When searching for information about a company, first determine what type of information you are seeking.
Are you......
- Looking for articles on companies or business topics?
- Looking for a company’s address or some descriptive information about that company?
- Looking for company financial information and annual reports?
Online Databases for Finding Business Articles & Reports
| Accounting, Business, Economics, Management, Marketing |
| Name of Database |
About this Database |
ABI Inform Global Business |
Scholarly and comprehensive coverage of business research topics including management, economics, finance, marketing, human resources, computers and more. Includes journal articles, company profiles and The Wall Street Journal (1971-present) |
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry |
Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. (1971-present) |
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) |
Multi-discplinary academic database indexing and abstracting for 8,000 scholarly journals and popular magazines. Full text is provided for 4,450 titles. (1975-present) |
Academic Universe (Lexis/Nexis) |
A news, law, and business information service with full-text access to nearly 6000 newspapers, periodicals, and reference sources. |
Hoover's Online |
Offers company, industry, and market information. 12 million companies listed, with in-depth coverage on 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises. |
Mergent Online |
Industry and Company Information including general information, financials, and annual reports. |
S&P NetAdvantage |
Business Analysis Pkg - includes Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Bond Rpts, Register & Co Profiles |
Stat USA |
Service of the U.S. Department of Commerce that provides information for the U.S. business, economic, and trade community. See librarian for password. |
Tax Research: RIA Checkpoint |
Access to tax research libraries and journals including the U.S. Tax Reporter Library, All State Tax Guide, TAPS Series 2, Public Domain Library of federal tax case law and IRS rulings, Journal of Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Practical Tax Strategies. once connected you will need to create your login ID. This ID must be created from an on campus computer. Once you have a login, connect via http://checkpoint.riag.com/login |
WorldScope |
Financial reports on companies worldwide. (Current information) |
Directories & Sources for Company Overview
- Print Resources
- A Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
- REF HG4358 A1 D5
Volume 1 lists, in alphabetical order, American firms which have operations abroad; volumes 2 and 3 include listings by country of the American firms’ foreign operations.
- International Directory of Company Histories
- REF HD2721 D36
Offers 3-5 page historic analysis of major public and private companies.
- Online Resources:
- BizLinks
- Comprehensive resource with links to information on company and industry research, starting a small business, patents and trademarks, marketing, business forms, etc.
- Business.Com
- Specialized search engine and portal for the business professional offering both general industry background information as well as links to companies and their particular product lines.
- Hoover’s Online
- Capsule information, basic financials, and news available for free, detailed reports require purchase.
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- Mergent Online
- Information on approximately 11,000 companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ exchange. Company history, overview, historical finanicals, and annual reports. Allows you to build a report on companies, create a standard peer group analysis or a custom peer group analysis.
- S & P NetAdvantage
- Business Analysis Package - includes Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Bond Rpts, Register & Co Profiles
- Thomas Directory of American Manufacturers
- Over 150,000 American and Canadian manufacturers can be searched by product and service headings and 124,000 brand names. Also supplies links to online supplier catalogs. Also available in print at REF T12 T6.
Financial Information
- Print Resources
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- Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
- REF HF5681 R25 A45 2002
- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
- REF HF5681 R25 I525 2000-01
- Online Resources
- Annual Reports Gallery
- Nearly 1,000 annual reports available on the web. Entries also include the company home page.
- Edgar
- Developed by the SEC, offers financial statements of publicly traded companies.
- Hoover’s Online
- Capsule information, basic financials, and news available for free, detailed reports require purchase.
- Lexis-Nexis Universe
- Select Business under Academic Search Forms, then choose Company Financial under Company Information. Easy access to financial information on publicly-traded companies.
- Mergent Online
- Information on approximately 11,000 companies listed on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ exchange. Company history, overview, historical finanicals, and annual reports. Allows you to build a report on companies, create a standard peer group analysis or a custom peer group analysis.
- Tax Research: RIA Checkpoint
- Once connected you will need to create your login ID. This ID must be created from an on campus computer. Once you have a login, connect via http://checkpoint.riag.com/login
- Worldscope
- Financial reports on companies worldwide. RWU FirstSearch subscription database. Campus use only
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