Business Research Guide

• ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
  A leading resource for business research. Offers full-text access to scholarly journals, trade publications and major business news outlets. Includes company profiles, industry analysis and market trends.

Best for: Scholarly business research, company data, industry reports

• Academic OneFile (GALE)
  Multidisciplinary academic database with a strong collection of business and economics articles. Includes journals, magazines and news content.

Best for: Cross-disciplinary research, scholarly business sources

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
  Covers many subject areas with a robust collection of peer-reviewed journal articles, including business topics.

Best for: Scholarly research, economic topics, general academic use

• Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
  A comprehensive business database with academic journals, case studies, SWOT analyses, and trade publications. Competes with ABI/INFORM in scope and depth.

Best for: Market research, company information, peer-reviewed articles

• California Newspapers (NewsBank)
  Search and read full-text articles from California newspapers, including coverage of local business issues and regional developments.

Best for: Local business news, California economic coverage

• CountryWatch
  Offers detailed country profiles with political, economic and business data. Features Country Reviews, forecasts and news.

Best for: International business, country analysis, global risk assessment

• Directory of Open Access Journals
  Free access to more than 14,000 peer-reviewed, open-access journals. Covers a broad range of academic disciplines, including business and economics.

Best for: Scholarly open-access sources, international perspectives

• eBooks Collection (GALE)
  Digital reference library with full-text access to business encyclopedias, handbooks and dictionaries.

Best for: Background research, definitions, business terminology

• Google Scholar
  Search engine for academic sources across disciplines. Results may include articles, theses, books and conference papers. Use CSUMB links for full access when available.

Best for: Scholarly discovery, citation tracking, fast article lookups

• IBISWorld
  Detailed, up-to-date industry reports on over 1,200 U.S. industries. Each report includes data, trends, forecasts, and risk assessments.

Best for: Industry analysis, market size, economic outlooks

• JSTOR Retrospective Journal Collection
  Access to archived scholarly journals, including historical business and economics content. Focuses on peer-reviewed and retrospective literature.

Best for: Literature reviews, historical trends, foundational research

• Mergent Market Atlas
  Provides profiles of U.S. and international companies — public and private — across industries. Includes financials, executive information and more.

Best for: Company research, competitive analysis, investment insights

• Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest)
  A comprehensive summary of U.S. social, political and economic statistics. Published annually and covers key trends and data sets.

Best for: U.S. economic indicators, government data, statistics

• U.S. Newsstream (ProQuest)
  Full-text access to national, regional and local newspapers. Includes major publications like The New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.

Best for: Business news, trends, regional coverage

• The Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
  Full-text access to The Wall Street Journal from 1984 to present, covering national and global business news.

Best for: Current events, financial trends, market developments

• Westlaw
  Business law resource with coverage of company records, legal issues and regulatory information. Also includes case law, statutes and business news.

Best for: Business law research, legal background on companies

• Wharton Research Data Services
  Access to financial, accounting and economic datasets including Compustat and CRSP. Available only to CSUMB faculty, graduate students, staff and approved classes.

Best for: Advanced financial analysis, academic research, faculty projects