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Academic Search Complete - EBSCO

Academic Search Complete includes more than 8,992 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format

ArticleFirst - OCLC

A FirstSearch database from OCLC, this is an index of articles from the contents pages of journals. Includes subjects: business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology and popular culture. For most items, ArticleFirst provides a list of libraries that have the journal title.

Business Daily - Current global business news

Business Daily is part of the World News Network, a far-reaching site for international news.  Especially useful in that it is searchable in 35 languages.  The advertising on the site is distracting, but if you're looking for an easy way to keep caught up with the International scene (including subtopics such as finance, banking, and stocks) you might want to check this one out.

Business Plans Handbook

Available through Gale Virtual Reference Library, all volumes are available.

Business Source Complete - EBSCO

Business Source Complete includes full-text coverage of nearly 2,900 business and trade journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886.

Business Source Complete includes coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Additional full text, non-journal content includes

  • Financial Data
  • Books
  • Monographs
  • Major Reference works
  • Book Digests
  • Conference Proceedings

CountryWatch

Demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information about individual countries. Also includes daily news coverage.

CREDO Reference

CREDO Reference contains a variety of reference sources in subjects ranging from Art to History to Law to Technology and almost everything in between. It is a portal to a multitude of highly regarded reference sources, drawing on 244 titles by 55 publishers and providing access to tens of thousands of images and audio clips. At a loss for a paper topic? Search the Concept Map for ideas.

CREDO Reference - Business

CREDO Reference - Business

Almost two dozen reference works (encylopedias, dictionaries, etc.) in business, economics, and allied areas.  Click on "Business" in the left-hand column.

Dictionary of E-business

Dictionary of E-Commerce:  Through CREDO Reference.

Guide to Technology and Business Terms. Includes extended coverage of wireless and mobile terms, demonstrates clear applications to both technical and business markets, and covers all the latest developments in this fast moving field.

EconLit - EBSCO

Published by the American Economic Association, it provides provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. It is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature.

Economic Statistics Briefing Room

Provides easy access to current Federal economic indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical units of those agencies. All the estimates for the indicators presented in the Federal Statistics Briefing Rooms are the most currently available values.

EmeraldPlus

Over 130 full-text journals in the areas of business & management.

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are not available to Drake users in full-text.

Encyclopedia of Associations

Available through Gale Directory Library this is the most current version of the resource.  It contains a wealth of information about companies and businesses.

Free access to H1N1 information from EBSCO

As public concern about H1N1 and the upcoming flu season continues to grow, the medical and nursing editors from EBSCO Publishing have responded by offering the latest evidence-based flu-related information available for free.

This free flu information resource will provide continually updated, evidence-based clinical information from DynaMed and Nursing Reference Center, EBSCO's clinical nursing point-of-care databases, along with patient education information in 17 languages from Patient Education Reference Center.  Please visit this site often and feel free to share, post, and email this link to your colleagues, family and friends.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Access over 100 standard Gale Reference works online! Includes reference materials in the subject areas of: Arts, Business, Education, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, and Social Science.

Glassdoor

A comprehensive career resource with information on 26,000+ companies. Glassdoor includes salary and bonuses and details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details. Also included are reviews written by employees that highlight the pro's and con's of working for a particular employer. Reviews and data for this free database are posted anonymously by employees and job seekers.

Glassdoor

A comprehensive career resource with information on 26,000+ companies. Glassdoor includes salary and bonuses and details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details. Also included are reviews written by employees that highlight the pro's and con's of working for a particular employer. Reviews and data for this free database are posted anonymously by employees and job seekers.

HarvardBusiness.org - Business Cases, Articles, Books, Resources

"This is a great site for locating resources--some free and others for sale--from Harvard Business Publishing. It features videos and various products on most Web pages, with the same organizing links featured consistently throughout the site. Something on each Web page changes every week. Resources include articles, blogs, books, downloads, subscriptions, software, and newsletters. Unusually, for the academic sector, some advertisements link to outside vendors and services. The site is easy to navigate. Below an advertisement, the top banner features five choices: For Managers, For Educators, For Corporate Buyers, Harvard Business Review, and Visit Harvard Business School. Each one opens to a home page with appropriate resources. For Managers leads to a site map with a Resources section including Blog Network, Leadership, Innovation, Strategy, You at Work, Communications, Finance and Accounting, Global Business, Organizational Development, Sales and Marketing, and Technology and Operations. Selecting Leadership from this group leads to another menu with links titled Change Management, Corporate Culture, Leadership Development, Management Performance, Personal Strategy and Style, Power and Influence, and Strategic Management. For educators, extensive resources on simulations, modeling, and case studies for use in teaching are particularly valuable. Available at the time of this review were a free online introductory course to corporate finance and opportunities for faculty to plan and organize courses at Harvard Business Online. Anyone needing business resources should check this site out. It will be very useful for public libraries supporting corporate business patrons and academic libraries supporting advanced undergraduates or graduate students in business." Choice May 2009.

International Directory of Company Histories

Provided through Gale Virtual Reference Library this includes all 88 (and counting) volumes of this reference source.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Online

Full-text newspapers, periodicals, and reference sources in a variety of subject areas including business, medical, law, and more.

Mergent Online

Company Financial Information.
5 concurrent users
**Doesn't work with Netscape 4.7 or older or Macintosh.

New York Times (1980-current)

Full-text coverage of "The New York Times."
Also includes "The New York Times Magazine," and "The New York Times Book Review."