Business Databases

Asia Studies Full Text
Asia-Studies Full-text Online is the premier database for the study of modern Asia-Pacific. As the exclusive licensee for the region’s most prestigious research institutions, Asia-Studies.com brings together thousands of full-text reports covering 53 countries on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues.
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier, designed specifically for business schools and libraries, contains 2,710 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc.
Censtats
Provides access to the following U.S. Census resources: County Business Patterns, USA Counties, Annual Survey of Manufacturers, ZIP Business Patterns, Census Tract/Street Index, Building Permits, International Trade Data, Occupation by Race and Sex, and Consolidated Federal Funds Report.
China Data Online
Provides comprehensive and updated information on China’s economic development at national, provincial, city, county, and industrial levels, which include the following databases: (1) Monthly Statistics - provides the monthly macroeconomic statistics at national, provincial and city levels from 1998 to current; (2) National Statistics - provides statistical data of China from 1949 to current; (3) Provincial Statistics - provides the statistical data of all provinces from 1949 to current; (4) City Statistics - provides yearly statistics of prefecture and county level cities from 1996; (5) County Statistics - provides the yearly county statistics from 1997; (6) Industrial Statistics – provides monthly and yearly statistics by industries from 1999; and (7) Statistical Yearbooks - includes a series of China national, provincial, city and professional statistical yearbooks, which will be expanded to cover all statistical yearbooks published by the National Bureau of Statistics of China.
Compustat Research Insight
Fully customizable and completely accessible through Microsoft® Excel, Research Insight allows for sophisticated financial modeling, backtesting, multiple regression, industry analysis and stock screening/selection. Note: To use the database you must first download and install the Research Insight Web Add-In for Excel on your computer. Once installed you access RI Web directly through Excel. You must be on campus to use this database.
Conference Board Research Database
TCB research is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased research includes studies of F500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Economics material includes US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of regional, national, and international economic conditions. Full-text coverage from 1995 to date.
CRSP Stock Database (Contact our Reference Desk (619 260-4765) for access information.)
The CRSP US Stock Database contains end-of-day and month-end prices on all listed NYSE, Amex, and NASDAQ common stocks along with basic market indices, and includes the most comprehensive distribution information available, with the most accurate total return calculations.
Ebrary Academic Complete
Academic Complete is a highly interactive eBook database from ebrary® that covers all academic subject areas. The collection currently includes more than 30,000 titles from more than 220 of the world’s leading academic, STM, and professional publishers. Note: you must first download and install the ebrary reader on your computer before accessing E-books.
EconLit
EconLit is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature. It contains bibliographic references and some abstracts for journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations.
Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Intelligence Unit provides a constant flow of analysis and forecasts on more than 200 countries and eight key industries.Country analysis includes in-depth economic, political, business, and industry information. Trends, forecasts, market indicators, and more.
Emerald
Full text access to MCB University Press journals. Topics covered are management, accounting and engineering (mainly industrial).
Euromonitor GMID
Euromonitor International’s Global Market Information Database is an online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources.
Factiva
Factiva includes the Dow Jones and Reuters news wires, The Wall Street Journal and over 8,000 other magazines, newspapers, and trade journals from a wide variety of disciplines. [Note: You must use either Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher, or Netscape version 6.01 or higher in order to access Factiva. Mac users must use the Safari browser 1.2+ Consult the Factiva Supported Browsers page for more information]
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
A full-text database of over 5,000 newspapers, magazines, wire services, business publications and company information along with basic legal and medical resources
Los Angeles Times
Full-text coverage of the LA Times from 1985 to present.
Mintel Reports
Mintel offers a series of research reports covering the US and European marketplace. Each market research report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. Complex demographic issues are broken into easy-to-understand sections, explaining consumer behavior and demonstrating the structure of the market.
NBER Working Papers
NBER researchers initially report their findings in scientific papers aimed at other professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media around the world. Nearly 700 NBER Working Papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly journals.
Newspaper Source
Provides full text for 174 regional U.S. newspapers and eighteen international newspapers. For more complete coverage, use Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Oxford Scholarship Online is a groundbreaking online resource, combining OUP's core scholarly books in four disciplines (Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science and Religion and Theology) and powerful research tools into one cross-indexed, fully searchable database. With 926 classic and newly published titles now available, OSO will be updated quarterly with an additional 200 titles added each year.
Reference USA
Includes information on 10 million business, including officers, addresses, sales, subsidiaries, branches. etc. Updated monthly.
San Diego Business Directory (Inside Prospects)
Provides the only locally compiled database of businesses for San Diego.
San Diego Daily Transcript
Online site for San Diego's business daily.
SIC Manual
A searchable version of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code Manual from OSHA.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & Poor's research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports among others.
STAT-USA
Access to the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), Economic Bulletin Board plus numerous economic and trade-related resources.
WetFeet Career Resource Site
Conduct in-depth research on companies, careers and industries while also receiving expert career advice. You will also be able to download Insider Guides in three areas: Company Guides, Industry Guides and Career Management Guides (for help with resumes, interviewing and networking.)
Note: This tool requires Adobe 6 or 7 to view the encrypted PDF's of the WetFeet Insider Guides. There is a link to Adobe Reader on the resource if you do not already have it.