BUSINESS
- Boston Globe (ProQuest)A New England regional newspaper. Selective, full-text daily coverage from 1980 - Present of news articles and opinion editorials written or edited by the Globe's staff. This is text-based only; images are not available.
- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- MEF Digital (Media Education Foundation) (Kanopy)Streaming educational videos from MEF (Media Education Foundation). You can use the BROWSE SUBJECTS button for faster searching from a drop-down list. Examples include The ARTS (Design, Fashion, Literature, Visual Art); BUSINESS/TRAINING (Business & Economics, Careers, Food Technology, Hospitality & Tourism, Technical Education, Training & Development); EDUCATION (Teacher Education Development); HEALTH (Biomedical Science, Medicine, Vision Science); HUMANITIES (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies); MEDIA/COMM (Cultures & Politics in Media, Gender, Race, & Diversity in Media, Marketing, Advertising, & PR); and SCIENCES (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science & IT, Engineering).
- Mometrix Test Preparation ManualsTest preparation manuals primarily for students in Counseling Psychology, Finance, and Physician Assistant programs. Comprehensive study guides and practice tests. Most test prep manuals are over 100 pages in length. JWU's subscribed test titles are organized under the headings Business; Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate; Counseling & Social Work; and Medical Professional.
- PolicyMap (The Reinvestment Fund)A large geo-stats database features an interactive, online mapping tool across the U.S.! Helpful for community development, business planning, market research, site selection & impact studies, grant writing, job & home relocation, and other applications where you need creditable statistics. Useful data is available for different geographic locations such as street address, city, county, state, zip code, school districts, state voting districts for the House & Senate, metro areas and more. Numerical counts and percentages are grouped under general categories and sub-categories that include Demographics, Incomes & Consumer Spending, Quality of Life, Health, Housing, Education, Economy, Lending Activity, and Federal Guidelines for tax credits.
- ReferenceUSA (Infogroup)Useful for market research, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and finding healthcare professionals. IMPORTANT: After selecting one of the "Available Databases" listed on the ReferenceUSA website, accept or click through security certificate warnings if they appear and proceed to ReferenceUSA. Different browsers display different warning messages. At the RefUSA site, use CUSTOM SEARCH tab to limit your search results to geography or other criteria. Data on 24 million U.S. businesses and 50,000 new US. Businesses. 10 years worth of historical business data shows changes in various industries for over the past 10 year. Compare their market share to one another and see where they are trending for the future. Look up the number of similar businesses in a target area to check your competition, credit rating, & consumer lifestyles of potential customers. JOB SEEKERS: Over 2 million job postings and internships in the U.S.! Research companies you may want to work for. See JOB HELP for salaries.
- Wall Street Journal; Eastern Edition (ProQuest)Access articles from the most recent issues of WJS and selective, full-text articles from 1984 to the present. WJS is the world's leading financial newspaper. Content covers companies, stock prices, people, and products. Images are not available.
Accounting
- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- VentureLine30 different types of company & industry financial ratios have been calculated for you. Compare a U.S. company (either publicly traded on the stock exchange or a private company) against another company or against an industry. Includes 5 years of financial statements for 10,000 U.S. public companies and VentureLine's MBA Glossary of accounting terms in downloadable PDF format. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the VentureLine website and display all content.
Advertising
- Advertising Redbooks.comWhich ad agencies do companies use, and how much do they spend annually on advertising? This directory lists public and private U.S. and international companies who spend at least $200,000 annually on advertising, plus profiles of ad agencies and brand names. NOTE: If you see a warning message about this "website's security certificate," you MUST click on the link “Continue to this website (not recommended)," before being passed on to Redbooks. PLEASE "SIGN OFF" at end of your session. Only a limited number of people can access Redbooks at the same time.
- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS)Advertising costs and consumer lifestyles: What would it cost to advertise your business or service in magazines, newspapers, radio, television, outdoor billboards, or websites? Find ad rates, circulation figures, audience demographics, and contact info. for publishers/sales. Do you need to identify consumer spending behavior in potential market areas? What do people spend their money on? Access all 12 report titles: Business Publication Media, Consumer Magazine Media, Direct Marketing, Digital Networks & Tech, Digital Websites, International Media Guides, Local Market Audiences, Newspaper Media, Out-of-Home Media, Print Media Production, Radio Media, TV & Cable Media. NOTE: SRDS works better with the IE BROWSER.
Business Plans
- Business Plans Handbooks (Gale)Are you planning to start a small business? This is a collection of actual business plans submitted by entrepreneurs in North America (company names and addresses have been changed). Each volume also includes a business plan template, a listing of organizations, agencies & consultants, and glossary. NOTE: You can keyword search across ALL of JWU's purchased volumes to date to find a plan for a specific type of business, for example, by entering the word "restaurant." Plans are from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries and include both traditional businesses and new types of start-ups such as a Cloud Computing Business or an iPhone App Developer. Click on the "i" icon for more examples of the types of businesses represented.
Career Information & Job Searching
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- Films on Demand Complete (Infobase)Over 15,000 streaming videos 24/7. Many areas of interest including business & economics, careers & job searching, computers & technology, criminal justice, culinary arts & nutrition, digital media, education, engineering, English, fashion/textiles & merchandising, food prep & safety, food science & service, guidance & counseling, health, science & social sciences. Watch Archival Films & Newsreels for important events and interviews with influential people in American culture & history.
- Going Global's Country Career GuidesUpdated international job/internship postings in 35 countries! Country-specific: Work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines, interviewing advice, cultural & business etiquette, cost of living expenses, industry/employment trends, top companies, & professional trade associations for networking. Find companies in the U.S. who are temporarily hiring foreign workers who qualify for H1-B visa status.
- Going Global's USA/Canada City Career GuidesUpdated job postings for the 40 largest cities in the U.S. and Canada. City-specific industry/employment trends, top companies, cost of living expenses, job fairs, and more. Find companies in America's largest cities who are temporarily hiring foreign workers who qualify for H1-B visa status.
- PolicyMap (The Reinvestment Fund)A large geo-stats database features an interactive, online mapping tool across the U.S.! Helpful for community development, business planning, market research, site selection & impact studies, grant writing, job & home relocation, and other applications where you need creditable statistics. Useful data is available for different geographic locations such as street address, city, county, state, zip code, school districts, state voting districts for the House & Senate, metro areas and more. Numerical counts and percentages are grouped under general categories and sub-categories that include Demographics, Incomes & Consumer Spending, Quality of Life, Health, Housing, Education, Economy, Lending Activity, and Federal Guidelines for tax credits.
- ReferenceUSA (Infogroup)Useful for market research, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and finding healthcare professionals. IMPORTANT: After selecting one of the "Available Databases" listed on the ReferenceUSA website, accept or click through security certificate warnings if they appear and proceed to ReferenceUSA. Different browsers display different warning messages. At the RefUSA site, use CUSTOM SEARCH tab to limit your search results to geography or other criteria. Data on 24 million U.S. businesses and 50,000 new US. Businesses. 10 years worth of historical business data shows changes in various industries for over the past 10 year. Compare their market share to one another and see where they are trending for the future. Look up the number of similar businesses in a target area to check your competition, credit rating, & consumer lifestyles of potential customers. JOB SEEKERS: Over 2 million job postings and internships in the U.S.! Research companies you may want to work for. See JOB HELP for salaries.
- StatistaStatistics, market studies & reports for over 600 international industries, 37 countries, and 60,000 wide-ranging topics! Enter your own search terms or browse data reports listed under these links: Categories, Key Topics, Popular Statistics, and Recent Statistics. A sampling includes college enrollment with projections up to 2020 in the U.S., college payment (how U.S. families pay for college), college sports, debit cards, demographics (size & characteristics of a population), employment outlook, food & beverage, footwear & apparel, global climate change, hospital costs, hospitality (conventions, conferences, dining & accommodations), immigration, mobile Internet & apps, nutrition, online shopping, personal debt, smartphones, social media, travel & tourism (cruise industry), video gaming, wages & salaries. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the Statista website and display all content.
Company Information
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- LexisNexis AcademicFull-text access to international newspapers, SEC filings (annual reports), legal information (federal and state laws), company profiles, and brief biographies of people around the world.
- PrivCoInformation on thousands of major private companies within the United States and selective countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, and Italy. Private company data includes financials (several years of revenues, employee size, corporate business model description, growth rates), mergers & acquisitions, market investors profiles, and venture capital funding. Search by geographic location and other criteria.
- ReferenceUSA (Infogroup)Useful for market research, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and finding healthcare professionals. IMPORTANT: After selecting one of the "Available Databases" listed on the ReferenceUSA website, accept or click through security certificate warnings if they appear and proceed to ReferenceUSA. Different browsers display different warning messages. At the RefUSA site, use CUSTOM SEARCH tab to limit your search results to geography or other criteria. Data on 24 million U.S. businesses and 50,000 new US. Businesses. 10 years worth of historical business data shows changes in various industries for over the past 10 year. Compare their market share to one another and see where they are trending for the future. Look up the number of similar businesses in a target area to check your competition, credit rating, & consumer lifestyles of potential customers. JOB SEEKERS: Over 2 million job postings and internships in the U.S.! Research companies you may want to work for. See JOB HELP for salaries.
- VentureLine30 different types of company & industry financial ratios have been calculated for you. Compare a U.S. company (either publicly traded on the stock exchange or a private company) against another company or against an industry. Includes 5 years of financial statements for 10,000 U.S. public companies and VentureLine's MBA Glossary of accounting terms in downloadable PDF format. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the VentureLine website and display all content.
Demographics
- MarketResearch.com AcademicIndustry reports include demographics, market trends, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new products, and consumer trends & buyer behavior in such fields as Food & Beverage, Food Service & Hospitality, Retailing, Technology & Media, Travel & Leisure.
- MRI+ ReporterMarket research studies contain consumer demographics which describe the "readers, viewers, or listeners" of various media such as magazines, TV, radio, and websites. ACCESS, First-Time Users: Register to set up your free account by using your University email address ending in either @jwu.edu or @wildcats.jwu.edu (you must do this for each address you plan to use) and a password of your choice. Look for a validation email from the vendor "mriplus" then click on the link in the email to activate your account. NOTES: You cannot use other email such as Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo. Also, you must turn off all pop-up blockers, and the Google Chrome browser will not work.
- PolicyMap (The Reinvestment Fund)A large geo-stats database features an interactive, online mapping tool across the U.S.! Helpful for community development, business planning, market research, site selection & impact studies, grant writing, job & home relocation, and other applications where you need creditable statistics. Useful data is available for different geographic locations such as street address, city, county, state, zip code, school districts, state voting districts for the House & Senate, metro areas and more. Numerical counts and percentages are grouped under general categories and sub-categories that include Demographics, Incomes & Consumer Spending, Quality of Life, Health, Housing, Education, Economy, Lending Activity, and Federal Guidelines for tax credits.
- R. K. Miller Marketing Research HandbooksE-books in such fields as Casinos & Gaming, Consumer Behavior & Marketing, Entertainment/Media & Advertising, Healthcare Business, Leisure, Restaurant/Food & Beverage, Retailing, Sports Marketing, and Travel & Tourism.
- SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)Sports marketing research statistics on consumer expenditures, attendance at sporting events, TV viewership and Internet usage. Plus, directories with contact information for professional sports teams & organizations, sporting goods vendors, and more.
- Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS)Advertising costs and consumer lifestyles: What would it cost to advertise your business or service in magazines, newspapers, radio, television, outdoor billboards, or websites? Find ad rates, circulation figures, audience demographics, and contact info. for publishers/sales. Do you need to identify consumer spending behavior in potential market areas? What do people spend their money on? Access all 12 report titles: Business Publication Media, Consumer Magazine Media, Direct Marketing, Digital Networks & Tech, Digital Websites, International Media Guides, Local Market Audiences, Newspaper Media, Out-of-Home Media, Print Media Production, Radio Media, TV & Cable Media. NOTE: SRDS works better with the IE BROWSER.
- StatistaStatistics, market studies & reports for over 600 international industries, 37 countries, and 60,000 wide-ranging topics! Enter your own search terms or browse data reports listed under these links: Categories, Key Topics, Popular Statistics, and Recent Statistics. A sampling includes college enrollment with projections up to 2020 in the U.S., college payment (how U.S. families pay for college), college sports, debit cards, demographics (size & characteristics of a population), employment outlook, food & beverage, footwear & apparel, global climate change, hospital costs, hospitality (conventions, conferences, dining & accommodations), immigration, mobile Internet & apps, nutrition, online shopping, personal debt, smartphones, social media, travel & tourism (cruise industry), video gaming, wages & salaries. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the Statista website and display all content.
Equine/Horse Health & Diseases
- Science In Context (Gale)Journal articles on various scientific topics including computer science. See also “Science-Related Tools” for the “MegaConverter” with links to cooking conversions, currency and language converters, math conversions, wine & spirits measures (beverage, bartending), and more.
- Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale)Complete content from medical encyclopedias, consumer health pamphlets, and other reference sources plus many full-text articles from medical, nursing, and allied health journals.
- Health Reference Center Academic (Gale)Many full-text articles on such topics as addictions, diseases, fitness, nutrition, occupational health & safety, prescription drugs, public health, and more. This is a subset of the larger database Health & Wellness Resource Center.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCO)Many full-text articles from sports and sports medicine journals plus books and book chapters.
Equine/Horse Industry
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCO)Many full-text articles covering Baking & Culinary Arts, Business Travel, Event Management, Food & Beverage, Gaming & Casinos, Hospitality Law, Hotel Management, Leisure Studies, Market Trends, Meetings, Menu Planning, Restaurants, and more.
- Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection (Gale)Selective full-text articles from over 500 journals covering various aspects of the hospitality industry such as cruise lines, hotels & motels, resorts, restaurants & menu planning, travel & tourism, and leisure activities.
- IBISWorldIndustry research for over 700 U.S. industries plus hard-to-find U.S. "specialized industries," including 60 industries in Australia, China, and the UK. Go to "Key Statistics" to find financials and 7 kinds of "Key Ratios." To limit your search to the countries above, use the link "Global Industry Research", then on the next page link to "Search for international industries."
- SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)Sports marketing research statistics on consumer expenditures, attendance at sporting events, TV viewership and Internet usage. Plus, directories with contact information for professional sports teams & organizations, sporting goods vendors, and more.
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCO)Many full-text articles from sports and sports medicine journals plus books and book chapters.
Fashion/Retail
- Berg Fashion Library (Oxford Univ. Press)International in scope, thousands of images plus key fashion reference sources including Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, A-Z of Fashion, Dictionary of Fashion History, & nearly 60 fashion e-books (from the "Subscribers" column), and selective journal articles. "Explore by Time & Place" and also browse by Dress, People & Organizations, Period, Textiles & Materials, The Fashion Industry, and Themes.
- WGSN (World Global Style Network) (formerly, Stylesight)The world's leading fashion trend forecasting and analysis service. Top trends in silhouettes, materials & textiles, colors, prints & graphics emerging from industry tradeshows, catwalks, global retail displays & showrooms, fashion week festivals, celebrity events, and trendy street styles. Vast image library of over 10 million hi-res images. IMPORTANT: (1) To use the special features in "Design Tools & Resources" such as "Colour Play" and "Trendlink" you must set up your own free account by going to the EDU portal page at http://www.wgsn.com/edu and using your JWU email address; @wildcats.jwu.edu or @jwu.edu. Then you can go directly to the WSGN/Stylesight site and access it from both on & off campus with your personal username & password. Reactivate your account every 90 days! (2) YOU MUST SAVE YOUR PROJECT FOLDERS ONTO YOUR PERSONAL USB/FLASHDRIVES, otherwise they will be deleted from University computers at night.
- Women's Wear Daily (WWD)CURRENT 12 months of articles and images: Key trends & news worldwide in women's and men's fashion, beauty, footwear, merchandising and the retail industries are updated daily! Photos of runway shows, trade shows, fashion shoots, red carpet events, and new products. Use the "Business" tab for the latest financial, legal, and government/trade news about these industries. See the "Markets" tab for analyses of ready-to-wear, sportswear, designer/luxury, textiles/apparel technology reports, and more. The "Media" tab shows you how the latest beauty, fashion, and retail news is covered by the advertising, film/TV, marketing, and publishing industries. PLEASE NOTE: There is no access to the archives through this website. For earlier articles, please check JWU's other databases such as Business Insights:Global and Business Source Complete.
Financial Ratios
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- First Research (Mergent)17 kinds of FINANCIAL RATIOS for more than 380+ in-depth industry profiles and 900 smaller industry segments. Find an overview of business challenges, trends, industry opportunities. See also "State and Province Profiles" with a clickable map for monthly updates of local industry, economic, employment & wage data for each of the 50 states. And, link to "Call Prep Questions" from within an industry to prepare for job interviews! NOTE: YOU MUST CLICK THROUGH 3 PAGES (2 "Continue" and 1 "Submit" page) before reaching the "Search for Industry and Geographic Profiles" main page.
- LexisNexis AcademicFull-text access to international newspapers, SEC filings (annual reports), legal information (federal and state laws), company profiles, and brief biographies of people around the world.
- VentureLine30 different types of company & industry financial ratios have been calculated for you. Compare a U.S. company (either publicly traded on the stock exchange or a private company) against another company or against an industry. Includes 5 years of financial statements for 10,000 U.S. public companies and VentureLine's MBA Glossary of accounting terms in downloadable PDF format. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the VentureLine website and display all content.
Industry Information
- First Research (Mergent)17 kinds of FINANCIAL RATIOS for more than 380+ in-depth industry profiles and 900 smaller industry segments. Find an overview of business challenges, trends, industry opportunities. See also "State and Province Profiles" with a clickable map for monthly updates of local industry, economic, employment & wage data for each of the 50 states. And, link to "Call Prep Questions" from within an industry to prepare for job interviews! NOTE: YOU MUST CLICK THROUGH 3 PAGES (2 "Continue" and 1 "Submit" page) before reaching the "Search for Industry and Geographic Profiles" main page.
- IBISWorldIndustry research for over 700 U.S. industries plus hard-to-find U.S. "specialized industries," including 60 industries in Australia, China, and the UK. Go to "Key Statistics" to find financials and 7 kinds of "Key Ratios." To limit your search to the countries above, use the link "Global Industry Research", then on the next page link to "Search for international industries."
- LexisNexis AcademicFull-text access to international newspapers, SEC filings (annual reports), legal information (federal and state laws), company profiles, and brief biographies of people around the world.
- MarketResearch.com AcademicIndustry reports include demographics, market trends, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new products, and consumer trends & buyer behavior in such fields as Food & Beverage, Food Service & Hospitality, Retailing, Technology & Media, Travel & Leisure.
- R. K. Miller Marketing Research HandbooksE-books in such fields as Casinos & Gaming, Consumer Behavior & Marketing, Entertainment/Media & Advertising, Healthcare Business, Leisure, Restaurant/Food & Beverage, Retailing, Sports Marketing, and Travel & Tourism.
- VentureLine30 different types of company & industry financial ratios have been calculated for you. Compare a U.S. company (either publicly traded on the stock exchange or a private company) against another company or against an industry. Includes 5 years of financial statements for 10,000 U.S. public companies and VentureLine's MBA Glossary of accounting terms in downloadable PDF format. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the VentureLine website and display all content.
International Business
These databases are helpful for learning about international business etiquette and social customs when doing business overseas.
Back to Top- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Global Road WarriorInformation on 175 countries & their cultures! Country geo stats & facts, money & banking, business culture with advice for businesswomen, travel documents, points of interest, plus photos and maps.
- Going Global's Country Career GuidesUpdated international job/internship postings in 35 countries! Country-specific: Work permit/visa regulations, resume writing guidelines, interviewing advice, cultural & business etiquette, cost of living expenses, industry/employment trends, top companies, & professional trade associations for networking. Find companies in the U.S. who are temporarily hiring foreign workers who qualify for H1-B visa status.
- Going Global's USA/Canada City Career GuidesUpdated job postings for the 40 largest cities in the U.S. and Canada. City-specific industry/employment trends, top companies, cost of living expenses, job fairs, and more. Find companies in America's largest cities who are temporarily hiring foreign workers who qualify for H1-B visa status.
Law/Legal Information
- ABC-CLIO EBook CollectionE-books in wide-ranging areas including the Arts, Business, Crime & Justice, Education, Family Studies/Issues, Food, Health/Medicine, Law, Library & Information Science, Literature, Multicultural Studies, Popular Culture, Psychology, and Science.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)Many full-text articles from over 8,600 journal titles covering topics in such areas as Animal & Veterinary Science, Area Studies (country info.), Arts, Biology, Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Ethnic & Multicultural Studies, Food Science & Technology, Humanities, Law, Literature, Psychology, Religion, Science, and more. Includes some full-text back to 1887.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book (Amer. Council of Learned Societies)E-books covering many fields including Area Studies, Art, Comparative World History, Folklore and Literature, Law, Medicine, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Sociology, Technology, and Women's Studies.
- CREDO ReferenceOver 500 reference books online including biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and quotations in many subject areas: Art, Business, Food & Beverage, General Reference, Geography, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine/Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, and Technology. See the “Tools" tab for using their image library, looking up quotations or a country's holidays & festivals. NOTE: To look for a specific ebook title in the collection, use the "Find a Book Tab" and the "Title contains" searchbox.
- Criminal Justice (ProQuest)Journal articles cover addiction, corrections administration, criminal justice, criminal law, criminology, drug enforcement, family law, industrial security, law enforcement, and rehabilitation.
- Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO)Selective full text for more than 200 magazines, journals, and e-books covering all areas related to criminology and criminal justice including criminal law & procedure, corrections & prisons, police & policing, criminal investigation, forensic sciences & investigation, history of crime, substance abuse & addiction, probation & parole. Check off the "Linked Full Text" button to retrieve only full-text content.
- eBook Academic Collection (EBSCO)Ebooks on general reference and subject-specific disciplines including biographies, business & economics, computer science, education, engineering & technology, health & medicine, history, law, literature & criticism, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and more.
- JSTOR Arts and Sciences IV CollectionFull-text articles from back issues of scholarly journals in the fields of Business, Education, and Law, including several titles in Administration, Psychology, and Public Policy.
- LexisNexis AcademicFull-text access to international newspapers, SEC filings (annual reports), legal information (federal and state laws), company profiles, and brief biographies of people around the world.
Management
- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- CREDO ReferenceOver 500 reference books online including biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and quotations in many subject areas: Art, Business, Food & Beverage, General Reference, Geography, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine/Health, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, and Technology. See the “Tools" tab for using their image library, looking up quotations or a country's holidays & festivals. NOTE: To look for a specific ebook title in the collection, use the "Find a Book Tab" and the "Title contains" searchbox.
- Emerald Management 120Management-related articles in various fields including Accounting, Education, Food Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Library Services & Information Management, Marketing, Nutrition, and Professional Development. CHECK-OFF "Only content I have access to" for full-text articles and book chapters.
- General Business File ASAP (Gale)Selective, full-text business and management-related articles. This is a subset of the larger database Business & Company Resource Center.
- LexisNexis AcademicFull-text access to international newspapers, SEC filings (annual reports), legal information (federal and state laws), company profiles, and brief biographies of people around the world.
- PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)Many full-text articles from nearly 80 journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and allied organizations dating back as early as 1894 (over 100 years of coverage). All areas of psychology are covered including Basic/Experimental Psych., Clinical Psych., Developmental Psych., Education & School Psych., Health Psych., Industrial/Organizational Psych., Social Psych., and Social Processes.
- PsychiatryOnline with DSM Manual 5 (APA/APP)Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th Edition is one of several diagnostic tools from the publishers APA (American Psychiatric Assoc.) and APP (American Psychiatric Publishing). Also access full-text reference books & journals including American Journal of Psychiatry and Academic Psychiatry. For short brochures on mental health topics (i.e., addiction, college students, domestic violence) see the "For Patients" tab. NOTE: This will take you out of PsychiatryOnline to Healthy Minds website. Use the back arrow in your browser to return to PsychiatryOnline.
- SAGE Journals OnlineFull-text journal articles are ONLY AVAILABLE FROM 1999-TO THE CURRENT YEAR in such fields as Administration & Leadership, Business/Management, Clothing & Textiles, Criminal Justice, Cultures, Education, Entrepreneurship, Food Science, Hospitality, Information Science, Literature, Marketing, Sports, Travel & Tourism. FOR FULL-TEXT ARTICLES PUBLISHED FROM 1999 TO THE PRESENT: (1) Checkmark “SAGE Content Available to Me” and (2) Specify a DATE RANGE from 1999 through [current year].
Market Research
- Business Education in Video (Alex. St. Press)Streaming video clips ranging from 2-10 min. feature executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies for both small to large business firms globally. Coverage includes Cross-Cultural Communication, Ethics, Negotiations, Operations & Logistics, Technology, and more. You can also use the Advanced Search link to focus on a specialized area of interest such as Accounting, Consumer Behavior, Corporate Communication, Corporate Governance, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Marketing Strategy, Strategic Management, and Supply Chain Management.
- Business Insights: Global (Gale)Comprehensive business content including case studies, company profiles & industry research reports, country economic reports, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and video interviews with business executives. (formerly, Business & Company Resource Center)
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO)Company profiles, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, stocks & investment info., management-related articles, Harvard Business Review case studies and streaming videos from the Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series.
- MarketResearch.com AcademicIndustry reports include demographics, market trends, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new products, and consumer trends & buyer behavior in such fields as Food & Beverage, Food Service & Hospitality, Retailing, Technology & Media, Travel & Leisure.
- MRI+ ReporterMarket research studies contain consumer demographics which describe the "readers, viewers, or listeners" of various media such as magazines, TV, radio, and websites. ACCESS, First-Time Users: Register to set up your free account by using your University email address ending in either @jwu.edu or @wildcats.jwu.edu (you must do this for each address you plan to use) and a password of your choice. Look for a validation email from the vendor "mriplus" then click on the link in the email to activate your account. NOTES: You cannot use other email such as Gmail, Hotmail, or Yahoo. Also, you must turn off all pop-up blockers, and the Google Chrome browser will not work.
- PolicyMap (The Reinvestment Fund)A large geo-stats database features an interactive, online mapping tool across the U.S.! Helpful for community development, business planning, market research, site selection & impact studies, grant writing, job & home relocation, and other applications where you need creditable statistics. Useful data is available for different geographic locations such as street address, city, county, state, zip code, school districts, state voting districts for the House & Senate, metro areas and more. Numerical counts and percentages are grouped under general categories and sub-categories that include Demographics, Incomes & Consumer Spending, Quality of Life, Health, Housing, Education, Economy, Lending Activity, and Federal Guidelines for tax credits.
- PrivCoInformation on thousands of major private companies within the United States and selective countries such as Canada, United Kingdom, and Italy. Private company data includes financials (several years of revenues, employee size, corporate business model description, growth rates), mergers & acquisitions, market investors profiles, and venture capital funding. Search by geographic location and other criteria.
- ReferenceUSA (Infogroup)Useful for market research, entrepreneurs, job seekers, and finding healthcare professionals. IMPORTANT: After selecting one of the "Available Databases" listed on the ReferenceUSA website, accept or click through security certificate warnings if they appear and proceed to ReferenceUSA. Different browsers display different warning messages. At the RefUSA site, use CUSTOM SEARCH tab to limit your search results to geography or other criteria. Data on 24 million U.S. businesses and 50,000 new US. Businesses. 10 years worth of historical business data shows changes in various industries for over the past 10 year. Compare their market share to one another and see where they are trending for the future. Look up the number of similar businesses in a target area to check your competition, credit rating, & consumer lifestyles of potential customers. JOB SEEKERS: Over 2 million job postings and internships in the U.S.! Research companies you may want to work for. See JOB HELP for salaries.
- R. K. Miller Marketing Research HandbooksE-books in such fields as Casinos & Gaming, Consumer Behavior & Marketing, Entertainment/Media & Advertising, Healthcare Business, Leisure, Restaurant/Food & Beverage, Retailing, Sports Marketing, and Travel & Tourism.
- Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS)Advertising costs and consumer lifestyles: What would it cost to advertise your business or service in magazines, newspapers, radio, television, outdoor billboards, or websites? Find ad rates, circulation figures, audience demographics, and contact info. for publishers/sales. Do you need to identify consumer spending behavior in potential market areas? What do people spend their money on? Access all 12 report titles: Business Publication Media, Consumer Magazine Media, Direct Marketing, Digital Networks & Tech, Digital Websites, International Media Guides, Local Market Audiences, Newspaper Media, Out-of-Home Media, Print Media Production, Radio Media, TV & Cable Media. NOTE: SRDS works better with the IE BROWSER.
- VentureLine30 different types of company & industry financial ratios have been calculated for you. Compare a U.S. company (either publicly traded on the stock exchange or a private company) against another company or against an industry. Includes 5 years of financial statements for 10,000 U.S. public companies and VentureLine's MBA Glossary of accounting terms in downloadable PDF format. NOTE: Click through any security certificate warnings & pop-up blockers that may appear in order to proceed to the VentureLine website and display all content.
Stocks & Bonds
- MorningstarFinancial information on thousands of stocks traded on the major exchanges, plus mutual funds and ETFs (exchange-traded funds). Streaming videos feature how-to investment advice (see Articles & Videos tab). Portfolio-planning tools include online calculators to determine how much you need to save for retirement and college costs. NOTE: Only a limited number of people can access Morningstar at the same time. PLEASE CLICK ON THE BUTTON "End Session."
