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Find current business information in full articles from business journals, newspapers, and trade publications. Publications include Wall Street Journal and Barron's.

A collection of scholarly articles and primary source documents covering American Indian history from the paleolithic to the present. Includes treaties, speeches, and captivity narratives as well as traditional storytelling, maps, photographs, and video.

For consumers and business owners researching insurers, find in-depth analytical reports and finanical strength ratings. 

Compare your company’s financial performance to local and national companies of similar size by industry. Download BizMiner’s Industry Financial Profiles and Industry Market Reports; view the reports as HTML in order to input your company’s data.

Brainfuse HelpNow offers personalized academic assistance in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science), a 24/7 Writing Lab, academic content and practice tests for skills-building (including SAT preparation), and much more. Live tutoring from Brainfuse's experts are available from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST. Please note that you will need to create a username and password.

Company and industry profiles, including brand information, investment reports, market research reports, rankings and news.

Contains complete articles from thousands of business journals, market research and industry reports for hundreds of industries, as well as international economic reports. 

Media outlets and contacts. Share your news release with journalists, bloggers and social influencers via Cision PR.  (This resource is accessible via username and password at the Central Library.  See a librarian.)

Cross-reference listings of names, phone numbers and addresses for residential and business addresses in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.  (This resource is accessible via username and password at the Central Library.  See a librarian.)

Customized selection of journals relating to communications and mass media. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.

Customized selection of journals of leading business and technical publications spanning the computer industry. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.

Authoritative research on key business management topics from The Conference Board, a business membership and research association. Topics include workforce planning, governance, economics, markets, risk management, and organizational design. 

Crain’s New York Data Center is currently unavailable. Please check back shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience. Data on leading companies and organizations that operate in the NYC market; includes the New York Book of Lists; use these lists to benchmark your business, gather competitive intelligence, and target potential new clients

Customized selection of journals relating to criminal justice. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.

Customized selection of journals relating to Diversity Studies. From the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection.

Artículos con texto completo de revistas, diarios y revistas académicas, índices generales, y otros recursos en ambos Español e Inglés. EBSCOhost Español tiene una función de traducción, pero no es garantizado obtener una traducción completamente exacta.

Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to the fine arts and music, from filmmaking, jazz and Mozart to Shakespeare and Van Gogh.

New York State high-definition, full-color fire insurance maps from Sanborn and other publishers, real estate atlases, plat books, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information. The site has an Interactive map search, and Geo-referenced or search by place name and drop-down menus.

Get access to major magazines and journals to read on your smartphone, tablet, or PC. For instructions, please use this link .  To get the free Flipster app, search for "Flipster" in either Google Play or  Apple's App Store

Find the best foundation for your nonprofit organization. Evaluate a funder, gain an understanding of the grant writing process, and find financial information.  

Source of funding for students, researchers, marketers and other individual grant seekers. Provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States. 

Information on opening, operating, and growing a small business including financing, managing, marketing, and accounting; contains sample business plans. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit; the Gale Business: Plan Builder dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success. Gale Business: Plan Builder requires each user to create a username and password. To set up your personal account, select “Visit the Resource” below, then “Get Started”, and then “First Time Here? Get Started." To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Business directories for companies, publishers, associations and more. Includes titles like Brands and Their Companies and Ward's Business Directory.

24/7 access to reference ebooks. No checkout necessary. Titles can be browsed, searched, and downloaded anytime from any Internet-connected device. Topics include arts, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science, and social science.

Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to small business.

Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection related to gender and sexuality in culture and society. Research information on women's studies, gender identity and more.

An easily searchable database of general interest and scholarly periodicals on topics ranging from the humanities, education and business to current events, science and environmental issues. Also includes a full collection of NPR audio programs; transcripts and links to more than 5,000 video files of popular news shows; and 500 travel guides, including hundreds of Fodor’s titles.

Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to general science. Coverage spans 1980 to the present and includes general interest periodicals as well as academic journals. Learn about scientific developments, global warming, alternative energy and more.

A knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals to information, insights, and resources on global business activities, created by the International Business Center at Michigan University.  

Journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to information and library science.

Learn how to invest, find news on market trends and personal finance, and access the digital IBD Weekly

Online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Video courses are delivered by engaging instructors who are experts in their fields, with certificates for completion of courses. Lynda.com mobile app is available to BPL cardholders with their library card number and PIN. To learn more about using this resource for business, check out this video tutorial.

Full text articles covering a broad range of subjects including general reference, business, education, health, general science and multicultural issues.  Learn how to use this resource by watching a video.

Access to public & private U.S. and international business data, executive contact information, First Research industry profiles, current D&B Key Business Ratios, job search, residential look-ups, and Census demographics.  To learn more about using this resource, To learn more about using this resource, check out these video tutorials: on Mergent Intellect’s Company Quick Search on Mergent Intellect’s Advanced Search on Mergent Intellect’s First Research Industry Profile

The authoritative source for information on US companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges, non-US companies representing 95% of the non-US global market capitalization, and inactive companies which have been merged, acquired etc. Also includes up to 30 years of financials, up to 30 years of daily stock pricing, over 300,000 scanned images of global annual reports archived up to 10 years.  

Market research reports with analysis of consumer markets, companies, and brands.   

Lists New York State bidding opportunities for contracts greater than $15,000. 

Market research, industry analysis and company profiles.  To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Customized selection of journals from the New York State Online Virtual Library database collection relating to psychology. Articles from 1980 to the present.

Commercial and residential directory listings, job postings, and data for entrepreneurs to research target customers, competitors and suppliers.  To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial.

Net worth and biographical information of Americans with estimated net worth of $25 million or more.   (This resource is accessible via username and password at the Central Library.  See a librarian.)

Demographic, business, and marketing data on a local level; users may create reports and maps with hundreds of demographic, business and marketing variables. Remote access to SimplyAnalytics is available to anyone within New York City or Nassau County with a BPL card.

Sister publication to WWD, covers the fashion production pipeline, concentrating on sourcing and manufacturing (May be accessed by 3 simultaneous users. If you are denied access, please try back at another time.)

Market research and industry news on all aspects of the sporting goods and sports marketing industries, including sports equipment sales, sports participation, broadcasting and sponsorship.   

Quantitative data categorized into 21 market sectors such as media, business, finance, and politics. To learn more about using this resource, check out this video tutorial. 

Contains information on a variety of topics in an easy to read format. Includes primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, magazine articles, audio and video clips, and thousands of photographs and illustrations.  Includes topics in science, health, history, literature, current events, sports, world cultures, and business/economics.  Easy to search and topics are comprehensive in content.

Previously known as Redbooks, Winmo provides background on advertisers - their brands, media spending, campaigns, and contacts, and detailed profiles of advertising agencies - their clients, market specialization, and contacts.

Fashion and beauty business news and key trends from 1994 through today from WWD, “the fashion bible”. For retailers, designers, manufacturers, marketers, financiers, Wall Street analysts, international moguls, media executives, ad agencies, socialites, and trend-makers. (May be accessed by 3 simultaneous users. If you are denied access, please try back at another time.)