Description

Business Source Ultimate provides access to millions of journal articles, news articles, case studies, industry profiles, country reports, SWOT analysis and more. 

Covers all aspects of business and management including 

  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Organisation
  • Operations
  • Marketing
  • Finance
  • Supply chain
  • Human resources 
Included in the Library Search?
AI Tools included?
No

Help for using this resource

Help with using this database is available from the Help link on the left hand menu.

EBSCO's online tutorials provide more information about using this database and other EBSCOhost databases.

Accessibility Features

Read Aloud

No inbuilt function but website is compatible with the following screen readers: JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover. Please note, this is just a list of recommended screen readers, the platform may be compatible with other screen readers. 

Change text size

No inbuilt function. Use browser Zoom function to enlarge text (up to 300%). Most browsers will allow you to change the font size. Guidance on making text size larger can be found on Abilitynet

Change background colour

No inbuilt function. Use browser settings to change colours, contrast levels and fonts (see Abilitynet for guidance). 

ColorVeil (available through AppsAnywhere) is effective for eye strain reduction, Dyslexia, Visual Stress or Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome).

Keyboard navigation 

Most of the website should be navigable using just a keyboard. 

Read offline

Articles can be downloaded as PDFs to read offline. If using a screen reader, we recommend viewing PDF content on Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat as PDF content will often be more readable and more easily navigated by screen readers in Adobe Reader. Please note, some older PDFs may not be compatible with screen readers. 

See EBSCO Accessibility Navigation Guide.

Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement

Terms of Use

What You Can Do

  • Print or download limited copies of citations, abstracts, or full texts for personal, educational, use.
  • Use the content for non-commercial research and academic study.
  • Create printouts or email yourself articles from the database.

What You Can’t Do

  • Publish, sell, or share the content with others.
  • Use the content to make something you plan to sell.
  • Share your login or let people outside of the University use the database.
  • Run EBSCO content through AI or machine learning tools.
  • Download lots of articles to make your own collection or library.
  • Change, copy, or take apart the database software.
  • Put advertising in or around any EBSCO content.
  • Ignore copyright rules or any restrictions set by publishers.

Relevant workshops

How to find journal articles in the Library Portal

Journal articles are one of the main forms of academic source that you’ll encounter during your studies. This workshop will introduce you to advanced search techniques and show you how to find high-quality journal articles, using both the Library Portal and academic databases. 

After this session you may want to attend Searching for sources beyond the Library Portal.