Business Databases from Northwestern University Library A to Z
The Kellogg community also has access to several databases to which the Kellogg School of Management subscribes. To access Kellogg's databases, click here.
Below is a list of Northwestern University Library databases for business research.
ABI/Inform
Global (ProQuest) 
Citations and abstracts of articles from more than 1,800 U.S. and international
English-language business and management journals. Full-text available
for more than 750 selected sources. Covers topics such as accounting and
auditing, advertising and sales, data processing and information
management, economics, finance and financial management, law and taxation,
management science, marketing, and human resources.
Academic
Universe aka Lexis Nexis Academic
Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand
full-text publications. These include regional, national and international newspapers,
news wires, magazines, trade journals, law reviews, statutory, administrative
and case law and business publications.
Adspender NEW!
Tracks advertising for millions of brands across 18 media and ranks top spenders by industry, parent, brand, etc.
American
FactFinder Unrestricted Access
Includes census data and statistics from
the Dicennial Census as well surveys and censuses from various
Federal agencies, such as the American Community Survey, Economic
Census, Population Estimates Program, Annual Survey of Manufactures,
American Housing Survey, Foreign Trade Statistics, and others.
Asia-Studies.com
Covers the study of modern Asia Pacific. Brings
together
full-text reports from the region's research institutions covering 53 countries
on
a
multitude
of
business,
government,
economic, and social issues.
Associations
Unlimited
Descriptions of and contact information for associations, societies and organizations
in the United States.
Business & Industry
Database
Citations, abstracts, and some full-text articles covering business and industrial
news and research from nearly 1000 major U.S. and international trade journals,
general business publications, and national & regional newspapers and newsletters.
Business
Source Premier
Citations, abstracts and full-text articles from several thousand national,
regional and international business journals, magazines and scholarly publications
on a wide range of topics. Includes full text of Harvard Business Review.
CCH
Internet Tax ResearchNetwork
Full-text access to state and federal tax laws.
Censtats Unrestricted Access
Statistics, demographic information and other data for the US from several
Census Bureau databases. Includes county business patterns, construction and
building
permits,
census tracts, occupation data, international trade data and more.
Chicago
Tribune
Complete content of the daily newspaper from 1985 to the present.
ChicagoBusiness.com Unrestricted Access
Powered by Crain's Chicago Business, website provides select Chicago-area business
news
and
information
including
company
lists
and
rankings. For the full text of Crains Chicago Business, go to Find
e-Journals and search the journal title.
DRI
Basic Economics
Contains monthly, quarterly, and annual time-series data that date back to 1946, when available, and ends with the latest updates. Data consist of national-level information from Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Federal Reserve Board as well as private organizations such as the Conference Board. Coverage includes that of the four following data sets. BASIC covers US economic, financial, and demographic statistics including merchandise trade, population, production, income, housing, employment, money supply, and interest and exchange rates. Various series are available at monthly, quarterly, or annual frequencies. BASIC_D covers daily financial and market variables, commodity prices, and exchange and interest rates. BASIC_FX covers daily exchange and interest rates, and selected materials prices. BASIC_W covers weekly monetary aggregates, commodity prices and production, and exchange and interest rates.
NOTE: The above subscription has changed from a client download to direct web access.
Once logged in, to access the data, select DataInsight-WEB
EconLit
Citations and abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals as
well as citations from edited collections, dissertations and working papers
licensed from the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers
in Economics.
Produced by the American Economic Association.
Economist
Intelligence Unit
Database of country-level intelligence prepared by the Economist Intellligence
Unit. Includes commerce, finance and economic reports on countries
authored by EIU analysts as well as newsletters from various world regions.
Search by country, by title of publication, or by words or phrases within the
documents.
EXAC
Citations, abstracts and full-text of articles across a variety of academic
disciplines. Includes some news and popular press magazines as well as some
scholarly journals.
Factiva
Business, financial and general news from thousands of US and foreign sources
as well as various reports and financials for publicly-traded companies. Sources
include a variety of media types including newswires and news transcripts.
Gartner
Intraweb
Online service providing product and market research
reports for the information technology industry as well
as reports on technologies used within various spheres
of business and e-commerce.
Global Market Information Database GMID
GMID from Euromonitor International provides business intelligence on consumers, industries, and countries. It offers integrated access to statistics, reports, insightful comment and business information sources. Coverage is global, more than 200 countries are researched.
Hoovers Online
Excellent source for all kinds of public and private company information. The Kellogg School of Management subscribes to the Pro version for the NU community.
Health
Source: Nursing / Academic Edition
Citations, abstracts and full-text medical and health articles providing scholarly
information about health care, including health care management.
International Financial Statistics
Contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and
areas; exchange rate
series for all Fund member countries, plus Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles;
major Fund accounts series; and most other world, area, and country series from
the IFS World Tables.
Internet & Personal
Computing Abstracts
An index to articles in popular
and professional computing magazines, including news, product and
vendor guides, and reviews of software, hardware and books.
Investext
Plus
Analyst reports on companies and industries from over 500 brokers worldwide.
Also includes Mergent history & debt reports and trade association reportsfrom
over 50 major industries.
ISI
Emerging Markets
Business news and intelligence, and company, industry, financial, economic
and political information from emerging market countries in
Latin America, Asia and Europe. Includes corporate profiles, financial statements,
industry and analyst reports, capital market quotes and indices, macroeconomic
statistics and forecasts, legal and regulatory information,
and opinion polls.
JSTOR
Digitized, full-text versions of core scholarly journals across disciplines.
Lexis
Nexis Academic
Legal, news and business information service which contains several thousand
full-text publications. These include regional, national and international newspapers,
news wires, magazines, trade journals, law reviews, statutory, administrative
and case law and business publications.
Lexis
Nexis Statistical
Statistical information from a variety of sources, including the U.S. government,
research firms, trade associations, university studies, and international agencies.
MarketResearch.com
Academic
Market research reports covering business services, consumer
goods, food and beverages, demographics, heavy industry, life
sciences and technology and media. ACCESS RESTRICTED to the Northwestern
University community. Each user is responsible to use these electronic
resources for individual, noncommercial use, without systematically
downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions
of information.
Materials
Business File
Citations and abstracts focusing on industry news, international trade data,
government regulations and management issues related to the metals and materials
industries.
Mergent
Online
Financial and background information on 30,000 US and foreign public companies,
including annual reports. Information comprises that of all of the
Mergent/Moody's Manuals except for the Municipal & Government Manual. Current
information only. However, spreadsheet financials date back 15 years, annual
reports date back to 1996 or 1997, and SEC filings date back to 1993.
Mintel
Market Research Reports
First-time users must create a login profile. Covers
US, European and some Asian markets in the following: automotive,
consumer lifestyles, food, household, media, retail, beauty, health, drink
and tobacco, leisure, technology, clothing, electrical goods, travel, life
stages, personal finances, and miscellaneous. Each user is responsible to use
these electronic resources for individual, noncommercial use, without systematically
downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information.
National
Bureau of Economic Research
Working papers and journals from NBER.
Pratt's
Guide to Private Equity Sources
Click on above link and use supplied password. Enter Venture Economics site,
then
click
on
Pratt's Guide. Database is searchable by name, firm type, investment activity,
geographic
and industry preferences, stage preferences, and other criteria.
PsycINFO
Citations and abstracts to articles in the professional and academic literature
in psychology and related disciplines, including that of marketing and communications.
Reference
USA
Directory information on over 12 million U.S. businesses. Searchable by multiple
criteria.
ScienceDirect
Full-text of Elsevier journals covering the sciences and social
sciences. Includes many titles in business, management, and accounting.
SourceOECD
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development.
SRDS Media Solutions (Standard Rate and Data Service) NEW!
Database of media rates and information. Consists of cataloged entries of more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties that are updated monthly. Media types include business publications, direct marketing lists, radio, interactive, newspaper, consumer magazines, TV, and cable.
Standard & Poor's
Netadvantage
Database of searchable content for several S&P publications, including the
Industry Surveys, Bond Guide, Corporation Records, Dividend Record, Earnings
Guide, Mutual Fund Reports, The Outlook, Register of Corporations,
Directors
and Executives,
Security Dealers of North America, Stock Guide, and Stock Reports.
Stat-USA/Internet
Access to US economic data as well as internation market research reports, Best
Market Reports, country analysis and other documents related to international
trade.
Note about password: Many of the international reports under the Globus NTDB section of Stat USA require a password. NU students and faculty should visit the NU Government Information library in person where a librarian may then log the user in to the database with the required password.
Statistical Abstract of the
United States Unrestricted Access
Contains a wealth of statistics on social and economic conditions
in the United States from across multiple federal agencies. Covers
population, health, education, law enforcement, government finances,
labor, income, business enterprise, agriculture, natural
resources, construction, trade, manufactures, trade, arts, recreation,
and comparative international statistics.
Thomas
Register
Product information for US and Canadian manufacturing companies and the food
service industry derived from the Thomas Register and the Thomas Food Industry
Register.
Thomson
Research
Financial information from publicly-traded U.S. and global companies.
Transport
Citations to articles in transportation planning,operations, systems & technology.
UN Comtrade NEW!
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database. Provides commodity trade data for over 130 countries since 1962, depending on country. Detailed by commodity and partner country.
United Nations Common Database Unrestricted Access
UNCDB provides access to 300 data series, covering a wide range of subjects, from 30 specialized international sources for all available countries.
Value
Line Investment Survey
Investment analysis on over 1,700 companies, including stock
price data and performance, business description, and detailed operating
information. Latest 3 months only.
For further assistance, contact:
Jami
Xu
Reference Librarian and Liaison to the
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University Library
Reference Department
(847) 491-8961
jamixu@northwestern.edu
Jeannette Moss
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Northwestern University Library
Reference Department
(847) 491-2169
j-moss@northwestern.edu
refdept@northwestern.edu
