Science & Social Science Research
Locating science and social science analysis and data is the focus of this guide.
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Bloomberg Law (Password Required) |
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Lexis (Password Required) |
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Westlaw (Password Required) |
Recommended Starting Points
- Academic Search CompleteAcademic multi-disciplinary database providing citations with selected full text, for journal articles as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
- ProQuest Research Library PlusMultidisciplinary database covering both scholarly sources and popular content.
Business & Finance Databases
- ABI/Inform Complete PlusA great starting place for business research, this database covers business conditions, trends, management techniques, corporate strategies, and industry-specific topics worldwide. Includes articles from magazines, trade publications, and scholarly journals.
- Business Source UltimateProvides both bibliographic and full text content covering all fields of business including finance and economics.
- EconLitPremier source for economic literature in scholarly journals, books, dissertations, and working papers. Coverage includes: accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, and urban economics. Published by the American Economic Association.
- FactivaSource for global news, and business, financial, and company information, providing access to thousands of newspapers and other publications.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)Online database consisting of hundreds of thousands of economic data time series from scores of national, international, public, and private sources.
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) PublicationsWorking papers in PDF format published by NBER, a non-profit economic research organization.
