BUSN - Streaming Videos for Business

This guide features links to library databases where you can stream business vidoes for free.

Streaming Videos

Databases
Films on Demand
Factiva
Conference Board of Canada
Lynda.com
Open Ed Resources

Welcome to the Business Library. The tabs above contain short how to videos that will help you learn to retrieve videos from ABI/Inform, Business Source Complete, Factiva, Conference Board of Canada and Lynda.com. If you have any questions or need further help please contact us in the Business Library.

ABI / Business Premium Collection

ABI/INFORM Collection contains all content found in ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Research, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. It also includes ABI/INFORM Archive, which offers a deep backfile of many of the most important business journals of the last century. Database contains a broad array of business information, from scholarly journals and dissertations, to company, industry and market focused trade news and features the latest news from top sources like the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and The Economist. Widely recommended as an excellent source for all business disciplines and courses.

Business Source Complete
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Business Source® Complete contains far more active, peer-reviewed, business related journals than any other database currently available. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
- This product supersedes Business Search Premier. Click here for more information.
- Select other EbscoHost databases to search in.

Films on Demand

Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group. It provides wide range of educational topics in the social sciences, humanities, science, mathematics, health, and career counseling. As well, it indexes the contents of the films so that you can put together a series of excerpts from several films.

Factiva
Provides worldwide full text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich Web sites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, historical market data.
- Due to license restrictions, access is limited to 6 simultaneous users.
- Interface in English, German, French or Chinese; contents in 22 languages.

Conference Board of Canada
Includes access to research reports, case studies, detailed findings, periodicals, conference presentations and other publications researched and published by the Conference Board of Canada. Also includes the following newsletters: Canadian month at a glance; U.S. month at a glance; and InsideEdge.Research reports, Special reports and Viewpoints.
Approximately 30 reports are produced annually to provide customers with new insights into key areas of economic, management and public policy. We also team with other organizations to produce special reports on a variety of subjects. Viewpoints are reports that allow our research staff to offer opposing views on a specific topic. Formats include Member.s Briefing, Full Report and Detailed Findings.

Periodicals
As part of our core research, we produce periodicals on a monthly, quarterly, yearly and biennial basis. Formats include Newsletter, Executive Summary and Full Report.

Executive presentations
Our Research Associates present their findings at conferences, seminars and meetings. These presentations are made available on the e-Library.
- Also known as: Conference Board of Canada e-Library

Lynda.com
Lynda.com leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through individual, corporate, academic and government subscriptions, members have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.
Register for Lynda.com through UofC
If you don't have an lynda.com account yet use the link to register the first time through UofC

Did you know that there are a number of free resources available online for teaching and learning? The Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning has created UCalgary Open Ed with links to resources you can use in your courses.

For resources specific to business check out the links below:

MIT Open Courseware: https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Merlot: Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm

Harvard Extension School: Open Learning at Harvard: https://www.extension.harvard.edu/open-learning-initiative

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