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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.
Cabells Journalytics Academic This link opens in a new window Curated list of approximately 3,300 academic journals in the field of business. Guides researchers and institutions in getting the most impact out of their research. Includes journal info, evaluation metrics, and submission details. NOTE: KU only has access to the business journalytics modules.
First Research This link opens in a new window First Research provides industry profiles covering over 900 industry segments. Updated on a quarterly basis First Research industry profiles contain critical analysis, statistics and forecasts to help your engage key prospects, coach key clients, and deepen customer relationships.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of hundreds of full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These works fall under the subjects of Business, History, Law, Medicine, Multicultural studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, Technology, and more. Includes major publishers like Elsevier, Macmillan, Sage, Gale, and Oxford
International Directory of Company Histories This link opens in a new window Ebook version of the International Directory of Company Histories. Detriot: St. James Press. Vols 73-96. Provides histories of companies that are a leading influence in a particular industry or geographic location.
Key Business Ratios Archive This link opens in a new window Access 30 year archive of Dun and Bradstreet's Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios publication. Archive includes complete scanned issues of the publication from 1979 to 2010.
Marketline Company Profiles (formerly Datamonitor) This link opens in a new window The MarketLine/Medtrack Company Profiles provide a wealth of information, including a company overview, business description, key employees, company history, products & services analysis, SWOT analysis, current news, etc.
Mergent-Moodys Manuals This link opens in a new window Complete digital archive of Moody's/Mergent Manuals spanning over 100 years, the largest financial and industrial history ever assembled for public, business and academic libraries. Using Mergent’s WebReports, the entire manual library may be viewed online. All manuals are available in PDF format, while manuals dating from 1985 and earlier may also be viewed in TIFF format. Includes every manual published since 1909: Industrial Manual since 1920 OTC Industrial Manual since 1970 OTC Unlisted Manual since 1986 Bank and Finance Manual since 1928 Public Utility Manual since 1914 Transportation Manual since 1909 International Manual since 1981Company coverage includes: History Business Properties Subsidiaries Officers Directors Long-term debt Capital stock Income statements Balance sheets Footnotes Auditors General counsel Exchange and symbol Number of employees Number of shareholders Address, telephone and fax numbers Shareholder relations contact Stock price ranges Dividends Transfer agents Stock splits Annual meeting date 1909 - Current
Mergent Historical Annual Reports This link opens in a new window Access more than 85 years of Annual Reports for companies across the globe through Mergent Archives, historical annual report collection dating back to as early as 1925.
Mergent InvestorEdge This link opens in a new window Mergent InvestorEdge is a powerful investment research tool, provides access to important company documents and financial information for individual companies. Look up corporate documents including annual reports, industry reports as well as Corporate Bond Reports. Industry reports with sector level analysis covering current environment, industry profiles, performance, market trends outlook and more. This service is comparable to Value Line’s print and database products.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window Mergent Online contains information for 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges and 20,000 non-U.S. companies . Each company report incorporates up-to-the-minute news items. The Archives Data holds the full business descriptions, histories and financial statements for companies that were acquired, went bankrupt, liquidated or merged out of existence from 1996 onward for U.S. companies and 1995 forward for non-U.S. companies. The database also includes a annual report collection for more than 40, 000 U.S. companies. Company coverage in the Mergent Online includes - history, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, business, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, news reports, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock, exchange and ticker symbol, annual stock price ranges, registrar, transfer agent, stock splits, dividend payment history, income statement, cash flow statement, balance sheet, contact information, auditors, and qualified auditors report. Link to Mergent Quick Reference Guide (pdf). This database purchased with student technology fees.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window 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.
Sage Journals Online This link opens in a new window SAGE Journals Online is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of more than 485 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. Kutztown also has access to the SAGE Deep Backfile Package which provides access to 410+ SAGE journals in the fields of business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine with full-text content back to volume 1, issue 1. Coverage: 1879 - Current
Tax Research Network This link opens in a new window CCH Tax Research Network has tax resources in the following tax law areas: Federal, State, International, Financial and Estate Planning, Accounting and Audit, Special Taxation, Pension and Payroll. Updated daily.
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Valueline.com This link opens in a new window Comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy. Updated weekly.
Wall Street Journal, Historical This link opens in a new window A unique full-image archive of The Wall Street Journal with complete coverage from 1889-1987. Includes display and classified ads, editorial and commentary.