E-Library Information Resources for Paul Merage School of Business Students

 

Kristine Ferry, Research Librarian for Business (949-824-0474; kferry@lib.uci.edu)           MBA08

Tom Lutgen, Acting Research Librarian for Business                                                         October 21, 2006

 

Catalyst’s E-Library will be the point of departure for most of your research, however remember to take full advantage of the vast array of electronic resources and services available through the UCI Libraries. Some services such as Interlibrary Loans and Document Deliver require you to activate your UCI Library card. Some other useful UCI Library websites include:

 

Research Tips:

  • To access these electronic resources remotely from home or office you need to connect to UCI’s virtual network (VPN).  The tech staff at the Paul Merage School of Business (949-824-4567) will assist you. The UCI Library’s Remote Access web page also explains how to connect remotely. You will need to have your UCInetID and password available.
  • Most online resources have a “Help” link from their home page to assist users with search tips.
  • Ask for help if you need it. Email or call Kristin or the librarian identified at the bottom of Catalyst E-Library Subject Guide pages. Or use the Library’s Ask a Librarian service.

Once you have identified the company or industry you want to research there are several ways to begin.

 

Frequently Used E-Library Resources for Company & Industry Research

 

Dun & Bradstreet’s Million Dollar Database http://mddi.dnb.com/mddi/ -- Concise company reports on public and private U.S. companies with either $5 million in annual sales or over 100 employees.  Searchable by industry using SIC or NAICS codes, by company name or location.

Business Insights http://www.globalbusinessinsights.com/autologin.asp -- Global market analysis reports on the latest trends for the following industries: consumer goods, energy, finance, healthcare and technology

Datamonitor MarketLine Business Information Centre http://dbic.datamonitor.com/ -- A database of 10,000 company profiles of U.S. and international companies including a SWOT analysis on the major companies; over 2000 U.S. and international Industry Profiles with competitors, market shares, market size, and volume/value forecasts.

Forrester Research http://lib.uci.edu/online/forrester – Analysis of a broad range of technology industries including software development, new media and entertainment, IT management and outsourcing, telecommunications and many more.

Gartner Research http://www.lib.uci.edu/online/gartner/ -- A leading resource for comprehensive analysis and market intelligence for the global information technology industry. A UCInetID and password are required.

Hoover’s Pro http://www.hoovers.com/ -- Covers 12 million public and private worldwide companies and 13 million key people. Also contains financial comparisons of companies, in-depth company profiles, key people & brief biographies, and links to trade associations and publications.

IBIS World http://www.ibisworld.com/default.asp - A database of research reports on hundreds of U.S. industries and companies. Each report provides key statistics for the industry or company, and discusses market characteristics, segmentation, industry conditions, e.g. barriers to entry, cost structure, technology and impact of globalization. Frequently updated.

Investext Plus http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucirvine?db=RBW -- A full-text collection of public company and industry research reports written by Wall Street analysts.

MarketResearch.com Academic http://www.academic.marketresearch.com/ -- Market research reports covering industry trends, market size, competitors and forecast.

Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com/-- A comprehensive database of S&P’s highly regarded independent research reports on companies, industries, stocks, bonds and funds. Also useful for insight into research methodology and links to trade publications and associations.

 

 

Finding Articles from Academic, Business and Financial publications

These resources typically require use of traditional Boolean (and, or, not) logic to combine terms or concepts into search statements.

Business Source Premier http://uclibs.org/PID/57208 -- Full-text articles and citations from over 8,000 academic journals and business and financial periodicals.

Factiva  http://uclibs.org/PID/32497-- A source for global business news from newspapers (including the Wall Street Journal), magazines, newswires, and trade and industry publications.

LexisNexis http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe-- Business and industry news articles and a good source for historical financial data.  Also available through E-Library without printing capability.

 

Other Industry-Specific Online Resources

In addition to the E-Library Subject Guides, don’t forget the other UCI Libraries Subject Guides that may be valuable research tools in specific industry or company situations. Some of the most relevant guides and databases are:

 

IEEE Xplore - access to fulltext content in IEEE publications, including journals, conferences proceedings and standards.

PubMed – access to the National Library of Medicines MEDLINE index of clinical medicine and related professional and technical literature, often with links to full-text articles.

INSPEC - covers of the literature physics, mathematics, computer science and of related conference proceedings including links to full-text articles.

Web of Science - Interdisciplinary coverage of major journal literature

 COMPENDEX – Principal index with links to full-text for engineering literature.