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Most Useful Databases

Business Source Complete - Search journals, company and industry reports, and country profiles [more details].
Business & Company Resource Center - Information about companies and industries worldwide [more details].
CountryWatch - Detailed country reports with statistics, maps, and news [more details].
D&B Key Business Ratios - Three years of business ratios for major industries [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search news, business information, and legal information [more details].
MarketLine Business Information Center - Data and analysis for companies, industries, and countries [more details].
Mergent Online - Financial data, ratios, business activities, and other facts on public companies [more details].
Value Line Investment Survey - Stock reports and analysis for investors [more details].
Wall Street Journal - Full-text articles from the newspaper dating back to 1984 [more details].
Web of Science - A multi-disciplinary index of high-impact research journals [more details].
Westlaw Campus Research - Search news, law journals, cases, laws, and company information [more details].
Yahoo! Finance - Company profiles, stock charts, financial data and ratios, and company news [more details].

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Accounting & Tax with Standards - Search accounting journals and standards [more details].
American FactFinder - U.S. Census Bureau statistics on people, housing, and business [more details].
Annual Report Service - Online access to thousands of annual reports. Free registration is required.
Annual Reports - Free online access to annual reports “in their actual format in one single location.”
Bank Data and Statistics - Current and historical statistics on banking and finance from the FDIC.
Business and Human Rights Resource Center - News and documents about corporate human rights practices.
Business Cycle Indicators - Economic indicators for the United States [more details].
Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States - Information about investment in former Soviet states.
Business Insights - Industry reports on technology, consumer goods, healthcare, and energy [more details].
Cabell's Business Directory - Directory of journals in accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing [more details].
CCH Tax Research - Tax codes, regulations, court cases, and analysis [more details].
CIA World Factbook - Up-to-date country profiles [more details].
Cities of the World - Profiles of 193 countries and their cities.
Computer Source - Search publications in computer science, information systems, and related fields [more details].
Conference Board - Reports on management issues and economic conditions [more details].
CorporateInformation - Links to US and foreign company information. The service is free, although registration is required.
Countries and Their Cultures - Profiles of cultural practices in nations around the world.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Reports on human rights conditions [more details].
Department of State Background Notes - Country reports on nations worldwide [more details].
Doing Business: Benchmarking Business Regulations - Objective measures of government regulation in countries worldwide.
ebrary - Electronic books from academic and professional publishers [more details].
Economía y Negocios - Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals in business [more details].
EDGAR (SEC Filings & Forms) - Financial reports from publicly traded U.S. companies [more details].
Emerald Fulltext - Journals in management, marketing, engineering, and other fields [more details].
E.H. Net Encyclopedia - Articles on the history of some U.S. industries, written and edited by scholars.
Encyclopedia of American Industries - Detailed information on a wide range of industries [more details].
Energy Information Administration - Data on petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear, and alternative fuels.
ExecutivePlanet.com - Links to resources on "business culture, customs and etiquette" with an international focus.
FITA International Trade Web Resources - Links on all aspects of international trade.
Forbes Global 2000 - An annual report that ranks top companies. The list can be sorted by industry.
Foreign Labor Trends - Analysis of labor trends in selected countries.
Fortune Global 500 - An annual report that ranks top companies worldwide.
Houston Chronicle 100 - Lists the top 100 companies in Houston.
Fuente Academica - Search scholarly journals from Latin America and Spain [more details].
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A multi-disciplinary collection of encyclopedias [more details].
Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find journals, books, and web sites [more details].
Houston Chronicle - Local and regional news articles published in the Chronicle from 1985 to present [more details].
InfoSci Journals - Journals on information technology in business [more details].
InfoTrac Newspapers - Search 100 newspapers from the U.S. and around world [more details].
International Market Research Library - Investment opportunities for U.S. companies in foriegn nations [more details].
JSTOR - Search older issues of journals (purchased with support of the Rockwell Fund) [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search industry news, plus general newspapers and news wires[more details].
Library of Congress Country Studies - Reports on the society, economy, government, and security of each country.
Manufacturing and Distribution USA - Government statistics on manufacturing, wholesale, and retail industries.
Nation Master - National statistics in 29 categories, such as crime, the economy, education, health, media, religion, and more.
National Agricultural Statistics Service - National, state, and county data on agricultural production.
netLibrary - Electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
New York Times - Full text articles with subject indexing [more details].
New York Times Historical - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Facts and data about modern careers [more details].
OmniFile - A multi-disciplinary database of journals and magazines [more details].
Plunkett Research Online - Market research, company profiles, and industry statistics [more details].
Provided by a generous donation from Jack Plunkett, CEO.
Project on Human Development - Collected statistics on environment, food, health, knowledge, values and culture, and more.
Reference USA Business Database - A directory of businesses with contacts, officers, and income [more details].
Regional Business News - Search regional business journals and newswires [more details].
SAGE Management & Organization Studies - Journals in management, organization studies, and marketing [more details].
STAT-USA - Economic statistics, market and industry analysis, and country reports [more details].
Statistical Abstract of the United States - Annual summary of social, political, and economic statistics [more details].
Thunderbird IBIC Global Gateway - Links on every conceivable aspect of international business.
TradeStats Express - Patterns of U.S. and state exports and imports by product or trading partner.
TransStat - Transportation Statistics - Current data on aviation, highways, rail, public transportation, maritime activities, etc.
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Programs - Regular reports of data for selected economic sectors and industries.
VIBES - Virtual International Business & Economic Sources - A guide to sources on international business.
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].
World Bank Country Reports - Country overviews and news with links to documents on government economic development plans.
World Data Analyst - Data on population, the economy, education, etc. in 217 countries [more details].
World Development Indicators - Data on economic, environmental, and social indicators [more details].
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations - Basic information on 200 countries and dependencies.

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