Business information technology
This guide has been created to highlight resources most commonly used by those studying the following aspects of business information technology: computer systems, business modeling, decision sciences, and problem solving.
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INSPEC from Engineering Village
INSPEC from Engineering Village
Inspec indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and dissertations in engineering and physical sciences. 1898-present.
Compendex from Engineering Village
Compendex from Engineering Village
Compendex indexes citations and abstracts from over 5,000 engineering journals, conference papers, books, patents, dissertations, and technical reports. 1884-present.
ABI/INFORM from ProQuest
ABI/INFORM from ProQuest
ABI/Inform indexes citations, abstracts, and full text news articles, market and SWOT analyses, industry reports, country reports, downloadable data sets, dissertations, business cases, working papers, annual reports from North American companies, and company profiles and histories. You can limit searches to peer-reviewed journals. Full text provided in HTML and PDF. 1971-present.
Business Reference Suite
Business Reference Suite
Search any combination of these three databases:
- Business & Industry from RDS : company, industry, product and market information.
- Business & Management Practices from RDS : the practical side of business and management including case studies and "how-to" guidelines.
- TableBase from RDS : business information in tabular format.
1992-present.
Factiva
Factiva
Factiva provides full-text news articles and business/industry information from newswires, newspapers, business and industry magazines, television and radio transcripts, financial reports, and photos from news services. Most content is HTML, though other formats are available for export. News sources 1979-present; financial data 1960s-present.
- Ellen Krupar
- College Librarian for Business
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- kellen@vt.edu
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Resource provides open access publishing opportunities and open access publications.
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