Hillary CampbellReference Librarian &Liaison to the School of Management6-4-08

Print Resources – Company Information Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private

and Public Companies – Reference Desk International Directory of Company

Histories, REF HD 2721.I48 Circulating Books - Creative Memories :

the 10 timeless principles behind the company that pioneered the scrapbooking industry (Check the catalog)

http://library.utdallas.edu

Print Resources – Industry Information Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys,

1973 -Present

Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs, 2002 - Present (Reference and EBook)

Plunkett’s

Airline, Hotel & Travel Automobile Biotech & Genetics Computers & Internet E-Commerce &

Internet Business Energy Engineering &

Research Entertainment &

Media

Finance & Investments

Food Health Care & Biotech InfoTech Real Estate &

Construction Retails Telecommunications

Annual Reports Collection Paper and microfiche copies of

annual and 10K reports

Not indexed in the library catalog

Catalog of titles in card file at the library reference desk

Electronic Databases – Why not go straight to Google? Access to very specific information Relatively high degree of authority

on the information found within No duplicates More powerful “advanced

searching” You have already paid for them (and

they are NOT cheap! )

Accessing the Library’s Databases

When on-campus, access is seamless

When off-campus, a valid UTD-ID number is required for access.

Selecting the Right Databases Alphabetical List – If you already

know the name of the database you want to use, or if you want specific information about a database

Subject List – If you know the topic you want to research, but you’re not sure which databases will work the best

Business and Company Resource Center Provides current business, company,

and industry content  including: periodical  articles, press releases, corporate structures, financials and earning estimates, investment reports, and company histories.

Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location.

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Mergent Online

Full-text U.S. and international company financial data, as well as U.S. and international company annual reports

Updated weekly Use Help Menu to assist with searchinghttp://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage Market News and Industry Overviews

& Surveys Company Info – Stocks & Bonds,

Corporate Records, Vital Statistics Financials for all S&P 500, MidCap

400, and SmallCap 600http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe Business News and Industry and Market

News Company Financial Reports (includes

Disclosure Data), Company Profiles, Company Comparisons

SEC Filings and Reports Directories – Contact and resource

information for companies and industries

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters) Provides info from financial quotes,

market data, newspapers, company and industry news

1989- Present

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Business Source Complete

Scholarly business database which provides a comprehensive collection of bibliographic and full text content.

Good for SWOT Analysis

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

SCOPUS

Large multidisciplinary abstract database, with selected full-text

1966 – Present Large economics & management

library Excellent for patent & trademark

research

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Suggested Databases – EDGAR Financial Reports Data on company financials as

submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission

Full text information from 1993 – Present

An online tutorial is availablehttp://www.utdallas.edu/library/resources/databases/dbases.htm

Newspaper Coverage

Wall Street Journal online – 1889 to the present

New York Times online – 1851 to the present

Financial Times – Indexed back to 1888

Dallas Morning News – Full text back to 1885

Suggested Databases – The Others Business Source Complete Regional Business News Global Marketing Information

Database (esp. good for international companies)

Final Research Tips

Don’t forget the Reference Librarians!

Mon-Thur: 9am – 10pm Fri: 9am-6pm Sat:10am-3pm Sun:1pm-6pm

How to Get Help from Home

Emailhttp://www.utdallas.edu/library/askalib/

askalib.htm Chathttp://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/

ask.html

MC2 – McDermott Management SatelliteRoom 2.206 – off the Undergraduate

Suite

Hours (closed for summer)M & W – 2:30-5:30 pmTu– By appointmentThursday – 2:00-6:00 pmFriday – By appointment

Contact Hillary Campbell (x2959)Hillary.Campbell@utdallas.edu

Library Miscellany

The Orbit - http://mcdermottlibrary.blogspot.com/

Bloomberg – workstation in MC2

- - Citation management service that allows you to import citations from online article indexes and databases, organize and manage these references within folders, automatically format them within papers and create instant bibliographies in a variety of styles.

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