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Lippincott Library @ Wharton Online Business Research. Cynthia L. Cronin-Kardon Reference Librarian, Lippincott Library January 2005. Online Business Research. Commercial Business Databases Available through the Lippincott Library Mostly, but not exclusively, WEB based.
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Lippincott Library @ Wharton Online Business Research Cynthia L. Cronin-Kardon Reference Librarian, Lippincott Library January 2005
Online Business Research • Commercial Business Databases • Available through the Lippincott Library • Mostly, but not exclusively, WEB based
HOW CAN THEY HELP ME? • Coursework Preparation • Job Searching and Interview Preparation • Tools of the Trade
Public WEB • Free • Immense Range of Data/Information . . . BUT • Little Quality Control • Incomplete Coverage • Unstable • Difficult to Search Efficiently
Commercial WEB • Exclusive Content • Controlled Content and Coverage • Stable Interface • Efficient Search Engines . . . BUT • Expensive • Learning Curve • Embargoes
Types of Resources • Business Literature Journals, Newspapers, Market Research • Numeric Data Financial, Marketing, Economic Data • Directories Companies, Affiliations, Associations • Specialized Files “Deal Databases”– M&A, IPOs, SEC Filings
FACTIVA • Covers news, company research and stocks prices • Joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters • 8,000 Full text Newspapers, Journals • Deep archive of articles • Exclusive Wall Street Journal Coverage • Search & Retrieve in 20+ Languages • Designed for the Corporate Desktop
LexisNexis Academic • Thousands of full text business sources • Premier Legal Database • Academic Interface is Clumsy
Business Source Premier • Full text PDF Files for Academic Business Journals – Exclusives (e.g. HBR) • Good Indexing • Extensive Journal Archives • Citation Searching
ABI-INFORM • Covers Management, Finance, HR • Journals only; no newspapers • User friendly redirect • Full text PDF files
Directories • Hoovers: access to premium content • D&B Million Dollar Directory • Corporate Affiliations • CorpTech: large directory of small private tech companies. Cd-rom only in the Library
NUMERIC DATA FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC DATA
Financial and Economic Databases • Bloomberg • Thomson One Analytics • LIVEDGAR • Internation Financial Statistics Online: IMF • Datastream • WRDS
Bloomberg Available in Lippincott Library and Huntsman Hall Training sessions given every Wednesday in Lippincott at 3:30pm
Wharton Research Data Service (WRDS) • Easy to Use Interface to Numeric Data Sets • Mostly Finance – COMPUSTAT, CRSP • Gateway to Forrester
Investment Analyst Sources • Thomson Analytics • Multex • Investext
Market Research Sources • Euromonitor's Global Market Information Database • TableBase / Business & Industry • Business Insights : International • Business Monitor International • Mintel: U.S. Consumer Reports • MRI+: Consumer Demographics: U.S.
Beyond the WEB • Stand Alone Systems Bloomberg, DataStream, SDC • CD-ROMs – Legacy Systems • Printed books & journals • Library Staff
Finding Books • FRANKLIN – Name of Online Catalog • Catalog of books and journals both in all formats (paper, microfilm, electronic) • If book not available at Penn, often can be borrowed through “Borrow Direct”
Access Issues • Free to All Current Students • On Campus IP Recognition – Except in Library • Off Campus Requires Proxy Logon PennKey Authentication Firewall Problems • Wireless Available on the ground, 1st and 2nd floors of the Library. Authenticate with PennKey
Finding Aids • E-Resource Locator • Database Wizard • FAQ • Online Guides / Tutorials • PennText – Link to Full Text Journals
Need Help? • Phone: 215-898-5924 • E-Mail: lippinco@wharton.upenn.edu croninkc@wharton.upenn.edu • Come in: 3420 Walnut St. 2nd Floor West • Sample Searches