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  ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1971 to present with small collection (25 titles) back to early 1900's. Updated: bi-monthly.
The combination of products forms a business database package that contains over 2,800 full-text journal titles covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world. ABI/INFORM Global is an excellent source of information on management techniques, corporate strategies, trends, and business conditions. Coverage: 1971 to present with small collection (25 titles) back to early 1900's.
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- Quick Tip: Search by Industry
  Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    1886 to present, but varies by journal; view title list.
This database includes full text for over 2,300 business journals journals. Non-journal full text includes: market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analysis.
- Quick Tip: Find Company Profiles
- Quick Tip: Search by Industry
  LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin 

SystemOver 5,600 full text sources.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.

    More Databases

  American FactFinder U.S. Government Resource Resource Guide
This is the primary gateway to demographic and economic data from the United States Census Bureau. Data is available from nearly 100 ongoing surveys including: Decennial Census (people and housing; 1990- ), American Community Survey (ongoing; 2000- ), Economic Census (every 5 years; 1997- ), Population Estimates/Projections, Annual Survey of Manufactures.
Quick Tip: 4 East Steps to Census 2000 Data on American FactFinder (pdf)
  Business & Management Practices (FirstSearch) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1995 to present. Updated weekly.
Practical aspects and approaches to business management.
  Emerald Library (MCB Press) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
    Coverage: varies by title. Updated: daily.
Access to the full text/page image of over 100 journals in the fields of: Engineering, General Management, Human Resources, Information Management, Library & Information Services, Marketing, Operations, Production & Economics, Property, Quality, Training & Education.
  GMID - Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1977 to present. Forecast Data: Through 2015. Updated: weekly.
Contains over 4 million statistics on industries, countries, and consumers as well as 15,000 industry, company, country, and consumer reports. This resource also includes 205 country reports and market and brand share rankings. Individual and cross-country comparisons of data types include demographic and economic statistics, lifestyle indicators including housing and household facilities, travel and tourism trends, GDP trends, and income and earnings potential.
Note: Data in this resource may be used for research and private study only.
  STAT-USA/InternetU.S. Government Resource Resource Guide
(1) State of the Nation--current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data; (2) GLOBUS & NTDB--current and historical trade-related releases, international market research (Country Commercial Guides (CCG)), trade opportunities, country analysis (Country Background Notes), and the National Trade Data Bank.
Location: On the Statistics/Geography and Business workstations in the reference area

    Multidisciplinary Article Databases

  Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink Resource Guide
    Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.
Provides access to citations and abstracts for over 8,000 magazines and journals, with full text access to over half these titles. For scholarly publications, full text is available for more than 3,600 titles covering subjects such as social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
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- Quick Tips: Find Book Reviews | Auto-Generate Citations | Create a Permalink to Your Search
  CQ Researcher (CQ Press) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
    Coverage: Past 15 years to present. Updated: weekly.
Full-text articles on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into two sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
Quick Tips: How to browse for topic ideas. | How to get quick citations | How to cite APA style using KnightCite
  JSTOR Authentication Required 
    Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
Access to the full text of over 490 scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines. Coverage: varies (some 19th century) to 2001.
  LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
Over 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
Business: news, accounting literature, company information, directories.
Legal Research: secondary literature, case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent research, career information.
- Guides: Finding a Case, Tax Research
  MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    Coverage: 1984 to present. Updated: daily.
Full-text from nearly 3,000 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals.
- Quick Tip: Find Book Reviews

    News & Media

  LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Authentication Required Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin System 
Brought to you by the University of Wisconsin 

SystemOver 5,600 full text sources.
News: 350 newspapers, 400 magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
  Regional Business News (EBSCOhost) Authentication Required Brought to you by BadgerLink 
    This database is updated daily.
Regional Business News is a full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world. Included in this database are A&G Information, Africa News Service, Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, PR Newswire, Business News Wire, Canadian Corporate News, News Bytes News Network, and Phillips Business Information Highlights.

    Periodicals

  Business Periodicals
A title list of the library's individual periodical subscriptions in Business. Many more Business related periodicals are available through the library's article databases.
  Periodicals Holdings Search
    Search by journal title for access information for all periodicals you have access to via Murphy Library.

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    E-Reference Books

  E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac (Plunkett)Authentication Required 
Electronic version of this print reference book. Found on the Business workstation in the reference area.
Note: This resource is only available in Murphy Library.
  Health Care Industry Almanac (Plunkett)Authentication Required 
Electronic version of this print reference book. Found on the Business workstation in the reference area.
Note: This resource is only available in Murphy Library.
  Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac (Plunkett's)On CD-ROM Format 
Electronic version of this print reference book. Found on the Business workstation in the reference area.
Note: This resource is only available in Murphy Library.

    Featured Reference Books @ Murphy Library

  Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics
    2 volumes, 2006
  American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
     16th ed., 2007
  Brands and Their Companies,
    2 volumes, Current Year
  Business Forms on File
    2007
  Business Plans Handbook
    volumes 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, 1995-2006
  Business: the Ultimate Resource,
    2nd ed., 2006
  Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries,
    18th ed., 2005
  Hoover’s Handbook of American Business,
    Current Year
  Hoover’s Handbook of Emerging Companies
    Current Year
  Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies,
    Current Year
  Hoover’s Handbook of World Business,
    Current Year
  LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations,
    8 volumes, Current Year
  McGraw-Hill Handbook of Business Letters,
    4th ed., 2005
  Minnesota Manufacturers Register,
    Current Year
  Professional Ethics and Insignia
    2nd ed., 2000
  Small Business Sourcebook,
    22nd ed., 2007
  Strauss’s Handbook of Business Information,
    2nd ed., 2004
  Wisconsin Manufacturers Register
    2007
  World Business Directory
    4 volumes, 11th ed., 2003

Find Facts, Definitions, Overviews

    Company & Industry Profiles

  Business & Industry (FirstSearch) Authentication Required 
    Coverage: 1994 to present. Updated daily.
Business and industry facts, figures, and key events.
  MarketLine Business Information Center (Datamonitor) Authentication Required 
    Updated: Company and industry profiles - biannually; Country profiles - annually.
MarketLine contains business information from primary and secondary sources. This database offers concise profiles of 10,000 companies, 2,000 industries, and 50 countries. It also offers 2,500 company SWOT analyses and is constantly updated with the latest business and industry news.
  Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Authentication Required 
    Coverage: current. Updated: daily.
A comprehensive database of financial information, providing access to 11 key financial publications.
- Quick Tip: Find Company Profiles
- Quick Tip: Find Industry Info

    Directories

  ReferenceUSA Business (InfoUSA) Authentication Required 
Current and detailed profiles for over 14 million U.S. businesses; search by company name SIC/NAICS codes, type of business, business size, and more.
- Quick Tip: Find Businesses by Yellow Page Heading, Area Code, NAICS, etc.

    Reports

  Mergent News Reports Authentication Required 
    Coverage: current. Updated: weekly.
Formerly known as Moody's. Weekly updates to the: Bank & Finance, Industrial, International, Municipal & Government, OTC Industrial, OTC Unlisted, Public Utility, and Transportation Manuals.

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  Business Searching in ReferenceUSA
  Company Profiles in S&P's NetAdvantage
  Business Statistics (pdf)
  Company Information (pdf)
  Company Parents & Subsidiaries in RefUSA
  Company Profiles in Business Source Elite
  Industry Analysis (pdf)
  Industry Profiles in S&P's NetAdvantage
  Industry Search in ABI/INFORM Global
  Industry Search in Business Source Elite
  Local Industry Info in ReferenceUSA

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