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Academic Search Premier (All Campuses)
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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)
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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).
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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)
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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.

Business & Company Resource Center (All Campuses)
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Company profiles include where available valuable SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) company histories, chronologies, business rankings, financials, investment reports, products and brands, lawsuits and claims. Plus, business/management articles, industry overviews, and links to industry-specific associations.

Business Source Complete (All Campuses)
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Valuable company profiles from Datamonitor with SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) where available, industry profiles, market research reports, case studies, country economic reports, and business/management articles and
Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series (streaming videos).

CountryWatch (Premium) (Charlotte, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
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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)
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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.

Emerald Management 120 (Charlotte and Providence Campuses)
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Selective, full-text management-related articles in various fields including Accounting, Education, Food Science, Hospitality, Library Services & Information Management, Marketing, Nutrition, and Professional Development.
NOTE: For full-text articles only, choose either "Quick Search" or "Advanced Search" and check off "My subscribed content."

Films on Demand Streaming Video Collections: Business & Economics, Careers & Job Search (All Campuses)
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Over 700 educational videos can be streamed to your computer desktop 24/7. Watch current productions and classic informational videos to guide your business and career decisions. Running/viewing times range from 7 min. to under 1 hr. Videos cover business communication, ethics and business law, economics, job search & job success skills, and explore various careers including hospitality & tourism, marketing, finance, information technology, arts & audio visual technology, as well as numerous vocations and trades.

First Research from Dun & Bradstreet (Denver, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
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In-depth industry research for over 300 industries; each includes 15 types of financial ratios with definitions and formula to calculate them. And, link to “Call Prep Questions” to prepare for job interviews in an industry! See also the “States & Provinces” tab and a clickable map for monthly updates of industry, economic, employment, and real estate data & trends for each of the 50 U.S. states.

General BusinessFile ASAP (All Campuses)
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A subset of its parent database Business & Company Resource Center, it contains selective full text on such topics as analyses of company performance, industry events, and the latest trends in management, economics, and politics.

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

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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.

Hoover’s Academic Online (Charlotte Campus)
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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.
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Hospitality & Tourism Complete from EBSCO (All Campuses)
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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)
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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)
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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

LexisNexis Academic (All Campuses)
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Full-text access to nearly 6,000 news sources (international newspapers, TV & radio broadcast transcripts, magazines); business sources (company profiles, SEC filings/annual reports); legal information (law reviews, court opinions, and federal and state statutes & cases); and brief biographies of people around the world. To find Hoover’s Company Records: Go to the Business tab, Company Profiles, then the Sources drop-down menu.

MarketResearch.com Academic (Denver, No. Miami, Providence Campuses)
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In-depth reports for numerous industries include demographics, market trends, growth & shares, forecasts, analysis of major brands, new product introduction trends, consumer trends & buyer behavior. See reports specific to industries covered in JWU’s programs: Food & Beverage, Food Service & Hospitality, Travel & Leisure, Retailing, Technology & Media.

Million Dollar Database—New England (Providence Campus)
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Company profiles for both public and private businesses in CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT with $1 million+ sales or 20+ employees. Find companies by combining over 30 different criteria such as company name, state/city/zip, type of business or products, minority or women owned. Useful for market research and job hunting.

IMPORTANT: Please click the "LOG OFF" button when you are finished. Only a limited number of users can access Million Dollar Database at the same time. If you are temporarily unable to gain access because the connection is busy, please try again.

NeighborhoodScout (Premium) (All Campuses)
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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, 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)
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Updated annually, in-depth industry information in e-book titles such as Consumer Behavior; Consumer Marketing; Entertainment, Media & Advertising; Healthcare; Hotels & Resorts; Leisure Market; Restaurant & Foodservice; Retail Business; Sports Marketing; and Travel & Tourism.

SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network) (All Campuses)
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Sports marketing research statistics! Consumer expenditures on sporting goods, athletic apparel, attendance at sporting events, TV viewership and Internet usage. Directories with contact information for professional sports teams, sports organizations & trade associations, and sporting goods vendors, plus full-text articles in professional trade publications. More information

ScholarsArchive@JWU (All Campuses)
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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.

SRDS (Standard Rate & Data Service) Titles: ConsumerMagazine Advertising Source, Interactive Advertising Source, Local Market Audience Analyst, Newspaper Advertising Source, Radio Advertising Source, and TV & Cable Source (Denver and Providence Campuses)
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What would it cost to advertise your business or service in magazines, newspapers, radio, television, or websites? Find ad rates, circulation figures, demographics of your targeted audience, contact information for publishers/sales, and submission requirements. Use the popular Local Market Audience Analyst to look at people’s lifestyles in specific areas of the U.S.—what do people spend their money on around the country?
NOTE: At the welcome page “Click here to access SRDS Services” to connect to JWU’s subscribed titles.

Updated 3/2010

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