Electronic Databases (A-Z)
The Business Library provides access to numerous business and economic databases via the world wide web. Most web-based databases are available for remote use by UCB faculty, students, and staff by using the library proxy server. CD-ROMS are ONLY available from library workstations by clicking on the cd-rom icon from the desktop.
A complete list of all of the University Library's electronic resources may be found here.
Read about the Conditions of Use.
List of Business Databases by Subject
Links to the Most Popular Business Databases
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| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Large index of periodicals and journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. About half are full-text - click "UC E-Links" if not.
Dates Covered: 1865-Present. |
Help Index |
| Access World News (NewsBank, Inc.) | Includes a number of databases providing a variety of domestic and international news. Those of most interest include Global Newsbank(1996-current), Newsbank Newsfile (1991-current), Newsbank Full-text Newspapers, Sacramento Bee, and the San Jose Mercury News. | |
| BioScan (American Health Consultants)
on campus use only |
Comprehensive coverage of U.S. and foreign companies actively involved in biotech research and development. This invaluable resource provides accurate details on company contact information, company history, agreements, current products, R&D, and products coming to market. | |
| Business & Industry Database (Responsive Database Services, Inc.) | Indexes, abstracts, and provides partial full-text coverage of almost 1000 major U.S. and international trade journals, general business publications, and national & regional newspapers and newsletters.
Dates covered: 1995- ; updated monthly. |
Search Help |
| Business Monitor Online (BMO) | BMO provides quarterly, up-dated market forecast reports on 14 industry sectors in 55 countries. Industries covered include: Automotives, Chemicals, Banking, Defense and Security, Retail Food and Drink, Freight Transport, IT, Infrastructure, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Telecommunications and Media, and Tourism. There is also a database of 65,000 multinational company subsidiaries and company profiles. UCB does not subscribe to the BMO country analyses.
Dates covered: latest four years. | Index of Help Topics |
| Business Source Complete (EBSCOHost) | Large index of peer-reviewed, scholarly business journals as well as industry trade publications. About 65% is full-text - click "UC E-Links" if not.
Dates covered: 1965-Present. Updated: daily |
Help Index |
| CCH Capital Changes Reports | Capital change histories of nearly all US and some foreign public companies. "Capital Changes" include stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, reorganizations, exchanges, rights, mergers & acquisitions, and other changes in capital structure. To access, click the "Capital Changes" button on the CCH Internet Tax Service entry page.
Updated: daily |
Quick Start Guide Quick Reference |
| CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork | UCB subscribes to the CCH OmniTax School Library portion of this online service. Use it to complete tax course assignments requiring access to U.S. Federal and state tax information. Click on the Federal Tax button to use the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings, and all court cases.
Updated: daily |
Quick Start Guide Quick Reference |
| CEIC Global Database | A database of over 400,000 economic time series covering a growing list of countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Data items include: National Accounts, Industrial, Sales, Construction-Property, Demographic-Labor, Domestic and Foreign Trade, Stock Markets, Banking, Inflation, Monetary, Forex, Investment, Tourism, and Transport/Telecom. UCB's subscription includes access to only the Daily and Global databases. | |
| Chinese Studies Online | Provides access to five separate databases with information on Chinese culture, medicine, business, and science. Includes a database of over 170,000 companies. All text is in Chinese. | Navigating the site |
| Commodity Price Statistics on-line
To log on, click on the 'logon (registered users only)' link. Password required. Ask at reference desk for assistance. |
Commodity Price Statistics provide monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependant countries. Price indices are provided for commodity groups (including food, tropical beverages, vegetable oilseeds and oils, agricultural raw materials, minerals, ores and metals), and for all groups in current dollars and SDRs.
Updated: monthly |
Search Tips |
| Commodity Statistics Trade Database (COMTRADE) | Provides commodity trade statistics between countries for 40 years. | Knowledgebase |
| Communication Abstracts | Indexes 160 sources, with over 44,000 records reflecting articles, reports, papers and books covering communication literature in subjects such as mass media, journalism, advertising, marketing, public opinion, interpersonal communication and organizational communication.
Dates Covered: 1977- present, some full text |
Advanced Search Help |
| Comperio (PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
dedicated PC in the reference area accessible only from Haas |
A comprehensive online library of authoritative financial reporting and assurance literature.
Restricted to users with a personal Haas School login on a dedicated pc in the reference area.
Updated: regularly |
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| Compustat
accessible only from Haas |
Allows users to download Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow data items on US and foreign public companies. The following Compustat products are not available to Haas users: executive compensation, global currency, global financial services, global industrial/commercial, global issue, and quarterly updates. Access via WRDS.
Dates covered: 20 Years of Annual Information 12 Years of Quarterly Information 20 Years of Monthly Information |
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| The Conference Board | TCB research is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased research includes studies of Fortune 500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, ethics and corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Economics material includes US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions.
Dates covered: Full-text coverage from 1995 to date. |
Search Tips |
| CorpTech (High Technology Companies) | Profiles of high technology companies in the U.S. Screen for companies based on industry description or products produced.
Dates covered: Current year only. |
Searching - Help |
| CRSP
accessible only from Haas |
The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) maintains a comprehensive collection of standard and derived securities prices for the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ. Quarterly updates and CRSP/COMPUSTAT Merged Database are not available to Haas users.
Dates covered: December 1925 - present. |
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| Datastream (Thomson Reuters) datastream terminal in the library only Haas School Funded |
Large database of U.S. and international market data. Includes stocks and bonds, indexes, macroeconomic data, options, futures, exchange rates, and more. Some (but not all) series have up to 40 years historical data.
Restricted to users with a personal Haas School login on a dedicated pc in the reference area. Updated: : regularly |
Guides |
| Digital Dissertations (UMI International) | Indexes and abstracts dissertations from most U.S. and some foreign universities.
Dates covered: 1861- |
Search Guide |
| Dow Jones Averages
accessible only from Haas |
The DJ averages are comprised of The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), The Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA) and The Dow Jones Utility Average (DJUA).
Dates covered: 1896 - present |
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| EconBiz | A database of worldwide internet resources in business and economics cataloged by the German National Library for Economics and the University and City Library of Cologne. A very useful source for locating economic statistics and the full text of working and discussion papers. Each entry has been carefully analyzed and appropriate metadata added for searching purposes. Links are checked routinely for accuracy. | Help - includes - Tutorial - Help Texts - FAQ |
| EconLit (American Economic Association) | Indexes over 400 economics journals and some collected volumes.
Dates covered: Indexes since 1969; abstracts since 1987. |
Select Database Guide from the upper-right navigational menu options |
| Economist Historical Archive | Provides the full text of each issue of the Economist from 1843- 2003. The content may be search by keyword or article author, or browsed by year. For content after 2003, please use the Business Source Complete or Factiva databases.
Dates covered: 1843 - 2003. |
Help File
Search tips |
| Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Profiles and Reports | In-depth, lengthy reports on macroeconomic, financial, and political conditions in over 200 countries. Also includes reports on monetary structure, business environment, and stock markets in 51 countries.
Dates covered: 1996-Present. |
Help includes - Search Help - FAQ |
| Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Databases (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) | A multidisciplinary database covering ecology, agricultural biotechnology, energy, climate, pollution, toxicology, waste management, water resources, and other environmental issues. Coverage includes citations and abstracts from 1500 scientific journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and governmental publications. "Environmental Routenet" provides daily news items, environmental impact statements, and other current resources related to legislation and patents.
Dates covered: 1981-Present |
Quick Reference Card: Getting Started (PDF) Advanced Search Help |
| eScholarship Repository | The University of California's eScholarship repository provides full-text access to working papers, journals, books, and data sets produced by university faculty. | Advanced Search Help |
| Europa World Plus | Provides political and economic information on over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. A useful source of statistics on area and population, health and welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining, industry, finance, external trade, transport, tourism, communications media, and education.
Updated: annually with current news updates |
Help Index |
| Eurostat (European Commission) | A good source for European business and economic information and data. Most of the statistical series and all of the documents in PDF format are available free of charge. UCB does not subscribe to the fee portion of the service. | FAQ |
| Factiva
Haas School funded |
Factiva content includes full-text of newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and transcripts. Major foreign language publications are included.
Dates covered: varies by publication. |
View Guide |
| Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies | A full-text library of reports covering such key technology areas as IT infrastructure, telecom, data networking, wireless communications, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and World Wide Web, as well as technology vendors.
Dates covered: updated monthly |
Help with Searching |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
accessible only from Haas |
This database contains financial data and history of all entities filing the Report Of Condition and Income (Call Report) and some savings institutions filing the OTS Thrift Financial Report (TFR). These entities include Commercial banks, savings banks, or savings and loans.
Dates covered: 1986 - present |
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| Federal Reserve Bank databases | Fraser - contains scanned images of U.S. historical economic statistical publications, news releases and other documents.
Fred - U.S. economic time series data with spreadsheet downloading capabilitiy. Alfred - vintage versions of economic data that were available on specific dates in history. |
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| Gallup Brain | The Gallup Brain is a searchable, living record of more than 60 years of public opinion. Inside, you'll find answers to more than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. This unparalleled poll database also houses current Gallup Poll News Service articles that feature the latest in depth poll analyses and replicas of news stories and press releases linked to the surveys.
Dates covered: 1935 to present. |
Help |
| Global Development Finance, World Bank | Provides development finance data for 136 countries since 1970. Data may be exported for spreadsheets. | Search Tips FAQ |
| Global Financial Database (GFD) - Global Financial Data, Inc. | The Global Financial Database contains extremely long runs of historical data on U.S. stock prices and macroeconomic data for the U.S. and foreign countries. Our subscription includes the full service and these sub-sets: Long-term Financial, Interest Rate, United States Daily Stock Market, Global Stock Market, Total Return, Annual Data, and Dow Jones Industrial Average Intraday.
Dates covered: 1 AD-Present. |
Select Customer Support from the top menu bar |
| Global Insight Historical Data
accessible only from Haas |
Global Insight offers a comprehensive collection of U.S. financial, economic and industry information. While a monthly frequency option appears, only quarterly and annual data are available through the Haas subscription. Access via WRDS.
Dates covered: 1936 - present |
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| Globus/NTDB (U.S. Department of Commerce) | Includes more than 10,000 reports from U.S. federal agencies on overseas markets, export and import statistics for thousands of products, how to guides for exporters, general information on foreign countries, and over 60,000 foreign business contacts for exporters.
Dates covered: October 1990-present (tables vary in historical coverage); updated monthly. |
Help files |
| Historical Annual Reports Collection (Proquest) | Provides full-text images of annual reports for over 800 U.S. companies.
Dates covered: 1884-2005. |
Search Tips |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | Contains the entire contents of the Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial times to 2000, including text and statistical tables. A rich source of information for studying U.S. history, economics, politics, and other social topics. Data is downloadable in Excel or CSV spreadsheet formats.
Dates covered: Colonial times to 2000. |
Help Index |
| Hoover's Online (Hoover's, Inc.) | Over 1,800 company profiles and industry descriptions. Also includes IPO Central, a source of initial public offering data. Our subscription does not include the advanced features.
Dates covered: Current year only; frequent updates. |
User's Guide |
| I/B/E/S
accessible only from Haas |
Institutional Brokers' Estimate System gathers earnings and other forecasts from Wall Street analysts. Current and historical forecasts for U.S. and foreign stocks. Access via WRDS.
Dates covered: 1975 - present |
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| IBIS World Industry Market Research | Provides 25-30 page research reports on hundreds of U.S. industries. Data includes market size, market share, major players, and industry trend analysis.
Updated: regularly |
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| IMF Direction of Trade Statistics | The Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) database presents annual, quarterly, and monthly figures on the value of merchandise exports and imports by trade partners as well as area and world aggregates showing trade flows between major areas of the world. The DOTS database provides users with more than approximately 100,000 time series of annual, quarterly, and monthly trade data for approximately 250 countries, 1980 to present.
Please note that the IMF has not yet released the Historical Direction of Trade Statistics data back to 1948. For now you still need to consult the DOT Historical Statistics CD ROM, which is networked and available on all Berkeley library workstations. |
DOT Online Help FAQ. Also select "Tutorial" or "Documentation" from the upper menu bar. |
| ISI Emerging Markets
(Internet Securities) |
ISI provides company, industry, macroeconomic, and stock market information for dozens of developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Full-text news and reports are available in English and local languages. This database includes financials for foreign public companies.
Dates covered: Updated anywhere from annually to continuously, depending on the type of data. |
User Guide |
| InfoTech Trends (Data Analysis Group) |
Formerly Computer Industry Forecasts, gives market information on computers, peripherals, software, storage, Internet and communications equipment. Data includes sales and shipment forecasts, market share, installed base, planned purchases, and more.
Dates covered: First quarter of 1995 to present; updated biweekly. |
How To Search |
| International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences is compiled by the British Library of Political & Economic Science of the London School of Economics & Political Science. This database contains bibliographic information from an international selection of publications (including over 2600 journals) in the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology.
Dates covered: 1981 to the present. |
Help Index |
| International Financial Statistics - International Monetary Fund | Financial, trade, and national accounts statistics by country. Historical data is available back to 1948 and is reported in various time frequencies, including monthly and annual statistics.
Dates covered: 1948-present; updated monthly. |
IFS Online - Help FAQ Also select "Tutorial" or "Documentation" from the upper menu bar. |
| Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) | Headquartered at the University of Michigan, ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and instruction. Data available includes survey data, census records, election returns, economic data, and legislative records. Files may be downloaded for use in SAS and SPSS. A good source for consumer and economic behavior surveys. | Data Use Tutorial |
| JSTOR | JSTOR is a digital archive of academic journals in many subject fields. It includes historical runs of journals, but not current volumes. Many journals in business and economics are included. More about JSTOR | Search Help |
| Legacy Tobacco Documents Library | Contains more than 9.7 million documents (50+ million pages) created by major tobacco companies related to their advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research activities.
Dates covered: late 19th century through 2002. |
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| Legal Trac (Gale Group) (Law Library) | LegalTrac on InfoTrac Web offers indexing since 1980 for all major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty law publications, bar association journals and thousands of law-related articles from general interest publications. LegalTrac also includes selective full text.
Dates covered: Updated monthly. |
Help on Subject Guide Search |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic | A full-text online source for business information, current affairs, legal information, medical information and news. Provides full-text, online access to over 70 million articles appearing in newspapers, journals, newsletters, broadcast transcripts, reference works and other documents. Use is limited to currently enrolled UC Berkeley students engaged in course-related research.
Dates covered: 1979-present; updated daily. |
Select How Do I? or View Tutorials |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical | Includes all American Statistics Index (ASI), Statistical Reference Index (SRI), and Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstract and index records, links to 800 full-text documents published during 1994-1997 and stored on LEXIS-NEXIS, and links to 2,000 publications on federal agency web sites. Materials abstracted in ASI are available in microfiche in GSSI. Materials abstracted in SRI are available in microfiche in the Business Library. | Select How Do I? |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical DataSets | Provides over 100 public domain and licensed government and business quantitative datasets. Results are displayed in various formats including tables, graphs, charts, and maps which are printable or downloadable. | Select How Do I? |
| Literary Marketplace | Literary Market Place (LMP) is an online directory for the people and companies of the book publishing industry, in the U.S. and worldwide.
Updated: Regularly. |
Search Help |
| Los Angeles Times
-- yesterday's paper -- current issues |
This collection includes every article from every issue of the Los Angeles Times (from 1988):
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Search Help |
| Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmith's-Kress Library of Economic Literature | A digital collection of more than 61,000 books from the period 1460-1850, and 466 pre-1906 serials. Focuses on economics but includes political science, history, sociology, and special collections on banking, finance, transportation, and manufacturing. Combines the Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature at the University of London Library, and the Kress Library of Business and Economics at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration along with supplementary materials from the Seligman Collection in the Butler Library at Columbia University and from the libraries of Yale. | Search Help |
| MarketResearch Academic | A database providing the full text of more than 600 market studies from three publications: Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, and Specialists in Business Information. The database covers industries such as: healthcare, financial services, demographics, consumer products, medical equipment, and more. | Search Help |
| MediaMark Reporter (MRI) | Contains the results of a national probability sample of U.S. consumers and provides very detailed data for specific consumer goods.
Dates Covered: It covers the latest year available to academic users and the preceding 3 years. |
Tutorial How to read an Internet Reporter report |
| Mergent Online | Mergent is the library's best source for public company financials and SEC documents. Income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements can be downloaded directly into MS Excel.
Dates Covered: Mergent Online offers 15 years of U.S. company data. |
Help On Basic Search Database Demo (requires Adobe Flash Player) |
| Mergent/Moody's Online Manuals | This is the digital archive for Moody's Manuals (old name) and Mergent Manuals since 1909. To use the archive, click on the SEARCH MERGENT WEB REPORTS button on the upper left side of the entry page. A comprehensive and unique history of corporate America for almost 100 years is available. Included are corporate histories, financial statements, subsidiaries, long-term debt, officers and directors, etc. The digital collection includes:
Additional resources in the archive include:
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Click on the HELP button at the right top of the entry page. |
| Mintel Reports
(market research) |
Mintel provides market research reports, primarily on consumer industries. Reports include market size, market share, major players, and industry trends. Geographic emphasis is on the U.S. and Europe. | Quick Start Guide |
| National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | The NBER is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Their research is conducted by more than 600 university professors around the country, the leading scholars in their fields. Research results are published in a working paper series available on this site.
Dates Covered: 1994 - present. |
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| New York Times
-- today's paper -- current issues -- historical issues |
This collection includes every article from every issue of the Eastern Edition (US) of the New York Times:
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Help with Publication Issues Search |
| Newspaper Source | This database provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 U.S. and international newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, Washington Post, Washington Times, Times of London, Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 335 regional American newspapers. In addition, full-text transcripts of television and radio news shows are provided from ABC news, CBS news, CNN, CNN International, Fox News, NPR, etc.
Updated: daily |
Help Index |
| NYSE TAQ
accessible only from Haas |
The Trade and Quote (TAQ) database contains intraday transactions data (trades and quotes) for all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX), as well as Nasdaq National Market System (NMS) and SmallCap issues.
Dates covered: 1993 - present |
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| OneSource - Global Business Browser
Haas Students Only Haas School Funded |
OneSource profiles companies, industries, and executives and allows screening by industry, region, company size, company sales, and more. It is a one-stop resource with lots of extras, including SEC documents, analyst reports, and market research reports.
Access is restricted to Haas School of Business students, faculty, and staff having personal passwords. |
Online Tutorials (Enter your HAAS user id and password if prompted.) |
| PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) | The PAIS International database contains records for all types of materials in the area of public affairs. Topics covered include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics. The database covers materials from the 1972 to the present and is updated monthly.
Dates covered: 1972-present. |
Search Help |
| PHLX
accessible only from Haas |
PHLX provides data on currency trading on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
Dates covered: 1983 - present |
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| PolicyFile | PolicyFile includes information addressing virtually all aspects of public policy. It collects data from world renowned public policy think tanks including the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Cato Institute, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Economic Strategy Institute, Heritage Foundation, Hoover Institute, Hudson Institute, International Monetary Fund, RAND Corporation, Urban Institute, World Bank; university research programs, and publishers. Please use an Internet Explorer web browser to access this resource.
Dates covered: Updated Weekly |
Help Index |
| Proquest Direct | Provides indexing, abstracts, and some full text for a wide variety of academic journals and general interest magazines and newspapers. Over 1800 titles are covered.
Dates covered: varies by publication, but back to the 1970's for many titles. |
Help Index List of Reference Guides |
| PsycINFO | Use the PsycINFO database to retrieve citations to articles in over 1,300 professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Most citations include abstracts.
Dates covered: 1872-present |
Search Help |
| Rand California (Rand Corporation) |
RAND, one of the nation's think tanks, sponsors and maintains this comprehensive web site on California public policy issues. The web site includes services and products in six areas: 1)An extensive database on California and its cities and counties, ranging from the economy to crime rates to school test scores; 2)An online index of public policy and research publications; 3)An online calendar of workshops, seminars, and other discussions on California public policy issues; 4)Federal policy bulletins from the California Institute on national issues; 5)A new bi-monthly bulletin on state policy developments; 6)Monthly reports on the California economy. | Search Tutorial FAQ |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective | Readers Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The version available covers the years 1890-1982. It is useful for locating articles in business magazines such as: Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, Harvard Business Review, etc.
No full text is available online. Articles must be located in the library's print collection. |
Help Index |
| Regional Business News (EBSCOHost) | Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included in this database are Arizona Business, Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business (and other Crain Communications editions), Des Moines Business Record, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc.
Updated: weekly |
Help Index |
| Reuters Research on Demand | * note: Replaced by Investext | |
| Roper Center for Public Opinion Research | An archive of U.S. and international public opinion information and data on many topics. | Help on searching datasets |
| SDC Platinum (Thomson Reuters)
dedicated PC in the reference area accessible only from Haas |
SDC contains deal data. New Issues database includes IPO's and debt offerings; M&A database includes mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures; and VentureXpert database includes private equity and venture capital investment.
Restricted to users with a personal Haas School login on a dedicated pc in the reference area. Dates covered: 1980-present Updated: regularly |
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| Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) (ISI Web of Knowledge) | Indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines. Contains searchable, English language author abstracts for 60% of the articles in the database.
Dates covered: 1956-present |
Search Help
Tutorial |
| Sociological Abstracts | Citations for articles from over 1,900 journals, books, book chapters, and reviews in the social sciences.
Dates covered: 1963-present. |
Help Index |
| Source OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) | A collection of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's economic and governmental studies and reports on the major economies of the world. Some of the topics include labor, trade, government spending, financial market trends, and national accounts. Also includes many data sets.
Dates covered: coverage varies by title. |
User Guide |
| State of the Nation (U.S. Department of Commerce) | Tracks the direction of the U.S. economy and provides a repository for statistical releases of economic indicators from a number of Federal agencies, including the Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Board, Department of Treasury, and banks from the Federal Reserve System. Information provided in SOTN includes economic news/releases, economic indicators, and topical areas including employment and economic policy, and restricted releases.
Dates covered: Some statistical series go back to the 1920's; updated as new releases become available. |
Help Index |
| Thomson Research / Investext |
Analyst reports from investment banks. (works best with Internet Explorer) |
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| United Nations Statistical Databases (UNdata) | Provides 442 economic, social, cultural, and demographic series indicators for countries of the world. Some data therein reaches back to the 1940s, most are current through 2000, and some projections reach to 2050. | FAQ - How to Access Data |
| U.S. Company Directory/Reference USA | The library's most comprehensive database of U.S. companies; even very small establishments are included. Provides phone-book type information and some extras. Searching and screen capability. The database also includes residential addresses for 120 million U.S. households.
Dates covered: current only |
Select "Search Tips" on the home page, or "Help" on the upper menu bar. |
| Value Line Research Center | Full text access to these VL products:
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Quick Study Guide Subscriber Guides |
| Wall Street Journal
-- today's paper -- current issues -- historical issues |
This collection includes every article from every issue of the Eastern Edition (US) of the Wall Street Journal:
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Publication Issues Help |
| Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS)
Haas School Funded |
UCB'S WRDS subscription includes:
Compustat - a database of financial, statistical, and marketing information. It provides more than 300 annual and 100 quarterly Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and supplemental data items on more than 7500 publicly held companies. CRSP - The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) maintains the most comprehensive collection of standard and derived security data available for the NYSE, AMEX and Nasdaq Stock Market. CRSP is a research center at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and maintains historical data spanning from December 1925 to the present. WRDS use is restricted to UCB faculty and graduate students. Reguires a password issued by WRDS. Click on the link, choose "account request," and if you qualify, a password will be sent by email. |
Online manuals and Help for the following databases are available by clicking on "Support" in the left navigation menu:
- Compustat - CRSP - DJ Averages - Global Insight - FDIC - I/B/E/S - NYSE TAQ - PHLX |
| Who's Who | Marquis Complete Who's Who contains the full contents of all Who's Who volumes since 1985. Publications include Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Finance and Business, Who's Who in the West, and more.
Dates Covered: 1985 - |
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| World Bank E-Library | A searchable portal of over 1,200 World Bank titles, plus each new book as it is published. It is possible to browse reports by geographic region (Africa, East Asia, Eastern Europe/Central Asia, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and South Asia). | Search Tips FAQ |
| World Development Indicators, World Bank | Provides time series development indicators data (1960-present) for 207 countries. Includes tables for population, labor and employment, education, health, energy, urbanization, national accounts, purchasing power, trade, government finance, monetary, balance of payments, external debt, investment risk, taxes, prices and exchange rates, military expenditures, transport and communication, and information & technology. Data may be exported for spreadsheets. | Search Tips FAQ |
| World News Connection | Provides current news from countries around the world. Updated daily. The database may be searched by keywords, region, country, or city names. | Search Tips |