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Collection Development

Database Usage Statistics

Usage of Business Databases: 2021
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 18,481 1,995
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 13,722 345
Business Source Premier 28,792 8,528
EconLit 13,209 –
Mergent Key Business Ratios 112 –
Mergent Online 1011 152
Morningstar Investment Research Center 2,444 –
MRI 397 –
NBER Working Papers – 267
Nexis Uni 7,703 –
Regional Business News 18.543 121
Small Business Reference Center 18,758 406
Sports Market Analytics – 24,358
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage 353 1,475
Statista – –
Value Line 10,901 8,728

Usage of Business Databases: 2020
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 18,946 18,102
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center 13,136 346
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 13,136 346
Business Source Premier 26,307 7,476
EconLit 11,456 –
Mergent Key Business Ratios – –
Mergent Online 904 131
Morningstar Investment Research Center 1,262 –
MRI 397 –
NBER Working Papers – 561
Nexis Uni 3,435 6,261
Regional Business News 17,696 209
Small Business Reference Center 17,810 437
Sports Market Analytics – 557
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage 487 1,995
Statista 10,007 1,668
Value Line 7,396 5,963

Usage of Business Databases: 2019
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 16,745 16,491
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 12,691 169
Business Source Premier 31,166 9,269
EconLit 14,916 –
Mergent Key Business Ratios 333 –
Mergent Online 536 28
Morningstar Investment Research Center 1,153 –
MRI – –
NBER Working Papers – 537
Nexis Uni 5,501 162,411
Regional Business News 21,378 244
Small Business Reference Center 21,629 472
Sports Market Analytics – 567
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage 117 792
Statista 7,097 2,169
Value line 6,850 5,090

Usage of Business Databases: 2018
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 21,400 16,060
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 16,206 42
Business Source Premier 330,053 7,652
EconLit 18,050 –
Mergent Intellect 1493 –
Mergent Key Business Ratios 241 –
Mergent Online 595 107
Morningstar Investment Research Center 1,362 –
MRI –
NBER Working Papers – 591
Nexis Uni 5,581 6,433
Regional Business News 21,054 352
Small Business Reference Center 21,156 582
Sports Market Analytics – 1,351
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage 1,171 –
Statista 7,198 1,965
Value line 8,934 3,700

Usage of Business Databases: 2017
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 23,250 23,392
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 27,529 9,287
Business Source Premier 1,329 2,726
EconLit 208 –
Mergent Intellect 572 77
Mergent Key Business Ratios 684 –
Mergent Online 572 77
Morningstar Investment Research Center 497 –
MRI – –
NBER Working Papers 15,778 2,982
Nexis Uni 16,093 839
Regional Business News – 1,167
Small Business Reference Center – 743
Sports Market Analytics 8,409 2,030
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage 9,495 3,472

Usage of Business Databases: 2016
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 31,202 22,096
Business First Louisville – –
Business Market Research Collection 24,079 –
Business Source Premier 23,103 9,098
EconLit 24,008 –
Mergent Intellect 33 118
Mergent Key Business Ratios 108 –
Mergent Online 532 –
Morningstar Investment Research Center 791 –
MRI – –
NBER Working Papers 449 –
Nexis Uni 7,788 –
Regional Business News 13,041 379
Small Business Reference Center 13,555 1,034
Sports Market Analytics – 1,297
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage – 582
Statista
Value line

Usage of Business Databases: 2015
Database Searches Downloads
ABI Inform 31,135 24,122
Business First Louisville – 337
Business Market Research Collection 24,315 1
Business Source Premier 29,895 11,223
EconLit 25,355 22
Mergent Intellect 384 –
Mergent Online 384 –
Morningstar Investment Research Center 791 –
MRI – –
NBER Working Papers – 449
Nexis Uni 13,532 –
Regional Business News 19,299 –
Small Business Reference Center 19,496 437
Sports Market Analytics 694 –
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage – 688

Top 10 Journals in Business

The lists of Top 10 journals by subject were extracted from Journal Citation Reports database. The Libraries own or have access to all titles linked below.
View definitions of Journal Impact Factor, Eigenfactor Score, and Article Influence Score.

Top 10 Journals
Journal Name ISSN Total Citations 2021 Journal Impact Factor Eigenfactor Score Article Influence Score
Academy of Management Annals 1941-6520 8,244 19.241 0.015 12.644
Journal of Marketing 0022-2429 34,054 15.36 0.011 5.304
Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 0092-0703 20,821 14.904 0.01 3.999
Academy of Management Review 0363-7425 47,651 13.865 0.013 7.905
Journal of Management 0149-2063 36,651 13.508 0.029 6.448
Journal of Business Venturing 0883-9026 18,553 13.139 0.009 4.083
Administrative Science Quarterly 0001-8392 24,247 12.529 0.011 8.651
Harvard Business Review 0017-8012 23,815 12.129 0.018 4.443
California Management Review 0008-1256 7,895 11.678 0.004 2.942
Journal of Interactive Marketing 1094-9968 6,332 11.318 0.004 2.593

Business Book Holdings

Program Reviews

As part of the University of Louisville's New Academic Program Approval Process, the University Libraries are asked to provide a letter of support and an evaluation of the library resources available to support newly proposed degrees and certificates.  Below are recent reviews written by Library faculty that outline available resources for specific programs proposed by the College of Business.