CSU Dominguez Hills Library -- CyberSpace Reference Library -- Business Resources

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BUSINESS RESOURCES

CSUDH Full-Text Journals List
Check this link for journals held by the CSUDH Library. Includes journals found in web-accessible,
full-text databases.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES, INCLUDING FULL-TEXT JOURNAL ARTICLES
ABI/INFORM & Proquest Newstand (Remote access available)

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      ABI/INFORM is an index and full-text database for business and management topics, including
      business trends, corporate strategies, and product information. Citations, abstracts, and many
      full-text articles from 1971.

Academic Search Premier

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         Academic Search Premier includes full-text to over 3280 journals, including business journals.

Business Full-Text
Included in Wilson's OmniFile Fulltext Mega. Use the subject list and highlight "Business."

Business Source Premier

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         Business Search Premier is the largest database of academic business journals.

CountryWatch
   Provides geopolitical information on 192 countries of the world. Includes statistisical data, an
   online global news service and forecast information.

Factiva
   A major business news and research tool with full-text articles. 5,500 newspapers (including the
   Wall Street Journal), business magazines, and newswires, as well as a company/industry reports
   database. Search by company name, industry, product, company symbol, or other subject words.

LEXIS-NEXIS
   Most of the information in this content-rich database is full-text. Select from today's news or back
   20 years; company,  industry and market news; government, political, and legal news; company
   financial information, country and state profiles, biographical information, medical and health topics,
   legal review; and federal and state case, statutory and administrative law.

National Trade Data Bank
   The National Trade Data Bank is part of STAT-USA. Includes international market research, export
   opportunities, how-market guides; and demographic, political and socio-economic conditions for
   hundreds of countries.

STAT-USA
   An exceptional resource. Search for information in Market Research Reports, Commerce Business
   Daily, Country Commercial Guides, International Market Insights, and the entire National Trade
   Data Bank (NTDB).

US Trade Online
U.S. export and import data on 18,000+ commodities worldwide.

ValueLine Investment Survey
Ratings and reports for approximately 1,700 companies and more than 90 industries

Wiley InterScience Journals
Includes a selection of full-text journals in the areas of business, finanace and management

INTERNET RESOURCES

America Desk
Includes U.S. foreign economic policy, Country Commercial Guides, Country Background Notes,
contacts, text of major speeches, etc.

American Demographics
Focuses on consumer trends and behavior, but also gives excellent picture of American life beyond
purchasing habits. Full-text articles from 1993.

Annual Report Gallery
Library of electronically published annual reports.

Background Notes
Profiles of countries produced by the Department of state. Includes data on ethnic groups, religion, languages, etc.

Big Charts
Market news and communtary; interactive charts, quotes, and industrial analysis.

Business.com
A search engine for business research and information.

Business Cycle Indicators
U.S. Business Cycle Indicators for tracking and predicting U.S. activity from 1948.

Business Wire
Today's business news on the 'Net. Includes a Dow Jones Business Directory with links to 350
business information sites.

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit
Practical information and tools for starting, running, and growing a small business.

CIA World Factbook
Information on countries.

Company Annual Reports Online
Free service with links to company annual reports from the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.

Corporate Information
Useful for finding information on public and private companies in the U.S. and worldwide. Also includes
information on industries in 65 countries.

Country Commercial Guides
These guides are prepared by U.S. embassies and provide information on countries' commercial environments,
using economic, political and market analysis.

Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
Provides information of value for international business perspectives, such as economic policies and key economic indicators.

Country Studies/Area Handbooks
Seventy-one countries represented with descriptions and analyses of their political, economic, social and national security systems
and institutions. Provides information on the people.

Current Industrial Reports
Reports on the production, inventories and orders for 4400 products.

Doing Business in California
Links to sources of information on the economy, regulations, taxes, licenses, contacts and
much more.

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
Company filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Forbes 500s Annual Directory
Database of the 500 largest American corporations measured by sales, profits, assets and market value.

Forbes Lists
   Information-rich site of tools and lists: Mutual Fund Guide, Forbes Forty Finanacial Index, 500
    Largest Private Companies, 200 Best Small Companies, 400 Richest People in America, Forbes
    500s Annual Directory, and Annual Report on American Industry.

Historical Datab Sources
A portal to economic and investment historical data.

Hoover's Online
Extensive links to web sites of 4000 plus companies and corporate job listings.

Industry Research Desk
Online tools and assistance to gather information on an industry, business, company or
manufacturing process.

Marketing (U.S. and International)
Louisiana State University Libraries's links to marketing resources relating to individual countries,
policies, advertising, statistics, and trade agreements. Also includes journals and news sources.

Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia
   Uses non-legal language to explain legal concepts in 15 subject areas, including small business,
   employment, mediation, parents & children, spouses & partners, wills, debt & credit, and real estate.
   Use its dictionary to find legal definitions.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The new classification system replacing the SIC codes; provides industry definitions for Canada,
Mexico, and the United States. Provides comparison tables between the two systems.

PRNewswire
Online business newswire for breaking news in the business world.

SBA Business Plan Outline
A detailed outline serving as a guideline for developing a business plan.

Salary Calculator
A calculator for comparing cost of living in hundreds fo U.S. and international cities. Also provides
information on crime indexes for 500+ U.S. cities, city comparisons, and local public schools.

Standard & Poor's Index Services
Standard & Poor's Current Index Statistics, Global Indices, U.S. Indices, Sector Scorecard, and more

Standard Industrial Classification Search
Keyword search of the 1987 Sic Manual

State of Small Business Profiles
   Provides overviews of the role of small business in each state. In addition to baseline statistics on each
   state's small business economy, there are links to additional general statistics and research on
   small business.

Survey of Current Business
Statistical articles on business and economics, with tables on topics such as national incomes, business
cycle indicators, industry economic indicators and international perspectives.

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
A good starting point for accounting and tax web sites produced by a professor at the University
of North Iowa.

Thomas Regional Directories
Searchable directory to over 480,000 manufacturers, distributors, and service companies in 19 U.S.
industrial regions, including Southern California. Search by product, service or company name.

Thomas Register
Register free to search this database of 155,000 companies classifed under more than 57,000 product
and service headings. Makes available 3,100 online supplier catalogs

Trade Data Online
Data on U.S. and Canadian trade from a Canadian site; use to explore international marketing and
investment opportunities.

Tradeport Country Library
Detailed information from the National Trade Data Bank with information of economic policies and trade
practices, economic trends and outlook, trade regulations, investment climate, etc.

U.S. Tax Code On-Line
Fully searchable Title 26 U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Multiple search methods with easy-to-use
links to access cross-references.

Universal Currency Counter
Use this service to quickly perform currency conversions.

Virtual International Business & Economic Source
Over 1600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information.
Workindex
   Cornel University's School of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Executive Magazine's links
   to numerous work-related resources covering human resources, work behavior, labor law, benefits and
   compensation, movtivation, workforce diversity and many more topics.