Articles
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| ABI/INFORM (via ProQuest) | Contains over 3,000 worldwide business periodicals that provides coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. |
| Academic Search Elite o (via EBSCO) | This database offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more. Academic Search Premier is an enormous collection of the most valuable peer-reviewed full text journals, offering critical information from many sources unique to this database. |
Business Source Completeo
(via EBSCO) | Provides full text for nearly 8,200 business serials including Harvard Business Review. Additional full text content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analysis. |
| Proquesto | Provides full text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Offers access to scholarly and general interest literature in business, social sciences, science and technology, and humanities. [Proquest LibGuide] |
| H. W. Wilson OmniFile Full Text | This general database contains full-text articles from thousands of different journals in a variety of subjects including the social sciences and business. Its easy to use search screen and results page helps you easily perform and organize your research. In addition, it contains many unique publications and journals not found in the other article databases. |
| SAGE Premier | The SAGE Premier database includes leading international peer-reviewed titles, including high-impact research journals published on behalf of over 245 scholarly and professional societies. SAGE journals cover a wide range of subject areas, including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. |
| PAIS Internationalo | This Public Affairs Information Service database contains over 500,000 citations and references in the areas of public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations from 1972 to the present day. Also included in this database is the PAIS Archive which covers the years 1915 to 1976, providing historical perspective on the social and public policies that shaped our present world. |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic o | Provides full-text and abstracts on a broad range of subjects including reference materials, accounting, economics, finance, human resource development, legal research, management, marketing and e-business, medical, news. Provides company reports and access to Hoover's Reports. |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets o | LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated.
Note: If your computer does not currently have Java installed, you will be prompted to install it the first time you access the DataSets service. |
| Emerald Management eJournalso | Articles from select management journals covering human resource management, information management, marketing, and e-business. |
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)o
(via EBSCO) | Provides access to the world's largest source of education information. |
| NBER Working Papers | Provides unbiased economic research for public policymakers, business professionals and the academic community.Provides unbiased economic research for public policymakers, business professionals and the academic community. |
| PsycArticles o | Full-text articles from over 40 journals in general and specialized basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology. |
| PubMed (National Library of Medicine) | Provides citations and full text in all areas of medicine, nursing, health services administration, nutrition and the preclinical sciences. [Note: no login required.] |
| CQ Researcher Plus Archive | These full-text reports offer unbiased opinions and research on a variety of controversial and current events. Each report contains a synopsis and discussion of the issue, a pro/con section and bibliography. |
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Company Financial Data and Filings
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| CoreReference | CoreReference provides financial data on U.S. publicly traded companies. "CoreReference allows you to sift through the fundamentals of public companies using a variety of financial, pricing, valuation, executive name and compensation criteria. There are standard reports for quick display of detailed as-reported annual and quarterly financial statements, stock price charts and company lists, annual and quarterly business segment financials, officer & director information and summaries of stock ownership, dividends and short interest. CoreReference is updated on a daily basis to provide latest stock price data and pricing calculations data." (Quote from http://www.hemscottdata.com/products.html, retrieved September 26, 2007) |
| OneSource | OneSource provides access to financial information for over 3.7 million global companies, 45,000 of which are public; annual reports, ratio data, executive information, analyst reports, and recent developments are all available in this database, among many other features. Financial data can be downloaded and exported into Excel. Note: to access OneSource, click on "Search More info" next to International Databases; or, select "International Databases from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen. |
| SEC Filings (via Edgar) | Public company filings required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) archived back to 1993. [Note: no login required.] |
| ValueLine | Provides investment analysis, research and advice on 1,700 stocks and 90 industries. Research for options, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center | Tracks mutual funds, stocks and other managed investments. Screens more than 18,000 stocks and funds using dozens of criteria and provides analyst opinions on 1000 stocks and 2000 funds. |
| Standard & Poor's Net Advantage | Search for surveys of U.S. industries, financial and directory information on U.S. companies and profiles of mutual funds. |
| Capital Changes Reporter | Capital Changes Reporter provides a chronological list of dividends, stock splits, name changes, mergers, acquisitions, and other changes in corporate capital and debt structure for public companies in the USA and selected international companies. Access Note: Click the Capital Changes tab on the CCH Internet Research NetWork home page. |
| Lexis-Nexis Statisticalo | Provides detailed abstracts to statistics produced by the U.S. Government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies and universities. |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets o | LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated.
Note: If your computer does not currently have Java installed, you will be prompted to install it the first time you access the DataSets service. |
| Mintel | Offers extensive market research reports covering the US and International marketplace. Reports combine data & analysis of the competitive branding landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. You must create a personal profile in Mintel to access the database; any email address can be used to do this, simply follow the link to "create a personal profile." |
| ThomasNet | Provides information on industries, companies, products, and brands. Search by company, brand, or product, and by state or province. [Note: no login required.] |
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Country Information
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit | Provides statistics and reports about political, economic and business climates of more than 180 countries and regions. Includes industry sector reports, country profiles, country commerce, country finance, market indicators, and forecasts. |
| IMF Publications | Provides access to International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications including periodicals, series and books. [Note: no login required.] |
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Statistics
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| Lexis-Nexis Statisticalo | Provides detailed abstracts to statistics produced by the U.S. Government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies and universities. |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets o | LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated.
Note: If your computer does not currently have Java installed, you will be prompted to install it the first time you access the DataSets service. |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | This compendium includes statistics for the United States from the Nineteenth Century to the recent past. Categories available include: Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure, Economic Sectors, and Governance. This is the definitive resource for Historical Statistics. |
Global Market Information Databaseo
(via Euromonitor) | Provides statistics and reports on national and international consumer and industrial markets, company profiles, lifestyle indicators and analysis, and country demographic, economic and marketing statistics. |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit | Provides statistics and reports about political, economic and business climates of more than 180 countries and regions. Includes industry sector reports, country profiles, country commerce, country finance, market indicators, and forecasts. |
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Industry Information
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| CoreReference | CoreReference provides financial data on U.S. publicly traded companies. "CoreReference allows you to sift through the fundamentals of public companies using a variety of financial, pricing, valuation, executive name and compensation criteria. There are standard reports for quick display of detailed as-reported annual and quarterly financial statements, stock price charts and company lists, annual and quarterly business segment financials, officer & director information and summaries of stock ownership, dividends and short interest. CoreReference is updated on a daily basis to provide latest stock price data and pricing calculations data." (Quote from http://www.hemscottdata.com/products.html, retrieved September 26, 2007) |
| IBISWorld USAo | The IBISWorld USA Industry Reports Database provides access to information on many industries in the US Economy including over 700 reports categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Each IBISWorld USA report is updated every four months and provides an overview of the industry, competitor information, market share data, and more. |
Global Market Information Databaseo
(via Euromonitor) | Provides statistics and reports on national and international consumer and industrial markets, company profiles, lifestyle indicators and analysis, and country demographic, economic and marketing statistics. |
| Standard & Poor's Net Advantage | Search for surveys of U.S. industries, financial and directory information on U.S. companies and profiles of mutual funds. |
| ValueLine | Provides investment analysis, research and advice on 1,700 stocks and 90 industries. Research for options, exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. [Note: no login required.] |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center | Tracks mutual funds, stocks and other managed investments. Screens more than 18,000 stocks and funds using dozens of criteria and provides analyst opinions on 1000 stocks and 2000 funds. |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit | Provides statistics and reports about political, economic and business climates of more than 180 countries and regions. Includes industry sector reports, country profiles, country commerce, country finance, market indicators, and forecasts. |
| Mintel | Offers extensive market research reports covering the US and International marketplace. Reports combine data & analysis of the competitive branding landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. You must create a personal profile in Mintel to access the database; any email address can be used to do this, simply follow the link to "create a personal profile." |
| Lexis-Nexis Academico | Provides full-text and abstracts on a broad range of subjects including reference materials, accounting, economics, finance, human resource development, legal research, management, marketing and e-business, medical, news. Provides company reports and access to Hoover's Reports. |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets o | LexisNexis Statistical DataSets provides fast and easy one-stop shopping to more than 5.3 billion (and growing) data points from licensed and public domain datasets. Sources of data include local, state and international governments and organizations. Datasets allows you to customize the data by selecting subjects, variable(s) of interest, and the ability to view your data in side-by-side tables, charts and even maps. Datasets also provides quick graphs and chats for statistics in the news, and when you download or print, you are given citation information from where the data originated.
Note: If your computer does not currently have Java installed, you will be prompted to install it the first time you access the DataSets service. |
| OneSource | OneSource provides access to financial information for over 3.7 million global companies, 45,000 of which are public; annual reports, ratio data, executive information, analyst reports, and recent developments are all available in this database, among many other features. Financial data can be downloaded and exported into Excel. Note: to access OneSource, click on "Search More info" next to International Databases; or, select "International Databases from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen. |
| Business Source Completeo (via EBSCO) | Provides full text for nearly 8,200 business serials including Harvard Business Review. Additional full text content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analysis. |
| CorpTech Directory | CorpTech Directory provides information on over 95,000 technology companies. Search by company name, industry, geography, company size, industry executives, products, and more. |
| Export.gov | Resources include 100,000 industry and country-specific reports and web sites. Reports include country commercial guides, industry sector analysis, marketing insights, best markets, and industry/regional reports. [Note: no login required.] |
| ThomasNet | Provides information on industries, companies, products, and brands. Search by company, brand, or product, and by state or province. [Note: no login required.] |
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Reference Materials
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| Accounting Research Manager | Accounting Research Manager (ARM) from CCH is a comprehensive financial reporting database providing materials designed to help solve accounting issues. ARM contains the full-text of the most important documents produced by the FASB, AICPA, EITF, and IASB. In addition, ARM contains accounting, auditing, government, and regulatory information. |
| Bartleby.com | Contains over 300 titles of books online, including reference, verse, fiction and non-fiction. [Note: no login required.] |
| BNA Human Resources Library | Provides coverage of workplace issues including federal/state compliance requirements, key state laws and regulations, and tips on writing, implementing work rules and policies. |
| Catalog of Nonprofit Literature | Contains more than 22,000 citations, including some descriptive abstracts, covering the literature of nonprofits and philanthropy. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica On-Lineo | The online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Additional features include an atlas, historical features and the year in review. |
| Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, Second Edition | Over 300 encyclopedia entries related to Public Administration and Public Policy. New articles are added on a quarterly basis. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides electronic access to the latest editions of several encyclopedias: Encyclopedia of American Industries; Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries; Encyclopedia of Global Industries; and West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Each title is searched by the default search option; to only search the business materials, you can limit your subject to "business." |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | This compendium includes statistics for the United States from the Nineteenth Century to the recent past. Categories available include: Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure, Economic Sectors, and Governance. This is the definitive resource for Historical Statistics. |
| IGI Global's Reference E-Access Collection | IGI Global's Reference E-Access Collection provides access to over a dozen information technology reference materials. Topics include knowledge management, e-commerce, and mobile technologies, among others. GGU access is limited to the titles in bold, at the top of the list. Titles can be browsed independently or searched together, in either the basic or advanced search options. |
| SRDS | SRDS provides access to two great Marketing Reference books: Business Publication Advertising Source and Consumer Magazine Advertising Source. Find advertising rates and contact information for business publications and consumer magazines. NOTE: Currently, some SRDS services require the Internet Explorer web browser. If you have problems using SRDS, please try accessing it with Internet Explorer. |
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Dissertations
| DATABASE | DESCRIPTION |
| Golden Gate University Online Catalog | You can search the GGU Library Catalog for all GGU dissertations, available in both print and microform. [Note: no login required.] |
| Dissertations & Theseso | Provides citations and information for doctoral dissertations and master's theses ranging from the first U.S. dissertation accepted in 1861, to those recently accepted.
GGU dissertations submitted since 1997 are available full text online. |
Note: Databases marked with an o are available to Law Students for remote access.
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Prospective Students
