Resources for Industry & Company Research


Industry Profiles  
Business Source Premier* (EBSCO)  
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys Reference Desk
Encyclopedia of American Industries Reference HC102 .E53
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries  Reference HD2324 .E527
Value Line Investment Survey Reference HG4501 V3    
   
Industry Classification  
SIC - Standard Industrial Classification  
NAICS - North American Industry Classification System Reference HF1042 .N6 2002
NAICS/SIC Conversion:  Tables     Search  
   
Industry Ratios  
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios Reference HF5681.R25 A45
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios Reference HF5681.R25 I54
LexisNexis Business * — contains ratios in company financial information
RMA Annual Statement Studies Reference HF5681.B2 R6        
Reuters Investing - http://www.investor.reuters.com Free site but must register to access ratios
   
Industry News & Trends 
Business Source Premier* (EBSCO)
LexisNexis* — Search both the News and Business sections
Wall Street Journal*
 
Company Information
Business Source Premier* (EBSCO)
 
LexisNexis Business *— Contains profiles and financial data
Hoover's Handbook of American Business Reference  HG4057 .A28617 —  also part of LexisNexis Business
International Directory of Company Histories Reference HD2721 I58 
   
Financial and Stock Information  
Annual Reports AnnualReports.Com:
SEC Filings - 10K Reports LexisNexis Business-SEC filings
Current and Historical Stock Information BigCharts
Value Line Investment Survey Reference HG4501 V3    
Reuters Investing - http://www.investor.reuters.com Free site but must register for access to certain parts
   
Accounting  & Business Periodicals  
Business Week  Also in print in the Periodicals Department: Current and HF5001 .B89    
The Economist  Also in print in the Periodicals Department: Current and HG11 E2    
Harvard Business Review (only some content freely available)  Also in print in the Periodicals Department: Current and HF5001 .H3   
13 Accounting Journals* available through the library's subscription package from the American Accounting Association
 

Click here for a list of accounting, business & economic journals available at Pickler Memorial Library (includes online access to several titles)

 
 *If you are off campus, you will need to see the directions for connecting from home: http://library.truman.edu/help/connect-from-home.asp

Janet Romine, Reference Librarian for Business & Accountancy
(660) 785-7418
jiromine@truman.edu