Research by Subject: Business--Company Information
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Business and company resource center 
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
ABI/INFORM databases 
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.
ABI/INFORM global
International business, finance, economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal. 1971-current.
Business Source Premier (Original Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Special Business Interface
ABI/INFORM trade & industry
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current.
Business Source Premier (Special Business Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Original Interface
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Business and company ASAP
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
ABI/INFORM dateline
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.
Regional business news
Business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
New York Times
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For archives (1851-2001), see ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.
Note: For archives (1889-1987), see ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
NewsBank infoweb
Full-text of local/regional news: Buffalo News, Ithaca Journal (1999-), Journal-News (Westchester County, NY), New York Post, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton), Star-Gazette(Elmira).
ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal 
Complete archive covering 1889-1987, fully searchable cover to cover; full text and full image, including advertising.
Yahoo Finance 
Find busness news, market news, indices, information on companies and industries including stock price, charts, etc.
Business Journalism.org : tutorials 
Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.
Symbol Lookup from Yahoo Finance
Find symbols for companie and indices.
Bloomberg
Get news, stocks quotes, etc.
Business Ethics
A site by Sharon Stoerger MLS, MBA. This is a compilation of websites having to do with ethics and business. Includes case studies, articles, corporate codes of ethics, etc.
Merger and Acquisition announcements via Yahoo
Announcements of mergers and acquistions searchable by month with news.
ThomasNet
Online register of US manufacturers. Search by product, service, company name, or brand.
D&B million dollar directory : America's leading public & private companies
Call Number: REF HG 4057 .A35
Gives basic information such as name, address, contact info., CEO/President and S.I.C. code on both public and private companies in the U.S.
Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors, and executives,.
Call Number: REF HG4057 .A4
3 volumes. Gives basic information on both public and private companies including S.I.C. codes and key executives. Gives biographical information on executives. Library keeps only latest edition.
Directory of corporate affiliations
Call Number: REF HG4057 .I59
6 volumes. Covers both public and private companies in the U.S. as well as major international companies. Lists subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc. Useful for example to find out if a company has foreign offices.
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
Covers website development, financing, and advertising. Includes profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Search by keyword or 2,3 or 4 digit number to get a description of an industy and the code assigned to it. These codes allow one to find similar companies in an industry (either service or manufacturing) and to compare them.
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Uses a 6 digit numbering system to classify industries that either make a product or offer a service (such as banks)in North America. You can search the database by code or by text describing the industry. These codes can be used to generate a list of companies in an industry and to compare them using other directories found both print or online.
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Information on patents, trademarks, and copyright.
Business Plan Database (SBA)
Sample business plans for a variety of business types. Developed by the Small Business Administration.
Business Plans Handbook
Call Number: Ref. HD62.7 .B865
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries. Volumes 1-4 in reference collection. Volumes 5-10 available online.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 10
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 5
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 6
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 7
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 8
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Plans Handbook - vol. 9
Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
Business Journalism.org : tutorials
Combination of web & audio files provides a primer to a variety of topics such as how to cover: the Business of Health Care, Private Companies, the Business of Sports, S.E.C. filings, Financial Statements, use & interpretation of numbers and the Economy, etc.
Fortune 500
Fortune Magazine's annual ranking of America's largest companies.
Business and company resource center
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
Investext plus
Investment, company and industry reports from brokers worldwide.
SEC EDGAR database
Official SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy statements, registration statements, and merger and acquisition documents.
Yahoo Finance-Historical Quotes
Historical stock quotes for companies and indicies. Some as far back as 1962.
SEC Info
Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR database. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code,Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP. You may have to join but membership is free.
EdgarScan
EdgarScan is an interface to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) Filings. EdgarScan pulls filings from the Edgar Database ly to find key financial tables and normalize financials to a common format that is comparable across companies
Morningstar.com
Stock and mutual fund research resource. Gives independent analysis and recommendations. Screening capability.
Value line investment survey
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
Call Number: REF HG4501 .V26
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
Annual Reports Service
A service of Wall Street Journal Online. Download or request hardcopy annual reports. Search rnby industry, company name/ticker symbol, or exchange.rn
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Call Number: REF HC106.6 S74
Coverage of major industries in the U.S.,quarterly. Statistics, suggested sources, overviews including trends, major players, regulatory issues, etc. Supplemented by Monthly Investment Review. Latest two years in REFERENCE. Older editions in stacks.
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