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This guide will direct you to the best sources for doing library research in Business.
Depending on your topic, you may also want to check out the guides for Economics and Accounting.
I welcome feedback and suggestions for resources to add or if you have any questions.
Resources to get you started
For industry, market, and company research, check out these three new database subscriptions! Please contact me (Angela) for any questions regarding accessing, navigating, and incorporating these resources into your research and course projects.
- IBISWorld
Provides access to Industry Reports—full-text, fully searchable U.S. industry analyses, covering over 790 industries at the 5-digit NAICS level. Search or browse by industry (by NAICS code number classifications), or search by keyword or company name. UCSB's subscription also includes access to the U.S. Specialized Industry Reports; Industry Data Wizard; State Industry Reports; and the U.S. Business Environment Profiles (these are found under the tab "Industry Risk Ratings").
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
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Credits
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
This guide was created by Angela Chikowero, Paige Sundstrom, and Stephanie Tulley at the UCSB Library and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.