The Library’s business collection supports student course work and the research of students
and faculty. Business materials are located primarily in the Raynor and Memorial Libraries,
which contain over 800,000 volumes of books, bound journals, and microforms relating to the
Humanities and Social Sciences. Students may also use Marquette’s Law Library for
regulatory and legal topics.
Print Collection Strengths
Books: The general business book collection includes over 80,000 items; this number
encompasses the Library of Congress call number range H - HJ. The collection is especially
strong in the areas of economics, finance, management, marketing, and international trade and
business. There are over 19,000 items just in the call number range HB - HC, which
encompasses theoretical economics. English is the primary language for acquisition and current
business trends and practices are emphasized.
Journals: The journal collection has been built by the faculty and librarians of the University
over many years and new subscriptions are added regularly. In addition, the Libraries are
consciously trying to convert print journal subscriptions to electronic subscriptions, thereby improving
access for all users.
Annual Reports to Shareholders and SEC filings
The Library houses a microfiche collection of the annual reports to shareholders for companies traded
on the New York Stock and American Stock Exchanges. Reports for some companies go back as
far as 1953, and up to 1997. We also have microfiche collections of proxy statements and 10-K
reports, but these are less comprehensive.
For electronic access to SEC documents (filings) and the data reported in them, the libraries subscribe
to the database Thomson One Banker, which
provides comprehensive online access back to 1993, with scattered older material (for a fuller
description of the database, see below). Thomson One Banker also provides access to annual
reports and data for about 13,000 foreign companies (through the Worldscope database). We also
subscribe to Compustat Global via WRDS – it provides access to numeric data for both U.S.
and foreign companies (see below for more information about WRDS).
Electronic Resources
In addition to standard print materials, the Raynor Memorial Libraries maintain a growing number of
electronic indexes, full text and data sources. These are only available off-campus to valid
Marquette Card holders only. Below is a list of database highlights (for a complete list, go to
Articles, Databases, and
Other E-resources).
Of particular interest will be WRDS
(Wharton Research Data Services): this is a data hosting and interface service that allows
easy and uniform online access to various economic and financial numeric datasets (e.g. Compustat,
Global Insight, etc.).
ABI/INFORM Global: The oldest
electronic business article index, this database provides access to articles from over 1800 domestic
and international business journals, with an emphasis on the scholarly literature. Contains
the full text for over half of the journals included in the database, beginning mostly in 1992.
Business & Company Resource
Center: There are actually several databases in this portal-type database: an
article index to ~1300 business and trade magazines (strength is in the trade publications); a company
directory; and a database of investment reports from financial analysts (Investext Plus). In
addition, there are industry encyclopedia articles and market research reports (Datamonitor Market
Research Industry Reports). Approximately half of the journals indexed are full-text beginning
mostly in 1993.
Compustat Global: a database of financial data on public companies and
indexes from around the world. It is available through the WRDS interface.
EconLit: A comprehensive,
indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature. It provides
coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings,
etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.
Global Insight: A
database of economic, financial, and demographic time series data for the U.S. It is available
using the vendor's interface (daily updates), and via the WRDS interface (updated quarterly).
Global Market Information Database
: From Euromonitor, this is a database of market research on countries, markets and companies:
it provides country demographics and economic conditions (200 + countries); consumer lifestyle profiles
(52 countries); sales volume, value and forecasts for 350 retail products; major brands and companies.
Contains some time series data.
International Financial Statistics:
From the International Monetary Fund, provides data on all aspects of international and domestic
finance. For most countries of the world, provides data needed in the analysis of problems of
international payments and of inflation and deflation.
Main Economic Indicators:
From the OECD, this database provides access to the time series data published in the journal Main
Economic Indicators. Covers: national accounts, industrial production, leading indicators,
business surveys, domestic finance and trade, labor, wages, prices, foreign finance, interest rates,
foreign trade, etc. It is part of SourceOECD,
the OECD's full-text books, journals, and data portal, which we subscribe to in its entirety.
NBER Working Papers: From
the National Bureau of Economic Research, this database provides online access to their current papers
and the entire archive. Areas covered: all aspects of economics; aging; children; environment; health
and health care; international finance, investment and trade; productivity; taxation and government
spending, etc.
Thomson One Banker:
Full-text SEC filings, digital images of annual reports, and extracted financial and management
information for more than 12,000 US public corporations, and ~13,000 foreign public companies
(Worldscope). We also have access to Thomson's Mergers & Acquisitions Deals data.
The database has a very powerful and sophisticated screening and reporting interface, and data can
be easily downloaded in spreadsheet format.
World Development Indicators: From the World Bank, this database
provides social and economic indicator data in annual time series for 208 economies, and 18 regional
and income groups.
Selected
Internet Sites: Business & Economics
This web page is a selective list of active business-related web sites. Here are some of the
subject areas: accounting, e-commerce, economics, finance, human resources, industry, international
trade, and marketing. The sites are chosen, and the page maintained, by the Business
Librarian.
Federal Depository Program
Marquette participates in the Federal Depository program, acquiring a variety of state and federal
documents which assist particularly: business, marketing and demographic research; statistical studies,
monitoring legislative and regulatory issues; and public affairs. In addition, the Milwaukee Public
Library (5 blocks away) is a full federal and patent depository library.
Special Services
This brief listing may be explored further in other areas of the Web site, but an enumeration of
key privileges and services includes:
Raynor Memorial Libraries are open 104 hours per week during fall and spring semesters with 24/7
access to Raynor's first floor. (Click
here for complete information on hours).
More than 275 networked computers in Raynor Memorial Libraries for access to online resources
and software (including E-Views and SPSS software); full wireless coverage.
Semester long borrowing of monographic material; one-week borrowing of print periodicals; and
online renewals. (Click
here for more detail.)
Reference staff are available for consultation when you walk in or by appointment, phone, email,
IM, etc. (Click here for more detail.)
Free interlibrary borrowing of articles and books.
Easy off-campus access to electronic journals, databases and other e-resources. (More details on
Accessing Library E-Resources
from Home.)
Brew @ the Bridge Café.
Self-service photocopiers with key card convenience.
Study carrels for graduate students by application.
Two PC-equipped teaching labs available for classes by appointment and for student use when not
scheduled for classes.
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