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ABI/Inform Collection

Nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal.

This database provides access to popular and news magazines, trade publications, newspapers, and scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines.

To search ABI Inform:

From the Library’s homepage, click Databases
Scroll down and click on ABI/Inform
Enter keywords in either the Basic or Advanced search
Limit to 5 years (optional)
Limit to Peer Reviewed
The article is available if there is at least one of the following designations: Full text, or Full Text-PDF. If these designations are not listed, follow the Link to full text or blue QU Check for Full Text.
To read an abstract of the article, click on the title or the word "Abstract". Also, check Subjects.
For printing always select the Full Text-PDF if available.

How to search the ABI Inform database

ABI Inform is a database of nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals including scholarly journals, popular news magazines, trade publications and newspapers. Please note that some of the scholarly journals may not be peer-reviewed.

ABI Inform Complete - Company Information

To find company information within ABI/INFORM Collection:
-click Advanced Search button

-in the "Companies/Organizations" field, enter/search for a company by name.
-in the "Source type" menu, select "Other Sources" and "Reports," then click the Search button.
-results include company profiles and analyses, Boardroom Insiders Profiles of executives, Experian Commercial Risk details, GlobalData Company Deals and Alliances Profiles, and more.
-alternatively, if you know what type of document you need (such as an annual report), skip the "Source Type" selections and instead select the type of document from the "Document Type" menu when performing your search.

Advanced Search Example

The Advanced Search in ABI/Inform offers the option of selecting Document type.

The example below was limited to Industry Report, Market Report and Market Research:

You can also click on "Browse" (above search box) to see variety of Industry, Market, Commodity, Company, and Country Reports available.