Internet Job Resources:
Beyond Google
Kol Emeth Jobs Group
February 6, 2003
Sonia Dorfman
Agenda
Overview of online sources of information
Subscription databases - Advantages
Recommended subscription databases
Where to find these databases & how to get
access
Significant features of each database
Sample searches
Summary
URLs
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Overview of Online Sources of
Information
Company web site
disadvantage - only positive information
Internet discussion boards
disadvantage – limited and/or inaccurate
information
Google and other search engines
advantage - lots of hits
disadvantage - hits not necessarily relevant and
time consuming to review for relevancy
Many publications not available on free web
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Overview of Online Sources of
Information
Subscription databases
aggregate publications
available through public library and college
libraries
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Subscription Databases Advantages
Newspapers which have business news
WSJ, NYT, SJ Mercury News, SF Chronicle
other national and local publications
Trade publications in different fields
Search all publications in database with single
query
Get information on privately held companies
and startups if anything written
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Recommended Subscription
Databases
Factiva
Infotrac
Lexis-Nexis
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Where to find these databases &
how to get access – Public Libraries
Most public libraries have Infotrac (ex. Palo
Alto, Mountain View)
Factiva available at San Jose Public Library
Some databases can be accessed from home
and some only from the library
Need library card to access databases from home
library card number becomes online ID
Non-residents of particular city can get card
(ex. San Jose)
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Where to find these databases &
how to get access – College Libraries
College libraries - Lexis-Nexis, Factiva &
Infotrac
State and UC libraries open to public
use databases on campus
use at home only with UC or CSU ID
Stanford University
local residents can use library for total of 7 days a
year without charge
use databases from home only with Stanford ID
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Significant Features of Each
Database
Factiva
widest selection of sources
NY Times, Wall Street Journal, San
Francisco papers, SJ Mercury News,
Fortune, Forbes
other major publications plus special
interest and trade publications
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Significant Features of Each
Database
Infotrac
most widely available database in public libraries
not as wide a selection of sources
Business and Company Resource Center
Lexis-Nexis
wide selection of sources (but not WSJ full text)
company credit reports available, including
privately held companies
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Sample Search – Google
Search
terms – case
aol
resignation
Date limit –
past 3
months
Cannot enter
date range
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Sample Search – Google Results
8,520 hits
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Sample Search – Factiva
Search Terms
– case and aol
and
resignation
Limit date
range to
1/13/2003 –
1/14/2003
Headline and
lead
paragraph
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Sample Search – Factiva Results
74 hits
NY Times,
Washington
Post, WSJ,
NPR Morning
Edition
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Sample Search – Infotrac
• Search term Solix
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Sample Search – Infotrac Results
• Business &
Company
Resource
Center
• Fiscal Year
2001
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Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis
Search
term –
Imperito
Privately
held
company
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Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis Results
Experian
Credit
Report
As of
12/09/2002
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Subscription Database Summary
Search many publications in single
query
Find information on companies,
competitors, individuals and products
from differing points of view
Databases updated constantly
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URLs
San Jose Public Library
http://www.sjpl.lib.ca.us/Resources/db/business.htm
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URLs
Silicon Valley Library System
http://www.svls.lib.ca.us/SVLS/html/databases.html
Palo Alto City Library
http://www.city.paloalto.ca.us/palo/city/library/reference/databases.html
Researching Companies Online Tutorial
http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/
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URLs
San Jose State University Library
http://library.sjsu.edu/database/dbalpha.htm
Stanford University Library
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/catdb/alldata.html
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