Where's Research Port?VBIC: Resources by Title
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
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- Academic Search Premier
- Ad*Access
- Ad Council
- Ad View
- AdFlip
- Africa Development Indicators, World Bank
- AgEcon Search
- American FactFinder
- American Institute for Philanthropy
- Annual Review of Economics
- Annual Review of Resource Economics
- Ashoka
- AuditAnalytics
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- An Overview of Financing Options
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- Background Notes
- Balance of Payments Statistics – IMF eLibrary – Data
[Note: To download data, authorized users are required to create a free personal account.]
- Baseline Scenario.com
- Big Charts
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
- Bloomberg
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and Smith School DC, Baltimore, and Shady Grove campuses.]
- Bloomberg BNA
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall) using the url http://www.bna.com, and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- BPlans.com
- Brookings Institution — Globalization Page
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Business Source Complete
[Note: To access Company Profiles, click on link from the "More" option menu top of screen (in the blue band) to search for Company profiles by Company name.]
- Business Resource Center
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- Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
- CeBIT
- CEOExpress
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- CIA World Factbook
- CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online
- Coface: Country Risk and Economic Research
- Community Economic Development HotReport
- Conference Board
- Congressional Publications (ProQuest)
[Note: Formerly called LexisNexis Congressional.]
- Correspondence Tables Between SIC and NAICS
- Corruption by Country/Territory (Transparency International)
- Country at a Glance Tables
- Country Commercial Guides
- Country Data (PRS)
- Country Studies
- County Business Patterns (CPB)
- CQ Researcher
- CREDO
- CRSP: Center for Research in Security Prices
[Note: Access via WRDS or vSmith — CRSPSift. WRDS access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research.) Access is available by account at wrds.wharton.upenn.edu. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith at helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Culture Crossing
D
- D&B Key Business Ratios
- Data and Statistics: USA.gov
- Data-Planet Statistical Datasets
- Data-Planet Statistical Ready Reference
- Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship
- Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries/Foreign Firms Operating in U.S
- Dissertations & Theses: Full Text
- Doing Business Database
E
- E-Stats: Measuring the Electronic Economy
- EconLit
- Economagic
- Economic and Financial Crisis – MSU LibGuide
- Economic Census
- Economist Historical Archive
- Economy at a Glance
- EDGAR
- Education Source
- EIU Country Commerce
- EIU Country Finance
- EIU Viewswire
- Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920
- Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
- Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
- Encyclopedia of Small Business
- Enterprise Surveys
- Everything International
- Export.gov
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- Factiva
- FedBizOpps.gov (Federal Business Opportunities)
- Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
- Federation of International Trade Associations
- Fedstats
- Financial Times Historical Archive (1882-2006)
- FindLaw Small Business Center
- Forbes Lists
- Fortune 500
- Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For ®
- Foundation Center
- Foundation Directory
- Franchise Direct
- FRB Beige Book
- Freight World
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- Gale Business Plans Handbooks
- Gallup Brain
- Gateway to Associations - American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
- Global Development Finance
- Global Economic Monitor (GEM)
- Global Insight (IHS) DataInsight Web
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Global Issues in Context
- GlobalEdge
- Globalization Website
- Google Scholar
- Google Translator
- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
- GuideStar
H
- Handbooks in Economics
- Handbook of Statistics
- Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTF) Codes
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- Hoover's Online
- Human Development Report
I
- IBISWorld
- Idealist
- IHS Global Insight – DataInsight Web
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Independent Sector
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) At-A-Glance Tables
- Institute for the Study of Security Markets (ISSM)
[Note: Access ONLY for Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu]
- International Business, Etiquette and Manners
- International Comparison Program
- International Financial Statistics
- Internet Public Library Associations on the Net
[Note: The Regents of the University of Michigan]
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K
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- LANIC
- Laws and Regulations: General Reference Sources
- Legal Information Institute at Cornell University
- LexisNexis Academic
[Note: Does NOT include access the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The WSJ is contained in Factiva and National Newspapers Core.]
- LexisNexis State Capital
- Logistics Performance Index (LPI)
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- Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850
- Market Research Library
- Media Freedom: Freedom House - Nations in Transit - Country Reports
- Mergent Online
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Mergent WebReports
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Metropolitan New Economy Index
- Mintel
- Morningstar
[Note: Licensing restrictions limit use to 4 simultaneous users. If you are unable to access this database, please try again later. Screening for stocks and mutual funds available using many different data points.]
- Morningstar Direct
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
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- NASDAQ
- National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
- National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
- National Council of Nonprofits
- National Newspapers
- NationMaster.com
- New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
- Nonprofits: USA.gov
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- NYSE – New York Stock Exchange
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- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- OffStats – Official Statistics on the Web
- One World – Nations Online
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- OptionMetrics
[Note: Access ONLY for Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu]
- Overview of BLS Statistics by Industry
- Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
P
- Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID)
- Passport
[Note: This resource requires a campus login for access.]
- Patents and Trademarks
- Population and Household
- Porter's Five Forces: Assessing the Balance of in a Business Situation
- PortFocus: Ports Harbours Marinas Worldwide
- Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources
[Note: Print only.]
- PricewaterhouseCoopers: MoneyTree Report
- PsycInfo
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- RAILIndustry.com
- Reference Universe
- RefWorks
- Regional Business News (EBSCO)
- Regional Economic Conditions (RECON)
- Regulations.gov
- RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
- RIA Checkpoint
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- Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
- Science Citation Index Expanded – Web of Science
- Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)
- Small Business Administration
- Social Science Citation Index – Web of Science
- Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
- Source OECD
- Springer eBooks (2005-2011)
- S&P Capital IQ
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- S&P Capital IQ's Compustat North America
[Note: Access via WRDS or vSmith — CRSPSift. WRDS access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research.) Access is available by account only — request account at wrds.wharton.upenn.edu. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith at helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- S&P ExecuComp
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
- Standard & Poor's
- Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC)
- Standard Rate & Data Service
- State Data Centers
- Statistical Abstracts of the United States
- Statistical Classification of Domestic and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States (Schedule B)
- Statistical DataSets (ProQuest) — Replaced by Data-Planet Statistical Datasets.
- Statistical Insight (ProQuest)
[Note: Formerly called Lexis/Nexis Statistical Insight.]
- Statistical Sites of the World Wide Web
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- The Scholarly Societies Project
[Note: University of Waterloo Library]
- Tax Policy Center
- Testing and Education Reference Center
- ThomasNet
- Thomson Reuters Eikon
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and Smith School DC, Baltimore, and Shady Grove campuses.]
- Thomson Reuters Datastream Advance
[Note: Access via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to: helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Thomson Reuters SDC Platinum
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Lab (1318 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- Thomson Reuters LPC DealScan
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- Thomson Reuters Institutional Holdings (13F)
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- Thomson Reuters Insider Filing Data Feed
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- Thomson Reuters Mutual Fund Holdings
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- ThomsonOne.com
[Note: Access available in Van Munching Hall Financial Markets Labs (1318 and 3505 Van Munching Hall), and via vSmith. If not affiliated with or taking courses at the Smith School, e-mail a request for access to vSmith to helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.]
- TIDE'S Directory of Transportation Information
- Top U.S. Trading Partners
- Trade Association - Washington, DC in the Yahoo Directory
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- University Internet Reporter
[Note: First time users must register using UMD email domain. To register, go to GFK MRI University Reporter (formerly known as Mediamark MRI+), click the 'Register' link and follow the instructions. The Registration Code is: 5A7DV840. Registration is in effect for one semester for current UMD students, faculty and staff. Users must register every semester using the above code. For more information on using the University Internet Reporter, see this tutorial, and instructions on how to read UIR data.]
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Commercial Service
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Customs and Borders Protection
- U.S. Economy at a Glance: Perspectives from the U.S. Department of Commerce
[Note: statistics: united states, business planning]
- U.S. Trade Statistics
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- Wachowicz's Web World: Websites for Discerning Finance Students
- Wall Street Journal (Factiva)
- Wall Street Journal, National Newspapers Core (Proquest)
- Wall Street Journal Historical (1889-1991)
- Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition: Franchising
- Web of Science
- WestlawNext Campus Search
- Wholesale Distributors Net
- World Business Culture
- World Development Indicators
- World Economic Outlook
- World Investment Report
- World News Connection
- World Trade Organization - WTO
- World Bank Data Catalog
- WorldCat (First Search)
- WorldLII
- WRDS (Wharton Research Data Service)
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- WRDS SEC Analytics Suite
[Note: Access via WRDS. Access ONLY for Masters and Ph.D. students, faculty and faculty-sponsored undergraduate class research. Access is available by account only — request account at https://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu.]
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources