Table of Contents This page contains information and links to sites of interest to students looking for information about companies and industries. It does NOT include links to many of the research resources described on the Library's Databases, Resources for the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy, and other pages on the Library's web site. When doing research, these pages should also be consulted, or you will miss many important resources.
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If you are an NPS distance learning student and have not already done so, please go first to our page of Library Information for Distributed Learning Students. There you will find information on how to obtain a library card, request document delivery, and other information of special relevance to NPS distance learners.
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Each of our reference librarians serves as a subject specialist to one or more academic departments. Ann Jacobson is the specialist for the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy curricula. Ms. Jacobson can provide you with the following services:
- Meet with you individually by appointment (or via phone or e-mail consultation) to discuss resources and search strategies to meet your research needs for class projects, papers, and your thesis.
- Select books, journals, databases and other materials for library purchase. Send your suggestions via e-mail to Ann Jacobson.
- Place holds on newly received books of interest for you.
- Notify you about relevant web sites, journal articles and other resources.
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Journal Articles
Resources for Finding Journal Articles On Companies and Industries
These resources for finding journal articles about companies and industries are also available through the Library's Databases page. Be sure to consult that page for additional resources if you're searching for articles on other topics. In some cases, the resource will provide the full text of the article. In other cases, you will need to check BOSUN, the Library's catalog, to determine whether the Library owns the journal title containing the article. You should also check the Find eJournals Quick Link on the left to see if we have electronic access to the full text.
If you are an NPS student, faculty or staff doing mission-related work and we do not own the journal you need, you may request it through Interlibrary Loan. If you are an NPS distance learning student please follow the instructions on obtaining materials on our page of Library Information for Distributed Learning Students to request copies of articles for either journals that we own or journals that we do not own.
Business Source Complete
From EBSCO - Click on Business Source Complete
Provides indexing, abstracting and often the full text of business and management journals, including the full text of the Harvard Business Review! Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
LexisNexis Academic
This Lexis-Nexis resource provides access to a wide range of full-text news, magazines and journals, business, company and financial information. Includes Hoover's Company Reports, Corporate Annual Reports from 1984-1995, SEC Filings and Reports, industry news and analysis, and more. The Library also provides a more comprehensive version of Lexis-Nexis that may be used only in the library.
ProQuest
Provides access to a wide variety of newspapers, trade magazines and scholarly journals, including the full text of the Wall St. Journal. Many of the articles are available full-text (some with images). Others are abstract only. Once in ProQuest, click on Business in the box on the right to "Search subject areas"
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Company and Industry Information
Annual Reports
Links to various resources for finding and evaluating annual reports.
AnnualReports.com
Links to detailed information on public and private companies.
Business.com
Business Reference Services
Library of Congress
See particularly their Bibliographies and Guides, especially for Doing Company Research and their Guide to Industry Research
CEO Express
Links to a vast array of resources for researching companies and industries and doing other business-related research.
EDGAR Database
Access SEC filings for publicly traded companies. Note that LexisNexis Academic also provides access to EDGAR filings.
Fast Company
A great resource for finding company and industry information.
Hoover's Online
Free company capsules and industry snap shots. More in-depth information is available for a fee. For NPS users: Hoover's Company Capsules, Profiles and Financials are also available in LexisNexis Academic and in ProQuest (this includes the information available for a fee on the Hoover's site).
Industry Data Finder
Cole Library, Rensselaer at Hartford
Links to resources for researching specific industries
Industry Research Desk
Polson Enterprises
Includes a step by step tutorial on researching specific industries or companies, links to sites providing industry statistics, home pages for trade and other organizations for specific industries and manufacturing processes, and more
Mergent Online
Use Mergent Online to find company financial information, broad industry reports and country profiles with statistical data. We subscribe to the USA Company Databases (active and inactive), the International Company Databases (active and inactive), and the D&B Private Company Database.
North American Industry Classification (NAICS)
Find industry NAICS codes and convert SIC codes to NAICS codes.
Public Register's Annual Report Service
View annual reports online and/or request free hard copies
Standard Industrial Classification Search (SIC)
Use this site to search for SIC codes by keyword and to search for descriptions of SIC codes.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Free registration allows you to search for products and services provided by 155,000 US and Canadian companies.
Yahoo!Finance
Great for individual company information including historical stock prices!
Guides on How to Do Company, Industry and Market Research
For step-by-step guides on conducting company, industry or market research, consult one of the following excellent guides.
Company Information
Rensselaer at Hartford, Cole Library
Company Research
Rutgers University Library
How to Learn About an Industry or Specific Company (Polson Enterprises Industry Research Desk)
Polson Enterprises
Market Research
Rutgers University Library
Quintessential Careers Guide to Researching Companies
(all links checked and updated 2011.10.24)
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