FLC Resources

Databases

Description

ABI/Inform Collection

Three databases make up this collection: ABI/Inform Global, ABI/Inform Dateline, and ABI/Inform Trade & Industry.  Includes scholarly and industry journal articles, dissertations, market and industry reports, and local and global news.  All three databases are hosted on the ProQuest platform.

Business Source Premier

Includes scholarly journal articles in all business disciplines, business magazine and news articles, and MarketLine company  and industry reports.  Business Source Premier is also the only U of T source for PDF versions of Harvard Business Review articles.

CHASS Data Centre

Hosts multiple databases, including Fundata (mutual fund data) and various Statistics Canada products with current, historical, and time-series trade, economic and census data.

eMarketer pro

Covers digital marketing, social media, advertising, media, and e-commerce across multiple industries. Includes reports, statistics, and articles, as well as consumer, technology and media-focused forecasts and performance benchmark data.

Factiva

Articles from the world's leading newspapers, magazines, industry & trade journals and newsletters, industry blogs and other news sources from Canada and around the globe. Includes basic company profiles.

Frost and Sullivan

Market and technology research and analysis in the form of reports. Covers 15 industries / sectors and is global in scope.

Gartner

Offers reports and insights about technology products, services, and trends, and IT strategy and management. Includes Hype Cycle reports that track new technology adoption and Magic Quadrant reports that identify and evaluate technology companies within specific categories.  

NOTE: Click on "myGartner login" to access.

IBISWorld

Industry reports for traditional and emerging industries, with Canadian, US, and global coverage. Reports are large, frequently updated, and downloadable infographics and data.

Marketresearch.com Academic

Market research reports from various providers, including Kalorama (healthcare and life sciences), Freedonia (manufacturing and other industries), Packaged Facts (consumer packaged goods and consumer trends), and Simba (publishing and media). 

Mintel

Provides data-driven insights and analysis on consumer trends, industries, and markets, offering research reports, competitor intelligence, and customer intelligence across various sectors.

Passport GMID

Also known as Euromonitor. Offers reports, briefings, and statistics, for consumer-facing industries. Includes market share statistics by brand and company, and consumer demographics at a country level.

SimplyAnalytics

An easy-to-use tool for mapping and analytics, using Canadian and US business, census, and demographic data. Lists of businesses can be downloaded into tables while other data can be exported as a map.

NOTE: Users must create a free account to save projects, or customize locations and maps.

Statista

Statistics and reports on companies, industries and a broad range of business topics. Data is sourced from public and proprietary sources and can be exported in different formats.