The Best Business Resources in the Best
Business Topics
The Business Round Table (BURT)
Utah Library Association
2007 (2nd Revision)
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 1
BUSINESS DIRECTORIES – WENDY HOLLIDAY .......................................................................... 3
COMPANY RESEARCH – MOHAMMAD MIRFAKHRAI ............................................................. 6
INDUSTRY RESEARCH – CORY TUCKER........................................................................................ 8
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 8
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOTS ............................................................................................................................ 8
OTHER INDUSTRY RESOURCES................................................................................................................ 9
STOCKS – EDWARD HAHN................................................................................................................. 8
MUTUAL FUNDS – PETER KRAUS .................................................................................................. 12
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS – LETICIA CAMACHO ............................................................... 14
INFORMATION ON FOREIGN COMPANIES ............................................................................................ 14
INFORMATION ON CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN OTHER COUNTRIES .................................................. 14
MARKETING – ANDY SPACKMAN ................................................................................................ 17
ARTICLES AND REPORTS ....................................................................................................................... 17
DEMOGRAPHICS AND STATISTICS ............................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
ADVERTISING ................................................................................ ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
PRODUCT RESEARCH – BRITT FAGERHEIM .............................................................................. 20
SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES – KAREN HALES ...................................................................... 22
PRINT ............................................................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
DATABASES ................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
INTERNET ...................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED.
TAX INFORMATION – LETICIA CAMACHO ................................................................................ 24
U.S. ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
INTERNATIONAL .................................................................................................................................... 25
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Introduction
The main purpose of this resource is to list the top ten business-related resources in ten different
subject areas. The subject areas included in this resource are business directories, company
research, industry research, stocks, mutual funds, international business, marketing, product
research, small business resources, and tax information. The compilation of this work is a
combined effort by members of the Business Round Table (BURT) of the Utah Library
Association (ULA).
The listings are given with the title on the first line followed by a brief description of the
resource. The final entry for each resource is a list of the library holdings of all Utah Academic
Library Consortium (UALC) member libraries. The abbreviations used in this volume for the
libraries are as follows:
BYU - Brigham Young University: Harold B.
Lee Library
http://www.lib.byu.edu/
CCSN - Community College of Southern
Nevada: CCSN Library
http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/library/
CEU - College of Eastern Utah: CEU Library
http://library.ceu.edu/
Dixie - Dixie State College of Utah: Val A.
Browning Library
http://library.dixie.edu/index.html
Eccles - University of Utah: Spencer S. Eccles
Health Sciences Library
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/
Marriott - University of Utah: J. Willard
Marriott Library
http://www.lib.utah.edu/
GBC - Great Basin College: GBC Library
http://www.gbcnv.edu/~gba/library/
SLCC - Salt Lake Community College: SLCC
Libraries
http://libweb.slcc.edu/
Snow - Snow College: Lucy A. Phillips Library
http://www.lib.snow.edu/
SNV - Sierra Nevada College: Prim Library
http://www.sierranevada.edu/snc/academic/li
brary/
SUU - Southern Utah University: Gerald R.
Sherratt Library
http://www.li.suu.edu/
Truckee - Truckee Meadows Community
College: Elizabeth Sturm Library
http://www.tmcc.edu/library/
UNLV - University of Nevada - Las Vegas:
UNLV Library
http://library.nevada.edu/
Nevada State College - Nevada State College
Library
http://nsc.nevada.edu/Academics/Library/Index.
asp
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UN-Reno - University of Nevada - Reno:
Getchell Library http://www.library.unr.edu/
USU - Utah State University: Merrill-Cazier
Library
http://library.usu.edu/index.html
USL - Utah State Library
http://library.utah.gov/
UVSC - Utah Valley Community College: UVSC
Library http://www.uvsc.edu/library/
Weber - Weber State University: Stewart
Library
http://library.weber.edu/
Westminster - Westminster College: Giovale
Library
http://www.westminstercollege.edu/library /
WNCC - Western Nevada Community
College: Library and Media Services
http://library.wncc.nevada.edu/
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Business Directories
Wendy Holliday
wendy.holliday@usu.edu
Coordinator of Library Instruction
Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
1.
Dun and Bradstreet’s Million Dollar Directory (print)
Includes basic information (contact information, executives, sales, number of employees)
for 1,600,000 public and private companies in the United States. To be included in the
directory, companies must have 180 employees for a headquarters or single location, or
900 if the location of a company is a branch, or have a sales volume of more than
$9,000,000. Organized by SIC code and geographically.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU
D & B Million Dollar Database (electronic)
An electronic version of the Million Dollar Directory.
Holdings: BYU, USU
2.
Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies (print)
A good source of information on private companies, Ward’s includes contact
information, size, sales figures, and executive information for more than 114,000 U.S.
companies. The volumes are arranged alphabetically and geographically. The series also
includes four volumes of company rankings by sales, divided by state and SIC and
NAICS codes. Ward’s Data is available Business & Company Resource Center Database
Holdings: CCSN, CEU, Dixie, GBC, Marriott, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber
3.
Standard and Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives (print)
Lists contact information and the names of officers and executives for 75,000
corporations. Also includes 70,000 biographical sketches of top-level managers.
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, CEU, Dixie, Marriott, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno,
USU, UVSC
4.
Mergent Online (electronic)
Includes basic contact information, as well as financial information, for more than 10,000
publicly-held companies. An international archive provides information on 20,000
international companies. The US Company Archive also contains information on
companies that have gone bankrupt in the last several years.
Holdings: Marriott, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC, Weber
5.
Lexis-Nexis (electronic)
In the Company Profile section of LexisNexis, you can search several business
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directories at once. Sources include Standard and Poor’s Register of Corporations,
Hoover’s Company and Industry Reports, and US Business Directory. When you go to
LexisNexis, click on “Business” and then on “Company Profiles.”
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Eccles, Marriott, Snow, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC,
Weber, Westminster, WNCC
6.
Reference USA (electronic)
This database contains detailed information on more than 13 million U.S. businesses,
683,000 U.S. health care providers, and 1 million Canadian businesses. The modules
available will differ from library to library. A good source for directory information
about privately-held companies.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, UN-Reno
7.
Thomas Global Register (electronic)
A directory of 700,000 manufacturers and distributors from 28 countries, classified by
11,000 products and services categories. In this directory Thomas publishing has
combined its databases of company and product information from the US, Canada,
Europe, and Mexico and created this global directory available in 9 languages. You must
register the first time and remember your ID.
Holdings: free website - http://www.tgrnet.com/
8.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (print)
Provides information on American manufacturers. A good resource for business-tobusiness information needs. Also provides a means to trace a brand name back to its
manufacturer. Some of the holdings listed below are for earlier editions. Current
information can be found in the electronic version.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, SLCC, Snow, UNLV, USU, Weber
Thomas Register of Manufacturers (electronic)
You can search the electronic version of the Thomas Register by product, service,
company name, or brand name. You can also narrow a search by state. You must
register to use the website, but the service is free.
Holdings: free website - http://www.thomasregister.com/
9.
Utah Business Directory or Nevada Business Directory (print)
A list of businesses, organized by city and yellow pages category. Also includes a list of
major employers and publicly-traded companies. Editions between 2002 and 2004 were
titled Utah Business-to-Business Sales and Marketing Directory or Nevada Business-toBusiness Sales and Marketing Directory.
Holdings: BYU, CEU, Marriott, SLCC, Snow, SUU, UNLV, USU, UVSC, Weber,
Westminster
Nevada Business Directory (print)
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Holdings: CCSN, UNLV, UN-Reno
10. Business and Company Resource Center (electronic)
Public and private company data, including contact information, total employees, sales
volume and business descriptions. Covers more than 11,000 U.S. & international
companies and 53 industries.
Holdings: BYU
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Company Research
Mohammad Mirfakhrai
mohammad.mirfakhrai@library.utah.edu
Business Librarian
Marriott Library, University of Utah
1.
Hoover's Online
Provides accurate and up-to-date information on approximately 14,000 public and
private companies. Includes information such as company histories, key financial
information, officers, products, industry profiles, press releases, annual reports, SEC
filings, subsidiaries, operations, financial ratios, etc. Hoovers reports are also available
through Lexis Nexis Academic Universe.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SLCC, UNLV, Westminster
2.
Lexis Nexis (Academic Universe)
Provides business news, company financial, and detailed financial data about U. S
companies, including SEC Filing & Reports, EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports
& proxy statements, industry news from 25 industries, accounting journal and literature
and trade show information.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber,
Westminster, WNCC
3.
Edgar Files (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission)
Online version of filings made with the SEC by publicly held companies. Contains
quarterly & annual financial disclosure, proxies, mutual Rind disclosure, and other
information.
Holdings: free website - http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
4.
Business Abstracts (Wilson)
Coverage from 1982 forward. Indexing and abstracts for approximately 400 English
language periodicals, including leading business magazines as well as a broad range of
trade and research journals.
Holdings: BYU
5.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Provides full text for nearly 1,400 scholarly business journals covering management,
economics, finance, accounting, international business, among other subjects.
Holdings: All UALC Libraries
6.
Mergent Online
Detailed financial data and other information on over 10,000 US and 17000 International
companies. Offers access to both "real time" and archival (back to 1993 when available)
EDGAR submissions on over 18,000 EDGAR filers including mutual funds, insurance
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companies and some foreign companies which are required to file a 20F with the US
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC).
Holdings: Marriott, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber
7.
Company Annual Reports (USA and International)
Call 1-800-4-Annual. This service will send you the annual reports of up to 8 companies.
Reports will be mailed within 24 hours. This is a FREE service.
Holdings: free service
8.
ValueLine
Reviews of publicly-owned companies, mutual funds, and more. Ratings and Reports
provides detailed reports on 1700 stocks and 90 industries; Summary and Index lists
stocks covered and provides brief, current information on each; Selection and Opinion
provides financial and stock price forecasts and analysis. Offers a proprietary system for
6 month predictions.
Holdings: All UALC Libraries
9. 10-K Wizard
10-K Wizard is an award-winning service that streamlines SEC EDGAR research. Using
powerful tools for searching, downloading, printing and real-time alerting, you can
quickly find those nuggets of valuable information about companies, such as legal and
financial agreements, financial data, directors and executives, insider transactions, and
the latest in SEC news. It's easy to use and it delivers fast, high quality results.
Holdings: free website - http://university.10kwizard.com/
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Industry Research
Cory Tucker
cory.tucker@ccmail.nevada.edu
Public Services Business Librarian
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Industry Classifications
1.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
From the U.S. Census Bureau, provides access to the 2002 NAICS for industries in the
United States, Canada and Mexico. The website provides keyword searches, industry
definitions and a SIC/NAICS converter.
Holdings: free website - http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
2.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
From the U.S. Department of Labor, provides access to the 1987 version of the Standard
Industrial Classification System. Allows users to search for industry classifications by
browsing alphabetically or keyword searching.
Holdings: free website - http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
Industry Snapshots
3.
Business & Company Resource Center
Click on “Industry” and search by SIC/NAICS code or industry description. This
database provides an extensive industry report covering various topics including
research and development, current conditions and industry leaders. There are also links
to rankings, investment reports, current articles, companies, market research and trade
associations.
Holdings: BYU
4.
IBISWorld
The Industry market research reports cover over 700 industries written at the 5-digit
NAICS level and provides key statistics, market characteristics, segmentation, industry
conditions, industry performance, key competitors and industry outlook. Each report is
25 pages long and is updated every four months.
Holdings: UNLV
5.
Current Industrial Reports
From the U.S. Census Bureau, provides monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of
industrial activity. Provides timely, accurate data on production and shipments of
selected products.
Holdings: free website - http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
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6.
Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage
Click on “Industry” located on the top toolbar or “Industry Surveys” on the left-hand
tool bar. Provides industry reports for the last five years in either PDF or HTML format.
Industry surveys include an industry profile, trends, key ratios and statistics, company
analyses and links to trade associations.
Holdings: UNLV, UN–Reno, Weber
7.
U.S. Industry Trade & Outlook (print)
An annual publication covering 54 U.S. industrial sectors. Contains overview and
trends, growth and trade patterns, industry subsector reports, financial data and sources
for more information.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, SLCC, UNLV, USU, UVSC, Weber, Westminster,
Other Industry Resources
7.
Business & Industry
Database provides articles for public and private companies, industries, markets, and
products for all manufacturing and service industries. Coverage includes both domestic
and international companies and industries.
Holdings: BYU, UN–Reno, Weber
8.
STAT-USA
Industry information is available in both the GLOBUS/NTDB (National Trade Data
Bank) and the State of the Nation sections. In the GLOBUS/NTDB section, look under
“Market and Country Research” for industry reports. In the State of the Nation, industry
reports are located in the “Manufacturing and Industry” section.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN–Reno, UVSC, USU, Weber
9.
Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios (print)
Highlights financial ratios using tax return information from the IRS. The almanac
covers 50 operating and financial ratios for 179 areas of business. Provides performance
figures and ratios for 10 years.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, UNLV, UN–Reno , Westminster
10. Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (print)
This annual publication lists industry norms and business ratios for public and
privately-owned businesses. The book covers over 800 lines of business. The data is
based on balance sheets, income statements and financial ratios. Organized by SIC code.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SLCC, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN–Reno , USU, Weber
11. Associations Unlimited (print and online)
Library database providing list of international associations including trade associations.
Users can search by SIC code.
Holdings: Eccles, Marriott, SLCC, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber , Westminster
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Stocks
Ed Hahn
edwardhahn@weber.edu
Business & Economics Librarian
Weber State University
1. Factiva
Companies and Markets section provides extensive financial and current news and
press releases. Daily quotes are available for the previous two years, weekly and
monthly quotes up to the previous five years for stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
Interactive Charting feature offers comparisons of prices vs. indices in the past 5 years.
Holdings: Utah’s Public Libraries via Public PIONEER - http://pioneer.utah.gov
2. Morningstar (Online)
Provides detailed reports on stocks and mutual funds including ratios, financial
statements, dividends, and SEC filings. Morningstar is noted for its extensive analyst
reports, risks assessments, and ratings.
Holdings: BYU, Weber
3. ValueLine (Online)
Data collection and performance analysis of approximately 8,000 stocks and 13,000
mutual funds. The investment survey covers more than 90 industries that include
historical information and a two year projection for selected companies in that industry.
Holdings: UALC Libraries
4. Yahoo Finance
Includes quotes for stocks, bonds, and options for U.S. publicly traded companies.
Information includes analyst opinions, research reports, key statistics, industry served,
and competitors. A significant amount of historical stock price information is included
for selected companies.
Holdings: free website - http://finance.yahoo.com
5. Marketwatch.com
Provides up to the minute stock quotes and detailed financial information on American
and some international companies. General market news includes global markets,
industries, initial public offerings (IPO), and news concerning the economy and politics.
Research tools include stocks, mutual funds, and market overviews. Free registration is
available for investment newsletters and investment portfolios.
Holdings: free website – http://www.marketwatch.com
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6. Bloomberg.com
Detailed stock quotes are available by searching for company name or stock symbol. In
addition to stock quotes, information is also available on company earnings, number of
shares, return on equity, and dividend yield. Pricing information is also available for
bonds and mutual funds.
Holdings: free website – http://www.bloomberg.com
7. The NASDAQ Stock Market
Provides detailed stock information on companies traded on the NASDAQ and other
stock exchanges. Included are information quotes, summary quotes, company news,
company financials, and off-hour trading information.
Holdings: free website – http://www.nasdaq.com
8. Quote.com
This site provides stock prices available in periods of 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes,
and 60 minutes, as well as daily, weekly, and monthly intervals. Company information
including corporate information, financial ratios, annual income, balance sheet, and cash
flow is also available. There is a section on the site that includes heavily active stocks
covering the top and bottom performers of the day.
Holdings: free website – http://www.quote.com
9. Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide
Contains stock reports on each company listed on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. The
reports include an overview of the companies, stock statistics, revenues, earnings per
share, income statements, and balance sheets.
Holdings: Marriott, UNLV, BYU, Weber
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Mutual Funds
Peter Kraus
peter.kraus@library.utah.edu
Documents Librarian
Marriott Library, University of Utah
1.
Edgar
For mutual funds prospectuses, click "Search for company filings", choose "Mutual Fund
Prospectuses.” This search retrieves mutual fund prospectuses and other "485" forms for
a specified mutual fund.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
2.
Morningstar Library Services Online
Provides information, data and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds,
closed-end funds, and variable annuity/life subaccounts.
Holdings: BYU, Weber
3.
ValueLine (online, cd-rom, or paper copy)
Ratings and Reports provides detailed reports on 1700 stocks and 90 industries,
Summary and Index lists stocks covered and provides brief, current information on
each. Selection and Opinion provides financial and stock price forecasts and analysis.
Offers a proprietary system for 6 month predictions.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SLCC, Snow, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU (cd-rom), UVSC,
Weber, Westminster
4.
Investment Company Institute – Mutual Fund Collection
Institute staff collect, compile, verify for accuracy, and release a wide range of statistics
on approximately 8,300 U.S.-based mutual funds. The Institute also collects data on U.S.based closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and unit investment trusts, as well as
foreign open-end investment companies in conjunction with investment company
industry associations around the world.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.ici.org/stats/mf/index.html
5.
Forbes Mutual Fund Survey
Includes an "Honor Roll" stock funds long-term performance and a "best buy list" and
other important information.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.forbes.com (a keyword search works best)
6.
Fund Spot
Bringing mutual fund investors the best information available for free. We provide
mutual fund family phone numbers and links, weekly news about mutual funds
investing, a spam-free discussion board, and links to best general and mutual fund
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information sites.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.fundspot.com/index1.html
7.
The SEC Mutual Fund Cost Calculator
A Tool for Comparing Mutual Funds. The Mutual Fund Cost Calculator enables
investors to easily estimate and compare the costs of owning mutual funds. The Cost
Calculator takes the mystery and math out of the cost equation, revealing how costs add
up over time.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.sec.gov/investor/tools/mfcc/mfcc-int.htm
8.
Mutual Fund Investor’s Center
This center is designed to serve as an important resource for investors who want to use
mutual funds to reach their financial goals. Here, you'll find largest collection of mutual
fund companies, website links, fund listings and exclusive planning, tracking and
monitoring tools available on the Internet.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.mfea.com/default.asp
9.
Investment Companies Yearbook (print)
By Thomson Financial. Includes a full-page profiles, ten year performance histories,
fund name changes. Provides performance and operations information on over 10,000
funds, plus news and analyses on market activity over the past year.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, UNLV, USU
10. The International Encyclopedia of Mutual Funds (print)
By Peter Madle. Closed-end funds and real estate investment trusts. Discusses the
various categories of mutual funds, closed en d funds and real estate investment trust. It
provides tabular and statistical data. Includes a section on “how to invest in a mutual
fund.”
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SNV, UVSC, Westminster
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International Business
Leticia Camacho
leticia_camacho@byu.edu
Business Librarian
Harold B. Lee Library, BYU
Information on Foreign Companies
1.
Academic (LexisNexis)
Go to Business/Company Financial and pull down to "International Company Reports"
Enter the name of the company of interest. (The best reports are under HOOVERS,
WORLDSCOPE, and EXTEL CARDS DATABASE.)
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber,
Westminster, WNCC
2.
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. (Print item)
Contains 3,000 US firms with more than 36,000 branches, subsidiaries and affiliates in
196 countries. The American firms included in this directory report annual sales of over
$8.6 Tril. The top 100 firms report sales totaling $4.7 Tril.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SNV, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC,
3.
Reference USA International Business Directory
Company profiles on 3 million international companies, including key executives and
detailed financial information. Great for research on large companies and their foreign
parents and subsidiaries. Holdings: BYU
4.
Digital Look
Company and market information for investors. Free registration required to access the
information.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.digitallook.com
5.
Wright Research Center
Detailed analysis on over 20,000 companies worldwide. All with over 50 data items
analyzed and covering up to 10 years of history. Includes a Market Commentary that
reviews current financial events and their impact in the near term future.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.wrightinvestors.com/ramainnew.htm
Information on Conducting Business in Other Countries
1.
Academic – Country Profiles (LexisNexis)
Write the down the name of the country and change your source to the Walden Country
Reports. These reports include the following categories of information: key facts,
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introduction, political structure, political situation, membership of international
organizations, industry, banking and finance, companies, investment, stock exchange,
natural resources, energy, agriculture, transport, communications and the media, armed
forces, education, health and welfare, geography and climate, visitors'' guide, useful
business addresses. Each of the 100-plus country reports is updated once each year; if a
significant event occurs, the report will be updated to reflect this.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber,
Westminster, WNCC
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2.
Culturegrams (Print)
Contains a wealth of information about more than 165 countries, emphasizes on the
unique values, customs, and cultural assumptions of the people described. Includes
"people maps.
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, Dixie, SLCC, Snow, SNV, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC
3.
STAT-USA (GLOBUS & NTDB)
Look under NTDB (National Trade Database, Country Commercial Guides/CCG)
Provides economic, business, and international trade information provided by STATUSA, an agency in the Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce. If you do not have a subscription to Stat-USA you can get similar
information at the U.S. Department of State Website: http://www.state/gov (Click
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS)
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, GBC, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN–Reno, USU,
Weber, WNCC
4.
CIA World Fact Book
Released by the US Central Intelligence Agency yearly. Data available for more than 260
countries. Includes the map and flag, geographic, population, government, economic,
communication, transportation, military, and transnational issue information.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
5.
Country Commercial Guides
A comprehensive look at countries commercial environments (economical, political and
market analysis). Prepared by U.S. Department of State with the assistance of several
U.S. government agencies. Bureau of Economics and Business Affairs. (Click
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS)
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.state.gov/
GlobalEDGE
Created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan
State University (MSU-CIBER). A web portal that connects international business
professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on
global business activities. Includes: Global resources, country insights, news and latest
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issues in international business, research and teaching resources.
Holdings: This is a website - http://globaledge.msu.edu/about_globaledge.asp
7.
Handbook of International Economic Statistics
Released by the CIA. Provides statistics for comparing the economic performance of
major countries and regions. Includes economic profiles, trends, energy, agriculture,
foreign trade and aid, and real gross domestic product. It also includes a collection of
maps and charts and tables.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.odci.gov/cia/di/products/hies/index.html
8.
Library of Congress Country Studies
Includes a brief historical treatment of countries.
Holdings: This is a website - http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
International Business Statistics:
1. OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Free statistics from official sources, the data is current, time series are frequently
available, and many data are downloadable as text or spreadsheet files. To find data for
individual countries go to the Regions and Topic pages.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/
2. Market Research Library
Overviews on doing business in more than 120 countries and profiles of 110 industry
sectors. Includes updates on new regulations, currency fluctuations, business trends,
and government financed projects.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/
3. Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Euromonitor International Global Market Information Database is an online business
information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and
industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles, and
information sources. Includes research from 205 countries. Contains over 1 million
demographic, economic and marketing statistics.
Holdings: BYU
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Marketing
Andy Spackman
andy_spackman@byu.edu
Business Management and Economics Librarian
Harold B. Lee Library, BYU
Articles and Reports
1. ABI/Inform (ProQuest)
A database of scholarly, trade, and popular journals and newspapers relevant to advertising
and marketing. Includes full-text for titles such as: Advertising Age, Consumer Reports,
Sales and Marketing Management, Journal of Marketing, Marketing Science, The Wall Street
Journal, etc. EBSCO’s Business Source Premier database is comparable.
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, UNLV, UVSC, Weber, Westminster
2. Business and Industry (RDS-Gale)
This database is particularly strong in trade journals and industry news and is searchable by
company, product, industry, geography and marketing concept (e.g. market share). A good
source for product news, industry and market research. Tables included in these articles are
also available in the TableBase database.
Holdings: BYU, UN-Reno, Weber
3. Mintel Reports
An online database of in-depth reports analyzing market share, consumer profiles,
demographics, and the competitive landscape. An excellent source for understanding what
drives a market and how it’s structured. Mintel contains many international reports, but its
greatest strength is in US and UK consumer markets. Example reports: Leisure Activities of
Younger Adults Without Children, Hispanic Dining Out, Soy-based Food and Drink, and
Baby Durables.
Holdings: BYU, UNLV, UN-Reno, Weber
4. Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor)
Euromonitor’s GMID is an integrated online business information system providing
reports on companies, industries, markets and consumer lifestyles for over 200 countries.
Interactive tables and charts make analyzing demographic and market statistics easy.
4,500 market research reports and market size data for over 300 consumer products allows
users to research Breakfast Cereals in France or compare per capita expenditures on toilet
paper in Mexico and Russia.
Holdings: BYU, UNLV, UN-Reno
Demographics and Statistics
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5. Census.gov (http://www.census.gov/)
The most important source of demographic statistics is the US Census Bureau’s free website.
American FactFinder (http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en) is the
easiest way to access population, social, economic and housing data from the Decennial
Census, the Economic Census, the American Community Survey, and Population Estimates.
The Economic Census profiles American business every five years, with data broken down
by geography or SIC and NAICS codes. CenStats Databases include statistics on building
permits, county business patterns, and international trade data.
Holdings: N/A
6. Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
Available in print and from the US Census Bureau website, the annual Statistical Abstract is
a summary of statistics on social, political and economic conditions in the United States
taken from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and
other Federal agencies and private organizations. Includes selected international
comparisons. Earlier editions available from 1878. Serves as a guide to sources of
additional information.
Holdings: N/A
7. Community Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics
This print annual provides updated demographic data for every US ZIP code and state, and
five-year forecasts. It also includes a count of business firms and employees, consumer
spending indexes for 20 product and service categories, and a Dominant Community
Tapestry lifestyle segmentation for each ZIP code. Tapestry lifestyle segments characterize a
community’s primary constituent, e.g. “Midlife Junction” and “Green Acres.” Also
available on CD-ROM.
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, Dixie, UNLV, UVSC
8. Sales and Marketing Management’s Survey of Buying Power
Once a year Sales and Marketing Management publishes a special issue, the Survey of
Buying Power and Media Markets. It features statistics, rankings, and projections for every
county and media market in the US, with detailed demographic information. Its Buying
Power Index (BPI) is constituted of population, effective buying income, and retail sales
data. This information is presented for both Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) and
Designated Market Areas (DMAs). This issue is included with regular subscriptions to Sales
and Marketing Management, and is also available through databases such as ABI/Inform.
Holdings: BYU, GBC, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, UNLV, USU, WNCC
Advertising
9. SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service)
Available both in print and online, SRDS is a leading provider of media rate and data for the
advertising industry. It catalogs over 100,000 international media properties, detailing
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advertising rates, content types, market coverage, and contact information. SRDS is broken
into separate volumes for radio, television, newspapers, magazines, etc.
Holdings: BYU, GBC, Snow, UN-Reno, Westminster
10. MRI+ (MediaMark Research, Inc.)
MRI+ and the Reporter online database are based on a sample of over 25,000 households.
MRI+ provides information on demographics, lifestyles, product and brand usage, and
advertising media preferences, and includes magazine directory and editorial information
and an advertising cost-planning module. The place to go to find out how many women
who read Cosmopolitan or watch CNN have spent over $200 in the past year on MP3
players.
Holdings: BYU, UNLV,
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Product Research
Britt Fagerheim
britt.fagerheim@usu.edu
Reference Librarian
Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
1.
Brands and Their Companies
A guide to product trade names, brands, and products names, with addresses of their
manufacturers and distributors. The guide was updated in 2006.
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC, Weber
2.
Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands
This three volume set covers consumable, personal, and durable products. Each entry
includes a history of the brand, unique aspects, predictions, and a further reading
section. The encyclopedia was updated November 2006.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC
3.
Producers Price Index
This website from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on the prices, and price
changes, of goods and services of transactions in the United States. The data on
commodity price indexes can be useful for researching pricing of products.
Holdings: free website - http://www.bls.gov/ppi/
4.
Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price paid by a consumer in a typical
urban area for set collection of goods and services. This enables measuring prices for
products over time.
Holdings: free website - http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
5.
Thomas Global Register
This free resource provides a directory of 700,000 manufacturers in 28 countries,
classified by 11,000 products and services categories. The directory, available in nine
languages, provides the option to search by product/service or company name while
isolating to a specific country, or browsing by project category. Free registration is
available to cache search history and store a contact list.
Holdings: free website - http://www.tgrnet.com/
6.
Lexis-Nexis
Search business journals and trade magazines for articles on your product. Coverage
includes international and American business journals.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Eccles, Marriott, Snow, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber,
Westminster, UVSC
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7.
ABI-Inform Global
A large database of citations and full-text articles covering a wide range of business
magazines and scholarly journals.
Holdings: BYU, UNLV, UVSC, Weber, Westminster
8.
Business Source Premier
Similar to ABI-Inform, this database contains citations and full-text articles covering a
range of business magazines and scholarly journals. BSP includes the distinct category of
Product Reviews by which to isolate search results.
Holdings: Utah’s Public Libraries via Academic PIONEER
9.
PROMT (Predicast Overview of Markets and Technology)
Find information on new product development through market research reports, trade
journals, press releases, and industry newsletters.
Holdings: BYU, Eccles
10. Consumer Reports Magazine
Consumer Reports is a champion of independent product reviews, accepting no
advertising in the magazine. Provides ratings and recommendations for a range of
consumer products and services. Currently available full-text in the Business Source
Premier database.
Holdings: All UALC Libraries
This section is based on the guide created by Ann Goebel Brown.
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Small Business Resources
Karen Hales
khales@ldsbc.edu
Director
LDS Business College Library
Print
1.
Encyclopedia of Small Business
How-to information for the entrepreneur with 600 detailed articles and overviews of key
information needs of small business owners including financing, business plans, market
analysis, sales strategy, tax planning and human resources issues.
Holdings: BYU, CCSN, CEU, UVSC, USU, DIXIE, GBC, Marriott, SLCC, SNV, SUU,
UNLV, Westminster, Weber
2.
Entrepreneur’s toolkit: tools and techniques to launch and grow your new business
[Harvard Business Essentials Series]
Includes evaluating opportunities, building a business model and strategy, business plans,
financing, venture capital, understanding financial statements, and break-even analysis.
Holdings: BYU, CEU
3.
Small Business Sourcebook: The Entrepreneur’s Resource
Start-up information, associations and organizations, educational programs, periodicals,
trade shows, franchises and research center information for the entrepreneur.
Holdings: BYU, DIXIE, Marriott, SLCC, SNOW, SUU, UNLV
4.
Utah Business Directory
Comprehensive lists of Utah businesses by city, category, executives, and manufacturers by
SIC code.
Holdings: CEU, Marriott, SLCC, SNOW, SNV, SUU, UNLV, USU, Westminster, Weber,
UVSC
Databases
5.
Business Source Premier
Regional Business News
Holdings: BYU, Marriot, Dixie, SLCC, Snow, SUU, UNLV, CCSN, CEU, GBC, UN-Reno,
UVSC, Weber, Westminster, WNCC
6.
ReferenceUSA
Locates over 14 million U. S. businesses searchable by address, zip code, state, MSA, city,
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county, or area code. Also provides company information such as number of employees.
Holdings: BYU, UN-Reno
Internet – Web Sites
7.
Small Business Administration
Holdings: free website - http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html
8.
Business.Utah.gov
Holdings: free website - http://business.Utah.gov/business/
9.
Startup Journal
From the Wall Street Journal Center for Entrepreneurs
Holdings: free website - http://www.startupjournal.com
10. Center for Business Planning
Library of the best business plans
Holdings: free website - http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
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Tax Information
Leticia Camacho
leticia_camacho@byu.edu
Business Librarian
Harold B. Lee Library, BYU
U.S.
1.
CCHInternet
Tax research database that covers daily news stories and contains full text of primary
source documents with optional daily e-mail
Holdings: BYU, Marriott, UN-Reno, USU, UVSC, Weber, Westminster
2.
RIA Checkpoint Tax Service
Restricted to BYU Management/Economics students and faculty. Tax Research Database.
Includes complete tax, tax law, expert analysis, treatises, tax-related news, cases and
rulings, etc. Covers federal, state, local and international issues. Includes the Federal Tax
Coordinator Cases, Rulings and Other Primary Source Materials. Includes the Journal of
Taxation, Practical Tax Strategies, Estate Planning Journal, Journal of Multi-state
Taxation and Incentives, Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits and the Journal of
International Taxation.
Holdings: BYU, USU, Weber
3.
Factiva.com
Companies and Markets section provides extensive financial and current news and
press releases. Quotes offer current and historical pricing for stocks, bonds, and mutual
funds. Company screening allows the preparation of a list of companies filtered by size,
earnings, region, and price-per-share data. Interactive Charting feature offers
comparisons of stock / bond price vs. news of the company for any given day in the past
5 years.
Holdings: Utah’s Public Libraries via Public PIONEER - http://pioneer.utah.gov
4.
Lexis Nexis (Academic Universe)
Provides business news, company financial, detailed financial data about U. S
companies. SEC Filing & Reports, EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy
statements. Industry news from 25 industries, accounting journal & literature and trade
show information and more.
Holdings: BYU, Dixie, Marriott, Snow, SNV, SUU, UNLV, UN-Reno, USU, Weber,
Westminster, WNCC
5.
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins
Published in the Federal Register [Govt Pubs Ref Codes & Regs AE 2.106]. A chart in the
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Code of Federal Regulations [Ref KF 70 A3 C64] volume 17 part 211, tells where in the
Federal Register to find specific Bulletins. Also available via the
BUSINESS/ACCOUNTING section of LexisNexis Academic (see below).
Holdings: Print – Marriott
Electronic (through “LexisNexis Academic Universe”)
6. Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Includes FASAB's concepts, standards, interpretations, technical bulletins and technical
releases. To access the individual pronouncements click under the heading “Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles”.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.fasb.org/public/
7.
Government Account Standard Board (GASB)
Contains summaries of the GASB statements, concepts statements and interpreations.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.gasb.org/st/index.html
International
8.
Tax Information For International Businesses
By the Department of the Treasury. Includes news, events, statistics, and other useful
information.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.irs.gov/businesses/international/index.html
9.
International Tax Planning Association
Collection of Offshore Tax Laws, Articles and Information.
Holdings: This is website - http://www.itpa.org/
10. Country-Specific Tax Sites
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.taxsites.com/international.html
11. International Tax Statistics - U.S. Possessions Corporations
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=96416,00.html
12. International Monetary Fund Website (IMF)
Covers many issues concerning international taxing issues and policies. Do a search in
the website for “tax.”
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.imf.org/
13. Articles and Speech Library from the International Accounting Education Standards
Board (IAESB)
Articles related to the accounting profession issues and trends.
Holdings: This is a website - http://www.ifac.org/Library/
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