Last updated November 5, 2004

Reference Resources | Locating Books | Locating Articles | World Wide Web Resources

Reference Resources

Use these sources for background information or to get an understanding of major concepts.

Directories and General Company Information

Directories and General Information | Company Affiliations | Company Histories | Financial Information

Standard & Poor's register of corporations, directors and executives Ref HG 4057 .A4

A guide to 75,000+ corporations, including primary address, website, executives and executive information.

Browse Class Number

Hoover's Handbook of (American Business, Emerging Business and Private Companies: 3 volumes) Ref HG 4057 .A28617

Each volume contains profiles of various companies. For international businesses, see Hoover's Handbook of World Business at Ref HG 4009 .H66

Browse HG 4057

D & B Million Dollar Directory: America's Leading Public and Private Companies Ref HC 102 .D8

Information about America's leading public and private companies

Browse Class Number

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Ref T 12 .T6

Comprehensive listing of American manufacturing firms

Browse T 12

Company Affiliations

America's corporate families : the Billion dollar Directory Ref HG 4057 .A147

Descriptions of 12,700 U.S. parent companies and over 75,000 subsidiaries and divisions. The second and third volumes provide information about U.S. parent companies and foreign subsidiaries.

Browse HG 4057

Who Owns Whom Ref HG 4081.Z65 W48

Who Owns Whom includes listings by parent company name and subsidiary name. The reference collection includes the editions for United Kingdom and Ireland (Ref HG 4135 .5 .W48), Australasia, Asia, Middle East & Africa (Ref HG 4009 .W464), and Continental Europe (Ref HG 4132.Z5 W52).

Browse HG 4081

Company Histories

International directory of company histories Ref HD 2721 .I63 1988

Detailed histories for more than 4,500 companies.

Browse HD 2721

Notable corporate chronologies Ref HG 4009 .N68

Concise chronologies for approximately 1800 of the most significant corporations currently operating in the U.S. and abroad.

Browse HG 4009

Financial Information

Value Line Investment Survey Ref HG 4501 .V26 (Held at Reference Desk)

Provides overviews of approximately 1,800 actively traded stocks. Includes an overview of business, historical stock performance, beta, and earnings outlook.

Browse HG 4501

Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks Ref HG 4501 .M59

Financial and business information on more than 900 stocks. Each entry includes an overview of the company's business along with historical stock information and future projections.

Browse HG 4501

Locating Books

Search:  MaagNet (the online catalog)

• For search tips and information see Using MaagNet.
• Not sure of a topic? Here are a few Library of Congress Subject Headings to get you started:
  
  
  • Corporations -- United States -- Directories.
  • Industries -- United States -- Directories.
  • Subsidiary corporations -- United States -- Directories
  • Corporations -- History
  • Stocks United States

Browse:  the collections

Resources for company information may be found throughout the library:  in the Reference Room, in the General and Oversize Collections, in the Serials/Microforms area and in Government Documents (see Building Guide).

• Use the following sections of the Library of Congress Classes for Business to browse the shelves for books and periodicals. (For a listing of what the initial letters of LC Classes stand for, see the Library of Congress Classification Outline).
  • HD 2709-2930.7 — Corporations
  • HD 28-70 — Management & Industrial Management
• Use the Superintendent of Documents (SuDoc) classification to locate items in the Government Documents Collection.

Search:  the OhioLINK Central Catalog  [combined catalogs of OhioLINK member libraries]

• For search tips see Search Tips and Information About the OhioLINK Central Catalog.
  
  

See Where to Start to Find Books for additional resources.

Locating Articles

Search: Databases, Indexes and Abstracts

• Use the resources listed below to find references to journal articles. Search by keyword or subject to find information on a topic.
• Alternately, use a Subject Cluster Search to search several databases at one time. This type of search isn't as refined as other database searches, but will indicate which database would be a good candidate for further searching.
• Journal articles may be available electronically or on the sixth floor of Maag Library. See Where to Start to Find Periodical Articles for an overview of how to find articles.
  
  

Browse or search: Electronic Journals

• The Electronic Journal Center
  • Browse electronic journals in the category Commerce and Finance.
  • Search for articles using the Advanced Search Form for more options. See online help for more assistance.
• The OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder
  • Browse or search the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder for a list of journals that may be available electronically in the Electronic Journal Center or other databases. For example, do a search like [keyword(s)] to find journals with those words in their titles.

Locate: the Current Periodicals in Marketing and Management for Maag Library

• Use this list to browse the Current Periodicals (arranged by Call Number) on the sixth floor of Maag Library.

Databases, Indexes and Abstracts

Selected full-text articles available online. (Some articles require Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Remote access available. Current YSU or OhioLINK students, faculty and staff only. See Connecting from Home for more information).

Print source. Available in library only.

Subject-Specific Resources

Business and Industry   1994-Present   

Business and Industry is a multi-industry business database with a strong global focus on company, product and industry information. Use Business and Industry to locate information about a specific company, industry or brand that you are researching

For assistance in searching, use online help or Ask a Librarian.

Business Source Premier  On-campus access   Off campus access

Business Source Premier indexes over 3200 periodicals and contains full text for over 2700 scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. Use Business Source Premier to look for articles about the company or industry you are researching.

For assistance in searching, use online help or Ask a Librarian.

Mergent Online  On-campus access   Off campus access

Mergent Online provides business information, including financial reports, company news and securities data. Mergent includes SEC Filings for U.S. Companies. Use Mergent Online to find company information when you know the name of the company, or locate companies within an industry when you know the SIC or NAICS code.

For assistance in searching, use online help or Ask a Librarian.

Multidisciplinary Sources

LexisNexis Academic  On-campus access   Off campus access

LexisNexis Academic provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information from nearly 5,000 sources, most of them available in full text. Business information includes company profiles, industry information and company directories.

For assistance in searching, use online help or Ask a Librarian.

World Wide Web Resources for company information

Hoover's Online

This site provides basic information about more than 10,000 companies worldwide. Company "capsules" (a description of the company, address, officers, sales, employment figures, and hyperlinks to financial reports, stock quotes, SEC filings, and news services) are available free of charge. For access to Hoover's full company profiles, use LexisNexis Academic

Annual Report Resource Center

Online access to company annual reports with more than 11,500 current and historical annual reports available for viewing and printing.

Last updated November 5, 2004