Business Databases A - F
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ABI/INFORM GlobalABI/Inform includes full-text articles from business journal and some newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal
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Access World NewsAccess World News/Newsbank provides many local, state, regional, national and international newspapers. See the Newspapers Research Guide [ link https://researchguides.uic.edu/newspapers/top ] for library database coverage of the top 20 U.S. newspapers.
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Africa Development IndicatorsADI 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.
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Bloomberg ProfessionalBloomberg terminals are available for current UIC students in the CME Training Lab in Douglas Hall and one terminal in the Library's IDEA Commons. Users need to sign up for an account.
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Business Source CompleteBusiness Source Complete provides full-text to a large number of business sources, including business journals, trade publications and business magazines.
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CheckpointComprehensive resource for research into taxation. Note: access to titles limited to 35 simultaneous users. May not be compatible with Firefox. See also RIA Checkpoint
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Cook County ConnectDemographic data for Cook County. Includes geospacial data and well as ESRI Business Analyst.
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D&B HooversReplaces both D&B Business Browser and Hoover’s Online. Good company and industry information. Includes public and private companies worldwide. Usually includes a SWOT Analysis.
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EconLit with Full TextEconLit with Full Text contains all of the indexing available in EconLit, plus full text for nearly 600 journals, including the American Economic Association journals with no embargo.
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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)International economic and market data; country data and analysis. UIC subscription doesn't include Industry Reports. May not be compatible with Firefox.
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Entrepreneurial Studies SourceThis database provides insight into topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business with full text for more than 125 periodicals, 135 reference books, case studies, company profiles and videos with transcripts.
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FAITSTopical coverage areas include IT infrastructure,
telecommunications, wireless technology,
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Frost & Sullivan-Growth PartnershipProvides in-depth market research and strategy reports of emerging technologies in the following areas: Aerospace & Defense; Automotive & Transportation; Business & Financial; Careers; Chemicals, Materials & Food; Consumer Products; Education; Electronics & Security; Energy & Power Supplies; Environment & Building Technologies; Healthcare; Industrial Automation & Process Control; Information & Communication Technologies; Measurement & Instrumentation; Metals & Mining.
The student portal is read-only. Faculty can register for download access by emailing: Erica.Hays@frost.com
Business Databases G - M
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Gartner ResearchGartner 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.
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GlobalDataIncludes Product Launch and other consumer marketing information as well as general socio-economic trends that affect marketing.
Tip: To enter, go to If you have IP Access and Click Here. Tip: If you have problems with off campus access, use AnyConnect VPN. To install, go to AnyConnect VPN and make sure you select the Library-Resources group. -
Global Economic MonitorGEM provides daily updates of global economic developments, with coverage of high income- as well as developing countries.
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IBISWorldLarge collection of industry reports, covering current conditions, outlook and competitive information. Includes 1300 US industries and 75 global industries. This resource was acquired with funding from the Library/IT Assessment.
Note: Users will need to create individual accounts to access some of the features.
Provides in-depth histories of companies that are significant in an industry or geographic location. Useful for students, job seekers, historians and investors.
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InvestextPart of the Mergent Online database, contains research reports by brokerage firms and analysts that offer analysis of companies, industries, products and markets across the globe.
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Mergent ArchivesAccess to the full run of Mergent Manuals, formerly known as Moody's Manuals, 1909 to present; the Municipal and Government Manual, 1918 to present; and historical annual reports, 1925 to present. Includes D&B Million Dollar Directory back to 1959.
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Mergent IntellectDesigned to build and download lists of public and private companies.
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Mergent OnlineThis opens a pop-up window to share the URL for this database
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Mintel AcademicU.S. and European market research reports and data on consumer products and trends. Includes Mintel Market Sizes and Mintel Reports. This resource was acquired with funding from the Library/IT Assessment.
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Nexis UniNexis Uni will replace LexisNexis Academic in the near future. Note: Off campus users need to create a profile to access. See LexisNexis Academic for description.
Subject Guide
Business Databases P - Z
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Passport GMID (Euromonitor International)Contains demographic, economic, and background marketing statistics, as well as market and economic forecasts, and major market and consumer lifestyle reports.
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PrivCoBusiness and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, and venture backed companies. Users need to sign up for an account on campus using their UIC email address.
If you already have a PrivCo account go to privco.com and sign in.
You can create a PrivCo account by connecting through UIC's VPN service, making sure you select Library-Resources group.
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Product Launch AnalyticsInternational coverage of newly launched consumer products from GlobalData. Tracks products, packaging and innovation.
Tip: On campus users, click IP Access at the GlobalData login page to enter. To access this resource from off campus, users need to use Cisco AnyConnect VPN. To install, go to AnyConnect VPN and make sure you select the Library-Resources group. After installing the VPN, follow the instructions above for on campus users to access GlobalData. -
Redbooks (formerly Advertising Redbooks)Now available through Winmo. 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.
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ReferenceUSAContains basic and some financial information on 24 million US companies. Good source for information on small and private companies, as well as non-profit agencies.
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SimplyAnalyticsSimplyMap is now SimplyAnalytics. Mapping application that allows users to customize interactive maps & reports using thousands of data variables. To save your searches, you need to sign up for an account using your UIC email address. Access restricted to 5 concurrent users.
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StatistaFind statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 22500 sources on over 60000 topics on the internet's leading statistics database.
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Uniworld OnlineProvides listings for American firms and their locations in other countries and firms based in other countries with locations in the United States. Can be used to track foreign subsidiaries or for job and internship opportunities.
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Vault Career InsiderBesides career information, useful for company and basic industry information.
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Wharton WRDS Business & Financial DatabasesMade available by the College of Business Administration. for CBA graduate students and faculty. An individual account must be requested.
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WinmoCovers 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.
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World Bank eLibrary (E-books)Over 2,000 ebooks, working papers, journals and other research published by the World Bank on development issues.
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World Development Indicators (WDI) OnlinePublished 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.