Directories
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Business Source Complete
UPDATED--now includes more sources. Articles, market research, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. Learn how to create a search alert here.
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Candid (Foundation Directory)
Gives grant-seekers access to the largest amount of clean and coded philanthropic data that exists. Looking for financial and management information on specific charities? Check Guidestar Pro by Candid.
Select nonprofits can apply to Candid's "Go for the Gold" program for one-year remote access to the separate "FDO Essentials" product.
Database accessible only from within the library.Company Dossier (from Nexis Uni)
Part of Nexis Uni. After opening the database, use the "Menu" drop-down menu at the upper left of the page and select "Company Dossier." Millions of public and private companies, with contact information, analysis and news/industry links. No download limit.
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Encyclopedia of Associations: National
Part of the Gale Directory Library. Comprehensive source of detailed information concerning nonprofit American membership organizations of national scope. Covers more than 23,000 organizations.
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional
Part of the Gale Directory Library. Information on associations and societies that are organized and function at the regional (both interstate and intrastate), state, county, city, neighborhood, and local levels.
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Gale Business Insights
A one-stop source for business articles, as well as company profiles and analysis, including SWOT Analyses, investment reports, industry overviews, market information, case studies and more. Also includes Plunkett Research Reports.
Gale Directory Library
Search several different national, regional and international directories simultaneously or separately.
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National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
Part of the Gale Directory Library. Provides contact and basic factual information on the largest nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Nexis Uni
From Lexis Nexis. Legal sources (federal/state statutes/cases), business directories, news/magazine/journal articles and much more. Directory listings from Company Dossier can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists. Topic-specific training videos available.
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Reference Solutions
Business directory, residential listings, demographics and health care listings. Records can be downloaded for mailing/contact lists. Use the "Consumers & Lifestyles" module for a powerful analytics tool.
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