ABI/INFORM

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Updated April 2013

Product Description

Launched more than 40 years ago, ABI/Inform remains the gold standard when it comes to business research databases. Its massive content setwhich includes important full-text journals and much sought-after titles from the business press as well as key trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reportswill help todays researchers resolve tomorrows problems.

Several editions of ABI/Inform allow customers to match their research needs to their budgets. ABI/INFORM Complete This is the version with everything: more than 6,500 publications, almost 4,000 of which are available in ongoing full text. It includes all content found in ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Research, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Archive. ABI/INFORM Global This version contains the core scholarly content of ABI/Inform Complete: approximately 3,500 journals, dissertations, conference proceedings, and working papers. ABI/INFORM Dateline This version contains regional news titles such as McClatchy business news, Expansion, and Cinco Dias. ABI/INFORM Research This is the smallest of the ABI/INFORM offerings and offers a mix of full-text and A&I publications at a low price.

Overall ABI/INFORM Features & Benefits

- Indexing quality: hand-crafted records with indexing terms applied by professional indexers - Specialized vocabulary: terms appropriate to business studies connecting researchers with focused and relevant results - Long back-files: full runs of many of businesss key scholarly, media, and trade titles - New platform: availability on ProQuests new, award-winning platform, allowing cross searching with other ProQuest

business resources as well as creation of RSS feeds, content alerts, Smart Search, article Linking, and much more

Exclusive content

Through agreements with some of the worlds most prestigious publishersincluding Cambridge University Press, Dow Jones & Company, Emerald Group Publishing, MIT Sloan Management Review, Dun and Bradstreet/Hoovers, and now Palgrave MacMillanProQuest provides access to hundreds of key business titles. Furthermore, ABI/Inform is the only scholarly business database where researchers can find the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) data and reports

Country Data Reports: Huge amounts of economic data from the G20 countries. Downloadable into Excel spreadsheets, facilitating analysis of GDP, prices, wages, trade balances, and hundreds of other variables. (ABI/INFORM Complete only)

EIU ViewsWire: Coverage of economic and political developments in more than 200 countries. Updated daily. (ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Complete)

EIU World Commodity Reports: Detailed analysis and two-year price forecasts for industrial raw materials and foodstuffs. Updated quarterly. (ABI/INFORM Complete only)

Country Forecast Reports and Country Finance Reports: Two sets of reports providing data on finances, market indicators, debt ratings, currency, and more. (ABI/INFORM Complete only)

First Research Reports from Dunn and Bradstreet/Hoovers (ABI/INFORM Complete only) In-depth First Research industry reports covering 300 industries with data on products, operations, technology, competition, regulation, news, and more. Updated quarterly. First Research reports for states and Canadian provinces coming soon.

Business Monitor International (BMI) (ABI/INFORM Complete only) Almost 1,000 BMI Industry Reports covering 22 industry sectors (e.g., agri-business, tourism) with an emphasis on emerging markets. Updated monthly and with no embargo.

Oxford Analytica briefs and profiles (ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Complete)

Briefs from Around the World: Detailed analysis of significant events throughout the world. Updated daily and with a 90-day embargo.

Country Profiles: More than 130 profiles, providing data, graphics, and maps for 75 important countries. Updated regularly and with a 90-day embargo.

Oxford Economic Forecasting (ABI/INFORM Complete only) Full array of reports: macroeconomic industry forecasts by country; global industry forecasts; UK, Eurozone, U.S. and emerging markets economic briefings; 20+ commodity forecasts

ISI Emerging Markets (ABI/INFORM Complete only) Hard-to-get information on more than 80 emerging markets including countries such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and Thailand and regions such as Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and sub-Saharan Africa.

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ProQuest Business Dissertations (ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Complete)

More than 32,000 full-text dissertations from over 1,000 colleges and universities. Dates back to 1962 with a two-year embargo vis--vis ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Working Papers (ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Complete)

More than 100,000 working papers providing access to important business research before its published. Business Cases (ABI/INFORM Global and ABI/INFORM Complete)

More than 8,700 business cases, 400 in full text from key scholarly journals and leading business schools like Harvard, Thunderbird, and HEC Montreal. Annual Reports (ABI/INFORM Complete only)

More than 7,000 annual reports from 800 leading North American companies.