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Guide to ATU Library for Students of Business

Library databases are online collections of quality journals, magazines, newspapers and other academic sources.

Most of our databases are searchable on our library discovery service, this means you can search several databases at once.

However, some databases will have to be searched separately. 

Click on the Databases button on the library website to:

  • see a full listing of our databases
  • see which ones are indexed on our library discovery service
  • search each database individually

Search Donegal databases

Search Galway and Mayo databases

Search Sligo databases

Recommended Databases for Business

Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost)

This database contains full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more. It also includes the full text of Harvard Business Review.

Access from:
Donegal
Galway & Mayo
Sligo

Emerald

Content: High quality peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings 

Subjects: Economics, environment, accounting, marketing and several other general management disciplines

Irish Times Digital Archive

Content: Complete access to Irish Times Newspaper back to 1859 and up to 2 weeks ago

Subjects: Business, Science, Technology, Ireland, History, Environment, Education

Access from:

Lexis Nexis

Content: Reports, cases, articles, law texts

Subjects: Extensive UK and global legal information. 

It provides full text access to:
Irish and UK case law - reported and unreported
Irish Reports (the only database where these are available)
International case law
UK legislation and articles 
Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents
Halsbury’s Laws of England

Mintel Ireland Reports

Content: Consumer and market reports and datasets

Subjects: Marketing, consumer research, product research, industry profiles, country markets

Sage Journals

Content: Full-text journal articles

Subjects: All disciplines and subject areas

Sage Research Methods

Content: Book chapters, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, articles, handbooks, podcasts, videos

Subjects: Research methods - business and management, communication and media, marketing, economics, education, technology and many more

Springer Journals

Content: Over 2900 peer-reviewed journals, of research and international acclaim

Subjects: Multidisciplinary

Taxfind

Content: Legislation, commentary, seminar papers, bulletins, reports, commissions, full text of Irish Tax Review

Subjects: Taxation and accountancy in Ireland

Access from ATU GalwayMayo

Access from ATU Sligo

Economist

The Economist

Content: News and magazine articles, written anonymously to ensure objectivity and transparancy, for one of the oldest international publications.

Subject Area: International trade, current affairs, business and politics.

Bloomsbury Professional Online

Bloomsbury Professional is a leading publisher of law books and resources, and this database gives you full text access to a large selection of their law titles, in eBook format. It contains full-text Irish legal commentary and analysis on various areas of law, which are organised into modules; civil law, criminal law, tax, company law, property law, mediation, intellectual property, and cyber law.

Search Tips

  • Plan your search. Brainstorm keywords and synonyms. For example, investment, venture capital, mutual funds, crowdfunding, equity etc.
  • Most databases have an Advanced Search option. Use it to focus your search.
  • Use "quote marks" to search for phrases. For example, "real estate investment"

For Business Source Complete, please access the help guide here for excellent search tips and searching examples

Science Direct Topic Finder

The Topic Finder at the bottom of the Science Direct database page is an excellent tool to find the most relevant excerpts, definitions and related content for economics, econometrics and finance related subjects. It provides definitions and detailed descriptions for words related to a wide range of disciplines. 

Access the Topics page by scrolling to the bottom of the page on ScienceDirect and clicking on "Browse by Topic".


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