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- EconLit This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1969–present. The American Economic Association's electronic database is the world's foremost source of references to economic literature, covering virtually every area related to economics.
Terms of use - Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowCoverage: varies. World's largest full text business database, with coverage including virtually all subject areas related to business. Also included are country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group, and Country Watch.
Terms of use - Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1975–present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. Covers information in nearly every area of academic study. Indexes 13,600 journals—4,700 in full text (of which 3,900 are peer-reviewed).
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Web Sites
- Biz Info LibraryThis is a free resource with a large quantity of small business information. One particularly useful element is the advice it provides on doing business-related research.
- Knowledge@WhartonThis is the online business journal of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. It offers access to analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and Wharton faculty, research-based articles, conference overviews, book reviews, and a searchable database of 1,500+ articles and abstracts. It has good coverage of international economics and business.
- Microfinance GatewayThis is maintained by the international donor Consultative Group to Assist the Poor. It's library has over 9,000 freely available items, and it provides links to blogs, newsletters, journals, and online discussions in microfinance.