The library subscribes to databases to provide access to periodical articles. Most of the content of these databases is not freely available on the internet. Use databases to locate citations to journal articles (citation database) or the articles themselves (full-text database). A database may be subject specific or multidisciplinary.
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ABI/INFORM CollectionThis link opens in a new windowABI/Inform Complete is a business database, that provide access to titles related to business and financial information, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory. The database includes scholarly journals, trade journals, newspapers, dissertations, working papers, business periodicals, annual company reports, market research reports and more.
Availability: Full-text and bibliographic citations
Date Coverage: 1912 to present
Business Source UltimateThis link opens in a new windowOffers access to peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in the business world. Features reports, company information and company profiles. Bloomberg.com is also searchable through Business Source Ultimate.
Availability: Full-text
Date Coverage: - - - -
Passport: Euromonitor InternationalThis link opens in a new windowPassport is a global market research database providing statistics, analysis, reports, and breaking news.
The database includes country fact files, lifestyle statistics, market data, consumer products and economic indicators. Passport database provides data on consumer markets, foreign trade, industrial markets, IT and telecommunications, population and households, resources and environment, retailing, service markets, and more. The history and forecast data allows the analysis of data from 1977-2020. Statistical data can be downloaded into Excel spreadsheets or in a chart style. Passport contains:
A range of consumer trends and lifestyle indicators such as disposable income availability, consumer expenditure, consumer prices, eating and drinking habits, household profiles, home ownership statistics, media access and health data.
Market research reports on industries, consumer lifestyles and retailing as well as company profiles and country reports.
Availability: Statistical data and full-text
Coverage: Current
Business Education in VideoThis link opens in a new windowProvides videos such as corporate training, case studies, executive interviews, expert lectures, instructional films and documentaries.
The films in the collection come from CRM Learning, CARMA, Seven Dimensions, Learning Seed, Atma and others. The collection also provides access to archival video content from Bloomberg TV.
Availability: Videos
Date Coverage: Varies
SAGE Knowledge Business CasesThis link opens in a new windowPublished by Sage, the database includes over 3,000 full-text business cases, integrated with SAGE's journal, book, video, and reference content.
Available: Full-text
Business E-books OnlineThis link opens in a new windowA collection of online books, textbooks and reference materials in business education. Included e-books come from reputable publishers. Specialized areas of interest include strategic management, human resources management, marketing strategies, entrepreneurship, finance, consumer behavior and more. Majority of works are published in 2011 or later.
Availability: Full-text
Date Coverage: Varies
Human Resource Management OnlineThis link opens in a new windowAn educational database that maps learning items to the modern human resource management syllabus. It includes a mix of selected primary source documents (book chapters, case studies, videos, documents, and executive-oriented research reports.) on compensation and benefits, employee rights and relations, equal opportunity, job analysis, organizational planning, organizational review, and more.
Availability: Full-text and videos
Date Coverage: Varies
An educational database that brings together a mix of the top applied content for HR academic programs.
The database maps 4,000 learning items to the modern human resource management syllabus. It includes a mix of selected primary source documents, including corporate training videos, instructional films, case studies, textbooks, textbook chapters, research reports, sample business documents, and self-assessments. Materials are from well-known names in human resource management and business education, including the Society of Human Resource Management, The Kellogg School of Management, and Seven Dimensions. Subjects covered include: compensation and benefits, employee rights and relations, equal opportunity, ethical, legal and social considerations, job analysis and design, organizational planning and strategy, organizational review, recruitment, selection, and placement, training and development, and much more. Majority of works are published in 2009 or later.
SAGE Research Methods OnlineThis link opens in a new windowPublished by Sage, this database supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. This ultimate methods library contains books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences.
Availability: Full-text and videos
Date Coverage: - - - -
WRDS (Wharton Research Data Services)This link opens in a new windowA data research platform and business intelligence tool. WRDS provides the user with one location to access data covering numerous financial, economic and marketing disciplines including Accounting, Banking, Economics, ESG, Finance, Healthcare, Insurance, Marketing, and Statistics.
Availability: Statistical data
Date Coverage: Varies
Note: First time users will need to register.
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AUB Libraries subscribes to three databases in WRDS:
COMPUSTAT WRDS: Provide financial data for active and inactive US publicly traded companies.
COMPUSTAT Global: Provides financial data on more than 16,000 non-US and non-Canadian companies.
Eventus: Eventus software performs event studies that compute abnormal returns for specific corporate actions using data read directly from CRSP stock databases. WRDS has created several Eventus web queries that allow the user to execute different Eventus programs such as Basic Event Study; Eventus Alternative; and Output for Cross-sectional Analysis.
Availability: Statistical data
Coverage: Varies
Note: First time users will need to register.
Your request will be reviewed by a WRDS representative at your institution. If approved, you will receive an e-mail message with instructions for setting your account password. If you have not received an e-mail message within 5 business days, please contact your WRDS Representatives:
- Mayssa El-Husseini: me107@aub.edu.lb
