GUIDE TO FINDING COMPANY INFORMATION

SUBSIDIARIES OF COMPANIES

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When you are looking for a subsidiary, there is very limited information available on these enterprises. Because subsidiaries do not have to make information public directly (except by local & state regulations), you must rely on 2 basic sources of information for these entities: directories and the news media.

1. Directories:

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. RRF T12.T6. Includes most manufacturers in the U.S. Has three sections: by product name, company listing, and company catalogs (cross-referenced from product listing.)
Directory of Corporate Affiliations. RRF HG4067.A219. A directory of U.S. & international companies with subsidiaries, with an index to subsidiary names.
America's Corporate Families. RRF HD2709.A4. D&B's equivalent to Directory of Corporate Affiliations.
Brands and Their Companies. RRF T223.V4A22. A list of brands and trademarks (including d.b.a. names.)
There are many other directories in this library. In addition, the greatest collection of company & industry directories is at the Miami Dade Public Library, Main Branch, across from the Government Center, downtown Miami.

2. Indexes to magazines, journals, and newspapers:

ABI/Inform. ProQuest. Indexes a broad spectrum of business scholarly journals and news magazines. Many available in full text online, including in PDF.
Business & Industry , available through Galenet, indexes trade journals and industry newsletters. Many of the articles indexed are available full text on the web.
Business Newsbank. MIC. This option on the NewsBank site indexes the business section of hundreds of newspapers in the U.S. and dozens of local/regional journals. The articles are available on the computer in full-text.
Business Index. Indexes a mix of scholarly journals, trade journals, and news magazines in the business field. Includes some full text.
Academic Universe. Includes full text searching of a number of business publications.

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