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Useful Sources for Articles

ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Key source for business articles.
Subjects: Accounting, Auditing, Business, Communications, Economics, Ed Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Health Admin, Hotel Restaurant Mgmt, Management, Public Admin, Technology
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news, reports, dissertations
Brief Instruction Video: ProQuest Basics
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Large global news database covers all countries
Access Tips: Up to 6 users at a time. If you don't get in, try again later.
Use Companies/Markets tab then Companies link to search public, private and international companies.
Google Scholar with EMU Full Text This link opens in a new window
Search for scholarly materials on any topic
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get access to EMU subscriptions with Findtext+ links.
If this link does not work and you receive an error message from Google then use this alternate link to Google Scholar and also set your Google Scholar preferences to show EMU library access links.
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video

Useful Sources for Public Company Financials

Standard & Poors NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Companies traded on U.S. exchanges, Industries, Investment
Info types: company info and financials, bond ratings, industry overviews and trends, stock reports, mutual fund reports
Access Tips: In Company Profiles, note numerous links to the left leading to detailed info.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
Large global news database covers all countries
Access Tips: Up to 6 users at a time. If you don't get in, try again later.
Use Companies/Markets tab then Companies link to search public, private and international companies.

EDGAR - company search
All companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges must file various reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC makes these reports available via EDGAR. This includes the 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy, registration, and other forms (but often not the Annual Report to Shareholders).

Analysts Reports

Standard & Poors NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Use "Simple Search" to find a Company Profile, then look in left margin for link to S&P Stock Reports.

Trefis
A new (and pretty interesting) type of company analysis can be found at this site created by MIT engineers and Wall Street analysts. Covers about 200 companies. Since it isn't clear how blog contributors to this site are vetted, be skeptical and use other sources to confirm facts presented here.

After you graduate ...

After you graduate, you can still get access to Business Insights, General BusinessFile, and other databases via the Michigan Electronic Library at mel.org

MeL Databases
Use your Michigan driver's license number to access many databases from home.

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