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Tips for Searching Databases

If you are doing company research, in many of our databases you can search by ticker symbol. To find a company's ticker symbol, you can google it or look it up in a database like Morningstar or Value Line Investment Survey.

Likewise, if you are doing industry research, in many of our databases you can search by industry codes such as a NAICS code.

Finally, just like searching for books, you should utilize keywords and boolean operators to search for articles.

A-Z Databases

Not sure where to start? Here are some databases organized by research need...

These databases are a great place to start as they cover a wide range of business-related topics. They provide access to scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles as well as some non-journal content (company profiles, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, country reports, etc.). 

When searching for case studies, use the advanced search tool and select "Case Study" as a Document Type. If this option is not available, try including it as a keyword or subject term in your search. e.g., case studies AND management

A-Z Databases Recommended for Business/Economics Topics