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This database indexes and abstracts over 1300 journal titles, including over 600 full-text journals that provide users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information and marketing trends about specific industries.

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The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

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Background Notes (from the U. S. Dept. of State) are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries and the United States.

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Facts, figures, & key events about public or private companies, industries, products, & markets; international coverage. Most recent 3 years.

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Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, histories & periodical articles; international scope. 1980- .

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Organizations that serve business & industry; includes basic information. Current.

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A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. Each volume presents approximately 25 sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries--only company names and addresses have been changed. Includes a sample business plan template and two fictional plans, a glossary of small business terms, and a directory section containing various listings of interest to entrepreneurs and consultants specializing in small business advice and planning.

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Business Source Premier provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 4,100 journals.

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Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Business, Education, and Psychology - This database is a directory of thousands of journals in Business (accounting, economics & finance, management, and marketing), Education (Curriculum & Methods, and Educational Psychology & Administration), and Psychology. Individual journal records (in PDF format) include contact information for each journal; information on the journal’s topical scope, peer review processes, circulation data, and acceptance rate; and manuscript submission guidelines.

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Materials on international affairs: papers, proceedings, briefs, indicators, plus journal & book abstracts. Dates/coverage vary.

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Communication & Mass Media Complete provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media. This database originated with the acquisition and subsequent merging of two popular databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association (NCA)), and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media. Please send comments to Talia Nadir, trnadir@stthomas.edu.

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Product introductions, news & reviews. Current year & prior three.

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Index of articles providing consumer information. 1989- .

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Country Commercial Guides: Present a comprehensive look at all aspects of doing business in another country, including the economic, political, social, and legal environment.

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Original in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each 13,000-word CQ Researcher report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist.

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Index & abstracts (summaries) of professional articles & books, collections, dissertations & papers in economics. 1969- .

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Euromonitor's GMID includes market research on countries, markets, and companies.

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Indexing, abstracts (summaries) or full text for articles from a large selection of scholarly & general interest publications. Strongest in humanities, social sciences, non-technical general sciences & current events. 1980- .

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Full text of thousands of business, trade, & news publications; includes Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times. Also includes indexing & abstracts (with some full text) for large collection of general & academic journals. Updates/coverage vary.

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Articles on medicine & health topics; includes some full text. Current & prior 3 years.

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IBIS World Industry Market Research Reports provide in-depth industry analysis for over 700 U.S. industries at the 5-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) level of detail. Reports average 25-30 pages, are updated 3 times annually, and contain: key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, industry performance, key competitors, key factors, and industry outlook. (Note that UST does not subscribe to the linked industry risk, company research and economic/demographic information—this information is available from other sources).

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Index to articles published in the local business press - CityBusiness, MN Business, MN Real Estate Journal, MN Technology, New Venture Review: Minnesota Profits Journal, Twin Cities Business Monthly, Ventures. Online archive since 2001 (print from 1977).

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Industry Sector Analysis Reports: In-depth profiles of a selected industry subsector in various countries.

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Features in-depth biographical narratives on more than 600 notable businesspeople. Covers the career paths, business achievements, leadership styles, business strategies and impact of Fortune 500 and Global 500 corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.

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International Financial Statistics is a standard source of economic and financial data for most countries of the world.

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Short profiles of specific foreign market conditions or opportunities. These reports mainly focus on specific projects, industry profiles, finance and marketing trends, regulation and import changes, trade show opportunities, or government policy updates.

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Use this database to find reports and forecasts prepared by top Wall Street and international brokerage firms. More than 11,000 U.S. and international companies and 53 industries are covered.

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The Arts & Sciences collections represent the building blocks of a single interdisciplinary archive of over 300 journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. For most titles, coverage is from the first issue of the journal up to the last three to five years.

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Kompass provides product, contact and other information for 1.8 million companies worldwide

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Full text of US & world news, company and financial news & information, industry & market data, state/country profiles, biographical, directory, legislative, legal & medical information. Updates/coverage vary.

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Full text company news & financial information, SEC filings, trade show information & much more. Updates/coverage vary.

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This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.

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Mediamark offers comprehensive audience measurement survey data – demographics, lifestyle, product usage and exposure to advertising media. This data may be used for consumer targeting, determining consumer brand loyalty, and identifying promotional and trade marketing opportunities for use in advertising and marketing. Note: This data is for UST faculty, students, and staff only – SOLELY FOR ACADEMIC TEACHING AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. Must set up an individual account using your UST email.

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Mergent Industry Reports provided in-depth analysis of key industries covering United States and Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe. These reports describe the market environment and industry landscape for companies, industries, countries and regions as well as key trends and market outlooks.

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US & international company information, including SEC filings for public companies, international company data & annual reports. Updates/coverage vary. **Now using new Mergent Online interface**

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Detailed directory information on more than 2,500 of Minnesota's larger public, private, and nonprofit companies, including descriptions, summary financials, company contacts, and recent events. Can search various ways and download data.

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NBER researchers initially report their findings in scientific papers aimed at other professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media around the world. Nearly 700 NBER Working Papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly journals.

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Offers reports on 106 countries, giving accurate political and economic risk analysis regarding finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security.

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Full-text access to hundreds of newspapers including The Star Tribune (1986-), The New York Times (1999-), The Wall Street Journal (1984-), and The Washington Post (1987-).

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Abstracts (summaries) of all aspects of the literature in psychology; includes journal articles, dissertations, book chapters & books. Full-text of ~300 journals.

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Current directory information for millions of U.S. businesses and households.

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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.

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Accounting standards research materials, including primary source documents from FASB (Original Pronouncements, Current Text) and AICPA (Professional Standards, Audit & Accounting Guides, Technical Practice Aids), and secondary source handbooks and manuals. (Faculty users and MSA students may contact John Heintz jpheintz@stthomas.edu, (651) 962-4646 for special passwords that allow customization).

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ScienceDirect offers access to the Elsevier Science journal collection covering a wide variety of subject areas and disciplines. Over 1,200 journal titles with full text access to the over 600 subscribed to by Minnesota Libraries. Coverage is from 1995 to the present.

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Simmons Choices 3 is the electronic version of the consumer study conducted by Simmons Study of Media and Markets. Choices 3 contains consumer response data on a wide variety of products, services, and media preferences.

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The Social Sciences Citation Index® provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,800 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. It also covers individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world's leading science and technology journals. 1995- .

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Abstracts (summaries) of journal articles in sociology & related disciplines; international scope; includes dissertations. 1963- .

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Standard Rate & Data Service (SRDS) provides media advertising rates, editorial or programming content, contact information, circulation information, and other basic information for consumer and business magazine, interactive advertising, newspaper, television and cable, direct marketing, and radio markets.

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Full text overviews of major U.S. industries; covers trends & forecasts, major players & market share data, key ratios & statistics, comparative analysis & other information; available in both HTML & PDF; includes 12 months S&P investment reports. Current.

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Reports of companies' activities, development, performance, and outlook by S & P investment analysts. Includes investment opinion; stock price, earnings, and dividend history; financial statement and ratio analysis. Reports updated weekly.

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International & domestic data & statistics from federal agencies; includes National Trade Data Bank, Country Commercial Guides, Economic Bulletin Board (Commerce Business Daily, etc.). Current.

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Tabular data on companies, industries, products, markets; international scope. Data from privately published statistics, trade associations, research groups, government agencies, international organizations, industry reports by investment groups & publications in the Business & Industry database (see). 1998- .

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Value Line Research Center provides quarterly-updated reports on over 3,500 stocks, 90 industries, and 2,000 mutual funds; news & analysis; options; convertibles; special situations; and exchange traded funds

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Vault is an online career research library that includes career, company, and industry guides; job search information; and career advice. Access is restricted to MBA students, faculty, and staff, and requires registering with an individual UST email address to obtain a database password. For undergraduate and non-business access to Vault materials, see the UST Career Development website.

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The U.S. government’s complete geographical handbook, featuring 268 full-color maps and flags of all nations and geographical entities. Each country profile tracks such demographics as population, ethnicity and literacy rates, as well as political, geographical and economic data. From the CIA.

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Business directory with selected financials, key ratios & officers, compiled from annual reports, disclosure statements, newspapers & wire services; international coverage. Current.