Research Guides
For more databases and resources, try these research guides:
- Companies
- Congressional Publications
- Country Data
- Energy
- Industries
- Market Research
- Political Science
- Technical reports
- Finding Data
Find by name
News
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Global NewsstreamOver 2500 US and international news sources. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
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Factiva30,000 newspapers and other news sources from 200 countries, in 28 languages. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
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Nexis UniAccess to the full-text of many news, business, and legal resources. Coverage: 1980-current (depending on title)
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PressreaderCurrent editions of hundreds U.S. and international newspapers For use online or as an app. Current three months only.
For more, see News research guide
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Google Scholar - Free resource which can be linked to MIT Libraries for full text and cited references
Also try:
- Web of Science - Top-tier peer reviewed journals in engineering, social science and management topics
- EBSCO Social Science Databases - Search Business Source Complete, Econlit, Academic Search Complete, and Political Science Complete together by entering PSC, clicking "choose databases" above search box.
- ABI/Inform - Find articles from major business publications and trade publications
- Compendex - Covers engineering research journals. Also includes Inspec, for electronics, computing, robotics research
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Environment Index - Covers air, water, energy, and land resources from a policy point of view
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Agricultural and Environmental Science Collection - Scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.
Selected Research Resources
Companies
- Orbis - Information on public and private companies worldwide. Research individual companies, or screen for companies meeting certain financial, geographic or operating criteria.
- D&B Hoovers - Directory of 20+ million U.S. and international companies. Includes latest news and analysts reports.
Countries
- EIU Country Intelligence - 200+ countries
- EMIS (formerly ISI Emerging Markets) - 70+ emerging market countries
US Government Information
Industries
- Fitch Connect - Industry sector, economic, political and company research on various countries. Includes political and economic risk analysis, and regulatory reports
- IBISWorld Industry Reports - US, China, some global
Market research
Theses
- Dissertations and Theses - full text 1997 - present; abstracts from 1861 - present
- MIT Theses - Digitized collection of recent MIT theses
Researching Policy
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Congressional Research ReportsThe Congressional Research Service (CRS), a federal legislative branch agency located within the Library of Congress, serves as shared staff exclusively to congressional committees and Members of Congress. CRS approaches complex topics from a variety of perspectives and examines all sides of an issue. Staff members analyze current policies and present the impact of proposed policy alternatives.
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CQ ResearcherOriginal, authoritative reports on newsworthy social and political issues covering topics in public policy, law, civil liberties, international affairs, economics, health, education, the environment, technology, and more
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