Cohort MBAs – Evening
Session
Hillary Campbell
Government Documents Librarian and Liaison to
the School of Management
February 18, 2004
BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING…..
GO TO THE INFO DEPOT IN THE
STUDENT UNION BUILDING AND
GET A COMET CARD!
You need it to check out books and
access any of the library’s electronic
resources
Library Resources
Books
Annual Reports Collection
Government Documents
Electronic Databases
Services
MC2 Office
Books
Search the library catalog:
http://library.utdallas.edu/
Keyword/Subject search
Use long view to cross-reference by
subject
Books
Books located in Main Stacks and
Reference – some are available
electronically
Test prep materials available –
search catalog by title or subject
http://library.utdallas.edu
Suggested Books
Plunkett’s Industry Almanac
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys
Peterson’s Job Opportunities for
Business Majors
Hoover’s Texas 500
Ward’s Business Directory of U.S.
Private and Public Companies
International Directory of Company
Histories
Government Documents – Dept of
Labor Publications
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Career Guide to Industries
National Compensation Survey :
evaluating your firm's jobs and pay
The 1998-2008 Job Outlook in Brief
*All Government Documents are indexed in the
library catalog
Annual Reports Collection
Paper and microfiche copies of
annual and 10K reports
Not indexed in the library catalog
Catalog of titles in card file at the
library reference desk
Electronic Databases – Why not go
straight to Google?
Access to very specific information
Relatively high degree of authority
on the information found within
No duplicates
More powerful “advanced searching”
You have already paid for them (and
they are NOT cheap!  )
Electronic Databases – How do I
get to them?
On campus – Go to the library’s list
of electronic databases:
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/
reference/database.html
Off campus – Log in using your
Comet Card:
http://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login
Electronic Databases – Which
one(s) should I use?
Business and Company Resource
Center
LexisNexis
Mergent (formerly Moody’s)
Business and Industry
Business and Management Practices
Business and Company Resource
Center
Provides current business, company, and
industry content including:
periodical articles, press releases,
corporate structures, financials and
earning estimates, investment reports,
and company histories.
Companies can be searched by name,
ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code,
product/brand name or location.
LexisNexis
Business News and Industry and
Market News
Company Financial Reports,
Company Profiles, Company
Comparisons
SEC Filings and Reports
Directories – Contact and resource
information for companies and
industries
Mergent
Full-text U.S. and international
company financial data, as well as
U.S. and international company
annual reports
Updated weekly
Use Help Menu to assist with
searching
Business and Industry
Facts, figures and key events about
public and private companies
Indexes leading trade magazines,
newsletters, general business press
and international business dailies
1992 – Present
Library may or may not have article
available in full-text
Library Services
Interlibrary Loan
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/ill/
Ask-A-Librarian
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/
reference/erefform.html
Chat Reference
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/
ask.html
Library Instruction
Loreen Phillips – loreen.phillips@utdallas.edu
972-883-2126
MC2 – McDermott Management
Satellite
Satellite library office for
Management students, faculty and
staff
Staffed by liaison librarians
Research assistance and access to
library’s electronic resources
SM 2.206 – off the Undergraduate
Suite
*Souvenirs provided! 
UTD Career Center – Online
resources
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/
career/
Collections of online job hunting and
career planning resources
Connects you to the UTD eRecruiting
service
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Final Research Tip
Don’t forget the Reference Librarians!
Mon-Thur: 9am – 10pm
Fri: 9am-8pm
Sat:10am-7pm
Sun:1pm-10pm
University of Texas at Dallas
An Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative
Action University
P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 750830643 972-883-2955
February 18, 2004