Research By Subject: Business
Books: Use the Library Catalog
LexisNexis Academic 
Contains full-text news, business, and legal information.
Business Source Elite
An index and full-text source of peer-reviewed business journals and trade publications.
Academic Search Premier 
Index and full text of magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines. This is usually a good place to start your research.
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals 
DOAJ is a database of more than 4,000 open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Jstor
An electronic repository of full-text journals in a variety of disciplines, Jstor includes the full text of journals starting from the origin of their publication, but typically does not have the most recent 2-5 years.
MasterFILE Premier
A general, interdisciplinary database that contains an index and full-text for periodicals, primary source documents, and ebooks.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 35 national & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 375 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
Regional Business News
Contains regional business newspapers, newswires, and journals.
Business Source Elite
Access 30,000+ MarketLine Company Profiles (click "Company Profiles" at the top of the screen), which provide company overview and description, history, major products and services, top competitors, and locations and subsidiaries. Some profiles include SWOT analysis and revenue analysis.
Barron's
Website for Barron's weekly financial magazine, which offers access to the weekly edition, business news, and stock information. Entering a company name into the website search box provides "Companies & Quotes" option, which leads to up-to-date company information as well as historical stock information and sections about the company and other financial information.
Note: Most recent four or five print issues of Barron's are available in the Current Periodicals section at the Library. Ask at the desk for older issues.
Forbes
Website for the bimonthly magazine with core topics including business, technology, stock markets, personal finance, and lifestyle. Forbes periodically compiles lists of people and companies with certain characteristics (e.g. America's Largest Private Companies). Searching the website for a company name provides basic company information, including its placement on any Forbes lists.
Fortune Magazine
Bi-weekly magazine specializing in business, investment, career, management and small business information, also home of the Fortune 500 along with other rankings. Searching the website for a company name or stock symbol provides a CNN Money summary page about the company, including recent stock performance, news, growth & valuation, and recent stock performance of selected competitors.
Note: Full text of Fortune Magazine issues are available via Business Source Elite.
EDGAR (database of SEC filings)
EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering Analysis And Retrieval) is the SEC's management database of company information.
Strauss's Handbook of Business Information
Valuable resource for figuring out where to look for the business information that you need. The first seven chapters cover business information according to the formats in which it is made available. The second part of the book covers specific topics within the area of business. Included are chapters on marketing; money, credit, and banking; and the many aspects of investment ranging from stocks through bonds, mutual funds, and futures and options.
Call Number: REF Z7164.C81 S7796 2012
Global Road Warrior
Global Road Warrior provides detailed cultural, social, political, and business information and statistics for 175 countries.
globalEDGE Global Insights
Provides international business and trade information on over 200 countries, the 50 U.S. states, as well as nearly two dozen industry sectors, and many of the world’s trade blocs.
Oxford Guide to Countries of the World
Provides a wealth of information for every country in the world. Each entry gives a brief history and outlines contemporary social, economic, political and religious issues. In addition, for each country there is a clear map and a quick-reference fact box containing data and statistics including languages, population, GDP, capital city, life expectancy, and more.
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Oxford Dictionary of Business and Management
Wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains 7,000 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation.
Oxford Dictionary of Accounting
Provides definitions of the latest financial jargon along with comprehensive coverage of financial accounting, financial reporting, management accounting, direct and indirect taxation, corporate finance, and auditing. Coverage is international, and includes worked examples of difficult concepts and feature entries on key topics.
Oxford Dictionary of Finance and Banking
Covers the vocabulary used in banking, money markets, foreign exchanges, public and government finance, and private investment and borrowing, and much more. Recommended up-to-date web links for many entries provide valuable extra information.
Oxford Handbook of International Financial Terms
Comprehensive and up-to-date reference book on the world of finance. Numerous examples to show how particular calculations and instruments are used; details are also given of acronyms, currencies, and major markets.
Ebsco Ebook Collection 
The library's collection of downloadable ebooks.
BookBoon eBooks: Business
Free ebooks on business topics such as accounting, communication skills, finance, management, marketing, organization, sales, and software products like Microsoft Office.
Note: Ebook download requires you to provide an email address.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.
FedStats.gov
FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the federal government without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.
Statistical Abstract of the United States: Business Enterprise
United States Census Bureau information about business topics, including data on the number, type, and size of businesses; financial data of domestic and multinational U.S. corporations; business investments, expenditures, and profits; and sales and inventories.
Census.gov: Business & Industry
Economic and industry data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau from numerous government surveys and reports.
Economic Indicators
Economic Indicators.gov is brought to you by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Our mission is to provide timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The industry codes developed by the census bureau.
SIFMA Statistics
Statistics and data pertaining to financial markets and the economy from SIFMA (Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association).
Bloomberg: Markets
Overview of current business news including stock prices, news, and commodity and industry trends.
Google Finance
An aggregator of current business news including stock prices, histories, and trends.
Wall Street Journal MarketWatch
Market information including currency, bond, and commodities news and data, market and sector indexes, and interactive charts. Searching a company's stock symbol provides a summary of that company's recent stock performance.
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