These databases will help you find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, books, book chapters, statistics, and more. If you are not sure of your topic, start with Academic Search Complete.
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Business Source Complete
Remote Access
Business Source Enhanced Interface
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's and other TexShare institutions' computers and computing accounts.
- Contains active, peer-reviewed, business journals with indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886. Fulltext is offered for more than 2,000 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
- Academic Search Complete Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's and other TexShare institutions' computers and computing accounts.
- Interdisciplinary database of journals and magazines with full text available for many titles. Other Interdisciplinary Databases may also be useful.
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Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Business
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Directories of journals in business including information on style, format, topic areas, review process, acceptance rate, and publication fees charged by journals in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing
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Economia y Negocios
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's and other TexShare institutions' computers and computing accounts.
- The result of a collaborative effort between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados), this continuously updated bibliographic database is a tool for research conducted in the areas of business and economics.
- Global Road Warrior Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Practical information for business people and travelers about each country in the world
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IBISWorld
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Reports on over 700 US industries and numerous global industry reports. Also includes over 700 US industry risk rating reports and information on over 8000 publicly-traded US companies.
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JSTOR
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- A respected interdisciplinary database of leading academic journals in full text
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KLD Socrates
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- In-depth company profiles of about 4000 companies analyzing the environmental, social and governance performance for all companies on the Standard and Poor's 500,
Russell 3000, and KLD's Domini 400 Social Index, as well as coverage of all globally publicly traded companies involved in controversial business issues such as abortion,
adult entertainment, alcohol, contraceptives, firearms, gambling, military weapons, nuclear power, and tobacco.
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Lexis-Nexis
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Legal codes and cases; company financial information; full text magazine and newspaper articles.
Documentation and a source list for the database are available.
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Morningstar
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Provides reports, screening, and comparison of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs
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NetAdvantage (Standard and Poor's)
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Information on companies from Standard & Poor's such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports and Fund Reports.
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Project Muse
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Searchable access to a selection of prestigious journals in the humanities and social sciences. The library's subscription includes fulltext access to a subset of the full collection.
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Regional Business News
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's and other TexShare institutions' computers and computing accounts.
- Newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world including A&G Information, Africa News Service,
Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, PR Newswire, Business News Wire,
Canadian Corporate News, News Bytes News Network and Phillips Business Information Highlights
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ScienceDirect
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- The full text of 1400 journals in the physical sciences and engineering, life sciences and medicine, social sciences and psychology/counseling.
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Stat-USA
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- A variety of databases with economic and trade information, including the National Trade Data Bank. You must get a password
at the Reference Desk and use this service in the Library. We have only one password at this time. If you are not a member of the
St. Mary's community and need to use these resources, contact the Documents Librarian.
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Wall Street Journal
Remote Access
Access restricted to St. Mary's computers and computing accounts.
- Searchable full text of the Eastern edition of the Wall Street Journal, January 2, 1984 to the present.
More Business Databases
- General
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BNET: Business on the Internet
- Searchable full text guides, case studies, and directories available fulltext with free registration to students and academics.
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Fortune Magazine's Lists
- Includes Fortune's various business-related listing including the Fortune 500, Fortune Power 50, 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, Top 100 MBA Employers, Top Companies for Leaders,
and 100 Best Companies to Work For, etc.
- Accounting
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AICPA Authoritative Standards for Auditors of Non-Issuers
- Full-text access to the AICPA Statements on Auditing Standards, the AICPA Statements on Standards for
Attestation Engagements; and the AICPA Statements on Quality Control Standards.
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FASB Accounting Standards Codification
- Access to U.S. GAAP on the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) website. Students in St. Mary's University accounting program may contact the School of Business for access to the full Codifcation.
FASB also offers limited free access with registration.
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Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
- "The PCAOB is a private-sector, non-profit corporation, created by
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
to oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest
in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports." The site includes free full-text access
to PCAOB standards and related rules.
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RAW: Rutgers Accounting Web
- Includes links to international and national accounting organizations, the Big 4 accounting firms, state CPA associations, and
other accounting websites. Also includes career opportunities and tax information.
- Articles
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Bizjournals
- Searchable full-text articles from 35 regional business journals, including the
San Antonio Business Journal.
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Social Science Research Network: SSRN
- Specialized research network which includes a large Abstract Database of scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers as well as an Electronic Paper Collection of over 190,000
full-text papers. Business areas covered include accounting, corporate governance, economics, entrepreneurship, finance/legal, information systems, management, marketing, and negotiations.
Companies
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AnnualReports.com
- Searchable database of downloadable annual report
- EDGAR
- The Securities and Exchange Commission's database of the 10-K, 20-F, proxy statements, and other financial filings of public
companies. The SEC also provides a quick tutorial and
guide for investors.
- SEDAR
- Publicly-accessible information and documents filed with the securities commissions by Canadian public companies and mutual
funds as well as related third parties; similar to EDGAR in the U.S.; some files must be downloaded while others can be viewed online.
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ThomasNet: powered by ThomasRegister and ThomasRegional
- Searchable directory of manufacturers, industrial products, and suppliers.
Economics
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Archive of the History of Economic Thought
- Bibliography of important authors on economics linked to the full text of the works.
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International Monetary Fund Publications and
Working Papers
- Over 200 full text IMF publications, listed by title, and over 130 full text IMF working papers, in no particular order.
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LatinFocus: The Leading Source for Latin American Economies
- Includes the "latest available data from government sources, economic forecasts, market analysis covering economic performance,
political risk assessments and financial market developments." Countries included are: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
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National Bureau of Economic Research
- From this page you can search an index of NBER working papers by keyword(s), author, title, and paper number and
search a catalog of NBER books.
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RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
- Database of working papers, journal articles, book and chapter listings, and software components. Some materials are full-text,
but some entries include only abstracts.
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RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
- Website sponsored by American Economic Association that lists over 1,500 online economics sites
of interest to economists, academics, and the general public. The resources must offer a "substantial" amount of information to be
included in RFE.
Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship.org
This site, sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, provides original articles on entrepreneurship topics and collects
links to freely available online resources on entrepreneurship. Content includes research on entrepreneurship, policy reports, videos, podcasts, and more.
SCORE: Counselors to America's Small Business
The Service Corps of Retired Executives supports by offering counseling, information resources, and workshops. The website includes
informative articles, counseling services by email, disaster advice, local chapter locations, and links to calculators, software,
business plans, trade shows, and other business resources.
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA offers detailed information on starting, financing, and managing a business. Also includes information on local SBA offices,
small business statistics, guides to business leads and government contracting, and disaster recovery information.
Ethics
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Better Business Bureau Online
- Search for complaints about a company or charity. Also provides information on filing a complaint. You many also want to search
the Central Texas Better Business Bureau for San Antonio area companies.
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Business Ethics
- Annotated list of ethics resources on the Internet. Includes articles, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional
organizations and associations, and resources and centers.
Finance and Investments
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Big Charts
- Select stocks, mutual funds, or indexes and get a chart of past prices. Can also choose a stock, mutual fund, or index and date
and get a historical quote for that date.
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CNN/Money
- Website covers financial, business, and investment news with information on commodities, currencies, interest rates, US and world
markets. Also covers personal interest topics such as budgeting, mortgages, employee stock options, insurance, estate planning, etc.
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Currency Converter
- Converts between 164 different currencies. You choose the two currencies and the date of the exchange.
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Stock Exchanges
- Links to stock exchanges throughout the world; categorized by region and country; produced by the University of Chicago Library.
Human Resources
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Human Resources and the Internet
- Guide to freely available web resources of use to students and HR practitioners. Produced by the Catherwood Library at Cornell University's ILR School.
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HR-Guide.com
- Directory of online resources on various HR topics. Topics include selection/staffing, compensation, employment law, job analysis,
training and development, benefits, performance appraisals, labor, safety, etc. The site also provides links to the EEOC, education
opportunities, and testing resources online.
Industries
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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- A U.S. Census Bureau site providing access to latest NAICS manual. Searchable.
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
- Search the 1987 SIC system by code or keyword.
Information Systems
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Brint.com
- Well known site for information about e-business, technology, and knowledge management. Includes portals to articles, websites,
directories, forums, and discussion groups on a variety of IS topics.
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Management Information Systems Research Center Working Papers (U. of Minnesota)
- The MISRC Working Paper Series makes new research available online, in advance of its publication in conferences, journals and books.
Insurance
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Insurance Information Institute (III)
- This website provides detailed information about insurance including articles, industry analysis, statistics, directories, a
glossary of insurance terms, and other resources.
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Insure.com
- Searchable information on insurance (auto, home, life, annuities, ratings). Locate information such as auto theft rates for
various cities, collision, data, injury data, thefts by auto model, ratings for insurance companies, and much more.
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Texas Department of Insurance
- Access agent, consumer, industry news and assistance from the Texas Department of Insurance.
International Business
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CAROL: Company Annual Reports On-Line
- Annual report database for companies in Europe and the US. Free registration required.
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Europages: European Business Directory
- Search for directory information on European companies from 35 countries by subject or company name.
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GlobalEdge
- Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University (MSU-CIBER), GlobalEdge
offers detailed country profiles, a directory of international business resources (including the Country Commercial Guides), economic
statistics, academic research and teaching aids, and other resources.
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Tradeport
- Offers information on international trade including trade leads, international market research reports, and exporting/importing
information. Tradeport also offers extensive information about trade in specific
countries.
Marketing
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Advertising World (U. of Texas Austin)
- A comprehensive directory of advertising and marketing links of interest to students, marketing faculty, and marketing professionals.
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KnowThis.com
- A "resource and reference site for those involved in marketing, market research, advertising, selling, promotion, and other marketing-related areas." Includes articles and tutorials as well as links to magazines and newspapers, reference tools, professional organizations, and other websites.
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