Walsh College Library Resources for Finance Students
Flash Tutorials, Web Sites, and Instructional Handouts, FAQs
l General Library Links:
Library Services
Interlibrary Loan
The Library Collection
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l Web Sites Useful for Business Research
Tutorial: Business Web Sites
Internet : Company Information
Internet: Industry Information
Internet: Investment Information
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l Reference Books
Reference Books for Company Research
Reference Books for Industry Research
Reference Books on Investment Research
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l Logging into the Library Portal for Database Access
Tutorial
Library Handout: Portal Page
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l Finding Full Text Articles- Locate which online database indexes the full text of specific magazines, journals, or newspapers.
Tutorial: E-Journals: Finding Full Text Articles
Library handout
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l ProQuest ABI/Inform Global provides access to full text magazine and journal articles on business and management topics.
Tutorial: ProQuest ABI/Inform Global : Finding Magazine and Journal Articles on Companies
Library Handout: ProQuest ABI/Inform Global Search for Articles
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l Business and Company Resource Center provides information on companies, brands, markets and industries including market trends, mergers and acquisitions, management issues and company overviews and financials. Access full text business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles.
Tutorial by Gale/Centage Learning
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l EBSCO Business Source Elite provides full text articles on a wide variety of business topics. The Company Profiles section provides company reports which include history, key employees, major products and services, revenue analysis, SWOT analysis, list of top competitors of subsidiaries.
Tutorial: EBSCO Company Profiles/SWOT Analysis
Library Handout: EBSCO General Search
Library Handout: EBSCO Company Profiles
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l Factiva –The database provides business articles from thousands of leading business and management journals, as well as company financials and reports.
Tutorial: Factiva News Search
Tutorial: Factiva Company Snapshot with SWOT Analysis
Tutorial: Factiva Company Reports and Financials
Tutorial: Factiva Simple Search for Articles
Library Handout: Factiva: Basic Search Handout
Library Handout Factiva Company Report Search
For more information on searching the Factiva database, check out the vendor’s flash tutorials at http://www.proquest.com/pdpq/factiva
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l First Research is a Dun & Bradstreet database covering 700 industry profiles that are updated quarterly. There is also information on state economics, including employment, unemployment, status of state industries, local real estate, etc.
Tutorial: FirstResearch (Industry Information)
Library Handout: FirstResearch: Industry Information
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l FIS Mergent Online Company Data is one of the best databases to use for company research. It provides company financial reports and annual reports on over 10,000 public companies that are traded on the New York, American, and NASDAQ stock exchanges.
Tutorial: FIS Company Research: Getting Financials
Tutorial: Locating an Annual Report
Tutorial: Finding Companies in the Same Industry
Tutorial: Creating Company Reports
Library Handout: FIS Mergent Online Company Profiles
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l General Business File ASAP provides full text articles on companies, industries, and products, as well as analyst reports.
Tutorial: General Business File ASAP: Getting an Analyst Report
Library Handout on Searching General Business File ASAP
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l LexisNexis Academic provides full text articles on business and legal topics, as well company snapshot reports and downloadable financial tables.
Tutorial: LexisNexis Academic General Search Tips
Tutorial: LexisNexis Academic: Company Dossier Report: Part 1
Tutorial: LexisNexis Academic: Financial Tables and Analyst Reports: Part 2
Library Handout LexisNexis Company Dossier Search
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l Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage is one of the major databases to use for investment research. It provides information on company stocks and industries, bonds, and mutual funds.
Tutorial: S&P NetAdvantage: Stock Report
Tutorial: S&P NetAdvantage Industry Information
Library Handout: S & P NetAdvantage
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l ValueLine Online is a highly respected research database which includes rankings and analyses on the performance of thousands of stocks. The database also includes industry information, Edgar filings, and industry peer group lists.
ValueLine Stock Report in PDF Format: Part 1
ValueLine: Stock Report in HTML Format with an Industry Report: Part 2
ValueLine Industry Report
Library Handout: ValueLine
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l FAQs
How do I locate the ticker symbol for a company?
How do I locate the SIC/NAICS number for a company?
How do I find a SWOT Analysis?
How do I find the history of a company?
How do I find the beta for a company?
How do I get information on how to read financial statements?
How do I locate the annual report for a company?
How do I find a 10-K report?
How do I find financials for the company I am researching?
How do I get company reports?
How do I find an analyst report?
How do I get a stock report for the company I am researching?
How do I get historical stock prices?
How do I get a list of a company's competitors?
How do I find information about a company's products?
Where do I find business ratios?
How do I find business rankings and market share information?
How do I get information on a company's strategy?
How do I find an industry report?
How do I get a global industry report?
How do I find recent news articles on an industry?
How do I get information on a private company?
Where do I get information on bankruptcies?
Where do I look for information about a business executive?
How do I find an article in the Wall Street Journal?
How can I get the full text of an article? I only have the abstract.
How do I find scholarly or peer-reviewed articles?
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