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Locating Company Information

(large companies and corporations)

There are a number of databases that are available to you through the SHSU Library. Among the most helpful for finding company information are:

LexisNexis Academic - Provides access to full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers, journals and magazines, and financial information for companies, including: SEC reports, Standard and Poor's Corporate Descriptions, Disclosure Reports, NAARS - Annual Reports 84-95, legal information including case law and statutes, and more.

Business and Company Resource Center - Offers accurate, and up-to-date company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Included in the database are: periodical articles, company information, investment reports, product information, industry and company rankings, financial overviews, industry overviews, and HR law case digests.

Regional Business News - Regional Business News is a collection of full text newswires which incorporate news information from all over the world. Included in this database are A&G Information, Africa News Service, Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, etc. Information provided by these sources covers business, political, economic, and other diverse, international news events. In order to maintain the most current collection of news, this database contains the most recent 30 days of information from each of the wire sources. Several hundred articles are added to this database each day.

Mergent Online - database of statistical information about companies. It includes a Country Profiles section.

IBISWorld - Provides instant access to over 700 United States industries – everything from Shoes Stores to Gold Ore Mining and all industries in between. IBIS also offers many other reports such as the “Global” Industry Reports covering world industry analysis.

ABI/INFORM - U.S. and international articles on business and management. Provides abstracts of articles from international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. Offers the full text of some articles.

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - This searchable database is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & Poor's research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports among others. It includes export tools so that data can be downloaded into spreadsheet programs for further analysis.

Although most of the information you need about companies will be found in databases and Websites, there are some books that may prove useful.

Abrahams, Jeffrey. The Mission Statement Book: 301 Corporate Mission Statements from America's Top Companies. Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press. The call number for this reference book is HD30.285 .A27 1999.

Haschak, Paul G. Corporate Statements: the Official Missions, Goals, Principles, and Philosophies of Over 900 Companies. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. Located in Reference, the call number is HD30.285 .H37.

Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies. Austin, Tex.: Hoover's Business Press. The most current is located in Ready Reference and previous editions are in the Main Collection. The call number for both is HG4057 .A28.

International Directory of Company Histories. Chicago: St. James Press. Located in Reference, the call number is HD2721 .I63 1988.

Market Share Reporter. Detroit, MI: Gale Research. Presents market share data on over four thousand companies, and 2,500 products, facilities, and brands. Several entries are usually available under each industry. The most current year is located in Reference and previous years in the Main collection. Both have the call number HF1040.9 .G2.

Most of the company information you find on the Web will be individual company/corporate Websites. These are always good sources of some company information, but remember that these Websites exist to promote the company. So, they have a definite bias.

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