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Database Information System DBIS
You can find licensed databases by the TU Berlin in the Database Information System (DBIS). This tool also shows free databases and gives detailed information on the access modalities, the database type and the contents of each database. After clicking on the “subject overview” in the left menu you can select between business and economics to get relevant databases for your field of study.
ABI/INFORM
| Provider | ProQuest |
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| Access | If you are on campus and connected to the TU campus network (e.g. eduroam) you will not need to login to use ABI/INFORM. Off-campus access is possible via web-based program Shibboleth. |
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| Database type | essays, bibliographic, full-text |
| Content / description | ABI/INFORM Collections is a bibliographic database that comprises the following three sub-databases
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| Create a My research-account (free-of charge, use TU-Email-address) to save, edit and print your searches. You can easily export your search result for different types of literature management software. |
Business Source Complete (BSC)
| Provider | EBSCO |
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| Access | If you are on campus and connected to the TU campus network (e.g. eduroam) you will not need to login to use BSC. Off-campus access is possible via web-based program Shibboleth. Some full text journals have an embargo period, meaning there is a delay in publication through EBSCO. This delay can be between 1 and 5 years. |
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| Database type | essays, bibliographic, full text |
| Content / description | BSC is a large full text collection of the most important scholarly business journals, dating back as far as 1886. BSC covers all aspects of business including
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| Hints | Sign in to access your personalized account to organize your research with folders, create email alerts and RSS feeds. Search with standardized subject headings of the database thesaurus (standardized word list of the database). Basic Search Help Sheet |
Web of Science (WoS)
| Title | Also known as: ISI Web of Science Formerly known as: Web of Knowledge |
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| Provider | Clarivate Analytics |
| Access | If you are on campus and connected to the TU campus network (e.g. eduroam) you will not need to login to use BSC. Off-campus access is possible via web-based program Shibboleth. |
| Materials included | Books, conference proceedings, journal articles |
| Database type | Citations with abstracts |
| Content / description | The Web of Science is a multidisciplinary research platform, which helps you to quickly find, analyze, and share information in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. WoS covers thousands of research journals and conference proceedings. WoS consists of 11 databases:
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| Subjects | General / multidisciplinary
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| Hints | Narrow down your search to specific databases such as Web of Science Core Collection or the Derwent Innovations Index to search for international patents in the fields of chemistry, electrical engineering or engineering in general. To find the Impact Factor of a journal go to the Journal Citation Reports tab. Select the Social Sciences Edition. |
Statista
| Provider | Statista GmbH |
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| Access | If you are on campus and connected to the TU campus network (e.g. eduroam) you will not need to login to use BSC. Off-campus access is possible via web-based program Shibboleth. |
| Materials included | Market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, government databases |
| Database type | statistics |
| Content / description | Statista is a database for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information. Statista provides access to over one million statistics and facts. Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets. The "Study database" contains studies conducted by market researchers, associations, companies and public institutions. The "Industry Reports" (ibid.) provide conventional indicators as well as SWOT-analyses, forecasts, market comparisons, and annual reports, all of which are available online. |
| Subjects | General / interdisciplinary
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| Hints | In the menu "Our services" you will find "Dossiers", which group together relevant statistics on a particular subject. Having chosen a statistic, you can use the "Chart Options" and "Settings" to select the desired format. The statistics can be downloaded as
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