Research for Libraries

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Xan Goodman goodmanx@mlcnet.org ext. 118
Brian Austin austinb@mlcnet.org ext. 139
Research for Libraries Research for Libraries is an electronic resource containing business information for academic and public libraries. MLC's group subscription runs annually January 1 - December 31. Prorated subscriptions are available for mid-year additions.

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  • MarketLine Business Information Centre
    Content in Research for Libraries’ MarketLine Business Information Centre database includes 2,500 industry reports on various sectors, 2,000 SWOT analysis reports (strengths, weaknesses, opportunity and threats) for companies represented in each industrial sector. Additionally there are 10,000 company profiles and more than 50 country profiles. These materials combined create a source to find marketing based research.

    In addition to the reports available in MarketLine Business Information Centre users can link to summarized analysis of news items related to business.

  • Business Insights
    Content in Research for Libraries’ Business Insights includes reports on five key areas: Consumer Goods, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology and IT. These reports focus on current and future markets, and trends for the above areas. Analysis is provided for each sector and detailed reports are available for subscribers to this database.

  • Life Science Analytics
    • LSA will provide your students and faculty with unique information on companies and happenings in the pharmaceutical, biomedical, and biotechnology industries. One of the key content areas that academics are interested in is the drug pipeline information - by company or therapeutic area, all pharmaceuticals in all phases of development (including on and off market) are covered and compared.

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