Today Chanitra showed me some really helpful databases, especially for business research.
The first one is "Fast Facts": http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5457 It has all kinds of useful links, such as Acronyms and Abbreviations (for people like me who are not good at initials), Exchange Rates, Flight Stats, World Factbook and so on. Although the Business/SPEA Library is closed right now, we can still use its online resources.
The second one is Hoover's Online: http://premium.hoovers.com/subscribe/ It provides the most influential companies' information, especially their financial data. So it is a great database for business research regarding specific companies. (I believe Hoover's Online would be useful for X204 class's Target case and I just wish I could have known this database earlier when I was taking that class!)
The last one is Accounting Research Manager: http://www.accountingresearchmanager.com/wk/rm.nsf/vwNavigator/Home?Open&login&rnm=586397 This database is excellent for accounting students. I can tell because I am taking A311, A325 and A329 right now and I can find all the links regarding the key institutions and standards such as FASB, SEC, AICPA, Sarbanes-Oxley and so on. And I am so glad that finally I found a perfect database for my major!
After using databases for about two semesters, I realized that it's a lot more reliable than Google or Wikipedia. So I strongly recommand you to start using it and the library research page is the first step.
Monday, February 15, 2010
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