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- Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Brief information on 1.6 million private and public U.S. companies.
- Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database provides brief information on 1.6 million private and public U.S. companies. Only companies with $1 million or more in sales or 20 or more total employees are included. The directory information includes: address, sales, number of employees, industry classification (SIC and NAICS), type of ownership, and names of chief executives. You can create lists of companies meeting specific criteria (geography, sales size, employee size, industry) and download the results to spreadsheets.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: dun_bradstreet
- 5 simultaneous users allowed
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xdbm-uga1
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- Factiva
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.The Wall Street Journal. Other U.S. and foreign newspapers, magazines and trade journals. Company financial information. Factiva Search Tips.
- Factiva combines Dow Jones and Reuters content from over 8,000 publications:
- 1,000 U.S. and foreign newspapers
- 6,500 news magazines and trade journals
- 270 newswires - Dow Jones, Reuters, AP, Asia Pulse
- Transcripts of leading media news broadcasts - BBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR
- Company profiles and reports
- European Union official documents
Factiva is the only database that provides the full text of the Wall Street Journal, 1984-present.
Limiting to the Wall Street Journal:
- Add and rst=j at the end of your search statement. For example: federal reserve and rst=j
- Leave the Search for free-text terms in box set at the default Full Article. Otherwise you will get a 0 hits result.
The truncation symbol is an *. Adding it to the end of a search term will find any term with that basic stem. For example: bank* will find bank, banks, banker, banking, etc.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Languages: English and various foreign languages
- Database Provider: Dow Jones & Reuters
- 19 simultaneous users allowed, shared with Georgia Tech and Georgia State University.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=faci-uga1
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- Factiva combines Dow Jones and Reuters content from over 8,000 publications:
- Hoover's Online - Business Subscription (Business Subscription)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Extensive profiles of major public and private companies worldwide.
- Hoover's Online - Business Subscription provides extensive profiles for thousands of major public and private companies worldwide. Profiles include:
- Company background
- Historical sketch
- Comparison with competitors
- Financial data and reports
- Coverage Dates: Current and historical
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: Multiple
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xhoo-uga1
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- Hoover's Online - Business Subscription provides extensive profiles for thousands of major public and private companies worldwide. Profiles include:
- Mergent Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial statements and more for over 30,000 U.S. and foreign public companies.
- Mergent Online (which began in its print counterpart as the Moody's Manuals) covers over 30,000 U.S. and foreign public companies, providing:
- as-reported financial statements for up to 15 years (may be downloaded to spreadsheet)
- a chronology of major corporate events
- description of bond issues with ratings
- stock screening by various criteria
- Coverage Dates: Current, with historical financial data
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Mergent
- 2 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=fiso-uga1
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- Mergent Online (which began in its print counterpart as the Moody's Manuals) covers over 30,000 U.S. and foreign public companies, providing:
- ReferenceUSA Business Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Directory info on 12 million US businesses
- The ReferenceUSA Business Database provides directory information on over 12 million US businesses, public and private. Typical data provided are:
- Address
- Telephone
- County
- Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Yellow pages category
- SIC and NAICS codes, both primary and secondary
- Contact person
- Estimated employee size (modeled)
- Estimated sales size (modeled)
- Web address
- Location map
There are two types of searches:
- Quick Search, to find a specific company.
- Custom Search, to find companies meeting specific criteria, singly or in combination (for example, geography, industry, sale size).
Download restrictions are:
- On campus: 50 company records at a time.
- Off campus (via proxy server): 25 company records at a time.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: InfoUSA
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=refa-uga1
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- The ReferenceUSA Business Database provides directory information on over 12 million US businesses, public and private. Typical data provided are:
- Thomson ONE Banker
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies.
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
- Click on the Filings tab, near the middle of the main search screen.
- Click on the Filings tab in the new line of options that appears below the main tabs.
- Select the Filings Search option on the drop-down menu.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
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- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
Related / Narrower Databases
- IBISWorld (U.S. Industry Reports)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.In-depth reports on over 700 U.S. industries.
- IBISWorld: U.S. Industry Reports contains in-depth surveys of 723 industries. Reports are usually 30-50 pages long. Reports cover industry segments, market characteristics, industry conditions, profiles of key companies, and industry outlook. There are numerous statistical tables, which can be exported to Excel. Reports are updated every four months.
- Coverage Dates: Current
- Updated: Every four months
- Database Provider: IBISWorld
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ibil-uga1
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- Who's Who on the Web
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Biographies from various Who's Who publications.
- Current biographies of all individuals who appeared in any one of the following Marquis print titles since 1985: Who�s Who in America, Who�s Who in the East, Who Was Who in America, Who�s Who in the Midwest, Who�s Who in the World, Who�s Who in the South & Southwest, Who�s Who of American Women, Who�s Who in the West, Who�s Who in Science & Engineering, Who�s Who in Media & Communications, Who�s Who in American Law, Who�s Who in Entertainment, Who�s Who in Medicine & Healthcare, Who�s Who in American Education, Who�s Who in Finance & Business (Formerly Who's Who in Finance & Industry), Who�s Who in American Nursing, Who�s Who in Religion, Who�s Who in 20th Century America, Who�s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Who�s Who Among Human Services Professionals; profiles on over 1 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more.
- Coverage Dates: 1985-
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Marquis
- One user allowed at a time.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=whos-uga1
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Business Source Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Business-related articles from many peer-reviewed and other journals, reports, company profiles, and other sources.
- Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database that provides full-text access to many peer-reviewed business related journals, including disciplines such as marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Indexing and abstracts for the many important scholarly business journals as far back as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database. Additional full-text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1886.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbbc
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- LexisNexis Academic
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
- LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
If you wish to search for articles published in only a specific publication, click on 'Sources' in the black bar at the top of the screen. Search for the publication, click on 'Find Title', then choose "Search This Title" next to the publication you want to search. This will paste the name of the publication into the search screen, and will ensure that you are searching the correct section of LexisNexis.
- Coverage Dates: Dates of coverage vary by publication
- Updated: Varies by publication (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually)
- Title List
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Database Provider: lexis_nexis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxau
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- LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
Biographical Sources
- American National Biography
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Comprehensive encyclopedia of deceased persons of significance.
- The American National Biography is a biographical encyclopedia of significant persons, no longer living, who have influenced the direction of American history. An American is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. Significance includes achievement (superior accomplishment as judged by contemporaries), fame (celebrity or notoriety), or influence (effect on one's own time despite lack of public notice). Even some ordinary persons have been included if they left autobiographies, diaries, or other artifacts that attracted posthumous attention.
Many of the biographies include an illustration or photograph of the person, a bibliography or links to other resources. New biographies are added quarterly, and updates are also made quarterly to incorporate new facts and new interpretations as needed. Produced by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Coverage Dates: All eras
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Oxford University Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xanb-uga1
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- The American National Biography is a biographical encyclopedia of significant persons, no longer living, who have influenced the direction of American history. An American is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. Significance includes achievement (superior accomplishment as judged by contemporaries), fame (celebrity or notoriety), or influence (effect on one's own time despite lack of public notice). Even some ordinary persons have been included if they left autobiographies, diaries, or other artifacts that attracted posthumous attention.
Books
- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- NetLibrary (full-text electronic books)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.A collection of electronic books (eBooks) on most topics, including computers and technology.
- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
Users can create an account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface. A personal login is required when accessing through library catalogs and through the NetLibrary web site.
NetLibrary Titles Index for Shared Collections 1 and 2 (at SOLINET).
Database provider: NetLibrary, a Division of OCLC.
- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Updated: Collections are closed.
- Database Provider: netlibrary
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- NetLibrary provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is no checkout period for NetLibrary eBooks.
Company Directories: Georgia
- Athens-Clarke County Information - Business & Economy
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides links to online business directories for the Athens-Clarke County area.
- URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/athens/business.html
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- Georgia Corporate Search (records of the Secretary of State for Georgia)
Online Access: On/Off CampusLists all organizations or individuals licensed for business by the Georgia Secretary of State.
- Georgia Corporate Search lists all organizations or individuals licensed for business by the Georgia Secretary of State. Information provided for each license holder includes: address, chief executive officer, secretary, and chief financial officer.
Database provider: A GeorgiaNet database.
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: georgianet
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zncs
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- Georgia Corporate Search lists all organizations or individuals licensed for business by the Georgia Secretary of State. Information provided for each license holder includes: address, chief executive officer, secretary, and chief financial officer.
- Georgia Manufacturers Register
Call Number: HD 9727 .G4 G43 (Reference Desk)- Covers 12,000 companies. Primary arrangement is by city. Product, industry classification, and company name indexes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Company Directories: Industries
- Best's Insurance Reports: Property-Casualty, United States & Canada [CD-ROM]
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Contains extensive descriptive and financial information about each company, including the Bests rating. The database allows creation of company sets that meet specific criteria, downloading of results, and access to updated rankings at the AM Best website. A print edition is also available (Main Reference HG9655 .B5).
- Location: Main Library Only
- Bests Insurance Reports: Life-Health, United States & Canada [CD-ROM]
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Extensive descriptive and financial information about each company, including the Best's Rating. A print edition is also available (Main Reference HG 8943 .B55).
- Location: Main Library Only
- Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook
Call Number: HE8689 .B77 (Reference Desk)- Covers radio, television, and cable stations, and other broadcast service companies. Gives contact, programming, and technical information, along with some audience statistical tables based on Arbitron and Nielsen ratings.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Lockwood-Post's Directory of the Pulp, Paper, and Allied trades
Call Number: TS 1088 .L82- Covers the U.S. and Canada only.
- Location: Science Library Reference Collection
- Sports Market Place Directory
Call Number: HD 9992 .U5 S667- Covers all types of sports teams and manufacurers, worldwide.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies
Call Number: HF5905 .S78- Lists key personnel, annual billings, and accounts. Covers U.S. and Canada only.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Television and Cable Factbook
Call Number: TK6540 .T452- Supplies extensive information on individual stations, including maps of station coverage.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.thomasregister.com/
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- Thomson Bank Directory
Call Number: HG 2441 .R187- Worldwide coverage.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Company Directories: Unites States
- Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Call Number: HG 4538 .A1 D5- Lists 3,000 U.S. companies, with their 36,500 foreign locations in 190 countries.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S.
Call Number: HG 4057 .A21943- Lists 3,250.foreign companies from 85 countries and their 8,350 U.S. locations.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- InfoSpace
Online Access: On/Off Campus- An online yellow pages.
- URL: http://www.infospace.com
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- Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives
Call Number: HG 4057 .P7 (Reference Desk)- Includes brief information on 75,000 U.S. and foreign companies, with brief biographical information on 71,000 executives and directors. Has industry, geographic, and subsidiary name indexes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- SuperPages
Online Access: On/Off Campus- An online yellow pages covering the entire U.S.
- URL: http://www.superpages.com
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- Switchboard
Online Access: On/Off Campus- An online yellow pages.
- URL: http://www.switchboard.com
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- Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.thomasregister.com/
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Company Directories: Worldwide
- Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Call Number: HG 4538 .A1 D5- Lists 3,000 U.S. companies, with their 36,500 foreign locations in 190 countries.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the U.S.
Call Number: HG 4057 .A21943- Lists 3,250.foreign companies from 85 countries and their 8,350 U.S. locations.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Principal International Businesses
Call Number: HF 5415 .D935 (Reference Desk)- Lists over 50,000 non-U.S. companies. Primary arrangement is by country. Industry and company name indexes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives
Call Number: HG 4057 .P7 (Reference Desk)- Includes brief information on 75,000 U.S. and foreign companies, with brief biographical information on 71,000 executives and directors. Has industry, geographic, and subsidiary name indexes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Company History
- International Directory of Company Histories
Call Number: HD 2721 .I570 1988- An ongoing set covering thousands of public, private, and nonprofit U.S. and foreign companies. Histories average 3-4 pages in length and are occasionally updated. The latest volume has a cumulative index to all volumes.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Notable Corporate Chronologies
Call Number: HD 2721 .N67 1995- Covers key dates for over 1150 important U.S. and foreign companies.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Company Profiles
- Compact Disclosure SEC
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Data on 12,000+ publicly-held U.S. Companies. Provides many searchable textual and numeric data fields. Create customized reports of companies meeting certain criteria. Frequency of discs varies; usually quarterly. Holdings: June 1990-July 2006 (ceased). Discs are available at the Main Library Circulation Desk under the call number HG 4050 .C66.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Compact Disclosure Worldscope
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Data on 17,000+ publicly-held companies in 50 countries. Provides many searchable numeric data fields. Extensive comparative ratio analysis. Frequency of discs varies; usually quarterly. Holdings: July 1991-June 2006 (ceased). Discs are available at the Main Library Circulation Desk under the call number HG 4050 .W67.
- Location: Main Library Only
Company Reports
- Company reports at the UGA Libraries
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The UGA Libraries have extensive holdings of reports for publicy-held U.S. and foreign companies. View a table indicating the available types of reports, formats, years of coverage, and types of access.
- URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/coreport.html
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- Laser Disclosure
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Reports of publicly-held companies: U.S., 1988-2002; and international, 1990-2002. A CD-ROM collection viewable on a workstation in the Main Library Reference Room. There are three categories of discs: A (includes Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, Proxy, and 8-K); R (registration statements and prospectuses); and I (international companies). The Proxy reports include biographical information and compensation data about major executives.
- Location: Main Library Only
- SEC EDGAR
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Reports of publicly-held U.S. and foreign registered companies, 1993-present. Types of reports include the 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy, 8-K, registration statements, but not the Annual Report to Shareholders ARS). The Proxy reports include biographical information and compensation data about major executives.
- URL: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
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- Thomson ONE Banker
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies.
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
- Click on the Filings tab, near the middle of the main search screen.
- Click on the Filings tab in the new line of options that appears below the main tabs.
- Select the Filings Search option on the drop-down menu.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
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- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
Country Background
- SourceOECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Full text access to OECD publications, 1998-present.
- SourceOECD provides access to the full text of publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of major developed countries. Covers all OECD books and periodicals published 1998-present. Contains extensive statistical data which can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The database is especially rich in annual economic surveys of member countries, industry reports, and statistical reports.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: OECD
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xoec-uga1
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Executive Biography
- American National Biography
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Comprehensive encyclopedia of deceased persons of significance.
- The American National Biography is a biographical encyclopedia of significant persons, no longer living, who have influenced the direction of American history. An American is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. Significance includes achievement (superior accomplishment as judged by contemporaries), fame (celebrity or notoriety), or influence (effect on one's own time despite lack of public notice). Even some ordinary persons have been included if they left autobiographies, diaries, or other artifacts that attracted posthumous attention.
Many of the biographies include an illustration or photograph of the person, a bibliography or links to other resources. New biographies are added quarterly, and updates are also made quarterly to incorporate new facts and new interpretations as needed. Produced by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.
- Coverage Dates: All eras
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Oxford University Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xanb-uga1
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- The American National Biography is a biographical encyclopedia of significant persons, no longer living, who have influenced the direction of American history. An American is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. Significance includes achievement (superior accomplishment as judged by contemporaries), fame (celebrity or notoriety), or influence (effect on one's own time despite lack of public notice). Even some ordinary persons have been included if they left autobiographies, diaries, or other artifacts that attracted posthumous attention.
- Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders
Call Number: HC 102.5 .A2 I53 1983- A four-volume set covering over 1100, historically important, pre-World War II, business leaders.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Contemporary American Business Leaders
Call Number: HC 102.5 A2 I534 1990- A companion to the Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders, covering historically important, post-World War II business leaders.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- International Directory of Business Biographies
Call Number: HC 29 .I57- Contains biographical sketches, averaging about three pages, of 600 contemporary international business leaders.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- SEC EDGAR
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Reports of publicly-held U.S. and foreign registered companies, 1993-present. Types of reports include the 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy, 8-K, registration statements, but not the Annual Report to Shareholders ARS). The Proxy reports include biographical information and compensation data about major executives.
- URL: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
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- Thomson ONE Banker
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies.
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
- Click on the Filings tab, near the middle of the main search screen.
- Click on the Filings tab in the new line of options that appears below the main tabs.
- Select the Filings Search option on the drop-down menu.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
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- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
Executive Compensation
- Executive Compensation (ExecuComp)
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Part of the Compustat suite of databases. Provides highly detailed compensation data on over 25,000 executives at over 2,500 publicly-held companies. The data is accessed on the Internet through Wharton research Data Services (WRDS). Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Laser Disclosure
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Reports of publicly-held companies: U.S., 1988-2002; and international, 1990-2002. A CD-ROM collection viewable on a workstation in the Main Library Reference Room. There are three categories of discs: A (includes Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, Proxy, and 8-K); R (registration statements and prospectuses); and I (international companies). The Proxy reports include biographical information and compensation data about major executives.
- Location: Main Library Only
- SEC EDGAR
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Reports of publicly-held U.S. and foreign registered companies, 1993-present. Types of reports include the 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy, 8-K, registration statements, but not the Annual Report to Shareholders ARS). The Proxy reports include biographical information and compensation data about major executives.
- URL: http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
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- Thomson ONE Banker
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies.
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
- Click on the Filings tab, near the middle of the main search screen.
- Click on the Filings tab in the new line of options that appears below the main tabs.
- Select the Filings Search option on the drop-down menu.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
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- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
Industry Analysis and Ratios
- Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios
Call Number: HF 5681 .R25 A45- Presents aggregate data on 192 modified SIC codes. Stratified sample drawn from five million companies that report to the IRS. Usually runs a few years behind the calendar year.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Encyclopedia of American Industries
Call Number: HC 102 .E53 (Reference Desk)- Contains brief essays on over 1,000 industries, providing for each a description of its products/services, size, structure, and major companies; a brief history of its development; and an assessment of its condition in the 1990's. Published biennially.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios (Dun & Bradstreet)
Call Number: HF 5681 .R25 I531-I571- Presents aggregate data on many companies, useful for measuring the performance of a company against that of the whole industry. Five-volume set covering over 800 SIC codes. Sample drawn from one million companies.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Mintel Reports
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.In-depth market research reports on U.S. and European consumer products. Creation of a Personal Profile is required to use the database.
- Mintel Reports provides in-depth market research reports on a wide range of U.S. and European consumer products, including food/drink, clothing, beauty, electronics, automobiles, etc. Reports are typically 100 pages long and cover consumer demographics, market size, market shares, trends/forecasts, segmentation, and distribution channels, among other topics. About 120 reports are added annually.
When signing in the database for the first time, a brief Personal Profile must be created, specifying an e-mail address and password. Subsequent use of the database requires signing in with that same e-mail address and password.
- Coverage Dates: 2001-present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Mintel International
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=mint-uga1
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- Mintel Reports provides in-depth market research reports on a wide range of U.S. and European consumer products, including food/drink, clothing, beauty, electronics, automobiles, etc. Reports are typically 100 pages long and cover consumer demographics, market size, market shares, trends/forecasts, segmentation, and distribution channels, among other topics. About 120 reports are added annually.
- RMA Annual Statement Studies (Risk Management Association)
Call Number: HF5681 .B2 R63- Presents aggregate data on companies from hundreds of industries, useful for measuring the performance of a company against the whole industry.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- SourceOECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Full text access to OECD publications, 1998-present.
- SourceOECD provides access to the full text of publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of major developed countries. Covers all OECD books and periodicals published 1998-present. Contains extensive statistical data which can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The database is especially rich in annual economic surveys of member countries, industry reports, and statistical reports.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: OECD
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xoec-uga1
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- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Call Number: HC 106.6 .S74 (Reference Desk)- Provide in-depth analyses of 52 industries. An industry survey has five parts: Current Environment; Industry Profile (with the subparts Industry Trends, How the Industry Operates, Key Industry Ratios and Statistics, and How to Analyze a Company); Glossary of industry terms; Industry References (major trade journals, relevant government agencies, and trade associations); and Comparative Company Analysis of financial data for publicly held companies. Surveys are revised at least twice annually.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Investment Research
- Big Charts
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides historical quotes from 1994-present. Enables constructing of stock price charts for up to 10 year periods.
- URL: http://www.bigcharts.com
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- Compustat (Standard & Poor's)
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Provides highly detailed financial data for over 20,000 U.S. and Canadian publicly-held companies, 1962-present. The data is accessed on the Interent through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) and updated annually. Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- CRSP Stock and Treasuries Price Data
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Contains U.S. stock price data (daily, 1925-present); U.S treasuries price data (monthly 1925-present); and data on various stock and bond indices. The data is accessed on the Interent through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Datastream
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Contains extensive economic time series for many countries, U.S. and foreign stock price data, and commodity futures data. Available via the Internet. Use is restricted to UGA students and faculty.
- Location: Main Library Only
- First Call Historical Database
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Contains analysts' earnings estimates; and data on public company voluntary financial disclosures, sales and earning forecasts, conference calls, etc. Coverage 1990-present. Updated quarterly. Accessed on the Internet through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Investing in Bonds.com
Online Access: On/Off CampusWide variety of market data, news, commentary and information about bonds.
- Geared toward many types of investors -- from beginners to experienced equity investors who are new to bonds, to sophisticated bond investors -- Investinginbonds.com is a unique source of bond price information and includes a wide variety of market data, news, commentary and information about bonds. The site has been ranked as a top investor site for bonds by Money, CNBC, Forbes and others and is continually enhanced and updated with new data, information and features.
- Updated: Ongoing
- URL: http://www.investinginbonds.com/
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- Mergent Bond Record
Call Number: HG 4905 .M78- Brief data on individual corporate and government bond issues. Published quarterly.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Mergent Dividend Record
Call Number: HG 4961 .M66- Dividend information, with dates, on publicly-held companies.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Morningstar
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Mutual fund and stock evaluation and analysis.
- Morningstar provides tools for the evaluation of mutual funds and stocks. Screen more than 6,000 stocks and 16,000 funds using dozens of criteria. Read Morningstar analysts' reports on 1,500 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds.
- Coverage Dates: Current, with historical performance data for mutual funds
- Updated: Varies
- Database Provider: Morningstar
- On campus and remote. 10 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=morn-uga1
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- OptionMetrics Ivy DB
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Contains data on daily option prices and volatility measures for U.S. stocks and indices. Coverage 1996-present. Updated semi-annually. Accessed on the Internet through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Standard & Poor's Bond Guide
Call Number: HG 4961 .S78- Brief data on individual corporate and government bond issues. Published monthly.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Standard & Poor's Stock Reports
Call Number: HG 4501 .S722 (Reference Desk)- Covers 4,600 companies. Contains one page reports, usually updated three times annually. Provides the Beta.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Thomson Financial Ownership Databases
Call Number: Main Reference special access workstation- Contains data on institutional (13f), insider, and mutual fund stock ownership. Coverage 1980-present for institutional and mutual fund data; 1986-present for insider data. Updated quarterly. Accessed on the Internet through Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS). Use of WRDS is restricted to UGA graduate students and faculty only.
- Location: Main Library Only
- Thomson ONE Banker
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Financial reports for U.S. and foreign publicly-held companies.
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
How to reach the screen to search for company reports:
- Click on the Filings tab, near the middle of the main search screen.
- Click on the Filings tab in the new line of options that appears below the main tabs.
- Select the Filings Search option on the drop-down menu.
- Coverage Dates: Varies. Generally 1992/1993-present.
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Thomson Financial
- 5 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=thom-uga1
- Bookmark this Database
- Thomson ONE Banker contains reports of publicly-held, stockholder-owned companies, both U.S. and foreign, generally 1992/1993-present. U.S. reports include the Annual Report to Shareholders (ARS), 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, Proxy, and Registration Statements/Prospectuses. The database provides enhanced navigation through reports, and the capability of customizing reports and downloading financial statements to spreadsheets.
- Value Line Investment Survey (Standard Edition)
Call Number: HG 4501 .V6 (Reference Desk)- Covers about 1700 of the most actively traded stocks. The standard one-page report on each company includes 10 years of basic financial data, a brief analyst's outlook for the stock, a price chart, the Beta, and various Value Line rankings (for example, Timeliness, Safety, Financial Strength). Note: Because the subscription price of the online version has greatly increased, the UGA Libraries no longer subscribe to it.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Market Share and Rankings
- Business Rankings Annual
Call Number: HG 4057 .A353 (Reference Desk)- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Forbes Largest Private Companies
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.forbes.com/lists
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- Fortune Global 500
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune
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- Market Share Reporter
Call Number: HF 5410 .M35 (Reference Desk)- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Mintel Reports
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.In-depth market research reports on U.S. and European consumer products. Creation of a Personal Profile is required to use the database.
- Mintel Reports provides in-depth market research reports on a wide range of U.S. and European consumer products, including food/drink, clothing, beauty, electronics, automobiles, etc. Reports are typically 100 pages long and cover consumer demographics, market size, market shares, trends/forecasts, segmentation, and distribution channels, among other topics. About 120 reports are added annually.
When signing in the database for the first time, a brief Personal Profile must be created, specifying an e-mail address and password. Subsequent use of the database requires signing in with that same e-mail address and password.
- Coverage Dates: 2001-present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: Mintel International
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=mint-uga1
- Bookmark this Database
- Mintel Reports provides in-depth market research reports on a wide range of U.S. and European consumer products, including food/drink, clothing, beauty, electronics, automobiles, etc. Reports are typically 100 pages long and cover consumer demographics, market size, market shares, trends/forecasts, segmentation, and distribution channels, among other topics. About 120 reports are added annually.