Databases for Research: Business
Off-Campus Access
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contains a significant amount of Canadian content
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no login required (open access)
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| ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest Information and Learning) Provides in-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, and a wide variety of other business topics. |
| AdForum (Maydream Inc.) Information on over 20,000 agencies and 70,000 ads (tv, print, interactive, etc.) from around the world. Also includes information about advertising award winners and jobs in the fields of advertising and design. |
| Associations Canada (Micromedia ProQuest) Covers Canadian organizations and international groups including industry, commercial and professional associations, registered charities, special interest and common interest organization. Detailed listings enable users to identify an organizations budget, founding date, scope of activity, licensing body, sources of funding, executive information, full address and complete contact information. |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Provides access to the industry's most used business research database of more than 8800 full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, profiles, case studies, books and trade publications. |
| CBCA Business (ProQuest Information and Learning) Provides access to a broad range of Canadian business magazines, newspapers and journals. |
| CICA Handbook (Edu.Knotia.ca) Provides access to CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants) standards & guidance book collection. |
| CultureGrams (ProQuest Information and Learning) Contains reports on 202 countries and cultures, focusing on 25 categories including history, personal appearance, gestures, family, recipes, economy, and more. |
| Europa World (Taylor & Francis) Provides access to political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories. |
| Financial Post Advisor (displays best with the latest Internet Explorer web browser) (Can West Global) Provides information on more than 4,500 Canadian companies, as well as business and financial insight. Financial Post Corporate Analyzer allows you to search for investment information on Canada's top 1,500 publicly traded companies. |
| General BusinessFile ASAP (Gale Group) An international database designed to provide access to 200,000 company profiles, thousands of investment reports, news and event coverage on companies, industries, products and executives, and information on business theory, economics and favored practices. |
| Insurance and Liability eCollection (Gale Group) Provides access to a collection focusing on the insurance industry including labor relations, mortgage banking, law and more. |
| Ipsos News Centre (Ipsos Reid) Public opinion poll results, market research, news, and press releases from the Ipsos Group (in Canada, Ipsos Reid), useful for marketing, advertising, business, and social science researchers. |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe (LexisNexis) Provides access to a large database of over 18,000 sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works. |
| MarketLine (MarketLine) Provides access to a comprehensive collection of company, industry and country information, extending across 200+ countries and every major industry sector. It contains in-depth information on 50,000 public and private companies, market data for 150 consumer products, industry event calendars and news feeds. |
| Mintel Reports (Please Note: Users must create a personal profile/account to use this service) (Mintel International Group) Provides access to market research reports containing data and analysis of industry trends. Coverage includes U.S. and select International Markets including: food and drink, consumer goods, retail, finance, technology, leisure and travel. |
| Passport GMID Academic (Global Market Information Database) (EuroMonitor International) Provides access to global market analysis with comprehensive coverage of industries, countries and consumer trends. |
| Regional Business News (EBSCO Publishing) Provides access to regional business publications. |
| Scott's Directories - National All Plus (Scott's Directories) Please Note: Maximum 10 concurrent users. Provides access to a comprehensive directory of Canadian businesses with more than 350,000+ contacts from manufacturing, government, medical and education sectors. |
| Small Business eCollection (Gale Group) Provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories for business students and entrepreneurs. |
| STAT-USA (U.S. Department of Commerce) STAT-USA/Internet, produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, is an authoritative, comprehensive site for U.S. business, economic and international trade data information from the U.S. federal government. |
| Ultimate HR Manual (CCH Online) (works only with Internet Explorer 6+) (CCH) Provides practical advice and solutions to help deal with the HR and employment issues; developed in conjunction with the Human Resources Professional Association of Ontario (HRPAO). |
| Vocation and Careers eCollection (Gale Group) Provides access to information on educational institutes, job searching, career guides and access to industry specific journals. |
| WARC (World Advertising Research Center) (World Advertising Research Center) Over 25 000 articles, case studies, research reports and summaries covering all areas of marketing communications (advertising, consumer research, brand management, product categories, media planning, etc.) |
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- International Business
- Advertising/Marketing
- International Transportation & Customs / Supply Chain Management
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