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NOTE: Drop in hours re-start on Jan. 16, 2019 for Winter Quarter. Note the new location. Also, meetings are available by appointment.
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Finding Data GuideThis guide has links to the broadest range of data resources you have access to.
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Learning Excel GuideAlthough this guide originally was for undergraduates, it contains links to materials of interest to a range of readers who range from beginner through advanced level with Excel.
Newest resources!
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Gartner Research ServiceThis well-known collection of market analyst reports, international news and real-world analysis focuses on a broad coverage of computing and technology sectors. Students will like the market research and IT staff will like its tools and benchmarking contents. Gartner analysts cover a broad range of business functions that impact the technology sector. NOTE: use your Business Systems credentials to login. Gartner also recruits and hires; see the careers section of their webpage.
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Cutter Consortium Membership
Cutter acts as a “global business-technology advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations leverage emerging technologies and the latest business management thinking to achieve competitive advantage and mission success” and UC San Diego has a subscription to its web contents, which includes expert research and analysis of industry trends in information technology. Cutter focuses on these practice areas:
- Agile product management and software engineering excellence
- Business and enterprise architecture
- Business technology and digital transformation strategies
- Data analytics and digital technologies
Its website contents include reports, Cutter IT Journal, the Cutter blog, training and events. Some of Cutter’s content is free, but to see the industry reports that come with the UCSD membership, you must register for an account. Instructions are here - http://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/ITS/services/cutter.html. Please use your ucsd.edu email address to register.
If you are interested in talking to a Cutter consultant directly, some restrictions apply; please contact Adele Barsh or Jessica Hilt about your research need. Also contact us if you are not finding what you want within the Cutter site.
Frequently Used Resources
Wall Street Journal
UCSD gets the current day's content of the WSJ via WSJ Proquest and via the News Pages of Factiva. Use the Proquest interface if you want a precise search for a topic; use the Factiva News Pages version if you want to access to graphics and downloadable audio content. Proquest offers article alerts to your email and can search back to 1980. If you need access to WSJ content older than that, or full page images, use the WSJ Historical database.
http://uclibs.org/PID/11383 (ProQuest current)
http://uclibs.org/PID/32497 (Factiva current)
http://uclibs.org/PID/11380 (ProQuest historical
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Business Insights: GlobalBI: Global is a great first-stop for business information. It includes information on companies and industries from business and trade journals, academic journals, industry reports, newspapers, newsletters, and classic business reference sources. Search on a company name. In the search results, click on individual companies to open well-organized company profiles.
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Business Source CompleteDates of coverage vary, some journals back to early 20th century. Abstracts and full text in virtually all subject areas related to business. Journal and magazine articles; also books, industry reports, company profiles, SWOT analysis, much more
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Consumer Reports Buying Guide
by Call Number: Business Source Complete e-bookPublication Date: annualLongstanding publication that intends to improve buying decisions through providing reviews, ratings and advice on electronics, home appliances, cars, and supermarket items. Each volume also includes features like shopping advice and brand repair histories. Interim articles are in the monthly Consumer Reports magazine. Here is a feed of recent articles:
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The Economist
Use this link to get to the UCSD subscription to The Economist online, which covers recent contents. We also have a special link for The Economist Historical Archive (covers 1823-2011). -
FactivaFactiva.com provides access to over 8,000 sources including: * 1,000+ Global and local newspapers * 3,000+ Journals and magazines * 30,000+ Company Reports Factiva.com delivers content in 22 languages.
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Financial Times
In electronic format we have three options, one covering back to 1888 (excludes current 4 years), and two covering current papers, minus the latest 30 days. Current 30 days is in print in Geisel Library (Geisel 2 West, Newspaper Collection)
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IBISWorld Industry IntelligenceIBISWorld contains U.S. and global industry market research reports, including a specialized collection of China Industry Reports. It also provides U.S. business risk ratings, and selected economic and demographic data. Contents are downloadable as full reports or selected elements, such as SWOT analyses, statistical tables and graphs.
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Mergent OnlineProvides detailed information about U.S. and International public companies. Content includes: links to SEC EDGAR filings, current and archived company profiles and annual reports, historical financial and stock price data, equity research reports, and industry reports.
Featured Resource
The Conference Board's database of reports and survey results contain discussion of business & economics topics of interest to management leadership. Access our subscription to the full database to search by your specific topics of interest. Below is the RSS feed of the latest reports:
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