Computer Information Systems Resources

Articles, Databases & Journals

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
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 newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times.

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Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly business database, providing full-text context.
Includes Harvard Business Review Case Studies (1922 - Present) and MarketLine SWOT analyses.
Computer Source This link opens in a new window
Computer Source provides full text for nearly 300 publications, covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. In addition, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1985.
Information Science & Technology Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA) covers classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, scholarly communication, electronic publishing, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full-text archival collection of scholarly journals. Subjects covered include Business, Economics, Finance, Political Science, Population Studies, Public Policy & Administration, Statistics.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Includes national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789, business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
The leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. Excellent resource for business research.
SpringerLink This link opens in a new window
SpringerLink contains abstracts, tables of contents, and full text of articles, handbooks and reference works in the sciences, technology, medicine and social sciences.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
The world's broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.

How to video tutorials...

Increase your search results by using the thesaurus within the following databases.

ABI/INFORM Complete Thesaurus Video

Business Source Complete Thesaurus Video

Peer Review Questions & Publishing Opportunities

Cabells Directories of Publishing Opportunities This link opens in a new window
Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities, Educational Set contains information about scholarly journals in the area of education to help authors find the most suitable journals for their manuscripts based on criteria such as thematic characteristics, manuscript guidelines, acceptance rate, audience type, and review process.
Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in accounting , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in economics and finance , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in management , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in marketing , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in educational curriculum and methods , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in educational psychology and administration , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in educational technology and library science , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in health administration , Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in nursing

The resources below will indicate if the journal is peer reviewed. Cabell's Directories of Publishing Opportunities will cover the article submission process, manuscript specifications, guidelines, etc.

Ulrichsweb This link opens in a new window
Provides detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative information on serials published throughout the world. Ulrich's covers all subjects, and includes publications that are published regularly or irregularly and are circulated free of charge or by paid subscription.

Citation Indexes: Research Author & Journal Impact

Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from high impact research journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Web of Science enables users can navigate forward, backward, and through the literature through cited reference searching.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
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Abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 19,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, it offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support their research needs in the scientific, technical, medical and social sciences fields and, more recently, also in the arts and humanities.

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