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• Academic Search Premier

  [Some full-text articles, Date range: Varies; Full text - 1990-present; abstracts - 1984-present, Updated daily] Time covered varies by title, many go back to 1990. Very broad coverage, includes topics of interest to business researchers. Index and abstracts for over 3000 general, humanities, social science and science journals. Full-text articles for over 1000 of these journals. Over 1700 journals are peer reviewed.

  
  
  
• American Express - Small Business Network

  [American Express] The Creating an Effective Business Plan site is sponsored by American Express. It contains easy to understand descriptions and samples of the main sections a business plan should have.

  
  
  
• AMEX

  [American Stock Exchange LLC] The official web site for the American Stock Exchange.

  
  
  
• American fact Finder

  Provides population, housing, economic and geographic data

  
  
  
• Asia & the Pacific Rim

  This portal deals with all aspects of the region, including business, economics, law , demography and population. Free web sites evaluated by subject specialists at the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and Ohio State University.

  
  
  

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• Background Notes

  [U.S. Department of State] Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.

  
  
  
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

  BGMI indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Includes over 12 million biographical sketches. Sources include biographical dictionaries and who's whos, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, and indexes.

  
  
  
• Bloomberg (via the Bloomberg terminals in 1318 Van Munching Hall)

  Contains current and historical financial data on individual companies, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and futures for both international and domestic markets.

  
  
  
• Biography Index

  [Not full-text, Date range: 1984-present] A "First Search" database. Covers biographical information from more than 2,700 English-language periodicals for a number of subject areas. BI indexes articles, books, autobiographies, and many other types of publications. Each record contains library holdings information and a bibliographic citation.

  
  
  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

  [The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. department of Labor] Provides economic indicators, labor statistics, and other measures of economic and social performance.

  
  
  
• Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

  [Some full-text, Date range: varies] Business Source Complete is an upgraded version of Business Source Premier. It is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content.

  
  
  
• Balance of Payments Statistics [Licensing restrictions apply]

  Summarizes, for a specific period, the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world. It reports total goods, services, factor income, and current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world as well as capital transfers and changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities.

  
  
  
• Babel Fish

  Online Translator

  
  
  
• Baseline Scenario.com

  Blog dedicated to "explaining some of the key issues in the global economy and developing concrete policy proposals." Topics covered include banking, mortgages, economic stimulus, and regulation.

  
  
  
• Big Charts

  Provides access to interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners, market news and commentary. Charts can be e-mailed. The Interactive Charting option allows users to select from seven different charting styles, modify visual effects, and use various technical analysis indicators on the same graph.

  
  
  
• BPlans.com

  [Palo Alto Software, Inc.] Use this web site to locate business plans or marketing plans for specific business sectors.

  
  
  
• Business Opportunities with the Federal Government Gateway

  Prepared by the Congressional Research Service for members of Congress this site "provides guidance and online procurement procedures for doing business with the Federal government".

  
  
  

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• CeBIT

  [Deutsche Messe AG] CeBIT is the world's leading trade show for information technology, telecommunications & networks, software & services, which takes place annually.

  
  
  
• CEOExpress

  If you are looking for current daily business news, try CEOExpress

  
  
  
• CIA World Factbook (Free)

  [The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)] Gives an overview of each country. Provides a reference map and information on the country's climate, geography, demography, transportation, economics, education, government, and politics.

  
  
  
• CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online

  International affairs site that "publishes a wide range of scholars from 1991 on that includes working papers from university reseach institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

  
  
  
• COMPUSTAT (Standard & Poor's) via Research Insight or RI-Web or WRDS or CRSPSift ( MySmith Portal - Finance-Research Insight or Excel with Finance Addins or CRSPSift or WRDS)

  Contains fundamental financial and price data for approximately 10,000 actively traded and 13,000 inactive U.S. companies, as well as over 23,000 global companies in more than 80 countries. Data goes back annually as far as 1950. Financial statements, ratio and valuation reports are available in Excel. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• LEXIS-NEXIS - Congressional Universe

  [Some full-text articles, Date range: Varies, 1969 - present] Search this database for comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Search by several ways including by subject and bill number.

  
  
  
• County and City Data Book 2007

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides county and city data on population, income, crime, housing, labor, and manufacturing and water use, etc.

  
  
  
• County and City Data Book - Top 25 Rankings

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Presents data from selected tables in the 2000 edition of the County and City Data Book. Mostly on population and household rankings.

  
  
  
• Country Commercial Guides (Free)

  [U.S. Department of State, Date range: current] Present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis.

  
  
  
• Country Studies (Free)

  [Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress] On-line versions of Country Studies, covering 102 countries and regions.

  
  
  
• CRSP (Center for Research in Security Prices) via CRSPSift (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Contains daily and monthly historical stock prices, returns, volume and other data on more than 20,000 stocks (inactive and active companies) from the NYSE (from 1926), AMEX (from 1962), and NASDAQ (from 1972) markets. Also includes U.S. market indices, treasuries, mutual funds, and a merged database with S&P's Compustat data. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• Current Industrial Reports

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides data on production and shipments of selected products by title and NAICS codes.

  
  
  
• Current Index To Statistics

  References are drawn from 162 core journals that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings, edited books, and other sources.

  
  
  

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• Datastream Advance (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Provides index related data across global markets including valuation measures and constituent lists, global and sector indices information, exchange-traded derivatives data, global investment research, detailed information on fixed income and equity securities around the world, current and historical fundamental data, indicative foreign exchange and money markets data, real-time financial news from the Dow Jones Newswire, closing prices for OTC bond instruments, global forecast and historical economics data, and interest and exchange rates.

  
  
  
• Digital Dissertations

  [Some full-text. Date range: citations, abstracts(1980-present), full text(UM dissertations 1997-present)] Includes 1.6 million citations for U.S. and international masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

  
  
  
• Dow Jones Interactive see Factiva
  
  

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• EconLit

  A reliable source of citations and abstracts to economic research in over 400 books, journals, dissertations, and working papers.

  
  
  
• Economagic

  This site offers a comprehensive list of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting.

  
  
  
• Economic Census

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Guide on how to use economic census data and provides links to the data.

  
  
  
• EDGAR

  [The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] Contains all of the filings required of public companies by the SEC.

  
  
  
• EIU ViewsWire

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited.] Provides economic, political, and market developments for 195 countries as well as analysis on the implications for business.

  
  
  
• EIU Country Commerce

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit] "A practical guide to regulations, operating conditions and corporate practices in 60 countries." Good place to start when looking for information on doing business in other countries, covers business information from a regulatory perspective.

  
  
  
• EIU Country Finance

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit] "Comprehensive guide to the world's main financial systems, covering banking and associated services, government policies and regulations for 47 countries." Good place to start when looking for information on doing business in other countries, covers business information from a financial perspective.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia Britannica

  [Encyclopedia Britannica,Inc.] Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, Britannica's Internet Guide, and The World Guide with maps, country information, and news.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance

  [Essays cover finance and banking, accounting, marketing, management and information systems] A complete business reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Designed for the nonspecialist, providing practical professional expertise as well as the work of noted scholars. Contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States. 2 volumes.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Small Business

  [Over 600 detailed articles and overviews on key information needs of small business owners] This convenient and exhaustive 2-vol. print reference source is designed to provide entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their own business. The Encyclopedia contains 600 detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning, human resource issues and more.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of E-Commerce

  [Essays cover finance and banking, accounting, marketing, management and information systems] Provides access to the world of Internet commerce and addresses the concerns of those who want to join the ranks of the Internet business community. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising, and more. Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.

  
  
  
• EconLit

  A reliable source of citations and abstracts to economic research in over 400 books, journals, dissertations, and working papers.

  
  
  
• Economics Research Guide

  [Compiled by Maggie Saponaro, Economics Librarian at UMD] This guide lists sources of information for researching Economics.

  
  
  
• Economy at a Glance

  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this site provides data on unemployment rates, average hourly earnings, the consumer price index and producer price index. Historical data is available from 1999 to the present. Data is available by state or at the national level.

  
  
  
• Everything International

  [Lloyd C. Russow]

  
  
  
• Export.gov

  Brings resources from across U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies

  
  
  

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• FRB Beige Book

  "Provides an assessment of the economic performance of each of the 12 regional Federal Reserve districts… "The report examines economic activity, specifically employment trends, construction and housing activity, retail sales, consumer confidence, and any other relevant information."

  
  
  
• Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters) [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Full text] Full text access to over 8,000 business sources including national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, web sites and industry (trade) sources.

  
  
  
• Fedstats

  [The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy] Provides access to Federal government statistics from more than seventy Federal agencies.

  
  
  
• FORBES Largest Private Companies

  [Forbes.com] Lists largest private companies by Rank, Name, State, Industry, Revenues, or Employees.

  
  
  
• Fortune Lists

  [Time Inc.] Includes detailed company and industry information, top performers, CEOs and Custom Ranking.

  
  
  
• FreeEDGAR

  [EDGAR Online, Inc.] Provides free, unlimited access to indexed SEC EDGAR filings and instant download of financial data directly into Excel spreadsheets.

  
  
  
• Federal Business Opportunities

  Single point of entry for announcements of federal contract opportunities over $25,000, both civilian and military."

  
  
  
• Federation of International Trade Associations

  Searchable database of International Trade Web Resources on the Internet. More than 8000 links to International Trade / Import-Export Web sites are annotated and indexed.

  
  
  
• FindLaw Small Business Center

  This website contains an extensive offering of featured articles about how to start up a small business including legal issues, business plans and funding.

  
  
  
• Franchise Direct

  "A comprehensive franchise opportunity listing, providing views, news and advice to entrepreneurs and franchisors alike. Browse through their profiles or read about the latest featured franchises.

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Country Report

  "A global Survey of Media Independence," rates and ranks each country on its legal environment for the media and political pressures that influence reporting.

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Nations in Transit - Country Reports

  "Comprehensive, comparative, and multidimensional study of reform in the former Communist states of Europe and Eurasia - tracking the reform record."

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads

  "An annual survey of government performance in 60 strategically important countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future."

  
  
  
• Freightworld

  Web links to all of the different transportation modes and services related to these modes.

  
  
  

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• Global Insight DataInsight Web or via Global Insight DataInsight Web (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Coverage of U.S. and international financial, economic, and industry data, with analysis by more than 225 analysts, researchers, and economists on over 120 industries and 200 countries. Data available covers balance of payments, cyclical indicators, finance and financial markets, government finance, housing and construction, output/capacity/capacity utilization, merchandise trade, national accounts, labor market, population, prices, and wholesale and retail trade.

  
  
  
• Google Scholar

  Google Scholar - searches selected scholarly information across many disciplines and sources, including books, articles, theses. Use the "FindIt@UMCP" link to obtain full text of an article or to find out how else to access it. Making Google Scholar Work for You

  
  
  
• Gallup Brain

  Searchable database of Gallup Poll questions and answers, with data from 1935-present.

  
  
  
• Global Corruption Report (Transparency International)

  "Reports on corruption from the Transparency International, global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption." The Global Corruption Barometer explores general public opinion around the world on corruption.

  
  
  
• GlobalEdge - Michigan State University

  "A web portal connecting international business professionals worldwide." Contains a wealth of information on all countries, in-depth analysis of selected industries, teaching resources, etc.

  
  
  
• Globalization Website

  From Emory University. Developed by sociology faculty. Use the table of contents to find news, people, organization, etc. web sites

  
  
  
• Google Language Tools

  Online translator

  
  
  

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• Hoover's Online

  [Updated: daily] Provides comprehensive profiles, in-depth financials, company overviews and histories, their competitors, products, services and operations.

  
  
  
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Codes (for import)

  [United States International Trade Commission] HTS codes are 6-digit identification codes assigned to all products imported into the United States.

  
  
  
• Handbooks in Economics

  Full text of the handbooks, which primarily include survey articles by leading economics scholars. Arranged into 28 different series by broad topic. To access the volumes, click on "full text access" below the title, NOT on the volume number.

  
  
  
• Human Development Report - UN

  "In depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of international development - annual. Includes statistical factsheets on many of the world's countries.

  
  
  

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• IBIS World

  [Full-text] IBIS World provides industry market research reports on over 700 U.S. industries, brief company reports on about 8000 companies as well as economic and demographic reports with focus on the U.S. economy. (Access Finance folder on MySmith Portal)

  
  
  
• Ingenta

  [CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries)] Ingenta is a periodical index database and document delivery service that provides articles and tables of contents from over 17,000 periodicals from all subject areas.

  
  
  
• Institute for the Study of Security Markets (ISSM) (Access via WRDS - see WRDS for access instructions)

  NYSE/AMEX/NASD Trade and Quote Database 1983-1992.

  
  
  
• International Business & Technology @BRINT

  "One of the best sites for business information."

  
  
  
• International Business, Etiquette and Manners
  
  

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• JSTOR

  [Full-text articles, Date range: Varies] JSTOR is a full-text electronic archive of over 250 scholarly journals.

  
  
  

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• Kwintessential Cross Cultural Solutions

  Global Guide to Culture, Customs and Etiquette.

  
  
  

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• LexisNexis Academic

  [Full-text articles, Date range: Varies] Time covered varies by source. Covers a wide range of business and business-related topics. Almost all full-text. Covers business topics from local, regional & national newspapers, some trade publications, business magazines, SEC filings, some reference sources and key accounting sources.

  
  
  
• LANIC

  Latin American Network Information Center

  
  
  
• Legal Information Institute at the Cornell University

  [Legal Information Institute] The Legal Information Institute (LII) provides electronic versions of core materials in numerous areas of the law both online and packaged for download.

  
  
  

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• Mediamark

  [Mediamark Research Inc.] Use it to find detailed information about the demographics and lifestyles of consumers and media audiences. Information includes consumer demographics, psychographics/lifestyles, product and brand usage, and media preferences. (Access via MySmith Portal and VBIC) First time users must register using UMD email domain. To register, go to Mediamark, click on Register for a FREE Account, and follow instructions.

  
  
  
• Metropolitan Rankings

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides metropolitan rankings list by population, income, unemployment rate, federal funds and grants, and housing, etc.

  
  
  
• Mintel

  [Full-text] Provides full-text reports on a wide range of market research studies, analyzing market sizes and trends, market segmentation, consumer attitudes and purchasing habits, opportunities, weaknesses and the future of the market.

  
  
  
• Morningstar [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Date range: Historical data back to 1996] Find a stock or fund to meet your needs, research current or prospective holdings or see how your investments work together. Morningstar's data reports cover more than 20,000 securities.

  
  
  
• Megalaw.com

  Links to free international law sites

  
  
  

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• Correspondence between SIC and NAICS

  [U.S. Census Bureau] In order to facilitate the development of time series, the U.S. Census Bureau has prepared correspondence tables of NAICS to SIC.

  
  
  
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] NAICS is the current industry classification that was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. There is a 2002 version of NAICS and the initial 1997 version of NAICS.

  
  
  
• National Newspapers

  Full text articles from the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Sun (Baltimore), and The Washington Post

  
  
  
• New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

  Considered one of the most extensive and authoritative economics reference resources available. It contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists.

  
  
  
• NASDAQ

  [The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc] The official web site for the Nasdaq electronic stock market.

  
  
  
• NationMaster.com

  National statistics for just about any country in the world, presented in over 20 categories and 10 regions, including Asia & South East Asia.

  
  
  
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

  "Nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization." -- Provides current economic indicators. Concentrates on developing "new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, assessing the effects of public policies on the U.S. economy, and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals."

  
  
  
• NBER Working Papers

  Full text of the working papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

  
  
  
• The Netpreneur Program

  Here you will find information about Potomac KnowledgeWay's program for entrepreneurs. Get informed about networking events, news, and more. Visit the Netpreneur Exchange, a virtual meeting place for entrepreneurs, to find information on funding and finance and other necessities for entrepreneurs.

  
  
  
• NYSE

  [The NYSE Incorporated] The official web site for the Nasdaq electronic stock market.

  
  
  

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• Occupational Outlook Handbook

  [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics] Provides information on starting salaries within a variety of occupational categories as well as information on working conditions, nature of the work, training, and more.

  
  
  
• OffStats - Official Statistics on the Web

  Collection of links to statistical information from around the world. Can be searched by country, region and topic or industry.

  
  
  
• One World - Nations Online

  A portal to the countries of the world - each country listed contains a country profile with facts and figures, geography, flag, statistics, maps, images, plus links to sources that provide you with information about a nation, such as: official government web sites, newspapers, tourism and visa information, travel advice, etc.

  
  
  
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

  Fully searchable text of the encyclopedia, including over 900 articles from leading scholars with extensive bibliographies. Covers all time periods of human history and includes strong coverage of individual countries, regions, industries and economic concepts.

  
  
  

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• Patents and Trademarks Information at the University of Maryland (UMD)

  [Compiled by James C. Miller, Patent & Trademark Librarian at UMD] Lists University of Maryland collections, Internet resources, and DVD/CD-ROM databases on patent & trademark.

  
  
  
• Portals to the World

  [The Library of Congress] Portals to the World provides selective links of the countries around the world.

  
  
  
• Price's List of List

  [Specialissues.com] Provides ranked listings of companies, people and resources freely available on the Internet by subject.

  
  
  
• PsychInfo

  [Full-text, Date range : 1987 - present] Psychinfo provides one of the most comprehensive indexes in psychology and psychology-related fields. It provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, book chapters and books, technical reports, and dissertations. Some citations have links to the full-text articles in PsycARTICLES and in the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.

  
  
  
• Portfocus

  Links to information about ports, harbors, marinas worldwide.

  
  
  
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Money Tree Survey

  Quarterly surveys "include overviews of venture capital and private equity in the US and include statistics by industry, state and firm".

  
  
  
• Penn World Tables 6.2

  Provides "purchasing power parity and national income accounts" for 188 countries, with data covering some of or all the years 1950-2004. From the Center for International Comparisons of Production, Income and Prices at the University of Pennsylvania.

  
  
  

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• RDS Business Reference Suite [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Full-text, time coverage varies by title.] This database combines all three RDS databases - RDS Business & Industry, RDS Business & Management Practices and RDS Tablebase.

  
  
  
• Regional Business News (EBSCO)

  [Some full-text, Date range: varies] This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis

  
  
  
• Research Insight on the Web(RIWeb)MySmith Portal-Finance-Excel with Finance Addins

  Research Insight on the Web Standard & Poor's Research Insight on the Web delivers integrated Compustat Databases (North America and Global) via the Internet in a user-friendly Excel spreadsheet. Institutional professionals involved in equity, credit, risk and industry analysis will find Research Insight on the Web ideal for building customizable financial models and performing rigorous company analysis. Features and Benefits Fundamental and market data on approximately 54,000 global securities, with up to 20 years of annual and 14 years of quarterly fundamental data, including daily pricing back from 1988 (monthly from 1962) Standard & Poor's Equity Research for a concise picture of a company's health, along with Standard & Poor's estimates of the stock's worth Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys for industry information and economic trends on industries Current and historical original financial statements from EDGAR Company press releases and articles from newswire services for recent 90 days A new ticker entry toolbar for quick company look-up

  
  
  
• Research Insight(RIWeb)MySmith Portal-Finance-Excel with Finance Addins -- see Compustat

  Standard & Poor's Research Insight Standard & Poor's Research Insight is an analytical software interface used to access and screen the Compustat database using a wide range of investment and financial criteria. Research Insight gives you quantitative management tools, accessible via Microsoft Excel, for financial modeling, backtesting, company analysis, multiple regression, industry analysis, screening and more. Statistical analysis is made easy through insightful company reports, detailed performance graphs and text documents, driving your work from analysis to insight. Available Databases Users can choose from two geographic-based data sets:- Compustat North America Up to 10 years of daily and 20 years of monthly price history on active and inactive companies. Industry-Specific data on five major sectors: Homebuilding, Retail, Airlines, Oil & Gas and Healthcare GICS Aggregate data, providing historical unrestated quarterly data, covering 99% of the U.S. market cap, aggregating statement items for sector and peer analysis Hard to find data items covering: Hedge Fund/Derivatives, Pension and Postretirement, Options, Asset Allocations, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance items and more Compustat Global Up to 20 years of monthly price history on active and inactive companies Interim historical coverage including semiannual data items for new International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) items, Cash Flow, Amortization of Intangibles, Capital Surplus, Investment Income and more Currency translation with cross-translation tables for more than 180 countries International Quality Ranking (IQR) scoring model, using Standard & Poor's proprietary calculations based on historical dividends, earnings data and sales data

  
  
  
• Reuters 3000 XTRA (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Contains current and historical financial data on individual companies, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and derivatives for both international and domestic markets, as well as business and financial news.

  
  
  
• RAILindustry.com

  Offers an A-Z index of industrial rail companies and organizations, listings of suppliers & vendors, and links to industrial railroad related web sites.

  
  
  

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• Schedule B (for export)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Schedule B is 10-digit identification code assigned to every product exported from the United States.

  
  
  
• Science Citation Index Expanded

  Virtually the only index for finding which papers have cited other papers. Strongest in life sciences and medicine; weaker in engineering where much important research is covered in technical reports and conferences that SCI does not index. (SCI is 90% journal articles and accompanying bibliographies.)

  
  
  
• Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] SIC was the industry classification for many years and was replaced by the NAICS system in 1997. The classification is still used in some business databases.

  
  
  
• Simmons Study of Media and Markets - Choices 3

  A CD-ROM product available behind the Information Desk in McKeldin Library. It is used to get a profile of consumer. Choices results may be saved to a disc and uploaded into a spreadsheet such as Excel. A tutorial is available from Babson College at http://www3.babson.edu/library/electronic_resources/simmons.cfm.

  
  
  
• Social Science Citation Index

  Virtually the only index for finding which papers have cited other papers. Best for the Social Sciences.

  
  
  
• Source OECD

  [Full-text. Date range : 1998 - present] SourceOECD is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It comprises 20 Book collections by theme, including monographs and reports; 24 periodicals; a reference title; and the OECD statistical databases.

  
  
  
• S&P ExecuComp Database (Standard & Poor's) (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Contains Executive Compensation Reports covering current, historical and total compensation, executive options and compensation of industry peers, and objective executive compensation data on the top officers of more than 2,400 companies. Additionally, the complete Executive Compensation database is available for downloading as a Microsoft Access database. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (Standard & Poor's)

  [Full-text documents, Date range: One rolling year - present.] Provides full-text reports, forecast, analysis, statistics and ratios of about 52 major industries. Coverage is for current and up to 4 years, depending on the industry.

  
  
  
• State and Metropolitan Area Data Book

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States at the State and metropolitan area levels. Selected data for component counties and central cities of metropolitan areas are also included.

  
  
  
• State Data Centers

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides access to U.S. Census Bureau data and information through a wide network of agencies in each state.

  
  
  
• State Rankings

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides state rankings list by population, median income, violent crimes, federal funds and grants, and housing, etc.

  
  
  
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States, and selected international data. Current version is 2001-2002 edition.

  
  
  
• Small Business Administration

  Small Business Administration provides information about how to start, finance, and manage small business

  
  
  
• o Standard & Poors

  Standard & Poor's is a major publisher of investment data, including bond ratings. (MUST REGISTER TO USE - FREE SUBSCRIPTION.) For bond ratings, after registration, click on United States, under Task Selector, select Find a rating. Follow directions to get available S&P ratings.

  
  
  
• Stat-USA (Some Free)

  [U.S. Department of Commerce site offers many country and trade reports (some free, others require payment).] The Country Commercial Guides, which are part of this database, are very useful for detailed information on all the countries of the world from the perspective of doing business in that country.

  
  
  

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• Thomson Financial SDC Platinum (MySmith Portal - Finance)

  Provides a common front end retrieval system for a collection of databases. They contain detailed information on new issues, mergers and acquisitions, syndicated loans, private equity, and more for the global financial marketplace. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• ThomasNet

  A directory of manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers.

  
  
  
• Thomas Register

  [Thomas Publishing Company] Provides a comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America.

  
  
  
• TIDE's Directory of Transportation Information

  Provides a directory of ground and air transportation resources, as well as listings of organizations and companies involved in the transportation industry. [The New Jersey TIDE Center is a multi-disciplinary, multi-university research center comprised of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Rutgers University.]

  
  
  
• Top U.S. Trading Partners

  Ranked by 2007 U.S. Total Export Value for Goods (in millions of U.S. dollars). From the Office of Trade and Industry Information, International Trade Administration. See their home page (http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/OTII/OTII-index.html ) for other data on trade information.

  
  
  

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• Statistical Abstracts of the United States

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States, and selected international data. Current version is 2001-2002 edition.

  
  
  
• U.S. Copyright Office

  [U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress] Provides online copyright records cataloged since 1978, copyright law, key publications and congressional testimony, etc.

  
  
  
• U.S. Commercial Service

  Information for Exporters of U.S. Goods and Services

  
  
  
• U.S. Customs and Borders Protection

  Export Documents, Licenses and Requirements

  
  
  
• U.S. Commercial Service

  Market Research Library

  
  
  
• U.S. Trade Statistics

  International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

  
  
  

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• vFinance.com

  Frequently updated list of venture capital firms in the United States.

  
  
  

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• Web of Science

  Explore the world's leading citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences. Powerful tools include cited reference searching, Citation Maps, and the Analyze Tool.

  
  
  
• Westlaw

  Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

  
  
  
• WorldCat

  [OCLC] The WorldCat is the OCLC Online Union Catalog database. It contains more than 49 million records describing books, newspapers, maps, periodicals, government documents, etc. owned by libraries around the world.

  
  
  
• World Development Indicators Online

  [Statistical data, Date range: 1960-present] Provides more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 200 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 where available. Export options for Excel or ASCII.

  
  
  
• World Economic Outlook

  This free online database, updated biannually by the International Monetary Fund with coverage back to 1993, is similar to World Development Indicators in providing basic statistics -- WEO is much more limited in both scope and history, but it includes commodity price data and regional data that's ...

  
  
  
• World News Connection

  Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports online. Includes full-text summaries and translations from around the world of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, non-classified technical reports, and local media sources.

  
  
  
• Wholesale Distributors Net
  
  
• World Bank - Doing Business In…

  Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies…"

  
  
  
• World Business Culture
  
  
• World Investment Report 2008
  
  
• WorldLII

  Information provided by the World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility in partnership with other legal organizations from around the world. Aims to provide free, independent access to world wide laws.

  
  
  
• World Trade Organization - WTO

  This "international body deals with rules of trade between nations".

  
  
  
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

  "Two-thousand annotated links to high quality English language sources in a wide range of international affairs, international studies and international relations topics." Topics include media, organizations, country/regions, business/economics, relations, etc.