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Vendor: Gale Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Journals, trade publications, market research reports, industry profiles, and SWOT analyses in the disciplines of business, marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics.
Vendor: EBSCOhost Coverage: Varies Full Text: Partial
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Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text items covering all subject areas including business and economic journals, magazines, trade, and journals in psychology and computing.
Vendor: ProQuest Coverage: 1905 - present Full Text: Partial
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Limited to one user at a time. Please click Logout when finished. Provides independent market intelligence, analysis, news, country profiles, route maps, financials, and data services for the worldwide aviation industry.
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CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). Title of document. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA – Centre for Aviation. (2015). CAPA country report: Iran. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/reports/
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CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (year). [Description of data requested]. Retrieved from URL
Example: CAPA - Centre for Aviation Fleet Database. (2015). [Fleet search for Aircraft Model Airbus A300]. Retrieved from http://centreforaviation.com/data/fleet/#search/asat=9-Oct-2015&model=43/p1
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Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases: "aviation biofuel"
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Hover over Analysis to access reports, videos, research publications, and more on various aviation industry topics.
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Supplies 14 key business ratios covering the areas of solvency, efficiency, and profitability and allows for company/industry ratio comparisons. Formerly Dun & Bradstreet.
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Detailed business descriptions, corporate histories, competitor information, and financial statements for many U.S. and non-U.S. public companies, as well as overall industry reports for North America and other regions.
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A multitude of international statistics on populations, industries, economics, media, opinion, companies, politics, lifestyles, and many other topics. Includes ready-made statistical charts, graphs, and tables.
Vendor: Statista Coverage: Varies Full Text: Complete
Full-text, PDF-formatted reports and analyst commentaries on approximately 1,700 stocks.
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Access is to the current issue of the Value Line Investment Survey (VLIS) and the last twelve weekly issues.
Click the Markets tab at the top of the screen to view Stock Market Today commentaries and Value Line's Economic Calendar, which highlights upcoming financial events and indicators.
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Specialized reference sources such as almanacs, encyclopedias, and books on a variety of topics.
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Technology and business books covering topics such as programming, IT networking, project management, graphic design and corporate strategy - along with videos, case studies and self-assessments.
Vendor: O’Reilly Coverage: Varies Full text: Complete
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