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Academic OneFile Restricted Resource openURL Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. Coverage includes the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Also includes transcripts and audio from all National Public Radio programs. Available in both PDF and HTML full-text; updated daily. Coverage is from 1980-present.

Accounting Research Network (part of Social Science Research Network)
Indexes & abstracts research papers in accounting. Contains working / forthcoming papers (not yet available in print). Some are full-text.

Business Source Premier (Original Interface) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
note: Also available via Special Business Interface
JSTOR Restricted Resource openURL Resource contains images Some full text available
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal or discipline. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years. The content is delivered as page images.

LexisNexis Academic Restricted Resource Some full text available
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: newswires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, federal case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.  Also has a section that includes full-text of several health newsletters and abstracts of articles in major medical journals.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Indexes & abstracts research papers in the social sciences (legal, economics, management, marketing, political, etc.). Contains working / forthcoming papers (not yet available in print). Some are fulltext.
Business Source Premier (Special Business Interface) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
note: Also available via Original Interface
ABI/INFORM Complete Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here or search one at a time below. ABI/INFORM Complete provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. The database covers finance, management, marketing, operations, accounting, business conditions, sports and business, entertainment, and case studies.

ABI/INFORM Dateline Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
ABI/INFORM Dateline delivers over 280 journals, with more than 230 available in full text. It includes hard-to-find local and regional business publications with news about local companies, analysis, information on local markets, and more. The database allows users to research employment opportunities, compile data on benefits and compensation, learn about corporate strategies, and other topics from a local and regional perspective. ABI/INFORM Dateline includes major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and area business publications.
ABI/INFORM Global Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
ABI/INFORM Global™ offers the latest business and financial information for researchers at all levels. With ABI/INFORM Global, users can find out about business conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and competitive landscape.

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
/INFORM Trade & Industry™ contains major trade and industry news. It includes in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other topics for more than 3,140 publications, with over 2,930 in full-text. With ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry, users can study and compare specific trades and industries, including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and many others.
Business and Company Resource Center Restricted Resource Some full text available
Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Coverage is from 1980 to the present.

ScienceDirect Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Full-text scientific, technological, medical journals; subjects covered include biology, biochemistry, business management and accounting, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, environmental science, mathematics, medicine, neuroscience, nursing, physics, psychology, education, and communication. Includes access to selected full-text reference books. Indexing/Abstracts to additional titles.
General OneFile Restricted Resource openURL Resource contains images Resource contains audio Some full text available
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.

Business and Company ASAP Restricted Resource Some full text available
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.

Newspapers

Wall Street Journal (1889-1993) Restricted Resource openURL Resource contains images Some full text available
Includes the full text, full image, and advertising. Search for names, events and concepts. See a summary of the article as well as an image of the article or the entire page of the newspaper. Use the Date option at the bottom of the screen to limit your search to particular dates. 
New York Times (1980-present) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Full-text of The New York Times from 1980 - present. For Historical coverage please use ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2007)
Wall Street Journal (1984 - present) Restricted Resource openURL Some full text available
Full text of The Wall Street Journal from 1984-present. For issues from 1889-1993, see the  Wall Street Journal-ProQuest Historical Newspapers database.

Web Sites

Accounting Today for the WebCPA
It aims to provide "online business news for the tax and accounting community, offering breaking news, in-depth features, insightful editorial analysis and a host of Web-related resources and services. Tax section includes Tax Essentials, IRS Watch and Legal Watch. Other sections include news on accounting and government issues, auditing regulations, financial plannning, AICPA news. Also provides access to current issues of Accounting Today.

RAW-Rutgers University Accounting Web
associations, SEC documents, annual reports, dictionaries/encyclopedias and standards. Links to a wide variety of web resources
Business Journalism.org : tutorials Resource contains images Resource contains audio
Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.
Business Ethics
A site by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA. This is a compilation of websites having to do with ethics and business. Includes case studies, articles, corporate codes of ethics, etc.
Central Bank lists from Bank for International Settlements
Link to Central Banks for countries around the world. Useful for getting statistics, exchange rate information and news and policy briefings.
Symbol Lookup from Yahoo Finance
Find symbols for companie and indices.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Accounting (Oxford Reference Online) Restricted Resource Some full text available
Covers financial accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, direct and indirect taxation, corporate finance, and auditing.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance - 2nd ed. Restricted Resource Some full text available
Covers five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Draws on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars.  Contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States.

Government Information

Internal Revenue Service - Department of the Treasury Some full text available
Forms, publications and a wide assortment of information on accounting and taxes.
S.I.C. codes (Standard Industrial Classification)

A series of 4-digit codes used to help describe what a company does and to assign it to a specific industry or industries.


SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Search by keyword or 2,3 or 4 digit number to get a description of an industy and the code assigned to it. These codes allow one to find similar companies in an industry (either service or manufacturing) and to compare them.
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)

Uses a 6 digit numbering system to classify industries that either make a product or offer a service (such as banks)in North America. You can search the database by code or by text describing the industry. These codes can be used to generate a list of companies in an industry and to compare them using other directories found both print or online. You may find the codes and an explanation of them here:  http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/


U. S. Government Accountability Office Some full text available
Serves as the lead auditor of the U.S. government’s consolidated financial statements. Most of the agency’s work involves program evaluations, policy analyses, and legal opinions and decisions on a broad range of government programs and activities both at home and abroad.

Grants/Scholarships/Financial Aid

Foundation Center Some full text available
Information on individual foundations, including Federal Form 990 filings.

Statistics/Data

EDGAR Database (Securities and Exchange Commission) Some full text available
Official SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy statements, registration statements, and merger and acquisition documents.

*Be sure to look at the DEF14A (Proxy) statements and the Management Discussion and Analysis sections of Form 10-k, Form 10-Q for insights into managment.

Morningstar.com Restricted Resource Some full text available
Stock and mutual fund research resource. Gives independent analysis and recommendations. Screening capability.
Value Line Investment Survey Restricted Resource Some full text available
Weekly stock reports about approximately 1,700 companies and 98 industries. Each company report contains a timeliness, safety, and technical ranking, current stock performance, beta, historical data for the previous 15 years, financial and stock price forecasts, and an analyst's written commentary.  Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.

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Value Line Investment Survey Restricted Resource
Weekly stock reports about approximately 1,700 companies and 98 industries. Each company report contains a timeliness, safety, and technical ranking, current stock performance, beta, historical data for the previous 15 years, financial and stock price forecasts, and an analyst's written commentary.  Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.

Value Line Investment Survey
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SEC Info Some full text available
Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR database. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code,Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP. You may have to join but membership is free.
Federal Reserve Board -Statistical Releases Some full text available
Various statistical releases such as: foreign exchange rates, interest rates, commercial paper, banks, flow of funds, etc. Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual statistics both current and historical
National Statistics (UK) Some full text available
Free access to data produced by the UK Office for National Statistics, government departments and devolved administrations.