Leland Speed Library

Electronic Databases
Online Journals
Print Materials

Internet Resources
MC School of Business

Electronic Databases
Subject Specific Databases
Business Source Complete (Available through Ebscohost)
As the world’s largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 3,650 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Oxford Reference Online Premium (Oxford Press)
Provides easily searchable, full text access to reference titles.
Regional Business News (Available through Ebscohost)
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.

General or Related Databases
Academic Search Premier (Available through Ebscohost)
The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,450 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals.

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Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Academic Universe (Available through Lexis Nexis)
Multidisciplinary database with full text articles. Sources include newspapers, general magazines and journals, medical information, news transcripts, federal and state legal codes and information, business information, corporate profiles, SEC documents and country profiles. Business information includes full text information from Disclosure Database, Hoover Company Reports, and S & P Corporate Descriptions. Dates of coverage vary according to title.

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Online Journals
There are many e-journals available through the databases above and from other sources. Use the Full-Text Journal search tool to search for an individual e-journal title or see a list of Business & Economics E-Journals electronic journals.

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Internet Resources
General - Annual Reports - Business Plans - Census - Codes - Companies - Ethics - Marketing - Meta Sites - Patents - Marketing - Tax

General
American Demographics Online
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the fields of labor economics and statistics.
Consumer Expenditure Surveys
Information on buying habits of U.S. consumers.
County and City Data Books
This resource provides WWW access to the electronic versions of the 1988, 1994, and 2000 County and City Data Books
Federal Trade Commission
IndustryLink
Mississippi Development Authority

Annual Reports
AnnualReports.com
Annual Reports Library
EDGARonline
Public Register's Annual Report Service
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Business Plans Know-How
Business Planning Made Easy

Census Information
AmeriStat (User friendly census information)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Standard national data book for United States. Contains key data on a number of economic and demographic topics.
U.S. Census Bureau

Look up Codes on the Web
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Replacing the Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC)-Includes conversion table.

How to Research Companies on the Net
Researching Companies Online
Hoover’s online free site
World's 500 Largest Companies
CNN Fortune Global 500.

Ethics
Business Ethics
Links to articles, publications, professional organizations.

Patent Information
United States Patent and Trademark Office

Marketing
Marketing Virtual Library
Marketing meta site
Advertising Age magazine site

Meta Sites
Corporate and Financial Data Internet Resources
Daily Stocks
Indices, quotes, earnings, charts, and various indicators.
The BizTech Network
General business knowledge articles.
Business (The Library Spot)

Tax Information
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
U.S. Tax Code Online

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Print Materials
MICAL, the online catalog of Leland Speed Library and the M.C. Law School Library, can be searched by keyword, author, title, or call number to locate printed materials and other media.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Business
650.03 C691d 2001 Reference Room
Dictionary for Business and Finance
650.03 T279d Reference Room
Dictionary of Business and Management
330.03 R723d Reference Room
Dictionary of Marketing and Advertising
658.8003 R723d Reference Room
Dictionary of Marketing Terms
658.8003 D561 1995 Reference Room
International Dictionary of Business
658.003 J598i Reference Room

Directories and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Associations
061 G131e Reference Room
Comprehensive list of all types of national organizations of the U.S. Associations keep
track of industry data for their members and may have valuable information on an industry
that would not be found in standard business sources.
Encyclopedia of Business
650.103 En19 Reference Room
Multi-volume set.
International Directory of Company Histories
338.74 In8 Reference Room
Multi-volume set: A cumulative index to companies and persons at the back of the latest volume leads to the appropriate volume and page.
Mississippi Business Directory
338.0029 M691 Reference Room
Information on 94,000 Mississippi businesses by city, employers, and product.

Statistics

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
338.5 T759a Reference Room
Averages of financial ratios by industry
RMA Annual Statement Studies
338.0973 An78 Reference Room
Composite financial data on manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, agriculture, and contracting lines of business. Financial statements on each industry are shown in common size form and are accompanied by widely used ratios.
Standard & Poors Industry Surveys
332.6 St24c Reference Room
Published quarterly, this publication describes trends and issues in numerous broad industries. Financial and statistical information about industry leaders is included.

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