LibGuides: Business and Entrepreneurship: Resources

Business and entrepreneurship databases

Business Source Ultimate (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Provides historical information, current trends, future developments and changes in the business world. Includes case studies, country economic reports and company profiles, interviews with executives and analysts.
ABI/INFORM complete (Proquest) (1971+) This link opens in a new window
Access to articles on business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Includes information on thousands of companies with business and executive profiles.
Emerald plus This link opens in a new window
Journals that focus on the subject areas of management.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
Abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed journals, books and conference proceedings in a wide range of disciplines. Includes author and affiliation searches, citation impact and analytical tools.
Scopus has a limit of 2,000 citation exports.
Informit Business Collection This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed journals, books, reports and conference proceedings, covering business law, economics, employment, finance, management, organisational psychology, taxation and training.
Asia-Studies Full-text online This link opens in a new window
Full-text reports and information from 55 countries on business, government, economic, and social issues.
EconLit with full text This link opens in a new window
Articles from over 500 journals focusing on economic theory, production, welfare, growth, inflation, accounting, international trade, economic history, social indicators, capital markets, consumer finance, labour and demographics.
INFORMS This link opens in a new window
INFORMS serves the scientific and professional needs of Operations Researchers and those in the Management Sciences including educators, scientists, students, managers, and consultants. The Institute serves as a focal point for O.R. professionals, permitting them to communicate with each other and reach out to other professional societies, as well as the varied clientele of the profession's research and practice.
Safe Work Australia This link opens in a new window
Provides a range of WHS and workers’ compensation data on work-related injuries, fatalities and diseases.

Full list of Library databases

DatAnalysis premium This link opens in a new window
Information on all companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), updated daily. Includes corporate history, trading history and industry comparisons.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Information on Australian industries including statistics, analysis and forecasts. Includes industry research reports, company research reports, risk rating reports, business environment reports and global industry reports for the US, UK and China. (click Risk Ratings - 500+ iExpert Summaries, facts and figures for each industry)
Marketline Advantage This link opens in a new window
Contains a collection of company, industry and country information, from over 200 countries and every major industry sector. Includes: Country statistics, Market data analytics, Financial deals tracker, Investments and advisory tracker, Company prospector, Company report generator.
World Advertisting Research Centre (WARC) This link opens in a new window
Full text case studies, statistics, papers, conference papers and journal articles in the areas of advertising, marketing, branding, media and marketing research.

IMF Country Information
Information about the 189 countries within The International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Bank
Data about development in countries around the globe.
World Factbook - CIA
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Austrade
The Australian Trade and Investment Commission – Austrade – is Australia’s leading trade and investment agency. We are experts in connecting Australian businesses to the world and the world to Australian business

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian statistics and census data.
ABS Industry statistics
Key statistics about a range of industry related topics.
Australian Key Economic Indicators
A monthly compendium of economic statistics published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Publications and datasets released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Energy Agency (IEA), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF).

World Trade Organization (WTO)
Find international trade figures for commodities and commercial services such as transport and financial services.

IMF eLibrary This link opens in a new window
IMF periodicals, books, working papers and studies, data and statistical tools, including authoritative data reports, statistical yearbooks, studies, working papers and important research on the global economy. Covers macroeconomics, globalisation, development, trade and aid, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice and poverty reduction.
Free public resource
IMF eLibrary data This link opens in a new window
Access to authoritative, harmonised global statistical datasets including International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade, Balance of Payments, Trade and Investment and Government Finance Statistics. Features the ability to produce customisable data tables and graphs. Mozilla Firefox is the preferred browser.
Free public resource

For more information on finding statistics see our Statistics Guide

Patents

Australian Patents

AusPAT This link opens in a new window
Contains all Australian patent specifications and records dating back to 1904.
Free public resource

IP Australia
Online Services for searching Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. IP Australia is the federal government agency responsible for granting rights in patents, trade marks and designs.

International Patents

Ei patents This link opens in a new window
Patents from the US Patent and Trademark Office and European Patent Office.

European Patent Office
Provides access to full page images for most patents from 1790 to present.
US Patent and Trademark Office
Search-able database of US patents with full text of patent documents.
World Intellectual Property Digital Library
Provides access to intellectual property data collections such as PCT (Patents), Madrid (Trademarks), Hague (Industrial Designs), Article 6ter (State Emblems, Official Hallmarks, and Emblems of Intergovernmental Organizations).

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Access to Australian and International patents.

ANZ Newsstand (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Full text of major Australian and New Zealand newspapers. Includes regional and rural radio transcripts and news from current affairs television programs such as the ABC 7.30 Report.
TVNews This link opens in a new window
Streaming videos of all Australian television news, current affairs and selected documentaries from the free-to-air networks. TVNews is updated daily.

ABC News Online
Australian Broadcasting Corporation news website
SBS News
Australian news service provided by SBS

Professional Associations

It can be valuable to build your career prospects and networks by connecting with professional associations. You might like to engage with these business and entrepreneurship groups as a student, or even throughout your career.

Australian Financial Markets Association
The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) was formed in 1986. They are an industry association promoting efficiency, integrity and professionalism in Australia's financial markets – including the capital, credit, derivatives, foreign exchange and other specialist markets.
Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
The Australian HR Institute (AHRI) is the national association representing human resource and people management professionals with 20,000 members from Australia and across the globe.
Australian Marketing Institute
The Australian Marketing Institute is the requisite organisation for professional marketers and the authoritative voice of Marketing in Australia.

Dictionaries & Encyclopaedias

Useful resources for understanding your topic and finding the right keywords to use in your searching.

A Dictionary of Marketing by Charles Doyle
Publication Date: 2016
A Dictionary of Business and Management by Jonathan Law (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016
Dictionary of Human Resource Management by Edmund Heery & Mike Noon
Publication Date: 2016

Your Subject Librarians

This guide has been created by University of Newcastle Librarians who work with your schools to make sure you have access to the resources you need. The Librarians supporting business and entrepreneurship are: