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DATABASES
(The following databases and indexes are available to Regent University faculty, students, and staff. If you are accessing the databases from off campus,
you will need your ID and password.)
ABI/Inform
Provides full-text and full-image journal articles from a variety of business sources.
Associations Unlimited 
Covers 22,000 US national associations, 20,000 international organizations,
102,000 US, regional, state, and local associations, and 300,000 nonprofit
organizations.
Business
& Industry
Indexes over 1200 periodicals for information on companies and industries, especially good
for international topics.
Factiva
A Dow Jones database.
Provides in-depth news coverage, journal articles, and company
profiles, including financial information. Can also do
company/industry comparison reports. How
to use Factiva
Electric Library
Especially good for searching trade journals. Mostly full-text.
LexisNexis
Academic
"Company Financial" provides the most comprehensive company
information. Also, try "SEC Filings & Reports,"
"Business News," and "Industry News."
Standard and Poors
One of the best resources online for information on companies,
stock and bond reports, investment reports, and industry surveys.
WorldScope
Brief financial statements. Good for international companies.
WEB
RESOURCES
Annual
Reports Library
Provides links to annual reports, as well as information on
how to read an annual report.
CEO
Express
Provides links to news, magazines, company research, international business, small
business, law, and lots of other useful information.
CompaniesOnline
From Dun & Bradstreet, provides a good overview. Search by company name or
browse select industries. Provides links to company pages.
Company and Industry Information
From Brint, a comprehensive listing of links to information.
Corporate Information
Searches over 225,000 companies worldwide.
CorpTech
A commercial site that provides some basic information on technology manufacturers and
developers from both private and public sectors.
EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission Edgar Database.
Finance and
Investment
For more sites on company stock and company and industry analysis.
Forbes
Forbes lists include Forbes 500, 500 largest private companies in the U.S., 200 best small
companies, Forbes platinum 400, Forbes
Annual Report on American Industry, International 800, and others.
Fortune Companies
Lists include Fortune 500, America's Most Admired Companies, Global 500, Fastest Growing
Companies, and more.
Hoover's
Online (Note: Advanced features on this
database are only available through a subscription. The
library does not subscribe to this resource).
Provides recent news articles, Company Capsules provide a good overview
with links to additional web sites, news articles; Financials gives
current financial information; Industry Zone gives industry overviews.
IndustryLink
Provides links to industry web sites.
International Trade Administration
Industries Information
Provides information on select industries.
Locating
Company Information
A step-by-step guide to researching a company.
Locating
Industry Information
A step-by-step guide to completing an industry analysis.
North American Industry Classification
System
Can search NAICS to SIC and SIC to NAICS.
Online Annual Report Service
Links to company homepage and annual reports either online or in hard copy. Some
require Adobe Acrobat for viewing.
Standard Industrial Classification Search
Search SIC manual.
Thomas
Register of American Manufacturers
Offers limited searching by company or product of their extensive database.
Yahoo!
Finance Company and Fund Index
Searches over 9,000 public companies. Gives history, overview, links to news,
stocks, financials. A good analysis. Can order free annual reports.
Created by Leanne Strum, Business
Librarian (2003)
Send comments and/or suggestions to lstrum@regent.edu |
