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Company Resources
For company directories, profiles and analyses, you can start with these resources:
- MarketLine Advantage
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Original industry and company reports based on published research and primary and secondary data sources. - Pitchbook
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ACCESS TO THIS TITLE WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE AFTER JUNE 7, 2024. Please note: New users must first register from a computer on campus. IU users must create an individual account using their iu.edu email. After registering, users may access the database from anywhere on or off campus via the Library link. Users must also re-register in June to reconfirm affiliation. Access to data, research and technology covering private capital markets, including venture capital and private equity.
- D&B Hoovers
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Integrates business and financial information from data providers throughout the world. - Reference Solutions
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Detailed business and consumer data on businesses in both the U.S. and Canada. Includes directory information, health care, and residential listings. Search by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, number of employees or any combination of the above. In addition to address and phone number, each entry includes officer names and titles, corporate affiliation, business type and size of yellow page advertising. Toll free and fax numbers are given for some companies.
- S&P Capital IQ
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S & P Capital IQ is a web and Excel-based financial research application produced by Standard & Poor's. It organizes historical information on companies, markets, transactions, and people worldwide, provide clients with the data necessary to analyze company fundamentals, build financial models, screen for investment ideas, and execute other financial research tasks. Some user-friendly features are its chart builder, screening tools and Excel Plug-in modeling tools.
Available for IUB-affiliated users only. Requires individual registration for access. To sign up, select “New User?”. Questions related to registration should be directed to the Kelley School of Business.
Industry/Market Resources
- Frost & Sullivan Growth Partnership Services
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Full-text access to international industry-specific databases including healthcare, telecom, IT, transportation, electronics, and semiconductors. - IBISWorld
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A comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research and Industry Risk Ratings. - MarketLine Advantage
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Original industry and company reports based on published research and primary and secondary data sources. - Mergent Intellect
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To access Dun & Bradstreet's First Research industry reports, scroll down on the home page and select "First Research." You will be prompted to enter your IU email address. You will then be routed to the search page for the industry reports where you can search by keyword or NAICS or SIC code. - Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database
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Please note: Euromonitor allows access to IU faculty, staff, and students only. Authorized users may utilize the information obtained from this resource for academic, non-commercial purposes only, and only during the time of official affiliation with IU. Passport is a global market research database encompassing historical and forecasted statistics, reports & interactive tools on industries, economies and consumers in 210 different countries and territories. Passport also tracks the effects of COVID-19 for 50 different countries
News and Literature Resources
To access news articles and trade publication for background information, trends and case studies, use these resources:
- ABI/INFORM Collection
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Contains more than 2,890 publications, offering the latest business and financial information, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, and the competition environment. - Business Source Complete
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Regional, national and international business, financial, banking and industry publications. - Factiva
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Contains more than 25,000 sources including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and the Dow Jones and Reuters newswires. - Nexis Uni
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Includes articles from international newspapers, magazines, transcripts, legal research and medical journals.
General Library Resources
Use the "Research" tab to find databases by subject/discipline. The Business subject page has a curated list of business databases, or consult the A-Z Database link for a list of all the Indiana University Bloomington subscription databases. These resources must be accessed through the Libraries website or portals like this guide.
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Search for books on your topic owned by the IUB Libraries. Use the Finding Books guide for tips on how to search and use this resource. - OneSearch@IU
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Search across thousands of publications (many will not be retrieved in a Google search!) for background information. Use the Database Search Tips for how to effectively search this resource.
• Business/SPEA Citation Guide
Examples of how to cite business information in both MLA and APA citation formats.