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User's Guides:  Companies and Corporations

Circulating books about executive officers and companies are available at the library.  Also, many company websites provide company histories, details about strategic planning, and proposed initiatives.  Contact the company directly, if possible, to request additional information.  
Reference Sources:     Industry Information
Encyclopedia of American Industries                         HC102.E53 1994 Ref
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries HD2324.E528 1999 Ref
Handbook of North American Industry                                     HF1746.H37 1999 Ref
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook '99 HC101.U54 1999 Ref
Reference Sources:     Company Information
Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands HF5415.3.E527 1994 Ref
Business Rankings Annual HG4050.B88 Ref
Hoover's Handbook of American Business HF3010. H66 1994 Ref
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies, 1995 HG4057. A28618 1994 Ref
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies HG4057. A28616 Ref
Hoover's Handbook of World Business HG4009.H66 1995 Ref
International Directory of Company Histories HD2721.I63 1988 Ref
Mission Statements: AGuide to the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors

HD 30.28 G697 1994 Ref
Value Line Investment Survey (Index Table #11) HG4501.V26 Ref
World Market Share Reporter HD2757.15.W67 Ref
Wholesale and Retail Trade USA HF 5421.W58 1999 Ref
Reference Sources:     Executive Information
American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present HC102.5.A2.H36 1999 Ref
America's Corporate Finance Directory HG 4057. A15647 1999 Ref
Contemporary American Business Leaders: a Biographical Dictionary HC102.5.A2.I534 1990 Ref
Who's Who in U.S. Executives 1988-1989 HD 38.25. U6 W48 Ref
Reference Sources:     Business Directories
American Big Business Directory HF5035.A49 1997 Ref
Texas Business Directory                                            (various regions) HF5065.T4.T49 Ref
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers                     T12.T6 1996
Arkansas Business Directory HF5065.A8.A75 1998/99 Ref
Mississippi Business Directory HF5065.M7 1998 Ref
Louisiana Business Directory HF5065.L8.L68 1999 Ref
Oklahoma Business Directory HF5065.O5.O35 1998 Ref
Periodicals:                   Current Issues 2nd Floor                          Bound/Microfilm Issues 2nd Floor
Forbes (rankings issue:   April) www.forbes.com HF5001.F6
Fortune (rankings issue: April) www.pathfinder.com/fortune/companies HF5001.F7
The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Print Indexes:     1st Floor
Business Periodicals Index                     Z7164.C81.B983              Table #11
The New York Times Index AI21.W45 Table #6A
The Wall Street Journal Index HG1.W26 Table #12
Databases:         http://www.nsula.edu/watson_library/index.html
Remote Access to Electronic Databases (Except Lexis/Nexis)
Login and password information may be obtained at the reference desk
InfoTrac Web General BusinessFile ASAP-"Advanced Search" Company ProFiles, Investext, SIC Description
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe News, Business, Reference (Biographical Information)
ABI Inform Information on 60,000+ companies
Web-Sites:   Remember that many companies have similar names.
Edgar Database http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Hoover's www.hoovers.com
Comfind http://comfind.com
Thomas Register www.thomasregister.com

For additional assistance, please ask a reference librarian.
 

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