ABI/INFORM Complete is a Proquest business database and indexes nearly 4,000 business journals, including 3,000 full-text titles covering business and economic conditions, corporate strategies, management techniques, as well as competitive and product information. This guide provides an overview on how to use this database.

1. Begin by accessing the main database page from the Library homepage by selecting the "Articles & Databases" link:

2. Choose ABI/INFORM Complete from the alphabetical list of databases:

3. The search interface is seen in the image below. The user is provided with numerous options to search inside the database. Moving clockwise from the top left and looking at the circled features, you will see 1) three search boxes to allow multiple, simultaneous keyword searches, 2) a drop down menu to program the search to look in a specific field such as the citation and abstract , title, author, company, etc., 3) a "More Search Options" link to add more limits to narrow down a search, 4) check boxes to limit searches to "Full text documents only" or "Scholarly journals", and 5) a drop down menu to select another database such as Hoover's Company Records:

4. Let's run an example search using "Time Warner" as a keyword, program the search for "Company/Org", and limit to "Full text documents only" (if you do not limit your database searches to full text, please see our guide about Article Linker). This will search for the company Time Warner and only return articles in full text format:

5. The results screen appears below. Based upon the keyword search performed, you will see a list of "Suggested Topics" that are related to the original search. Clicking any of those links will generate a new search based upon that subject term. A link to "Set Up Alert" will allow you to register to receive an e-mail notification anytime a new article related to your search is added to the database. Another set of links allows you to sort results by Scholarly Journals, Magazines, Trade Publications, Newspapers, etc.:

6. Read an article by clicking on the title link or the "Full text" link. If you wish to read a brief summary of the article, then select the "Abstract" link:

7. Once you have accessed the article, you can print it, e-mail it to yourself, press the "Cite this" link to receive a citation for the article, or check the box for "Mark Document" to save the article in the "My Research" folder and continue looking at other articles. Alternatively, you can read the full text of the article:

8. To access Hoover's Company Records, start at the main search page, enter the company name into the search box, select, "Company/Org" from the drop down menu, and set the database to "Business - Hoover's Company Records":

9. On the next page, select the company from the list:

10. The next page will be the company entry in Hoover's database of company records:

11. Lastly, be sure to check ProQuest's extensive help section on its own website.

As always, please see, call (904-819-6331), or email (library@flagler.edu) a Reference Librarian if you need assistance while using any of the Library's resources. We are here to help you!