|
Corporations--Research
The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students
go to
Web
Site Links
Online Databases (RHC Students
only)
Books
Library Catalog
Test-only
version for printing
Web Site Links
top
go to
How to Search for Company Information
Search Engines
Web Sites for Company Information
How to Search for
Company Information
top
Los Angeles Public Library
: Company Information Online Research Guide
http://www.lapl.org/resources/guides/bus-research/index.html
Excellent online guide for resources on the Internet.
The New York Public Library : Searching
for Company Information
http://www.nypl.org/research/sibl/company/c2index.htm
An excellent guide to seeking, finding, and retrieving
company information.
Researching Companies Online
http://www.learnwebskills.com/company/index.html
13 easy steps to finding company
information of various kinds.
Search Engines
top
Yahoo!
Commercial Directory - Business and Economy
http://dir.yahoo.com/business_and_economy/
On this page note especially these two links: Directories and Finance
and Investment. Click on either of them for many options in
finding company and other business and
investment information.
Web Sites for Company
Information
top
AnnualReports.com
http://www.annualreports.com/
Current annual reports from over 2,200 companies full text
online.
EDGAR
Database
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
EDGAR = "Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval," the Securities
and Exchange Commission's database of the various documents (filings),
all full text online since 1994 to the present, that publicly held
companies doing business in the United States are required to file
with the SEC.
Los Angeles Times Stock Quotes
http://www.latimes.com/business/
In the box for quote type in a company
symbol or name. A "Company
Profile" page results, including the latest information about the
price of a company's stock.
National Information Center (NIC)
http://www.ffiec.gov/nicpubweb/nicweb/nichome.aspx
The National Information Center (NIC) is a central repository of
data about banks and other institutions for which the Federal
Reserve has a supervisory, regulatory, or research interest,
including both domestic and foreign banking organizations operating
in the United States. This Web site provides access to NIC
data, allowing the public to search for detailed information about
banking organizations.
SEDAR Web Site
http://www.sedar.com/
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval) is
the Canadian equivalent of EDGAR. You can get public
securities filings.
Online
Databases (Rio Hondo Students only) top
ProQuest
Can lookup information and get current news in ProQuest on
individual corporations.
Reference
USA
This database contains, in module format, detailed information
on more than 14 million U.S. Businesses, 210 million U.S. residents,
855,000 U.S. health care providers, 1.5 million Canadian businesses,
and 12 million Canadian households. Companies can be searched
by name, location, SIC code, keyword, etc.
Books
top
The following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.
Reference Books
Non-circulating:
Annual Report
Call number: Ref HG100
Shelved alphabetically by company name in pamphlet boxes
Strauss's handbook of business information : a guide for
librarians, students, and researchers
Call number: Ref HF1010.S7796 2004
Related information about business, economics, finance,
investing, management
Economic report of the President transmitted to the Congress
Call number: Ref HC106.5.A272
Also available on the Web at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/eop/index.html
Encyclopedia of management
Call number: Ref HD30.15.E49 2000
Guide to economic indicators
Call number: Ref HC103.F9 2000
Hoover's handbook of private companies
Call number: Ref HG4057.A28616 2002
Hoover's handbook of world business
Call Number: Ref HG4009.H66 2002
The Lists (Los Angeles Business Journal)
Call number: Ref HD2798.C2L6
Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the
following Library of Congress subject headings:
Corporations
Corporations--United States
Investments
Library Catalog
top
Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo
College Library.
Researched and evaluated by:
D. Yashar, Librarian 5/1999
update: M. Carrillo, Librarian 2/2009
last update: D. Yashar, Librarian 9/2009
top
|
