Globes

SELECTED RESOURCES
for
BUSA355—Managing Global Operations
PLU LIBRARY
February 11, 2003
Gail Egbers
535-8869/egbersgl@plu.edu


DIRECTORIES:  These sources contain information about many of the companies you will be researching.   Because these are directories, you will find basic information such as addresses, SIC codes, important people, etc.

Corporate Directory Of U.S. Public Companies (ref.HG4057.A156468)

Directory Of American Firms Operating In Foreign Countries (ref. HG4538.A1D5)

Directory of corporate affiliations (ref.HG4057.A217)

Directory of international business (ref. HF54.U6G68x 1994)

Hoover's handbook of American business (ref.HG4057.A28617)

LexisNexis corporate affiliations (ref. HG4057.A217)

Market Share Reporter (ref.HF5415.122.M38x)

Notable Corporate Chronologies (ref.HG4009.N68)

Seattle Metro Business Directory. King and Snohomish counties (On Reserve, HF5068.S45C66)

Standard & Poor's Register Of Corporations, Directors And Executives (ref.HG4057.S785)

Standard corporation descriptions (ref.HG4501.S76635)

Tacoma/Olympia Metro Business Directory. Kitsap, Pierce, And Thurston Counties. (On Reserve, HF5068.T3T33)  (Ceased publication 2000)

WorldScope GLOBAL (via PLU Library Homepage)



FINDING ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS/JOURNALS: Journals will give the most up-to-date information on your companies.   Periodical indexes provide the most efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.   Indexes relevant to your topic include:  

Business & Industry (via PLU Library Website) Indexes leading trade magazines, newsletter, general business press, and international business dailies. Offers important facts, figures and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, products and markets for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level. From 1994 to present. Requires PLU ePass username and password.

Business Source Premier (via EBSCO) This business database contains 2,804 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering such areas as: management, ethics, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. It also offers country economic reports. More than 200 of the journals have PDF full text back to 1965 or the first issue published.

Company Information (via Lexis/Nexis) Provides access to a range of news and business information.

EBSCO (via PLU Library Website) An index of about 4,500 journals, magazines, and newspapers with 3,600 titles in full text.  It covers a wide range of topics.

ProQuest (via Library Website) Provides access to several newspapers including the Wall Street Journal back to 1889.

Wall Street Journal (via Lexis-Nexis)

Wilson Business Abstracts (via PLU Library Website) Indexes leading English-language business periodicals.

LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Use Journals at PLU to obtain the call number of the journal you need.  Current issues of journals are shelved on the first floor.  Older issues (bound volumes and microfilm) are on the second and third floors, shelved with the books. Journals at PLU also gives you the location of any full-text journals we have online.


REFERENCE SOURCES:  These resources will give you a variety of information from stock reports to analysis to accession numbers.  You will need to consult many of these to get all the information you need about your company.

Buckmaster Annual Stockholder Reports (http://buck.com/cgi-bin/arcgi.exe)

Dictionary Of International Business Terms (ref. HD62.4.C36 2000)

International Business Information: How To Find It, How To Use It (ref. HF54.5.P33 1998)

International Directory Of Company Histories (ref. HD2721.I5x 1988)

International Encyclopedia Of Business And Management (ref. HF1001.I53 1996)

International Trade Sources: A Research Guide (ref. HF1379.S33x 1997)

International Trade Statistics Yearbook (ref. HF91.U473)

National Trade Databank (http://www.stat-usa.gov/)

North American industry classification system (ref.HF1041.5.N674 1997 & via  http://www.census.gov/pub/epcd/www/naics.html)

RMA Annual Statement Studies (ref.HF5681.B2R61)

SEC Filings & Reports  (via Lexis/Nexis) Gives access to EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements.
                                      
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (ref.HC106.6.S74)

Standard Industrial Classification Manual (ref HF1042.S73 1987 & via http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html)

Statistical Yearbook (ref. HA12.5.U63)

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook (ref.HC101.U54)

Value Line (At Reference Desk)
A weekly publication, but it takes 3 months to cycle through the full list of stocks covered. The main document reviews one firm per page (over 100 per week), with a description of the business, a chart showing the historical stock performance, tables showing key financial data, plus a written commentary about the prospects of the firm. They cover over 1700 stocks in their normal edition, and over 5,000 in extended coverage offered at higher prices. The weekly document also includes short notes on important developments in covered stocks. A separate booklet updates summary ratings and fundamental information on all of the 1700 stocks each week.

World Class Business: A Guide To The 100 Most Powerful Global Corporations (ref. HD2755.5.M384 1992)

World Economic And Social Survey (ref. HC59.A169)

WorldScope (via PLU Library Website) Information available is derived from corporate annual and 10K reports, disclosure statements, newspapers, and wire services. Each record includes a description of the business, selected financials, key ratios, and officers.



INTERNET:  The Internet is an attractive source of information but it does not have the best information for all situations.   Use the Internet only for supplemental information.   If you get information off the Web about companies, take into account who wrote up the information.

PLU International Business Links (http://www.plu.edu/~libr/web/business.htm#inter)

f you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an appointment with me for personal research assistance.  During Spring semester I will have office hours Tuesdays 10 am-1 pm.




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