Subject Guides: Business/Finance: Getting Started

Finding Sources

Recommended Databases

Business Source Premier
Provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals, covering accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more.
Nexis Uni
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Content includes regional and international newspapers, transcripts, company profiles, and SEC filings.
Academic Search Complete
Full-text peer-reviewed articles for STEM research, the social sciences, and humanities.
JSTOR
Full-text of scholarly journals from the first date of publication to within 2-5 years of the present.

Find more databases on the Finding More Sources page of this guide.

Search the Library Catalog
Find items held in the physical library collection.
Search Course Reserves
Find items set aside by your professors for use in your classes.
Search I-Share
Find items held by other Illinois libraries that can be checked out and renewed using your Lake Forest login.

IBISWorld
The IBIS World database offers over 1,400 industry reports and 5,000 company reports in the U.S, searchable by keyword, industry, company, or NAICS code. Other reports include State Reports and U.S State Economic Profiles.
Statista
Statistical database integrating data from over 60,000 topics from over 18,000 sources. Provides quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, crime and more.

Claritas Market Segments
Identify consumer segments by zipcode.
Social Explorer
Generate area-specific maps and reports based off US demographic data.

Lake Forest College students have access to some business and finance databases that we don't subscribe to. Find out how to access these databases on the Outside Resources page of this guide.

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