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Real Find for Researchers FindArticles:
http://www.findarticles.com
By Eva Lang, CPA
FindArticles, a joint venture of
the Gale Group and LookSmart, is a database of the full
text of published articles from approximately 300
magazines and journals dating from 1998. While the range
of topics is broad, covering business, health, society,
entertainment, sports, and more, the business section is
surprisingly robust. There are 134 business publications
indexed in the Find Articles database, including IPO
Reporter, Journal of Accountancy, Kiplinger’s
Personal Finance Magazine, Nation’s Business,
California CPA, Mergers & Acquisitions, and CFO.
You will also find some local business journals and a
selection of trade magazines such as Outdoor Power
Equipment, Nation's Restaurant News, and Modern
Machine Shop.
The best feature of FindArticles
is the price—free: free searching and free full-text
downloads of all articles. The worst feature is the
“Featured Listings” box that pops up at the top
of your search results. Although not identified as such,
these are paid listings and in repeated test searches
these links were off-topic or to just plain bad sites.
—Eva M. Lang, CPA,
is COO of the Financial Consulting Group, Memphis. She is
also a contributing editor to CPA Expert, a
quarterly AICPA newsletter.
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