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Resources for Locating Company Information 

• Business Source Premier   

  Full text information on 60,000+ companies from business and trade periodicals, market research reports, and industry reports.  Info  Connect 

• DataMonitor Company Profiles

  Company profiles for 5,000 leading companies across the automotive, consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare and technology sectors are available via Business Source Premier.  Select the Company Profiles link from the green sub-toolbar.   Connect   

   

• International Directory of Company Histories  1988-  (Ref HD 2721 .I63)
  This multivolume print reference work presents information on the development of the world's largest and most influential companies.
   

• Lexis-Nexis
  Full text articles and documents for U.S. and international company financial information from private sources, market research, industry reports, and SEC filings. Search features permit comparison of companies based on criteria such as sales, income and number of employees.  Connect 
   

• Mergent Online  
  Search for companies by name or stock symbol. The Company Financials tab contains company balance sheets, 10k reports, income statements.  Quick links to Competitors, Annual Reports, etc.  Connect   

Resources for Locating Industry Information

• Mergent Online   

      Select the Industry Reports tab from the search screen for information on 20 industries.  Connect

• MarketResearch.com 

      Browse the Research by Category area to find industry reports. Connect        

• North American Industry Classification System United States, 1997  (Ref HF 1041.5 .N674)    

      Presents the NAICS structure with titles and descriptions of industries.  Connect

• Key Business Ratios  [D&B] 1996-   (Ref HF 5681 .R25 I525)   
  This D&B resource provides financial ratios for major US industries.  Compare this data with the ratios from    Mergent  Online to gauge the financial strength of a company.  Available in print and electronic versions.      Info    Connect   

Resources for Identifying Competitors

• Business Rankings Annual  1991-  (Ref HG 4050 .B88)
  An annual list of companies, products, services and activities compiled from a variety of sources.  This is a print resource.

• Market Share Reporter  1991-  (Ref HF 5410 .M35)
  An annual compilation of reported market share data on companies, products, and services.  This is a print resource. 

• Value Line Investment Survey Current yr. (Ref HG 4501 .V262)
  Information on approximately 1,700 companies and stocks, more than 90 industries, and the economy.  This is a print resource.