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Liaison Librarian for Management and Business

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Humanities and Social Sciences Library
3459 McTavish Street

Subjects: Management and business

Statement on the Educational Use of Databases

The use of McGill Library's professional business databases is limited to academic purposes. These databases are not to be used on behalf of external organizations or for commercial reasons.

Students completing internships may not access resources and reports on behalf of their employers.

Please refer to the McGill Library policy on electronic resources or to the licensing and conditions of use for further information.

Accessing Resources Off-Campus

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Marketing and Advertising Databases

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
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Comprehensive database of articles from key trade publications, scholarly journals, conference proceedings, market reports, etc.
Business Source Complete
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Comprehensive database of articles from scholarly and trade journals, working papers, as well as market reports and industry reports.
Vivvix (was Advertising Insights)
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Provides research on the multi-media advertising marketplace. It monitors US expenditure information for millions of products at the category, parent company, subsidiaries or brand levels across US Network TV, Spot TV, Cable TV, Newspapers, Internet, etc.
eMarketer
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IBISWorld
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Industry reports and business environment profiles. (Canada, U.S.)
MarketLine Advantage
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Intelligence reports and analysis for business and industry sectors, with company listings and geographic browsing options.
Mergent Online
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Company reports including annual reports, company history, executive profiles, financials, supply chain data, etc. (International)
Mintel Academic
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Industry/category reports, trends and demographic information for consumer-related products and services. (Canada, U.S.)
Passport
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Industry/category reports, trends and demographic information for consumer-related products and services. (International)
License information can be found here: License Terms of Use
Statista
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Business-related statistics from a wide range of sources. (International)
SimplyAnalytics (formerly SimplyMap)
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5 simultaneous users
Vividata
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A source of print and digital audience data for magazines and newspapers. Vividata is the amalgamated organization of media measurement bodies NADbank and PMB.
Conference Board of Canada e-library
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Market Share Reporter
Presents market share data on over four thousand companies, and 2,500 products, facilities, and brands.
Search by either keyword or subject. Use Advanced Search to search by NAICS industry code.