Empirical Research Tutorial
BUSINESS NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
Business newspapers and periodicals can be a good source of information on current company financial statistics, changes in officers and personnel, mergers and acquisitions, market and industry trends, and other business-related news.
The Library subscribes to Crain's Chicago Business, Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Financial Times, Business Week, Economist, Forbes, Fortune, and the Harvard Business Review . Current editions of these newspapers and periodicals are in the 9th Floor Leisure Reading Room and recent editions are in the 9th Floor Current Awareness areas.
You can search for individual newspapers and journals in the Library's databases (other than Lexis and Westlaw) though our A-Z Journal List.
Note: Please see a reference librarian to access the online version of Barron's.
Also available in print (current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older editions on the 9th Floor)
LEXIS -News & Business > News > Individual Publications > B > Barron's
WESTLAW - BARRONS
Also available in
print (current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older editions
on the 9th Floor). Please see a reference librarian for full access.
LEXIS -
News & Business > News > Individual Publications > B > BusinessWeek
WESTLAW - BUSONLINE
The Internet version offers some free content, but access to most of the information requires a password.
PRINT - 9th Floor
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > C > Crain's Chicago Business
WESTLAW - CRCHICBUS
Also available in print (current year only on 9th floor).
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > E > Economist
WESTLAW - ECONOMIST
Also available in print (current 2 weeks only on 9th floor).
PRINT - 9th Floor
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > F > Forbes
WESTLAW - FORBES
Also available in
print (current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older editions
on the 9th Floor).
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > F > Fortune
WESTLAW - FORTUNE
A subscription is required to access the online version of the Harvard Business Review.
Also available in
print (HF5001 .H3 - current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older
editions on the 8th Floor).
A subscription is required to access the online version of Investor's Business Daily.
Also available in
print (current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older editions
on the 9th Floor).
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > I > Investor's Business Daily
WESTLAW - INVBUSD
A subscription is required to access the online version of the Wall Street Journal.
Also available in print (current edition in 9th Floor Leisure Reading, older editions on the 7th Floor)
LEXIS - News & Business > News > Individual Publications > W > Wall Street Journal
ProQuest (Library database, available on the Downtown, Main, and Rice campuses).
A directory to business news that
covers categories such as employment, finance and investment, industries,
press releases, and regional U.S. business papers.
ONLINE COLLECTIONS
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)The EBSCO database provides full text articles from about 1,000 news sources, newspapers, magazines, and journals.
DATABASE - Electronic Resources page (Available at Downtown Campus, Main Campus, Rice Campus, and by remote access)
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Citations and full text articles from 75 regional business newspapers.
DATABASE - Electronic
Resources page (Available at Downtown Campus, Main Campus,
Rice Campus, and by remote access)
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