Library: Business Guide: Start Here

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Welcome to our quick overview of business-related library resources. Ask Us Anything is our instant answers service; you can contact us by chat, email, text, phone, or just stop by for additional assistance. For business-related questions, contact Aaron Dobbs, awdobbs@ship.edu, your librarian liaison for the John L. Grove College of Business.

When accessing library databases, if you see the prompt displayed in the screenshot below, select "Use your Shippensburg University account" and login with your SU username and password.

Scholarly and Trade Articles

ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry This link opens in a new window
Covers trade publications from industries including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and more. Covers over 700 publications for trade and industry information. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Contents ~70% indexed in Ship Library Discovery Search.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals.
Access from on campus or off campus with Ship ID.
Ship Discovery Search This link opens in a new window
Our most comprehensive search tool. It searches simultaneously most of our library databases, including all our EBSCO databases and the library catalog, among others. Use Ship Discovery Search to locate all our books, ebooks, and videos, as well as our magazine and journal articles in all databases. It provides additional access to news articles and dissertations. Use it in combination with ProQuest All Databases Search.
Access on-campus or off-campus with your ShipID

Industry Information

IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Market research reports for different industries in the US, plus industry reports and company benchmarking reports for more than 5000 companies. Reports include trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, forecasts, and industry growth rates.
Students have a tendency to overuse IbisWorld in their papers and projects. IbisWorld is a great place to get started, but students will need to consult multiple resources to have a well-rounded view of their industry.
Value Line Research Center This link opens in a new window
Covers comprehensive source of financial information and advice.
Contains information on >1,700 stocks, >90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
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STAT-USA This link opens in a new window
{note: links have changed several times in the past year, if you get an error, Google the title of the resource for related info}
Lists sources for current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. Plus current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, country analysis, and the trade library. This federal government database was discontinued on September 30, 2010.
Access from on campus or off campus.

Market, Brand, and Consumer Information

Mintel Reports (Mintel Oxygen) This link opens in a new window
Contains market reports for US and Global industries and some brands.
Available from on-campus or off campus with your ShipID
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Contains industry reports and related materials covering management, marketing, accounting, supply chain and other angles into various industries.
Available on-campus or off-campus with your ShipID
Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Access key business intelligence on countries, markets, and companies. This database provides historical statistics and forecasts, analysis of consumers' lifestyles, information sources, brand and company information, plus full-text market analysis.
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U.S. Data and Statistics This link opens in a new window
Find data about the U.S., such as maps and population, demographic, and economic data.

Government Resources

Catalog of US Government Publications [1976-present] This link opens in a new window
Covers U.S. government publications from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Contains 500,000+ publications since 1976, with full-text for most recent materials. Freely accessible database
U.S. Government Documents Catalog This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Code of Federal Regulations This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Federal Register Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Foreign Relations of the United States This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline History of International Law This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Law Journal Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Legal Classics This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline Treaties and Agreements Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General Opinions This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Federal Legislative History Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Presidential Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline United States Code This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources This link opens in a new window
Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Westlaw is our major legal database that includes secondary and primary legal sources. It contains statutes, codes, arbitrations, and case law. Westlaw also includes the legal encyclopedias, journals, treatises, and law reviews. In addition to legal materials, it also has extensive collections of national and state/local news sources, as well as regional business magazines.
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USA Trade Online
Covers STAT-USA and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau data.
Contains monthly information on U.S. imports and exports on more than 18,000 commodities.
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Freely accessible database.

News Resources

ProQuest Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
One of the most comprehensive news databases in the world, ProQuest Global Newstream includes access to over 3000 news sources, including 2,200 newspapers, as well as blogs, podcasts, websites and news wire feeds worldwide.
Development note - alt link use stats: (91 total hits, 33 since 7/2012 -- 10 /2012)
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Covers regional business news sources including newspapers and business trade magazines.
Contains full text and links to news articles.
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Book and eBook Indexes

WorldCat Advanced Search This link opens in a new window
The world's largest book database, WorldCat serves as a shared library catalog for 25,000+ libraries worldwide. Contains links to books, periodical titles, videos, internet resources, and other cataloged resources in libraries. It also contains selected collections of periodical articles. Access from on campus or off campus, with no ID required.
Library Catalog This link opens in a new window
The Library Catalog is our most comprehensive search tool for the physical items in the Shippensburg University library collections, including books, journals, videos, microfilms, government publications and more. It also includes many digital items that are in our permanent library collections. For a comprehensive listing of all journal titles, both print and online, use the Library Publications (Journal Titles A-Z) tool.
Proquest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A large book collection which is available to Shippensburg University students, faculty, & staff. You will need to log in with your S.U. username and password to access Ebook Central. This interface now also contains ebooks formerly accessible through the ebrary interface.
Available on campus or off-campus with your Ship ID
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide spectrum of of subject areas. Contains full text from all Ebsco eBook collections.
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