Key Library Databases for
Organization & Industry Information
Business Source Complete
Ø Provides the following:
Academic (scholarly) journal articles, Trade publications articles, Newspaper & Magazine articles, Datamonitor Company profiles, Product Reviews, SWOT analyses, Country reports, Market research reports (from MarketWatch).
¯Best source for current business scholarly & trade articles, available from such
publications as International Public Management Journal and Harvard Business Review.
¯Good Source for: News, Organizational history, Datamonitor profiles, Ethics check
LexisNexis Academic
Ø Provides the following:
Business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts;
Industry and market news; Company financial reports; Company profiles;
an ability to Compare Companies; SEC Filings and Reports; Directories.
¯Excellent source for news (Choose News, then Select Sources=Business News)
¯Good Source for: Company dossiers, Ethics check, Company in the News,
Identifying parent organization, Legal Issues
(Choose Business, then type in company name or ticker)
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Ø Provides the following:
Company Profiles and Corporation Records (public companies), Register of Private Companies, Financials, Corporate Actions (stock), Industry Sector Scorecard, Biographies of Executives and Directors, Company Estimates, Competitors, & Industry Information.
¯ Excellent source for: Organization Data & Industry Descriptions, Analyst reports
Hoover's Online
Ø Provides the following:
Company Overview, History, Competitive Landscape, Industry, Products/Operations,
People (officers, employees), the latest News, and Financial Data.
¯ Best source for: Information on Private Companies.
¯ Good source for: Verifying Company Name and Holdings.
Business and Company Resource Center
Ø Provides the following:
Company Profile, News/Magazine Articles, Histories/Chronologies, Investment Reports, Financials, Rankings (business rankings & market share), Suits & Claims, Products, Industry Overview (with market research), & Associations (affiliated with the industry).
Includes the most current data from the following (some of which are available in print in the Library’s collection):
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· American Wholesalers & Distributors Directory
· Brands and Their Companies
· Business Rankings Annual, 2000 through Present
· Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory
· Encyclopedia of American Industries
· Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.
· Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, & Local Organizations
· Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations
· Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
· Encyclopedia of Global Industries
· Graham & Whiteside Major Company Series
· International Directory of Company Histories
· Market Share Reporter
· Notable Corporate Chronologies
· Publishers Directory
· Telecommunications Directory
· Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
· Ward's Business Directory of Private & Public Companies in Canada and Mexico
· World Market Share Reporter
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¯ Excellent source for: Organizational profile & history, Financials, Rankings,
Legal & Ethical Issues, Industry snapshots, articles
Morningstar Library Edition
Ø Provides information on stocks and mutual funds and other investment research.
Search by company name or ticker.
¯ Good source for: Analyst reports
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