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Research Resources: Class Guides

Industry Surveys (Standard & Poors): Ref HC 28 .S7 2005 (quarterly)
Survey of Current Business (U. S. Department of Commerce): Ref HC 101 .A13 (monthly)
Business Statistics of the United States, 15th Edition: Ref HC 101 .A13122 2010
Industry Research Using the Economic Census: Ref HC 101 .B594 2004
International Directory of Company Histories 125 vols. (so far): Ref HD 2721 .D36
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (2 vols.): Ref HF 1001 .E466 2001
Dictionary of Business Terms: Ref HF 1001 .S348 2009
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): Ref HF 1042 .N67 2007 also available online.
Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ration Benchmarks (Risk Management Association): Ref HF 5681 .B2 R2 2010-11 (annual)
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios: Ref HF 5681 .R25 I523 (annual)
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios: Ref HF 5681 .R25 T68 (annual)
Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance (4 vols.): Ref HG 106 .E53 2010
Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Finance, Investment, and Banking: Ref HG 151 .B36 2010
New Palgrave Dictionary of Money & Finance (3 vols.): Ref HG 151 .N48 1992
Lexis-Nexis Corpporate Affiliations (Who Owns Whom) 8 vols.: Ref HG 4057 .A219 (annual)

Business Source Complete: A comprehensive business research database, providing full text access for more than 1,300 peer-reviewed business publications and over 8,000 other periodicals. Covers marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. Detailed profiles of 10,000 companies are included.Updated daily.

Census Bureau Economic Programs: Contains links to the Economic Census, Statistics of U. S. Businesses, County Business Patterns, and other business and economic data.
SEC Filings: Provides the complete company filings submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Value Line Investment Survey: A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the United States economy. Limited to 3 Simultaneous Users.
Lexis-Nexis: Connections to full-text newpaper articles (including the New York Times), accounting and business information, company profiles, financial data, SEC filings, and legal resources.

Last updated: 9/27/11 tk, contact Tom Karel for assistance, 291-3845