8. Research Tools: Catalogs
POLAR: Accessing physical and electronic
items located at HML (Heterick Memorial
Library) as well as LAW (Taggart Law Library).
OhioLINK: Next step if you can’t find what you
want in the HML or LAW collections.
ILL: Option of last resort for books and articles.
10. Research Tools:
Databases
Tools for locating journal and
newspaper articles
Most are subject-specific, but
some are multi-disciplinary
Many give access to full text
articles
Heterick has 240+ databases
14. Research Tools: SEARCH
What is included in SEARCH?
POLAR catalog
OhioLINK catalog
Article-level searching for all EBSCO
databases
Article-level searching for a variety of other
databases: JSTOR, Hoover’s,
AccessPharmacy, etc.
Title-level searching for most other databases:
IEEE, CIAO, Proquest Nursing & Allied Health
16. How to do research: Cite what
you find using standard formats
These are the three citation styles that
are most frequently used at ONU:
● MLA (Modern Language
Association)
● APA (American Psychological
Association)
● CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)
Always ask your professors which
citation style you should use for their
particular class.
19. Things to consider:
Not all company information is readily available
Proprietary information
Trade secrets
Possible to get an overview and enough information so you can
prepare for a job interview
Resources shown today may not be available once you leave
ONU
Alternative resources may be available at your place of business
or through your local public library
20. Things you’ll need to know:
Private or Public
Parent or Subsidiary
United States or International company
21. Glossary of Terms
Ticker “modern letter-only ticker symbols were developed by Standard & Poor's
(S&P) to bring a national standard to investing”
CIK --
Central Index Key, number given to an individual or company by the SEC
SIC --standard industrial classification system,
classification of businesses and
business units by type of economic activity
NAICS --
DUNS --
North American Industry Classification System, replaces SIC
industry standard for keeping track of the world's businesses
Private Company --
ownership is private
Public Company --
company that has permission to offer its registered
securities (stock, bonds, etc.) for sale to the general public, typically through a stock
exchange
Subsidiary --
Controlled/owned by a “parent” company
22. Tools for Company
Information reports
Annual
Overview
Histories
Competitors
Revenues, cash
flow
SWOT
News and Views
23. International Directory of Company
Histories
HML Oversized
Reference
338.7409 I61
•Immediate access to more than 8,500
companies
•Learn the complete background and
history of a company
• Research merger and acquisition activity
over time
•Determine the impact of particular sales
and marketing campaigns
•Ascertain the effectiveness of executive
Leadership
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24. International Directory of Company
Histories
Each 3-5 page entry is meticulously crafted with
facts gathered from popular magazines, academic
periodicals, books, annual reports, archives of the
companies themselves and much more. Peppered
with statistics, dates and names of key players,
entries contain information on:
Founders
Expansions and strategies
Labor/management actions
Stock exchanges, ticker symbols and industries
Principal subsidiaries, divisions, operating units and
competitors
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25. Business Source Complete
Articles for latest company news, reviews of
company, commentaries
Non-journal content
Industry reports
financial data
Country reports
case studies
Company profiles
investment research reports
SWOT analyses
market research reports
26. Thomson Research
Provides access to real-time and historical SEC EDGAR filings,
including as-filed HTML documents, and foreign exchange filings.
Includes more than 3.4 million research reports, with an average
of 3,000 new reports added each business day.
Provides full-text keyword searching of SEC EDGAR filings and
spreadsheet-ready financials..
Must know company name or ticker
27. Hoover’s Online
Good place to check if public or private,
parent or subsidiary
Company reports
Industry information
Market intelligence on both public and
private companies
Some free information available at
Hoovers.com
28. Standard & Poor's Net
Advantage
http://www.bus.umich.edu/kresgelibrary/downloads/instruction
/standard_and_poors_netadvantage_guide.pdf
Company
information:
Economic insight
Market snapshot
Mutual funds
Company quote
S&P industry surveys
Equity indexes page
S & P stock report
Economic calendar
for the US, Europe,
Asia and Latin
America
29. Company News:
Lexis Nexis Academic (fee)
PR Newswire Company News On-
Call
CNNMoney.com
Business Wire
AJR NewsLink
30. Other types of company
information:
Print Resources:
D&B Directory of Service
Companies
HML Oversized Reference
338.7610002573 D111
D&B million dollar directory
HML Oversized Reference
338.740973 D11
Foundation Directory:
HML Oversized Reference
061 F771
Company philanthropy
Stock information
Value Line Investment
Survey
Company rankings
Fortune
Forbes