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- Gale Directory Library This link opens in a new windowAccess to several popular business, library, media, organization, and statistical directories
Business
Consultants and Consulting Organizations DirectoryOnline. Listings of firms and individuals doing consulting in a wide range of industries including business, government, education, and health.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides access to more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. Nexi Uni has three primary collections: 1) full-text access to thousands of news sources in the U.S. and abroad back to the 1970s; 2) aggregated economic data on businesses, corporations, and industries in the U.S. and abroad; 3) full-text legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews from the late 18th century to present.
- S&P Global NetAdvantage This link opens in a new windowBroad spectrum of industry, company and investment analysis including S&P Industry Surveys, Stock Reports (S&P Equity Research), and “Markets” tab with drill downs to industry and sub-industry key ratios, benchmarks, constituents, etc. Company data covers a global universe of over 3 million private and public companies. Print equivalents include Standard & Poor's: 'Stock Reports,' 'Company Profiles,' 'Bond Guide,' 'Corporation Records,' 'Mutual Fund Reports,' 'Security Dealers of North America,' 'Register of Corporations, Directors & Executives,' 'Industry Surveys,' and 'The Outlook.'
- Thomas Register This link opens in a new windowDirectory to U.S. and Canadian manufacturers. Can be searched by company names, product, and brand and includes some company catalogs and CAD Drawings.
Education
- College Source Online This link opens in a new windowFeatures over 19,000 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format. Catalog collection includes US and some international 2 year, 4 year, graduate and professional schools. Database also provides a profile of every accredited college in the United States, links to college web pages, and career and financial aid information.
Foundations/Grants
- Foundation Directory This link opens in a new windowCandid's Foundation Directory Online is a tool for finding potential funding sources for scholarships and non-profit projects. It is the foremost resource for finding information on philanthropic organizations, grants received, and organizations that receive them. Also available are the organization's IRS 990: Financial statements in the non-profit world. To learn how to use the databases use their YouTube tutorials or contact the Library.
Government, Politics, & Law
- CQ Press Electronic Library This link opens in a new windowDirectories include Politics in America and Washington Information Directory.
- Martindale-HubbellDirectory of lawyers.
- U.S. Government ManualDirectory of government agencies and departments.
History
- Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals This link opens in a new windowDirectory of over 50,000 English publications published between 1800 and 1900. The amount of information available on each publication varies, but may contain up to 26 categories including title, title changes, publication dates, place of publication, political orientation, history, and editor.
Publications
Science
- Pivot This link opens in a new windowProvides several services to the Research and Development community. The Funding Opportunities database contains more than 22,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities. The Funded Research enables members to research and track information on funding and award histories at leading research facilities around the world. Access and support provided through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
