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- Articles
- Books & eBooks
- Journals/Magazines
- Newspapers
- Company Information
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Finance & Investment
- Industry Information
- General/ Environment
- International/ Global
Business - Database Chart |
This guide provides access to business databases, web sites, government publications and more. Use the tabs above to find the
business information you need. Resources are listed by type (articles, ebooks, journals and newspapers) and grouped by topics or subjects, such
as where to find company information, general environment and demographic data, and global business. The chart below lists ORU's business databases along
with recommendations for use and brief database descriptions.
| Database Name |
Recommended for: |
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| Business News |
Trade Journal Articles |
Scholarly Articles |
Company Data & Profiles |
Industry Data & Profiles |
Economic & Investment Reports |
Country Profiles |
Academic
Search Complete |
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Multidisciplinary database of primarily scholarly literature (includes business and many other subjects). |
Business
Source Complete |
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Company and industry profiles; many full text articles from business press, trade journals and scholarly journals;
business videos from Harvard Business School |
Country-Watch |
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Socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental, and investment information on the
world's 192 countries |
| eStatement Studies |
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Industry ratios and comparative industry data from Risk Management Association's Financial Ratio Benchmarks and
Industry Default Probabilities and Cash Flow Measures. |
Mergent Online |
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Financial data for publicly traded U.S. companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and MASDAQ
exchanges. |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center |
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Financial data and premium research on stocks, mutual funds and EFT's; market outlook |
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Business News |
Trade Journal Articles |
Scholarly Articles |
Company Data & Profiles |
Industry Data & Profiles |
Economic & Investment Reports |
Country Profiles |
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Newspaper
Source Plus |
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1,000+ full text newspapers, including major newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post and the
Times (UK). Includes 750,000+ TV & radio news transcripts. |
| Regional
Business News |
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Full text of regional business journals, newspapers and newswires from cities and towns in every region of the
U.S. |
| Science Direct: Business Titles |
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Full text of scholarly journals published by Elsevier, including over 1,000 in the fields of Business, Management
and Accounting. |
| Small
Business Reference Center |
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Current articles, ebooks and videos on topics relevant to small business and entrepreneurship; contains start-up
kits, business plan basics, and many state-specific resources. |
Standard & Poor's
Net-Advantage |
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Provides full text access to S&P research and data on companies, industries, stocks, bonds, mutual funds,
and the economy. Includes educational resources. |
| Wall
Street Journal Proquest |
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Full text access to the Wall Street Journal 1984 to present. |
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- To find articles on a particular topic, industry or company, search one of the databases listed below.
- Academic
Search Complete
- American City Business Journals
- http://www.bizjournals.com/
- Search current and back issues of business newspapers in 40 major cities.
- Business Source Complete
- Indexing and full-text of journals in marketing, management, MIS, accounting, finance, and economics; includes full-text; books, investment research
reports, industry reports, market research reports, and company profiles. EBSCO Tutorial | More...
- Newspaper Source Plus
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- Regional Business News
- Small Business
Reference Center
- Wall
Street Journal ProQuest
- Full text access to the Wall Street Journal 1984 to present.
- See: How to Find an Article in a Journal or Magazine (Example from Harvard Business Review) PDF
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- Library research guide: How to Find Articles
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- To look up books on companies and other
areas of business, search the library catalog. All titles from ORU's ebook collections are included the library catalog with links
to the full text. So, if an ebook title comes up in your search results just click on the "full text" link. You may also choose
to search individual ebook collections listed
below.
- ORU library catalog
- • Search: keywords
Examples: companies | manufacturers | corporations | international
business environment.
- • Search: subjects
Some major companies may be listed by name under the subject search. Examples: customer
relations -- management | branding
(marketing) | corporate
culture | internet
marketing
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Search: title keyword
Example: social
customer
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- For reference books:
- — Browse the social sciences call number sections in
the Reference Collection
- — Search the library catalog and limit the results to "Reference Collection"
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- eBook Collections
- ebrary - 70,000+ full text academic
books.
- Use
the All Subjects link and drill down through the subjects for a list of ebooks on your desired subject.
- Examples:
- Business
Planning ~60 ebooks
- New
Business Enterprises ~65 ebooks
- Business
and Technological innovations ~46 ebooks
- Browse ebook titles by topic: Business
& Economics 10,500+ ebooks
- Note: For the most recently published ebooks to appear at the top of the list,
sort the results by date.
- eBook
Collection EBSCO - A multi-disciplinary collection of 9,600 ebooks.
- Browse ebooks by Category: Business
& Economics
- Note: The database restricts full text viewing to 1-5 simultaneously readers.
- Credo Reference - Includes full text
of 597 reference books.
- Browse the Business
Topic Pages.
- Concept Map Example -- global
marketing
- To see the business titles, click here then
choose "Business" in the left menu.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Titles include:
- • Encyclopedia
of Emerging Industries, 5th ed., 2007
- • Encyclopedia
of Major Marketing Campaigns, 2007
- • Encyclopedia
of Products & Industries - Manufacturing, 2v, 2008
- • Everyday
Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship, 2v, 2008
- See all titles.
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- Library
research guide: How to Find Books & ebooks.
Business - Journals/Magazines |
- To see if a journal or other periodical is available in the ORU Library, use the A-to-Z
Journals List.
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- Example of Titles by Subject:
- Business ~599
titles
Economic
growth, development, planning. ~45 titles
Economic
theory. Demography. ~407 titles
Industry. ~53
Titles
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- See other subject categories for: Social
Sciences ~11,400+ titles
(Choose a subject > select a title > follow the links to full text)
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- Example of Exact Title Search:
- SWOT Analysis ~3431
titles
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- Periodical titles may be available in multiple formats (print, online, microform) and/or multiple databases. When you find a journal title full text
availability options will be listed beneath it.
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- For titles that are available online, the database(s) with full text will be listed. Click
a database listed under the title and follow the links to what you need.
- Titles that are available "in-house" (paper, CD-ROM or microform) will have a link to Oral Roberts University
Library Catalog.
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- Library research guide: How to Find Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, etc.)
- To see if a newspaper is available in the library, search the title in the A-to-Z
Journals List then follow the links to the full text or find the print copy in the library.
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- Print copies in the Library
Newspapers are located in the Periodicals Ares, located in LINC, 4th floor LRC. Newspapers must
remain in the LINC area. The library keeps the current three months in the wooden shelf unit located in the center of the room. Records for print "in-house" newspaper
title are in the ORU Library catalog.
- Print newspaper titles include:
- • Barron's
- • Chronicle of Higher Education
- • Oklahoma Eagle
- • Tulsa Business Journal
- • Tulsa World
- • USA Today
- • Wall Street Journal
- • Washington Post.
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- Newspaper Databases
To find a newspaper title in a database, use the Publications link (or similar). Type the title you need and follow the
links to the newspaper full text. Note any full text date limits.
- American City Business Journals http://www.bizjournals.com/
- Search current and back issues of business newspapers in 40 major cities.
- Newspaper Source
Plus EBSCO
- Regional Business News EBSCO
- Online regional business publications; includes some newspapers.
- Wall
Street Journal ProQuest
- Full text access to the Wall Street Journal 1984 to present.
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- Library research guide: How to Find Newspapers
Business - Company Information |
 Business
Source Complete - • Articles from trade journals and other business periodicals
- • 10,000+ Datamonitor Company Profiles and SWOT analysis
- Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage
 - • Company
Profiles
- • Corporation Records
- • Custom Report Builder
- • Compustat Excel Analytics (annual and quarterly financials and ratios); available on campus only
- International Directory of Company Histories (5 vols.) – call #HD2721.I63
LRC-R
± Directories
- Use directories to find brief information and place the company in the industry. Directories provide name and address verification, an indication
of the company's size, its products or services, its industry codes (NAICS and/or SIC), and may include a ticker symbol or stock exchange designation.
You may need to check more than one directory listed below, as the amount of information provided on a company will vary.
- Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage
- • Directory
of Security Brokers
- • Register
of Executives
- • Register
of Private Companies
- • Register
of Public Companies
- Book of Lists (current) - call #HF5068.T859 LRC-R
- Ranked lists of Tulsa businesses, non-profit organizations and other institutions.
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies – call #HG4057.A28618
LRC-R
- Hoover's Masterlist of U.S. Companies – call #HF5035.H66 LRC-R
- ThomasNet http://www.thomasnet.com/
- Directory of manufacturers including detailed company and product information, searchable by company, product or brand name.
- solusorce (formerly Thomas Global Register) http://www.solusource.com/
- International directory of manufacturers and distributors of industrial products and services.
± Public
Company Financials
- Mergent Online
- • Current and historical financials, including ratios
- • Custom report builder
- • Debt, ownership and other details
- • Stock data
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- • Financial data and premium research on stocks, mutual funds and EFT's
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• Market outlook
- Securities and Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov/
- Companies trading stock on U.S. stock exchanges are required to file annual and quarterly financial and other corporate information with the SEC.
- • Tutorial for EDGAR Database of Company Information
- http://www.sec.gov/edgar/quickedgar.htm
- • Company Search
- http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html
- • EDGAR Full-text Search
- http://searchwww.sec.gov/EDGARFSClient/jsp/EDGAR_MainAccess.jsp
- • Mutual Fund Prospectus Search
- http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/prospectus.htm
- Key SEC Forms
- • Form 10-K — annual financial report filed 90 days after fiscal year end
- • Form 10-Q — quarterly financial report
- • Form 8-K — interim report of material changes or corporate events
- • Registration statements — prospectus of new stock offering, also knows as IPO (Initial Public Offering) or S-1
- • 20-F — annual report of foreign companies trading on a U.S. stock exchange (may not be available on SEC website—check company
Investor Relations website)
- • Annual Report to the Shareholders (ARS) — not an official SEC filing - designed to communicate directly to shareholders using graphics
and additional information about corporate strategy and opportunities (not available on SEC website - check Investor Relations section of company
website)
Business - Nonprofit Organizations |
- GuideStar: Directory of Charities and Nonprofit Organizations
- http://www.guidestar.org/NonprofitDirectory.aspx
- A database of information about more than 1.8 million U.S. charities and other nonprofit organizations, including Form 990, IRS financial disclosure forms. Free registration
required.
- NCCS: National Center for Charitable Statistics
- http://nccs.urban.org/
- NCCS is the national clearinghouse of data on the U.S. nonprofit sector.
Search NCCS Master List of Organizations http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/
Business - Finance & Investments |
- Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage
- • S&P STARS
- • Bond Screener
- • Mutual Funds/EFTs
- • The Outlook (available on the Home tab, under S&P Publication Search)
- • Stock
Screener
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Provides investment analysis including information on stocks and mutual funds. User's
Guide | Quick Guide
- MarketWatch (Published by Dow Jones & Company) http://www.marketwatch.com
- Morningstar Stock Investor - call #HG4501.M64 LRC- R
- Value Line Investment Survey (current) - call #HG4501.V26 LRC-R
- Securities and investments survey. Updated weekly.
User Guide: The Complete Overview: The Value Line
Investment Survey
http://www3.valueline.com/pdf/Complete_Overview_of_VLIS_FINAL.pdf
- Value Line Investment Survey (small & mid-cap ed.) - call #HG4501.V262 LRC-R
- User Guide: The Complete Overview: The
Value Line Investment Survey Small & Mid-Cap Edition
http://www3.valueline.com/pdf/The_Complete_Overview_of_the_VLSM_survey.pdf
- Yahoo! Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/
Business - Industry Information |
- Business Source Complete
- • Articles from trade journals and other business periodicals
- • Datamonitor Industry Profiles
- • Market Research Reports
- • Stock data
- Standard & Poor's
NetAdvantage
- • S&P Industry Surveys
- • Stovall's Sector Watch
- • Sub-Industry Review
- D & B Business Rankings – call #HG4057.A237 LRC-R
- U.S. Census Bureau: Business & Industry (Government Sources)
- http://www.census.gov/econ/
- Provides other industry data available from the U.S. Department of Commerce, including construction, retail and wholesale trade, services, and other sectors.
- • Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
- http://www.census.gov/manufacturing/asm/
Provides statistics on employment, payroll, supplemental labor costs, cost of materials consumed, operating expenses, value of shipments, value added by manufacturing,
detailed capital expenditures, fuels and electric energy used, and inventories.
- • County Business Patterns (CBP) and ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP)
- http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/
Annual establishment, employment and payroll data by industry at the local level is useful for analysis of market potential. -
• Economic Census
- http://www.census.gov/econ/census/
Detailed portrait of the United States' economy taken once every five years, from the national to the local level. Industry
Snapshots
- • International Trade Administration (ITA)
- http://www.ita.doc.gov/
Trade Statistics
± Industry
Classification
- The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a system used to categorize industry data collected by government agencies.
NAICS was developed and adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system.
- Most publishers of industry data now organize industry data according to NAICS codes, but a few agencies and publishers still use SIC codes.
- NAICS Desk Reference: The North American Industry Classification System... -
- call #HF1041.5.N35 2000 LRC-R
Includes SIC to NAICS conversion table.
- North American Industry Classification System - call #HF1042.N67
LRC-R
- http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/
- Standard Industrial Classification Manual – call #HF1042.U62 LRC-R
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
- http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
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