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Business Research Resources
All of these databases are available on the Ball State University Libraries Articles and Databases page. Consult the databases page for additional business related databases.
Business Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more.
Description:Business Source Complete covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Time Period: 1886 to present Sources: Indexes more than 6,700 journals and magazines plus thousands of reports and other sources. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, News, Social Sciences (Accounting, Finance, Management, Business Education, Banking, Economics, Marketing, Computer Science) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Case Studies, Citations, Conference Papers, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, News, Other, Report, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
EBSCO Management Collection provides access to the full text of more than 1,100 journals and magazines. Greater than 760 of the 1,900 plus titles indexed are peer reviewed and 1,125 are full text. It also includes company profiles and trade publications.
Description:EBSCO Management Collection provides access to the full text of more than 1,100 journals and magazines. Greater than 760 of the 1,900 plus titles indexed are peer reviewed and 1,125 are full text. It also includes company profiles and trade publications. Time Period: 1985 to present Sources: Indexes more than 1,900 magazines and journals. Subject Headings: Business, Mobile, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, Report, Reviews, Trade Publications Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations MultiLink: Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU.
Note: This is the new interface for LexisNexis.
Description: Nexis Uni provides access to newspaper articles, magazine articles, and transcripts. It is also a key database for business and legal research, containing company reports, law journals, and statutes and cases from all 50 states. Also contains legal resources for Canada and the EU. Time Period: 18th century to present Sources: Searches more than 15,000 sources. Subject Headings: Business, General, Law, News, Social Sciences Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Abstracts, Citations, Journal Articles, Legal Materials, Magazine Articles, News, Reference Resources, Report, Transcripts Information Included: Abstracts, Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Lexis Nexis Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Mintel Reports provides access to reports on market sizes, market shares and forecasts, and consumer trends. Users will find primary consumer research that helps unraveling key trends, behavior, and attitudes. Reports cover consumer markets in the CPG/FMCG, financial services, media, retail, leisure and industrial space. Reports are primarily on the U.S. and U.K., some European and Asia reports are included. The database also includes analyst insight and news.
Description:Mintel Reports provides access to reports on market sizes, market shares and forecasts, and consumer trends. Users will find primary consumer research that helps unraveling key trends, behavior, and attitudes. Reports cover consumer markets in the CPG/FMCG, financial services, media, retail, leisure and industrial space. Reports are primarily on the U.S. and U.K., some European and Asia reports are included. The database also includes analyst insight and news. Time Period: Current Sources: Contains approximately 800 reports. Subject Headings: Business, Social Sciences (Consumer Behavior) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: News, Reports, Statistics or Data Information Included: Full Text, Citations MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Mintel Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Morningstar Investment Research Center provides current information on stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds. Click on End Session, in the upper right corner, before exiting the database.
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Description:Morningstar Investment Research Center provides current information on stocks, mutual funds and exchange traded funds. Click on End Session, in the upper right corner, before exiting the database.
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Time Period: Current Sources: Provides data on nearly 25,000 mutual funds and more than 14,000 stocks. Subject Headings: Business Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Report, Statistics or Data Information Included: Full Text MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Morningstar Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: 1
Regional Business News covers local and regional business sources from most parts of the United States.
Description:Regional Business News covers local and regional business sources from most parts of the United States. Time Period: 1987 to present Sources: Includes the full text of more than 100 regional business publications. Subject Headings: Business, Mobile, News Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Newspaper Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Abstracts, Citations, Full text MultiLink: Yes Print Equivalent: None Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage provides stock analysis, company financial information, and industry analysis.
Description:Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage provides stock analysis, company financial information, and industry analysis. Time Period: Current Sources: 1 Subject Headings: Business (Company and Industry Information) Scholarly or Popular: Semi-scholarly Primary Materials: Reports Information Included: Full Text MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Standard and Poor Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
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Description: The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Note: Click on Sign Out, in the upper right corner, before exiting the database.
Time Period: Current Sources: 1 Subject Headings: Business Scholarly or Popular: Popular Primary Materials: Reports Information Included: MultiLink: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Value Line Updates: Weekly Number of Simultaneous Users: 3