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| ABI/INFORM | |
|---|---|
| Name | ABI/INFORM |
| Producer | ProQuest |
| Launched | 1971 |
| Languages | English |
| Providers | ProQuest |
| Disciplines | Business, Finance, Management |
| Formats | Journals, Newspapers, Trade Magazines, Dissertations |
ABI/INFORM ABI/INFORM is a bibliographic and full-text database focused on business and management literature used by researchers at libraries such as Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Oxford and by corporations like McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, IBM. The resource aggregates publications from publishers including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist and academic presses such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, SAGE Publications to support users at institutions such as Columbia University, London School of Economics, Yale University.
ABI/INFORM aggregates journal articles, trade publications, newspapers, dissertations and market reports cited by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, University of Chicago and consulted by analysts at J.P. Morgan, Bain & Company, Deloitte. The database indexes content from publishers including Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor & Francis and content used in coursework at University of Pennsylvania, New York University, University of California, Berkeley. Coverage supports studies referencing institutions such as Federal Reserve System, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and cases involving firms like Apple Inc., Amazon (company), Microsoft.
Launched in 1971, the service evolved through corporate owners and platform migrations involving companies such as ProQuest, ProQuest Information and Learning, CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) and integrations similar to mergers involving U.S. News & World Report archives and collections used by The New York Times Company. Early indexing paralleled services like EBSCOhost, LexisNexis and developments at institutions like Library of Congress and projects at National Information Standards Organization. Over decades the product expanded to include doctoral dissertations from universities such as University of Michigan, University of Toronto and international reports from organizations such as Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
The database includes full text of articles from periodicals published by Harvard Business Review, Bloomberg, Nikkei, and technical reports held by archives at Cornell University, University of Sydney. ABI/INFORM indexes conference proceedings from events like World Economic Forum, Davos Conference, and working papers from repositories associated with National Bureau of Economic Research, Social Science Research Network. Subject matter spans case studies on General Electric, Toyota Motor Corporation, Samsung Electronics, market analysis referencing indices such as S&P 500, FTSE 100, Nikkei 225 and regulatory discussions involving statutes like Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Access is typically provided through institutional subscriptions at libraries such as British Library, Library and Archives Canada, National Library of Australia and via platform integrations comparable to ProQuest Ebook Central, EBSCOhost Business Source, and link resolvers used by OCLC. Authentication methods include IP-based access at campuses such as University of Edinburgh and remote access through systems like VPN services and federations such as Shibboleth used by consortia including Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois. Mobile and discovery integrations align with tools from Google Scholar, WorldCat, Summon (ProQuest).
Institutional licensing models mirror those negotiated by academic libraries at Princeton University Library, University of California system, University of Texas with vendors such as ProQuest and consortia such as JISC. Pricing tiers often differentiate by package size comparable to collections offered by EBSCO Information Services and may include perpetual access, campus-wide licenses, and pay-per-view options used by corporate subscribers like Ernst & Young, PwC. Negotiations reference license terms established by organizations such as International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and procurement practices at systems such as SUNY.
Researchers and librarians at University of Cambridge, King's College London, Australian National University and consultants at Boston Consulting Group cite the database for business history, market research, and competitive intelligence on companies like Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Company, Procter & Gamble. Reviews in library science forums and comparisons with services like JSTOR, Web of Science, Scopus note strengths in trade literature and newspaper coverage while pointing to overlaps with repositories maintained by National Bureau of Economic Research and archives curated by ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. The resource has informed academic studies, corporate due diligence, and policy analyses involving agencies such as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission and international economic research at International Labour Organization.
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