, including Census of Population and Housing and the Economic Census of the United States. Key Content: Demographic and economic profiles of the United States.

Biography Resource Center
Biographical essays, articles and profiles of 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Key Content: Study current and historic business leaders.

Books 24x7
Information technology reference books from leading publishers including O'Reilly, QUE, Sams, Sybex, and Wiley. Books on networking, program languages, desktop applications. Key Content: Computer software manuals.

BuildingGreen Suite
Directory of environmentally safe products, organized by product type and manufacturer.

Business Rankings Annual
Top 10 business rankings. Key Content: Company rankings. Access: Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Rankings" from the drop-down menu.

Business and Company Resource Center
Articles, company profiles and histories, investment reports, market share rankings, industry surveys, and directory of association. Coverage: 1980 to present. Key Content: Integrated collection of business publications. Title List

Business Plans Handbook
Model business plans include a statement of purpose, executive summary, business/industry description, market profile, product and production, management/personnel, and projected balance sheet/income statement.

Business Source Premier
Largest full-text collection of scholarly business and trade journals in the world. Coverage: 1965 to present. Key Content: 8,600 journals, market and industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses. Title List

CAB Direct
Citations to articles, books, proceedings and reports. Coverage: 1990 to present. Key Content: Focus on international development in developing countries. Topics including leisure, recreation and tourism development.

China Data Online
From the China Data Center at the University of Michigan - the database provides integrated historical, social and natural science data in a geographic information system.

Chronicle of Higher Education
Full-text of articles from the weekly Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995 to present.

Columbia International Affairs Online
Publications on theory and research in international affairs - Including working papers, research reports, proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs. Key Content: Scholarly resources from Columbia University Press.

CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies
Directory of American technology manufacturers, public or private. Custom indexing for product-level research. Key Content: Locate companies that manufacture specific technology products.

CQ Researcher Online
In-depth reports on political and social topics. Focus on hot topics in the news. Coverage: 1991 to present. Key Content: Use CQ Researcher to identify points of view and the histories of controversial topics.

Dun & Bradstreet's Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios
D&B ratios assess a firm's strengths and weaknesses as compared to those of competing businesses or an entire industry. Fourteen solvency, efficiency, and profitability ratios are provided across seven asset ranges.

Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database
Directory of 1,600,000 U.S. and Canadian companies with sales greater than $5 million or employee totals greater than 100. Search by name, location, industry, or size. Key Content: Identify employers, customers, or competitors.

EconLit
Citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, and reports pertaining to economics and allied fields. Coverage: 1969 to present. Key Content: Study business topics from an economics perspective. Title List

Education Complete
Articles from academic journals in the field of primary, secondary and higher education. Coverage: 1986 to present. Key Content: Information on undergraduate and graduate business education. Title List

EIU Country Reports
Reports on the latest economic, political, and market conditions in countries worldwide. Each report includes a 12-18 month country forecast. Key Content: Business risk analysis for international business development.

Encyclopedia of American Industries
Reports on U.S., global and emerging industries. Access: Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Industry Overviews" from the drop-down menu.

Encyclopedia of Associations
Directory of international, national, and local trade associations. Access: Part of Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Associations" from the drop-down menu.

Engineering Village
Engineering Village hosts several databases - including Compendex, Engineering Index, Geobase and Inspec. Key Content: Comprehensive access to 5,000 engineering publications.

Europa World Year Book
First published in 1926, Europa Year Book provides political and economic information on 250 countries. Key Content: Current information on national politics and government for all countries.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Multidisciplinary journal database indexes 2,600 journals in all fields. Coverage: 1980 to present. Key Content: Study business topics from a multidisciplinary perspective.

FAITS: Faulkner Advisory on IT Studies
Technology reports on IT infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless technology, data networking, convergence, security, enterprise systems, internet, and technology vendors. Includes IT tutorials and standards.

Forrester Research
Technology and market research reports. Focus on technology marketing to consumers. Reports written for decision-makers. Key Content: Current reports on any topic related to the Internet and the world wide web.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Business encyclopedias, handbooks, directories and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

General BusinessFile ASAP
Articles from 1,000 business and trade journals. Includes company profiles and investment reports. Coverage: 1980 to present. Key Content: Coverage of trade journals and regional business publications. Title List

GMID: Global Market Information Database
Data sets of demographic, economic and market statistics for 205 countries. Includes consumer lifestyle indicators. Annual data from 1977 to present, forecasted to 2015. Key Content: Analyze consumer markets by country.

GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
Financial profiles and descriptions of U.S. nonprofit organizations. Public domain database with some fee-based resources. Key Content: Data on nonprofit revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities from IRS Form 990.

Historical New York Times
Images and text of 3.5 million New York Times pages. Includes articles, advertisements, photographs, cartoons, and letters to the editor. Access in PDF format. Coverage: 1851 - 1999. Key Content: Historical business news.

Hoover's Company Profiles
Brief reports on more than 13,500 public and private companies. Proprietary portion of Hoover's website. Key Content: Quick facts about major public and private companies.

Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Index to 700 hospitality journals and magazines, 330 titles provided in full-text. Coverage: Mid-1960s to present. Key Content: Articles, reports, and e-books for any line of hospitality or tourism research.

IBISWorld United States
Reports on the past, current, and expected performance of every U.S. industry. Key Content: Industry statistics, market segments, major players, market share, success factors, and 5-year performance forecasts.

International Directory of Company Histories
Historical reports on the worlds' largest and most influential companies. Access: Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Histories" from the drop-down menu.

International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Authoritative, comprehensive encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences. Contains 4,000 signed articles and extensive primary source listings. Key Content: Scholarly analysis of any social science topic.

ISI Emerging Markets
News, company and industry reports, macroeconomic data and forecasts for 80 emerging market countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, and Central/Eastern Europe. Coverage: 1995 to present. Title List

Journal Citation Reports
JCR measures the research influence of 1,700 social science journals and 5,900 science journals. Data measures of influence include impact factor, immediacy index, article counts, and cited half-life. JCR Research Guide

Labor & Employment Law Library
Court cases and legal news on all areas of labor law. Key Content: Fair employment practices, employment rights, Americans with disabilities, wages & hours, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, labor arbitration.

LexisNexis Academic
U.S. And foreign daily newspapers, trade publications, newsletters, news wires, radio/TV news transcripts, company financial reports, state and federal laws, and court decisions. Coverage: 1990s to present. Title List

LexisNexis Statistical
Citations to statistical reports from federal, state and local governments, private organizations, and intergovernmental agencies. Key Content: Comprehensive index to all government statistical publications worldwide.

Market Share Reporter
Compilation of market share data on companies, products, and services. Access: Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC, click Advanced Search. Select "Rankings" from the drop-down menu.

MarketResearch.com Academic
Market reports on business services, consumer goods, food and beverage, heavy industry, life sciences, technology and media. Coverage: 1996 to present. Key Content: Comprehensive reports on consumer and business markets.

Massachusetts Newsstand
Full text coverage of the several Massachusetts daily newspapers and weekly business newspapers. Key Content: Study state and regional business and economic topics.

Mergent Online
Reports on 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes SEC filings, annual reports and 15 years of company financials. Coverage: SEC filings: 1993 to present. annual reports: 1997 to present.

Mintel Reports
U.S. And international reports. Focus on retailing, healthcare, technology, and tourism. Key Content: Market drivers, size, trends, segments, supply structure, advertising, retail distribution, consumer profile, and market forecast.

NBER Working Papers
Economic working papers for the National Bureau of Economic Research - a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.

PAIS International
Citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, government documents, research reports, and proceedings. Coverage: 1970 to present. Key Content. Study business policy issues from a political science perspective.

Proquest Dissertations
Index to dissertations from U.S. And Canadian colleges and universities. Coverage: 1861 to present. Note: The ABI/Inform database provides the full-text of all business dissertations in PDF format.

ReferenceUSA
Directory of 12 million U.S. commercial and nonprofit organizations. Search and sort by multiple criteria. Link to parent or subsidiary. Key Content: Locate businesses of any size or type anywhere in the United States.

RIA Checkpoint
Accounting and tax database contains federal tax codes, regulations, cases, congressional reports, IRS rulings, international tax material, tax treaties, state/local tax rates. Includes United States Tax Reporter.

Sage Journals Online. 485 journals in business, humanities, social sciences, science, technology and medicine - from scholarly journal publisher Sage Publications. 1999-present.

SBRnet - Sports Business Research Network
Sporting goods news, market reports and data. Includes information relating to licensing, finance, retailing, sports sponsorship, and broadcasting. Key Content: Data on sports participation and consumer purchases.

SPORTDiscus
Index to journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings. Covers all aspects of sports, physical fitness, and sport management. Key Content: Articles about the management of sport organizations.

Social Sciences Citation Index
SSCI indexes 1,700 peer-reviewed social science journals. Coverage: 1956 to present. Key Content: Provides a unique research strategy - the ability to locate scholarly articles that cite a known author or work. Title List

SourceOECD
Publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Coverage: 1998 to present. Some data back to the 1960s. Key Content: Thematic book collections, periodicals, and statistical databases.

SRDS Advertising Source Online
Directory of national advertisers - includes contact information and ad rates. Media covered: radio, television, cable, business and consumer magazines, weekly and daily newspapers. Also includes the Direct Marketing List Source.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
S&P publications including Industry Surveys, Bond Guide, Corporation Records, Dividend Record, Mutual Fund Reports, Register of Corporations, and Stock Reports. Key Content: S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports.

STAT-USA
U.S. Department of Commerce exporting reports, guides, and data from fifteen U.S. agencies. Includes National Trade Data Bank, Country Commercial Guides, overseas market reports and country macroeconomic statistics.

Wall Street Journal (current)
Wall Street Journal articles, from 1984 to present. Key Content: Business analysis from the world's leading financial newspaper.

Wall Street Journal Archive
Full text and full image of 1.4 million Wall Street Journal pages. All photographs and advertisements are included. Coverage: 1889 to 1985. Key Content: Historic business news.

Westlaw Campus Research
Federal/state case law, USCA, CFR, Federal Register, state statutes and administrative codes, American Jurisprudence 2d, American Law Reports (ALR) 2nd-5th and federal series. Also, law journals and daily newspapers.

WorldCat
Worldwide union catalog created and maintained collectively by more than 9,000 member libraries. Provides bibliographic and library holdings information. Key Content: Use WorldCat to verify book and journal holdings.

World Development Indicators
World Bank's annual compilation of data about development. Nine hundred indicators organized into 6 sections. Data are shown for 152 economies with populations of more than 1 million.