Library Resources and Services -
B. Business-related Resources

1. Company history

• The standard reference is the multi-volume International Directory of Company Histories. (CAMDN, DANA, KLMR REF HD 2721.I58)
• Additionally, you might want to look at Ward's Private Company Profiles, which is two-volume set. (DANA REF HG 4009.W374)

2. Financial condition

• For corporate filings with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, Free EDGAR is a Website that is friendlier than the SEC's EDGAR site. The proxy statements will provide information on compensation for corporate officers and directors.
• The Dana Library has a collection of 10K reports from 1973 to present; as well as annual reports for NYSE and AMEX companies from 1966 to present. These reports are on CD-ROM from 1989 onwards; earlier years are on microfiche.
• Other online sources of annual reports are listed on the Stock and Commodity Exchanges Guide.
• Corporate reports are also available on demand from Primark or other vendors.

3. Stock market performance

• The Standard & Poor's Stock Reports (DANA, KLMR Business Reference) and its companion, the more selective S&P Stock Market Encyclopedia, (DANA, KLMR REF HG 4921.S68) provide ten years of stock price (annual high and low) information.
• The Moody's Handbook of Common Stock (CAMDN, DANA, KLMR REF HG 4905.M815) also has stock price (annual price range) information for ten years, covering almost 1,000 firms.
• Annual stock prices for more than 1,500 companies are available in the Value Line Investment Survey. The latest issues are in paper; the publication is on microfilm cartridges from 1969-1979, and on microfiche from 1980 onwards. (CAMDN, DANA, KLMR Reference Desk)

4. Industry rankings

• Business Rankings Annual and
• Market Share Reporter (both at DANA Reference Desk) serve as indexes to articles that provide rankings and market share information.

5. Philanthropic activites

• Corporate 500: Directory of Corporate Philanthropy has one to two-page summaries of what and to whom companies give. (DANA Grants Shelf)
• The Foundation Directory covers many more companies but the information provided is more limited. Check the Foundation Name Index at the back first. (DANA Grants Shelf)
• More than 2,600 firms are profiled in the National Directory of Corporate Giving. (DANA Grants Shelf; CAMDN, KLMR REF HG4028.C6N37)
• Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet lists dozens of corporations and corporate foundations that have a presence on the World Wide Web.

6. Biographical information

• Marquis' Who's Who in America is the standard source for biographical portraits of prominent living Americans. (ALEX, DANA REF E 663 .W56)
• Marquis also publishes Who's Who in Finance and Industry, which provides biographical data on over 23,000 leaders in business administration, technology, and business-related professions. (DANA REF HF 3023 .A2W5)
• Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book of Corporate Managements lists the officers and directors of over 2,400 U.S. corporations. Includes birth date, college attended, and career history. Arranged by company name with a personal name index. (DANA REF HD2745 .D85)
• Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives: Volume 2 of this 3-volume set includes the addresses, education, fraternal memberships, and business affiliations of the major executives of over 27,000 companies. (DANA Reference Desk)

7. Current news

• Dow Jones Interactive covers hundreds of newspapers.
• Track brokerage and analysts reports, new domain name and patent filings, and corporate news releases with Company Sleuth.
• On the Web are dozens of E-news sources.

Ka-Neng Au (au@newark.rutgers.edu)
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Updated December 14, 1999