Miscellaneous
Conference Board, TheThe Conference Board is a highly respected not-for-profit organization that conducts research on business management and trends. While they cover a broad range of business topics, they are well known for their annual reports on top-executive compensation and corporate giving. They also produce the monthly Consumer Confidence Index, a widely quoted economic indicator. Includes reports on international business as well as U.S. [more]
DemographicsNow
Offers a variety of ready-made demographic data reports, which can be customized by geography. Identify patterns and trends regarding household expenditures, market penetration and location of goods and services. [more]
Digital Dissertations
The Dissertation Abstracts database contains more than 1.5 million listings for doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Includes extensive coverage of North American graduate schools, with coverage of some European universities. Citations for dissertations from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts, written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. Titles published since 1997 have 24 page previews available in PDF format. Vanderbilt users may purchase dissertations directly from UMI through this database; they may also borrow dissertations without charge through the Heard Library Interlibrary Loan office. [more]
Gale Directory Library
Provides access and cross searching for the Gale online directories that have been purchased by the Library. A link to a list of available titles is available on the search page. For now, this list includes the Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations, National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations, and Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. [more]
Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts
This international database is an "international abstracting and indexing tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists. LISA currently abstracts over 440 periodicals from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages." [more]
Library Literature & Information
Indexes articles and book reviews in more than 200 library and information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Full text coverage for selected periodicals is included. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets are also indexed. [more]
Marquis Who's Who on the Web
This database provides biographical information for over 1,000,000 newsworthy American and international figures in the areas of business, education, entertainment, government, health care, law, religion, and science. [more]
SourceOECD
Source OECD is the online library of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. It includes books, periodicals, working papers and statistics, notably: Financial Market Trends, Monthly Statistics of International Trade, OECD Economic Outlook, and OECD Economic Surveys. [more]
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