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Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A multi-disciplinary database containing professional and peer-reviewed titles
Business, Finance, and Economics Reference This link opens in a new window
Reference books covering all aspects of business and finance.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
News, Trade, and Academic sources focused on business. Less than two weeks delay. Includes Company and Industry profiles. Recommended for research at all levels.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Reports related to topics in the news and social and political issues. Recommended for topic overviews and for argumentative essays.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
More than 1,200 reference works providing background information for topics ranging from agriculture to technology. Search within multiple sources using keywords, or browse topics in different subjects. Recommended for introductory research in all topics.
Ebook Collection by EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Extensive collection of online academic books in all subject areas.
Entrepreneurial Studies Source This link opens in a new window
Focused collection of journals, trade magazines, and reference books; includes company profiles, case studies, videos, and related materials from Harvard Business School and Vator.tv
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Thousands of educational videos on a variety of subjects including science, health, business, life skills, and more; search by keyword or browse broad topic categories.
Health Business Fulltext This link opens in a new window
Full text articles of 130 periodicals exploring the business of health care administration. Search using the standard EBSCO interface.

Legal Information Source

Management Collection This link opens in a new window
EBSCO Management Collection is designed to meet the diverse information needs of today's companies, full text articles from nearly 1,200 quality magazines and journals.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Skillsoft Books This link opens in a new window
Full-text books and videos on business, computing, and technology. Search through IvyCat. Read online, few downloads. Sign in using your Ivy Tech credentials, save your reading list, notes, and more. To access your playlists on a mobile device, download the Skillsoft Learning App in your app store.
Small Business Source This link opens in a new window
Resources include sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, websites and more.