Key Journals
Locate a Full Text Publication
Use this Journals link to locate databases which provide full-text journals, newspapers or magazines online or hard copy within USC Libraries collections. If you cannot locate a specific journal, you can request individual articles through our Scan-&-Deliver service.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches multiple USC article databases for scholarly works. Click on the links for "find it @ USC" to connect the full text of an article. Not all USC databases are included here, but it's a good place start.
Key USC Databases
These databases have reports specifically dealing with business sustainability, green business, sustainable development, and corporate sustainability.
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Conference Board This link opens in a new windowGeneral management and economic research from the Conference Board. Click on the 'Business Management Research' link in the left-hand menu and highlight "Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability" in the Topic reports drop-down menu.
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CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new windowOverviews of wide range of current topics and "controversies" going back to the early 1900's. Search for reports on "environment" or "green" or "sustainability."
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Forrester This link opens in a new windowSearch for "sustainable" to view reports covering the "green" side of IT.
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Gartner This link opens in a new windowKeyword search "sustainable" to find reports on the "green" side of IT.
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GreenFILEA freely accessible research database from EBSCO focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.
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IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowDetailed market and industry research including reports such as "Green & Sustainable Building Construction" and "Eco & Green Certification Providers" as well as reports on the solar, wind and hydroelectric power industries.
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MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new windowSearch with keywords such as "green" or "sustainable" or "renewable" for market reports on markets such as food, beverages, apparel, energy, household cleaners and more.
Article Databases
Search in these key databases for articles from a wide range of sources using keywords.
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ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new windowBusiness information, including journals, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Covers 1971-present. Includes US and international information.
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EBSCO Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowThis database provides articles from business journals, magazines and newspapers including the Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly and many others.
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Factiva This link opens in a new windowArticles and company information from journals, magazines and newspapers, plus company profile information.
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ProQuest This link opens in a new windowDatabases of resources for arts, business, humanities, social sciences, science and newspaper resources.
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LexisNexis Academic (Nexis Uni) This link opens in a new windowDatabase of full text online news, legal cases, and company information from 1980 to present.
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OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new windowOmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition contains a wealth of essential material for learning and detailed research in a single, easily-searched database.