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[hidetoc]WWW SITES
Meta Sites:
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Lexis Nexis: Academic
- BEOnline: Business and Economics Online List of business topics and links from the Library of Congress Business Reference Services
- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Includes articles and links to the sites of the 12 Federal Reserve districts
- BPubs.Com "The business publications search engine."
- BizToolkit A gateway to business information from the Jame J. Hill Business Reference Library
- Business & Economics Links from the Internet Public Library
- Business Ethics Provides links to articles, case studies, corporate codes of ethics and other resources
- Business Navigator Annotated directory to links for business information.
- CEO Express For executives to find current information
- Forecastcenter.com Provides a focal point for forecasts beyond the current year and to serve as a resource for understanding change
- HR Guide.com Information for human resources researchers
- I3 Internet Intelligence Index 600 intelligence related business sites from Fuld & Company
- Know This.com: Marketing Virtual Library Comprehensive site for researching marketing topics
- Safari
Tech Books Online
Web-based, full text service covering technical books and manuals. The
collection is strong in business and information technology subjects
- Start-Up Kits Industry, market, and operations information for over 40 types of businesses
- Wall Street Executive Library Also includes information on publicly held companies
- Yahoo!:Business Contains many commercial sites
Specialized Sites:
- Better Business Bureau (BBBOnLine)
- Building Brands Branding, marketing and communications articles and newsletter
- Celebrating the History of Business
- Business.Gov Official business link to the U.S. government
- Commerce Net Information on e-commerce
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Cylution Links and articles for internet marketing
- Entrepreneur.com: Start-Up Kits For over 40 types of businesses
- International Chamber of Commerce Directory
- Market Research Portal
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Free Online courses These take about 30 minutes each.
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Barkley's Comprehensive Financial Glossary
- Brand Glossary From Brandchannel.com, online branding exchange
- Business Dictionary.com
- EH.Net Encyclopedia Browsable and searchable online economic history encyclopedia
- Electronic Commerce Dictionary
- Glossary of Financial and Business Terms From the NY Times
- Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
- Investor Words
- Investopedia: Financial Dictionary
- MBA Glossary
- Glossary American Society for Quality
- Quirk's Glossary of Marketing Terms
- Super Finance Glossary
- Twenty dictionaries and encyclopedias on business related topics are
available on Credo Reference (formerly
XreferPlus)
- TQM Definitions
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Collins Dictionary of Marketing REF HF5412 .D69
- Dictionary of Business REF HF1002 .C59
- Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms REF HG151 .D69
- Encyclopedia of American Business REF HF1001 .E463
- Encyclopedia of Business REF HF1001 .E466
- Encyclopedia of Business and Finance REF 1001 .E63x
- Encyclopedia of Management REF HD30.15 .E49
- Encyclopedia of Small Business REF HD62.7 .H553
- IEBM Encyclopedia of Marketing REF HF 5412.I42x
- Routledge Dictionary of Business Management REF HD30.15 .S73
HANDBOOKS, ALMANACS, AND GUIDES
- ADA Home Page Information and Technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Business Plans and Profiles Index Includes sample business plans
- Federal Reserve System Beige Book Provides national and regional summaries of current US economic conditions
- Franchise Gator
- Franchise Handbook.com
- Franchise Opportunities.com
- Franchise Update On-Line
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC)
- World
Almanac FirstSearch
and REF AY67.N5 W7
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Bond's Franchise Guide REF HF5429.235.U5 B66
- Business: the Ultimate Resource REF HD30.15 .B87x
- Business Plans Handbook REF HD62.7 .B865
- Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources REF HF5353 .E54
- Manager's Legal Handbook REF KF3455 .G84
- Mission Statement Book REF HD30.285 .A27
- North American Industry Classification System REF HF1042 .N67
- Organization Charts REF HD38 .O738
- Small Business Sourcebook REF HD2346.U5 S66
- Standard Industrial Classification Manual REF HF1042 .A55x
COMPANY AND BRAND DIRECTORIES
- The 200 Best Small Companies in America From Forbes
- AllPages.com Includes an internet directory of business services
- Big Yellow Business search in online yellow pages
- BizWeb Web business guide to 45,000+ companies
- Business Filings Databases State by state directory of links to public business filings
- D&B Small Business Solutions Database includes 13 million US companies
- InfoUSA Provides business addresses or lists businesses by category for geographic areas
- Hoover's Company Records
In Proquest. Select Business/Hoover's Company Records
- Hoover's Company Reports
In Lexis Nexis/Business/Company Profiles. Under Source select Hoover's
Company Reports.
- Menomonie Business Directory
- Plunkett Research Online
Full
text access to industry almanacs including trends, analysis, statistics
and profiles of leading companies
- Researching Companies Online Tutorial with links to company information
- ThomasNet Register of American Manufacturers
- VisioBrand Brand directory and search engine with logos
- Web100: Big Business on the Web
- Yahoo!: Business Directories
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- America's Greatest Brands REF HD69.B7 .A54
- American Big Businesses Directory REF HF 5035.A49
- American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory REF HF 5421 .A615
- Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries REF HG4538.A1 D5
- Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States REF HG4057 .D5
- Directory of Mail Order Catalogs REF HF5465.5 .D58
- Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory REF HC102 .D8
- Dun's Directory of Service Companies REF HD9981.3 .D86
- International Directory of Company Histories REF HD2721 .D36x
- Lexis Nexis Corporate Affiliations REF HG4009 .D57x "Who owns whom". Volumes include the Master Index, U.S. Public Companies, U.S. Private Companies and International Public and Private Companies
- National Directory of Minority-Owned Business Firms REF HD2346.U5 .N332
- Standard and Poor's Register of Corporations REF HG4057 .A4
- Wisconsin Business Directory REF HF 5065.W6 .W57
- Wisconsin Business Service Directory REF T12.W57 W572x
- Wisconsin Manufacturers Directory REF T12.W57 W57x
- Wisconsin Minority -Owned Business Directory REF HD2345.W6 D57x
- World Retail Directory and Sourcebook REF HF5429 .W672
COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Lexis Nexis: Academic
Business/Company Profiles include Bankruptcy Reports, International Company
Reports, Standard & Poor's Corporate Descriptions, U.S. Public and Private
Companies and Hoover's Company Reports. Hoover's Company Reports includes
both U.S. and international public and private companies.
Annual Reports
Look for annual reports on corporate Web sites or access Yahoo! and search for your company name. Other sites that provide access to annual reports include:
- Annual Reports From PRARS (Public Register's Annual Report Service)
- AnnualReports.com Provided by IR Solutions
- The Annual Reports Library
- AnnualReportService.com
Financial Information
- Disclosure Reports
Select Lexis Nexis/Business/Company Financial Reports
- Worldscope
FirstSearch
- B&E DataLinks: Business and Economic Statistics From the American Statistical Association
- EDGAR Database of Corporate Information (10-K reports) Securities and Exchange Commission site
- Lexis Nexis Company Financial
Reports
Select Academic, then Business.
- MSN Money Use a name or ticker symbol for a stock or mutual fund in the search box, then use the Research pick on the left list to select the most appropriate help. The Financial Results pick leads to Statements and KeyRatios.
- Plunkett Research Online
Full text access to industry almanacs including trends, analysis, statistics
and profiles of leading companies
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
- Value Line
Online version includes both company and industry data and forecasts.
Print version listed below
- Yahoo!: Finance Market and company financial information
Print Sources Available in the University Library
Some sources provide information on domestic and international companies, banks & finance, municipalities, utilities and transportation.- Mergent's Corporate Index Series
- Mergent Industrial Manual REF HG4961 .M672x
- Mergent International Manual REF HG4009 .M663
- Mergent OTC Industrial Manual REF HG4961 .M7238
- Mergent OTC Unlisted Manual REF HG4907 .M69
- Mergent Bank and Finance Manual REF HG4961 .M652x
- Mergent Public Utility Manual REF HG4961. M7246
- Mergent Public Utility & Transportation Manual REF HG4961 .M7246
- Mergent Company Archives Manual REF HG4028 .M4 M47x
- Fact Book: the Directory of Business in Minnesota REF T12.M6 F33
- Dun's Business Rankings REF HG4057 .A237
- Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks REF HG4905 .M816 covers only New York Stock Exchange stocks
- Value Line Investment Survey REF HG4501 .V26
Includes company and industry data and forecasts
INVESTMENT RESOURCES
Personal Finance Meta Sites
These sites can include stock, bond, ETF and mutual fund quotes; portfolio trackers; calculators for financial decisions, information about taxes,savings and debt, banking, insurance, brokers and retirement.
- CNN Money
- Forbes
- MarketWatch Personal Finance
- Kiplinger.com
- MSN.Money
- Morningstar Some portions of this site require guest or paid registration
- SmartMoney.com
- U.S. Federal Reserve Education Select Personal Financial Education
- Yahoo! Finance
Other Websites
- Bonds Online Quotes, research, investor tools, education for U.S., municipal, corporate and international bonds
- Mergent's Dividend Achievers Free site. U.S. or multinational companies; separate list for Canadian companies. Lists over 300 stocks that have increased their dividends at least 10 years in a row
- Plunkett Research Online
Select Investment and Securities Industry Center includes market research,
analysis, trends and statistics
- Search for a Certified Financial Planner
- U.S. Treasury Direct Allows online purchase of a variety of U.S. bonds, bills and notes. Allows online tracking of value of paper bonds. Provides free downloadable software for tracking value of paper bonds.
- Value Line
Online version includes company and industry data and forecasts. Print
version listed below.
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Online Trader's Dictionary REF HG4515.95 .S48
- Individual Investor's Guide to the Top Mutual Funds REF HG4930 .I49
- Mergent's Dividend Achievers REF HG4050 .M66 Lists over 300 stocks that have increased their dividends at least 10 years in a row
- Morningstar Mutual Funds REF HG4530 .M67x
- The Outlook from Standard and Poor's REF HG4915 .S673x Weekly advisory service analyzing and forecasting business and market trends; includes weekly asset allocation recommendation and recommendations for stock and mutual fund purchases
- Valueline Investment Survey REF HG4501 .V26 Evaluation service of 1700 stocks, 90 industries. Full page reports updated quarterly. Paper supplement:"How to Use". Parts 1 and 3 in one volume: Part 1 Summary and Index to Part 3 Rating and Reports; Part 2 Selection and Opinion: weekly forecast of trends and prospects
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile
- Business Source Elite
- Corporate ResourceNet
- Hospitality and Tourism Complete
- McClatchy-Tribune Collection (newspapers)
- Newspaper Source
- Regional Business News
- Emerald Library
- Firstsearch
- Business and Industry
- Business and Management Practices
- JStor
- Leisuretourism Citations and abstracts from the tourism industry
- Lexis Nexis: Academic Full text articles, news, legal information, company profiles and financial information
- Newsbank Full text articles from regional and national newspapers, including many city business newspapers
- ProQuest Full text articles from business magazines,
journals and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal
and business coverage from many Wisconsin newspapers
- ABI/Inform
- Hoover's Company Records
- ProQuest Newspapers
- Turgrass Information File (TGIF)
- WilsonWeb
- Business Full Text
- OmniFile
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- Newspapers on the WWW To access current online news, look for sections on business, money, finances or stocks in each newspaper
- Yahoo!: Business News
PERIODICALS
- Business Week
- Business Wire
- CFO Tools and Resources for Financial Executives
- CNN/Money
- Economist
- E-Commerce Times
- Fast Company
- Forbes
- Human Resource Executive Online
- Inc.
- Industry Week
- Internet News.com: Business
- Journal of Commerce Online
- Knowledge@Wharton
- Monthly Labor Review
- Worth
Print Periodicals available in UW-Stout library
- Across the Board
- Administrative Science Quarterly
- American Business Review
- Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly
- Business America
- Business History Review
- Business Horizons
- Business Insights
- Business Week
- Conference Board Review
- Economist
- Finanical World
- Human Resources Forum
- Industry Forum
- Interfaces
- Journal of Finanace
- Journal of Management
STATISTICS
These statistical sources contain marketing, trade and demographic statistics. They do not offer statistics on individual companies. When using these guides, note date when statistics were gathered and read explanations of the tables carefully.- BizStats.com All kinds of business statistics including financial and operating ratios for industries
- Bureau of Economic Analysis Department of Commerce. Provides historical and current statistics
- EconData Links to more than 550 sources of U.S. regional, state, and local socioeconomic data
- Economagic: Economic Time Series Page Comprehensive time series data from U.S. and foreign governmental agencies, trade associations and private companies
- ERSys.com Demographic and statistical data organized by state and city
- FRED: an Economic Time Series Database From the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research Historical stats complementing FRED
- Occupational Employment Statistics From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Plunkett Research Online
Full text access to industry almanacs including trends, analysis, statistics
and profiles of leading companies
- Statistical Abstract of the United States or REF HA202 .U53x
- U.S. Census Bureau Summary File SF3 is often the most useful
- U.S. Census Bureau Business and Industry Economic Programs
- Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development: Office of Economic Advisors
- Wisconsin Economic Indicators From Wisconsin's Dept. of Workforce Development
- WORKnet Wisconsin's Workforce and Labor Market Information System
- University of Michigan's Statistical Resources on the Web Select Business and Industry for a broader range of business statistical resources
- ZipSkinnyCompares demographics for up 20 zip code areas
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Marketplace REF HA203 .A635
- Americas Top Rated Cities REF HT123 .A669
- Cities Ranked and Rated REF HT123 .S64
- Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide REF ATLAS BOOKCASE
- Consumer USA REF HC101 .C744
- Demographics USA REF HF5415.2 .S952x County edition
- Demographics USA REF HF5415.2 .D46x Zip edition
- Employment, Hour, and Earnings States and Areas REF HD5723 .E46
- Household Spending REF HC110.C6 O34
- Lifestyle Market Analyst REF HF5415.33.U6 L54
- Market Share Reporter REF HF5410 .M35
- Older Americans: A Changing Market REF HQ1064.U5 O64
- Who's Buying By Age REF HB820 .W56
- Who's Buying Entertainment REF GV53 .W56
- Find others by searching the Stout Library Catalog for the publisher
of many of these consumer statistics resources, under the keywords New
Strategist
TAXES AND TRADE UNIONS
- Associations
Unlimited
Online version of the Encyclopedia of Associations
- Cyber Picket Line Home of the World Trade Union Directory
- Labor Research Portal From the Institute of Industrial Relations Library. Includes a directory of U.S. labor unions
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- State Government Tax Collections Summary of state taxes collected
- IRS.com Independent source for tax information and forms
- Yahoo!: Unions
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Directory of U.S. Labor Organizations REF HD6504 .D64
- National Trade and Professional Associations REF HD2425 .D53
- Profiles of American Labor Unions REF HD6504 .P64
- Trade Unions of the World REF HD6483 .T675
- All States Tax Guide REF HJ3251.A3 S72x
- RIA Tax Guide (United States) REF HJ4652 .U653x
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING
- AAAAgency Search American Association of Advertising Agencies
- Abbott Wool's Market Segment Resources
- Advertising World University of Texas-Austin's Dept of Advertising's "Ultimate Marketing Communication Directory"
- Arbitron For advertising and marketing via the radio
- Brandchannel.com Includes branding glossary, downloadable PDF articles about branding and surveys of top brands.
- HispanSource.org U.S. Hispanic market information
- Marketing and Advertising :Internet Public Library
- Marketing Power.com From the Amereican Marketing Association
- The Marketing Resource Center From Concept Marketing Group, Inc.
- Penn Library Market Research Websites
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Concise Encyclopedia of Advertising REF HF5803 .C59
- Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns REF HF5837 .E53
- Entertainment, Media and Advertising Market Research Handbook REF GV174 .E58
- Standard Rate and Data Service (SRDS) Guides, generally found with call numbers REF HF5861 - HF6146, offer current advertising rates and market data for newspapers, radio, television, outdoor advertising, magazines, and sources and prices of direct mail lists
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SOURCES
- Current Industrial Reports Manufacturing, Mining and Construction Statistics from the US Census Bureau
- Economic Census Data
- Hoover's Industries Free
- Industry Information Resources From Valuation Resources. Covers 250 industries
- Industry Research Desk Includes how to do industry research tutorial
- IndustryLink
- Plunkett Research Online
Full text Access to industry almanacs including trends, analysis, statistics
and profiles of leading companies
Industry information can be found through magazine and newspaper indexes and also in these Print sources available in the University Library:
- Annual Statement Studies. RMA formerly Robert Morris Associates. REF HF5681.B2 R6 Financial data on industries
- Encyclopedia of American Industries REF HC102 .E53
- Encyclopedia of Global Industries REF HD2324 .E53
- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios REF HF5681.R25 I525
- Information, Finance & Services USA: Industry, Analysis, Statistics, and Leading Organizations REF HD 9981.4 .I53
- Manufacturing and Distribution U.S.A.: Industry Analysis, Statistics, and Leading Companies REF HD9721 .M3495
- Mergent's Industry Review REF HG4961 .M682x
- Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys REF HG4961 .S675x Basic overview of industries; includes industry financial conditions, markets, forecasts, trends; indexed by product and company
- U.S. Industry & Market Outlook REF HC101 .U5
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 05/15/2008 and Last Revised: 11/07/2007
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