Recommended databases
Use the following SCF Library databases to search for scholarly articles.
TIPS!
- Click on the database title to open it and do your search inside.
- Use keywords, instead of long sentences, in the database search box. For ex: "sports industry" ,"financial principles", "professional sports", etc...
- Try variations of the words or synonyms. For ex: marketing/promotion, company/organization, etc.
- Narrow down your search results by format (journal articles, magazines, reference, images, etc.) or by date.
- If the following databases don't have enough for your topic, try more from the "Databases" list, or Ask a Librarian!
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowThis database contains most topics. Includes journal articles, magazines, but also images and audio-visual documents.
- Business Insights Essentials (Gale) This link opens in a new windowContains financial reports, company comparisons, industry profiles, SWOT reports, market share and financial reports. Also includes, company histories.
- Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowBusiness Source Complete is a database for full-text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
- Business Collection (Gale) This link opens in a new windowContains company profiles, investment information and industry reports.
- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale) This link opens in a new windowViewpoint articles, topic overviews, government and organizational statistics, newspaper and magazine articles and more concerning social issues.
- Regional Business News (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive coverage for regional business news for more than 40 active U.S. and Canadian business publications. Full-text coverage dating back to 1990.