Management 3301

September 13th – 2007Dr. W. Tymon

Presented by Dan Overfield – Falvey Memorial Library

Library Contacts

Our reference office is Located in Bartley Hall Room 2008

Tips and Guides

Company Analysis

• Public Companies – Much data is readily available as it must be

reported

• Private Companies – More difficult to locate specific information.

Results vary.

Print

• Ward’s Business Directory– HG4057 .A5577

• Dalton Philadelphia Metro Business Directory– HF5065.P4 D3

• Hoover’s – A guide to private companies– HG4057 .A28617

• Dun and Bradstreet’s – Various

Electronic Resources

• Databases– Most are available via the web from any location– Villanova pays for access to these resources

• Websites– Freely available information that anyone can access from the web. – Evaluate the credibility of your resource.

• http://finance.yahoo.com/ is useful.

Databases Company Research

• Lexis-Nexis • Company Dossier, information on public and private companies.

• Mergent• Public companies, world wide

• Valueline• U.S. Public Companies, analyst reports.

• Morningstar• Public Companies, analyst reports.

• Business Source Premier• Articles about, and Datamonitor Reports.

• Market Insight• U.S. Public Companies and Industry Reports.

Bloomberg

• Available only in the Applied Finance Lab in Bartley Hall.

• Endless supply of company financial information including corporate actions, affiliations, and historical data.

Others

• ABI/Inform – Articles in full text including the Wall Street Journal

• Marketline – Datamonitor reports for companies as well as industries

Many other sources exist – Just ask and a librarian can address your concern.

Citations

• Attention to detail matters. It is critical that you cite your sources correctly.

• Ask a librarian if you have any questions on this matter.

• http://www.library.villanova.edu/research/srch.htm - This is our online reference guide on citation styles/formats

Questions

• Ask me now or call me later. Email me too, or make an appointment with the appointment scheduler…

• It is our job to help you conduct your research. Take advantage of this service.