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Databases are simply collections of journals searchable from one search box. They enable you to find good quality subject-specific research and journal articles on a topic. Listed below are some useful business databases (you will need your Single Sign On username and password to access them).
A guide is also available for you to view/download that illustrates how to search databases effectively.
A key online database for global business and economics topics, including thousands of full text journals, company news, country/industry reports and trend reporting. ABI features key business and economics periodicals such as The Economist.
EBSCO released a new Business Search Interface (BSI) in July 2025. This new interface makes business research more intuitive and efficient. Students and staff can easily browse leading business journals and magazines, search specific topics and easily locate country economic data, company profiles, industry information, and market research.
EBSCO's Business Source Ultimate is an indispensable resource for business students. The database offers access to more than 3,500 active full text journals, including many peer-reviewed publications. It spans various business topics, from current trends to historical information and global perspectives. The resource also includes important video collections, such as a new collection of videos from Academy of Management.
The Emerald publishing platform provides online access to articles from over 120 important academic journal titles in the fields of business, management and economics. Full text archives date from 1994 and abstracts from 1989.
You can use Library Search to find journal articles as this will search the vast majority of the content we subscribe to. If you find that this method produces too much information, you may wish to use the subject-specific databases to perform a more targeted literature search.
Library Search is your search engine for finding books, e-books, journals, full text articles and more! Library content, including the library catalogue, E-Publication Finder and online databases can be searched from one easy-to-use page, enabling you to access academic quality content more quickly and simply.
Below are some more databases that you may find useful in your research
The ScienceDirect platform provides online access to full text journals and eBooks published by Elsevier. You may need to 'activate' your personal Elsevier account on first use of this resource.
Undergraduate students in their 3rd/4th year and all postgraduate students and staff can request journal articles that DMU does not have access to through our inter-library loan (ILL) service (subject to copyright/publisher permissions). Click on the link below to access the ILL guide:
Economic and business context