The University of Iowa Libraries now offer access to a powerful research tool: ReferenceUSA.  Users can create cusomized searches for over 24 million businesses and 262 million consumers.  Information can be detailed, and ReferenceUSA presents data in charts and other formats. Businesses include: Name Phone Address Employee size Expenditures Credit rating Company history & more. Consumer data shows: Phone HomeContinue reading “ReferenceUSA: Millions of Businesses & Consumers”

See Business Library titles that have been recently borrowed and returned.  Materials appear in call-number order. Readers can discover which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated March 12, 2013

See Business Library titles that have been recently borrowed and returned.  Materials appear in call-number order. Readers can discover which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated February 12, 2013

“Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you getContinue reading “LearningExpress Library: Online Practice Tests, EBooks, and More”

Find both databases on this site. ReferenceUSA is the nation’s premier source for business and consumer research data. Powered by Infogroup data, the database is updated monthly and contains detailed information on over 15 million companies and over 260 million consumers. Every record can be exported into spreadsheets and contains accurate latitude and longitude coordinates.Continue reading “ReferenceUSA & Onesource Trials (End 28 February, 2013)”

Passport is a global business intelligence database that covers consumer markets in more than 80 countries. It allows users to identify a market, see all of the companies and brands in that market, and understand the relevant consumer dynamics of that market. Over 85% of Fortune 500 companies used Passport data to make strategic marketingContinue reading “Passport – Trial ends 15 February 2013”

These books from the Business Library’s general collection have been loaned and recently returned. Books appear in order by call number. Readers can use the list to see which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated November 28, 2012 Title Author Call Number The fortune at theContinue reading “Books Recently Returned: 11/28/2012”

These books from the Business Library’s general collection have been loaned and recently returned. Books appear in order by call number. Readers can use the list to see which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated October 24, 2012 Title Author Call Number The fortune at theContinue reading “Books Recently Returned: 10/24/2012”

Learn more about open access, how to promote it, and why it is valuable. “‘Open Access’ to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry areContinue reading “International Open Access Week, Oct. 22-26, 2012”

These books from the Business Library’s general collection have been loaned and recently returned. Books appear in order by call number. Readers can use the list to see which subjects are popular or used for research. Click on a title for more information. Updated September 25, 2012 Title Author Call Number The fortune at theContinue reading “Books Recently Returned: 9/25/2012”