Company Resources |
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| Disclosure Corporate Snapshots (1986+) | Available through Caltech's FirstSearch databases subscription. Contains information about U.S. publicly traded companies. Updated Weekly. |
| CorporateInformation.com | Much respected site providing an excellent starting point for company research (public or private, foreign or domestic). Many useful features: extensive links to other company sites, compare company to three other companies and industry surveys |
| Directory of Corporate Archives | This site provides a listing, and contact information for companies that maintain their own historical records, or use consulting firms to maintain their archive collection. |
| Forbes 500 1997-2003 |
Forbes annual listing of companies. Sort list by Name, Rank, Sales, Profits, Assets, Market Value, or Employees. Companies are ranked from 1 to 500 by sales, assets, profits, and market cap. The Forbes 500s rank is then computed by calculating an average of all of these." (quoted from website). |
| Hoover’s Online | Provides free brief descriptions of 2,500 companies including annual sales, CEO, CFO etc. as well as links to several major news wires such as PR Newswire. For $399/year (or $49.95/month) you can get a subscription to Hoover's Lite - see http://www.hoovers.com/global/mktg/join.xhtml?pageid=10066 for all their subscription options. |
| IndustryWeek | This free site provides data on the world's 1,000 largest publicly-held manufacturing companies, based on revenue. The list provides the company name, a link to a short company profile, and its ranking for the current and previous year. Industry Week is a popular business trade journal that reports on manufacturing firms. |
| Kompass | Access basic information (contact information, trade names) for companies worldwide. More detailed information requires a paid subscription. |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe | Find company financial information, patent information, news and legal information by selecting the "Business" button under Search. |
| Public Register's Annual Report Service | PRARS provides annual reports for many US companies. Also provides exhaustive information about annual reports. Consult the Annual Reports Library on more ways to locate annual reports and tips on reading them. Also listed under Industry Resources |
| SEC’s EDGAR Database of Corporate Information | Publicly traded companies in the United States are required by law to submit information (10-K’s and 10-Q’s filed annually and quarterly respectively) to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Sometimes this site is unreliable and it is strongly recommended that you use one of the following three sites, as they carry the same data, but allow you to find it reliably |
| Thomas Register | Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America. |
| WetFeet | This site offers over 1,600 snapshots of companies. |
| Zapdata | This site provides free company profiles on 12 million businesses, reports on thousands of industries, and names of marketing prospects that match the criteria entered by the user (limited to 25). Zapdata is an Internet service of D&B Sales & Marketing Solutions. Registration required |
| Guide to Understanding Financial Statements | A basic introduction to reading financial statements (from IBM). |
| How to Read a Prospectus | |
Market Research | |
| Market Research Library | Maintained by the U.S. Commercial Service, this collection contains non-US market research reports. Free to students with registration. |
Mergers and Acquisitions |
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| Corporate Affiliations | This site lists the largest firms (over $20 million in revenue) that have either merged, changed their name, or have gone out of business over a designated period of time. The Mergers & Acquisitions page is free - a subscription is required to search the full CorporateAffiliations.com database. (CorporateAffiliations.com is the Web site of the Directory of Corporate Affiliations, along-standing and well-known directory of corporate families). |
| MergerCentral | This site provides a wide range of information on mergers and acquisitions. Not completely free - registration and fee required to access members only section |
| TheDeal.com | Provides both articles and various tools and data for those who need to track merger and acquisition activity. Not completely free - registration and fee required to access members only section |
| McKinsey Quarterly | Registration required to access this site. Reports on various topics pertinent to E-commerce: Digital Marketing, E-performance, Industry, Strategy & analysis. Also, has a current awareness service. The index allows you to search by year, title or author of MKQ reports back to 1992 |
Media Surveys & Public Opinion Polls |
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| Harris Poll Library | Public opinion survey data on various topics: politics, economy, healthcare, foreign affairs, science and technology, sports and entertainment, lifestyles, etc. The library contains the full text of articles from the Harris Poll weekly column back to 1998 |
| Nielsen/NetRatings | Internet specific survey data |
| Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe | Polls & Surveys from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Select "Public Opinion Location Library or Public Opinion Online Single Source" or "The Public Perspective" under Sources. |
Company Rankings & Market Share |
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The standard publications covering business rankings and market share information can be consulted at Pasadena Public Library or CSU Pomona University Library. They include: Business Rankings Annual |
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Search databases in the Business & Legal Databases section using “Market Share” as a descriptor and the name of the industry or company: Company example - descriptor: market share and keyword: CDnow |
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The following websites also have company rankings: |
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| CorporateInformation.com | |
| Hoover’s Online | |
Industry Resources |
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| Current Industrial Reports by Subject | U.S. Census Bureau series of annual, quarterly, or monthly reports on specific industries |
| Hoovers | Search by Industry keyword |
| Industries Statistics | Produced by the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes links to the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Census of Manufactures reports covering manufacturing industries, defined as mechanical or chemical transformation of materials into new products |
| Industry Accounts Data | Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The Industry Economics Division's Information Guide is a convenient way of accessing BEA materials on gross domestic product by industry, on the input-output accounts, and on the satellite accounts for transportation and for travel and tourism |
| Industry Data Finder | Identifies sources and provides links to over 30 key industries, ranging from aerospace & defense to toys and textiles. |
| NAICS | The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS pronounced Nakes) is a unique, all-new system for classifying business establishments. Adopted in 1997 to replace the old Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system, it is the industry classification system used by the statistical agencies of the United States. Read all aobut it at this US Census Bureau site. |
Business and Legal Databases |
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| A gateway interface to a number of business databases (four most important ones are listed below) | |
| Information on regional business activities and trends and major stories on local firms, their products, and executives from over 535 regional publications, Business Wire press releases, and major newspapers (via First Search) | |
| Business and industry facts, figures, and key events (via First Search) | |
| Practical aspects and approaches to business management (via First Search) | |
| EconLit | Major database devoted to the subject of economics with citations to journal articles, books, and working papers on economics. Abstracts/Indexing only. |
| General Business File ASAP | Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe | Major full-text resource for business information providing up to date information from over 4,000 business, news, legal and medical periodicals, newsletters and newswires. To browse a full listing of titles in the Academic Universe databases click here AU Source List |
Science and Engineering Databases |
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| Applied Science & Technology Abstracts | International English-language science and technology periodicals. (via FirstSearch) |
| Engineering Village 2 | Under Select Database - Select Compendex. A comprehensive database of engineering and applied science research literature, containing references to engineering journals and conferences. |
| INSPEC | INSPEC provides access to literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers/computing, and information technology. |
| Web of Knowledge | Consists of three databases – Science Citation Index (1945-), Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-) and the Arts and Humanities Index (1994-) covers the journal literature in their respective areas with abstracts and cited references. |
| Databases | More science and engineering databases are available at Caltech |
Major Business Magazines and Newspapers |
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Most of these magazines can also be searched via LexisNexis Academic Universe and the First Search Databases Universe. Business Week |
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| Financial Times | Also look at their Country and Industry Surveys |
| FindArticles.com | FindArticles.com is a free archive of published articles dating back to 1998 from The Gale Group. Covers more than 300 magazines and journals on a wide range of subjects: business, health, society, entertainment, sports and more. Unlike other online collections, each of the hundreds of thousands of articles in FindArticles can be read in its entirety and printed at no cost. |
| Newspaper Abstracts | Via Caltech's subscription to FirstSearch. NewsAbs has significant items (articles, reviews, editorials and commentaries) from regional and national newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Houston Post, and the Los Angeles Times . Coverage 1989-, updated daily |
| Newspapers | Caltech Library System's Links to major newspapers and news resources |
| TotalNews | Links to major news websites on the Internet and a search engine that searches across newspapers. You can also build your own Personal Edition newspaper and select the newspapers you want to have access to daily |
Government & International Organizations |
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| Bureau of the Census | |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis | |
| Country Commercial Guides | Detailed business guides on countries around the globe. Free access to older reports usually available via STAT-USA |
| Department of Commerce | |
| FirstGov | FirstGov provides a one-stop access to over 30 million pages of information from the U.S. government. |
| Government Manual | Also available in print at SFL or Millikan-3 reference desks. A directory of all branches, executive agencies, departments or the U.S. Government. Contains contact information in the form of names, telephone numbers and website addresses. Useful for finding statistical information published by U.S. government. |
| Government Public Records | This page contains links to over 300 state, county, and city offices that have made their public records available at no charge on the Web. |
| Government Information | Caltech Library System's links to government information |
| International Trade Data System:Industry Profiles | This site assists businesses in locating industry data from the over 100 federal agencies involved in international trade and import/export activity. |
| International Trade Administration (ITA):Trade Development: Industry Analysts | This site provides a directory of analysts and experts in the trade development office of the ITA |
| Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) | |
| United Nations Millennium Country Profiles | The UN has created 48 social and economic indicators for countries around the globe. |
Statistics & Demographics |
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| American FactFinder | Locate demographic and industry data from the U.S. Census, American Community Survey and Economic Census |
| American Statistics Index | Also called "ASI." Available in print through 2003. Millikan Library, 3th Floor, Gov. Doc Journal. For newer statistics see Statistical Universe. A comprehensive guide and index to the statistical publications of the U.S. Government. See also Statistical Reference Index. |
| CyberAtlas | CyberAtlas is the Web marketer's guide to online facts, but if you've made it this far it's likely you've figured that out already. |
| 2002 Economic Census | Taken every 5 years the Economic Census provides statistical data on U.S. industries as a whole and industries within a geographic area; industries are classified primarily by NAICS |
| Economagic | Provides access to a huge number of key economic time series data, with a special emphasis on forecasting data. This site was started in 1996 to help students in an Applied Forecasting class. The idea was to give students easy access to large amounts of data, and to be able to quickly get charts of that data. |
| 2002 Economic Census: Comparative Statistics (by 1997 NAICS) | Gives a comparison of “Industries from 1997 to 2002” |
| FedStats | Database of federal web sites on statistical materials |
| Industry Accounts Data | Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. |
| Monthly Retail Trade Data | Retail sales and inventories by business industry. |
| NationMaster | This site takes publicly-available statistical data on the world's countries, on everything from crime to education, the economy, demographics and more, and allows users to choose a country and/or a set of statistics tograph a comparison between designated countries. Sourcesinclude the CIA World Factbook and various United Nations' publications. |
| Rand California | California and U.S. public policy issues with an emphasis on statistics |
| Science and Engineering Indicators | Science and Engineering Indicators provides a broad base of quantitative information about US Science Engineering and Technology. |
| Science, Technology & Industry Scoreboard 2007 | Produced by the OECD. Only a selection of sections available online. For all sections use the print available in Millikan Library, Basement, HC10 .I6224 2005 |
| Statistical Abstract of the U.S. | The Statistical Abstract …provides data on population, vital statistics, health, law enforcement, education, politics, and other areas of general interest. Hint: look at the source of the data to get more detailed information. Also in print: Fairchild Library (SFL), Quick Reference, HA202 Millikan Library, 1st Floor, Quick Reference, HA202 |
| Statistical Analysis | Science, technology and industry statistics publications from the OECD |
| Statistical Universe | A Congressional Information Service product including American Statistics Index (ASI) |
| Statistics.com | This site is a one-stop source for everything related to statistics |
| Statistical Handbook on Technology | Print only. Fairchild Library (SFL), Reference, T21 .B47 1999 |
| Statistical Reference Index | Print only. Millikan Library, 3rd Floor, Gov. Document A guide to statistical publications from nonprofit organizations, commercial publishers, and selected state agencie provides selective coverage of the most authoritative non-governmental sources of data. Also available in Statistical Universe |
| Statistical Resources on the Web | Statistical Resources on the Web provides a list of filtered Web sites for a wide range of statistical topics |
| World Chamber of Commerce | Find addresses, phone/fax numbers and websites for Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Organizations, Convention and Visitor's Bureaus offices around the world. |
Patents Databases |
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| Delphion Intellectual Property Network (IBM) | The Intellectual Property Network (IPN) began as an initiative within IBM and made available to the public via the World Wide Web. With its expanded data coverage - collections all over the world - and value added functionality, it evolved into one of the most comprehensive sources for finding and viewing patent information. Today, the Delphion IPN is the world’s most popular online destination for researching patents. For a description of contents see: Collection Descriptions |
| SurfIP | Based in Singapore. "A vertical portal that offers convenient access to multiple sources in one search operation." Search European Patent Office, UK Patent Office, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and USPTO. Also searches business resources such as CNET, CNN, and is linked to Google, and other major search engines. |
| USPTO | 1976+ The USPTO Patent database has full-text searching capabilities and you can view the full-text and images of patents. Requires special TIFF viewing plug-in. |
| USPTO Trademarks | USPTO's Trademark Electronic Seausrch System (TESS) |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe | Search U.S. patents full-text back to 1971. In file Legal Research -> Patent Research. |
Finding Experts: Trade Associations |
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| The Encyclopedia of Associations | Print only. Millikan Library, 1st Floor, Quick Reference, HS17 .G34 Important resource for locating associations and professional societies. It contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. Of particular interest to business researchers is the existence of newsletters, trade journals and statistical publications. Trade associations often have valuable/unique information about their industry that may not be available elsewhere. |
Finding Experts: Universities & Non-Profit Research Organizations |
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| Research Centers Directory | Print only. Millikan Library, 1st Floor, Quick Reference, AS25 .D5 (latest ed.) |
Finding Experts: Government Agencies |
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| Congressional Directory | Also known as The Official Congressional Directory, it is a guide to members of congress their aides, and employees of the Capitol. Also available in print through 2004: |
| Congressional Staff Directory | Print only. |
| Federal Regulatory Directory | Print only. |
| How to Find Business Intelligence in Washington | Print only. |
| U.S. Government Manual | Also in print: Sherman Fairchild Library (SFL), Quick Reference, JK421 .A3 2003/2004 Millikan Library, 3rd Floor, Reference, JK421 .A3 latest year |
| Washington Information Directory | Also in print: |
Analysts ReportsAnalysts reports contain very valuable nuggets of information BUT are very expensive to purchase. However, sometimes summaries and abstracts can provide useful insights. And occasionally, firms may share the Executive Summary gratis! |
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| Forrester | |
| Gartner | |
| International Data Corp (IDC) | |
| Jupiter | Free registration allows you to access sample reports, My Jupiter services, and all analyst report overviews. "Jupiter...provides strategic analysis...with comprehensive views of industry trends, accurate forecasts and today's best practices, all backed by proprietary data. Jupiter's research, offered on a continuous subscription basis, provides written analysis, supportive data and access to expert analysts." (quoted from website) |
| McKinsey Quarterly | Registration required to access this site. Reports on various topics pertinent to E-commerce: Digital Marketing, E-performance, Industry, Strategy & analysis. Also, has a current awareness service. The index allows you to search by year, title or author of MKQ reports back to 1992 |
| Yankee Group | Yankee Group is a technology and research consulting firm. Some of their research is available with free registration. |
Metasites |
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| American Library Association (BRASS) | ALA's Business Reference and Service Section (BRASS) members created this Web page to serve as a subject guide to the 'Best of the Best' business Web sites in a number of broad business categories. |
| Business.com | Self-described as a “handcrafted” site with “organized business information without the clutter.” The "Industries" section contains web sites that are specific to particular sectors: right down to individual products like "Butterfly Valves" (in "Industrial Goods & Services") and "Dough Pumps" (in "Food & Beverage") |
| Business Reference Services | The Library of Congress maintains this list of specialized business guides. |
| Business & Technology Research Library | A Business and Technology Portal and Global, Community Network for E-Business, Information, Technology, and Knowledge Management |
| Free Pint | FreePint is an email newsletter, packed with tips on using the Internet for serious research, twice a month. This worldwide community of information researchers has grown to over 62,000 since its first edition in 1997. Here is your complete index to all of the articles and book reviews which have appeared in the FreePint Newsletter since 1997. |
| Institute of Management & Administration’s Business Directory | Over 1000 links organized into 16 industry sectors, the IOMA Business Directory saves you time by bringing together--in one place--the best sites on the Internet for a wide range of professions |
| globalEDGE (formerly International Business Resources Index) | Compiled by Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research |
| Price’s List of Lists | Not really a metasite but useful site that lists information in the form of rankings of different people, organizations, companies, etc. |
| The Virtual Chase | Intended as a site to assist persons in the legal profession perform research on the Web, this is another good site for links to company information and guide to doing Legal Research. |
| Northern Light Business Research Engine | A free search engine focused on business web sources. See also their Browse by Topics section. |
Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital |
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| General Small Business Resources (from MCLS) | Selective list of resources in starting businesses with special reference to California from the LA Public Library (MCLS) system. |
| Small Business Administration | Includes guidance on writing business plans |
| Small Business Development Centers (CA) | |
| Bplans.com | Business planning made easy |
| Startupjournal | The Wall Street Journal center for Entrepreneurs |
Business School Libraries and Tutorials |
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| Anderson School of Management (UCLA) | The award winning website developed by the UCLA business librarians is very useful for identifying additional information resources to supplement our web page. |
| California State University(CSU)-San Marcos | CSU-San Marcos Library's "Guide to Business Research Sources." |
| Harvard Business School | HBS has a Website for Entrepreneurs Please note we subscribe to the Harvard Business Review at Caltech. Also check out the Baker Library. |
| Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) | The Electronic Handouts from the Northwestern University Library to support instruction in the Kellogg School are particularly useful |
| Wharton School of Management (U. of Penn.) | The Lippincott Library at the Wharton School of Management has a great collection of research guides on a variety of topics (transportation, automobile industry, real-estate etc.) including E-Commerce |
| Company Research Guide | A simple guide, produced by CSU Pomona librarians, pointing to the basic print and online resources for company research |
| Industry Research Guide | CSU Pomona's industry guide is in the same format as their company research guide, easy to understand and pinpoints both print and online resources. Caltech does not own or have access to all of the resources listed. |
| Industry Tutor | University of Florida's, excellent step-by-step guide for finding information on an industry. Keep in mind that Caltech does not subscribe to all of the databases and resources mentioned. See also their Company Tutor for company intelligence. |
| Market Research | Research guide provided by Rutgers University Libraries and written by Ka-Neng Au, Business Librarian; offers "pointers to several important sources of statistical data on income, consumption, and demographics." See also other Rutgers University Libraries Business Research Guides |
Local-Area Business Resources |
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| CSU Pomona Library | |
| Glendale Public Library | Provides online access to Business & Company Research Center, Mergent Online and ReferenceUSA with a Glendale or Pasadena Public Library card. |
| Los Angeles Public Library | LAPL's extensive business collection and online resources |
| MCLS Reference Center | The Metropolitan Cooperative Library System is an association of libraries in the greater Los Angeles area. |
| Pasadena City College Library | |
| Pasadena Public Library | |
Special Topics |
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Electronic Commerce: Background Information |
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| E-Commerce FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about e-commerce from the U.S. Census Bureau |
| Measuring the Electronic Economy | White papers from the U.S. Census Bureau on topics of measuring e-commerce. Of particular note is the paper on Measuring Electronic Business: Definitions, Underlying Concepts, and Measurement Plans which explains the challenges and constraints of being able to collect data on e-business and also provides definitions for e-business, e-commerce & e-business infrastructure |
| Managing the Digital Enterprise | Links to NCSU's courses and course resources on E-commerce including Michael Rappa's free online E-Commerce course. |
| Wharton e-Business Initiative | The Wharton School of Management has some very interesting initiatives dealing with E-Commerce: Knowledge at Wharton is a free (with registration) bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources. Includes analysis of current business trends, interviews with industrySpe leaders and Wharton faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, links to other web sites and so on |
Business Ethics |
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| Business Ethics
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A great librarian site on business ethics |
Funding Sources | |
| COS Funding News | The Community of Science (COS) maintains this list of new funding opportunities. (Their full search of all funding opportunities is unavailable without a subscription) |
| DARPA SBIR | Information on DARPA's Small Business Innovation Research Program |
| NSF Funding | Search for available grants from the National Science Foundation. |
| SBA SBIR | Information on the Small Business Administration's Small Business Innovation Research Program |