COD Library - Business Research Guide

Finding Company and Industry Information

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Reference

These titles are representative of the wide variety of business resources that are available to research companies and the industries in which these companies operate.

National Companies

Directory of Corporate Affiliations
Ref HG 4057 .A217
This set contains subsidiary and affiliate information for major public and private U.S. and foreign firms.

D & B Million Dollar Directory
Ref HC 102 .D8
America's leading public and private companies.
International Directory of Company Histories
Ref HD 2721 .I6x
Profiles of the historical development of the world's leading companies.

Mergent Manuals
Ref HG's/Call #'s vary.
Bank/Finance, Industrial, International, Municipal/Government, OTS Industrial/Unlisted, Public Utility, Transportation.
Financial profiles of major U.S. publicly-held companies.

ThomasNet
http://www.thomasregister.com
Directory of companies and products manufactured in North America.

Value Line Investment Survey
Ready Ref HG 4501 .V26
Company and industry profiles for the investor.

Local Companies

Books of Lists. Crain's Chicago Business
Ref HC 108. C4 B665
Gives top businesses in key areas. Published annually.
D&B Regional Business Directory. Chicago Suburban Area.
Ref HC 107 .I3 D8
Issued in 3 volumes. Gives public and private company information.
Illinois Manufacturers and Services Directories
Ref HC 107 .I3 I55 and I62
State directory of businesses.

International Companies

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Ref HG 4538 .A1 D5 2009
Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States
Ref HG 4057 .A2 1943 2010

Mergent International Manual
Ref HG 4009 .M66

Handbook of World Business
Ref HG4009 .H66 2010

Industry Information

Business Rankings Annual
Ref HD 2771 .B8
Rankings of companies, products, services and business activities.
D&B Business Rankings
Ref HG 4057 .A237
Public and private businesses ranked within industry category and state.

Encyclopedia of Associations
Ref AS 22 .E5
Associations are good sources of industry information.
Market Share Reporter
Ref HF 5415.2 .M3
Contains market share reports for a wide variety of products/services, brands and corporations.

Mergent Industry Review
Ref HG 4961 .M68
Financial data for more than 130 industries and major companies within those industries.
National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
Ref HD 2425 .D53

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - Available on campus and also off-campus with a C.O.D. Library Card
Broad overviews of more than 50 industry groups with useful financial data and tips for analyzing specific industries.

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook
Ref HC 101 .U54 U.S.
Department of Commerce overviews of more than 220 industries with statistical overviews and outlooks for international trade. Last published in 2000.
ValuationResources.com
http://www.valuationresources.com
Go to the "Industry Reports" section which is organized by SIC Code. For each of the more than 200 SIC codes in the section, there are annotated links to free and fee-based industry sources.

Databases

You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access from off-campus.

Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete provides access to content and indexing for 1,300 journals and detailed author profiles for the 40,000 most-cited authors in the database. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Offers access to research and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and exchange-traded funds.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Search this database by company or ticker symbol to locate information in the following S&P publications: Register Public Co., Register Private Co., Bond reports, Stock reports, Register Executives. This database also includes the text of Standard and Poors's Industry Surveys.
Regional Business News
Regional Business News provides full text for more than 80 regional US and Canadian business publications. Use this source to access Crain's Chicago Business.
Chicago Tribune
Excellent business information on local companies.
Hoover's Online
Provides full text financial and organizational profiles for public and private companies with links to Web sites, news articles, stock charts, annual reports and industry reports.
ReferenceUSA
U.S. company information searchable by company name, geographic location, type of business, and business size. Useful for marketing and sales planning.
Wall Street Journal
This prestigious business newspaper is an excellent source of company and industry information.

Christine Kickels, Reference Librarian
630-942-2313
kickels@cod.edu

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