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Salem State College Library

Research Sources for Finance
Assignment - Professor Jain

Fall 2005

Nancy Dennis
Business Reference & Instruction Librarian
nancy.dennis@salemstate.edu
978-542-6218        

WWW Virtual Library: Economics
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/EconVLib.html
Comprehensive, yet selective list for professionals and student. International.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
BLS is the principal collector of statistics for the US Government on labor economics
and statistics. Has data on a wide range of corporate and consumer topics including
inflation, spending, wages, productivity, safety, occupations, employment, and
industries.

Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industry at a Glance
http://www.bls.gov/iag/iaghome.htm
Profiles 12 industry supersectors, and includes links to additional statistics. The 12
 industry supersectors are Construction, Education and Health Services, Financial
Activities, Government, Information, Leisure and Hospitality, Manufacturing,
Natural Resources and Mining, Other Services, Professional and Business Services,
Transportation and Utilities, and Wholesale and Retail Trade.

Economic Report of the President.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/
Overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices.

Federal Reserve System
http://www.federalreserve.gov/
Report of the central bank of the United States, composed of twelve regional banks.

Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition. Congressional Task Force
on Manufacturing. Manufacturing Fact Sheet.
http://www.nemw.org/mfgfact.htm
Founded in 1976, the Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition, co-chaired by
Reps. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) and Marty Meehan (D-MA), is a bipartisan group
of representatives who recognize the common problems facing their states.
Gives monthly updates on manufacturing production, manufacturing employee
issues, and industry data.

U.S. Census Bureau. Current Industrial Reports
http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Since 1904, the Current Industrial Report (CIR) program has been providing monthly,
quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity. These surveys measure
manufacturing activity in important commodity areas such as textiles and apparel,
chemicals, primary metals, computer and electronic components, industrial equipment,
aerospace equipment, and consumer goods. Indexed by subject and industry subsector.

U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/
Provides economic data by sector and special topics; as well as economic data on
people and households and links to data from other agencies. Provides national and
international trade data. Sector specific data is provideed for manufacturing, mining,
and construction; retail, wholesale trade; transportation; and selected service sectors.

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of Manufactures
http://www.census.gov/mcd/asmhome.html
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the ASM in each of the 4 years between the
economic census which is collected for years ending in 2 and 7. Covers employment,
payroll, value added by manufacture, cost of materials consumed, value of shipments,
detailed capital expenditures, supplemental labor costs, fuels and electric energy used,
and inventories by stage of fabrication. The "Annual Survey" comprises three reports:
"Statistics of Industry Groups and Industries," "Value of Product Shipments," and
"Geographic Area Statistics."

U.S. Census Bureau. Manfacturing, Mining, and Construction Statistics.
http://www.census.gov/mcd/
Presents data on manufacturers' inventories, shipments, and orders; and housing starts.

U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
http://www.bea.doc.gov/
Provides access to the Survey of Current Business in addition to data on US economic
accounts. National, international, regional, and industry information is provided.

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Asia Development Bank. Annual Report.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Reports/Annual_Report/default.asp?p=aadb

ECA Economic Report on Africa
http://www.uneca.org/era2002/

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
http://www.eclac.org/
 
European Marketing Data and Statistics 2005. London: Euromonitor, 2005.
REF HA 1107 .E87
Covers socio-economic trends, international trade, industrial output, transportation,
agriculture, tourism, and retailing, from 1980 to 2004.

EUROSTAT
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/portal/page?_pageid=1090,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Lazich, Robert. World Market Share Reporter: A Compilation of Reported World
Market Share Data and Rankings on Companies, Products, and Services. Detroit:
Thomsen/Gale, 2001-2002. REF HD 2757.15 .W67 2001/02

International Financial Statistics Country Notes 2004. Washington, D.C.: International
Monetary Fund, 2004. REF HG 61 .I57 2004

International Financial Statistics Yearbook 2004. Washington, D.C.: International
Monetary Fund, 2004. REF HG 1 .I57

International Marketing Data and Statistics 2005. London: Euromonitor, 2005.
REF HA 42 .I56
Provides a wealth of data, from 1980 to 2004 relating to demographics, economics,
environment, energy, industries, markets, advertising, and labor.

UNECE  - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Economic Survey of Europe
http://www.uneca.org/era2002/
 
UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
Trends in Europe and North America
http://www.unece.org/stats/trend/trend_h.htm

United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
http://www.unescap.org/publications/detail.asp?id=671
 
United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Asia-Pacific in Figures
http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/apif/index.asp
 
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/ead/main.htm

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EBSCO
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

Database: Business Source Premier.
Displays holdings of some 8,350 scholarly and news oriented business
journals. National and regional coverage. See the "Company Profiles"
tab for access to the Datamonitor Company Profiles. These provide
both basic and indepth company analyses.

FirstSearch
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

Database: Database: Business Dateline. Find under: "List all Databases."
Covers regional business activities and trends and major stories on local
firms, their products, and executives. Sources include regional
publications, Business Wire press releases, and major newspapers.

Database: BusIndustry (Business and Industry). Find under: "List all
Databases." Contains important facts, figures and key events for
international public and private companies, industries, products, and
markets for manufacturing and service industries. Covers all the primary
business information sources -- fromleading trade magazines, newsletters,
and the general business press to international business dailies.

Database: Disclosure. Find under: "List all Databases."
Contains information about all public company filings including annual
reports, company summary information, and shareholder reports. Includes
information from public documents maintained by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. Offers daily updates of stock trading reports.
Displays full text of documents.

Database: EconLit (Economics Literature). Find under: "List all Databases."
Produced by the American Economics Association. Covers 1,279 titles from
1969 to the present.

Database: WilsonSelectPlus. Find under: "List all Databases."
Provides full text articles in many business topics including accounting,
advertising, auditing, banking, economics, finance, foreign investment,
insurance, international trade, investment analysis, management, marketing,
real estate, taxation, and telecommunications.

Database: WorldScope. Find under: "List all Databases."
Gives business descriptions, key ratios, financial information, and officers.

Gale InfoTrac
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

Database: General Business File ASAP.  
Analyzes company performance and activity, industry events and trends as
well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a
combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers,
journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.

Database: Business and Company ASAP.
Provides information on companies, markets and industries. From market
trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory. Accesses
business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles
with full text and images. 

Databases: "Company ProFiles" selection within either General
BusinessFile ASAP or Business and Company ASAP. Find under:
"Advanced Search"  in either database.
Provides articles about the company and subdivisions; parent company
profile; subsidiaries' profiles; investment reports about the company; and
SIC code-based descriptions of industries in the profile. Identifies SIC
Codes for the company.    

Databases: Either General BusinessFile ASAP or Business and Company
ASAP; Go to: "Advanced Search" and select Investex.
Provides abstracts or full text of investment reports and forecasts for more
than 11,000 US and international companies and for 53 industries prepared
by Wall Street and international brokerage firms.

Hoover's
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

A highly reputable, one-stop source for company research. Provide snapshots
and in-depth coverage of companies in addition to industry profiles;
executive biographies; news; and investor information. Among the
special features are "Build Company List" and "Build Executive List."

LexisNexis
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)      

Database: Business Directories and Reference. Find under: "Academic Search
Forms: Business: Directories."
Lists contact information for companies, while confirming the company's
name and spelling. Lists ticker symbols, SIC and NAICS Classification
Codes; personnel; parents; and subsidiaries.    

Database: Business News. Find under: "Academic Search Forms: Business."
Business articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wires & transcripts.
Users can focus on business news sources or choose from national and
international sources. Business sources include: general business news;
industry news; mergers and acquisitions; and Knight Ridder/Tribune
Business News.    

Database: Compare Companies.  Find under: "Academic Search Forms:
Business." Searches Hoover's Company Reports, Hoover's Handbook of
American Business and other sources to facilitate comparisons by sales,
net income, employees, andlocation.
    
Database: Company Profiles. Find under: "Academic Search Forms: Business."
Gives information on executives, competitors, product lines, and revenue
from Hoover's Company Reports, Standard & Poors Corporate
Descriptions, and other sources. Searchable by company name, ticker
symbol, or SIC Code; number of employees; state; total revenue; and date.

Database: Industry and Market News. Find under: "Academic Search
Forms: Business." Covers news from 25 industries. Users can view
sources covered for each industry.

Database: News. Find under: "Academic Search Forms: News."
Articles from regional, national, and international newspapers, magazines,
journals, wires & transcripts. Users can search categories, or select
individual titles like Boston Globe or New York Times.
   
Database: SEC Filings and Reports. Find under: "Academic Search
Forms: Business."
Provides EDGAR filings, annual & quarterly reports & proxy statements.

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Answers to Go
(Off campus users: connect to Answers to Go)  

Database: NewsBank. Find under: "Databases by Name" section of SSC
Library Web Page. Provides full-text coverage of the Boston Globe (1980
to current); Boston Herald (1991 to current); and Worcester Telegram &
Gazette (1989 to current).

EBSCO
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

Database: Newspaper Source
Full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers,
television and radio news transcripts, and selected full text for
more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. National and regional coverage.

Proquest
(Off campus users: connect via the proxy/portal)

Databases: The Historical Boston Globe; The New York Times Historical;
and The Wall Street Journal Historical. Find under: "Databases Selected."
Covers the Globe from 1872 to 1922; the Times from 1851 to 2001;
and the Journal from 1889 to 1987.

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Industry Web Sites

Business Week. "Outlook 2005: America's Key Industries."
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/05_02/B39150502industry.htm
Shows industry performances for 2001-05; prospects for 2005; forecasts of
industry output growths; growth trends 199002004; output forecasts; and
employment forecasts.

Industry Research Desk: Industry Portals (Polson Enterprises)
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htm
Extremely useful and comprehensive list of portals on a myriad on industries.

Kirstein Branch - Boston Public Library.  Industry Information on the Internet
http://www.bpl.org/research/kbb/websites/industries.htm
Lists web sites relating to some 20 industries.

Rutgers University Libraries. Industry Research
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/industry.shtml#J
Though this site lists some resources only accessible to Rutgers students, it also
provides an exhaustive list of web sites for industry research that everyone can use.
See "Business-to-Business Trading Hubs" for these listings.

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Note: The following titles are in the Reference Room of Salem State College
Library, with older editions are shelved under the same call number on the
second floor. Some, as noted, are located on the special "Business Reference
Shelves" by the windows. Please ask a Reference Librarian for assistance
if you cannot find a title.

Darnay, Arsen J. Infrastructure Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics,
and Leading Companies. Detroit: Gale, 2001-. REF HD 9506 .U5 I53 2001
A guide to economic activity in more than 120 "infrastructure" industries: mining,
utilities, construction, transportation and agriculture.

Darnay, Arsen J., Ed. Manufacturing & Distribution USA: Industry Analyses,
Statistics, and Leading Companies. Detroit: Gale, 1992-. REF HD 9721 .M364
2000
Presents statistical data on 856 industries. Arranged by SIC codes.

Darnay, Arsen J., Ed. Service Industries USA: Industry Analyses; Statistics;
and Leading Organizations. Detroit: Gale, 1992-. REF HD 9981.3 .S47
A comprehensive guide to economic activity in 151 service industries. Gives industry
data for 368 major metropolitan areas.

Marlow-Ferguson, Rebecca. Encyclopedia of American Industries. Detroit: Gale,
2001. REF HC 102 .E53 2001 Two volumes.
Provides historical events of consequence, organization and structure, background and
development, and current conditions for over 1,000 manufacturing and service industries.

Mergent Industry Review. New York: Mergent, 1977-. REF HG 4961 .M68
Located on the Business Reference Shelves
Formerly known as Moody's Manuals,  this source gives financial data on 6,000
companies which are arranged by industry, in 137 industry groups. For each
 industry, there is a table of comparative statistics, rankings, and tables of growth
rates.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor's, 1980-.
REF HC 106.6 .S74
Two parts:  "Monthly Investment Review," and individual industy profiles. The last
 source provides text and data on an industry's environment; industry trends; how
the industry operates; key ratios and statistics; and a comparative company analysis.

Value Line Investment Survey. New York: Value Line, 1995-. REF HG 4501 .V26
Located on the Business Reference Shelves
Just before its discussions of individual companies, this source provides brief
overviews of industry trends, recent developments, investment considerations,
and composite statistics.

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Dun & Bradstreet. Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios: Statistics on Over 800
Lines of Business. Short Hills, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet, 2003. REF HF 5681 .R25
Arranged by SIC codes.

Risk Management Association. RMA Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia: RMA,
1983 -. REF HF 5681 .B2 .R58
Collects data from banks across the country. Divided into 21 sections of major lines
of business. Arranged by NCAIS codes.

Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. Chicago: CCH
Incorporated, 1983 -. REF HF 5681 .R25 T68
Arranges data in NCAIS categories.

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U.S. Department of Labor. Standard Industrial Classifiction (SIC) System Search
http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html

U.S. Census Bureau. NAICS - North American Industry Classification System
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

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