Delivering over 6,800 journals, nearly 80% of which are in full-text, ABI/INFORM Complete is a comprehensive business database. Offering much more than journal content, this diverse solution provides the right mix of content types to meet the needs of any business researcher. ABI/INFORM also offers coverage on hundreds of industries and focus areas such as oil, gas, mining, energy, environment, and healthcare management, and has an ever growing range of content from around the globe. ABI/INFORM Complete provides researchers with diverse publication types that meet the requirements of core business programs and corporate libraries. With annual reports from nearly 1,000 leading North American companies, downloadable data sets from the Economic Intelligence Unit, market research reports, dissertations, business cases, and current news from The Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, researchers will be equipped with the tools to respond to changing market conditions and prepare for emerging areas of interest.

Applied Science & Technology Full Text provides abstracts and indexing for over 750 of the leading periodicals in science and technology. Contains information on management, careers and employment, and financial trends in the scientific and technological fields. Also indexes interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, product reviews, buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings. Indexing (1983- ), Abstracting (1993- ), select Full Text (1997- ).
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The Business Economics & Theory Collection prevents users from having to sift through worthless yields from the open Web by offering instant access to full-text academic journals and magazineswith a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index. Included are journals such as Business Economics, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economic Inquiry, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review, Corporate Adviser, Journal of International Finance and Economics, Logistics Manager, RAND Journal of Economics, Strategic Finance, The Futurist. Powered by InfoTrac, Business Economics & Theory Collection includes over seven million articles, including coverage of Kiplinger Handbooks such as Retire Worry Free, Switching Careers, Making Money in Real Estate, Financing College and more. Researchers will also value the inclusion of exclusive video feeds from forbes.com highlighting current business news and interviews with CEOs and entrepreneurs.

Business Full Text is a full text database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere, including the leading business magazines and trade and research journals, plus the full text of selected periodicals.

Business Insights: Global presents business professionals, entrepreneurs, and the general business researcher with access to comprehensive international business intelligence, compiled into a logical, useable context.

• Professionals have access to detailed information on global businesses, comprehensive overviews on countries, interactive rankings and stats, and quick links to associated news, case studies and articles
• Entrepreneurs have the ability to compare multiple metrics, suggested metrics and inline article content allowing them to explore the broader context behind events and trends they perceive in economic data
• Business researchers will increase productivity by locating hard-to-find data, accomplishing tasks and meeting goals more quickly and easily with advanced search features and extensive deep links within search results.

Description: Provides data and analysis on startups, investors, and incubators. The database profiles companies, people, funds, investment rounds and other related events.
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Collection of news and financial information for over 100 emerging market countries in Africa & the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia (Caucasus) and Asia, and Latin America. Included are primary news sources (full-text), financial data (including reports on financial markets, companies and industries), over 1 million listed and private company profiles, statistics, macroeconomic forecasts and analysis, and legal and regulatory information. Arranged by country, ISI emerging markets also includes country profiles, exchange rates, and business and political news approximately 9,000 publications of data, research and news from unrivalled sources (from the Economist Intelligence Unit and ViewsWire, as well as other local and global sources).
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The eol AsiaOne database provides detailed information on corporate Japan and the East Asia region, including company and management profiles, annual reports, publicly filed financial and compliance documents, and press releases. It contains data on every publicly-traded company (over 4,000 in Japan and approx. 6000 in East Asia) and on private, unlisted companies (approximately 1,900) from 1984 to the present. The database is updated daily. Actual financial data can be downloaded. Available in both Japanese and English interfaces.
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A European Commission searchable site with online access to free and fee-based statistical resources (i.e., news articles, long- and short-term indicators, working and focus papers, etc.) on economics and finance, population and social conditions, trade and industry, agriculture and fisheries, transportation, the environment and energy, and science and technology.

Factiva is a vast full text archive of publications and up-to-the-minute reports and news focusing on global developments and business. Combines over 35,000 sources from the Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing to provide premium business content from 200 countries and in 26 languages. Factiva is very strong in trade journals and company reports.
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First Research industry profiles contain critical analysis, statistics and forecasts to help engage key prospects, coach key clients, and deepen customer relationships. First Research's knowledge tools, listed below, are essential for call preparation, enhancing presentations, underwriting credit, and for quickly learning a company's key business issues.

• Industry Profiles on up to 900 industry segments are updated monthly. These in-depth summaries are carefully organized and simple to customize, so current information about your target markets challenges, opportunities, and important industry statistics is always on hand.
• Call Prep Sheets help you understand the important talking points before you pick up the telephone. These one-page industry overviews allow you to quickly demonstrate authority, build rapport, and refine your sales message.
• Industry Prospector gives you the power to select and rank industries based on industry drivers and key economic metrics, so you can identify business opportunities and reduce risk.
• State & Province Profiles help you bring regional insight to prospects and clients. Updated monthly, they offer a concise view of shifting economic and business issues using state and province specific employment data, real estate information, business news updates, and Web resources. .

A collection of free online journals published in the area of business, managed by Serials Solutions.

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) began in 1999 as a partnership between the London Business School and Babson College. Today it is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Research Association at the London Business School. The GEM project is an annual report on global entrepreneurship. GEM collects data to assess the entrepreneurial activity, aspirations, and attitudes of individuals who live in 70 different countries around the globe, compares their environment for entrepreneurship, and shares findings via reports, data series and other informational series. The studies are freely downloadable and filled with detailed data, charts and graphs with clear analyses. Visitors to the site can also download data directlykey indicators and full datasetsfor further analysis. This site would help users who need to understand the forces and dynamics surrounding entrepreneurship around the world.

A comprehensive index to the global journal and proceedings literature in chemistry, physics, electrical/electronic engineering, computing, control engineering, mechanical engineering, production and manufacturing engineering, and computing and information technology. Includes Inspec Thesaurus, Classification Codes and other specialized finding aids. Includes abstracts for over 6 million articles published worldwide. Source materials include: Physics Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, Computer & Control Abstracts. Interface also available in Chinese (Classic and Simplified), Japanese, and Korean. Click here to access INSPEC Archive - Science Abstracts 1898-1968.
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Contains over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources, including deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. Use the included Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. Areas covered include:

• NEWS Full text of hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and newswires from the U.S. and around the world Hard-to-find broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch and other foreign-language newspapers and magazines
• LEGAL Comprehensive coverage of US federal and state case law and statutory law Law review articles from over 500 publications Legal news from more than 300 legal newspapers, magazines, and newsletters Patents from 1971 forward
• BUSINESS Company Dossier service, including detailed financial and operating data on over 43 million US and international companies Business and trade publications SEC filings

Mergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B's private company database, Mergent Intellect offers a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more. (For better viewing use Mozilla Firefox as your browser.)

NTRL contains nearly three million scientific and technical reports (500,000 in full text) on US government-sponsored research and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information. The database includes unclassified and publicly available information from research reports, journal articles, data files, computer programs and audio visual products arranged by major subject categories from Federal sources. The NTIS NTRL also has information from international organizations and government departments including those from Canada, Japan, the former Soviet Union, and Western and Eastern European countries. Subject Categories include:

• Medicine & Biology
• Behavior & Society
• Military Sciences
• Physics
• Administration & Management
• Urban & Regional Technology & Development
• Environmental Pollution & Control
• Problem Solving Information for State & Local Governments
• Business & Economics
• Natural Resources & Earth Sciences

Recently the Department of Commerce National Technical Information Service (NTIS) has begun offering the American public free public access to a searchable online database of approximately three million federal science and technology reports through the National Technical Reports Library (NTRL). Of the three million documents in the NTRL, approximately 800,000 can be downloaded immediately in PDF format without charge. Individuals will need to create their own free NTRL accounts at: https://ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/user/signUp.xhtml

ProQuest Banking Information Source combines the currency of the Internet and the perspective of industry journals to provide the ultimate financial services research tool. Offers over 690 of the most authoritative sources of information, coverage includes:

• Industry and professional newsletters
• School of BankMarketing Papers
• Stonier Theses

Helps users predict future market trends, monitor the rise of future competition, and even pick up ideas that have worked successfully in the financial services market. The database brings together leading journals from the most important international markets and allows you to analyze and compare articles from 530 full-text sources.

ProQuest Computing is a resource for those who need access to comprehensive coverage of computer topics. The database includes around 450 titles, with over 350 available in full text. Whether you're an expert in the field or a beginner, ProQuest Computing provides information from scholarly journals and trade publications as well as consumer titles. The database includes product reviews, database design and management, software, hardware, e-commerce, Web site development, intranets and extranets, and technology management. ProQuest Computing is an excellent resource for those who need information on virtually any computing topic including:

• Artificial intelligence
• Computer games
• Computer graphics
• Computer networks
• Computer programming
• Computer security
• Computer systems
• Database management
• Electronic data processing
• Hardware
• Information science and information theory
• Software

ProQuest Telecommunications Database is an essential resource for anyone researching the industry or its technology. The database includes over 140 titles, with more than 115 available in full text. Whether you're looking for the latest news on WAP technology, following market penetration of new technologies, or gathering information about the key players in this field, ProQuest Telecommunications helps you stay one step ahead. Because of continually shifting business conditions and the ever-expanding reach of the wireless, Internet, and long-distance industries, telecommunications increasingly have become part of our lives. The database covers all the changes including:

• Computer applications
• Data communications and data transmission systems
• Electronic data processing
• Information science and information theory
• Radio and television

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Its mission is to promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries. The USPTO also works with domestic and international government agencies and officials on intellectual property (IP) policy, protection, and enforcement in order to promote stronger and more effective IP protection around the world.

Users can investigate patents and trademarks on the USPTO website. All patents from 1976 forward are available in text as well as image format in the patent search systems. All trademark images are accompanied by descriptions and design search codes which indicate types of images included in a mark on the trademark search systems. Pre-1976 patents are available in image format only. The website organizes its resources by topic and by audience to help users investigations.

WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property--patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, etc.--as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity. Its resources include the Global Brand Database, the largest free, public resource for searching trademarks and other brand-related information. Other resources on the WIPO website include: case studies, country profiles, databases, official documents, standards, statistics, webcasts, and publications and reports. Interface and contents are available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian.