ABI/INFORM - now Business Scholarly & Trade (ProQuest) - Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Business, Communications, Economics, Health Admin, Public Admin
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, dissertations
Search Instruction: Using ProQuest PowerSearch
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Books 24x7- Subjects: Business, Computing, Health Admin
Info type: full text e-books
Access Tips: Login requires My.Emich username and password. Links to Books24x7 e-books can be also found in the EMU Library Catalog.
Business Insights: Global- Subjects: Business, Company Information, Industry Information, Country Statistics
Info type: company histories, industry overviews, SWOT analysis, market share info, case studies, statistical charts, reference sources, professional articles
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
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Conference Board - Business Knowledge Research- Overviews of current business topics and the economic outlook
Subjects: Business, Consumer Confidence Index, Economic Indicators
Info type: research reports, webcasts, statistics
Access Tips: Browsing topics usually works best
Factiva- Large global news database covers all countries
Subjects: news, business, company information
Info type: news articles, news wires, television and radio transcripts, magazines, trade journals, company financials, investment information, articles in many languages
Access Tips: Up to 6 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later.
Won't work with older browsers such as IE6.
Use Companies/Markets tab then Companies link for international company info.
Search Instruction: Top 10 Reasons to Love Factiva
Google Scholar- Search for scholarly materials
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get Findtext+ links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video
Legal Forms - Michigan- Find, download, and adapt Michigan legal forms.
Subjects: Law, Business, Contracts, HR forms, Incorporation, Waivers, Wills
Info type: legal form templates, sample legal forms, sample letters, legal definitions, attorney directory, law digest
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
Wall Street Journal via Factiva- Read today’s Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, etc.
Subjects: Business, News, Politics
Info type: newspaper articles
Access Tips: Use News Pages tab. Up to 6 users at a time. If you don’t get in, try again later. You can also use ABI/INFORM to search the WSJ.
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ComAbstracts - CIOS- Subjects: Communication, Journalism
Info type: scholarly articles, book info
Communication Studies Multisearch- Search at the same time: ERIC, PsycINFO, and ABI/INFORM Global
Subjects: Communication, Journalism
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, book info, book chapters, dissertations
DemographicsNow- Create demographic or consumer expenditure reports, graphs, and maps. Look-up individuals & businesses, or create lists.
Subjects: U.S. demographics & projections, consumer expenditure, market segmentation, retail sales potential, companies, consumer lifestyles & attitudes
Info type: census & consumer expenditure statistics, directory info, Mosaic market segmentation, Simmons consumer data
Notes: Most company sales figures are computer-modelled estimates (not actual).
Search Instruction: Tutorials necessary - tutorial center
Mintel Market Research Reports- Subject: Market research for consumer products in U.S. and Europe
Info type: market research reports, customer demographics, competitive analysis, market-share analysis, articles on market trends
Access Tips: Academic use only. First time users must click "Create Profile" to set up an account using my.emich email address.
PsycINFO- Key database for Psychology articles
Subjects: Psychology, Education, Business, Communication, Linguistics, Social Work
Info type: scholarly articles, book info, conference papers, dissertations, book reviews
Search Instruction: PsycINFO Basics
Locating Quantitative and Qualitative Articles in PsycINFO
PsycINFO Quick Reference Guide
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General BusinessFile- Subjects: Business
Info type: news articles, professional articles, scholarly articles, investment reports
Access Tips: Also available via http://mel.org/
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RMA eStatement Studies- Financial ratio benchmark data from RMA Annual Statement Studies (was Robert Morris)
Subjects: Industry Ratios, Benchmark Statistics, Industry Default Probabilities, Cash Flow Measures, Balance Sheet Analysis, Risk Measures
Info type: statistics
Access Info: If your industry isn't covered by RMA, try these sources of industry ratios.
Instruction: RMA Webseminar
ScienceDirect - Elsevier- Journals from the publisher Elsevier
Subjects: Various, including Physical Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Info Technology, Social Sciences, Business, Linguistics
Info type: scholarly articles
Social Sciences Citation Index- Search for articles in Social Science journals and see which articles cite an article
Subjects: Social Sciences, Psychology, Business
Info type: scholarly articles, conference papers
Search Instruction: Cited Reference Searching
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Westlaw Campus Research- Perform legal research and/or search for news articles
Subjects: U.S. Law, State Law, European Union Law, News
Info type: court cases, laws, regulations, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, legal guides, law dictionary, news articles
Access Tips: Use Law tab to access legal research materials
NOTE: Many functions of Westlaw will only function properly if you disable any pop-up blocker. For example, printing may not work if a pop-up blocker is active.
WorldCat.org- Search for materials in libraries worldwide. Also tools for creating lists & bibliographies.
Info type: book info, library holdings
Access Tips: Also free on the web at http://www.worldcat.org
Directory of Open Access Journals- Scholarly journals that are free on the web
Subjects: Many subjects
Info type: scholarly journals
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