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• 1. OECD iLibrary

  OECD iLibrary is a platform containing over 17 ebook collections organized by theme from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. In addition to these ebooks, the platform also includes 24 periodicals, the OECD statistical databases, and the OECD Guidelines for the testing of chemicals. Individual ebook titles on the OECD iLibrary platform are also listed in the library catalog. (Updated monthly)

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• 2. IndustriusCFO Industry Metrics

  Database that provides financial ratio benchmarking, profitability, case liquidity, sustainable growth rate, business valuation, square footage analysis, etc. for over 900,000 firms in 900 industries. Provides standard and unique ratio comparisons such as profits and sales per employee and spread between earnings on debt and cost of debt. And provides market value calculations for earning multiple and asset values for a comparison with similar firms in the same industry.

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• 3. IMF Data including International Financial Statistics (IFS)

  The IMF eLibrary Data contains a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates, and other economic and financial indicators. The International Financial Statistcs (IFS) has been one of IMF's principal statistical datasets since 1948. Available indicators normally include a country's exchange rate, Fund position, international liquidity, monetary statistics, interest rates, prices, production, labor, international transactions, government accounts, national accounts, and population. (Updated monthly)

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• 4. ABI/Inform

  ABI/INFORM Complete provides thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, and key newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times, as well as country and industry profiles. The database covers a wide range of business topics including accounting, finance, management, marketing and real estate.(Updated daily)

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• 5. LexisNexis Academic

  NOTE: In early 2018, LexisNexis Academic will be replaced with a new platform, renamed Nexis Uni. Access to both platforms will available until March 31, 2018. LexisNexis Academic Universe is an online service composed of approximately 5,000 legal, news, reference, and business sources, most full text. It includes international and U.S. newspapers, ethnic and regional news sources, magazines, wire services, newsletters, trade journals, company and industry analyst reports, polls, almanacs, biographical tools, and broadcast transcripts. Advertisements, obituaries, graphics, and non-local (syndicated) features are typically not included. Of particular interest are the New York Times, June 1980 -to date;The Wisconsin State Journal, 1992-to date; and The Capital Times, 1992-to date. Years of coverage vary, but many sources begin with the late 1980's or early 1990's. (Updated daily)

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• 6. Canadian Major Dailies

  This is the core of Canadian Newsstand. Included are national and leading regional papers such as National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Vancouver Sun and the Victoria Times-Colonist.

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• 7. JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive

  JSTOR is a full-text journal database which provides access to more than 1,200 titles in the fields of African-American studies, anthropology, architecture, Asian studies, biological sciences, botany, ecology, economics, education, film, finance, folklore, history, language, literature, mathematics, middle east studies, music, philosophy, political science, population/demography, religion, sociology, and statistics. Coverage begins with volume one of each title and continues to within 3 to 5 years of the most current issue, depending on the title. The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal; it is specified by publishers in their license agreements with JSTOR. Graphs, photographs, and other images are included. UW-Madison Libraries have acquired the following JSTOR collections: Arts & Sciences I-XIV; Biological Sciences; Business; Ecology & Botany I-II; Health & General Sciences; Ireland; Language & Literature; Music. (Updated irregularly)

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• 8. Political Handbook of the World

  This handbook contains facts and analysis on the governmental and political makeup of more than 200 countries and territories throughout the world. In addition, it profiles the current issues and controversies for those nations. It covers all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system and provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships. Detailed profiles of more than 120 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies are also included.

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• 9. Newspaper Source Plus

  Newspaper Source Plus includes 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Irish Times (Ireland), The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others. This resource is licensed by BadgerLink/Department of Public Instruction for use by all Wisconsin residents.

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• 10. Kanopy (Films)

  Kanopy is a video streaming platform which offers a broad collection that includes over 26,000 films and videos from 800 top producers such as BBC Active, California Newsreel, Criterion Collection/Janus films, Documentary Educational Resources, First Run Features, The Great Courses, Green Planet Films, Kino Lorber Edu, Media Education Foundation, National Film Board of Canada, New Day Films, PBS, Psychotheraphy.net, the DEFA Film Library’s (East) German Film Collection, and many more. Kanopy launches over 300 new releases per month. Films range from documentaries, independent and foreign films, must-see classics, and blockbuster movies. With regard to topic coverage, humanities and the arts represent the largest category, followed by education and media/communication. Other strong categories are the sciences, social sciences, and history. Search for films by title, subject, keywords, or browse by subject. Register with Kanopy to utilize features such as playlists, clips, sharing, embedding, and creating a watch list for future viewing. Can’t find what you are looking for? Contact Kanopy and they will try to obtain the film for the database within several weeks. See also Docuseek2 and Films on Demand databases for more streaming video options.

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