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INDUSTRIES AND CORPORATIONS

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field o= f Industries and Corporations. Plea= se note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is inte= nded to be a starting point from which students can begin their research accordi= ng to their specific needs.

The Library of Congress Class that includes Industries and Corporations is H. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/c= atdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

HD 2321-4730.9	Industry	HF	Commerce
HD 9000-9999<= /span>	Special Industries and Trades	HG	Finance

= In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing consult UNACAT, the online catalog. The follo= wing are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

BUSINESS ENTERPRISES	INDUSTR= IES
CORPO= RATIONS	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings,= located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.

Ø = BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Literature Guides and Bibliographies

§= The Business Library [Ref Z 675 .B8 B87 1996]

§Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources [Ref&n= bsp; HF 5353 .E52 1992]<= /b>

§Industry and Company Information [Ref HF 5356 .H38 1991] = by P. Craig Hawbaker.

§International Bibliography of Business History [Ref&n= bsp; Z 7164 .C81 G66 1997] by Francis Go= oday.

§= ; = = Strauss’s Handbook of Business Information [Ref Z 7164 .C81 S7796 2004]=

Industries – Surveys

§= ; = Mergent’s Industry Review = [Ref HG 4961 .M68] (semi-annual)=

§ Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys (= Available as part of the Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage online database.)

Industries &#= 8211; Financial Ratios

§ Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios [Ref HF 5681 .R25 D85] (annual) by Dun and Bradstreet, Inc.

§ Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios [Ref&n= bsp; HF 5681 .R25 T68] = (annual) by Leo Troy.<= /o:p>

§ Annual Statement Studies = = [Ref HF 5681 .B2 R6] (annual) by the Robert Morris Agency.<= /span>

Industries - = Other

§ Industry Research using the Economic Census [Ref HC 101 .B594]

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Corporations - Directories

§ Alabama Business Directory<= /b> [Ref HF 5065 .A37 .A34]<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> (annual)=

§Alabama Manufacturers Register [Ref HD 9723 .A2] (annual)

§Florence-Shoals Area Alabama Polk City<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'> Directory [Ref= F 334 .F5331]

§ Hoover’s Handbook of Americ= an Business [Ref HG 4057 .A28617] (annual)

§= ; = Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>(= Available as part of the Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage online database.)

§         Tennessee Manufacturers Register [Ref HF 5065 .T2 T454 2004]

§         ThomasNet (online database)

Corporations = - Company Reports and Histories

§         Annual Report Gallery (online: http://www.reportgallery.com)

§         Business & Company Resource Center <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>(online database)

§= ;      =    Corporation Records = (Available as part of the Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage online database.)

§= ;      =    Hoover’s Onli= ne (online database)

§         Investext (Available through the General BusinessFile ASAP online database)

§         ValueLine (online database)

Corporations - Stock and Bond Information

§         Bond Guide (Available as part of the Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage online database.)

§         Handbook of Common Stocks [Ref HG 4501 .M59] (quarterly)

§         Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks = = [Ref HG 4501 .M585<= b>] (quarterly)

§         Mergent Bond Record = = [Ref HG 4905 .M78] (= monthly)

§         Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide c2001 [Electronic Book -a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work]<= /p>
§         Stock Guide (Available as part of the Standard & Poor’s Net Advantage online database.)

§         Valu= eLine (online database)

Ø      = SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOC= ATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on

ABI-Inform Complete (online database)
Business Source Premier (online database)
Emerald Intellige= nce + Fulltext (online database)
General Bus= iness File ASAP (online database)
Lexis-Nexis Acade= mic Universe (online database)

PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clic= king the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS= link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www2.una.edu/library&nbs= p; or by searching in UNACAT. <= /o:p>

For a listing of journals relating to INDUSTRIES AND CORPORATIONS, brow= se the BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS subject category on the Periodicals Holding= s List and select INDUSTRIES.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN – It is possible to borrow books or obtain cop= ies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire at the Reference Desk or c= onsult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm.

INTERNET – For subject listings of Internet resources, = see the Collier Library Web Page at: <http://www2.una.edu/library/>

   &nb= sp; -Internet Resources Collectio= n

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See also:

§         Core Business Web: A Guide = to Information Sources [Ref HD 30.37 .C67 2003]

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