Library Class and Subject Guides: Finance: Get Started

Best Library Resources for Finance

We recommend these search tools, sometimes called databases, to find sources in this subject:

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full text to articles, company reports, industry reports, market research reports, and country reports about all aspects of business, “including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics, and economics.”
Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Access data, market insights, and research tools to understand financial markets and make informed decisions.
All users are required to register through this link to access this resource .
Mintel Academic This link opens in a new window
Mintel reports combine consumer research with market data and analysis across 19 market categories.
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Search topics related to business that includes journal articles, company reports, industry/country reports, ebooks, videos, case studies, and more.
Wall Street Journal via ProQuest This link opens in a new window
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Thoroughly indexed, users will have access to top news stories and information contained in various sections of the paper in regard to local and regional news.

We recommend these search tools to find sources providing access to general finance data:

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) This link opens in a new window
A compilation of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

ALFRED (Federal Reserve)
Access "vintage" or real time economic data.
FRASER (Federal Reserve)
Obtain access to historical economic data and policy documents from the Federal Reserve System and many other institutions.
FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data)
Access economic data time series from national, international, public, and private sources. In addition, tools are available to help users understand, interact with, display, and disseminate the data.