Research Guides: Business

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Journals/Magazines

Business Source Premier (Original Interface) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled 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

ABI/INFORM databases Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or search one at a time below.  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. Covers finance, management, marketing, operations, accounting, business conditions, sports and business, entertainment, and case studies.

ABI/INFORM global Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
International business, finance, economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. 1971-current.

ABI/INFORM dateline Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.

Business and Company Resource Center Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only bcrc_handout.pdf 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.

LexisNexis Academic Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only 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.

ABI/INFORM trade & industry Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current. A good source of information on management techniques, corporate strategies, trends, and business conditions.

Business and Company ASAP Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.

ScienceDirect Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled 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 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images Resource contains video Resource contains audio
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile

Readers' Guide Retrospective Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled
Database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982. Use to research contemporary writings on general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, science, theater reviews, and film reviews.

Google Scholar Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research. Supports cited reference searching. Includes recent or unpublished work that hasn't been indexed in other databases.  Each Google search citation will include a link to the full-text resource provided by the IC Library, when available.

JSTOR Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years. The content is delivered as page images.  Results from image searches can be dragged from the website to your desktop and then used in a paper or presentation (for educational use only).

Newspapers

LexisNexis Academic Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only 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.

New York Times Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For issues from 1851-2004, see the New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspaper) database.

The Wall Street Journal Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.  For issues from 1889-1991, see the Historical Wall Street Journal database.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Complete archive covering 1889-1991, includes the full text and 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.The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to display full-text and images.

New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available Resource contains images
Complete archive covering 1851-2005, fully searchable cover to cover; includes full text and full image, as well as advertising.&nbs 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.  The Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to display full-text and images.
Note: The direct link for the Historical New York Times will be at the bottom of the ProQuest database list.

InfoTrac custom newspapers Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Full-text of English language newspapers from the United States and the world.

NewsBank America's Newspapers Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Fulltext of the New York Times (1985-current), The Post-Standard [Syracuse] (1986-current), Syracuse Herald-Journal (1986-2001), The Times Union (1986-current), plus other New York and United States newspapers. It also includes America's Obituaries and Death Notices.

ProQuest newspapers Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
32 newspapers; incl. the former Newspaper Abstracts Complete.
Note: Scroll down to select the newspaper/s you wish to search.

Web Sites

Industry Information Resources and Reports from Valuation Resources Unrestricted Resource
Industry Information Resouces is a free resource guide to industry resources and data for over 400 industries Individual pages for each industry list resources and data available from trade associations, publications, and research firms which address subjects such as industry overview, issues, trends, and outlook, financial information and financial ratios, compensation and salary surveys, and business valuation resources. Individual industries are listed below by industry category and SIC code. Note: Not all resources are free.

Business Journalism.org : tutorials Unrestricted Resource 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.

National Association for Business Economics-Links Unrestricted Resource
This set of links is a guide to useful and interesting information in the field of business economics. Includes micro & macro data, international links, Finance news, Federal Reserve, economic blogs and more.

Yahoo Finance Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Find busness news, market news, indices, information on companies and industries including stock price, charts, etc.

Yahoo Industry Center Unrestricted Resource
Links to a wide variety of news, information sources and statistics updated daily.

CorpWatch.org Unrestricted Resource
CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. We work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice.

Bloomberg Unrestricted Resource
Get news, stocks quotes, etc. for both domestic and international markets

CSRwire.com Unrestricted Resource
The leading source of corporate responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and news.

Trendwatching.com Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
TRENDWATCHING.COM and its 3,000+ trendspotters scan the US, Canada, European Union, Japan, South Korea, India, South Africa, Australia, Brazil and 50 other nations & regions for hot, emerging consumer trends and related new business ideas. Free monthly bulletin briefings are archived back to first issue (November 2002). 

Dissertations

Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available

Contains full-text theses and dissertations from colleges and universities around the world. NDLTD is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations. 1998 - present.


Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance - 2nd edition Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only 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.

Encyclopedia of Small Business. Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Articles on financing, financial planning, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, and human resource issues.

Government Information

NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) Unrestricted Resource
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

Survey of Current Business Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Bureau of Economic Analysis monthly journal presents summary estimates and analyses of U.S. economic activity. Includes the "Business Situation," a review of recent economic developments, regular and special articles about the national, regional, and international economic accounts and related topics. Latest estimates of the national income and product accounts every month.

SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Unrestricted Resource
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.

Thomas - Legislative Information Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Database of United States legislative information including: bills, resolutions, the Congressional Record, treaties, Committee Reports, Public Laws, Roll Call Votes, etc.

Federal Register via GPO Access Unrestricted Resource
Lists U.S. federal agency announcements and information, such as presidential documents, executive orders, agency meetings, grant opportunities, and proposed federal regulations.  Published by 10 a.m. (EST) every business day.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Executive department rules codified from the Federal Register.

Europa : European Union On-Line Unrestricted Resource
Gateway to European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Go to the Documents tab to connect to EUR-LEX (E.U. Law), the Bulletin of the E.U., and other agency materials.

freepatentsonline Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
The database contains all patents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since number 4,000,000. New patents are published by the USPTO every Tuesday, and are automatically added to the database. Images may be viewed from the patent text pages in either the AlternaTIFF or PDF formats. Covers 1976 (December 28) to the present.

Handbooks & Guides

Bplans.com Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
A business planning resource for small business - includes sample business plans and marketing plans.

Business Plans Handbook
Call Number: Ref. HD62.7 .B865
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries. Volumes 1-4 in reference collection. Volumes 5-10 available online.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 5 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 6 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 7 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 8 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 9 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Plans Handbook - vol. 10 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.

Business Journalism.org : tutorials Unrestricted Resource 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 Plan Database (SBA) Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Sample business plans for a variety of business types. Developed by the Small Business Administration.

Codes of Professional Responsibility: Ethical Standards in Business, Health, and Law
Call Number: REF BJ1725 .C57 1999
Unrestricted Resource
Compiles the codes of ethics published by major professional organizations.

Images

Ad*Access Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
From Duke University Library's J.W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History, this database contains 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. & Canadian newspapers and magazines from 1911-1955. Main subject areas include: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II. Ads can be searched or browsed.

Local

IthacaNet Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Community networking in Central New York

Statistics/Data

Economic Data - FRED II-Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Unrestricted Resource
Federal Reserve Economic data. A database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED® II you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.

Survey of Current Business Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Bureau of Economic Analysis monthly journal presents summary estimates and analyses of U.S. economic activity. Includes the "Business Situation," a review of recent economic developments, regular and special articles about the national, regional, and international economic accounts and related topics. Latest estimates of the national income and product accounts every month.

Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor Unrestricted Resource
Detailed releases of a wide variety of economic statistics including: Consumer Price Index (CPI), productivity, consumer spending, wages and earnings, employment/unemployement, inflation among others.

EDGAR Database (Securities and Exchange Commission) Unrestricted Resource 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.

SEC Info Unrestricted Resource 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.

International Financial Statistics (International Monetary Fund) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Time series data for major economic aggregates as well as current data on exchange rates, international liquidity, international banking, currency, interest rates, prices, production, trade, government accounts, GDP, and national accounts.
Note: Limited to 5 simultaneous users

Value Line Investment Survey Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only 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.


Call Number: REF HG4501 .V26
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available

County Business Patterns Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
An annual series from the Census Bureau that provides subnational economic data by industry. Data is useful for analyzing market potential, measuring the effectiveness of sales and advertising programs, setting sales quotas, and developing budgets.

Polling the Nations Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only polling_nations_guide.pdf Some full text available
A compilation of public opinion surveys, containing the full text of questions and responses from 14,000 surveys from 1986 to the present in the United States and more than 80 other countries. Each record includes the polling organization responsible for the poll, the sample size and the date the poll was released.
Note: NOTE: LIMITED TO 4 SIMULTANEOUS USERS.

PollingReport.com Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Provides summary-level highlights from recent national polls, and includes some historical comparative data (1985- present). Primary subjects include politics and policy, business/economics, and the American scene.

American Time Use Survey Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) collects information on how people living in the United States spend their time in various activities, including eating and drinking, personal care, shopping, family care and child care, religious practice and organizational work, leisure and sports, mail, email, and telephone communication.