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What can I access? 


Access is generally available to all people. Registration or account creation might be required to access.

For commercial websites, the UC Irvine Libraries do not offer premium memberships or subscriptions.

 


Access is available to all people ON the UC Irvine campus and at GML.

OFF campus access requires Authorized Affiliates to log into the VPN with their active UCInetID and password. Authorized Affiliates are people with an active UCInetID and password, i.e., current UC Irvine students and employees.

 


Access requires an active UCInetID and password.

Authorized Affiliates are people with an active UCInetID and password, i.e., current UC Irvine students and employees.

 


These resources are not licensed by the UC Irvine Libraries, but librarians occasionally promote them when they are relevant for certain types of research.

Access is available only for Authorized Affiliates, who are also affiliated with the Paul Merage School of Business.

 

The resources are limited to select UC Irvine populations, based on a person’s status, e.g., current UC Irvine Faculty or PhD students. Please refer to the UC Irvine Libraries for access instructions.

Examples for why content may be limited include: a vendor set restrictions on who may access their information; alternatively, information may be sensitive, identifying, or embargoed.

 


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How do I access the UC Irvine network? 
-  Students
-  Employees
-  Alumni
-  Visitors


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what I access?

Typically acceptable vs. unacceptable use.

Orange County and California


Orange County


Tips:

  1. The News tab links to the OC Business Journal, OC Register, San Diego Business Journal, etc.  
     
  2. The Lists of Companies tab explains how to find companies by industry and location.  It also links to the OC Business Journal Book of Lists.

  • Profiles cover housing, transportation, employment, retail, education, and health. 
 

 

 

 


OC 
Healthcare


Tip:

For a small fee, students and recent grads can join DeviceAlliancea non-profit organization that's "focused exclusively on promoting the vitality of Southern California’s medical device community." Membership benefits include a business directory and job listings.
 


 

 

  • Dental HMOs/PPOs, Drugmakers, HMOs, Hospitals, Medical Device Makers, and PPOs
 

 


California (including OC)

 

  • Data is currently organized into seven topics:
    1) Economy and Demographics
    2) Transportation
    3) Health and Human Services
    4) Government
    5) Natural Resources
    6) Water
    7) COVID-19
     
  • Several state agencies host their own open data portals.  If you don't find data in the centralized CA Open Data portal, visit this directory of all CA state agencies to explore more agencies' websites directly, in case an agency hosts its open data separately.  

 

 

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