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Business Information Center:
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Page index:: - Broad search - Company financials - Industry norms and financial ratios - Corporate records -
- Corporation analyses & comparative data - Company & industry rankings - Published articles - Business history & biography -
- Directories - Dictionaries -
- (Bottom of page) - Brief Business Glossary (popup window) -
| Item | Availability | Notes |
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Broad-coverage Sources: |
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via GaleNet |
1980-date | |
Research Insight via Standard & Poors |
Current | A huge database of financial data, company reports, performance graphs, and textual documents. There are 2 methods of accessing this database: 1)Use the College of Business Administrations' WRDS system. (Accounts are available to FIU students and faculty by contacting Prof. Clark Wheatley.) The Library subscribes to the more complex Research Insight database system. Contact the Business Librarian, Steve Morris (348-3134) to discuss access to this system. |
(or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.) |
2007 | "Designed for the nonspecialist, the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is a 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Drawing on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars, the contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States." [caaiac] |
(or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.) |
2007 | "Includes essays on 350 topics in management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals who have first hand knowledge of the particular topic or essay they are contributing, and reviewed and edited by Dr. Marilyn M. Helms. Topics include aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, and supply chain management, among many others." [caaiac] |
via UNC-Charlotte Library |
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via UNC-Charlotte Library |
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via MSU Center for International Business Education and Research |
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via Wright Investors Services |
(check url date) | |
Company Financials: |
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via Thomson Wests/GSI |
Current | A comprehensive collection of content that ranges from a listing of SEC filings dating back to 1967 (including all EDGAR filings), Annual Reports to Shareholders from 33,00 companies in 115 countries, complete SEDAR filings (Canada), and No-Action letters as early as 1971. Also has information on mergers & acquisitions, registrations, and prospectuses since 1996. Additional libraries include a comprehensive SEC library as well as a company news, quotes, & financials database. |
via Mergent Online |
1994-present | Corporate reports on 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus financial search engine. |
via GaleNet |
1980-date | |
via Corporate Financials Online |
(check url date) | |
![]() Industry Norms & Ratios : |
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Green Library DESK HD2785.I5 via Dun & Bradstreet |
1982/83 - current
older issues in REF |
This annual provides current business ratios and industry norms for broad industries, by SIC. |
Green Library DESK HF5681.B2R66 via Robert Morris Associates |
1977 - current;
older issues in REF |
This annual provides current business ratios and industry norms for many industries, by SIC, including breakdowns by company size. |
(Troy) Green Library DESK HF5681.R24A45 |
1971 - current*;
older issues in REF |
*This annual provides business ratios and industry norms for many industries, by SIC, but covers third year preceding cover date, not the current year. |
Corporate Records: |
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(formerly,Report Gallery) |
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via LLRX |
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via Mergent Online |
1994-present | Annual reports of 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus access to SEC filings and a financial search engine. |
Corporate Analyses & Comparative Data: |
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via UP - ERC |
1980 - 1988, limited; 1988 - present, full |
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via GaleNet |
1980-date | |
via Euromonitor |
Current | This very large database includes both analytical reports and statistical data, especially about consumer markets. In addition to data presentations, provides search capabilities for country, consumer, industry, and major transnational corporation information and reports. |
via Galenet |
Current 3 years | Provides hundreds of investment house reports on companies and industries. |
via Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage |
Dates vary | Full text of 12 Standard & Poor's investment publications covering managment, corporation data, industry data, mutual funds, and investment analysis. |
via ValueLine |
2004 - present microfiche available 1980 - last quarter |
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via ProQuest |
1986-present | |
via TWST: The Wall Street Transcript |
July, 1997-date | Provides transcripts of investment-related roundtables and CEO presentations. |
via SDC Platinum* |
US: 1979-last year;
Intl: 1985-last year |
An analytical database covering the data on both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquistions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Searchable data factors includes over 1,400 data elements.
*Available ONLY through computers near windows in ERC.*, second floor, Green Library. An instruction guide is available: Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions Instructions. This is a CD database run on the Library's LAN. |
![]() Company & Industry Rankings : |
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Green Library DESK HF5001.S65 via The South Florida Business Journal |
Current;
older issues in PER |
This annual list of the largest, best, fastest, etc., covers both businesses and people in South Florida (Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.) |
Fortune 1000 list**
via INC Magazine website |
Check url date | *Actually, this links to Fortune magazine's homepage. To access their lists of top companies you must now have a subscription to Fortune magazine. Your account number is on the mailing label. |
The Inc. 500 List
via INC Magazine website |
Check url date | A list by INC magazine of the top private companies. |
Jupiter Media Metrix
via Jupiter Media Metrix website |
Check url date | Among other services, this site ranks e-business sites by usage. |
Articles about Companies: |
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via ProQuest |
1971-date | Indexes 1400+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields. |
via GaleNet |
1994-date | Indexes 1200+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents. |
via NewsBank InfoWeb |
1993-date | Produces articles from the business sections of 400+ U.S. newspapers as well as many local business journals. |
via ProQuest |
1986-present | |
via Galenet |
1996-date | Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Included in Gale Business & Company Resource Center, above |
via Wilsonweb |
1986-date | Indexes 345+ major magazines in business. |
Business History & Biography: |
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via GaleNet |
1980-date | |
Green Library REF HC102.5.A2H37 1998 |
1998 | A collection of biographies of African-American entrepreneurs. |
Company & Organization Directories:
(See also: Company Financials, above. & International Business: Company Information) |
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via Thomson Wests/GSI |
Current | A comprehensive collection of content that ranges from a listing of SEC filings dating back to 1967 (including all EDGAR filings), Annual Reports to Shareholders from 33,00 companies in 115 countries, complete SEDAR filings (Canada), and No-Action letters as early as 1971. Also has information on mergers & acquisitions, registrations, and prospectuses since 1996. Additional libraries include a comprehensive SEC library as well as a company news, quotes, & financials database. |
via Mergent Online |
1994-present | Corporate reports on 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus financial search engine. |
via GaleNet |
1980-date | |
Green Library RRF T223.V4A22 |
Current | A list of brands and trademarks (including d.b.a. names) and who owns them. |
via National Register |
Current | A directory of U.S. & international companies with subsidiaries, with an index to subsidiary names. |
Dun & Bradstreet |
Current | This companion volume to Million Dollar Directory covers service companies. Main listing by company, indexes by geographical location of headquarters and SIC indexes. |
Dun & Bradstreet |
Current | The main directory of American companies, both public and private. The usual entry includes corporate name, address, URL, officers, revenue, # of employees, NAICS & industries, and bank. Includes geographic and industry (SIC) indexes. |
Manufacturers' News Inc. |
2004 | A directory of manufacturers in the state of Florida, with sections by product and by city, with alphabetical & SIC indexes. |
via Verizon |
Current | A commercial directory and search engine of the online Yellow Pages, with options to search by keyword, business name, or location. Page offers other services, including mapping and directions. |
via IQS |
Current | Industrial Quick Search is a directory of manufacturers organized by product. Once the user clicks on a product, the next page lists various companies with links to the companies' websites and descriptions of their specific products. At the bottom of each product page is a generic description of the product and how it works, followed by further information (such as types and categories), and then a glossary of common terms used in that industry with their definitions. Front page of IQS has a "Request for quote" option. caaiab |
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers |
Current | A major directory of American and Canadian manufacturing companies, with selected catalogs/links available. Products are arranged by noun then any adjective--for instance, look under "Pipe, plastic" not "Plastic pipe." The commercial web site is a directory of manufacturers and other companies, plus a number of other services, especially for CAD, architectural materials based on blueprints, and a link to a global version. The main directory can be searched by individual states and provinces or by all (combined U.S. and Canada.) The "green books" were well-known and required source for purchasers for decades, now available online. Note: Has a plugin to enhance searching for Firefox browsers. |
| Check url date | The Better Business Bureau's website. | |
| Check url date | Chambers of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureaus in the United States | |
Dictionaries:
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via AMACOM Green Library REF HG151.W62 |
1990 | A handbook of "how to do" and "what is" in accounting and budgeting, by Charles J. Woelfel. |
via BLS |
Check url date | Definitions of terms used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
via CNN |
Check url date | Actually, by the editors of CNN and Money magazine. |
via University of Calgary |
Check url date | By Norma Nielson, Chairholder in Insurance and Risk Management within the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary. |
via IMF |
Check url date | A glossary of finance terms as defined by the International Monetary Fund. |
via U.S. Bureau of the Census |
Check url date | The U.S. Census Bureau's definitions of e-business terms and measurements. |
via U.S. Bureau of the Census |
Check url date | This is the system which has replaced the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) under NAFTA. This site gives translations of SIC/NAICS numbers in both directions. |


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