Business and Economy

 START with these databases:

•  ABI/INFORM Research
Business magazines and journals covering a variety of subject areas including financial, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and more.
•  AtoZdatabases
Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents.  Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, or finding friends and relatives.
• Business and Company Resource Center
Includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodical articles from 1980 through today. (Guided Tour)
• LexisNexis® Library Express
(Access to the legal module is available in-Library only.)
News, business and legal information. News coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories from around the world. Business information includes articles, market research, industry reports, and SEC filings. Legal materials include case law, statutes and regulations as well as secondary source materials.
•  Reference USA
Over 10.5 million businesses and over 100 million U.S. resident names, phone numbers and addresses. Business information includes estimated company size, sales, employees, and contact information. (Guided Tour)
• Small Business Resource Center
Industry research, business plans, financial planning, marketing and franchising information for business owners. Great source for business planning.
• Standard & Poor's
Comprehensive and up-to-date information via nine investment products, including Stock and Bond Guides, Outlook, Corporation Records, Industry Surveys, and Stock Reports.
• Value Line
Information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market and the economy. Other services include Special Situations, Convertibles and Mutual Fund Survey.

Additional databases to search:

•  Advertising Redbooks Online
This unique source shows advertisers-to-agencies “linkage”, has an in-depth agency database with contacts, and up-to-date agency and advertiser content.
• BNA Human Resources Library
(Only available from within the Library)
Provides practical, comprehensive, and timely coverage of workplace issues and laws, and policies for employers, attorneys, and employees.
• Chicago Tribune
Coverage of the full-text paper from 1985 to Current.
• Demographics Now for Libraries, Illinois Edition
Find geographic-based demographic information perfect for business and marketing plans. (Guided Tour)
• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
Information on more than 3,300 jobs in 94 industries. Includes sample resumes and cover letters, and tips on interviewing. Also includes 48,000 scholarships and internships.
• Foundation Center Directory
(Only available from within the Library)
National database of 77,000 grantmakers and over 400,000 grants. One of the most comprehensive resources for non-profits organizations who are seeking funding.
• Gale Directory Library
Directories include: Ward's Business Directory, the Encyclopedia of Associations, the Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory, the Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, and the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
Contains the full text of hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects, including history, business, medicine, science and humanities. Includes tables of content, indexes and illustrations. (Guided Tour)
• Illinois Legal Forms
Illinois Legal Forms includes thousands of business, personal, litigation and federal forms.
• Illinois Public Records
Internet source for public records in the Chicago suburbs, including real estate transfers, foreclosures, business licenses and incorporations.
• Job & Career Accelerator
Easy-to-use resource for job seekers, including a resume and cover letter builders, information about careers, and online job hunting. (Tutorial)
• Magazines & Newspapers Online, A-Z
Find out what magazines, journals, and newspapers the Library subscribes to online, and then link to the correct database to read articles or issues.
•  Morningstar Investment Research Center
(In-Library Users) (Remote Users)
Find a stock or mutual fund, research current or prospective holdings, read analysts' reports, and see ratings, financial reports, valuation ratios, and key ratios.
• Optimal Resume
Create resumes, cover letters, online portfolios and career documents. Practice interviewing skills and even create a video resume. (Tutorial)
• Plunkett Research Online
For professionals in sales and marketing or anyone researching specific industries. Job seekers and professionals in human resources and recruiting will appreciate the Job Seekers Center.
• SRDS
(Only available from within the Library)
Standard Rate and Data Service provides detailed ad rates and contact information for business and consumer magazines, cable, radio, newspapers, and direct marketing services. Includes Local Market Audience Analyst.
• Thomas Register of Manufacturers
Lists hundreds of thousands of businesses in North America.
• Wall Street Journal (1984-Current)
The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news.
• Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Select Edition
A 100% full-text database. Retrieve complete articles from thousands of publications in science, the humanities, art, business, and law.