Company & Investment Information

Business Plans Handbook. Detroit: Gale, 1995-

A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America.
Location: Reference Room
Call #: ref HD 62.7 .B865

Factiva

Contains detailed financial information and articles about publicly traded companies. Requires Internet Explorer 5.01 or later version.

International Directory of Company Histories. New York: St.James Press, 1988-

Provides detailed information on the development of the world's largest and most influential companies.
Location: Reference Room
Call #: ref HD 2721 .I63

LexisNexis Academic

Contains financial information and articles about both publicly traded and private companies.

Market Share Reporter.  Detroit: Gale, 1991-

Compilation of market share reports. Market shares can be found by looking up a company name, an industry, or a brand name.
Location: lastest edition in Reference Room, Indext Table 3
Call #: ref HF 5410 .M35

Mergent Manuals. New York: Mergent.

Formerly Moody's Manuals. Annual updated manuals contain a brief history of each company and its operations, descriptions of products and plants, names of officers, dividend records, and several years of income accounts, balance sheets, and financial and operating data. The following manuals are available;

• Industrial (HG 4961 .M67),
• OTC Industrial (HG 4961 .M7235),
• OTC Unlisted (HG 6041.M66),
• Bank & Finance (HG 4961 .M65),
• Public Utility (HG 4961 .M7245),
• Transportation (HG 4971 .M74),
• Municipal & Government (HG 4931 .M58),
• International (HG 4509 .M66).

Location: Latest edition in Reference Room, Index Table 3. Earlier editions on Floor 2 and in ASRS. See call numbers above.

Mergent Online.

Contains the full-text of the Mergent Manuals, except for the Public Utility and the Municipal and Government manuals. Includes full-text annual reports to shareholders and 10-K reports for U.S. companies, 1996-; foreign companies, 1998-.

The Mission Statement book: 301 Corporate Mission Statements from America's Top Companies. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1999.

In addition to the mission statements from 301 companies, the book also contains suggestions for writing and rewriting mission statements. For additional mission statements go to: http://www.missionstatements.com/
Location: Reference Room
Call #: ref HD 30.285 .A27 1999

Organization Charts.

Contains structural diagrams and general profiles of major corporations, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies
Location: Reference Room
Call #: ref HD 58.65 .O74

SEC-File. St. Petersburg, FL: Q Data, 1978-1996

A collection on microfiche of U.S. corporate annual reports, 10K, 10Q, and other SEC reports. Some of the 10K reports are available as far back as 1969.
Location: Microform Room
Call #: Fiche HG 4028 .B2 C6

Standard & Poor's Stock Reports. New York: Standard & Poor's, 1973-

Quarterly investment service containing reports on over 4,500 companies listed on the New York, American, Nasdaq, and regional stock exchanges.
Location: Latest issues in Reference Room, Index Table 3. Earlier editions on Floor 2 and in ASRS.
Call #: ref HG 4905 .S42 (Earlier call # : ref HG 4905 .S44 through .S444)

Value Line Investment Survey. New York: Value Line, 1980-

Weekly loose-leaf investment advisory service. Part 1: Summary & Index. Part 2: Selection & Opinion. Part 3: Ratings & Reports. Earlier issues are on microfiche in Microform Room. Supplemented by Value Line Investment Survey Expanded Edition since 1995.
Location: Latest issues in Reserve Book Room. Earlier issues in Microform Room.
Call #: ref HG 4501 .V26; Expanded Edition: ref HG 4501 .V262

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