In the Indexes and Databases listed below, you may locate information about a particular company by searching on the company's name or in some instances its stock ticker number. A wide variety of information can be found in these sources.
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UMD
Catalog (Advanced) Search for books, government documents, reference books, videos and periodicals by title using the Advanced Search of the UMD Online Catalog. |
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WorldCat Find over 200 MILLION books, government documents, videos found in thousands of libraries. THIS IS OUR BEST SOURCE FOR FINDING AND ORDERING MATERIALS THROUGH OUR FREE INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE. Interlibrary Loans often require 1-3 weeks or more to fulfill. |
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Google Book Search |
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Amazon
Books Find new and used books available for sale, often with brief reviews and ratings. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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All-University Catalog Book Search |
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Business
and Company Resource Center Company & industry news linked to electronic reference books. Contains histories, market shares, rankings, industry surveys, and investment reports. |
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Business
Source Premier Full text of over 3,400 business periodicals. This is our largest business database. It provides our best access to scholarly journals. It also has special reports, including "SWOT" analysis. Note the green "company profiles" tab, which will allow you to access over 5,000 Datamonitor Company Profiles. |
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Lexis
Nexis A massive database of full text articles. Strong in the areas of news, law, and business. Also contains many trade publications. |
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NewsStand Contains the full text of newspaper articles from over 350 titles. Provides our only source of electronic access to the Wall Street Journal. |
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Wall
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Academic
Search Premier |
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Duluth News
Tribune |
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Expanded
Academic Index |
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MasterFile
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Google Finance Google Finance is an early beta product that offers a broad range of information about North American stocks, mutual funds and public and private companies along with charts, news, and fundamental financial data. FAQ |
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Mergent
Online |
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Mergent/Moody's
Manual Collection Mergent / Moody's Online Manuals Collection provides extensive historical and current information for public companies worldwide, including history, chronology, acquisitions, mergers, spinoffs, properties, joint ventures, subsidiaries, officers and directors, consolidated income and balance sheets, long term debit, options, and other financial data. Includes the following manuals: * Industrial Manual since 1920 |
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MorningStar Provides independent investment analysis of 1500 stocks and 2000 mutual funds. Includes current analyst reports for both particular companies and funds with an eye to what is happening in the industry. This is a highly regarded and unique source of financial information. |
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MSN Money MSN Money is the comprehensive source for your money and personal finance needs. Read business news, get stock quotes, research investments, track your portfolio and manage your accounts in one place. MSN Money has personal finance planning centers for retirement, college, taxes, insurance, savings, and more. |
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NetAdvantage Contains large Industry Surveys (and overviews of markets) for leading companies in 52 industries. Search by company or industry. Standard & Poor’s stock analysis is available for public companies. |
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Research
Insight (“COMPUSTAT”) A database with approximately 10,000 active and 8,000 inactive North America companies. Its financial data can download to Excel. Research Insight is an electronic resource available only on the UMD campus via the Novell Network. It is not a Web based information services. Special software from the network must be downloaded to your PC in order to connect and work with this database. PCs on the UMD Library's second floor are set up to access Research Insight. |
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Value Line Provides the current relative rating for performance and safety together with estimated yields, the latest earnings, dividends and p/e data, guidance on current investment policy, analysis and forecasts of the national economy and the stock market. Value Line offers views on the economy and the stock market as well as on stocks of special interest. This is a highly regarded and unique source of financial information. This source is not yet online for UMD. You may consult it in paper format in the Reference Collection located on the second floor of the UMD Library, near the Reference Desk. REF HG4501 .V26 (multiple volumes) |
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Yahoo! Finance Yahoo! Finance provides users with a broad range of comprehensive online financial services and information. It has access to up-to-date, international market data, real-time stock quotes, portfolio management resources, and community tools such as message boards. Yahoo! Finance Help |
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Passport: Global
Marketing Information Database (Passport GMID) An integrated on-line information system providing key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets, and consumers. The GMID contains over a million demographic, economic, and marketing statistics for 205 countries worldwide. The database also contains 6-year historic market size data for more than 330 consumer products in 52 countries, plus 5-year forecasts. To access thousands of international company profiles in the GMID, click on "Browse Reports," and then click on "Company Profiles." |
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Mintel
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Reference
USA Directory of U.S. business. Lists size of company, year established, type of business, credit rating, top personnel, yearly sales and more. Data can be searched by name of company, name of officers, geographic area, SIC, size, revenue or any combination. |
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SRDS
Media Solutions NOTE: Local Market Analyst works in Internet Explorer ONLY. SRDS
Service Guides |
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Ulrich's
Periodicals Directory Ulrichs Periodical Directory contains nearly a quarter-million serial records, including: academic and scholarly publications, consumer magazines, electronic publications, monographic series, newsletters, newspapers, trade publications, 'zines, and many other types of serial publications. Contact information and advertising rates are also provided. |
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Alibaba.com Alibaba.com is the world's largest marketplace for global trade and the leading provider of online marketing services for importers and exporters. It is the place for buyers and sellers to find trade opportunities and promote their businesses online. Alibaba.com is not a trading company but rather an online business platform, where you can search or post information to find potential business partners |
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Hoover's This is the limited, but still useful, FREE version of the Hoovers database. Search on company name, ticker, or industry keyword. This is a quick way to identify public/private companies. Hoover's "Company In-depth" records can be found in Lexis Company Profiles. |
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Manta: Find Companies Home Manta: Companies by Category |
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Wikipedia This is a good place to get an overview of business related definitions, topics or issues. The Wikipedia can help you to find and understand the “keywords” you will need to search our library’s many databases . You may not want to cite the Wikipedia as a source, but it may lead you to sources you can cite. Learn how to make the best use of this wonderful resource. |
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Google The first place to go to search the web. One of four unique search engines |
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Bing One of four unique search engines |
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Business Reference Books in the UMD Library |
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