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• Academic Search Premier

  [Some full-text articles, Date range: Varies; Full text - 1990-present; abstracts - 1984-present, Updated daily] Time covered varies by title, many go back to 1990. Very broad coverage, includes topics of interest to business researchers. Index and abstracts for over 3000 general, humanities, social science and science journals. Full-text articles for over 1000 of these journals. Over 1700 journals are peer reviewed.

  
  
  
• African Development Indicators. World Bank

  ADI is the most detailed collection of data on Africa, containing over 1,600 indicators, covering 53 African countries and spanning the period 1961 to 2008. Data include social, economic, financial, natural resources, infrastructure, governance, partnership, and environmental indicators.

  
  
  
• AgEcon Search

  This free archive of full text articles in agricultural and applied economics includes archived copies of many important journals in the field (often with archival, not current, coverage). Most of these journals are indexed in Econlit.

  
  
  
• AMEX

  [American Stock Exchange LLC] The official web site for the American Stock Exchange.

  
  
  
• American FactFinder  - How to use video -

  Provides U.S. population, housing, economic and geographic data

  
  
  
• American Institute for Philanthropy

  "nonprofit charity watchdog"..."provides donors with information to make more informed giving decisions".

  
  
  
• Annual Review of Economics

  Critical reviews evaluating the most significant research developments in the field

  
  
  
• Annual Review of Resource Economics

  Provide authoritative critical reviews evaluating the most significant research developments in the field, focusing on agricultural economics, environmental economics, renewable resources, exhaustible resources, and economic development.

  
  
  
• Asia & the Pacific Rim

  This portal deals with all aspects of the region, including business, economics, law , demography and population. Free web sites evaluated by subject specialists at the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and Ohio State University.

  
  
  
• Ashoka

  global nonprofit supports social entrepreneurship.

  
  
  

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• Babel Fish

  Online Translator

  
  
  
• Background Notes

  [U.S. Department of State] Provides information on geographic entities and international organizations.

  
  
  
• Balance of Payments Statistics [Licensing restrictions apply]

  Summarizes, for a specific period, the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world. It reports total goods, services, factor income, and current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world as well as capital transfers and changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities.

  
  
  
• Baseline Scenario.com

  Blog dedicated to "explaining some of the key issues in the global economy and developing concrete policy proposals." Topics covered include banking, mortgages, economic stimulus, and regulation.

  
  
  
• Big Charts

  Provides access to interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners, market news and commentary. Charts can be e-mailed. The Interactive Charting option allows users to select from seven different charting styles, modify visual effects, and use various technical analysis indicators on the same graph.

  
  
  
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

  BGMI indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Includes over 12 million biographical sketches. Sources include biographical dictionaries and who's whos, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, and indexes.

  
  
  
• Bloomberg (via the Bloomberg terminals in 1318 Van Munching Hall)

  Contains current and historical financial data on individual companies, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and futures for both international and domestic markets.

  
  
  
• BPlans.com

  [Palo Alto Software, Inc.] Use this web site to locate business plans or marketing plans for specific business sectors.

  
  
  
• Brookings Institution - Globalization Page

  Links to current papers and articles on globalization from the Brookings Institution - a "non-profit public policy organization" based in Washington, D.C.

  
  
  
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

  [The Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. department of Labor] Provides economic indicators, labor statistics, and other measures of economic and social performance.

  
  
  
• Business Source Complete (EBSCO)

  [Some full-text, Date range: varies] It is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the ultimate collection of bibliographic and full text content. Sources include over 3600 business focused peer reviewed journals, trade publications/business magazines, books, case studies, company profiles, SWOT analysis etc. Company Profiles – click on link from the "More" option menu top of screen (blue band) to search for company profile.

  
  
  

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• Catalog of Nonprofit Literature Foundation Center

  The Catalog of Nonprofit Literature is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy.

  
  
  
• County Business Patterns (CBP); Metro Business Patterns (MBP); Zip Code Business Patterns (ZBP)

  Covers most of the country's economic activity; provides statistics on establishments.

  
  
  
• CeBIT

  [Deutsche Messe AG] CeBIT is the world's leading trade show for information technology, telecommunications & networks, software & services, which takes place annually.

  
  
  
• CEOExpress

  If you are looking for current daily business news, try CEOExpress

  
  
  
• Chronicle of Philanthropy

  Provides "latest news, trend analysis, and fundraising strategies" for nonprofits; lists grants and jobs; Facts & Figures section provides survey data.

  
  
  
• CIA World Factbook (Free)

  [The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)] Gives an overview of each country. Provides a reference map and information on the country's climate, geography, demography, transportation, economics, education, government, and politics.

  
  
  
• Coface: Country Risk and Economic Research

  Provides insurance, credit, accounting, and currency transaction services. Prevents country risk findings in a succinct and sleek design in three main sections: Country Risks, Sectors, and Business Climate. The Country Risk section charts five major macroeconomic indicators over a four-year span, including forecasted figures. The Sectors section contains global snapshots and ratings of industries(e.g., agrofood, clothing, computers).

  
  
  
• CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online

  International affairs site that "publishes a wide range of scholars from 1991 on that includes working papers from university reseach institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

  
  
  
• COMPUSTAT (Standard & Poor's) Access via MySmith Apps - WRDS or CRSPSIFT

  Contains fundamental financial and price data for approximately 10,000 actively traded and 13,000 inactive U.S. companies, as well as over 23,000 global companies in more than 80 countries. Data goes back annually as far as 1950. Financial statements, ratio and valuation reports are available in Excel. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• Community Economic Development HotReport

  Detailed information for local and regional areas on a wide variety of topics from a multitude of sources, economic indicators provided by state and by county.

  
  
  
• Correspondence Tables between SIC and NAICS See also SIC   NAICS

  [U.S. Census Bureau] In order to facilitate the development of time series, the U.S. Census Bureau has prepared correspondence tables of NAICS to SIC.

  
  
  
• County and City Data Book 2007

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides county and city data on population, income, crime, housing, labor, and manufacturing and water use, etc.

  
  
  
• Country at a Glance Tables. World Bank

  Presents key indicators tracing the trends in social and economic development from the last three decades.

  
  
  
• Country Commercial Guides (Free)

  [U.S. Department of State, Date range: current] Present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis.

  
  
  
• Country Data

  Offers economic, financial, political and social data for over 140 countries, in most cases back to 1984. CountryData is also the only source for current and historical risk ratings for both the Political Risk Services and International Country Risk Guide rating systems.

  
  
  
• Country Studies (Free)

  [Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress] On-line versions of Country Studies, covering 102 countries and regions.

  
  
  
• CQ Researcher

  Provides comprehensive analysis of each topic, including history and background information, relevant pro & con arguments, current status, bibliographies, contact information.

  
  
• CREDO

  Online versions of 500+ published reference works from over 70 publishers, including general and specialist dictionaries and encyclopedias. A great place to begin your research.

  
  
  
• CRSP (Center for Research in Security Prices) Access via Finance folder (SmithApps) - CRSPSift

  Contains daily and monthly historical stock prices, returns, volume and other data on more than 20,000 stocks (inactive and active companies) from the NYSE (from 1926), AMEX (from 1962), and NASDAQ (from 1972) markets. Also includes U.S. market indices, treasuries, mutual funds, and a merged database with S&P's Compustat data. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• Current Industrial Reports

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides data on production and shipments of selected products by title and NAICS codes.

  
  
  

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• D&B Key Business Ratios

  Provides business ratios for industries in areas of solvency, efficiency and profitability searchable by industry name and SIC code with reports that can by printed in spreadsheet format.

  
  
  
• Data and Statistics: USA.gov

  Data and statistics by listed by topic from U.S. government agencies.

  
  
  
• Datastream Advance Access via Finance folder (SmithApps)

  Provides index related data across global markets including valuation measures and constituent lists, global and sector indices information, exchange-traded derivatives data, global investment research, detailed information on fixed income and equity securities around the world, current and historical fundamental data, indicative foreign exchange and money markets data, real-time financial news from the Dow Jones Newswire, closing prices for OTC bond instruments, global forecast and historical economics data, and interest and exchange rates.

  
  
  
• Dissertations & Theses Full Text

  [Some full-text. Date range: citations, abstracts(1980-present), full text(UM dissertations 1997-present)] Includes 1.6 million citations for U.S. and international masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

  
  
  
• Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries/ Foreign Firms Operating in U.S

  The Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries provides a list of American companies that have a substantial investment in overseas operations, such as a wholly or partially owned subsidiary affiliate or branch. Search by country, region, state, keyword, zip code, radius, industry, revenue, or number of employees. The Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States (also known as Directory of Foreign Firms) provides information about foreign-owned companies in the U.S. It includes more than 3,500 foreign firms with headquarters in 86 countries with almost 10,000 related U.S. businesses.

  
  
  
• Doing Business Database

  Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level.

  
  
  
• Factiva Dow Jones Interactive
  
  
  

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• E-Stats. Measuring the Electronic Economy

  U.S. Census internet site devoted exclusively to “Measuring the Electronic Economy.“

  
  
  
• EconLit

  A reliable source of citations and abstracts to economic research in over 400 books, journals, dissertations, and working papers.

  
  
  
• Economagic

  This site offers a comprehensive list of free, easily available economic time series data useful for economic research, in particular economic forecasting.

  
  
  
• Economic Census.

  “Provides a detailed portrait of the United States′economy once every five years‚ from the national to the local level – covers most of the U.S. economy in its basic collection of establishment statistics‚ such as sales‚ receipts‚ revenue‚ annual payroll‚ number of employees.” Related programs include statistics on minority– and women–owned businesses.

  
  
  
• Economics Research Guide

  [Maintained by Zaida Diaz and Lily Griner from the UMD Libraries] This guide lists sources of information for researching Economics.

  
  
  
• Economy at a Glance

  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this site provides data on unemployment rates, average hourly earnings, the consumer price index and producer price index. Historical data is available from 1999 to the present. Data is available by state or at the national level.

  
  
  
• Economist Historical Archive (1843-2006)

  Delivers a complete searchable copy of every issue of the Economist from 1843 to 2006. With a global circulation of more than 1.2 million, The Economist has consistently delivered a highly intelligent and comprehensive report of international political business.

  
  
  
• EDGAR

  [The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] Contains all of the filings required of public companies by the SEC.

  
  
  
• EIU Country Commerce

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit] "A practical guide to regulations, operating conditions and corporate practices in 60 countries." Good place to start when looking for information on doing business in other countries, covers business information from a regulatory perspective.

  
  
  
• EIU Country Finance

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit] "Comprehensive guide to the world's main financial systems, covering banking and associated services, government policies and regulations for 47 countries." Good place to start when looking for information on doing business in other countries, covers business information from a financial perspective.

  
  
  
• EIU ViewsWire

  [The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited.] Provides economic, political, and market developments for 195 countries as well as analysis on the implications for business.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia Britannica

  [Encyclopedia Britannica,Inc.] Includes the complete Encyclopedia Britannica as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the Britannica Book of the Year, Britannica's Internet Guide, and The World Guide with maps, country information, and news.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Business and Finance

  [Essays cover finance and banking, accounting, marketing, management and information systems] A complete business reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Designed for the nonspecialist, providing practical professional expertise as well as the work of noted scholars. Contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States. 2 volumes.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Small Business

  [Over 600 detailed articles and overviews on key information needs of small business owners] This convenient and exhaustive 2-vol. print reference source is designed to provide entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their own business. The Encyclopedia contains 600 detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning, human resource issues and more.

  
  
  
• Encyclopedia of E-Commerce

  [Essays cover finance and banking, accounting, marketing, management and information systems] Provides access to the world of Internet commerce and addresses the concerns of those who want to join the ranks of the Internet business community. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising, and more. Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.

  
  
  
• Everything International

  Provides links to a wide variety of international business, education, and research internet sites.

  
  
  
• Export.gov

  Brings resources from across U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies

  
  
  
• Enterprise Surveys

  Provides the world's most comprehensive firm-level data in emerging markets and developing economies for over 120,000 countries and expanding. Data are used to create indicators that benchmark the quality of the business and investment climate across countries.

  
  
  

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• FRB Beige Book

  Provides an assessment of the economic performance of each of the 12 regional Federal Reserve districts. The report examines economic activity, specifically employment trends, construction and housing activity, retail sales, consumer confidence, and any other relevant information.

  
  
  
• FRED − Federal Reserve Economic Data.

  “This is a database of over 20,000 U.S. economic time series”. EXCEL downloads available.

  
  
  
• Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters) [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Full text] NOTE: Data mining and excessive downloading are prohibited and such activities will cause the suspension of this service. Full text access to over 8,000 business sources including national and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, web sites and industry (trade) sources.

  
  
  
• Fedstats

  [The Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy] Provides access to Federal government statistics from more than seventy Federal agencies.

  
  
  
• FedBizOpps.gov (Federal Business Opportunities)

  Single point of entry for announcements of federal contract opportunities over $25,000, both civilian and military."

  
  
  
• Federation of International Trade Associations

  Searchable database of International Trade Web Resources on the Internet. More than 8000 links to International Trade / Import-Export Web sites are annotated and indexed.

  
  
  
• FindLaw Small Business Center

  This website contains an extensive offering of featured articles about how to start up a small business including legal issues, business plans and funding.

  
  
  
• Financial Times Historical Archive, 1882-2006

  An important interdisciplinary, global resource that provides important knowledge and understanding of global history, business, finance and politics over the last 120 years. It provides information on world issues, activities and events from the height of the Victorian era to the dawn of...

  
  
  
• Forbes Lists

  Click on Lists – top right hand corner, click on All Lists to see available choices, i.e., American’s Best 100 Small Companies, Best Places for Business & Careers, Global 2000 Leading Companies, Largest Private Companies, 400 Best Big Companies, etc.

  
  
  
• Fortune 500

  Annual ranking of America's largest companies.

  
  
  
• Franchise Direct

  "A comprehensive franchise opportunity listing, providing views, news and advice to entrepreneurs and franchisors alike. Browse through their profiles or read about the latest featured franchises.

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Country Report

  "A global Survey of Media Independence," rates and ranks each country on its legal environment for the media and political pressures that influence reporting.

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Nations in Transit - Country Reports

  "Comprehensive, comparative, and multidimensional study of reform in the former Communist states of Europe and Eurasia - tracking the reform record."

  
  
  
• Freedom of the Press - Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads

  "An annual survey of government performance in 60 strategically important countries worldwide that are at a critical crossroads in determining their political future."

  
  
  
• Freightworld

  Web links to all of the different transportation modes and services related to these modes.

  
  
  
• Foundation Center

  Leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Find Funders links to funding and statistics data; Gain Knowledge links to reports on global issues on different subjects, as well as trends .

  
  
  

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• Gallup Brain

  Searchable database of Gallup Poll questions and answers, with data from 1935-present.

  
  
  
• Gartner Group

  The Gartner Group is a leading provider of market research reports, specializing in the information technology (IT) industries. Gartner provides statistics, forecasts and market analysis on all categories of Information Technology. It covers vendors, end-users, technology, markets and trends. Use of The Gartner Group requires a secondary authentication and is restricted to only UMCP current staff students.

  
  
  
• Global Corruption Report (Transparency International)

  "Reports on corruption from the Transparency International, global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption." The Global Corruption Barometer explores general public opinion around the world on corruption.

  
  
  
• Global Development Finance

  Provides direct access to more than 200 debt and financial flows indicators for the 129 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. These data begin in 1970.

  
  
  
• Global Economic Monitor (GEM)

  Provides daily and monthly commentary on global economic conditions along with direct access to high frequency data that is refreshed daily. It provides analysis of current economic trends, economic, financial and commodity data indicators, an extensive database including growth and commodity.

  
  
  
• GlobalEdge - Michigan State University

  "A web portal connecting international business professionals worldwide." Contains a wealth of information on all countries, in-depth analysis of selected industries, teaching resources, etc. Free access, but registration will provide additional information.

  
  
  
• Global Insight (IHA) DataInsight Web Access via Finance folder (SmithApps )

  Coverage of U.S. and international financial, economic, and industry data, with analysis by more than 225 analysts, researchers, and economists on over 120 industries and 200 countries. Data available covers balance of payments, cyclical indicators, finance and financial markets, government finance, housing and construction, output/capacity/capacity utilization, merchandise trade, national accounts, labor market, population, prices, and wholesale and retail trade.

  
  
  
• Globalization Website

  From Emory University. Developed by sociology faculty. Use the table of contents to find news, people, organization, etc. web sites

  
  
  
• Google Language Tools

  Online translator

  
  
  
• Google Scholar

  Google Scholar - searches selected scholarly information across many disciplines and sources, including books, articles, theses. Use the "FindIt@UMCP" link to obtain full text of an article or to find out how else to access it. Making Google Scholar Work for You

  
  
  
• GuideStar

  The National Database for Nonprofit Assosciations.

  
  
  

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• Handbooks in Economics

  Full text of the handbooks, which primarily include survey articles by leading economics scholars. Arranged into 28 different series by broad topic. To access the volumes, click on "full text access" below the title, NOT on the volume number.

  
  
  
• Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Codes (for import)

  [United States International Trade Commission] HTS codes are 6-digit identification codes assigned to all products imported into the United States.

  
  
  
• Historical Statistics of the United States

  Historical Statistics of the United States has long been the standard source for quantitative indicators of American history. Includes statistics from over 1000 sources.

  
  
  
• Hoovers Online

  [Updated: daily] Provides comprehensive profiles, in-depth financials, company overviews and histories, their competitors, products, services and operations.

  
  
  
• Human Development Report - UN

  "In depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of international development - annual. Includes statistical factsheets on many of the world's countries.

  
  
  

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• IBIS World

  [Full-text] IBIS World provides industry market research reports on over 700 U.S. industries, brief company reports on about 8000 companies as well as economic and demographic reports with focus on the U.S. economy. (Also accessible via the Finance folder in SmithApps.)

  
  
  
• Idealist

  Links to nonprofit, volunteering, career, and funding resources. Includes job and internship opportunities.

  
  
  
• Information and Communication (ICT) At-a-Glance Tables

  Provides key data on information and communications technologies, with sections on economic and social context, ICT sector structure, and ICT sector performance

  
  
  
• Institute for the Study of Security Markets (ISSM) (Access via WRDS - see WRDS for access instructions)

  NYSE/AMEX/NASD Trade and Quote Database 1983-1992.

  
  
  
• International Business & Technology @BRINT

  "One of the best sites for business information."

  
  
  
• International Business, Etiquette and Manners
  
  
• International Comparison Program

  Provides a collection of comparative price data and detailed expenditure values of countries' gross domestic products (GDP), and purchasing power parities (PPPs) estimates of the world's economies.

  
  
  
• International Financial Statistics

  International Financial Statistics (IFS) From the International Monetary Fund, includes full-text statistical data from 1996-present.

  
  
  

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• Joint External Deb Hub (JEDH)

  Provides external debt data and selected foreign assets from international creditor/market and national debtor sources.

  
  
• JSTOR

  [Full-text articles, Date range: Varies] JSTOR is a full-text electronic archive of over 250 scholarly journals.

  
  
  

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• Kwintessential Cross Cultural Solutions

  Global Guide to Culture, Customs and Etiquette.

  
  
  

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• LANIC

  Latin American Network Information Center

  
  
  
• Laws and Regulations: General Reference Sources

  Links to federal, state and local laws and regulations

  
  
  
• Legal Information Institute at the Cornell University

  [Legal Information Institute] The Legal Information Institute (LII) provides electronic versions of core materials in numerous areas of the law both online and packaged for download.

  
  
  
• LexisNexis Academic

  [Full-text articles, Date range: Varies] Time covered varies by source. Covers a wide range of business and business-related topics. Almost all full-text. Covers business topics from local, regional & national newspapers, some trade publications, business magazines, SEC filings, some reference sources and key accounting sources.

  
  
  
• LexisNexis Congressional

  [Some full-text articles, Date range: Varies, 1969 - present] Search this database for comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. Search by several ways including by subject and bill number.

  
  
  
• LexisNexis Statistical DataSets

  Provides access to more than 14 billion data points from licensed and public domain datasets, including time series data. Select subjects and variables of interest, and view your data in side-by-side tables and charts, and perform basic statistical analysis of results.

  
  
  
• LexisNexis Statistical Insight

  Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international and intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, state government agencies, and universities.

  
  
  
• LexisNexis State Capital

  Full-text of bills and laws, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, legislature membership, newspapers of record, for all 50 states. May be searched by individual state, any combination of states, or all 50 states at once.

  
  
  
• Logistics Performance Index (LPI)

  The LPI is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities they face in their performance on trade logistics and what they can do to improve their performance - the LPI 2010 allow for comparisons across 155 countries.

  
  
  

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• Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850

  This is the most comprehensive and valuable collection in existence for researching the literature of economics and business dating from the last half of the 15th century to the early 20th century.

  
  
  
• Market Research Library See also U.S. Commercial Service
  
  
• Mediamark

  [Mediamark Research Inc.] Use it to find detailed information about the demographics and lifestyles of consumers and media audiences. Information includes consumer demographics, psychographics/lifestyles, product and brand usage, and media preferences. (Accessable via SmithApps and VBIC) First time users must register using the UMD email domain. To register, go to Mediamark, click on Register for a FREE Account, and follow instructions. A brief tutorial is available from Mediamark Research.

  
  
  
• Megalaw.com

  Links to free international law sites

  
  
  
• Mergent Online - Access via Finance folder (SmithApps)

  Offers a wealth of detail including business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock.

  
  
  
• Mergent WebReports - Access via Finance folder (MySmith Portal)

  Offers a comprehensive library of documents that includes company annual reports, prospectuses, industry reports and other company related documents. Also covers 50,000 global companies from over 100 countries.

  
  
  
• Metropolitan New Economy Index

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides metropolitan rankings list by population, income, unemployment rate, federal funds and grants, and housing, etc. Report uses a set of 16 economic indicators to assess the 50 largest metropolitan areas' progress

  
  
  
• Mintel

  [Full-text] To download reports, authorized users are required to create a personal account. Provides full-text reports on a wide range of market research studies, analyzing market sizes and trends, market segmentation, consumer attitudes and purchasing habits, opportunities, weaknesses and the future of the market.

  
  
  
• Morningstar [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Date range: Historical data back to 1996] Find a stock or fund to meet your needs, research current or prospective holdings or see how your investments work together. Morningstar's data reports cover more than 20,000 securities.

  
  
  

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• NASDAQ

  [The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc] The official web site for the Nasdaq electronic stock market.

  
  
  
• National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

  "Nation's leading nonprofit economic research organization." -- Provides current economic indicators. Concentrates on developing "new statistical measurements, estimating quantitative models of economic behavior, assessing the effects of public policies on the U.S. economy, and projecting the effects of alternative policy proposals."

  
  
  
• National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)

  "national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States"

  
  
  
• National Council of Nonprofits

  Find Your State Association links to Maryland .

  
  
  
• National Newspapers

  Full text articles from the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Sun (Baltimore), and The Washington Post

  
  
  
• NationMaster.com

  National statistics for just about any country in the world, presented in over 20 categories and 10 regions, including Asia & South East Asia.

  
  
  
• NBER Working Papers

  Full text of the working papers of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

  
  
  
• New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

  Considered one of the most extensive and authoritative economics reference resources available. It contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists.

  
  
  
• The Netpreneur Program

  Here you will find information about Potomac KnowledgeWay's program for entrepreneurs. Get informed about networking events, news, and more. Visit the Netpreneur Exchange, a virtual meeting place for entrepreneurs, to find information on funding and finance and other necessities for entrepreneurs.

  
  
  
• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] NAICS is the current industry classification that was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. There is a 2002 version of NAICS and the initial 1997 version of NAICS.

  
  
  
• Nonprofit Statistics - Independent Sector

  Collects data on nonprofit organizations.

  
  
  
• Nonprofits: USA.gov

  "information and services for nonprofits, including grants, loans, assistance, taxes, management and more".

  
  
  
• NYSE

  [The NYSE Incorporated] Official website of the New York stock exchange

  
  
  

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• Occupational Outlook Handbook

  [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics] Provides information on starting salaries within a variety of occupational categories as well as information on working conditions, nature of the work, training, and more.

  
  
  
• OffStats - Official Statistics on the Web

  Collection of links to statistical information from around the world. Can be searched by country, region and topic or industry.

  
  
  
• One World - Nations Online

  A portal to the countries of the world - each country listed contains a country profile with facts and figures, geography, flag, statistics, maps, images, plus links to sources that provide you with information about a nation, such as: official government web sites, newspapers, tourism and visa information, travel advice, etc.

  
  
  
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Fall 2011)

  Fulltext database covering social issues with topic overviews and pro/con viewpoints. Sources include news‚ journal articles‚ magazines‚ media‚ maps‚ websites and statistics.

  
  
  
• Overview of BLS Statistics

  An overview of Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

  
  
  
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

  Fully searchable text of the encyclopedia, including over 900 articles from leading scholars with extensive bibliographies. Covers all time periods of human history and includes strong coverage of individual countries, regions, industries and economic concepts.

  
  
  

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• Panel Study Of Income Dynamics (PSID)

  The Panel Study of Income Dynamics - PSID - is the longest running longitudinal household survey in the world. The PSID began in 1968 with a nationally representative sample of over 18,000 individuals living in 5,000 families in the United States. Information on these individuals and their descendants has been obtained through various data collection efforts, called studies. Data includes employment, income, wealth, expenditures, health, marriage, childbearing, child development, philanthropy, education, and numerous other topics. A majority of data is publicly available for free.

  
  
  
• Porter's Five Forces: Assessing the Balance of Power in a Business Situation

  Explanation of Michael Porter's Five Forces

  
  
  
• Portfocus

  [PortFocus.com] Provides a comprehensive listing of the ports of the world home pages, listed by country.

  
  
  
• Price's List of List

  [Specialissues.com] Provides ranked listings of companies, people and resources freely available on the Internet by subject.

  
  
  
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Money Tree Survey

  Quarterly surveys "include overviews of venture capital and private equity in the US and include statistics by industry, state and firm".

  
  
  
• PsycINFO

  [Full-text, Date range : 1987 - present] PsycINFO provides one of the most comprehensive indexes in psychology and psychology-related fields. It provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, book chapters and books, technical reports, and dissertations. Some citations have links to the full-text articles in PsycARTICLES and in the Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.

  
  
  
• Population and Household

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides statistics on births, education, income, health insurance, and family, etc.

  
  
  

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• Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS/SDDS)

  Provides detailed external debt data that are published individually by countries that subscribe to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) as well as GDDS participating countries that are in a position to produce the external debt data prescribed by the SDDS.

  
  
  
• Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS/GDDS)

  Provides external debt data for an extension of countries that participate in the IMF's General Dissemination System (GDDS) in February 2008

  
  
  

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• RAILindustry.com

  Offers an A-Z index of industrial rail companies and organizations, listings of suppliers & vendors, and links to industrial railroad related web sites.

  
  
  
• RDS Business Reference Suite [Licensing restrictions apply]

  [Full-text, time coverage varies by title.] Provides access to three important database - RDS Business & Industry (covers industry trade journals, magazines and newspapers); RDS Business & Management Practices (covers journals and magazines dealing with business and management issues) and RDS Tablebase(provides business statistics, i.e., market share, market size, advertising expenditures, etc.).

  
  
  
• Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)

  From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Provides "an overview of economic conditions in the United States," offering 40,000-plus charts, maps, and tables of data at the state, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and county levels. Select the state of interest first, then select MSA and or/County of interest. Areas covered are Industry Activity, Labor Markets, Income, and Real Estate Activity.

  
  
  
• RefWorks

  Online bibliographic management program that allows users to create a personal database of references and generate bibliographies in a variety of formats. Users must sign up for an individual account. For information on how to use and log into RefWorks use - RefWorks: Online Tool for Managing Citations

  
  
  
• Reference Universe

  is a web based research tool that provides a single search across more than 43,000 specialized subject encyclopedias and scholarly compendia. The database contains more than 26 million citations to both print and e-versions from all major and minor reference publishing houses. Best place to start research for an overview or background information on a topic.

  
  
  
• Regional Business News (EBSCO)

  [Some full-text, Date range: varies] This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis

  
  
  
• Regulations.gov

  Online access to U.S. government regulations from nearly 300 federal agencies.

  
  
  
• Reuters 3000 XTRA (Access via MySmithApps)

  Contains current and historical financial data on individual companies, stock market indices, fixed-income securities, currencies, commodities, and derivatives for both international and domestic markets, as well as business and financial news.

  
  
  
• Resources for Economists

  Organized links to valuable online resources in economics from the American Economics Association, including data resources, professional contacts for students and scholars, and reference and teaching resources.

  
  
  
• Resources for Economists Data

  This site is sanctioned by the American Economic Association and includes links to a wide variety of online data repositories.

  
  
  
• RIA Checkpoint
  (Listed under: *Databases by Topic*,under Accounting and Auditing)

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• Schedule B (for export)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Schedule B is 10-digit identification code assigned to every product exported from the United States.

  
  
  
• Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

  "Purpose to advance social entrepreneurship and to foster social entrepreneurs as an important catalyst for societal innovation and progress." Publications link provides access to reports and case studies dealing with social entrepreneurship.

  
  
  
• Science Citation Index Expanded  Web of Science

  Virtually the only index for finding which papers have cited other papers. Strongest in life sciences and medicine; weaker in engineering where much important research is covered in technical reports and conferences that SCI does not index. (SCI is 90% journal articles and accompanying bibliographies.)

  
  
  
• Small Business Administration

  Small Business Administration provides information about how to start, finance, and manage small business

  
  
  
• Social Enterprise Alliance

  Potomac, MD based organization for nonprofits involved in entrepreneurship; provides technical help and education.

  
  
  
• Social Science Citation Index  Web of Science

  Virtually the only index for finding which papers have cited other papers. Best for the Social Sciences.

  
  
  
• Source OECD

  [Full-text. Date range : 1998 - present] SourceOECD is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It comprises 20 Book collections by theme, including monographs and reports; 24 periodicals; a reference title; and the OECD statistical databases.

  
  
  
• Springer eBooks

  Reproductions of over 30,000 Springer book publications and over 2,500 Springer Online Journal Archives arranged in interdisciplinary packages

  
  
  
• Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)

  [U.S. Census Bureau] SIC was the industry classification for many years and was replaced by the NAICS system in 1997. The classification is still used in some business databases.

  
  
  
• Standard & Poors

  Standard & Poor's is a major publisher of investment data, including bond ratings. (MUST REGISTER TO USE - FREE SUBSCRIPTION.) For bond ratings, after registration, click on United States, under Task Selector, select Find a rating. Follow directions to get available S&P ratings.

  
  
  
• S&P ExecuComp Database (Standard & Poor's) Access via Finance folder in (SmithApps) - - S&P ExecuComp or WRDS

  Contains Executive Compensation Reports covering current, historical and total compensation, executive options and compensation of industry peers, and objective executive compensation data on the top officers of more than 2,400 companies. Additionally, the complete Executive Compensation database is available for downloading as a Microsoft Access database. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• Standard & Poor's Net Advantage (Standard & Poor's)

  [Full-text documents, Date range: One rolling year - present.] Provides full-text reports, forecast, analysis, statistics and ratios of major industries. Coverage is for current and up to 4 years, depending on the industry.

  
  
  
• State Data Centers

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides access to U.S. Census Bureau data and information through a wide network of agencies in each state.

  
  
  
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

  The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

  
  
  
• Statistical sites of the World Wide Web

  Bureau of Labor Statistics, US and other country statistical web sites.

  
  
  

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• Tax Policy Center

  From the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, this site provides a comprehensive overview of US tax policy for the public, government officials, journalists, and researchers. Its major projects include ""revenue and distribution estimates for the latest tax proposals and bills."" It also provides issue briefs, discussion papers, summaries of facts published by government agencies, a primer on the tax system, and a blog discussing tax legislation.

  
  
  
• Testing & Education Reference Center (Fall 2011)

  Testing & Education Reference Center provides users with in–depth information on colleges and universities‚ graduate and professional programs‚ distance learning‚ corporate training‚ available scholarships and awards‚ and preparatory entrance tests. Available online practice tests include entrance exams‚ certification and licensing tests. Graduate school online pactice tests include GRE‚ LSAT‚ MCAT and MAT. There are even international tests covering TOEFL and TOEIC. The Career Module consists of the Career Assessment‚ the Resume Builder and the Virtual Careers Library. The Career Assessment helps users map a career path through a brief multiple–choice exam ‚ which matches their answers to job categories‚ industries‚ and occupations that are most suitable to them. The Resume Builder helps users build outstanding‚ appealing resumes based on the stage of their career and type of position they are applying for. The Virtual Careers Library provides resume‚ cover letter‚ and interviewing tips.

  
  
  
• Thomson Reuters SDC Platinum Access via Finance folder in (SmithApps)

  Provides a common front end retrieval system for a collection of databases. They contain detailed information on new issues, mergers and acquisitions, syndicated loans, private equity, and more for the global financial marketplace. Click here for more information.

  
  
  
• ThomasNet

  A directory of manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers.

  
  
  
• TIDE's Directory of Transportation Information

  Provides a directory of ground and air transportation resources, as well as listings of organizations and companies involved in the transportation industry. [The New Jersey TIDE Center is a multi-disciplinary, multi-university research center comprised of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, and Rutgers University.]

  
  
  
• Top U.S. Trading Partners

  Ranked by U.S. Total Export Value for Goods (in millions of U.S. dollars). From the Office of Trade and Industry Information, International Trade Administration. See their home page for other data on trade information.

  
  
  
• 20th Century American Leaders Database
  From the Harvard Business School, this resources is "an effort to identify and chronicle the lives of 20th century men and women whose business leadership shaped the ways that people live, work, and interact". Data is available in Excel format by request.
  
  
  

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• U.S. Census Bureau

  [U.S. Census Bureau] Provides social, demographic, and economic statistics mainly for the U.S.

  
  
  
• U.S. Copyright Office

  [U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress] Provides online copyright records cataloged since 1978, copyright law, key publications and congressional testimony, etc.

  
  
  
• U.S. Commercial Service

  1. Information for Exporters of U.S. Goods and Services 2. Market Research Library

  
  
  
• U.S. Customs and Borders Protection

  Export Documents, Licenses and Requirements

  
  
  
• U.S. Economy at a Glance: Perspectives from the BEA Accounts.

  These statistics provide comprehensive‚ up–to–date picture of the U.S. economy; the Regional link provides wage‚ employment‚ compensation‚ personal income‚ per capita personal income statistics‚ etc. at the state‚ county‚ and metropolitan level.

  
  
  
• U.S. Trade Statistics

  International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

  
  
  

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• ValueLine

  Provides investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles, and offers a family of no-load mutual funds.

  
  
  
• VolunteerToday.com

  The electronic gazette for volunteerism.

  
  
  

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• Wachowicz's Web World: Web Sites for Discerning Finance Students

  Divided into eight sections: Introduction to Financial Management; Tools of Financial Analysis and Planning; Working Capital Management; Investment in Capital Assets; The Cost of Capital; Capital and Structure, and Dividend Policy; Intermediate and Long-Term Financing; and Special Areas of Financial Management.

  
  
  
• Wall Street Journal (Proquest)

  Provides citations, abstracts and full-text articles from the newspaper.

  
  
  
• Wall Street Journal (Factiva)

  Factiva provides full access to over 8000 business sources including Wall Street Journal – click on News Pages (top of screen) to see current news sources including the WSJ

  
  
  
• Wall Street Journal Historical

  Stories, charts, stock tables, graphics, and illustrations featured in the publication.

  
  
  
• Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition: Franchising

  This site has links to franchisor company homepages where you will find franchising opportunities information.

  
  
  
• Web of Science

  Explore the world's leading citation database with multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international proceedings coverage for over 120,000 conferences. Powerful tools include cited reference searching, Citation Maps, and the Analyze Tool.

  
  
  
• Westlaw

  Campus Research is an easy-to-use online research service that provides college and university students with access to a comprehensive collection of news and business information and law-related resources.

  
  
  
• Wholesale Distributors Net

  Links to domestic and international distributors

  
  
  
• World Bank Data-Catalog

  The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank data sources. This listing will continue to be updated as additional data resources are added. These resources include databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. Each of the listings includes a description of the data source and a direct link to that sourcE. Those search results can be exported in different formats. Users can also choose to download the entire database directly from the catalog.

  
  
• World Business Culture
  
• WorldCat

  [OCLC] The WorldCat is the OCLC Online Union Catalog database. It contains more than 49 million records describing books, newspapers, maps, periodicals, government documents, etc. owned by libraries around the world.

  
  
  
• World Development Indicators Online

  [Statistical data, Date range: 1960-present] Provides more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 200 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 where available. Export options for Excel or ASCII.

  
  
  
• World Economic Outlook

  This free online database, updated biannually by the International Monetary Fund with coverage back to 1993, is similar to World Development Indicators in providing basic statistics -- WEO is much more limited in both scope and history, but it includes commodity price data and regional data that's ...

  
  
  
• World Investment Report 2010. United Nations.

  This report "focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development."

  
  
  
• WorldLII

  Information provided by the World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) a free, independent and non-profit global legal research facility in partnership with other legal organizations from around the world. Aims to provide free, independent access to world wide laws.

  
  
  
• World News Connection

  Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Reports online. Includes full-text summaries and translations from around the world of newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, non-classified technical reports, and local media sources.

  
  
  
• World Trade Organization - WTO

  This "international body deals with rules of trade between nations".

  
  
  
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

  "Two-thousand annotated links to high quality English language sources in a wide range of international affairs, international studies and international relations topics." Topics include media, organizations, country/regions, business/economics, relations, etc.

  
  
  

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• Zanran search engine for finding data on the web

  Zanran is the Google for data searches. Provides numerical data as graphs, tables and charts. This huge amount of info can be difficult to find using conventional search engines.