Subject Guide: Business and Company Information

This guide is to selected sources of company and industry information. Additional sources can be found via the online catalog with a keyword, subject, or title search.

**Reference titles can be found in the open or closed stacks in the Reference Department.**

Directories
Company Histories
Financial Statements
Financial Ratios
Company Rankings
Company Stocks and Bonds
Industry Sources
Career Sources
Bibliographic Guides
Electronic Databases
Printed Indexes
Periodicals
Internet Sources

Directories [ Top ]

General directories provide addresses, telephone numbers, officers, products or services, sales, number of employees, and SIC codes. More specific directories provide information on companies in specific industries and trades.

Brands and Their Companies. Detroit: Gales Group. Annual.
[Ref. T223 .V4 A22]

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. New York: Simon & Schuster. Annual.
[Ref. HG4538 .A1 D5]

Dun's Regional Business Directory. Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville. Parsippany, NJ: Dun's Marketing Services. Annual.
[Ref. HG4058 .R3 D86]

The Franchise Annual. Lewiston, NY: Info Press, Inc. Annual.
[Ref. HF5429.3 .F69]

LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations.
[Ref. HG4057 .A217]

Million Dollar Directory. New York: Dun & Bradstreet. Annual.
[Ref. HC102.2 .M54]

National Directory of Minority-Owned Business Firms. Lombard, IL: Business Research Services. Annual.
[Ref. HD2346 .U5 N332]

North Carolina Business Directory. Omaha: American Business Directories. Annual.
[Ref. HC107 .N8 N7525]

North Carolina Manufacturers Directory. Twinsbury, Ohio: Harris Publishing. Annual.
[Ref. HF5065 .N8 H37]

Standard Directory of Advertisers. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, 2000.
[Ref. HF5805 .S7]

Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives. New York: Standard & Poor's. Annual.
[Ref. HG4057 .A4]

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Register Catalog File. New York: Thomas Publishers, 2001. Also available at http://www.thomasregister.com.
[Ref. T12 .T6]

Company Histories [ Top ]

Company history sources cover the historical development of a company and may also include current financial data, officers, locations, products and services.

Best's Insurance Reports. Oldwick, NJ: A.M. Best Company. Annual.
[Ref. HG8943 .B3] Life - Health.
[Ref. HG9655 .B5] Property - Casualty.
[Ref. HG8021 .B47] International.

Business & Company Resource Center. Gale Group.

Derdak, Thomas (ed). International Directory of Company Histories. Chicago: St. James Press. Annual.
[Ref. HD2721 .D36]

Hoover's Handbook of American Business. Austin: Hoover's, Inc. Annual.
http://www.hoovers.com
[Ref. HG4057 .A28617]

Hoover's Handbook of World Business. Austin: Hoover's, Inc. Annual.
http://www.hoovers.com
[Ref. HG4009 .H66]

Mergent Manuals. New York: Mergent, Inc. Annual. (Updated by monthly News Report)
[Ref. HG4961 .M65] Bank and Finance Manual.
[Ref. HG4961 .M67] Industrial Manual.
[Ref. HG4538 .M663] International Manual.
[Ref. HG4931 .M58] Municipal and Government Manual.
[Ref. HG4961 .M7237] OTC Industrial Manual.
[Ref. HG4961 .M7245] Public Utility Manual.
[Ref. HG4971 .M74] Transportation Manual.

Financial Statements [ Top ]

The Shepard Library has annual reports and 10K reports for companies with stocks sold on the NYSE. AMEX, and NASDAQ and Regional Exchanges. They are located in the Reference Department file cabinets -10 years coverage in hard copy for selected companies and a comprehensive collection on microfiche from 1978 -1998.

Annual Report Gallery

CAROL: Company Annual Reports Online

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Edgar Database

Mergent Manuals. New York: Mergent, Inc. Annual.
[See Company Histories section for Call Numbers]

Financial Ratios [ Top ]

Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia: Robert Morris Associates. Annual.
[Ref. HF5681 .B2 R6]

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios. Murray Hill, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet. Annual.
[Ref. HF5681 .R25 I525]

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor's. Biweekly.
[Ref. HC106.6 .S74 Reference Desk]

Statistics on Banking. A Statistical Profile of the United States Banking Industry. Washington, DC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1998.
[Ref. HG2401 .S76]

Statistics on Banking 1934 - 1996. A Statistical History of the United States Banking Industry. Washington, DC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1997.
[Ref. HG2493 . H58]

Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
[Ref. HF5681 .R25 T68]

Company Rankings [ Top ]

Hoover's Handbooks and Guides.
[See Company Histories section for Call Number]

Mergent Industry Review. New York: Mergent, Inc. Biweekly.
[Ref. HG4961 .M68]

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor's. Biweekly.
[Ref. HC106.6 .S74 Reference Desk]

Magazines that give annual rankings. **Dates of issuance vary from year to year.**

Reserve Department

Black Enterprise

The B.E. 100s, June 2002.
America's Best Small Companies, November 2001.

Business Week

50 Best Performing Companies of the S&P 500, Special Issue Spring 2002.
Performance Rankings of the S&P 500, April 2, 2002.
Global 1000, July 9, 2001.

Fortune

Current lists are also available at Fortune's homepage.

Fortune 500, April 15, 2002.
America's Most Admired Corporations, February 15, 2001.
Global Most Admired. *See home page.
America's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies, September 3, 2001.
The 100 Best Companies to Work For, February 2, 2001.
Fortune Global 500. *See home page.
Best Companies for Minorities, July 9, 2001.

Forbes
Current lists are also available at Forbes's homepage.

The 500 Largest Private Companies. *See home page.
America's 400 Best Big Companies, January 8, 2001.
The Forbes 500s, April 15, 2002.
The International 500, July 23, 2001.
The 200 Best Small Companies, January 22, 2001.

Serials Department

Business North Carolina

75 Top Public Companies, August 2001.
North Carolina's Largest For-Profit Employers, February 2001.

Company Stocks and Bonds [ Top ]

Mergent Bond Record. New York: Mergent, Inc. Monthly.
[Ref. HG4651 .M617]

Mergent Dividend Record. New York: Mergent, Inc. Weekly plus an Annual issue.
[Ref. HG4537 .M66]

Mergent Handbook of Common Stocks. New York: Mergent, Inc. Quarterly.
[Ref. HG4501 .M59]

Standard & Poor's Daily Stock Price Record. New York: Standard & Poor's, 2001. (Also available in COMPUSTAT.)
ASE [Ref. HG4915 .S66]
NASDAQ [Ref. HG4915 .S665]
NYSE [Ref. HG4915 .S664]

Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. American Stock Exchange, New York Stock Exchange. NASDAQ and Regional Exchanges. New York: Standard & Poor's. Quarterly.
[Ref. HG4907 .S72]

The Value Line Investment Survey. New York: Value Line Publishing Inc. Weekly.
[Ref. HG4501 .V26 Reference Desk]

Industry Sources [ Top ]

Information in these sources may include industry trends, industry ratios, market share, how the industry operates, and comparative financial analysis for key players in each industry.

Current Industrial Reports, U.S. Census.

Mergent Industry Review. New York: Mergent, Inc. Biweekly.
[Ref. HG4961 .M68]

Standard & Poor's Industry Survey. New York: Standard & Poor's. Weekly.
[Ref. HC106.6 .S74]

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2000.
[Government Documents section in the Reference Department]

Career Sources [ Top ]

Career guides provide profiles of prospective employers and career opportunities. A profile may include an overview of the company, expertise and education requirements, benefits, availability of internships and a key contact person.

The Career Guide: D&B Employment Opportunities Directory. Parsippany, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet. Annual.
[Ref. HF5382.5 .U5 D86]

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance Facts on File, INC NY.

[Ref. HF5381 .E52 2005]

Job Opportunities Business. Princeton, NY.

Bibliographic Guides [ Top ]

Bibliographic guides present lists of business sources that may cover all fields of business or specific subject areas. These guides may provide annotations and evaluations of the various sources.

How to Find Information About Companies. Washington, DC: Washington Researchers, 1999.
[Ref. HD2771 .H68]

Lavin, Michael. Business Information. How to Find It, How to Use It. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1992.
[Ref. HF5356 .L36]

Pagell, Ruth. International Business Information. How to Find It, How to Use It. Phoenix: Oryx Press, 1994.
[Ref. HF54.5 .P33]

Woy, James (ed). Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. Detroit: Gale Research, 1999.
[Ref. HF5353 . E9]

Electronic Databases [ Top ]

Indexing and abstracting services provide access to information in journals, magazines, newspapers, and reports. Arrangement in printed indexes is usually by subject, table of contents, citation, or Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

Symbols Key

Access: NCCU campus, and remote. Students, faculty, and staff may access these databases from any campus location. For remote (off-campus) access, you can either obtain a password from the Reference Department or access via NCCU's Web VPN.

Accessible only on NCCU campus. Any student, staff, or faculty member may access this database from anywhere on campus (or off-campus access via NCCU's Web VPN).

Business and Company Resource Center via Gale Group
Coverage: Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company, and industry, news and information.

Business NewsBank via NewsBank
Coverage: Full text news sources about business from over 500 sources in the US. 1993-- to present.

Business Source Premier via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Provides abstracts and indexing for over 1500 business magazines and periodicals from 1984 to present, including The Wall Street Journal. Includes many complete articles from more than 750 business periodicals.

Global NewsBank via NewsBank
Coverage: News articles covering politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment from Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East. All articles are in English and are from over 1000 translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines and government documents. Coverage is from 1996 to present.

News and Observer via NewsBank
Coverage: Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. 1991 - present.

NewsBank NewsFile Collection via NewsBank
Coverage: News articles covering social, economic, environmental, government, sports, the arts, people, health and science issues and events from more than 500 U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts. 1992-- present.

DIALOG Information Service. Dialog.

Newspaper Source via EBSCOhost
Coverage: Provides abstracts and indexing 1995 to present for: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal (Eastern and Western editions), Christian Science Monitor and USA Today. Coverage includes everything except obituaries (exclusive of famous people), sports tables, ads/classifieds, stock prices, and weather. Includes many complete articles from the Christian Science Monitor from 1995 to present, and some complete articles from over 100 other U.S. newspapers.

North Carolina Newspapers via NewsBank
Coverage: The electronic editions of record for valuable local and regional newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.

Wall Street Journal via ProQuest Company
Coverage: Index of articles from 1981 to present. Includes many complete articles from 1984 to present.

Printed Indexes [Serials Department] [ Top ]

Accounting and Tax Index. UMI.

Business Periodicals Index. H.W. Wilson Company.

F&S Index United States and F&S Index International. Information Access Company

The New York Times Index. New York Times Company.

PAIS International in Print. Public Affairs Information Service, Inc.

The Wall Street Journal. UMI.

Selected Periodicals [ Top ]

These are only a sampling of the many business related periodicals housed in the Shepard Library. Current titles are located on the second floor in the Serials Department and Reserve Department. Older titles in print are located on the third floor in the Annex. Microform titles are located in file cabinets on the second floor in the Serials Department.

Publications from the International Monetary Fund and the Federal Reserve Banks are located in the Reference Department adjacent to the Annual Reports file cabinets.

Consult the Journal Finder

PERIODICALS	FREQUENCY
Accountancy	Monthly
Journal of Banking & Finance	10/yr
Journal of Computer Information Systems	Quarterly
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization	Monthly
Journal of Marketing	Quarterly
Management Science	Monthly

Selected Internet Sources [ Top ]

A magnitude of information covering all fields of business can be found through various search engines, such as Alta Vista, Excite, Google and Yahoo. Consulting the search "TIPS" at the home page of each search engine and directory will help you get the most out of your searches.

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