Research Databases

AtoZ databases contains financial information on over 30 million U.S. businesses & executives as well as addresses and phone numbers of over 220 million U.S. residents.  This service can be used to do reverse phone lookups as well as basic background searches.

Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.  Business Source Premier covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics with full text articles. 

Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing library cardholders instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (64 million) and U.S. residents (299 million).  Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

Weiss Financial Ratings provides independent, unbiased financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions & insurance companies.  It also provides conservative buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of stocks, mutual funds & exchange traded funds. Those shopping for Medicare Supplement Insurance can use this resource to help a choose a carrier by comparing rates & plan benefits.