Research Guide for MBA Students
Library Homepage: http://libraries.uky.edu/
From here, search for:
E-Books using the E-books tab or going to http://sfx.uky.edu/sfxlcl3/azbook/default
Since we acquire E-books from different vendors, there are differences in the way they are accessed and used – some explanations are here: http://libguides.uky.edu/content.php?pid=391144
E-Journals using the E-Journals tab or going to http://sfx.uky.edu/sfxlcl3/azlist/default
Note: Only use this database to search for the journals by title to determine is UK has access. Do not search for articles within the journals here – use the databases for that.
Research Guides - http://libguides.uky.edu/
Click on “Business and Economics” to get a list of all business-related guides which contain explanations about and links to our business databases and other resources.
Main Business Research Guide - http://libguides.uky.edu/BE
Other research guides for the related disciplines:
Accounting – http://libguides.uky.edu/accounting
Economics - http://libguides.uky.edu/econ
Marketing - http://libguides.uky.edu/mktg
Entrepreneurship - http://libguides.uky.edu/entrepreneurship
History of Business – http://libguides.uky.edu/history_business
International Business - http://libguides.uky.edu/internationalbusiness
Databases:
Some of our most useful databases include the following (these and many others are listed on the guides above):
Business Source Complete: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=86
Covers management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. Indexes articles from scholarly journals, trade publications, business magazines, and business newspapers with many available as full-text. Includes Datamonitor Industry Profiles, Datamonitor Company Profiles, and SWOT analyses.
Mergent: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=308
Information on U.S. and International Public and Private companies, including annual reports, history, financials, and more. Also includes industry information and country profiles.
Lexis-Nexis: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=3
Includes searchable, full-text of many general regional, national, and international newspapers, as well as many specifically devoted to business. Also includes a section on company dossiers (which includes the ability to produce lists of companies sharing certain characteristics), company profiles, SEC filings, accounting publications, and country profiles.
Factiva: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=720
Indexes over 9,000 business news sources including newspapers, journals, magazines, newswires, and company press releases. Coverage is regional, national, and international. Also includes company and stock information
Mintel: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=3077
More than 600 report titles dealing with consumer and market reports covering U.K., European, U.S. and international consumer markets are added to Mintel Oxygen every year. Also includes daily news articles on corporate, product and advertising activity; market share and drivers; forecasts; and leading company information. Note: In order to use, you must create an account using your UK email address.
First Research: http://libraries.uky.edu/record.php?lir_id=3151
Provides access to over 900 industry profiles, updated regularly with monthly statistics and indicators as well as quarterly trend updates and state Profiles to monitor monthly employment, business and real estate trends in each of the 50 US states.
Off Campus Access
Off Campus users will have to go through the proxy server to access many of our online resources – here are instructions: http://libraries.uky.edu/page.php?lweb_id=14
If you have any questions about any library or research related topic, please call or email me:
Peter Hesseldenz
(859)218-1840