New E-Resources at Northwestern

RDS TableBase

An international database that specializes in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Includes data on company and brand rankings, imports and exports, industry and product forecasts, market share, number of users or outlets, production and consumpution, trends and demographics, usage and capacity. Tables derived from trade and business publications, investment research, trade associations, statistical annuals, primary research, international organizations and government. For tables from the trade and business press and reports, full text is in most cases included.

Value Line Investment Survey - Plus Edition and Historical Reports

Northwestern University Library now subscribes to two additional services of the Value Line Investment Survey.

The Plus Edition includes the Small and Mid-Cap of the Value Line Investment Survey, which contains full-page reports on 1800 stocks, most of which are smaller than those in the Standard edition. Each page contains a considerable amount of current and historical financial information and stock price data. It also contains eight different Value Line ranks, most of which are the same as those in the Standard edition.

The Historical Reports service provides access to Value Line Reports starting January 1997.  With the easy to use search capability, the Historical Report Lookup can access previous Selection & Opinion and both Standard and Expanded Summary & Index reports by Symbol or Issue date.  Direct access to the Historical Reports service is available by clicking here.

International Journal of Political Economy

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY publishes English translations of scholarly work from around the world on the themes of critical political economy: the conditions of economic growth; the role of finance; governmental intervention in the market economy; and theories of modernization and democratization. Each issue is devoted to a topic of basic theory or of empirical research.

Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 4th ed.

Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world’s most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research.

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 5th ed.

In this volume of Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (EEI), readers will find essays covering specific businesses as well as broad business sectors that have, for the most part, shown evidence of significant growth in the recent past or potential for exemplary growth in the near future. In some cases, these areas of commerce fall within older, well-established industries—prominent examples include semiconductors, beverages, and tourism.

Financial Management

Published on behalf of the Financial Management Association International, Financial Management (FM) serves both academics and practitioners concerned with the financial management of nonfinancial businesses, financial institutions, and public or private not-for-profit organizations.

Jupiter Research

Jupiter Research provides research on Internet usage and other technologies. Includes industry trends, forecasts and best practices, all backed by proprietary data, to help companies
profit from the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer technologies on their business.

Review of Finance

The Review of Finance, the official journal of the European Finance Association, aims at a wide circulation and visibility in the finance profession.

SRDS Media Solutions

The SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service) database of media rates and information consists of cataloged entries of more than 100,000 U.S. and international media properties that are updated monthly.  Access for educational  institutions includes Business Publication Advertising Source,  Direct Marketing List Source,  Radio Advertising Source, Interactive Advertising Source, Newspaper Advertising Source, Consumer Magazine Advertising Source and TV and Cable Source.

International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies

Offers a comprehensive overview of many of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field of organization studies. Illustrates the fluidity, dynamism, and innovation that now occur in organization studies-internationally. Examines how organizations are devices for structuring life and lives are structured by organizations.