Nexis Uni

March 23rd, 2025

Parrish Library’s Featured Databases series will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of Purdue Libraries’ subscription resources. This edition will feature Nexis Uni, brought to you by LexisNexis.

Focus

Nexis Uni features more than 15,000 news, business, and legal sources from LexisNexis—including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Nexis Uni to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Factiva includes full-text access to top national and international newspapers like the Wall Street Journal, newswires, and business journals.
• Regional Business News provides comprehensive coverage for regional business publications, incorporating 75 business news magazines, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

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Data Axle Reference Solutions

March 9th, 2025

Parrish Library’s Featured Databases series will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of Purdue Libraries’ subscription resources. This edition will feature Data Axle Reference Solutions, brought to you by Data Axle, Inc.

Focus

Data Axle Reference Solutions provides basic directory data including over 100 million US businesses, 397 million historical US businesses, and 320 million individual US consumers. It can be used to build lists like these examples: all coffee shops in Indianapolis, all semiconductor machinery manufacturers in California and Indiana, or consumers in West Lafayette interested in cooking / wine with a household income between $125,000-$200,000.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Data Axle Reference Solutions to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Mintel contains market research reports and consumer data: primarily B2C (business-to-consumer) categories like food and drinks, travel, beauty and personal care, pets, household goods, and retail and apparel.
• S&P Capital IQ includes information on equities, credit ratings, competitors, transactions, and more; can be used to generate lists of companies, markets, or executives.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

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Sage Skills: Student Success

February 16th, 2025

Parrish Library’s Featured Databases series will give you a very brief introduction to the basic features of one of Purdue Libraries’ subscription resources. This edition will feature Sage Skills: Student Success brought to you by Sage Publications.

Focus

Sage Skills: Student Success empowers students to learn practical academic and personal skills needed to thrive in higher education and beyond through comprehensive modules on critical thinking, data literacy, research skills, and more.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Sage Skills: Student Success to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Sage Business Skills enables students to practice real world business and professional skills in areas such as data analytics, entrepreneurship, leadership, organizational communication, and professionalism.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

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IBISWorld

January 26th, 2025

IBISWorld contains data-driven reports on industries that provide an authoritative overview of trends, competitive forces, statistics, top companies, and more.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with IBISWorld Industry Reports to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Bizminer includes two main categories for searching industry information – Industry Financial Profile and Industry Market Profile.
• Passport aggregates industry reports, economic information, and consumer information by region and country with global coverage.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

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Bizminer

January 13th, 2025

Bizminer allows users to choose from two main categories, Industry Financial Profile and Industry Market Profile.

• Industry Financial Profile offers financial ratios and data for industry segments with sales class filters.
• Industry Market Profile offers demographics, competitors, market volume, and more for the entire US, states, counties, zip codes, cities, and customizable market radius.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Bizminer to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Business Source Complete is an all-purpose, vast business database with thousands of full-text academic journals and mainstream publications. Also includes thousands of case studies, SWOT analyses, industry reports, and a selection of brief company profiles.
• Plunkett Research aggregates industry reports, company profiles, and job-seeker resources.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

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Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)

November 17th, 2024

WRDS, developed by the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, provides single-point access to over 350 terabytes of data across multiple disciplines, including Finance, Marketing, and Economics.

Purdue’s WRDS instance includes access to the following: Bank Regulatory BoardEx Academic Research Data; CBOE Indexes; Compustat Capital IQ; Contributed Data; CRSP; DMEF Academic Data; Dow Jones ; FactSet; FAMA French & Liquidity Factors; IBES; IRI; Macro Finance Society; MFLINKS; MSRB; Nastraq; OTC Markets; Penn World Tables; Peters & Taylor Total Q; PHLX; Research Quotient; SAS Visual Analytics; SEC Order Execution; TAQ; Thomoson Reuters; TRACE; Zacks.

Please note that WRDS requires a user account. Undergraduate access may be approved on a case-by-case basis but cannot be guaranteed.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with WRDS to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• LSEG Workspace includes company, industry, and economic data and news from the London Stock Exchange Group including ESG, M&A, and robust charting.
• Morningstar Investing Center provides information on 20,000 stocks and mutual funds – allows screening using a variety of criteria. Also provides access to Morningstar Rating for mutual funds and stocks. Includes Morningstar Analyst Reports on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds.
• PitchBook is a top resource for private market data — startups, private equity and venture capital investors, angel investors, limited partners like foundations and sovereign wealth funds, plus deals, funding rounds, and more. Also provides information about public and private companies plus market research.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

Want to see a specific database promoted in an upcoming edition? Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu and we will gladly promote it.

Passport

November 3rd, 2024

Passport aggregates industry reports, economic information, and consumer information by region and country with global coverage.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Passport to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• Bizminer includes two main categories: Industry Financial Analyses that provides financial ratios and data for industry segments with sales class filters, and Industry Market Profile that offers demographics, competitors, market volume, and more for the entire US, states, counties, zip codes, cities, and customizable market radius.
• Business Insights: Global provides detailed global and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
• IBISWorld Industry Reports provides data-driven reports on industries each containing an authoritative overview of trends, competitive forces, statistics, top companies, and more.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

Want to see a specific database promoted in an upcoming edition? Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu and we will gladly promote it.

PitchBook

October 20th, 2024

PitchBook is a top resource for private market data — startups, private equity and venture capital investors, angel investors, limited partners like foundations and sovereign wealth funds, plus deals, funding rounds, and more. It also provides information about public and private companies plus market research. Please note that you will be asked to create an account to access this database.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with PitchBook to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• PrivCo provides business and financial data on over 300,000 major, non-publicly traded corporations, including family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies.
• S&P Capital IQ includes information on equities, credit ratings, competitors, transactions, and more, as well as screening options helpful for finding buyers and investors.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

Want to see a specific database promoted in an upcoming edition? Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu and we will gladly promote it.

EconLit

October 13th, 2024

EconLit, produced by the American Economic Association, includes economic research published over the past 130 years with citations to journal articles, books, book reviews, working papers, and more.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with EconLit to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• ABI/Inform Collection includes thousands of full-text academic journals and mainstream publications, dissertations, and working papers, including sources like The Economist, Financial Times, and Wall Street Journal.
• OECD iLibrary, produced by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, includes books, papers, and statistics providing access to OECD analysis and data. Includes content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

Want to see a specific database promoted in an upcoming edition? Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu and we will gladly promote it.

Mergent Online

September 29th, 2024

Mergent Online includes company financial statements, ratios, and other quantitative data. Other information includes but is not limited to SEC filings, analyst reports, executive/board biographies and compensation details, and historical daily stock pricing back to 1925.

Access

The List of Business Databases is an alphabetical list of databases filtered to those most applicable to business, entrepreneurship, and hospitality and tourism management programs of study.

Tutorial

Click Getting Started with Mergent Online to watch the basics of using this database.

Related Resources

• PitchBook is a top resource for private market data – startups, private equity and venture capital investors, angel investors, limited partners like foundations and sovereign wealth funds, plus deals, funding rounds, and more.
• S&P Capital IQ a top resource for company financials/valuations. Includes information on equities, credit ratings, competitors, transactions, and more. Explore pricing across markets including indices, commodities, and more.

Featured Database comes to you from the Roland G. Parrish Library of Management & Economics. If you would like more information about this database, or if you would like a demonstration of it for a class, contact parrlib@purdue.edu.

Want to see a specific database promoted in an upcoming edition? Send an email to parrlib@purdue.edu and we will gladly promote it.