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Association publications
Use the Associations Unlimited database to identify publications issued by associations within a particular field:
To identify association-issued publications, use the Custom Search tool. In Custom Search, navigate to the "Pubications Issued?" field and select "Yes" from the dropdown menu. Enter additional search parameters for the association such as: SIC Code, Industry-Served, or Subject Descriptor. Click the Search button to view results. Then, use the Drexel Libraries website to search for the named publications by title.
Also called Gale Encyclopedia of Associations. Use the Custom Search tool to search many fields simultaneously. Keywords: association, nonprofit
This fantastic resource will help you cite non-traditional business resources such as Hoovers/Mergent, IBISWorld, and Mintel. It makes citing your business resources fast and easy! Created by Steve Cramer, business librarian at UNC-Greensboro.
This guide courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan provides guidance to business students citing sources in APA style. Includes examples of citations for company documents, market research reports, audio visual material, and websites.
The APA Style Blog is the official companion to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Sixth Edition. Search the blog to locate sample citation formatting for electronic sources not detailed in the Manual.
This Drexel Library Guide covers various citation styles including APA:
Covers U.S. and international business and economic conditions, trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, marketing, product development, and competitive information. Content types include: scholarly and trade journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, working papers, conference materials, case studies, books, audio, video, and company, country, industry, and market research reports.
The ABI/INFORM Collection is comprised of ABI/INFORM Dateline (local and regional business publications), ABI/INFORM Global (in-depth coverage from thousands of publications), and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends and other topics). Keywords: accounting, banking, company, country, economy, finance, industry, international, marketing, management, operations, policy
Global coverage of business and business practices. Content includes articles from magazines, journals, newsletters, and newspapers plus newswires, reports, statistics, and a topic finder to identify keywords and discover connected topics.
Contains materials covering all aspects of U.S. and international business and economics research. Content types include: scholarly and trade journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, working papers, conference materials, case studies, books, audio, video, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and company, country, industry, and market research reports.
ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary research database covering business, health and medical, social sciences, art and humanities, education, science and technology, religion, and other disciplines. Content includes full-text articles from scholarly journals, trade and professional publications, newspapers, and magazines plus dissertations, working papers, case studies, market research reports, and more.
EconLit is the American Economic Association's electronic bibliography of literature pertaining to economics, covering accounting, demographics, consumer economics, economic theory, labor, modeling, monetary policy, and planning. Content types include: abstracts of articles from national and international economic journals, books, dissertations, essays, and working papers, plus full text articles and book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature.
Materials are indexed by Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification and cover both economic theory and application. Use Findit@Drexel to link to full articles. Keywords: accounting, demographics, economy, finance, industry, industrial organization, labor, law, macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary policy, planning
Use the ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry database in this collection. ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry is a great place to discover trade and industry news. It contains over 3,000 publications including Hospital Business Week, R&D, Candy Industry, and Airline Industry Information.
The ABI/INFORM Collection is comprised of ABI/INFORM Dateline (local and regional business publications), ABI/INFORM Global (in-depth coverage from thousands of publications), and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends and other topics). Keywords: accounting, banking, company, country, economy, finance, industry, international, marketing, management, operations, policy
Global coverage of business and business practices. Content includes articles from magazines, journals, newsletters, and newspapers plus newswires, reports, statistics, and a topic finder to identify keywords and discover connected topics.
Contains materials covering all aspects of U.S. and international business and economics research. Content types include: scholarly and trade journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, working papers, conference materials, case studies, books, audio, video, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and company, country, industry, and market research reports.
ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary research database covering business, health and medical, social sciences, art and humanities, education, science and technology, religion, and other disciplines. Content includes full-text articles from scholarly journals, trade and professional publications, newspapers, and magazines plus dissertations, working papers, case studies, market research reports, and more.
Full text access to Philadelphia Business Journal, along with 44 regional Business Journals from around the United States. Content includes: articles, event notices, lists of companies and business decision-makers, job postings, videos, and other business resources including the annual "Book of Lists." This resource is currently only available from on-campus at Drexel University or through the Drexel VPN.
Keywords: Book of Lists, events, jobs, news, Philadelphia
Full text access to 44 regional Business Journals from around the United States. Content includes: articles, event notices, lists of companies and business decision-makers, job postings, videos, and other business resources including the annual "Book of Lists." This resource is currently only available from on-campus at Drexel University or through the Drexel VPN.
Keywords: Book of Lists, events, jobs, news, business journal
Provides access to sources of local, regional, national, and international news, general insight, selected financial information and profiles for publicly traded U.S. and international companies, industry reports, quotes for financial instruments, and stock market data. News content types include: newspapers, magazines, media transcripts, wire services, transcripts, images, blogs, and websites.
Use the ABI/INFORM Dateline database in this collection. ABI/INFORM Dateline contains a host of regional business publications and news sources. It's a good database to search if you're researching a regional market or industry. Sample journals of interest to the Drexel community include: Philadelphia Business Journal, Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal, and the Sacramento Business Journal.
The ABI/INFORM Collection is comprised of ABI/INFORM Dateline (local and regional business publications), ABI/INFORM Global (in-depth coverage from thousands of publications), and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry (in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends and other topics). Keywords: accounting, banking, company, country, economy, finance, industry, international, marketing, management, operations, policy
Contains materials covering all aspects of U.S. and international business and economics research. Content types include: scholarly and trade journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, working papers, conference materials, case studies, books, audio, video, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and company, country, industry, and market research reports.
ProQuest Central is a multidisciplinary research database covering business, health and medical, social sciences, art and humanities, education, science and technology, religion, and other disciplines. Content includes full-text articles from scholarly journals, trade and professional publications, newspapers, and magazines plus dissertations, working papers, case studies, market research reports, and more.
Full text of the New York Times from 1980 to present (no images). Full text of New York Times Magazine and New York Time Book Review from 1997 to present.
Complete full-text content of local and regional news from 1983-present, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Please note, photos and some blog content for the Inquirer may not be available through this service
Previously available through Newsbank, now provided through Proquest Newspapers.
Full text (1990 to present, updated daily) for more than 100 regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Content types include magazines, newspapers, newswires, radio and television news transcripts, and trade publications.
Contains legal, news, and business-related subjects. Newspapers & legal materials are featured, including cases, statutes, and regulations of the U.S. government and the various state governments; includes the legal encyclopedia American Jurisprudence 2nd and American Law Reports; case law from 1789 to present; current statutes and regulations.
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In-Person Reciprocal Borrowing
To establish in-person borrowing privileges at either University of Pennsylvania Libraries or any participating PALCI On-Site Borrowing Libraries, you must first obtain a Reciprocal Borrowing Letter from the circulation desk at any Drexel University Libraries location. This letter should be presented, along with your current university ID card, to circulation desk staff at the library from which you would like to borrow materials.
