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These resources are those that Maag Library pays to access. The information in these resources is usually not available
through the free internet, but contain information that you may find useful when working on your projects.
- Business Source Complete:
Business Source Complete provides access to journal and magazine articles, country and industry reports and SWOT analyses for a variety of companies. There are two interfaces that can be used to search Business Source Complete.
- The main interface is the simplest way to search for articles in journals and magazines. To get to this interface, begin at the Maag Library home page, select Research Databases from the Quick Links menu. At the Research Databases page, select Listed by Subject then Business. Business Source Complete is the second database listed on the page. You can also access this interface from either of these links: On Campus Off Campus
Once in this database, use whatever terms you want to search. If you put the terms next to each other, such as Aquafina Water, your search will look for those terms next to each other in the description of the article - this works the same as putting your search into quotation marks when you are using Google. If you just want your search terms to appear in the description, but you don't need them next to each other as a phrase, use the word AND to connect them. If you could use a variety of words to describe your topic, use the word OR to connect your topic words. Using OR will make you get more results from your search
Once you have a list of results, you can select the type of article you want from the links across the top. These may include Academic Journals, Magazines, Trade Publications, Newspapers, SWOT Analyses or other article types. If there are no articles of the type in your results, that link will not appear on the page.
- The alternate interface for Business Source Complete is the Business Searching Interface (BSI). From the Research Databases page, select D-E under listed by name, then scroll down to Ebsco Databases. This interface is also available from either on campus or off campus. Select the Business Searching Interface from this page.
This page makes it very simple to browse for information about a country, company or industry. If you happen to be working on Honduras as a country, select Country Reports under browse and use the next link until you get to the page with Honduras on it. You can also use the Browse For box to jump to the correct page. Once you click on the country name, you will get a list of reports that include the word Honduras. They may or may not all be reports about the country.
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You can use either interface and get identical information. If you switch between interfaces, you will lose your previous search results, so save, print or e-mail the articles to yourself before you switch.
- STAT-USA
STAT-USA is US Government database that provides access to many detailed reports about countries, industries and trade statistics. Maag Library has single user access and, because a password is required, can only be accessed in the Reference Room. Ask at the Reference desk to be logged on.
The simplest way to find information in STAT-USA about international industries and various countries is to browse the documents. Most international documents are located in the GLOBUS/NTDB section. If you would like to search for a specific country or industry, you can do it from this screen, but if you would like to look at information like the Country Commercial Guides, select that link and browse for your country. Some of the documents that you may find helpful in STAT-USA include:
- Country Commercial Guides
- International Market Insight Reports
- Commercial Trade Leads
- National Trade Estimates on Foreign Trade Barriers
These are in no way the only items available through STAT-USA. Browse or search within the database to find additional reports that may be helpful.
- Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage:
Standard and Poor's provides excellent company and industry information, including their current Industry Surveys and Surveys from the previous 8 years. Not all companies are included in Standard and Poor's, but most of the major industries are included. The primary focus of the information in these reports is the U.S., but reviewing the information contained in the reports can help you identify the type of information that may be helpful as you develop your reports. This database is available both On campus and Off campus.
- World Data Analyst Online:This database can help you find basic information about countries or compare a country to any other country. The information can be basic, but this can be excellent background information when you are researching a company. Available on campus and off campus.
- Lexis Nexis Academic: Newspapers, whether domestic or international, can be an excellent resource for company, industry and country information. Lexis Nexis provides online access many full text articles from newspapers around the world. The first page allows you to search for news articles. You can select either General News or World News from the first drop down menu. With General News, select Major Papers from the second drop down menu. With World News, you can select the region in which your country is located. With Lexis Nexis, if your search is going to give your more than 1,000 articles, you will get a message asking you to refine your search. You can do this by limiting the date or adding additional words to your search. Lexis Nexis is also available on campsu or off campus.
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