Article Databases Academic or Scholarly Articles | |
ABI-INFORM
 
1971 - present
A comprehensive business database covering nearly 2,900 periodicals including management and trade & industry titles. Contains abstract and full-text articles in many areas from many sources. Sample journal titles: Journal of Accountancy, Accountancy, The Accountants Digest, Accounting Horizons, The Accounting Review, Accounting Technology, Accounting and Business Research, Accounting and Finance, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Across the Board. |
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Business Source Complete
Varies by indexed title; 1985 - present
Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals. |
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EconLit
1969 - present
Index to over 750 economics journals plus selected books, conference papers and dissertations. |
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ScienceDirect
1995 - present; varies by title
Science Direct is the fulltext article database of the journals published by Elsevier Science. Includes over 450 Business Management and Accounting journals and book series. |
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles | |
Academic Search Complete
Varies by indexed title; 1975 - present
Contains abstract and full-text articles in many areas from many sources. Sample journal titles of interest for Accountancy: National Public Accountant, Bank Accounting & Finance, Taxation for Accountants, Auditing, Journal of International Accounting Auditing & Taxation, Tax Adviser, CPA Journal, Internal Auditor, Journal of Taxation. |
News Sources | |
Regional Business News
Varies by indexed title
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. |
Article Indexes Citation Index | |
Web of Knowledge
1972 - present
Contains, among other things, the Social Sciences Citation Index within which you can search by cited source, an efficient way to trace the influence of a piece of research. |
News Source Newspapers | |
Access World News
Access to State Journal Register, Chicago Tribune, and Illinois newspapers. In addition, includes The New York Times, as well as regional and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources. Also includes popular news magazines from the U.S. and internationally. |
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Wall Street Journal
1984-present
National and global business news, stock prices and economic forcasting in news stories, columns and editorials. |
Reference Sources Company Reports | |
Hoover's
Current
Six directories provide free access to basic company and industry information: Industries, A-Z; Companies, A-Z; Companies by Business Classification; Companies by Geography; Most Viewed Companies by Metro Area and Most Viewed Companies by Country
Location: Online |
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LexisNexis Academic
Varies
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online full text databases covering News, Business, Legal, Medical, and Reference. News includes newspapers, magazines, wire services, broadcast transcripts, regional and international news sources, scholarly & trade journals, and a guide to current issues. Law resources include law reviews (journals), federal and state congressional laws as well as federal court cases. Includes the text of the U.S. Code as well as the Federal Regulations and CFR. It covers all subjects, and includes hundreds of scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. Business includes company SEC reports, company profiles and financial data, and accounting literature and standards. |
Financial Reports | |
SEC Filings & Forms (EDGAR)
All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions for searching the EDGAR database. |
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Varies with corporate info updated daily and industry analysis dating back to 1999.
Full text corporate financial information, stock reports, and industry surveys primarily U.S. but with much international information. |
General Reference Works | |
Economist Intelligence Unit
This database provides the electronic version of these leading Economist Intelligence Unit publications: Country commerce; Country finance; Business Asia; Business China; Business Eastern Europe; Business Europe; Business Latin America; Country Monitor and the Business operations reports of selected countries. Each of these publications provides competitive analysis of countries around the world. |
Laws and Legislation | |
Westlaw Campus Research
varies
Westlaw Campus provides access to federal and state case law, the United States Code Annotated (USCA), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), the Federal Register, state statutes and administrative codes, American Jurisprudence 2d (law encyclopedia), American Law Reports (ALR) ,and more than 900 law journals and reviews.
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Tax Reporters | |
RIA Checkpoint
Various depending on source.
Federal tax accounting information: laws, cases, IRS regulations, and analysis, journals in tax accounting, some state and international tax laws too. |
Services Brookens Library | |
Interlibrary Loan
Click on the link above to obtain information and forms for requesting an item through interlibrary loan. |
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Research Tips
Research can be very specialized or can be interdisciplinary. If these databases and terms don't work try researching in a related field.
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Web Resources Websites | |
Digital Accounting Collection (U. Miss.)
The Digital Accounting Collection contains several discrete collections, including the AICPA’s noncurrent exposure drafts and noncurrent Codes of Professional Conduct, a group of accounting pamphlets spanning the 20th century, a list of items donated by Peter McMickle, and a small collection of art and photographs. Many are full-text, while others are in bibliographic citation form only. |
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