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X106: Business Presentations (Honors)

 

Business/SPEA Information Commons
Monday-Thursday: 7:30 a.m. to Midnight
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to Midnight

 

 

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Company Information Sources:

  • U.S. Government
  • Press
  • Analysts

 

 


 

 

Company Research Assignment:

The Libraries subscribe to (pay for) a large number of information resources that cover the field of business. The information inside can only be accessed through our subscription and not by using an Internet search engine like Google. Access these resources by clicking on the links from the Libraries Web pages (like this one!).

 

 

Company Research Resources:
LexisNexis Academic
International. Public and Private Companies. Select "Companies" from the left of the page, then "Company Dossier". Search by company name or ticker.

 

Find financial data, news, subsidiaries, legal cases and more

Video
(see how to find a company report in LexisNexis)
Hoover's Online
International. Public and Private Companies.

 

Find financial data, company histories, competitor information and news

Video
(see how to find a company report in Hoover's)
MarketLine Advantage
A collection of company, industry, financial, product and country information, research and data extending over all major marketplaces and industries.

 

Find analyst reports for companies and their competitors

Video
(see how to find a company report in MarketLine)
ABI Inform Complete

This is a business article database with more than 1,920 publications available in full text. Find articles on management, employee issues, and company news.  Also good for articles about college recruiting.  Try this search to start:  (college or student) and recruiting and (companies or corporate)

To find a good article, come up with a list of likely search terms and then try putting them together in different combinations. Use an and in between your words. Video
(see a sample search for an article in ABI/Inform)
RDS Business Reference Suite
RDS Business Reference Suite provides the full-text of trade and industry publications, newspapers, business dailies, and management journals.

 

Search for articles about your company

Video
(see how to search for articles in RDS)
Career Insider

Job information, including company profiles. You will have to create your own personal account in Career Insider. Use an indiana.edu email address.

Look up a company, read employee reviews. Also interesting: Employer Rankings. Video
(see a sample search in Career Insider)

 

 


 

College Recruiting:
Career Resource Links
This is a Kelley Undergraduate Career Services Web page. You may want to investigate Job Boards and Diversity Resources to see how companies can reach out to prospective students.
Undergraduate Career Services Student page
This is a Kelley Undergraduate Career Services Web page, aimed at students. You may want to see what advice and information is currently being given to students who are in the job market.
Undergraduate Career Services Employers page
This is a Kelley Undergraduate Career Services Web page, aimed at employers. You may want to see what advice and information is currently being given to employers, recruiting at Kelley.

 

 


 

 

 

Complete list of online Business Resources

List of Business Research Guides

 

 

Citing Resources in a Bibliography:
No matter where your information comes from, you always need to cite your sources.
APA, Chicago, and MLA are the most frequently used documentation styles.

 

Books 24 x 7:

Full-text database containing electronic versions of 2000+ IT professional and technical
books from 80+ publishers.

 

AP Images:
An electronic library containing the AP's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50
million image print and negative library.

 

Biography in Context:
Full-text biographical information on more than 185,000 people from throughout history.


 

Last updated 9/6/2012