Welcome to the Business Information Commons. We are located on the second floor of Farrell Hall in the Wake Forest School of Business building. Contact us if you have any questions—we are ready to help you with your research.

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Research Databases

• Articles

  • ABI/Inform Complete
  • Business Source Premier
  • Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
  • ProQuest Accounting & Tax
  • AdAge.com (Please contact askzsr@wfu.edu for access instructions)
  • Economist.com
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
  • American Business Journals (create an account with you WFU email address)
  • The Wall Street Journal (Institutional access instructions)
  • The Financial Times (Institutional access instructions)
  • The Economist (Institutional access instructions)

• Company & Industry Profiles

  • IBISWorld
  • Value Line
  • Morningstar
  • S&P Capital IQ
  • Hoover’s Company Records (via ProQuest)
  • Mergent Corporate Manuals
  • Gartner Technology Research
  • Int’l. Directory of Company Histories (Gale)
  • Bizminer Industry Ratios & Reports
  • MarketLine Reports (via Business Source Premier)

• Company Directories

  • Data-Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
  • Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)
  • S&P Capital IQ

• Accounting

  • Accounting Research Manager
  • RIA Checkpoint
  • ProQuest Accounting & Tax
  • BizMiner Financial Ratios

• Marketing

  • Mintel
  • eMarketer
  • BCC Research
  • Gartner Technology Research
  • AdAge.com (VPN required for off-campus access. Please contact askzsr@wfu.edu for access instructions)
  • Simmons Insights (Limited simultaneous users)
  • SimplyAnalytics
  • Sports Market Analytics
  • Statista
  • Winmo

• Statistics & Data

  • eMarketer
  • Data Planet
  • Statista
  • Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
  • SimplyAnalytics

• Entrepreneurship

  • ProQuest Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurial Studies Source
  • Bizminer Industry Ratios & Reports
  • Sage Skills: Business

• Finance & Investments

  • S&P Capital IQ
  • Value Line
  • Morningstar
  • IBISWorld Industry Profiles
  • Bizminer Industry Ratios and Reports

• Country Research

  • Europa World Plus
  • ABI/Inform
  • Business Source Premier
  • Economist.com
  • Global Road Warrior

• Business School Knowledge Sites

  • Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
  • Knowledge @ Wharton
  • Kellogg Insight
  • INSEAD Knowledge
  • Columbia Ideas at Work
  • Sage Skills: Business

• Other Databases

  • PsycINFO
  • EconLit
  • Social Science Citation Index
  • Sage: Business Cases (*Instructors – email a Business Librarian for instructor access)

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Helpful Library Links

• Citation Guides
• Find a Journal
• Institutional Site Access
• Business Cases & Case Studies
• ZSR Delivers +Interlibrary Loan