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Compact Disclosure SEC [CD-ROM; HG4050 .C66].
Covers over 10,000 U.S. companies IN DETAIL.
Includes description, corporate history, officers, properties, and detailed
financial data, including debt and stock history, income statements, balance
sheets, and cash flow statements. Most data is derived from SEC reports, shareholder reports, and newswires. Advanced search, retrieval, and download options.-
LexisNexis Academic US Public Companies
Covers approximately 10,000+ U.S. companies.
In the COMPANY INFORMATION box, search in "US Public Companies" for access to reports from Disclosure
Reports, Hoover's, Standard and Poor's, and several other major business directories.
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Dun & Bradstreet's Million Dollar Database
Covers 200,000 + public and private companies in the U.S. and Canada. More companies, less detail than Disclosure. Access is only to North American section of the database. Company information includes industry information with up to 24 individual 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies. Please note that we only purchased access for one (1) user at a time. So, if you can't log it, please try again later, and when you finish searching, please log off. The corresponding print resource, the D & B Million Dollar Directory is available at Ref HC 102 .M54.
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LexisNexis Academic US Private Companies
Covers 11 million US businesses, from Microsoft to Joe's Doughnut Shop. Choose BUSINESS, then COMPANY PROFILES. Choose "US Private Companies", which accesses the US Business Directory, featuring
information by 6 digit SIC, name, or location. Note that the Santa Barbara Public Library subscribes to more robust version of the US Business Directory (one that includes a handy parents/affiliates feature), but you need a library card to use it.
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Business Filings
LLRX has this list of each state's database of available business filings.
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CorporateInformation
Nice compilation of links and guide to information available about companies and industries.
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Directory of Corporate Affiliations. [Ref HG 4057 A23]
Describes corporate affiliations: parent companies and subsidiaries.
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Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. [SEL Ref T 12
T5]
Large set is index to manufacturers by product and type of service.
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Try Us: National Minority Business Directory. [Ref HD 2346
U5 N27]
Listings of businesses at least 51% minority-owned, by geography and type
of business.
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Hoover's Handbook of American Business. [Ref HG 4057 H66]
Two-page profiles of 750 large public and private US companies.
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Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies. [Ref HG 4057 A33]
Two-page profiles of 300 U.S. public companies considered by Hoover's to
have excellent prospects for growth.
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Standard and Poor's Stock Reports. [Ref HG 4907 S72]
Covering 4600 companies traded on NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ exchanges. Two-page
profiles focusing on stock performance: share price, earnings, forecast,
etc. Includes some recent historical data.
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Value Line Investment Survey. [REF HG 4501 V26]
Investment tool includes stock and financial data, bond and credit data,
and forecasts for 1700 publicly traded companies in single-page entries.
and see
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Marketwatch
| CNN/Money | MSN
Money Central | Quicken | Yahoo! Finance
Six great sites, largely redundant: each offers market data, stock quotes,
bond data, mutual fund data, general investment news, personal portfolio
tracking, and comprehensive research data including company profiles/ financials/
news/ historical price data/ earnings reports/ SEC reports/ ratios/ custom
charts. Other similar sites exist; look in Stock Advanced or Superstar
Investor below for more.
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additional company information
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California Manufacturers Register. [SEL Ref Desk T 12 C3]
Lists California based manufacturers by type of product.
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Directory of California Wholesalers and Service Companies.
[Ref HD 998.7 C2 C34]
Lists 35,000 California companies.
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Northern California Business Directory. [Ref HF 5065 C2 N672]
Regional "yellow pages:" 500,000 businesses by type and city in northern
California.
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Santa Barbara County Industry Guide. [Main Ref Desk HC 107
C22 I54]
Overview of Santa Barbara county economic/business climate, with listings
of companies by type for manufacturing, wholesale, distributors, and business
services sectors.
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Southern California Business Directory. [Ref HF 5065 C2 S568]
Regional "yellow pages:" 750,000 businesses by type and city in southern
California.
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Southern California Business Directory and Buyers Guide.
[Ref HF 5065 C2 S66]
Lists 32,000 southern California companies, mainly in manufacturing.
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Ventura County Industry Guide. [Ref HF 5068 V486 V46]
Overview of Ventura county economic/business climate, with listings of
companies by type for manufacturing, wholesale, distributors, and business
services sectors.
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Worldscope Global [CD-ROM in
the Electronic Arcade].
Includes description, corporate history, officers, and detailed financial
data, including debt and stock history, brief income statements, and balance
sheets. Advanced search, retrieval, and download options. Coverage for over 28,000 international companies, presented in a uniform manner from a variety of source documents.
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LexisNexis Academic International Companies
In the COMPANY INFORMATION box, search in "International Co. Reports" for access to reports from Worldscope, Hoover's, and regional sources such as the Japan Company Handbook and Latin American Company Database, and listings of smaller business in sources such as the Canadian Business Directory
and Creditrefor
German Companies.
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Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries.
[Ref HG 4538 A1 D5]
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Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States.
[Ref HG 4057 A21943]
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Principal International Businesses. [Ref HF 54 U5 P74]
Lists 50,000 of the largest companies in the world by geography and business
type/ SIC.
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Worldwide Branch Locations of Multinational Companies. [Ref
HD 2755.5 W7]
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AnnualReports.com | Online Annual
Report Service.
These two web sites gather and/or link to company annual reports available
online.
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SEC Edgar
Public companies are required to file various reports about their financial
condition with the SEC; these reports are made available via EDGAR.
Popular reports include 10-K (annual report provides a comprehensive overview
of the registrant's business), 10-Q (quarterly unaudited financial statements),
and S-1 (reports that precede an initial public offering).
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Public Company Filings
A list of sites that provide SEC filings.
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(note that products such as Disclosure and Worldscope (see above) contain histories of current companies.
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Company Data (Moody's/Mergent). [CD-ROM until 2000 in the Electronic
Arcade].
Includes history. For earlier data than is covered on the CD, go to the
print Moody's Manuals below (use the Complete Corporate Index
to determine which manual includes a specific company):
- Complete Corporate Index. HG 4961 M66
- Bank and Finance Manual. HG 4961 M58
- Industrial Manual. H 1 M63
- OTC Industrial Manual. HG 4961 M64
- OTC Unlisted Manual. HG 4961 M654
- Public Utility Manual. H 1 M65
- Transportation Manual. H 1 M67)
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International Directory of Company Histories. [Ref HD 2721
I58]
Large set includes detailed company histories. International.
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Price's
List of Lists
Compilation of links to rankings related to business and companies.
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CNN Money's Lists
Includes Fortune's famous 500, plus lists of the most admired companies, fastest
growing, and best companies to work for.
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B. E. 100s. [appears
in a June issue of Black Enterprise. Black Studies E 185.8 B56]
Lists top 100 majority black-owned companies in the U.S.
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Top 100 Cooperatives
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Top 100 in terms of employee-owned
From the National Center for Employee Ownership.
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Foundation Center's researching Philanthropy
Includes lists of largest corporate givers and largest corporate grantmakers, among other items.
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Hispanic Corporate 100
List from Hispanic Magazine.
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Best Companies for Working Mothers
From Working Mother Magazine.
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Lists of socially responsible companies:
- Business
Rankings Annual. [Ref HG 4050 B87]
Compiles rankings (usually a top ten or less) on hundreds of business categories,
compiled from many different sources.
- Market Share Reporter. [Ref HF 5410 .M35] and World Market Share Reporter. [Ref HD 2757.15 .W67]
Market shares of leading companies for thousands of products.
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Forbes lists.
Forbes lists include their versions of the largest companies in U.S. and the world.
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Encyclopedia of American Industries. [Ref HC 102 E53 2005]
Two volume set includes several page profiles of industries by 4 digit
SIC (hundreds of different industries); includes current industry snapshot
and overview, major players, prospects, and more sources for information.
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Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys. [Ref HC 106.6 S74]
Classifies U.S. economy into 52 industries, with detailed essays on each.
Includes statistics on major companies in each industry. Includes index
by named company.
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U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook. [Ref HC 101 U54]
Classifies U.S. economy into approximately 150 industries, with essays
and statistics on each industry.
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Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries [Ref HC102 E54 1999]
Several page profiles of 108 new industries.
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Information, Finance, and Services USA [Ref HD 9981.4 I53]
Presents reports, projections, historical data, leading companies, and national and state data from all information, finance and service industries as defined by the SIC and NAICS classification systems.
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Manufacturing and Distribution USA [Ref HD9721 M3495]
Presents statistics on more than 500 SIC and NIACS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries.
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Associations
Unlimited
Comprehensive directory of organizations around the world, leads to websites
of trade organizations, which often offer valuable market research and
industry news. Suggested: choose "Subject/ Any Word Search", and put your
industry or business type in the first box, free text, and change
subject
category to "Business, Trade, and Commercial Organizations."
Once you find potentially useful organizations, go to their web site and
see what kind of research and publications they make available.
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County
Business Patterns and Zip Code Business Patterns and
Census Bureau Economic Programs
These sources all list number and size of businesses by type of business
for U.S., states, and counties. Business types are classified by SIC Standard
Industrial Classification Manual [Ref Desk HF 1042 S7 1987] NAICS North American
Industry Classification Manual System [Ref Desk HF 1042 N6] .
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STAT-USA's Market Research Repository
Get selected international market research reports. Go to "Globus/NTDB", and at the top, search for keywords in the database labled "Market Research Repository."
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CorporateInformation
Nice compilation of links and guide to information available about companies and industries.
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InternetStats.com
Links to web sites with statistics and information on many products and
topics. Especially useful for finding web sites for trade associations,
but nowhere near as comprehensive as Associations Unlimited above.
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Business Statistics of the United States. [Ref HF 3002 U5]
U.S. historical and current economic statistics, includes exports, prices,
employment, production, etc., with some data broken down by industry.
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Moody's Industry Review. [Ref HG 4961 M68]
Classifies U.S. economy into 137 industries, then lists top companies in
each industry with various comparative data on each. Includes index
by named company.
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Security Price Index Record. [Ref HG 4915 .S68]
Recent and historical stock and bond performance for overall market and
in 100 sectors/industries.
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S & P Analyst's Handbook. [Ref HG 4905 .A66]
For 100 sector/industries, stock prices, volume, dividends, etc.
- Value Line Investment Survey. [REF HG 4501 V26]
Classifies U.S. economy into 92 industries, focuses on finance and investment
opportunities. Each industry includes data and investment advice on specific
companies.
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Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) Manual. [Ref Desk HF 1042 S7 1987]
Lists and describes SIC Codes, a system that categorizes businesses by
type. SIC Codes are then referred to in a variety of business
and economic resources. Being replaced by NAICS Codes (see below).
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North American
Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Manual. [Ref Desk
HF1042 N6 1997]
Lists and describes NAICS Codes, a system that categorizes businesses by
type. Essentially updates and replaces SIC Codes (see above),
but many business resources have yet to switch over from SIC.
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- Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios.
[Ref HF 5681 R25 A45]
- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. [Ref HF 5681
R25 I52]
- Quarterly
Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining and Trade Corporations.
[Govt Pub US Microform C 3.267:]
All of the above provide aggregate statistics on performance of U.S. corporations by industry.
Arranged by SIC Code
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NEWS and NEWSPAPERS (the Market Data sites are also good
sources of company and industry news):
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Barrons [H 1 B34]
Current issues of this standard weekly investor's newspaper are in Serials
and Newspaper Room. Limited information free on website.
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Financial Times. [AN 169 F55]
Standard investment daily from London; coverage especially strong for international
markets; much data online for free; current three months in Serials
and Newspaper Room.
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Wall Street Journal (1985-present) via Proquest
Wall Street Journal (1889-1984) via Proquest [AN 34 W26]
Daily; current issues in the Serials and Newspaper
Room; backfiles on Microfilm. UCSB users, use Proquest version to access full-text from first ever issue until today's. Limited information free to others via website: Wall Street Journal
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PR Newswire
Compilation of company press releases.
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Earnings Whispers
Reporting service for corporate earnings reports.
- Business Source Premier .
Index and full-text of thousands of trade and scholarly publications in business, economics, and related fields. Also includes various market research reports, company research reports, and country research reports. Many major journals have .pdf archives back to first issue published.
- Regional Business News .
Complimentary to Business Source Premier (above). Index and full-text of regional business magazines and newspapers.
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LexisNexis Academic .
Choose BUSINESS, then NEWS for current business news, or INDUSTRY for news
by industry. Includes full-text of thousands of magazines and newspapers.
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ECONLIT. .
(1969- ).
See also the EconLit
guide. The standard index to economic journals includes many journals
on business, companies, industries, and industrial organization.
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Pegasus
Find books and other materials in the UCSB Libraries.
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Melvyl
Find books in all UC libraries (*Melvyl is a registered trademark of the
Regents of the University of California).
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Librarians Index to the
Internet: Business
Links in 40+ categories; includes reviews.
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Bizlink
Links in broad and specific category; includes reviews.
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Business.com
Yahoo! style guide to business resources, with current news.
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New
York Times selective guide to Internet business, financial and investing
resources
Links by broad category.
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Scout Report Archives
Searchable database of reviews in the Scout
Report.
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Infomine- Scholarly Internet Resource
Collections
Searchable database of reviewed sites.
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