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Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
The industry’s most used business research database, providing full text, indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back as far as 1886. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 25,000 most-cited authors in the database.
Management Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles from over 1,300 general interest and trade magazines plus management journals, 1985 to present. Also includes detailed company profiles for the world's 5,000 largest companies.
Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals.
Vocational Studies Premier This link opens in a new window
This full-text resource offers comprehensive coverage of scholarly content most relevant to vocational programs.

Candid
Formerly Guidestar and Foundation Center, two companies which combined to form Candid. Provides comprehensive data on more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations. Some content is available immediately for free. The free version of Guidestar provides basic information on NGOs. The free Foundation Directory Online Quick Start tool searches basic information on grant-making institutions.

You will need to create an account to access free content.