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ABI / INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive Business Database with Full-text Journals
*ABI/INFORM Complete is the most comprehensive business database on the market. Offering much more than journal content, this diverse solution provides the right mix of content types to meet the needs of any business researcher. It provides over 6,800 journals (nearly 80% of which are in full-text).

*ABI/INFORM Complete covers key disciplines such as: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, Management, Marketing, Operations, Real Estate, Risk Management, and Supply Chain. ABI/INFORM also offers coverage on hundreds of industries and focus areas such as oil, gas, mining, energy, environment, and healthcare management, and has an ever growing range of content from around the globe.

*Among the key titles included in ABI/INFORM Complete are: The Wall Street Journal (exclusive), Financial Times (exclusive), The Economist, Barron’s, Advertising Age, SSRN Working Papers, MIT Sloan Management Review (exclusive), The China Quarterly (exclusive), Management Decision (exclusive), Journal of International Business Studies (exclusive), and thousands more!
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Premier database for journal articles, books and dissertations in all areas of psychology
*Premier database for journal articles, books and dissertations in all areas of psychology

*May include material in related disciplines: medicine, education, and social work

*Includes articles from 1872 to present; books from 1987 to present

*Can be searched simultaneously with PsycARTICLES and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Electronic access to over 900 peer-reviewed, full-text journals on a variety of topics, with content dating back to 1999.
*High-quality, interdisciplinary content – almost two thirds of the content in the SAGE Premier package is ranked in the 2011 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2012)

*15 journals received their first Impact Factor with the 2011 report and 7 journals increased their Impact Factors.

*SAGE is market leader (by number of ranked titles) in 6 key disciplines including Criminology & Penology; Education, Special; Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology and Urban Studies.

*9 journals ranked #1 in their categories.

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Databases & Electronic Resources for Leadership & Organizational Administration Research

ABI / INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive Business Database with Full-text Journals
*ABI/INFORM Complete is the most comprehensive business database on the market. Offering much more than journal content, this diverse solution provides the right mix of content types to meet the needs of any business researcher. It provides over 6,800 journals (nearly 80% of which are in full-text).

*ABI/INFORM Complete covers key disciplines such as: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Technology, Management, Marketing, Operations, Real Estate, Risk Management, and Supply Chain. ABI/INFORM also offers coverage on hundreds of industries and focus areas such as oil, gas, mining, energy, environment, and healthcare management, and has an ever growing range of content from around the globe.

*Among the key titles included in ABI/INFORM Complete are: The Wall Street Journal (exclusive), Financial Times (exclusive), The Economist, Barron’s, Advertising Age, SSRN Working Papers, MIT Sloan Management Review (exclusive), The China Quarterly (exclusive), Management Decision (exclusive), Journal of International Business Studies (exclusive), and thousands more!
Annual Reviews (Current Editions & Electronic Back Volume Collection) This link opens in a new window
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Bio-medical, Physical, and Social Sciences (including Economics)
*content spans the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences (including economics)

*Recent editions of Annual Reviews (2009-2019) are provided as well as editions from the Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection (EBVC).

*Content dates range from 1932-2019
Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Business
*lists citations, summaries, and full-text of journal articles and books in business

*covers items published from 1983, summaries since 1984, and full-text since 1994
Cabells Journal Directories (Journalytics and Predatory Reports) This link opens in a new window
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Database of scholarly journals with publication information, submission experience data, and peer review indicators. Also included is Predatory Reports, the only searchable database of predatory journals with detailed summaries of deceptive behaviors.
Cabells Journalytics, our searchable database of information and insightful metrics for verified, reputable journals, covers 18 academic disciplines and provides intelligence on more than 11,000 international scholarly publications.

Cabells Predatory Reports, the only searchable database of predatory journals with detailed summaries of deceptive behaviors, currently lists more than 13,000 deceitful publications. Through continued partnerships with major academic publishers, journal editors, scholarly societies, accreditation agencies, and other independent databases,

Cabells provides accurate, up-to-date information about academic journals to more than 750 universities worldwide.
Dissertations and Theses: Global This link opens in a new window
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Doctoral dissertations and master’s theses in full-text from universities in 88 countries
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is the world's most comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. As the official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and as the database of record for graduate research, PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. Over 2.1 million titles are available for purchase as printed copies. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.

More than 70,000 new full-text dissertations and theses are added to the database each year through dissertations publishing partnerships with 700 leading academic institutions worldwide, and collaborative retrospective digitization of dissertations. Full-text dissertations are archived as submitted by the degree-granting institution. Some will be native PDF, some PDF image.

Each dissertation published since July, 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. Simple bibliographic citations are available for dissertations dating from 1637. Where available, PQDTGlobal provides 24-page previews of dissertations and theses.

Subject coverage
• Business and Economics
• Medical Sciences
• Science
• Technology
• Agriculture
• Social Sciences
• Arts
• Humanities
eBook Collection: EBSCO (Business Collection) This link opens in a new window
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Collection of 12,000 eBook titles suitable for business research
This collection offers more than 12,000 eBook titles selected to assist students and scholars with various business research, special project and entrepreneurial needs, and to help students understand general business concepts. Encompasses a variety of business topics, such as marketing, finance, supply chain management and entrepreneurship, with additional focus on career growth, personal development, communication and networking.

*Download options are available on your personal computer for transfer to a mobile device. See http://libguides.apsu.edu/ebsco_ebooks
Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
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Infotrac Journals and eBooks on Economics
Provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics and related fields with an emphasis on titles indexed in the American Economic Association's EconLit bibliography.

Gale InfoTrac Power Packs are subsets of periodicals found in the Academic OneFile and General OneFile Databases. Each subject specific PowerPack Collection has the content needed by a unique category of researcher. This collection also contains some unique content not available within the databases listed above.
Entrepreneurship (Gale Business) This link opens in a new window
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Resource for entrepreneurs and small business owners
Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, taxes and more. Startups, established businesses, and business students can find answers in an easy-to-browse interface mapped to four key stages—plan, fund, start, and manage—to fit the research needs at any point in a business's development.

*Small Business Resource Center provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with a one-stop source for all the key information needs, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning and more.

*You'll find current topics, overviews, and tips and strategies from a combination of content, including full text periodicals and news sources, reference books, and links to websites that focus exclusively on small business topics.
Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
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Insights, tips, strategies, and success stories
Get insights, tips, strategies, and success stories from academic journals and magazines, including: Beverage Industry, Black Enterprise, Economist, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, HR Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Restaurant Business, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, and more.

*Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.

*The Small Business Collection is just a subset of magazines and journals available through Academic OneFile, but for those just seeking sources related to small business, this smaller collection may be easier to search because it will provide more focused results.
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) with Tests in Print This link opens in a new window
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Reviews of Psychological and educational tests
*Contains information about and reviews of English-language standardized tests

*Covers education, psychology, and other subjects

*Covers tests reviewed from 1985 to present
Open Access Theses and Dissertations (OATD) This link opens in a new window
Full-text graduate-level theses and dissertations
*OATD is an index of over 1.6 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). To the extent possible, the index is limited to records of graduate-level theses that are freely available online.

*The full text of all papers lives on the original hosting site, usually the repository of the university that granted the degree.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window
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Articles from over 100 key psychology journals published by APA and affiliated journals
*Definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology

*Contains articles from over 100 key journals

*Coverage for most included journals goes back to volume 1, issue 1

*Can be searched simultaneously with PsycINFO and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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Premier database for journal articles, books and dissertations in all areas of psychology
*Premier database for journal articles, books and dissertations in all areas of psychology

*May include material in related disciplines: medicine, education, and social work

*Includes articles from 1872 to present; books from 1987 to present

*Can be searched simultaneously with PsycARTICLES and the Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
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Electronic access to over 900 peer-reviewed, full-text journals on a variety of topics, with content dating back to 1999.
*High-quality, interdisciplinary content – almost two thirds of the content in the SAGE Premier package is ranked in the 2011 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2012)

*15 journals received their first Impact Factor with the 2011 report and 7 journals increased their Impact Factors.

*SAGE is market leader (by number of ranked titles) in 6 key disciplines including Criminology & Penology; Education, Special; Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology and Urban Studies.

*9 journals ranked #1 in their categories.

Business & Economics Video Collection This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video covering topics in business and economics
* Business & Economics brings together video in several formats, offering a unique look into the world of business and addressing the needs of scholars and faculty looking for an institutional resource for engaging content.

*Experience hours of online videos streamed to your desktop

*Embed the links in course packs, email, share them, put them in presentations

Academic Video Web Search: Use this Custom Google Search to find the best free academic videos.

BizStats.com This link opens in a new window
Provides instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks
Business (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
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Coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, business theory and practice
Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.

Gale will merge PROMT, European Business ASAP, Business Index ASAP, Business & Company ASAP, General Business File, Business International & Company Profiles into a single database called InfoTrac Business Collection.

This new consolidated database will comprise nearly 4,000 leading business and trade publications from international, US and regional news sources.
Business: Insights (Gale) This link opens in a new window
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Research global companies and industries with in-depth analysis through current news, statistical data, and comprehensive reports.
Gale Business: Insights has a new interface, but users will continue to have access to all of the same popular Gale and third-party content, including:
• Over 450,000 company profiles
• International Directory of Company Histories
• Market Share Reporter
• Encyclopedia of Global Industries
• GlobalData SWOT reports
• MarketLine industry profiles
• Thomson Reuters financials
• Plunkett reports

Users will also enjoy new functionality and added material allowing them to compare countries on numerous World Bank Indicators including GDP, GNI, and Population. Plus, more than 500 new titles, as well as Gale’s case study collection and country overviews, have been added to the resource.

Plus, users will now have access to additional tools and functionality, such as:
*Updated language translation and citation tools
*Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive integration
*Easy integration into discovery services, courseware, and management systems

The database subsumed content from General Business File ASAP and Business Index ASAP.
Glassdoor This link opens in a new window
Company & Career Information. Through this link get access to the college library program that gives students unlimited access to Glassdoor.
Glassdoor is a free jobs and career community that offers the world an inside look at jobs and companies. What sets us apart is our "employee generated content" – anonymous salaries, company reviews, interview questions, and more – all posted by employees, job seekers, and sometimes the companies themselves. Now with nearly 3 million salaries and reviews, you have all the information you might need to make your next career decision.

BizStats.com This link opens in a new window
Provides instant access to useful financial ratios, business statistics & benchmarks
Morningstar Investing Center This link opens in a new window
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Analysis and selection of stocks and mutual funds
Morningstar® Investment Research Center offers public, corporate, and academic libraries real-time access to comprehensive data and independent analysis on thousands of investments, spanning mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds, and closed-end funds.

Morningstar, Inc. is a provider of independent investment research in the United States and in major international markets. Included is information on 13,000+ mutual funds, 600+ ETFs, 8,000+ stocks from NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq, and OTC exchanges, 250 screenable fund datapoints, 450 screenable stock datapoints, 2,000 Fund Analyst Reports, and 2,000+ Stock Analyst Reports.

Morningstar provides comprehensive information on stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, hedge funds, and 529 college savings plans.

How to use Morningstar.com

Value Line Research Center This link opens in a new window
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Timely info on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles
PRODUCTS INCLUDED:

Library Elite: Access 3,500 large and small & mid-cap company reports.

The Value Line Fund Advisor Plus: Reports and ranks on more than 20,000 mutual funds.

The Value Line Special Situations Service®: Offers more aggressive managers and individual investors recommendations on emerging growth stocks with exceptional long-term capital gains potential.

The Value Line Options Survey: Daily evaluations and ranks on about 200,000 options, 80,000 longer-term options (LEAPS), and more.

The Value Line Convertibles Survey: Provides analysis of over 600 convertible issues, nearly 120 warrants, and more in a timely, easy-to-use format.

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