Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center
John Carroll University

BUSINESS INFORMATION SOURCES

This list identifies some of the electronic and print business information sources available in the library and gives their locations –either on the Internet or on a shelf.

Electronic Resources: Most of the electronic resources are found on the library homepage (library.jcu.edu) under the heading “Find articles/data/databases”. More resources are now available in electronic form. Most are found on the library homepage (library.jcu.edu). Select: "Find articles/data/databases. In the subject list, they are found under Accountancy, Business (general), Economic & Finance, Management, Marketing & Logistics, & Statistics. Most of these can be used off campus where users will be prompted for a name and “bar code”--which is the number on the back of the JCU ID Card.

Printed Resources: Most of the books on this list have Library of Congress (LC) classification codes (call numbers) starting with HB through HJ. They are located either in the LoPresti Business Reference Room (adjacent to Reference Area) or on the third floor of the General Collection.

All resources, regardless of form, are also found via the library catalog, “Carrolline,” which indicated the resource’s location—either a LC call number or a link to the electronic full text or other information. The library’s membership in OhioLINK provides access to even more resources.

I. JOURNAL ARTICLES: PERIODICAL INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

ELECTRONIC SOURCES:

Business Source Complete

Covers all business topics and offers the full text (most of the time) of articles from more than 8,800 publications, including:

• English-language journals published outside the United States.
• About 1,100 peer-reviewed business journals
• A wide range of trade & industry journals,
• Country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and Country-Watch,
• Company profiles for the world’s 10,000 largest companies,
• Additional content includes market research reports, industry reports & SWOT analyses.

Journal articles are updated daily and often go back many decades to a journal’s first issue.

This is the "companion" to Academic Search Premier, which covers ALL academic subjects. Search by keyword, subject, company name, journal names, etc. (See “Select a field”). Includes a thesaurus and extensive “Help.”

Factiva

Provides essential business news and information together with content delivery tools and services. Factiva’s collection of more than 10,000 authoritative sources includes The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, the Financial Times™, Dow Jones and Reuters newswires and the Associated Press, as well as Reuters Fundamentals, and D&B company profiles. Cookies must be enabled.

LexisNexis Academic
Categories of collected information are News, Business, Legal Research, Medical, and Reference. Under Business, find Business News (articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts), Company Financial, Compare companies (find companies based on a variety of criteria), Industry (news from over 25 industries), Accounting (journals & literature), Directories (trade show information & more), and Hoovers’ Company Data.

PRINT SOURCE:

Accounting & Tax Index      Ref   AAZ7164.C81 A53
Citations to 1,000+ publications covering accounting and taxation, including financial management, compensation, consulting, and the financial services industry (1992-present). Continuation of Accountant's Index, also available (1944-64, 1973-91).

II. JOURNAL COLLECTIONS

In addition to the electronic journals provided in the databases, such as Business Source Complete, the Library offers thousands of electronic journals contained in the electronic journal collections that can be searched by keyword and other criteria. The library also subscribes to over "hard copy" business and management periodicals, located on the first floor and arranged by call number (except for current year issues, which are arranged alphabetically).

Find these on the Library Homepage under "Find Articles/Data/Electronic Journals":

ELECTRONIC JOURNAL CENTER (EJC)

Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) includes the full text of more than 6000 online research journals covering many subject areas. Most of the library electronic indexes link from article citations to the full text in the EJC. Individuals can be notified by email about new relevant articles according to subject, author, or journal title by setting up E-Journal Alerts.

JSTOR

Provides image and full-text online access to back issues of a few hundred selected scholarly journals, including a collection of business journals.

Cabell's Business Directory Contains Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting, Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in economics, Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in management, and Cabell's directory of publishing opportunities in Marketing. 

III. MARKET & POPULATION DATA

The American marketplace : demographics and spending pattern. Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist Publications. LoPresti Ref   HF5415.33.U6 A4 2005

http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Census information. Under people, find demographic data in geographical areas.

Household Spending: Who spends how much on what. Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist, c2004. LoPresti Ref HC110.C6 H68 2004

STAT-USA
Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Subject/Government, Statistics & Law") U.S. Government statistics from many sources. Includes "GLOBUS & NTDB" offering current & historical trade-related information, international market research, trade opportunities, & country analysis, including the National Trade Data Bank. Includes The Statistical Abstract of the United States, which provides the most important data and provides references to the information source where more detailed information is located.

Lifestyle Market Analyst, Des Plaines: Standard Rate & Data Service.

Offers demographic, geographic, and lifestyle information--indicating how people spend their time and money. Lo Presti Ref HF5415.33.U6 L54

Mintel Market Research Reports

selected from both government and private sources. Indicates original source (sometimes a web site) for more detailed &/or current information.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, (U.S. Bureau of the Census).
Convenient starting point for almost any U.S. statistical information, including population, health, law enforcement, education, politics, & areas of general interest; selected from both government and private sources. Indicates original source (sometimes a web site) for more detailed &/or current information.
Ready Reference (near Reference Desk) Ref HA202

IV. COMPANY/INDUSTRY

Locating information on public companies is fairly easy because much information is available. Private companies are more difficult. Some good sources on private companies are Business & Industry, Hoover Company data, & ReferenceUSA (each described here).

Annual reports, 10-K's and other SEC filings are available via Mergent Online as well as via free Internet services (e.g., www.sec.gov/edgarhp.html). Historical filings are contained in SEC File (HG4028.B2 S4), a microfiche collection (1978-1997), located on the first floor in the microform area.

Electronic:

Industry Classification: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system of hierarchical numerical codes used to classify types of businesses. The codes were developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, & Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business. They replace the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, although some information sources still use SICs. This site helps to select the appropriate code(s) describes the industry(ies) of interest & provides data on industries.

Compustat Research Insight      CD-ROM on Campus Network
Standard & Poor’s product (replacing PC-Plus) that provides detailed financial data on more than 14,000 public U.S. and Canadian companies, including 20 years of annual, 12 years of quarterly, and other data. Select among more than 100 standard financial reports or build a customized report. Data can be extracted and further manipulated via Excel.

Hoover's Company and Industry Reports      Part of LexisNexis Academic on Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Subject List/General).
Once connected to Lexis/Nexis, select "sources" from the top menu. Type in "hoover" and select "search this source). Contains excellent company and industry profiles, including company history, products, competitors, executives and top salaries. Load Lexis/Nexis, select "sources", type in "Hoover," select "search this source."

Mergent Online
Library homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/subject list/Business) Current financial, history, and management information on most public U.S. companies and non-U.S. companies. Includes access to EDGAR (public filings). Financials go back five to seven years. Historical printed Moody’s Manuals: Periodicals Ref HG 4921 .M6xx

Morningstar Library Edition
Library Homepage (under "Find Articles/Data/Databases/Business). Contains information on stocks and funds updated every 15 minutes and 18,000 securities.  Create reports on stocks and funds and try out different combinations in sample portfolios.

ReferenceUSA
Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Subject List/Business) Contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents.

ValueLine.com
Library homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Subject List/Business) Provides in-depth coverage of 1,700 stocks, grouped into some 90 industries. The online version has more search and analytical capabilities than the printed.

PRINT SOURCES:

Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands (3 volumes)     
Offers overviews on some 600 popular American brands (e.g., Twinkies, Scotch Tape, Mustang.) Includes origin, product development, advertising agencies, and brand outlook. Indexes to brand names, companies, persons, advertising agencies, and brand categories. LoPresti Ref HF5415.3 .E527

International directory of Business Biographies (4 volumes), Schlager Neil (Ed.), Detroit: St. James Press/Thomson/Gale, 2005.

In-depth biographical narratives on 600+ people that lead companies worldwide, including their career paths and bibliographies. LoPresti Ref HC29 .I57

International Directory of Company Histories (Detroit: Gale, 82 volumes & growing).
Offers current histories & strategies of leading companies in two-to-four page profiles gathered from many sources. New volumes and updates added each year. Use the index in the most current volume. LoPresti Ref HD2721 .I63

Ratio analysis
Annual industry averages for various financial ratios offered in the following books. Most current volumes on reserve at Circulation Desk. Others in LoPresti.

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Troy, Editor) Ref HF5681.R25 T68

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios Ref HF5681.R25 I53

Annual Statement Studies, Robert Morris Associates Ref HF5681.B2 R6

Sports Market Place Directory LoPresti Ref HD9992.U5 S667
A directory of teams, media, sponsors, events, professional services, manufacturers & retailers, & facilities.

Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys (3 volumes)
Detailed analyses of industries offering statistics and narratives. The "Index to Industrials" leads to industry reports and the "Index to Companies" leads to current company activity. Market share statistics sometimes included in the narrative.
On reserve at Circulation Desk. Ref HC106.7 .S74

World Market Share Reporter (Detroit: Gale)
"A Compilation of Reported World Market Share Data and Rankings on Companies, Products, and Services." Arranged by SIC. With indexes by product, company and brand names. LoPresti Ref HD2757.15 .W67

V. INTERNATIONAL

Country Business Guide Series, San Rafael, CA, World Trade Press.

The portable encyclopedia for doing business with ...

• Argentina Business LoPresti Ref HC175 .A844
• Canada Business LoPresti Ref HC115 .C1984
• China Business LoPresti Ref HC427.92 .C4636
• Hong Kong Business LoPresti Ref HC470.3 .H6655
• Japan Business LoPresti Ref HF3827 .J37
• Korea Business LoPresti Ref HC467 .K66
• Mexico Business LoPresti Ref HC135 .N64
• Philippines Business LoPresti Ref HC455 .P5273
• Singapore Business LoPresti Ref HC445.8 .S543
• Taiwan Business LoPresti Ref HC HC430.5 .T3375

Craighead’s International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 84 Countries
(4 volumes).

Country entries offer data on political, economic, & business environments, infrastructure, technology, everyday living conditions, business customs, schools, etc.

LoPresti Ref HF5549.5.E45 D56 2000

Dun & Bradstreet's guide to doing business around the world, T Morrison, et al. (Eds.) (Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001). LoPresti Ref HF1416 .M78 2001

Encyclopedia of the Developing World (3 volume). Covers history, economic development and politics from 1945 to present.

LoPresti Ref HC 59.7 .E52

European Business Customs & Manners, Mary Murray Bosrock (Ed.), Minnetonka, MN: Meadowbrook Press, 2006.

LoPresti Ref HF5389.3.E85 B67

Intercultural Business Communication, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000.

Includes etiquette and business and social customs of various cultures.

LoPresti Ref HF 5389 .C47 2000

* Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide To Doing Business In More Than 60 Countries, Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway (Eds.), Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2006. LoPresti Ref HF5389 .M67 2006

OECD Economic Surveys, Paris, Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development. Annual. In depth economic profiles for each of the 24 OECD member countries. Discusses trends, economic development policy & prospects. Ten years of statistics for basic economic indicators. Each volume has a separate call number. Check Carrolline for shelf location.

Transnational Accounting, NY: Stockton Press (2 volumes).
Documents financial accounting principles and practices in 14 countries (mainly European, but including the U.S., Canada, Japan, and Australia.) International Accounting Standards Committee and European Union economic principles are also included.

LoPresti Ref HF5625 .T736

Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies (4 volumes)
Overviews and extensive data on the economies of 198 countries.

LoPresti HC15 .W675

VI. OTHER SOURCES

BNA Human Resources Library on CD CD-ROM on Library LAN (in library only)
Laws and standards for human resource management, including compensation, fair employment practices, wages & hours, labor relations, & sample policies & forms.

CCH Internet Tax Research Network Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/ Subject List/Business; or tax.cch.com/network)
Commerce Clearing House tax law library covering federal and state law. Requires password; see librarian or tax accounting instructor. Print service also available: CCH Standard Federal Tax Reporter - Ref KF 6285 .C67

EconLit (1969-present)
Journal citation index and occasional full text to over 500 journals in financial, management, business, accounting, and economics. It also offers citations to books and collective volumes in economics (1969-present) that can be found via the library. This database is a merger of Journal of Economic Literature and Index of Economic Articles, available in print (1963 - present). Ref AAZ7164.E2 J68

Encyclopedia of American women in business: from colonial times to the present. Carol H. Krisman (Ed.) (2 volumes.) LoPresti Ref   HD6054.4.U6 K753

Encyclopedia of Leadership (4 volumes) LoPresti Ref HD 57.7 .E53

Gale Encyclopedia of E-commerce, Jane A. Malonis (Ed.) Detroit: Gale Group, Thomson Learning, 2002. (2 volumes)

Includes topics, terms, people, events, & legislation. LoPresti Ref HF 5548 .32 .35

International Directory of Business Biographies, Neil Schlager (ed.), Detroit: St. James Press/Thomson/Gale, 2005. (4 vols.) LoPresti Ref HC29 .I57

Peterson's MBA Programs. LoPresti Ref   HF1131 .P45

SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)
Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Business)
Focuses on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry, providing a continuously updated resource featuring market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry--sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.

Vault Online Career Library

Library Homepage (under "Find articles/Data/Databases/Business)

Includes over 90 career guides, more than 3,000 company profiles, 1,100+ career advice articles, in addition to industry and occupational profiles. Follow the link and click on "Get your password now!" Then, enter your JCU email address. You will receive a temporary password lasting up to one week. Simply enter your JCU email address at any time to get a new password.

VII. OTHER LINKS

Doing Research in Business & Management:
http://library.webster.edu/online/bushome.html

Evaluating Internet Information:
http://library.webster.edu/wbt/t-w2-00.html

APA Style Essentials:
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.aspx?doc_id=796

Rutgers Accounting Web:

http://raw.rutgers.edu/

http://accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/internet/internet1.htm

A large collection of accounting resources.

* = New to this list     Cindy Lenox, Business Librarian   September 7, 2007