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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.
Business Source Complete       Remote Access
Business Source Enhanced Interface       Remote Access
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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
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Interdisciplinary database of journals and magazines with full text available for many titles. Other Interdisciplinary Databases may also be useful.

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Business      Remote Access
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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

Economia y Negocios      Remote Access
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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
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Practical information for business people and travelers about each country in the world

IBISWorld      Remote Access
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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.

JSTOR      Remote Access
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A respected interdisciplinary database of leading academic journals in full text

KLD Socrates      Remote Access
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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.

Lexis-Nexis      Remote Access
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Legal codes and cases; company financial information; full text magazine and newspaper articles. Documentation and a source list for the database are available.

Morningstar      Remote Access
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Provides reports, screening, and comparison of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs

NetAdvantage (Standard and Poor's)      Remote Access
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Information on companies from Standard & Poor's such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports and Fund Reports.

Project Muse      Remote Access
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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.

Regional Business News      Remote Access
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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

ScienceDirect       Remote Access
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The full text of 1400 journals in the physical sciences and engineering, life sciences and medicine, social sciences and psychology/counseling.

Stat-USA      Remote Access
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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.

Wall Street Journal      Remote Access
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Searchable full text of the Eastern edition of the Wall Street Journal, January 2, 1984 to the present.


More Business Databases

General

BNET: Business on the Internet
Searchable full text guides, case studies, and directories available fulltext with free registration to students and academics.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Bizjournals
Searchable full-text articles from 35 regional business journals, including the San Antonio Business Journal.

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

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.

ThomasNet: powered by ThomasRegister and ThomasRegional
Searchable directory of manufacturers, industrial products, and suppliers.

Economics

Archive of the History of Economic Thought
Bibliography of important authors on economics linked to the full text of the works.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Currency Converter
Converts between 164 different currencies. You choose the two currencies and the date of the exchange.

Stock Exchanges
Links to stock exchanges throughout the world; categorized by region and country; produced by the University of Chicago Library.

Human Resources

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Texas Department of Insurance
Access agent, consumer, industry news and assistance from the Texas Department of Insurance.

International Business

CAROL: Company Annual Reports On-Line
Annual report database for companies in Europe and the US. Free registration required.

Europages: European Business Directory
Search for directory information on European companies from 35 countries by subject or company name.

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.

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

Advertising World (U. of Texas Austin)
A comprehensive directory of advertising and marketing links of interest to students, marketing faculty, and marketing professionals.

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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