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Off-campus access: Most J&W resources will prompt you to type your first name, last name, and the 14-digit barcode number along the bottom edge of your Johnson & Wales University I.D.  If you are asked to use other login methods, please follow the instructions that are provided.


ABC-CLIO eBook Collection (formerly Greenwood) (All Campuses)
on and off campus

Choose from over 100 e-book titles in wide-ranging areas such as the Arts, Business, Crime & Justice, Economics, Education, Family Studies/Issues, Food, Health/Medicine, History, Law, Library & Information Science, Literature, Multicultural Studies, Popular Culture, Psychology, Reference, Religious Studies, Science, Sociology, Women's Studies. 
NOTE: To make the text larger for easier readability, use the “Settings” link.


Academic Search Premier (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Scholarly, multi-discipline database providing many full text articles for nearly all academic areas of study including arts & literature, computer sciences, education, engineering, ethnic studies, humanities, language and linguistics, medical sciences, social sciences, and more.


Advertising Redbooks.com (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

How do businesses advertise their services or products, which ad agencies do they use, and how much do they spend annually on advertising?  The Redbooks.com directory lists nearly 18,000 U.S. & international public & private companies who spend at least $200,000 annually on advertising plus profiles of ad agencies and brand names (91,000). 
IMPORTANT:
1. If a message appears "There is a problem with this website's security certificate," please go ahead and click on the link “Continue to this website (not recommended)” next to the red X icon.

2. Also, please log out completely by clicking the "Sign OFF" button instead of "X-ing out."  Only a limited number of users may access Redbooks at the same time.  If you are unable to access Redbooks because the connection is busy, do try again.   More information


Biography Resource Center (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Biographies of people worldwide in many fields throughout history: artists, authors, business and government leaders, chefs, historical figures, politicians, popular entertainers, scientists, sports figures, and people currently in the news. Search for people based on nationality, ethnicity, occupation, gender, and birth or death year.


CountryWatch (Premium)  (Charlotte, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Over 100 countries with overviews of a country’s economy (macroeconomics), in-depth country statistics including tourism statistics, cultural etiquette (do’s & don’ts for business travelers), maps, environmental issues, government structure, and political news updated daily around the world.  More information


Culinary Arts Collection from GALE (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Selective, full text articles from major cooking and nutrition magazines. Over 2,000 searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, industry trends & news.  Plus, information about culinary education/schools with citations to articles dating back to 1981 about people and programs affiliated with Johnson & Wales.


Global Road Warrior (Charlotte, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)

on campus  |  off campus

Find information on 175 countries & their cultures!  Look up country geo stats and facts, demographics, money & banking, the business culture with advice for businesswomen, society & culture, travel essentials (documents), points of interest, plus photos and many kinds of maps.


Health & Wellness Resource Center (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Selective, full-text articles from medical, nursing, and allied health journals plus full content from medical encyclopedias, consumer health pamphlets, and other reference sources.  Tabbed sections include: Diseases & Conditions, Drugs (possible side effects and drug interactions); Dictionary; Directory (hospitals & health care facilities); and Health Assessment tools.


Health Reference Center Academic (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

A subset of its parent database Health & Wellness Resource Center, it contains selective, full-text articles on such topics as alcohol & drug abuse, diseases, fitness, nutrition, public health, occupational health & safety, prescription drugs, and more.


Hoover’s Academic Online (Charlotte Campus)
on campus  |  off campus

In-depth information for 43,000 U.S. & international public and top private companies.  Find a company’s corporate history, financials, SEC Filings in annual reports, stock market data, products/operations, company news updates, and key executives.  Special features include the popular “Competitive Landscape.”  (See also LexisNexis for Hoover’s Company Records).
NOTE: "Expanded Access Needed" indicates that some industry data is not available through the University's academic subscription and may be purchased as pay-per-views. 
More information


Hospitality & Tourism Complete from EBSCO (All Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Selective, full-text articles from international publications.  Coverage includes Baking & Culinary Arts, Business Travel, Computer Technology, Demographics & Statistics, Event Management, Food & Beverage, Gaming & Casinos, Hospitality Law, Hotel Management, Leisure Studies, Market Trends, Meetings, Nutrition, Restaurants, and more.  Country-specific information is provided by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Datamonitor, where available.


Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection from Gale (Denver and No. Miami Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

This full-text collection includes content from over 500 industry journals and provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality, tourism and leisure fields.


IBISWorld with Global Reports (Denver, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

International industry market research!  700+ U.S. industries and over 60 global industries.  See Key Statistics for 5 years of financials with ratios.  Sections on Key Competitors, Segmentation, and Outlook include graphs and tables.  More information


NeighborhoodScout (Premium) (All Campuses)
on and off campus   
 
Demographics and neighborhood lifestyles data for all 50 states, all 16,464 cities and towns, and all 61,500 neighborhoods covering the entire United States.  Are you planning to open a business (restaurant), move across town or across the country?  This is a useful tool for market research analysis and relocation.   
ACCESS: Please ask for assistance to log on by either visiting or calling the JWU Library at your campus.  Staff will ask you for your library barcode numbers along the bottom of your JWU photo ID.  Also, you must "Sign In" to set up your own username & password account in order to access all of the content.  More information


R.K. Miller’s Marketing Research Handbooks (All Campuses)
on and off campus

In-depth industry information in such fields as consumer behavior, consumer marketing, energy, carbon reduction and “green jobs”, entertainment, media & advertising, healthcare, hotels & resorts, leisure market, restaurant & foodservice, retail business, sports marketing, and travel & tourism.  Updated either annually or biannually.


ScholarsArchive@JWU (All Campuses)
on and off campus

The ScholarsArchive@JWU is a digital showcase that provides open access to journal articles, working papers, dissertations and theses, restaurant menus, and other creative works collected and published by the Johnson & Wales University faculty, staff, colleges, departments, and students.


Science Resource Center  (Denver, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
on campus  |  off campus

Find journal articles covering wide-ranging scientific topics including computer science.  See also “Science-Related Tools” for the “MegaConverter” with links to cooking conversions, currency and language converters, math conversions,  wine & spirits measures (beverage, bartending), and much more.



Updated 3/2010

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