Databases and E-Books

The Library has a wide selection of databases and ebooks for your research.
Access is restricted to current student, faculty and staff of LIM College.

Research assistance:
646-218-4126
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RESEARCH DATABASESArranged alphabetically by Title Main subject areas covered in the dbs are listed in bold brackets
ARTstor: [Art History and Design] Digital images of works of art and design (including fashion). Images can be downloaded, printed and saved.
Berg Fashion Library: [Fashion] [Fashion/Trend Forecasting] Berg Fashion Library is a unique online portal which offers fully cross-searchable access to an expanding range of Berg content collections – including the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion online, the journal Fashion Theory, e-books, reference works, images, and much more.
Biography Resource Center: [Biographies] Profiles of notable people, from ancient times until present day.
Business Monitor International: [Business] [Demographics and Psychographics] Assessments of country risk, industry analysis, and company intelligence.
Central Search: [General] Allows users to search LIMcat, the LIM library’s catalog, and most of its databases simultaneously.
The Chronicle of Higher Education [General] The No. 1 source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators
CQ Researcher: [News and Current Issues] [Science] [Social Science] Comprehensive reports providing multiple viewpoints for a range of current political and social issues.
Credo Reference: [General] Allows users to search a variety of encyclopedias and other reference sources simultaneously.
Doneger Creative Services: [Fashion/Trend Forecasting] To access contact Library 646-218-4126 library@limcollege.edu Online trend-analysis service providing photographs of runway looks and street fashion, as well as images from Doneger’s print publications.
Ebrary: [General] Electronic books that can be read online. These ebooks are also accessible through LIMCat.
E-Journal A-Z Journal and Magazine Title List Portal: [General] Use this site to search by title for the journal, magazine or newspaper you want. This site will show you which database has the title you want. (Can also do a subject search)
EBSCOhost Research Databases: [Business] [General] [News and Current Issues] A collection of databases that includes Business Source Premier and Academic Search Premier, and that provides access to articles from newspapers, magazines, and peer-reviewed scholarly journals.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: [General] Full-text encyclopedia entries, as well as links to articles and related websites.
Euromonitor International: [Business] Detailed industry reports, business statistics, and company profiles.
Fashion Snoops: [Fashion/Trend Forecasting] Online fashion trend forecasting service for the adult and children’s markets. Features images of runway looks from around the world. Please be aware that this site takes a few seconds to load.
Global Issues in Context: [Business] [General] [Health] [News and Current Issues] [Science] Reports from around the world on subjects including business, health, the environment, science, and culture.
Hoover’s Online: [Business] Detailed profiles of millions of companies worldwide.
InfoTrac: [Business] [General] [Health] [Humanities] [News and Current Issues] Provides access to numerous databases such as Academic OneFile, Pop Culter Collection, Expanded Academic ASAP, Popular Magazines, Business & Company Resource Center and Custom Newspapers. Use to access current and past issues of *The New York Times* and *The Wall Street Journal.*
LIMCat - Library Catalog [All subject areas] Search the catalog to see if the library has the book, ebook, DVD, or journal you are looking for. Use LIMCat to RENEW your book(s) and DVD(s) online! User ID: This is the library barcode on the back of your LIM ID Pin: This is the word "changeme" (Change after 1st login) Select: "My Account" and then "Renew My Materials"
Lexis-Nexis: [Business] [General] [News and Current Issues] Case studies and company profiles, as well as articles from selected national and international newspapers, trade publications, legal periodicals, scholarly journals, and reference works.
Literature Resource Center: [Humanities] Overviews of individual works of literature, biographies of writers, and critical literary essays.
Mergent Online: [Business] [ Demographics and Psychographics] Detailed profiles of U.S. and international companies, including company descriptions, financial statements and annual reports.
Oxford Art Online: [Art History and Visual Design] [Biographies] Art encyclopedia with articles, images, and biographies. Formerly called Grove Online.
ProQuest Central: [Business] [Demographics and Psychographics] [General] [News and Current Issues] Multidisciplinary - a highly-respected, diversified mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos. Can be used to access current and past issues of *The New York Times* and *The Wall Street Journal.*
ProQuest Entrepreneurship: [Business] [Demographics and Psychographics] [General] [News and Current Issues] Entrepreneurship - bridges theory with practice, covering a wide spectrum of resources ranging from the scholarly - including journals, dissertations, working papers and conference proceedings - to a full toolkit of practical guides, templates, forms, sample business plans and tips from successful entrepreneur in a wide range of formats - from video to downloadable Word and Excel files, as well as traditional text and PDFs.
StyleSight: [Fashion] [Fashion/Trend Forecasting] Trend forecasting services with images of apparel and accessories.
Trend Tablet [Fashion] [Fashion/Trend Forecasting] A social media platform designed and curated by Lidewij Edelkoort. Explains how trends grow and flow.
Vogue Archive (ProQuest): [Fashion] A complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names.
WGSN: [Business][Fashion/Trend Forecasting] [Fashion] WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is a leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the fashion, apparel, style, design and retail industries. The site archive includes more than 600,000 pages of content, 5 million images, over a decade of original CADs, trend analysis, catwalk reports and competitive intelligence.
WWD.com: [Business] [Fashion] Online version of the fashion trade publication Women’s Wear Daily. Provides full-text access to articles dating back to 1994. The current day’s issue is provided in PDF form.