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Article Databases (30 items)

Use these searching tools to identify articles in journals, newspapers, and other sources. All the databases provide citations to the material, many provide abstracts and many provide access to the full-text of the articles.

Off-campus access to most of these resources will require you to validate with your 14-digit library bar code. It's the number printed on your TU OneCard. Don't have your 14-digit library bar code handy? Click the button below, then enter your TU username and password and we'll show it to you:

 This link goes to an external site. All links below lead to external sites.

Major Databases
· Business Source Complete About
· CCH Tax Research Network via IntelliConnect About
· Factiva About
· LexisNexis Academic About
· RDS Business Suite About
· Small Business Resource Center About
· Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage About
· Wall Street Journal About
Other Databases:
· ebrary Academic Complete About
· EconLit About
· IngentaConnect About
· Regional Business News About
· Safari Books Online (selected titles) About
· Social Sciences Citation Index 1995- / Web of Science About
Other Electronic Resources:
· Accounting and Tax About
· Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities About
· Encyclopedia of Business & Finance About
· Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries About
· Encyclopedia of Global Industries About
· Encyclopedia of Small Business About
· Europa World Plus About
· Films on Demand Academic Collection About
· Mediamark Reporter (MRI+) - First time users About
· Mediamark Reporter (MRI+) - Registered users About
· Mergent Online About
· Million Dollar Database About
· Sage Reference Online About
· SBRnet / Sports Business Research Network About
· SSRN Financial Economics Network About
· ValueLine Investment Survey Online - Standard Edition About

Web Sites (11 items)

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· Best of the Best Business Websites - Links for accounting, advertising and marketing, financial markets, international business, and more. From the Business Reference and Services Section of the American Libraries Association.
· Business Podcasts from Digg - Directory of business podcasts, including the Harvard Business School Ideacast and podcasts from Business Week, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist.
· Business.gov: The Official Business Link to the U.S. Government - Information on starting and running a business. Covers government rules and regulations. From the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
· Edgar Database from the SEC - Searchable database of corporate filings (including 10-Ks and Annual Reports) submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Covers 1994 to the present.
· GlobalEDGE - International business portal from Michigan State University. Country and industry information. Features Database of International Business Statistics and Market Potential Index for Emerging Markets. Free registration.
· Government Resources: Business Web Sites - Links to government web sites useful for business information. From the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
· NAICS - NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) is a system of industry codes for manufacturing and service industries. Use NAICS in many resources to find industry and competitor information.
· Selected Business Websites - Gateway site to a wide variety of business links selected by the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
· SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) - SIC is the older system of codes for classifying lines of business for U.S. companies. Though the U.S. began using NAICS codes in 1997, some resources continue to be indexed by SIC codes.
· Small Business Administration - The U.S. Small Business Administration, established in 1953, provides financial, technical and management assistance to help Americans start, run, and grow their businesses.
· U.S. Department of Commerce - Extensive collection of information on U.S. exports, developing technologies, statistical data, and economic growth.

Selected Journals (18 items)

Off-campus access to these resources will require you to validate with your 14-digit library bar code. It's the number printed on your TU OneCard. Don't have your 14-digit library bar code handy? Click the button below, then enter your TU username and password and we'll show it to you:

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· Baltimore Business Journal
· Baltimore Sun
· Barron's
· Business Communication Quarterly
· Business Week
· Economist
· Enterprise & Society
· Entrepreneur
· Fast Company
· Financial Times
· Forbes
· Fortune
· Harvard Business Review
· Journal of Business
· Journal of Education for Business
· MIT Sloan Management Review
· Technovation
· Wall Street Journal

To identify other journals available at Cook Library, you may search our list of print and electronic journals.

Subject Guide: Business / Albert S. Cook Library
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/getResourcesBySubject.cfm?subjectID=70
Last revised: September 15, 2009

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