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Popular sources are listed on this page. For a full list, go to Electronic Resources > Off-Campus.

To use a database that is not available off-campus, contact a librarian and we will search for you. Supplementary materials are provided via e-mail, fax or mail.

If having trouble accessing resources, check out our Troubleshooting Tips.

Interlibrary Loan: Request items not available online

Central Search: Search multiple databases simultaneously.

See the related "Graduate Students" page for career and on-campus resources.

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• Library Catalog - also searches electronic books from NetLibrary
• WorldCat - FirstSearch (search all library catalogs at once)
• Other Libraries
• EBL - Ebooks Library of 40,000 titles
• Document delivery & book loans (see below)

Full Text Journals & Newspapers

• EBSCOhost Business Source Complete - business topics
• Factiva - companies, markets, news
• ProQuest - all topics
• RDS Bizsuite - markets & operations 
• Find Online Journals - Locate where to find a particular online journal

Company Information

• Capital IQ - public and private companies; professionals worldwide
• Thomson One Banker - SEC filings, Deals, M&A, New Issues, Venture Xpert, ratios, research, etc.
• KLD's Socrates - social record of public companies
• Mergent Online - history, debt ratings, financials
• Datamonitor Company Profiles via EBSCOhost Business Sourse Complete
• LexisNexis Company Dossier - See under "Business" menu; profiles, global linkages, financials, news, intellectual property, etc.
• Factiva - Company/Markets tab custom report
• Company Infopack - Create a company profile using a template; includes a "Distance Learners" version for off-campus access
• More >

• IBISWorld - coverage of many industries
• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys - industry structure, how an industry operates
• Mergent Online - global coverage
• Mintel - consumer products and travel; U.S. and international coverage
• Euromonitor GMID - consumer products and lifestyles; economic and industry data; global coverage
• Investext Plus - analysts reports
• RDS Bizsuite - includes articles and brief snapshots
• MarketResearch.com - consumer products, target markets
• More >

Ethical Use of Information

• Ethical Use Scenarios
• Citing Sources
• Copyright Basics & Frequently Asked Questions

Course Readings & Materials

• Course Readings/Reserves
• Blackboard Course Reading Links

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Library Instructional Services

• Information Literacy Program
• InfoBytes: Library Training Seminars
• Bloomberg Certification
• Stephen D. Cutler Center of Investments & Finance

At your request we can:

• Ship to you Babson-owned books for a 3-week loan.
• Fax, email or post copies of articles not available online

Deliveries are usually made within 5 business days. Simply submit a request to Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery service using one of the online forms. Please note in which MBA or Executive Education program you are participating.