EMBA Library Services
San Diego State University Library
Research
Assistance
Librarians are available during most of the hours the library is open to assist you in using the library or in conducting research.
General research and information assistance:
- Reference Services: Library Addition, 1st Floor (this is where most business reference questions can be answered)
You may also choose to phone, e-mail, or make appointments with one of our two business subject specialists:
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Core Business Databases
- The PAC
- ABI/Inform Global via Proquest Direct
- Business & Industry Database
- Factiva
- Mergent Online
- LexisNexis Academic
- Full list of business databases
Remote Access
Remote access ("remote" being anywhere not on Montezuma Mesa!) is achieved through a proxy server that allows for the authentication of all users attempting to access propietary databases. Whenever you access this web page, or any of the Library's web pages, and you attempt to access a proprietary database you will go through this authentication process, a box like the one below will pop up. You will enter your first name, your last name, and your University ID or Social Security #, press the submit button, and you will be allowed into the database. You will only have to go through this process once each session.
books
periodical holdings (i.e. magazines, newspapers, and journals, including
electronic journals)
media
(e.g. videotapes and CDs)
many,
but not all, government publications
The PAC is the SDSU library catalog. It lists SDSU's:
ABI/Inform
The most complete access to articles in business research journals and important industry trade publications. Includes the complete text of many articles and lengthy summaries for all the rest. 1970 to the present. Top of page | Core Business DatabasesBusiness & Industry Database
Index to over 900 trade and business publications from more than 190 countries. Emphasis is on facts, figures, and key events related to companies, industries, markets, and products. Over 60 percent of the articles indexed in B & I are available fulltext - the remaining records include informative abstracts which highlight the key information and facts discussed in the text. Top of page | Core Business DatabasesFactiva
A joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters, this fulltext database provides current business news, current general and international news (including access to the various versions of the Wall Street Journal), and information on public U.S. companies and industries.
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Databases
Mergent Online
Mergent Online (formerly Moody's Financial Information Services, formerly FISonline) provides detailed current and historical financial data for over 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies. Information provided includes corporate histories, financial statements, business descriptions, screening options and more.
Top of page | Core Business DatabasesLexisNexis Academic
Access to the complete text of national and international news articles, and to business, legal and reference information. News coverage is generally from the late 1980's onward.Top of page | Core Business Databases
Library Locations
On the First Floor, Library Addition: Reference Services workstations; business reference materials including selected directories and indexes.
On the Second Floor, Library Addition: Reserve Book Room where materials are placed "on reserve" by professors (sometimes called limited loan).
On the First Floor, Love Library: most business magazines, journals and newspapers
On the Third Floor, Love Library: most circulating business books.
