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APA PsycINFO
APA PsycINFO is a specialized database focusing on behavioral and social sciences, providing access to a vast collection of psychological literature and research in the form of journal articles, books, dissertations, and technical reports. An essential resource for researchers in psychology and related fields.
Business Source Ultimate
Full text for more than 2,300 journals, including more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
MarketResearch.com Academic
Provides market intelligence on consumer demographics, market size and growth trends, industry forces and structure, product trends, competitive environment analysis, and company profiles.
MIT Press Direct
MIT Press Direct is the best way for libraries to offer MIT Press eBooks to their patrons. Key subject areas covered in the complete collection include art and architecture, biomedical sciences, business and finance, computer science, cognitive science, design, education, environment, game studies, humanities, information science, linguistics, neuroscience, new media, philosophy, and social sciences.
PrivCo
PrivCo is a source for business and financial research on major privately-held companies (MPCs). It combines financial analysis, editorials, market research, and PrivCo's data technology for over 400,000 private companies in the United States.
Regional Business News
This database provides full text coverage for regional business publications in metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Wall Street Journal
Access all WSJ content online from the Dow Jones website in the original online layout. Online coverage of the popular business newspaper, including analysis tools and news from the past four years.

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Free-Access Websites

EDGAR
EDGAR is the government repository public companies use to file forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The 10-K forms in this database will contain a section for sales and marketing data and plans. Searchable by company name or ticker nu
Library of Congress Company Research page
Has links to many different books, journals and websites.
State & County Quick Facts
This site offers efficient access to facts about people, business, and geography from the U.S Census. QuickFacts tables are summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various Census Bureau programs.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
U.S. Census Data Tools & Apps
Find information using interactive applications to get statistics from multiple surveys.

USPTO - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The USPTO's database includes the full text of all patents issued since 1790. All patents are searchable by patent number and classification number. The USPTO's database includes the full text of all patents issued since 1790. All patents are searchable by patent number and classification number. Patents issued since 1976 are searchable by keyword in the full text of the patent. Images are in TIFF format, which requires a special plug-in for your browser, such as "alternatiff" (alternatiff.com). If you can't install a TIFF reader, US patents can be converted to Adobe PDF format and downloaded at pat2pdf.org.
USA Trade Online
The Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau and STAT-USA compile accurate and timely U.S. Merchandise Trade data, providing export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities worldwide. Note: only available at the Galvin Library.