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Research Instruction: Course Guides: CNW 102-66

 

The ABC's of Modern Commerce

I. Books:
II. Scholarly and General Interest Articles:

  • Multi-disciplinary:

    • Academic Search Premier
      • 4,500+ general and academic journals (3,600+ peer-reviewed)
      • scholarly, multidisciplinary database
      • coverage 1975+
      • mostly full-text

    • WilsonWeb
      • 3,500+ general and academic journals
      • two components: OmniFile Full Text Mega; Humanities & Social Sci Retro
      • OmniFile Full Text Mega: indexing begins in 1982, abstracts in 1984, and full-text in 1994
      • Humanities & Social Sci Retro: index only, 1907-1984
      • 1,750 journals are full-text

  • Business:

    • Business Source Premier
      • all subject areas related to business
      • 7,400+ scholarly business journals and other sources
      • full-text
      • coverage from 1965+

    • Hoover's Online
      • provides comprehensive company, industry, and market information
      • in-depth global coverage of 4,000 businesses
      • coverage is current with up to 10 years of financial data
      • full-text

    • Business Dateline (BusDateline)
      • provides resources that describe regional buiness activities and trends, and major stories on local firms, their products, and executives
      • online articles from regional publications, business wire press releases, and major newspapers
      • 530+ resources
      • full-text
      • coverage from 1985+

    • Business and Industry (BusIndustry)
      • facts, figures and key events for international public and private companies, industries, products, and markets for manufacturing and service industries
      • resources include trade magazines, newsletters, business presses, and international business dailies
      • abstracts and full-text
      • 1,300+ sources
      • coverage from 1994+

    • Business and Management Practices (BusManagement)
      • articles about the practical aspects of business management
      • focuses on how organizations make decisions, develop and launch new strategies, and plan for change
      • includes case-studies and how-to articles
      • searches for business concepts, industries, and specific departments within an organization
      • 795+ sources
      • coverage from 1995+

    • Business Organizations, Agencies & Publications Directory (BusinessOrgs)
      • directory of organizations and trade associations that serve business and industry
      • coverage is current
  • Check journal titles in Journal Finder, the library's electronic full-text holdings

  • For articles not available in the library, please order through Interlibrary Loan
    • free, online order form, budget 1-2 weeks


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III. Newspapers:

  • Lexis-Nexis Academic
    • 5,900+ news, business, legal, medical and reference publications
    • national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources
    • full-text

  • New York Times (1851-2001)
    • the complete newspaper (text, graphs, photos, etc.) in digital form

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IV. Web Sites:

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