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for Business Databases
Access
PA Library Catalog
Catalog holdings of almost 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public,
academic and special libraries are included in this database.
Search by author, title, subject or keyword to locate over 44
million items.
Business
Plans Handbook An eBook presenting approximately
25 sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail,
and service industries--only company names and addresses have
been changed. These are actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs
seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.
Business
Source Premier (Select link under Business heading.)
Provides full text articles from general business magazines, trade
publications, business journals and business publications with
an international scope. Some titles start as far back as 1985
and more than 200 journals have PDF full text materials back to
1965 or first issue published. Over 10,000 company profiles are
included. Topics include accounting, management, marketing, economics,
finance, international business and more. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
Career Cruising
Provides career exploration tools along with career profiles,
based on information available from professional associations,
trade unions, universities, community colleges, vocational institutes,
existing career guidance resources, interviews with people, and
more.
Countries
and Their Cultures
An eBook focusing on cultures and countries around the world,
specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people
who live in a particular country. A descriptive summary of a given
country will include demographic, historical, cultural, economic,
religious, and political information.
ERIC
(Select link under Education heading.)
The Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides full
text of 2,200 digests in addition to citations and abstracts from
over 980 education or education-related journals.
GrantSelect
Leads to funding for programs in the arts, community services,
K-12 education, and children and youth services in general, among
other initiatives. Updated daily.
Grants.Gov
The single access point for over 900 grant programs offered
by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
LearningExpressLibrary
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams, based
on official tests, that help improve scores on basic skills, academic,
civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification
exams. It provides immediate scoring, complete answer explanations,
and individualized analysis of scores. Also see LearningExpress
E-books. (Click here for available
titles.)
LegalForms
State-specific (and multi-state) forms, including real estate
contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce,
landlord/tenant and many others.
Morningstar.com
Coverage of over 20,000 Stock and Fund securities, frequently
updated, independent reports on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 funds,
and exclusive ratings for both stocks and mutual funds.
NetLibrary
Electronic books (eBooks) are available through this link. NetLibrary
eBooks are full text searchable and available for use on personal
computers in online formats. Click
here for an online tutorial from the James V. Brown Library.
New
York Times, The
2000 to Current. Complete full-text content of local and regional
news, including community events, schools, politics, government
policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries,
and people in the community.
Oxford
Reference Online (Select link under General Reference
heading.
Provides information on many subjects including general reference,
language and quotations, science and medicine, humanities and
social sciences, business and professions. Bilingual dictionaries
provided in English/French, English/German, English/Spanish, and
English/Italian.
Philadelphia
Inquirer
1981-Current. Complete full-text content of local and regional
news, including community events, schools, politics, government
policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries,
and people in the community.
Professional
Development Collection
and ERIC (Scroll down on the EBSCO "Select Service"
page.)
PDC is designed for professional educators, with 550 full text
journals included in the collection; the Educational Resource
Information Center (ERIC) provides full text of 2,200 digests
in addition to citations and abstracts from over 980 education
or education-related journals.
ReferenceUSA
This is a fully searchable guide to US businesses. You can find
a business by name, geographic location, SIC codes, yellow page
listing, executive name, size of company, and several other ways.
Good for job seekers or business prospects.
Regional
Business News (Select link under Business heading.)
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business
publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of
75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan
and rural areas within the United States.
West’s
Encyclopedia of American Law
eBook providing current information on more than 5,000 legal topics,
including high-profile ones such as the Americans with Disabilities
Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights,
and physician-assisted suicide.
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