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Company
and Industry Subject Guide
This
subject guide covers company and industry information resources available
at the Johnston Memorial Library, including full-text journals, magazine,
and newspaper articles, company and industry websites, and printed
materials in the Reference Collection. This is not a comprehensive subject
guide, but rather a selective list of materials that are most useful for
locating information in this field. Library location and call numbers
are provided for print publications.
Full-Text
Databases
- ABI/INFORM
Covers nearly every aspect of business, including company histories
and new product development. Includes abstracts and indexes of significant
articles from nearly 1,000 current business and management periodicals.
Provides access to selected full-text articles.
- Business
and Company Resource Center
Provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports,
company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.
- Factiva
(formerly Dow Jones Interactive)
Provides financial, historical, and product information for publicly
traded companies worldwide, full-text magazine and journal articles,
and current and historical stock quotes.
- InfoTrac
OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of
topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental
issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics,
science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics.
- Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe
Provides access to a wide range of domestic and international news,
business, and legal information sources, including legislative, government,
company, financial and demographic information, market research, and
industry reports.
- Mergent
Online
Index of real-time EDGAR (SEC) filings, providing the ability to
select a needed document, view it and print it. All financials "as
reported", providing unparalleled review of balance sheets, income
statements, expenditures, assets, liabilities, cash flow, performace
trends, and more.
- Standard
and Poor's Net Advantage
Provides full-text access to Corporation Records, Dividend Record, Earnings
Guide, Industry Surveys, Mutual Fund Reports, The OUTLOOK, the Register
of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and much more.
- Thomson
Research (formerly Global Access)
Contains information from SEC filings and corporate annual reports.
Includes financial and management information for more than 12,000 public
companies trading on major U.S. exchanges.
- ValueLine
Investment Survey
Contains full-page reports and analyst commentaries on more than 1,700
stocks. Includes current and historical statistics on investment factors
and three to five year forecasts.
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Journal
Indexes and Abstracts
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Statistical
Sources
- Industry Norms
and Key Business Ratios
Offers industry norms and key business ratios by SIC code. This printed
publication is available in the Reference Collection, First Floor, Call
Number: REF HF5681.R25I523
- RMA Annual Statement
Studies
Includes historical income statements, balance sheets, and financial
ratios. This printed publication is available in the Reference Collection,
First Floor, Call Number: REF HF5681.B2R58
- Standard
and Poor's Industry Surveys
Contains economic and business information on major U.S. industries,
analyzing operations, highlighting current problems and opportunities,
and giving trends. It is also available online via Standard
and Poor's Net Advantage. Earlier editions are available in
the Reference Collection, First Floor, Call Number: REF HC106.6.S74
- Statistical
Universe
Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts to statistical publications
from the U.S. government, international governmental organizations,
state government, and private organizations, including selected full-text
publications. It includes a combination of three indexes: American
Statistical Index, Statistical Reference Index, and the Index
to International Statistics. Includes also the Statistical
Abstract of the U.S.
- Statistical
Abstract of the United States
A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the
United States with selected international data included.
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Additional
Internet Websites
- Business
Wire
Access to current business and industry news stories, retail reports,
and company news archives.
- Current
Employment Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Provides detailed industry data on employment, hours, and earnings of
workers on nonfarm payrolls for the Nation.
- Current
Industrial Reports (Census Bureau)
Measures industrial activity in important commodity areas such as textiles
and apparel, chemicals, primary metals, computer and electronic components,
industrial equipment, aerospace equipment, and consumer goods. Published
monthly, quarterly, and annually.
- Current
Labor Statistics
Online access to the 51 tables of current labor statistic featured in
the printed edition of the Monthly Labor Review.
- EDGAR
Database of Corporation Information
Provides 10-K, 20-F, proxy statements, annual reports, and other financial
statements of public companies filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
- Fortune
500
Includes a listing of Fortune 500 companies plus their ranking. Provides
latest company news searchable by phrase or ticker symbol.
- Forbes
500
Provides access to company news and analysis, a directory of the
public and private companies, and other financial information.
- Hoover's
Corporate Register
Contains company profiles with links to the company's webpage. However,
certain portions of the website are only accessible through their subscription
service.
- Industry
at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Contains profiles of the nine industry divisions, including statistical
facts and links to additional information.
- North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
Replaces the United States Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) system. Includes definitions for each industry, tables showing
correspondence between 1997 NAICS, and 1987 SICs, and a comprehensive
index.
- Public
Register's Annual Report Service
Includes company financial information, including annual reports or
10-Ks on over 3,600 public companies.
- Yahoo!
Finance Company and Fund Index
Offers information on over 9,000 public companies, including contact
information, business summaries, officer and employee information, sector
and industry classifications, business and earnings announcement summaries,
and financial statistics and ratios.
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Library and Media Services, 6-Feb-04
Louveller M. Luster,
Collection Development Librarian
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