Cohort MBAs – Evening Cohort MBAs – Evening SessionSessionHillary CampbellHillary Campbell

Government Documents Librarian and Liaison to Government Documents Librarian and Liaison to the School of Managementthe School of Management

February 18, 2004February 18, 2004

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING…..BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING…..

GO TO THE INFO DEPOT IN THE GO TO THE INFO DEPOT IN THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING AND GET STUDENT UNION BUILDING AND GET A COMET CARD! A COMET CARD!

You need it to check out books and You need it to check out books and access any of the library’s electronic access any of the library’s electronic resourcesresources

Library ResourcesLibrary ResourcesBooksBooks

Annual Reports CollectionAnnual Reports Collection

Government DocumentsGovernment Documents

Electronic DatabasesElectronic Databases

ServicesServices

MCMC22 Office Office

BooksBooks

Search the library catalog:Search the library catalog:

http://library.utdallas.edu/http://library.utdallas.edu/

Keyword/Subject search Keyword/Subject search

Use long view to cross-reference by Use long view to cross-reference by subjectsubject

BooksBooks

Books located in Main Stacks and Books located in Main Stacks and Reference – some are available Reference – some are available electronicallyelectronically

Test prep materials available – Test prep materials available – search catalog by title or subjectsearch catalog by title or subject

http://library.utdallas.eduhttp://library.utdallas.edu

Suggested BooksSuggested BooksPlunkett’s Industry AlmanacPlunkett’s Industry AlmanacStandard & Poor’s Industry SurveysStandard & Poor’s Industry SurveysPeterson’s Job Opportunities for Peterson’s Job Opportunities for Business MajorsBusiness MajorsHoover’s Texas 500Hoover’s Texas 500Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public CompaniesPrivate and Public CompaniesInternational Directory of Company International Directory of Company HistoriesHistories

Government Documents – Dept of Government Documents – Dept of Labor PublicationsLabor Publications

Occupational Outlook HandbookOccupational Outlook Handbook Career Guide to Industries Career Guide to Industries National Compensation Survey : National Compensation Survey : evaluating your firm's jobs and pay evaluating your firm's jobs and pay The 1998-2008 Job Outlook in BriefThe 1998-2008 Job Outlook in Brief

*All Government Documents are indexed in the *All Government Documents are indexed in the library cataloglibrary catalog

Annual Reports CollectionAnnual Reports Collection

Paper and microfiche copies of Paper and microfiche copies of annual and 10K reportsannual and 10K reports

Not indexed in the library catalogNot indexed in the library catalog

Catalog of titles in card file at the Catalog of titles in card file at the library reference desklibrary reference desk

Electronic Databases – Why not go Electronic Databases – Why not go straight to Google?straight to Google?

Access to very specific informationAccess to very specific information

Relatively high degree of authority Relatively high degree of authority on the information found withinon the information found within

No duplicatesNo duplicates

More powerful “advanced searching”More powerful “advanced searching”

You have already paid for them (and You have already paid for them (and they are NOT cheap! they are NOT cheap! ) )

Electronic Databases – How do I Electronic Databases – How do I get to them?get to them?

On campus – Go to the library’s list of On campus – Go to the library’s list of electronic databases:electronic databases:

http://http://www.utdallas.eduwww.utdallas.edu/library//library/

reference/reference/database.htmldatabase.html

Off campus – Log in using your Off campus – Log in using your Comet Card:Comet Card:

http://libproxy.utdallas.edu/loginhttp://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login

Electronic Databases – Which Electronic Databases – Which one(s) should I use?one(s) should I use?

Business and Company Resource Business and Company Resource CenterCenter

LexisNexisLexisNexis

Mergent (formerly Moody’s)Mergent (formerly Moody’s)

Business and IndustryBusiness and Industry

Business and Management PracticesBusiness and Management Practices

Business and Company Resource Business and Company Resource CenterCenter

Provides current business, company, and Provides current business, company, and industry content  including: periodical  industry content  including: periodical  articles, press releases, corporate articles, press releases, corporate structures, financials and earning structures, financials and earning estimates, investment reports, and estimates, investment reports, and company histories. company histories.

Companies can be searched by name, Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location. product/brand name or location.

LexisNexisLexisNexisBusiness News and Industry and Business News and Industry and Market NewsMarket NewsCompany Financial Reports, Company Financial Reports, Company Profiles, Company Company Profiles, Company ComparisonsComparisonsSEC Filings and ReportsSEC Filings and ReportsDirectories – Contact and resource Directories – Contact and resource information for companies and information for companies and industriesindustries

MergentMergent

Full-text U.S. and international Full-text U.S. and international company financial data, as well as company financial data, as well as U.S. and international company U.S. and international company annual reportsannual reports

Updated weeklyUpdated weekly

Use Help Menu to assist with Use Help Menu to assist with searchingsearching

Business and IndustryBusiness and Industry

Facts, figures and key events about Facts, figures and key events about public and private companiespublic and private companies

Indexes leading trade magazines, Indexes leading trade magazines, newsletters, general business press newsletters, general business press and international business dailiesand international business dailies

1992 – Present1992 – Present

Library may or may not have article Library may or may not have article available in full-textavailable in full-text

Library ServicesLibrary ServicesInterlibrary LoanInterlibrary Loan

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/ill/http://www.utdallas.edu/library/ill/Ask-A-LibrarianAsk-A-Librarian

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/erefform.htmlreference/erefform.html

Chat ReferenceChat Referencehttp://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/

ask.htmlask.htmlLibrary InstructionLibrary InstructionLoreen Phillips – loreen.phillips@utdallas.edu Loreen Phillips – loreen.phillips@utdallas.edu

972-883-2126972-883-2126

MCMC22 – McDermott Management – McDermott Management SatelliteSatellite

Satellite library office for Satellite library office for Management students, faculty and Management students, faculty and staffstaffStaffed by liaison librariansStaffed by liaison librariansResearch assistance and access to Research assistance and access to library’s electronic resourceslibrary’s electronic resourcesSM 2.206 – off the Undergraduate SM 2.206 – off the Undergraduate SuiteSuite

*Souvenirs provided! *Souvenirs provided!

UTD Career Center – Online UTD Career Center – Online resourcesresources

http://www.utdallas.edu/student/http://www.utdallas.edu/student/

career/career/

Collections of online job hunting and Collections of online job hunting and career planning resourcescareer planning resources

Connects you to the UTD eRecruiting Connects you to the UTD eRecruiting serviceservice

Want to See This Presentation Want to See This Presentation Again?Again?

http://www.utdallas.edu/~hxc024100/http://www.utdallas.edu/~hxc024100/

presentations.htmlpresentations.html

Final Research TipFinal Research Tip

Don’t forget the Reference Librarians!Don’t forget the Reference Librarians!

Mon-Thur: 9am – 10pmMon-Thur: 9am – 10pm

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An Equal An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Opportunity/Affirmative

Action UniversityAction University

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February 18, 2004February 18, 2004