Company Information
A research guide: books,
articles, data, & web sites
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How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.
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How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
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Reference Books—A Selection
Reference books
provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in
the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor
of Spangler.
Almanacs
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Almanac
of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. R 338.0973 A62b,2008 and CD-ROM
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Plunkett’s
E-Commerce and Internet Business Almanac 2001-2002. R 658.84 P741e, 2001and CD-ROM
Bibliographies and other
Guides to Finding Company Information
· Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks. R 338 R529m 2007-08
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Business
Information: How to Find It, How to Use
It. R 650.072 L412b, 1987
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Business
Information Resources. R 016.65 D598b,
1995
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Business
Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change. R 330.021 B9648s,
2005
· Business Statistics on the Web. R 025.046 B4549s 2003
· The Core Business Web: A Guide to Information Resources. R 025.0665 C8125b
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Financial Studies of the Small Business. R 338.642
F4908s 2007
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The Global Competitiveness Report 2004—2005. R
338.604 G5103c, 2004—2005
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International
Business Information: How to Find it, How to Use it. R 016.33 P146i
· Introduction to Online Company Research. R 651.8467 I893o
· Introduction to Online Competitive Intelligence Research. R 658.472 V659i
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Strauss’s Handbook of Business
Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students and Researchers.
R
016.33 M8554s
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World Directory of Business Information Web
Sites. R 025.0633 W92711d
Dictionaries
· Dictionary of Business Terms, R 650.03 F9142d, 2000
· Dictionary of E-Business. R 658.84 B659d, 2000
· Dictionary of International Business Terms R 338.8803 C1709d, 2000
· Financial Lexicon: A Compendium of Financial Definitions, Acronyms and Colloquialisms. R 32.03 B2262f, 2005
Directories
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Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks 2005-2006. R
338 R529m, 2005-2006
· Brands and Their Companies: Consumer Products and Their Manufacturers with Addresses and Phone Numbers. R 338.74 B7343, 2002 2 vols.
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Business Organizations & Agencies
Directory. R 380.1 B979, 1998
· Business Rankings Annual. R 338.74 B9684r 2005
· Columbus Business First: Book of Lists. RRef 338.74 B6442l, 2004
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Direct Marketing Market Place: The Networking
Source of the Direct Marketing Industry.
R 658.8 D6281m
· The Directory of Business Information Resources. R 016.65 D598b, 20058
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Directory
of Corporate Affiliations. R 338.8025
D62842c, 2003
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Dun
& Bradstreet’s Million Dollar Directory.
R 338.74 D339, 2004
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Dun
& Bradstreet/Gale Group Industry Handbook.
R 338.0973 D91 5 vols.
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Encyclopedia
of Associations. At the Reference Desk -
Refr 061.3 G151e 2003 v.1, 3 parts
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Hoover's
Handbook Index (vol. 5). R 338.74 H762i
Use this index to find a listing for your company in these current volumes:
1.
Hoover's
Handbook of American Business. R 338.74 H789h
2.
Hoover's
Handbook of Emerging Companies. R 338.74
H789h
3.
Hoover's
Handbook of Private Companies. R 338.7
H789p
4.
Hoover's
Handbook of World Business. R 338.74 S733h
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International
Directory of Company Histories. R 338.7409
I61 50+ vols.
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Manufacturing and Distribution U.S.A.: Industry Analyses,
Statistics, and Leading Companies.
R 338.0973 M3197d, 2003 3 vols.
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Million
Dollar Directory. R 338.74 D339b, 2006 5 vols.
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Ohio
Business Directory. R 658.8 O32b, 2005 2 vols.
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Ohio
Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing Directory. R 380.1 O32b, 2003 2
vols.
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Ohio Manufacturers Directory.
R 338.47 O37 2005
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Standard
& Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. R 332.67 S785r, 2003
3 vols. + supplements
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2005
FirstLink Directory. R 362.977 F5195d, 2005
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Ward’s
Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. R 338.74 W216b 2008, vols 1-8
Encyclopedias and
Handbooks
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Business
Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Businesses
throughout North America. R 658.4 B979 vols. 1-11
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Encyclopedia
of Business. R 650.1 E56, 1995 2
vols.
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Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. R 016.33 E193b
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Encyclopedia
of Busine$$ and Finance. R 650.03 E193b,
2001 2 vols.
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Encyclopedia
of Small Business. R 658.022 H5599e 2 vols.
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International
Encyclopedia of Business and Management.
R 650.03 I851e 8 vols.
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Manufacturing and
Distribution U.S.A.: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies.
R 338.0973 M3197d, 2003 3 vols.
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Market Share
Reporter. R 380.1 M3413s 2004
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Use an online
research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines,
and newspapers. ·
To access the
databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Business--Company
Information category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the
page. ·
To Help You Search
in the Databases: |
Recommended Databases
Business
and Company Resource Center
Assembles
detailed company and industry news and information. Features company profiles, brand information,
rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text articles in scholarly
business journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing,
management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text,
non-journal content includes financial data, SWOT analyses, company profiles,
and case studies; investment research, industry, market research, and country
reports; and more.
Offers news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions,
federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.
Provides
full text of newswires worldwide, with information on business, political,
economic and other news events. Contains the most recent 30 days of information
from each of these wire sources.
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Use these research
databases to find company and industry reports, rankings, legal materials,
and related information. ·
To access the
databases below, click on Articles in
Databases from the ODU Library homepage. Then select the category
Company Information or Industry Information. |
Business
and Company Resource Center
Assembles detailed company and industry news
and information. Features company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories,
chronologies and periodicals.
Business
Source Complete
Provides Datamonitor reports on
companies. Once in the database, click on Company
Profiles. Or do a keyword search for articles in scholarly business
journals for includes financial data, SWOT analyses, and case studies;
investment research, industry, market research, and country reports; and more.
Amasses
company, industry, and market intelligence information on public and private
companies worldwide. Updated
continuously.
Offers news, business, legal, medical, and reference
information. Covers newspapers,
magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state
statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.
Provides business information, including financial reports, company news and
securities data. Contains company data and annual reports for both
Offers
services for stocks and mutual funds, including identifying stocks or mutual
funds and providing analyst commentary.
Standard
& Poor's Net Advantage
Gives quick location of investment and market information
by accessing the data contained in up to 13 influential Standard & Poor's
publications. Updated continuously.
Full text. Provides critical company information and
analyst research reports, including in-depth forecasts and analysis based upon
research reports covering more than 30,000 companies worldwide.
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A portal to Internet
search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page. In addition, listed
below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information
search. Minimum recommended
criteria for evaluating websites: ·
Accuracy of the
information ·
Authority of the
person or group responsible for the information ·
When the information
was created and last updated For more
information, view Evaluating
Internet Sources & Search Tools on the
Internet Search page.
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Web Sites—A Selection
Annual Reports
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The Annual Reports Library http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl
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Carol Company Reports Online http://www.carolworld.com (UK) (registration required, but free)
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EDGAR SEC Filings and Forms http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
(US)
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International and Registered Reporting
Companies, U.S. SEC http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/internatl/companies.shtml
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Public Register’s Annual Report Service http://www.prars.com
Business News and
Information
· Better Business Bureau http://www.bbb.org
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Bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com/news/index.html
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Brint.com [note: registration required but free]
http://brint.com
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CEOExpress
http://www.ceoexpress.com
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CNN Money http://money.cnn.com
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CorporateInformation.com http://www.corporateinformation.com
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Fortune
500 http://www.fortune.com
· The Internationalist: The Center for International Business and Travel http://www.internationalist.com/business
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InvestorWEB http://www.investorweb.com.au
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Internetnews.com Stocks http://stocks.internetnews.com
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OPLIN Business Information: Ohio Business and
Labor
http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/page.php?Id=63-14&msg=
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Quality Digest ISO 9000 Database http://www.qualitydigest.com
Company Directories
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Business.com: The Business Search Engine http://www.business.com
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Europages: The European Business Directory http://www.europages.com
· Forbes Lists http://www.forbes.com/lists
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Fortune 500 http://fortune.com/fortune/companies
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InfoUSA http://www.infousa.com/
· Thomas Register http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html *Best place to start
Additional Directories: White and Yellow Pages
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InfoSpace http://www.infospace.com
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Lycos Yellow Pages http://yp.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos4
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SuperPages.com http://www.bigyellow.com
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Switchboard
http://www.switchboard.com
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World Pages
http://worldpages.com
Financial Information
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Big
Charts http://www.bigcharts.com
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Stock
Master http://www.stockmaster.com
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Yahoo! Finance http://finance.yahoo.com
See also the section “Annual Reports”
Guides and Tutorials
to Company Research
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Company Research
http://iws.ohiolink.edu/companies
· Getting Info About Companies, U.S. SEC http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/companies.htm
· Information about Some Companies not Available From the SEC http://www.sec.gov/answers/noinfo.htm
News Wires
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PR
Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com
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Business
Wire http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?front_door=true
(Registration required)
Consult the library database LexisNexis
for the latest newswires and newspaper articles, available full-text.
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