UCF Research Guides: UCF Executive Development Center (EDC): Databases

A selection of databases

ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) (1971+)
The most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, this comprises ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world
Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
DemographicsNow (Gale Business) - database ceased on March 28, 2025
Gale discontinued this database on March 28, 2025

From population and Census data to housing expenditures, users of DemographicsNow will have access to demographic information including income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures, businesses and more.

Run an unlimited number of reports in summary, comparison or ranking formats.

Compare statistics from multiple geographies in tabular format for easy analysis.
Summarize demographic information on a single geographic area or group multiple geographies into a single value.
Rank multiple geographies using a single demographic variable

See Research Guide for tips.
IBISWorld - Industry Market Research
A collection of Industry Market Research. Includes Industry Reports (NAICS) and Industry iExpert Summaries for the United States.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning offers online interactive video-based training on a wide range of topics, including software, design, and business skills. Applications include Adobe, MS Office, open-source applications, multimedia, web development, programming and more!
The UCF subscription to Lynda.com migrated to a new name "LinkedIn Learning" on August 19, 2019. See Migrating to LinkedIn Learning for more information.
* Thanks for extending UCF's Lynda subscription to: Academic Affairs, College Of Arts And Humanities, College Of Business, College Of Engineering, College Of Grad Studies, College Of Medicine, College Of Sciences, Digital Learning, Information Technologies & Resources, Student Development And Enrollment Services
"Provides access to over 3000+ instructional videos and exercise files to active students and faculty at UCF. Videos covering the latest software, creative, and business skills. Taught by accomplished teachers and recognized industry experts, lynda.com is a high-quality resource for students, faculty, and staff looking to develop skills in Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, project management, social media, and a wide range of other topics."
Mergent Intellect by FTSE Russell
"Mergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence."
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"Coupling Mergent's expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with D&B®'s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
Additionally, through Mergent’s partnership with Whitepages Pro, clients now have immediate access to contact information for over 250 million U.S. consumers. This enhanced search tool features specific information - name, address, previous address, age, number of household members and reverse phone number lookup capabilities - another valuable source of business insight."
Nexis Uni - Business
Company Dossier -- Company Search -- Recent Business News -- Recent Supreme Court Business Opinions -- Recent Law Review Articles -- Recent Business Blog Posts -- Featured Publications