Using this Guide
Welcome to Watzek Library's research guide for Entrepreneurship. This guide provides access to some research tools that can help take you beyond a Google search as you design your entrepreneurial venture. Library databases can help you examine an industry, research a company, access case studies, and more.
Questions? Ask Mark.
Business & News Sources
- Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new windowEasily find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowOver 2,300 full-text scholarly business journals plus other sources.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowFull text of national, regional, and international newspapers, business, and legal sources and more.
- MarketWatchA corporate directory & news source
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowSelected full-text access to hundreds of newspapers, newswires, and radio & TV transcripts.
- New York Times This link opens in a new windowMembers of the L&C community may click on the link above to register for a one year pass, using an L&C email address. Pass can be reactivated yearly.
- Portland Business JournalBusiness news for the Portland Metro Area. Access the title online by using this link, logging into Primo, and using the login information that appears on the page.
- Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text articles for the Wall Street Journal from Jan. 2, 1984 through current issue.
- Local Business Resources from Multnomah County LibraryDatabases provided by Multnomah County Library require a MCL card to access.
Data Sources
- data.census.gov (replaces American Factfinder)Census data on population, housing, businesses, education, income, and many other variables. Data can be filtered by country, state, city and more with datasets available to download as CSV files.
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
- National Center for Health StatisticsStatistics for domestic health issues. For international data try the World Health Organization.
- World Bank Data This link opens in a new windowThe World Bank offers open access to statistical data concerning development in countries across the globe. Search by country or indicator (i.e., economy and growth, energy and mining, urban development) to view regional profiles, charts, maps, and datasets. Use the DataBank tool to compare several countries and indicators and download custom sets. Data is available as CSV files.
- Portland CivicApps DatasetsThe dataset catalog provides access to a variety of demographic, socioeconomic, and transportation information about the Portland, OR metro area. There are a number of contributing local government agencies including City of Portland Technology, TriMet Developer Resources, and State of Oregon Spatial Data Library. Depending on the data presented, datasets can be downloaded as CSV files, text documents, or shapefiles (GIS).
