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ABI-INFORM Complete (from Proquest)Login Required
Articles Statistics / Weights / Measures
This database is the most comprehensive ABI/INFORM™ database, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, ABI/INFORM Dateline and ABI/INFORM Archive.
Academic OneFile (Gale)Login Required
Articles

From Gale, Academic OneFile contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles for academic libraries from the world's leading journals. This comprehensive resource covers the physical and social sciences, technology, medicine, engineering, the arts, technology, literature, and many other subjects.

Academic Search PremierLogin Required
Articles Newspaper
(Via EbscoHost) Full text for thousands of publications, including thousands of peer-reviewed journal articles as well as newspapers. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further.
Backgrounders: Current political & economic issues (Council on Foreign Relations)
Website
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Backgrounders are articles on current political & economic issues.
BigCharts : Historical Quotes
Website
From MarketWatch, Historical Quotes tool allows you to look up a security's exact closing price. Website also includes other financial market information.
Bplans.com - Standard Business Plan Outline
Website
This article explains and outlines a typical business plan.
Bplans.com - Sample Business Plans
Website
Around 60 business plan samples. Company sells plans, so you can only see these samples for free. The 500 others will cost you.
Britannica Academic EditionLogin Required
Dictionaries / Thesauri Encyclopedia Information Maps
An excellent online encyclopedia, dictionary, and world atlas. Don't know much about your topic? Start here.
Business Collection (Proquest) (via Wyoming State Library)Login Required
Articles

Provided through The Wyoming State Library, Proquest Business covers business, economics, accounting, finance, management, and taxation as well as top market, industry, and country reports. (22 databases, including ABI/INFORM Complete and the full text of the Wall Street Journal).

Business Collection [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Business Collection provides coverage of all business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management and strategy, as well as business theory and practice. Users will understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through business and trade publications, complemented by a selection of international, U.S., and regional news publications.

Business Economics and Theory [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Business Economics and Theory Collection provides access to academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics and related fields. The database has an emphasis on titles indexed in the American Economic Association's EconLit bibliography.

Business Insights: Essentials [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Gale Databases

Business Insights: Essentials combines all of the content formerly found in Business & Company Resource Center with a new interface designed around the research goals and workflows of your diverse business research community. Easily find information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports.

Business Insights: Global [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Gale Databases

Business Insights: Global is a unique source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries.

Business Source Complete (Includes SWOT Analysis)Login Required
Articles
(via EbscoHost) With premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals, this database is an essential tool for business students. It covers all disciplines of business, including SWOT Analysis, marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
Business: Plan Builder (Gale)Login Required

This resource for small businesses and entrepreneurs offers an engaging, step-by-step guided experience–complete with the information and tools needed to move through the entire business development life cycle. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through the five essential steps of business planning and explains what each activity is, why it is important in the overall process, and how to get started. Provided by the Wyoming State Library. You will create your own free account so you can build your plan.

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Government Images Statistics / Weights / Measures
Information on specific health and safety topics, public health image library, state and national data sets on health and disease as well as environmental health and emergency preparedness and more.
CIA World Factbook
Government
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
CQ ResearcherLogin Required
Articles Newspaper

Provided by the Wyoming State Library, CQ Researcher is noted for its award-winning in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Reports are published online 44 times a year by CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1976 to present (GPO Access)
Articles Government
Finding tool for Federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical (since 1976) and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online.
Charity Navigator
Website
Find a charity you can trust.
Communications and Mass Media Collection [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Communications and Mass Media Collection provides access to academic journals and magazines focusing on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered in the database include advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and more.

Company Information Websites
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Computer Database [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Computer Database provides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. The database includes computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.

Converter (Online Conversion)
Tools
Converts just about any measurement.
Copyright & Intellectual Property Law
Citation Guides / Writing Guides MLA / APA Government Website

Let’s face it. Intellectual property law can be confusing, even overwhelming. That’s why the Wyoming State Library's State Publications Librarian Karen Kitchens put together the list of resources below. Open or download these helpful items for basic information about patent, trademark, and copyright law. Please remember that these guides provide a very basic overview. Always consult an attorney for legal assistance.

Country Studies (Library of Congress)
Articles Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
Credo ReferenceLogin Required
E-Book Encyclopedia Information
General reference source, aggregating content of major subjects from the "best publishers of reference."
Data.Gov (U.S. Government data & statistics)
Government Website

The home of the U.S. Government’s open data

Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more.

Developing Countries - Data (World Bank)
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
World Bank (www.worldbank.org) provides data on countries around the world. Find developing countries under "income" levels.
Directory Library (Gale Directory Library--directory of directories)Login Required
Directories / Phone Books
Gale Directory Library searches together or separately Encyclopedia of Associations & Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media.
E-Book Central (Proquest)Login Required
E-Book

This ebook collection from Proquest compliments EBSCO ebooks. You may need to search both collections.  Provided by the University of Wyoming Library.

EDGAR
Government Statistics / Weights / Measures
(Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system) Access to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's database of information filed by companies that are required to do so by federal law (Public companies). SEC requires public companies to disclose meaningful financial and other information to the public so that potential investors can make informed decisions.
Ebsco eBook CollectionsLogin Required
E-Book
The library subscribes to the following eBook collections that are searched together from this link: Publishing Collection, Academic Collection North America, and Community College Collection: Nursing & Allied Health (includes Vet Tech and Computer Software), Clinical collection and Engineering Collection.
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. (Part of Gale Directory Library)Login Required
Directories / Phone Books
On this advanced search screen under "Publication," type in "encyclopedia" and select the National Organizations option.
Entrepreneurship [Gale Business]Login Required
Articles

Previously Small Business Resource Center

Learn how to plan, start, finance and manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites

FedStats
Government Statistics / Weights / Measures
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. government agencies. NOTE: Search this site for table information that was in the Statistical Abstracts of the United States, now discontinued.
Films on Demand: Master Academic CollectionLogin Required
Movies/Films
Academic Collection by Infobase of online educational videos. These films are viewed through streaming video and can be linked by faculty into online classes.
Financial Times Historical Archive [Gale]Login Required
Articles Newspaper

Gale Databases

The Financial Times Historical Archive is the complete searchable facsimile run of the world's most authoritative daily business newspaper. Every article and advertisement ever printed in the paper, since it was first published in 1888, can be searched and browsed individually and page by page. This is an essential, comprehensive and unbiased research tool for everyone studying public affairs, and economic and financial history of the last 120 years.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (via EBSCO)Login Required
Encyclopedia Information
An online encyclopedia
GOVINFO.gov
Government

Govinfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch.

Govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Gale Ebooks (Was Gale Reference or GVRL)Login Required
Biographies Encyclopedia Information
All of your favorite reference books online. Search within one reference title, across several reference titles, or even across several other Gale databases. 
General OneFile (Gale)Login Required
Articles

General OneFile is Gale's largest general-interest database with more than 8,000 titles (most in full text with no embargo), many of which are recommended by Bowker's Magazines for Libraries. We've included the reference, newspaper, and audio content that complements the resource's robust collection of magazines and journals.

Global Issues in ContextLogin Required
Articles Encyclopedia Information Statistics / Weights / Measures

From Gale, this database provides perspectives on International news, events, health, business, foreign conflict, science, society, politics, women and family and other issues as well as maps, history and other tools.

Government Documents
Articles Website
University of South Florida's gateway to Federal and some state government documents.
IQS Directory
Directories / Phone Books Website

IQS Directory sorts the OEM manufacturing marketplace in the US and Canada into 180 industry categories each having hundreds of manufacturers. They have also created 25 major industry groups that encompass the 180 categories for further context of their inter-relationships within those categories. 

IQS employs search technologies from our 5 patents that provide a manufacturer's preview of their site, along with an RFQ/RFI feature to contact these manufacturers. In today’s fast paced environment, these features assure efficiencies in the market research process. In addition, we provide detailed information on each category’s subject matter.

IZA World of Labor Organization
Articles Website

Provides evidence-based research findings on topics related to global labor in a wide variety of employment areas. Open Access content.

Insurance and Liability Collection [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Insurance and Liability Collection provides access to academic journals and trade publications covering the insurance industry and topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. The database offers content of interest to individual property owners and multinational corporations alike.

JSTORLogin Required
Articles
Provides  full-text to scholarly journals in administration, African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, law, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population, psychology, public policy, sociology, statistics,  US and International Music research and theory, and more... Current issues are not included.
KanopyLogin Required
Movies/Films

A video streaming service for adults and children. Kanopy provides educational, entertaining, and enriching films.

NOTE: You will be prompted to make a free account using either your NWC login and password or a user/pass of your choice. 

IF YOU ARE OFF CAMPUS: Once you are at Kanopy's website, they will ask you to login with your NWC user/pass.  Then you will login with your personal Kanopy login.

IF YOU ARE ON CAMPUS: You must disable the hardware acceleration in Chrome. Go to Settings (clicking on the ... in the upper right hand corner) enter "hardware accel" in the search box, then toggle off "Use hardware acceleration when available". Close Chrome and reopen and go to the Kanopy website. 

(Library note: Kanopy link does not go behind proxy link.)

LegalTrac [Gale]Login Required
Articles Newspaper

LegalTrac provides indexing and selective full-text for all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. The database offers coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law

LinkedIn Learning
Website

Linkedin Learning, with over 6,500 courses for career development, is available online to all Wyoming residents with a valid library card. Topics include Microsoft Office programs, management skills, marketing, accounting, coding, and more to benefit employees and small business owners in any field. Individuals can take single classes to cater to their specific career goals or follow a predesigned path for structured skill sets.

MSN Money
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Get stock market quotes, news, featured stories and more.
MasterFILE CompleteLogin Required
Articles Biographies Images
(via EbscoHost) Multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 2,000 general reference publications dating as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 360 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,135 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
Montana Census & Economic Information Center
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
From the Montana Department of Commerce with links to Montana's census data.
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976 (Chadwyck)Login Required
Government
An historical archive of U.S. Government publications from 1895-1976. For publications since 1976, visit Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1976 to present (GPO Access).
Motley Fool
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Financial news including S&P 500 news, stock market tracking, and other investing information. Includes list of top DOW companies.
NACo
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
National Association of Counties provides governance, ordinances, news, isuues, and other county organizational and demographic information. Also provides a "Find a County" feature.
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
Government Website
From the U.S. Department of Commerce, NAICS is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. Find the NAICS codes & information for various industries by keyword or by their code.
NASDAQ
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Follow the U.S. stock market, get quotes and research information, see market activity, news, and investing insights.
National Geographic Virtual Library [Gale]Login Required
Articles Images

Gale Databases

As journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery, National Geographic Virtual Library(NGVL) supports a range of scholarly research needs in the areas of science, history, technology, the environment, cultures, and more. NGVL brings the National Geographic Society to the library in a cross-searchable platform that fits the way today's students and patrons conduct their research.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Government Statistics / Weights / Measures
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Also a guide to career information about hundreds of occupations.
Oxford Reference Online: Premium CollectionLogin Required
Encyclopedia Information
Scholarly-level information on all subjects in a variety of formats: Overview pages, subject resources, timelines, quotations, specific dictionaries, and bilingual disctionaries.
Popular Magazines [Gale]Login Required
Articles

Popular Magazines provides access to the most searched magazines across the InfoTrac products. All of the titles are selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons and the database includes many titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries".

Professional Studies (BAS) LibGuide
Citation Guides / Writing Guides MLA / APA

Library Guide for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science - Professional Studies program.

Proquest CentralLogin Required
Articles Newspaper
An interdisciplinary database by Proquest; includes JBI (nursing evidence-based journals) and agricultural journals. Also find peer-reviewed articles, newspapers, and magazines, plus more!
Proquest One AcademicLogin Required
Articles

Includes Proquest Central. Provided through the Wyoming State Library by the University of Wyoming Library. ProQuest Central is now part of ProQuest One Academic. The largest collection of full text articles available to libraries. ProQuest covers more than 150 subject areas and has full text coverage of the Wall Street Journal and L.A. Times.

Regional Business NewsLogin Required
Articles Newspaper
(via EbscoHost) Coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
SBCDNet Business Plans & Templates
Website
A clearinghouse of information of interest to small businesses. Sponsored by the Small Business Administration of the U.S. Government, this link provides many sample business plans and templates as well as other information.
Science & Technology Collection (Proquest)Login Required
Articles
Proquest's full Science and Technology collection including biological, medical, physical, environmental, engineering, materials, toxicology, aerospace, telecommunications, computer sciences and much more! Provided through the Wyoming State Library by the University of Wyoming Library.
Serials Locator (360 Link) - Start with the citationLogin Required
Articles Tools
Have a journal article's citation but need to find which database carries the full text? Search for the citation in this electronic journal locator tool created by Serials Solution 360 Link. Includes information about paper holdings at the library.
Small Business Collection [Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship]Login Required
Articles

Small Business Collection provides access to academic journals and magazines perfect for both business school students and entrepreneurs. The database offers content that includes insights, tips, strategies and success stories.

Small Business USA (Small Business Administration)
Government Website
Small Business USA, produced by several US government agencies, is a centralized, one-stop platform to make it easier than ever for businesses to access services to help them grow and hire. Business USA connects businesses to the services and information relevant to them, regardless of where the information is located or which agency's website, call center, or office they go to for help. Topics include starting & growing a business, access financing, exporting, hiring employees, taxes & credits, health care changes, disaster relief, finding opportunities & more.
ThomasNet - Supplier Discovery, Product Sourcing & CAD drawings
Website
Find product suppliers, source products, and download 3D CAD models.
U.S. Census Data (replaces American Factfinder)
Government Statistics / Weights / Measures
Explore Census Data provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data comes from several censuses and surveys.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Directory
Directories / Phone Books
Search by State for local Chamber of Commerce offices and their contact information and websites.
U.S. Government: Travel
Website

International and domestic travel advisories, health advisories, documentation, immunizations, and other information from the United States Government.

U.S. News Archives on the Web
Newspaper Website
United States newspaper archives available on the Web
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Website

USPTO is the federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks.

USA.gov
Articles Directories / Phone Books Government Statistics / Weights / Measures
The official portal for all USA federal, state, and local information, from online documents and resources to social security benefits, government jobs and tips on stretching your dollars.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
Statistics / Weights / Measures
Find statistics about countries, their people and population changes over time.
Universal Currency Converter
Tools
Converts over 85 currencies.
Wall Street Journal [Online] (Proquest)Login Required
Newspaper

Wall Street Journal online edition, from 2010 to present.

Westlaw CampusLogin Required
Articles Newspaper Statistics / Weights / Measures

Westlaw Campus has full-text and abstracts of news, business, and legal information. Great source for regional, national, and international newspaper coverage.

WorldCat - cataloged items from libraries around the world
Tools
Library catalog of books, audiovisual materials, music scores and recordings, government publications, etc. from around the world. No journal articles. Find an item you wish to check out? Contact NWC Library & we will get the item for you via Interlibrary Loan.
Wyoming Business Report
New Newspaper

For up-to-date Wyoming business news and events.

Wyoming Business Resources (Via Wyoming State Library)
Website

A library guide to support business students, new businesses, and ongoing Wyoming businesses.  Provided by teh Wyoming State Library in collaboration with many business partners.

Wyoming Digital Collections (Wyoming State Library)
Website

All things Wyoming!  Wyoming newspapers, places, publications, legislation, inventors, and trademarks.

Wyoming Economic Analysis Division (Also Labor & Population)
Statistics / Weights / Measures
This Division includes Wyoming demographic information, economic data, cost of living information, population estimates, special reports and State revenue information. Also includes national population comnparisons.
Wyoming Inventors Database
Directories / Phone Books Government
Indexes United States patents in which one or more of the inventors were from Wyoming.
Wyoming Law Review (UW)
Articles Website

The Wyoming Law Review is the legal publication at the University of Wyoming College of Law. Founded in 1946, the law review publishes semiannually on a variety of topics. The law review is entirely managed by students of the University of Wyoming College of Law.

Wyoming State Publications (Wyoming State Library)
Website

This database contains Wyoming government agency documents and federal publications concerning the State of Wyoming. You'll find budget requests, agency reports, and more.

Wyoming State Website
Government Website
Portal access to the State of Wyoming government
Wyoming Trademarks (From the Wyoming State Library)
Website

Welcome to the Wyoming Trademarks database which catalogs Wyoming trademarks, both current and archived, issued since 1881. Physical records are located at the Wyoming Secretary of State (current trademarks) and the Wyoming State Archives (archived trademarks).

Wyoming: Big Horn County Government
Website
Includes the towns of Lovell, Greybull, & Basin.
Wyoming: City of Cody Municipal Code
Website
Includes other information about the City of Cody.
Wyoming: City of Lovell Municipal Code
Website
Find other Lovell, WY information on the Town of Lovell website.
Wyoming: City of Powell Municipal Code
Website
Find additional information about Powell & city government from this website.
Wyoming: Park County Government
Website
Includes Powell, Cody, & Meeteetse.
Wyoming: Washakie County Government
Website
Includes the towns of Worland & Tensleep.
Xe.com Currency Converter & Foreign Exchange
Website Tools
Convert currency, see exchange rates and market analysis.
Yahoo! Finance
Statistics / Weights / Measures Website
Stock market and financial quotes, information, and news.

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