Hillary Campbell Reference Librarian Liaison to the School

Hillary Campbell Reference Librarian & Liaison to the School of Management 6 -4 -08 AIM 4336 – FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Print Resources – Company Information Ward’s Business Directory of U. S. Private and Public Companies – Reference Desk International Directory of Company Histories, REF HD 2721. I 48 Circulating Books - Creative Memories : the 10 timeless principles behind the company that pioneered the scrapbooking industry (Check the catalog) http: //library. utdallas. edu

Print Resources – Industry Information Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys, 1973 Present Plunkett’s Industry Almanacs, 2002 - Present (Reference and EBook)

Plunkett’s Airline, Hotel & Travel Finance & Investments Automobile Food Biotech & Genetics Health Care & Biotech Computers & Internet Info. Tech E-Commerce & Internet Business Real Estate & Construction Energy Telecommunications Engineering & Research Entertainment & Media Retails

Annual Reports Collection Paper and microfiche copies of annual and 10 K reports Not indexed in the library catalog Catalog of titles in card file at the library reference desk

Electronic Databases – Why not go straight to Google? Access to very specific information Relatively high degree of authority on the information found within No duplicates More powerful “advanced searching” You have already paid for them (and they are NOT cheap! )

Accessing the Library’s Databases When on-campus, access is seamless When off-campus, a valid UTD-ID number is required for access.

Selecting the Right Databases Alphabetical List – If you already know the name of the database you want to use, or if you want specific information about a database Subject List – If you know the topic you want to research, but you’re not sure which databases will work the best

Business and Company Resource Center Provides current business, company, and industry content including: periodical articles, press releases, corporate structures, financials and earning estimates, investment reports, and company histories. Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location. http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

Mergent Online Full-text U. S. and international company financial data, as well as U. S. and international company annual reports Updated weekly Use Help Menu to assist with searching http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

Standard & Poor’s Net. Advantage Market News and Industry Overviews & Surveys Company Info – Stocks & Bonds, Corporate Records, Vital Statistics Financials for all S&P 500, Mid. Cap 400, and Small. Cap 600 http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe Business News and Industry and Market News Company Financial Reports (includes Disclosure Data), Company Profiles, Company Comparisons SEC Filings and Reports Directories – Contact and resource information for companies and industries http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/databas es/dbases. htm

Factiva (Dow Jones & Reuters) Provides info from financial quotes, market data, newspapers, company and industry news 1989 - Present http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

Business Source Complete Scholarly business database which provides a comprehensive collection of bibliographic and full text content. Good for SWOT Analysis http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

SCOPUS Large multidisciplinary abstract database, with selected full-text 1966 – Present Large economics & management library Excellent for patent & trademark research http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/databas es/dbases. htm

Suggested Databases – EDGAR Financial Reports Data on company financials as submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission Full text information from 1993 – Present An online tutorial is available http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/resources/data bases/dbases. htm

Newspaper Coverage Wall Street Journal online – 1889 to the present New York Times online – 1851 to the present Financial Times – Indexed back to 1888 Dallas Morning News – Full text back to 1885

Suggested Databases – The Others Business Source Complete Regional Business News Global Marketing Information Database (esp. good for international companies)

Final Research Tips Don’t forget the Reference Librarians! Mon-Thur: 9 am – 10 pm Fri: 9 am-6 pm Sat: 10 am-3 pm Sun: 1 pm-6 pm

How to Get Help from Home Email http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/askalib/ askalib. htm Chat http: //www. lib. utsystem. edu/students/ ask. html

MC 2 – Mc. Dermott Management Satellite Room 2. 206 – off the Undergraduate Suite Hours (closed for summer) M & W – 2: 30 -5: 30 pm Tu– By appointment Thursday – 2: 00 -6: 00 pm Friday – By appointment Contact Hillary Campbell (x 2959)Hillary. Campbell@utdallas. edu

Library Miscellany The Orbit - http: //mcdermottlibrary. blogspot. com/ Bloomberg – workstation in MC 2 - Citation management service that allows you to import citations from online article indexes and databases, organize and manage these references within folders, automatically format them within papers and create instant bibliographies in a variety of styles. http: //www. utdallas. edu/library/

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