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Article Databases and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Applied Science & Business Periodicals Retrospective   Indexes seven decades of articles on important events, issues and trends in the history of business and industry (including the complete file of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957), plus historical sources in the applied science and technology field for the 20th Century. Covers more than 2,000 periodicals that include more than 4.5 million articles. An excellent resource for tracking down important studies, exploring historical controversies, finding papers by innovators, researching the development of a particular technology, and more.
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Business Source Premier  This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Use this popular research database to find business articles from 2100 journals and magazines in marketing, management, information technology, operations, human resources, accounting, finance and economics dating back to 1965. Additional company and industry profiles from Datamonitor are included along with country analysis the Economist Intelligence Unit, Business Monitor International, CountryWatch, Icon Group, PRS and other publishers. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| EconLit Contains bibliographic citations and selected abstracts to the professional and scholarly literature in the field of economics and allied disciplines, including journals, books, chapters in books, conference proceedings and dissertations.
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| Google Scholar Connect to Google Scholar through the Libraries' web site to gain off-campus access to all the articles and journals in full text in the Libraries. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web. To connect to the full text, click "FindIt@U of M Twin Cities" in your Google Scholar search results. Learn more: Google Scholar FAQ
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| JSTOR Full text of academic journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR provides complete journal backruns from the date of initial publication. Note: It does NOT include the most recent 2 to 5 years.
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| Sage Research Methods Online SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO) is a tool designed to help you create research projects and understand the methods behind them. SRMO's new taxonomy of over 1,400 unique methods terms links to authoritative content, including: Over 600 books; Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks; The entire "Little Green Book" and "Little Blue Book" series; Two major works collating a selection of journal articles; Newly commissioned videos.
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| Social Science Research Network Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 197,700 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 159,700 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
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| Web of Science (ISI) Indexes over 11,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Book Citation, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk(*).
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
| Factiva Large database of newspapers, newswires, business magazines and journals, transcripts, press photographs, and web content from media outlets. Worldwide coverage of 9000 sources in 22 languages. Includes financial information for publicly traded companies, stocks, funds, currencies, and common market indexes. Limited to 7 simultaneous users. Due to licensing restrictions, not all of the publications in Factiva are available for academic libraries. See this demo: How to Identify Blocked Titles in Factiva Or contact Factiva technical support at 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com if you have questions. If you are interested in setting up a weekly or monthly alert on a topic, please contact the Journalism Librarian. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic is a full text databases for news, business, and legal research. It includes sources for researching accounting, environmental studies, health and medical care, government and politics, people, consumer information, and countries worldwide. Locate company information, including the Hoovers Company Profiles.
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| MasterFile Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for 2700 titles. This database features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 357 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,132 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Regional Business News This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Full text coverage for regional business publications; Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Wall Street Journal Contains the full-text Wall Street Journal newspaper which has extensive coverage of stock
markets, finance, investments and business-oriented news.
Database version from Proquest includes business and financial news and analysis, company news, regular columns, special reports, articles on the national and world economy, editorials and opinion, interviews, and Reuters news stories. Excludes charts and free standing tabular data, such as stock tables and other exchange listings.
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| World News Connection Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports.
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Indexes, Other
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs
| Hathi Trust Digital Library The Hathi Trust is a reliable and increasingly comprehensive digital archive of library materials converted from print that is co-owned and managed by a number of academic institutions.
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| MNCAT (University of Minnesota library catalog) Search for books, conference proceedings, journals, maps, and other items in our collection.
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| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources
Accounting Standards
| Accounting Research Manager A comprehensive financial reporting knowledge base. Updated daily, it aims to help reduce the amount of time you spend conducting accounting and auditing research while enhancing the quality of your results; find insightful interpretations on GAAP, GAAS and Securities and Exchange Commission rules; keep up-to-date on current accounting, SEC, auditing, and government projects that may affect your company. A 20 minute tutorial is available describing the database contents and showing how to use the database effectively.
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Country Studies
| Country Commerce from the Economist Intelligence Unit Reference guides from the Economist Intellegence Unit to the operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 55 countries. Guidance on obtaining proper permits and registrations, protecting your intellectual property and complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce rules.
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Directories
| Million Dollar Database (Dun & Bradstreet) A directory from Dun & Bradstreet to private and public companies in the United States with 20+ employees or sales above one million dollars. Also includes international firms for most foreign countries with more than 100 employees. Use this directory to learn if a company is private or public and information about sales, number of employees, executives, and subsidiaries.
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| ReferenceUSA Major directories for residential listings, businesses, and nonprofits in the United States and Canada. A good directory for locating smaller firms and franchises. Search by a variety of criteria such as industry codes (SIC or NAICS), locations, size, etc. Download Limits: 250 records on campus and 100 records off-site. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia of management [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Financial Ratios
| eStatement Studies The online version of the RMA Annual Statement Studies. The Annual Statement Studies are a source of composite performance metrics derived directly from the financial statements of financial institutions’ borrowers and prospects. These financial statements come directly to RMA from its member institutions, which get their data straight from their customers. Includes Financial Ratio Benchmarks, Industry Default Probabilities and Cash Flow Measures, and individual NAICS downloads to Excel®.
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| Key Business Ratios Key Business Ratios, from Dun and Bradstreet, help you to assess how a business is doing compared to an industry or a competitor. The 14 key business ratios cover the critical areas of business performance --solvency, efficiency and profitability. They are broken down into median figures, with upper and lower quartiles. Ratios are arranged by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes -a four-digit number that classifies business establishments by defining the industries in which they do business.
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Financial Reports
| Mergent Online Profiles of public corporations around the world that includes summaries, company histories, property, financials, subsdiaries, joint ventures, long term, press release and annual reports. Pdf images of corporate annual reports for publicly traded US and foreign corporations are available going back to 1996. Access to SEC filings via EDGAR database are also included in Mergent Online. |
| ORBIS Financial and directory information for 50 million companies worldwide. Includes private and public companies in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, and North America.
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| ORBIS (via MINT GLOBAL interface) Directory and financial information on 50 million private and public companies worldwide.
Coverage includes 50,000 publicly quoted companies, nearly 30,000 banks, over 8,000 insurance companies,19 million European companies from 46 countries,15.5 million US and Canadian companies,6.5 million South and Central American companies,1.3 million Japanese companies 300,000 Chinese companies,and 220,000 African companies. See the instructions for downloading company profiles . See instructions for finding industry reports. |
| SEC: Corporate filings from the US Securities and Exchange Commission The SEC requires all public companies (except foreign companies and companies with
less than $10 million in assets and 500 shareholders) to file registration statements,
periodic reports, and other forms electronically through this site (formerly called EDGAR). Anyone can access
and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings
available from the SEC and instructions for searching the SEC database.
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| ThomsonOne Can be used with Internet Explorer ONLY, other browsers do not work. Please allow pop-ups, as this is necessary for proper display. Thomson ONE brings together company information from a variety of sources that are produced by Thomson Reuters. This includes company financials and filings, mergers and acquisition data and analyst reports. The following types of information are available: Company Overviews, Company News and Pricecharts, Corporate Governance (Takeover defense), Corporate financial fundamentals, Estimates (and earnings surprises), Debt overview, Company deals, Share ownership information, Company research (formerly Investext), Company financial filings, Officers and Directors.
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| WRDS: Wharton Research Data Service Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) is the leading, comprehensive, web-based business data research service used by academic, government, and non-profit institutions. Developed in 1993 to support faculty research at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the service has since evolved to become a common tool for research for over 280 institutions around the world. WRDS supports a global research community of over 20,000 users in 27 countries. This hosted data service has become the locus for quantitative data research and is recognized by the academic and financial research community around the world as the leading business intelligence tool. It provides access to more than 60 terabytes of financial data. Databases available at our institution through WRDS are: BankScope, Compustat, CRSP, Dealscan, Eventus, Execucomp, Hoovers Online, I/B/E/S, RiskMetrics, TAQ, Thomson Reuters.
The WRDS databases are not licensed through the U Libraries. They are licensed through the Carlson School of Management. Use of the databases is restricted to Carlson School of Management students and employees. |
General Reference Works
| Corporate Affiliations This directory is useful for researching the largest public and private companies worldwide. Corporate ownership information on 200,000 of the most prominent companies, subsidiaries and divisions. Includes historical data for the last 10 years on executives, sales, and the number of employees. Each company profile includes products, brands, and competitors along with the service agencies such as advertising and accounting.
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| Mergent WebReports Documents covering public corporations in over 100 countries. MergentWeb contains all the historical information recorded in Moody's Manuals dating back to the early 1900s. This archive is an excellent source of corporate history, business descriptions and financial statements.
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| Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Overviews, rankings and comparative statistics for major industries that provides detailed information on public companies such as stock reports, bonds, stock valuation annual reports, and other detailed fianancial statistics. NetAdvantage also includes investment services such as the advisory newsletter Outlook and screening directories for stocks, bonds and mutual funds. There are also directories for private companies and the Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives
Finding Comparative Statistics For Industries in NetAdvantage Finding Company Information in NetAdvantage [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| Business Plans Handbook A compilation of actual business plans developed by small businesses throughout North America.
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Industry Profiles
| IBIS World IBISWorld Industry Reports cover over 700 industries in agriculture, mining, energy, construction, manufacturing, retail, transportation, finance, real estate, health care, entertainment, food and other business services. Each report includes leading companies, products and markets, industry outlook, competitive landscape, segmentation, and key statistics. The library subscription includes access to industry reports for China.
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Market Research Surveys
| Mintel Market Research Database Market research reports on consumer products, services, and lifestyles. Each report describes the economic drivers, leading companies, market share, market size, trends, segmentation, and consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. Reports cover consumer markets in the USA and Europe. Requires setting up a personal account to access.
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| MRI Mediamark Reporter MRI contains demographic and psychographic data about consumers of products and brands that is useful for advertising campaigns along with data on categories of media. To access this data, register with your UMN email account information--see the handout Setting Up Your MRI Account. To learn how to navigate the data, view the tutorial on MRI Mediamark Reporter.
Mediamark is licensed by the the School of Journalism and Mass Communication for student assignments and faculty research at the University of Minnesota. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Passport GMID -Global Market Information Database Key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets, and consumers. Statistics on brands, companies and consumer products worldwide include market size and market share. Useful for researching global consumer markets with analysis of lifestyles for countries. Includes profiles and strategic information about companies that sell leading consumer goods.
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Security Analysts' Reports
| Investext Access using Internet Explorer (does not work with other browsers) Search for investment research featuring reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide. Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day. It also includes market research containing in-depth primary research and statistics, market trends, forecasts, segment analysis, and more. See also Investext Search Guide. This search guide is also available in PowerPoint format . [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Value line investment survey (Online) The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
It has three parts: The Ratings & Reports section contains one-page reports showing Value Line's Timeliness, Safety, and Technical ranks, financial and stock price forecasts for the coming 3 to 5 years, an analyst's written commentary, and more. The Summary & Index contains an index of all stocks in the publication as well as many up-to-date statistics. It also contains a variety of stock "screens" designed to help investors identify companies with various characteristics.
The Selection & Opinion section contains Value Line's latest economic and stock market forecasts, one-page write-ups about interesting and attractive stocks, model portfolios, and financial and stock market statistics. Also available in print in Wilson Library Reference, at: HG4501 .V262 Older issues are available on microfiche in Wilson Library Reference at the class number shown above. Guide for finding industry reports in the Value Line Investment Surveys |
Internet Resources
Electronic Texts
| Simmons Oneview Analyze consumer demographics for brands and products using the Simmons National Consumer Survey. Simmons Oneview is an online software program designed to create Crosstab reports on users to find target markets for advertising campaigns.
View this Simmons OneView tutorial to learn how create CrossTab reports. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Primary Source Materials
Reports
| ProQuest Historical Annual Reports Database offers corporate annual reports for U.S. companies from 1884 to the present. Key data (financial, Fortune 500 ranking, industry classification, key people, geographic location, auditor, and related companies) are indexed in the citation and can be searched. Reports can be browsed by company name, industry or date. Cross-searchable to other historical periodical databases.
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Statistics and Data
Corporate Financials
| Frost & Sullivan market research reports Frost & Sullivan's 1800 analysts and consultants cover more than 300 markets and 250,000 companies for industrial markets organized into categories for Aerospace and Defense, Automotive and Transportation, Chemicals, Materials, Food; Electronics and Security, Energy and Power Systems, Environment and Building Technologies, Healthcare and Medical Devices, Measurement and Instrumentation, Information and Communication Technologies, and Industrial Automation and Process Control.
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Statistical Guides
| ProQuest Statistical Insight Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. Comprised of three indexes--the American Statistics Index (ASI)--Index to International Statistics (IIS)-- and Statistical Resources Index (SRI) that give bibliographic citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text tables and web sites when available. The Government Publications Library has the companion microfiche collections which include copies of almost all the publications indexed in this database.
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Statistical Resources
| Global Financial Data The Global Financial Database is a collection of financial and economic data provided in ASCII or Excel format. There are 20,000 historical or current data series which may be downloaded directly from the web site. Global coverage includes stocks, bonds, treasury bills, interest rates, commodity prices, CPI, GDP, exchange rates, indexes, population and more.Choose "Login Anonymously" for library access. Guide for finding historical US stock prices using Global Financial Data. |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Style Manuals
| AMA Style Guide for Business Writing The American Management Association's syle guide for business writers.
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| Chicago Manual of Style Online The standard work and most comprehensive of the style manuals. All chapters are written for the electronic age, with advice on how to prepare and edit manuscripts online, handle copyright and permissions issues raised by new technologies, use the latest methods of preparing mathematical copy, and cite electronic and online sources.
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Library Information
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Telephone: 612-624-5073
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