Business Research Guide  

ABI/INFORM is a business research database with full-text articles from business journals and newspapers.

Statistical package of cost-of-living index from 1990 to present.

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 2010.

Full text of more than 2,100 business and trade journals, some going back to 1965. Also includes company information and market reports.

Comprehensive resource for research into taxation.

Management and economic reports and analysis.

Country data and forecasts, market indicators, macroeconomic forecasts

Reports on a broad range of IT issues, including standards, protocols and
profiles of companies, products and services. Provides market analysis
for many segments of the industry and products.
April 17, 2013

Emerging market forecasts in selected industries, especially health care trends and new medical technologies.

Gartner Core Research provides access to research and analysis on information technology (IT) technologies, practices, and strategies performed by the Gartner Group. The University of Illinois Administrative Information Technology Services subscribes to this database. Selected reports are available for students, faculty and staff of the University of Illinois. Off-campus access is available through the use of the VPN client. Users most log in with their enterprise IDs and password.

GEM provides daily updates of global economic developments, with coverage of high income- as well as developing countries.

Financial information on companies, with competitor information. Includes many smaller and private companies.

The country’s most comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research Reports. This resource was acquired with funding from the Library/IT Assessment.

International Directory of Company Histories provides in-depth histories of companies that are significant in an industry or geographic location.

News, business, government and law; business journals; broadcast transcripts; case law; law reviews; company information, etc.

Compilation of market share data on companies, products, and services. Includes both the data and the source

Access to the full run of Mergent Manuals, formerly known as Moody's
Manuals, 1909 to present; the Municipal Manual; and historical
annual reports, dating back to 1925.

Financial information on US and international companies.

Data on U.S. and international consumer products and services. This resource was acquired with funding from the Library/IT Assessment.

U.S. and European market research reports on consumer products and trends. Note: You must create an individual account profile using your UIC email address. This resource was acquired with funding from the Library/IT Assessment.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development collection of statistical databases, books and papers on economics, industries, trade and development worldwide.

Identifies company and industry information including company profiles, news, business and trade articles.

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Plunkett's E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2012
Plunkett's InfoTech Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett's Entertainment & Media Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett's Games, Apps and Social Media Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett's Green Technology Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2012
Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac 2012

PrivCo is the premiere source for business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies.

International coverage of newly launched consumer products. Tracks products, packaging and innovation.

Covers both advertising agencies and advertisers. For advertising agencies, gives basic company information, media specialties and list of clients. For advertisers, includes basic company information, products, where they advertise and advertising budgets.

Contains basic and some financial information on 24 million US companies.
It is a good source for information on small and private companies.

Mapping application that allows users to customize interactive maps & reports using thousands of data variables.
To utilize this database you must create an account (personal workspace).

(1984-present)

Made available by the College of Business Administration. for CBA graduate students and faculty. An individual account must be requested.

Over 2,000 e-books and 3,000+ working papers published by the World Bank on development issues.

Published by the World Bank. The primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.