Library Resources For
CSUEB Overseas MBA Students

      Welcome to the Library page for students in the Overseas MBA and EMBA programs of California State University, East Bay (formerly CSU Hayward). This page provides links to online resources available 24 hours a day from the CSUEB Library, including subscription databases and online services; Internet search engines and navigational aids; and selected individual internet sites.

To access subscription databases: Click on " Databases A-Z. "

Online Databases and Electronic Journals - Over 80 databases
      The chart below shows the best sources for finding full-text business-related articles, company and industry information, country-specific information economic information, and international trade statistics:

Type of Information	Recommended Database(s)
Current U.S. Public Company Information   (annual reports & other financial information,   SEC filings, directory information, history,   etc.)	Factiva   Mergent Online   Hoovers Company Records   LEXIS/NEXIS - Business Library   Business Source Premier
Previous years' Financial Reports	Mergent Online   LEXIS/NEXIS - Business Library:   Company   Financial/NAARS
Private U.S. Company Information	LEXIS/NEXIS - Business Library:   Business News & Company Financials/U.S.   Private Companies   Factiva - articles
International Company Information	Mergent Online   LEXIS/NEXIS
Industry Information	Mergent Online   Business Source Premier - Plunkett's   Manuals & articles   LEXIS/NEXIS - articles   Factive - articles   Snapshots North America
Industry Information   Company/Industry Comparisons	Factiva - Companies/Markets - Reports
Investment Company Research Reports	General BusinessFile
Articles from Newspapers, Trade magazines &    Wire Services	Factiva   LEXIS/NEXIS - News Library: General News or   Business Library: Business News
Articles from Magazines, Trade Journals,   Scholarly/Research Journals	Business Source Premier   General BusinessFile   ABI/Inform
Links to Company Home Pages	Factiva   Mergent Online   General BusinessFile
Import/Export Statistics	STAT-USA - Globus & NTDB
U.S. Economic Statistics	STAT-USA - State of the Nation
Other Country Background Information	STAT-USA - Globus & NTDB   CountryWatch   Business Source Premier   Mergent Online
SWOT Analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses,   Opportunities, Threats)	Business Source Premier

      For additional information about these databases, click here.

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      This list, compiled by Judith Faust, provides links to sites that cover such topics as: Company Information; Country Background Information; Currency Converters; Import/Export Information; and so on.

• Connecting to Ask a Librarian gives you access to both chat and e-mail reference service. Chat reference enables you to ask questions and get answers, in real time, from reference librarians 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
  (NOTE: You will probably not be talking with a CSUEB librarian if you use the chat reference service, but you will be talking with a trained librarian happy to help you.)
  
  
• E-mail reference assistance is available directly from CSUEB reference librarians through a service called Libhelp. You should receive a response within 24 hours (it may take longer on week-ends and holidays). You can contact Libhelp at: libhelp@csueastbay.edu.
  
  
• Or you may want to directly contact one of our business librarians:
  

Can I borrow books from or through the CSU, East Bay Library?

      No, it is currently not feasible for overseas students to have materials sent to them from the CSUEB Library, or to have the staff of the CSUEB Library place requests for materials from other libraries on their behalf.

      Suggestions for improving this page, and for improving library services to overseas MBA sudents, are welcome.

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Doug Highsmith & Judith Faust are responsible for this page.
This page was last updated on 07/01/09 .