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
Mergent Industry Review Reference HG4961 .M668
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.htm

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