Research Guides: Data Warehousing for Business Intelligence: Data Warehousing

What is a Data Warehouse?

It is a "Massive database (typically housed on a cluster of servers, or a mini or mainframe computer) serving as a centralized repository of all data generated by all departments and units of a large organization. Advanced data mining software is required to extract meaningful information from a data warehouse. The term was coined by the US consultant W. H. Inmon." (from BusinessDictionary.com).

1. START YOUR SEARCH: Use these Information Resources

arXiv.org e-Print archive
arXiv.org (formerly xxx.lanl.gov) is a fully automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers. Covered areas include physics and related disciplines, mathematics, nonlinear sciences, quantitative biology, computational linguistics, and neuroscience.
Digital Commons Network

Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
The DOAJ is an index to open access scientific and scholarly journals that use a quality control system to guarantee the content. All subject areas and languages are covered.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
The scholarly version of Google. Search for scholarly literature across disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, patents, and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other websites. HOWEVER, there are also many "scholarly" journals and sources that aren't really scholarly. You still need to evaluate your results to ensure an item is truly scholarly.

HAL: Hyper Article en Ligne
OhioLINK: Electronic Theses & Dissertations Center
Free, online database of Ohio's undergraduate, masters and doctoral theses and dissertations from participating OhioLINK member schools.
OpenDOAR
A directory of open access academic repositories offering a wide range of text, media, and audio materials in digital format including oral history collections.
Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance
Twenty-eight academic libraries surrounding the Pacific have joined together to improve access to scholarly resources. Search here to find links to full-text resources from these libraries digital repositories. Contents include theses, images, historic documents, and more.
Purdue Univeristy E-Pubs
Trove (University of Australia)
TU/e Publications Repository (Technische Universiteit Eindhoven: University of Technology)