Library Resources for Business Research

• UWM Libraries Subscription Databases

  Company Financials and Profiles

  LexisNexis Academic
  Business news and company information, including financial statements and descriptions for publicly-traded companies. User Guide  (Note: Click on "Business" and then "Company Financial.")

  Mergent Online [formerly FIS Online, Moody's Company Data]
  Financial statements and company descriptions for approximately 15,000 publicly-traded companies. User Guide

  
  

  Articles in Business Periodicals

  ABI/Inform
  Identify articles written about a specific company in over 1,700 business journals, magazines and newspapers. The full text of the articles is available for over 600 journal titles. User Guide

  Business Source Elite
  Identify articles written about a specific company in over 1,500 business journals, magazines and newspapers. The full text of the articles is available for over 1,000 journal titles. User Guide

  NOTE: To locate articles for which the full text is not provided in the database, follow these instructions for finding journals at the library.

  
  

  More Subscription Databases
  View the full list of business databases available via the UWM Libraries at www.uwm.edu/Libraries/subjects/busecon.html.
  
  
  

• Print Resources at the Library

  
  Wisconsin Resources:

  
  Business Journal Book of Lists     (REF) HF 3163 .M5 B871x

  
  Wisconsin Business Service Directory  At the Info Desk     (REF) HD 9981.7 .W6 W57

  
  Wisconsin Business Directory  At the Info Desk     (REF) HF 5065 .W6 W57

  
  Wisconsin Manufacturers Directory  At the Info Desk     (REF) TS 24 .W6 W6

  
  Wisconsin Manufacturers Register   At the Info Desk     (REF) HD 9727 .W6 W58

  
  U.S. and International Resources:

  
  Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks      (REF) HG 4905 M815

  
  Mergent's Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks      (REF) HG 4501 .M58

  
  Standard and Poor's Stock Reports       (REF) HG 4905 .S442x

  
  Value Line Investment Survey      (REF) HG 4501 .V26   Online Access - Reference Room only.
  Example

  
  Value Line Investment Survey [Expanded]      (REF) HG 4501 .V262

  
  Wall Street Journal
  Current Periodicals Room    Current Issues - Newspaper area;     Prior Issues - Microfilm HG01
  
  
  

• Web Sites (Free Access)

  
  EDGAR Database (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission)
  http://www.sec.gov/edaux/searches.htm
  Database of official financial statements (e.g. 10K) and other documents that public companies are required to file with the SEC.

  
  Yahoo! Finance
  http://finance.yahoo.com/?
  Access company profiles and quotes for publicly-traded companies. View calendars for companies' earnings announcements and economic indicator releases.
  
  
  

• More Company Reference Sources at the Library

  
  Library Guide - Locating Company Information

• UWM Libraries Subscription Databases

  Articles in Business Periodicals

  ABI/Inform
  Identify articles written about a specific industry in over 1,700 business journals, magazines and newspapers. The full text of the articles is available for over 600 journal titles. User Guide

  Business Source Elite
  Identify articles written about a specific industry in over 1,500 business journals, magazines and newspapers. The full text of the articles is available for over 1,000 journal titles. User Guide

  NOTE: To locate articles for which the full text is not provided in the database, follow these instructions for finding journals at the library.

  
  

  More Subscription Databases
  View the full list of business databases available via the UWM Libraries at www.uwm.edu/Libraries/subjects/busecon.html.
  
  
  

• Print Resources at the Library

  
  Industry Codes

  
  North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)   At the Info Desk
  (REF) HF 1041 .U613

  
  Standard Industrial Classification Manual   At the Info Desk   (REF) HF1042 .S72x 1987
  
  
  

  Financial Ratios and Data by Industry
  

  
  Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios   At the Info Desk
  (REF) HF 5681 .R25 T68

  
  Annual Statement Studies (RMA)   At the Info Desk   (REF) HF 5681. B2 R6x
  Example

  
  Gale's USA Series
  

  Manufacturing & distribution USA      (REF) HD 9721 .M3495

  
  

  Wholesale and retail trade USA     (REF) HF 5421 .W58

  
  

  Finance, insurance & real estate USA      (REF) HG 181 .F56

  
  

  Information, finance, & services USA      (REF) HD 9981 .I53

  
  

  Infrastructure industries USA      (REF) HD 202.5 .T72

  
  Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet)    At the Info Desk
  (REF) HF 5681 .R25 I525x

  
  
  
  

  Industry Analysis

  
  Market Share Reporter     (REF) HF 5410 .M35

  
  Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys   At the Info Desk   (REF) HG 4921 .S752

  
  U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook   At the Info Desk   (REF) HC 106.5 .A17

  
  Value Line Investment Survey      (REF) HG 4501 .V26    Online access - Reference Room only.
  Example

  
  Value Line Investment Survey [Expanded]      (REF) HG 4501 .V262
  
  
  
  

• Web Sites (Free Access)

  
  Economic Census of the United States
  http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
  Statistical data on the U.S. economy from the national to the local level, organized primarily by industry.

  
  Gary Price's List of Lists
  http://www.specialissues.com/lol/
  Collection of business and industry rankings .

  
  Industry at a Glance (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  http://stats.bls.gov/iag/iaghome.htm
  Profiles of nine broad industry divisions, containing primarily labor-related data, such as unemployment, productivity, etc.

  
  Industry Portals
  http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htm
  Links to trade and industry associations and other portals for a variety of industries.

  
  Yahoo Industry Center
  http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/
  Resources, news, calendars, market info, and additional info by industry.

  
  
  
• More Industry Reference Sources at the Library

  
  Library Guide - Industry Information Sources




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• UWM Libraries Subscription Databases
  
  

  LexisNexis Statistical
  Search summaries of statistical publications, then link to the full-text of selected publications on Statistical Universe and government Web sites. User Guide

  STAT-USA
  U.S. business, economic and trade statistics from the federal government. Password required - please ask for assistance at the Information Desk.

  More Subscription Databases
  View the full list of business databases available via the UWM Libraries at www.uwm.edu/Libraries/subjects/busecon.html.
  
  
  

• Print Resources at the Library

  Business Statistics of the United States      (REF) HC 101 .A13122

  
  Economic Indicators Handbook     (REF) HC 101 .E39x
  
  
  

• Web Sites (Free Access)

  
  Congressional Budget Office
  http://www.cbo.gov/
  View "Current Economic Projections" and "The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update."

  
  Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
  http://www.bea.doc.gov/
  Data on National Income and Products Account (NIPA), GDP and its components, personal income, and corporate profits.

  
  Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
  http://stats.bls.gov/
  Data for the following categories: employment and unemployment, prices & living conditions, compensation and working conditions and productivity and technology.

  
  Economic Statistics Briefing Room
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
  Easy access to current federal economic indicators, produced by a number of federal agencies.

  
  Survey of Professional Forecasters
  http://www.phil.frb.org/econ/spf/index.html
  oldest quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts in the United States.
  
  

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Page contact: Kris Bina Midthun, Business Librarian, UWM Libraries
09/08/2003