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Getting Started - General Business and Economic News Databases

These are three databases to start off with when searching for news on a particular company/industry or for searching for business news in general. To stay current with the latest business and economic trends related to chemistry and similar fields, browse the latest issues of the trade magazine listed in the box below.

Business Source Complete
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Magazines and journals in the fields of business and management.
Factiva
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Business news and articles, current company and stock information, and the Wall Street Journal full-text. Large selection of international newspapers and business publications. The most difficult of the three to use.
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Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis -- including US Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.

Important Chemical Trade Journals/Magazines

Chemical and Engineering News
Weekly news magazine of the American Chemical Society. Often has special features on various industry segments (paints and coatings, drug development, specialty chemicals, etc.), and also publishes regularly themed issues such as:

* Employment Outlook (approx. every Nov.)
* Employment and Salary Survey (approx. every Mar.)
* Facts & Figures (sales and earnings from the chemical industry) (approx. every Jul.)
* World Chemical Outlook (approx. every Jan.)
The Chemical Engineer
UK oriented. Note: Click on IP Login under the Members Area to enable access to the Archive content. Click on IP Logoff when finished. Maximum of 20 users at one time.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Progress
Chemical Week
ENR
Hydrocarbon Processing
Most recent issue delayed one month
ICIS Chemical Business
Oil and Gas Journal
Most recent issue delayed one month