Research Guides: Col.Dimitrova-Grajzl's Classes: Find Articles

Why use magazine, newspaper or scholarly journal articles?

Articles provide information on very specific, narrow topics. The Library purchases article databases so you may access articles for your topic – for free. Researchers use them when they need:

Magazines and Newspapers: Brief coverage of contemporary events written to all levels of readers.
Peer Reviewed/Scholarly Journals: Reports of research or scholarship on specific topics written by scholars to other scholars
- What does peer-review mean?
  - The review of commercial, professional, or academic efficiency, competence, etc., by others in the same occupation -Oxford English Dictionary

Databases

S&P (Standard & Poor) Capital IQ This link opens in a new window
Coverage: varies
Financial data, analytics and research combined with deep information on companies, markets and people worldwide with robust tools for analysis, idea generation and workflow management. Offers detailed information on public and private companies, executives, directors, industry sectors and transactions. Create custom sets of companies or professionals based on multiple search criteria, including financial and qualitative items. Quickly gain an understanding of any company or investment firm.
Familiarize yourself with current state of industry of your interest, including M&A activity in selected industry. Get the background and current position of senior management personnel. Access to Capital IQ for VMI ECBU faculty and cadets, and Cadet Investment and/or Entrepreneurship Clubs. Email the Preston Library at refdesk@vmi.edu for login problems.