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Business Book Summaries (EBSCO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Summaries for more than 700 top business books from the last twenty years.
- Business Book Summaries provides concise summaries for the top 1% of the more than 6,000 business books published every year. All summaries are written by business professionals. Each summary consists of the most important concepts of each book presented in a brief yet comprehensive manner. All summaries are available in 300, 600 and 4,500 word versions.
- Coverage Dates: 1989-
- Updated: Monthly, with a total of 60 new books added each year.
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=bus1-uga1
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Business Source Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Business-related articles from many peer-reviewed and other journals, reports, company profiles, and other sources.
- Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database that provides full-text access to many peer-reviewed business related journals, including disciplines such as marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Indexing and abstracts for the many important scholarly business journals as far back as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1886.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbbc
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Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Brief information on 1.6 million private and public U.S. companies.
- Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database provides brief information on 1.6 million private and public U.S. companies. Only companies with $1 million or more in sales or 20 or more total employees are included. The directory information includes: address, sales, number of employees, industry classification (SIC and NAICS), type of ownership, and names of chief executives. You can create lists of companies meeting specific criteria (geography, sales size, employee size, industry) and download the results to spreadsheets.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: dun_bradstreet
- 5 simultaneous users allowed
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xdbm-uga1
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Factiva
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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The Wall Street Journal. Other U.S. and foreign newspapers, magazines and trade journals. Company financials.
- Factiva combines Dow Jones and Reuters content from over 8,000 publications:
  - 1,000 U.S. and foreign newspapers
  - 6,500 news magazines and trade journals
  - 270 newswires - Dow Jones, Reuters, AP, Asia Pulse
  - Transcripts of leading media news broadcasts - BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR
  - Company profiles and reports
  - European Union official documents
  Factiva is the only database that provides the full text of the Wall Street Journal, 1984-present.
  Limiting to the Wall Street Journal:
  - Add and rst=j at the end of your search statement. For example: federal reserve and rst=j
  - Leave the Search for free-text terms in box set at the default Full Article. Otherwise you will get a 0 hits result.
  The truncation symbol is an *. Adding it to the end of a search term will find any term with that basic stem. For example: bank* will find bank, banks, banker, banking, etc.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English and various foreign languages
- Database Provider: Dow Jones & Reuters
- 19 simultaneous users allowed, shared with Georgia Tech and Georgia State University.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=faci-uga1
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Mintel Reports
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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In-depth market research reports on U.S. and European consumer products. Restricted: Creation of a Personal Profile with a valid UGA email address is required to use the database.
- Mintel Reports provides in-depth market research reports on a wide range of U.S. and European consumer products, including food/drink, clothing, beauty, electronics, automobiles, etc. Reports are typically 100 pages long and cover consumer demographics, market size, market shares, trends/forecasts, segmentation, and distribution channels, among other topics. About 120 reports are added annually.
  
  Restricted access: When signing in the database for the first time, a brief Personal Profile must be created, specifying a valid UGA e-mail address and password. Subsequent use of the database requires signing in with that same e-mail address and password.
- Coverage Dates: 2001-present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Mintel International
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=mint-uga1
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21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook (2010) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Covers topics and issues in modern economics.
- 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook (2010) covers the most important topics, issues, questions and debates in modern economics. Entries are more detailed than encyclopedia entries but without the jargon, detail or density of research studies.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=21so-uga1
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21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook (2008) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Covers contemporary topics and issues in business management.
- 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook (2010) covers the most important topics, issues, questions and debates that contemporary business managers face. Entries are more detailed than encyclopedia entries but without the jargon, details or density of research studies.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=21sm-uga1
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Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2008) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Covers the role business plays in regard to the environment in which it exists.
- Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2008) embraces commerce in all its ethical and social dimensions. This resource offers comprehensive and fairly lengthy essays on such crucial topics as justice, freedom, stakeholder theory, and regulation. It also provides very brief essays that introduce important personages in the field, while other similarly brief entries explain the nature and function of various organizations. The resource is composed of almost 900 entries. The entries range in length from about 500 words to almost 11,000 words.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enoz-uga1
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Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World (2009) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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A general, non-technical resource for students, professors, and librarians seeking to understand the development of business as practiced in the United States and internationally.
- Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World (2008) is packed with more than 1,000 entries that provide essential and up-to-date information on the state of business in our world. Not only does it reflect where business is, it also conveys the trajectory of business farther into the 21st century. Presents a vast range of topics, including key companies, business policies, regions, countries, dimensions of globalization, economic factors, international agreements, financial instruments, accounting regulations and approaches, theories, legislation, management practices and approaches.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=eno1-uga1
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Encyclopedia of Career Development (2006) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Covers a wide variety of career-related topics.
- Encyclopedia of Career Development (2006) is the premier reference tool for research on career-related topics. Covering a broad range of themes, the contributions represent original material written by internationally-renowned scholars that view career development from a number of different dimensions. This multidisciplinary resource examines career-related issues from psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resource management perspectives.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enp9-uga1
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Encyclopedia of Case Study Research (2010) (SAGE)
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- Encyclopedia of Case Study Research (2010) provides a compendium on the important methodological issues in conducting case study research and explores both the strengths and weaknesses of different paradigmatic approaches. It focuses on the distinctive characteristics of case study research and its place within and alongside other research methodologies. Encompasses topics such as: Academic Disciplines, Case Study Research Design, Conceptual Issues, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Methodological Approaches, Theoretical Traditions and Theory Development and Contributions.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enpc-uga1
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Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods (2008) (SAGE)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Describe survey methods and errors. Topic categories include ethical issues, operations, measurement, nonresponse, sampling, and statistics.
- The Encyclopedia of Survey Research methods describe survey methods and errors. Topic categories include ethical issues, operations, measurement, nonresponse, sampling, and statistics. Each entry includes further readings.
  Access note: On and off campus. Unlimited simultaneous users allowed.
  Database provider: SAGE.
- Database Provider: sage
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=eneq-uga1
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Global Market Information Database (now Passport GMID)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Extensive statistics about consumer markets and economies of many countries.
- Passport GMID (formerly Global Market Information Database) contains statistics and analysis on more than 300 consumer products as well as thousands of industry sector reports and economic time series for eighty countries.
- Coverage Dates: Economic statistics, late 1970s- Consumer market statistics, 1990s-
- Updated: Ongoing
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=glol-uga1
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IBISWorld (U.S. Industry Reports)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
In-depth reports on over 700 U.S. industries.
- IBISWorld: U.S. Industry Reports contains in-depth surveys of 723 industries. Reports are usually 30-50 pages long. Reports cover industry segments, market characteristics, industry conditions, profiles of key companies, and industry outlook. There are numerous statistical tables, which can be exported to Excel. Reports are updated every four months.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Every four months
- Database Provider: IBISWorld
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ibil-uga1
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Mergent Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Financial statements and more for over 30,000 U.S. and foreign public companies.
- - Coverage Dates: Current, with historical financial data
  - Updated: Daily
  - Database Provider: Mergent
  - 2 simultaneous users allowed.
  - URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=fiso-uga1
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Morningstar
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Mutual fund and stock evaluation and analysis.
- Morningstar provides tools for the evaluation of mutual funds and stocks. Screen more than 6,000 stocks and 16,000 funds using dozens of criteria. Read Morningstar analysts' reports on 1,500 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds.
  User's Guide
- Coverage Dates: Current, with historical performance data for mutual funds
- Updated: Varies
- Database Provider: Morningstar
- On campus and remote. 10 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=morn-uga1
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MRI+ University Internet Reporter (UIR)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Data on buying behavior and media habits of U.S. adult consumers. Restricted: Creation of a Personal Profile with a valid UGA email address is required to use the database. Use Firefox or Internet Explorer for full functionality.
- Data on product buying behavior and media habits of a sample of U.S. adult consumers (approximately 27,000). The most recent sample is typically between 1 and 1.5 years old. MRI requires users to set up a personal profile using a valid UGA email address. Register at www.mriplus.com. For more information on registering and interpreting MRI data go to http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/mri.html.
  
  NOTE: When you have logged all the way into MRI click on the Mediamark Reporter tab to access the data. You will need to use Firefox or Internet Explorer for Mediamark Reporter to function correctly.
  
  This database lets you create customized charts by cross-tabbing consumer demographics and product purchasing and media usage. Additionally, many products have brand level product purchasing data available.
- Database Provider: Mediamark Research Inc.
- URL: http://www.mriplus.com/
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ReferenceUSA Business Database (Infogroup)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Directory info on 14 million US businesses.
- The ReferenceUSA Business Database provides directory information on over 14 million US businesses, public and private. Typical data provided are:
  - Address
  - Telephone
  - County
  - Metropolitan Statistical Area
  - Yellow pages category
  - SIC and NAICS codes, both primary and secondary
  - Contact person
  - Estimated employee size (modeled)
  - Estimated sales size (modeled)
  - Web address
  - Location map
  There are two types of searches:
  - Quick Search, to find a specific company.
  - Custom Search, to find companies meeting specific criteria, singly or in combination (for example, geography, industry, sale size).
  Download restrictions are:
  - On campus: 400 company records at a time.
  - Off campus (via proxy server): 100 company records at a time.
  - Coverage Dates: Current
  - Updated: Daily
  - Languages: English
  - Database Provider: Infogroup
  - URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=refa-uga1
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Simmons OneView (Experian)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Consumer survey data on product buying behavior.
- Consumer survey data on product buying behavior and media habits of 33,000 adults, 18 years of age and over. Offers the capability to crosstab demographic characteristics with types or brands of products. See our guide to searching Simmons
- Coverage Dates: Most recent data is three years old. Oldest data is 8 years old.
- Updated: Every 6 months.
- Database Provider: Experian Simmons
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=conr-uga1
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Thomson ONE
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies. Only works with Internet Explorer. IE 6.0 users: cookies must be set to "Low" or lower for this database to function properly.
- Thomson ONE contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
  How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
  - Open the Screening and Analysis bar on the left.
  - Open Filings and select Filings Search.
  Access: On & off campus. 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
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Vente et Gestion (EBSCO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Indexing and full text for French-language business journals, magazines and newspapers.
- Vente et Gestion (Sales and Management) provides indexing and full text for French-language business journals, magazines and newspapers. Publications include both academic and trade journals, as well as country reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Geographic coverage is primarily French, but with some inclusion of Quebec and francophone Africa. Among the topics included are accounting, administration, industry, manufacturing, marketing, logistics, and technology.
- Coverage Dates: late 1990's -
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Languages: French
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=vene-uga1
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Broader Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Reference books from Gale.
- - Gale Virtual Reference Library complements titles in the Gale E-Book Collection with the following additional titles:
    
    Almanac of American Education, 2006 ed., 2006
    Copyright Catechism: Practical Answers to Everyday School Dilemmas, 2005
    Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2nd ed., 3v, 2002
    Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
    Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed., 4v, 2002
    Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd ed., 8v, 2003
    A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals: From Enron to Reform, 2006
    Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of the Supreme Court, 2004
    Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, 2v, 2002
    Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2v, 1999
    Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, 7th ed., 2005
    Handbook of Mortgage Backed Securities, 6th ed., 2006
    Historical Dictionary of the Old South, 2005
    International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, 2nd ed., 4v, 2003
    National Survey of State Laws, 5th ed., 2005
    St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide, 2v, 2003
    World Education Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., 3v, 2002
    Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies, 4v, 2002
    Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, 11th ed., 6v, 2004
    Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 6th ed., 2004
  - Coverage Dates: varies
  - Updated: varies
  - Languages: English
  - Database Provider: gale
  - URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=galj-uga1
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Humanities International Complete (EBSCO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
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Index to articles from diverse humanities subject areas.
- Humanities International Complete is a database covering journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing (an imprint of EBSCO Publishing), Humanities International Index provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 2,200 journals and contains more than 2.71 million records. Formerly the American Humanities Index, this database contains bibliographic records from a multitude of U.S. and international publications. Humanities International Index provides citations and abstracts for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations.
- Coverage Dates: 1909-present
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=hump-uga1
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LexisNexis Academic
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
- LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
  If you wish to search for articles published in only a specific publication, click on 'Sources' in the black bar at the top of the screen. Search for the publication, click on 'Find Title', then choose "Search This Title" next to the publication you want to search. This will paste the name of the publication into the search screen, and will ensure that you are searching the correct section of LexisNexis.
- Coverage Dates: Dates of coverage vary by publication
- Updated: Varies by publication (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually)
- Title List
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Database Provider: lexis_nexis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxau
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