LibGuides: School of Business Library Guide: Business: Home

Welcome

Welcome! This guide is a starting point for your research related to business.

Research Help is Available

Your School of Business Librarian

At Lavery Library, we have a librarian for every major. You can contact Mia Breitkopf, the librarian for the School of Business, to set up a research appointment. Mia can help you find the appropriate articles and sources for your research topic.

When You Need Research Help Right Away...

Lavery Library Research Help
Whether you have a question about citing your sources, need help searching a database, or are beginning a research paper, Lavery Library's Research Help is there for all of your information needs. Drop by, call us, email us, or use our 24/7 chat.

Free WSJ Access

Wall Street Journal (Create Account)
If you are a Fisher student or a member of the faculty and staff, you can get free access to The Wall Street Journal. To activate your free student access, visit and select “student” account type.
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Activate your account through Lavery Library's institutional subscription to access all content on the WSJ site or app, including news, industry reporting, instructional materials, and more.

For historical access to Wall Street Journal articles:

Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition (online)
Via our ABI/INFORM Global database for access to older Wall Street Journal articles

The New York Times: Links and Step-by-Step Instructions

New York Times (Sign Up or Renew) This link opens in a new window
Create an account on NYTimes.com using Lavery Library's academic subscription, and you can access all content on their site.
Already have an account set up?
- Link to the New York Times (unlimited access on browser or mobile apps)
- Link to the New York Times “TimesMachine” for access to historical archives (limited to up to 5 PDF downloads per day, per user).

Popular Databases for Business

Lavery Library subscribes to dozens of databases and resources on business-related topics. These are some of our most popular.

Business Insights: Global
Formerly known as Business & Company Resource Center. To begin Company or Industry research (including some SWOT analysis); also to find marketing information

ABI/INFORM This link opens in a new window
Business topics; contains articles, company and executive profiles.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business topics; journal articles, reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses

S&P Capital IQ (NetAdvantage) This link opens in a new window
Company, industry, and investment information
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage combines eleven of S & P's most popular investor products on a single easy-to-use interface. They include: Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports. Net Advantage also gives access to Standard & Poors independent research, data and commentary on stocks, bonds, funds, and industries and information on over 85,000 private companies.

NetAdvantage Video Tutorials
You can watch these videos to learn how to use the NetAdvantage platform

Morningstar Investment Research Center This link opens in a new window
To find research and analysis on a company or industry by investment firms