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This database streamlines SEC EDGAR research with easy searching, downloading and printing of SEC filing data. Content includes financial agreements, financial data, directors and executives, insider transactions, and the latest in SEC news. 10-K Wizard provides access to real-time SEC EDGAR filings, EDGAR archives through 1994, PRE-EDGAR Historical Index of all SEC filings to 1966, and regulatory documentation. Enhanced download capabilities allow you to obtain up to 700 filings in a single download.
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Technical Notes: Email and alerting functionality are currently not available for individual email accounts.
This database includes a wide variety of academic and industry-oriented business periodical literature, as well as full-text access to selected newspapers.
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This database provides access to over 35,000 advertisements in all media. The focus is international. The database has audio and video capability. The source also provides access to news and other information relating to the advertising industry, including agency information. Be sure to log off as directed on the password sign on screen.
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Ad$pender monitors advertising expenditure information for millions of product brands across television, radio, magazine, newspaper, internet and outdoor channels. You can search for information based on category, company name, subsidiary and brand. Spenders can be ranked by category, company name, brand and more. Data is available back to 1995.
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Access to data from Amadeus is now available through Orbis.
AHD.com is a directory of data for hospitals in the United States which includes contact information, type of facility and control, square footage, number of beds, number of employees, patient volumes for major services like surgeries, clinical services provided, days of care, discharges, revenue, salaries, statistics on financial performance, names of executives, teaching status, and quality measurements. Compiled from Medicare claims data, cost reports, and public use files from the federal Health Care Financing Administration.
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Provides information on nonprofit membership associations and professional societies worldwide (20,000 international, 134,000 U.S. national, regional, state and local), plus IRS information on over 300,000 U.S. nonprofit organizations.
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Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Provides data about automotive inventory, sales, production, prices, specifications, incentives, and partnerships. Data includes information from the provider and supplier perspectives as well as information from North America, Europe, and China.
This site includes access to the Automotive News Market Data Book. After logging in, click the Data Tab. You can select from the latest reports or click the link for the 'Automotive News Data Center' to select certain issues of the Data Book. The Market Data Book is available online from 2002 to present.
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This database summarizes, for a specific period, the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world. It reports total goods, services, factor income, and current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world as well as capital transfers and changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities. This database contains time series data from 1948.
This database is available to all Ann Arbor UM users.
Technical Notes: To Access the BOP Stats, click the 'BOP' link in the upper left corner of the IMF site.
This database provides detailed current and historical financial data plus additional information on 27,600 banks worldwide.
Technical Notes: The export/download function is designed to work best from Internet Explorer. It will work from Netscape but you may encounter browser-related problems.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database contains original research, case studies and consulting knowledge related to best practices in customer service, human resources, Internet and E-Business, knowledge management, sales, marketing and other areas. Source of most of the information is research/interviews the vendor does with and for companies.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database includes current and historical price data on all kinds of securities, including stocks (equities), bonds, currencies and others. Also included are news stories, indices, charts and technical indicators.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database offers online journals, reports and documents to support studies in accounting and tax planning at the federal, state and international levels. We subscribe to the 1) Federal/Foreign Tax Library and the 2) State Tax Library. Both of these resources include: tax analysis, news, journals, reports, commentary, portfolios, sources and practice tools. Periodical titles in this package include: Weekly Report; Tax Practice Bulletin; Real Estate Journal; Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal; and Weekly State Tax Report.
Covers the environmentally-friendly building industry and includes:
- Articles from Environmental Building News (1992 to the present), a monthly newsletter featuring comprehensive, practical information on a range of topics related to sustainable design in the built environment.
- GreenSpec, a database of environmentally preferable building products listing more than 2,000 products with descriptions, manufacturer information, and links to additional resources.
- High Performance Buildings Case Studies describing projects ranging from homes and commercial interiors to large buildings and even whole campuses and neighborhoods. These may be certified green projects, or simply projects that have one or more notable environmental features.
- Links to selected resources for environmentally sensitive design and construction.
The site can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic. Information is also organized by CSI Divisions or Homebuilder Categories.
This database conveniently brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. The Investext Plus content is fully integrated into this database. Search this database using a company name, ticker symbol, industry code or description, geographic location or personal name.
This database contains extensive full text Reuters reports across six markets: eCommerce/Technology, Finance, Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Energy. Most reports are global in scope, while other reports focus on Europe and the UK. Five year forecasts, tables and case studies are included. Note: All reports are available free of charge through our academic subscription except for Research Snapshots by META. Please ignore the pricing information on the database screens.
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Provides economic, political, and industry sector analysis for 175 countries and is comprised of 3 components:
BMI Reports: Country Updates, Country Forecasts, Industry Surveys (14 major industries covered)
Data and Forecasts: Comparative Country Data; Risk Ratings; Market Consensus
Alerts and Analysis: Fixed Income, Equities, Currencies, Politics, Economics, Company and Industry
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This database contains the largest collection of active, peer-reviewed, business related journals available covering topics such as management, economics, finance, accounting and international business. Full text is available for management journals including Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, and the Journal of Marketing. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,200 journals as well as indexing and abstracts for the most important business journals dating back to 1886. Country economic reports from the EIU, WEFA, ICON Group and CountryWatch are also included.
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This database features extensive company information and recruiting contacts for nearly 1,000,000 potential employers, searchable by industry, location and more. Includes reports on more than 200 countries.
Technical Notes: If you do not wish to set up a personal account, click "Log in now" without entering a username and password. When using Internet Explorer, "Log in now" will not appear to be a link (the cursor will not change to a hand), however the link is still active.
This database provides access to Commerce Clearing House publications in such areas as securities, banking, trade regulation, information technology and product safety/liability.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database gives access to tax news, detailed explanations, analyses and cases in CCH's federal and state tax libraries. Also includes Miller GAAP.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database provides data on the demographic, psychographic and media use characteristics of users of products, brands and services.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Technical Notes: View the survey questions and list of brands covered in the Choices 3 database.
Provides access to financial and other information contained within Annual Reports, Proxy Statements, and 10-K/20-F filings for over 12,000 public US companies. The data is presented in a series of CD-ROM discs with most discs containing the last 10 years of annual and the last 8 years of quarterly information. Library has: Jan. 1988; July 1990 - July 2006.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Technical Notes: CDs need to be checked out at the Circulation Desk prior to use.
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This database contains a comprehensive full text library of global financial reporting and accounting literature. Includes AICPA, FASB and relevant SEC documents, as well as general international items and accounting materials issued by select foreign countries. Both current and historical material are included. Real-time web access is available for RSB faculty. Contact Todd Elkins at tle@umich.edu for details.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Contains the latest research in business management and US and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased full text reports include studies of Fortune 500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Economics material includes topline US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of US and international economic conditions by our chief economist.
The Corporate Affiliations database provides current, accurate corporate linkage information and company profiles on nearly 200,000 of the most prominent global public and private parent companies and their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions—down to the seventh level of corporate linkage. In addition, the database also contains over 600,000 corporate contacts, 40,000 board members, 150,000 brand names and 100,000 competitors.
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This database offers detailed information on corporate environmental performance for over 1800 companies. The web-based CEPD provides analysis of data from the EPA, comprehensive company surveys and other news and information sources such as Lexis Nexis and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
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This database provides worldwide current and historical financial and economic data, as well as a reporting/charting interface. Some time series date back to 1950. Equity information covers from approximately 1973 to present. Office access is available for Ross Faculty and PhDs. Please contact Todd Elkins at tle@umich.edu for details.
Access Method: Available only on standalone computers in Kresge Library and PhD Lab
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Deep Blue is the University of Michigan's permanent, safe, and accessible service for representing our rich intellectual environment. The primary goal of Deep Blue is to provide access to the work that makes Michigan a leader in research, teaching, and creativity. By representing our scholars, from faculty through students, as individuals and as members of communities, Deep Blue provides a framework for preserving and finding the best scholarly and artistic work done at the University. Content includes the Ross Faculty Working Papers Series, the William Davidson Institue Working Papers and the Dividend Alumni Magazine Archive.
DemographicsNow breaks down Census data and other statistical information such as demographic, income, and expenditure data by various geographic levels, including state, county, zip code area, and census tract. Available reports include summaries, comparisons, rankings, and maps. Can be used to develop business and marketing plans.
The Direction of Trade Statistics provides critical data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners. It reports total bilateral and multilateral exports and imports aggregated at national or regional group level. This database contains time series data from 1980.
This database is available to all Ann Arbor UM users.
Technical Notes: To access Direction of Trade Statistics, use the 'DOT' link in the upper left corner of the IMF site.
This database provides information on over 1,250,000 public and private companies. Each company has at least one million or more in sales, 20 or more total employees or 50 or more employees per branch. Searchable by corporate name, industry, geographic location, size and key executive names.
Technical Notes: Learn more about using D&B's Million Dollar Database with this Getting Started Guide.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Search the full-text of over 5,000 business, marketing and economics books from publishers such as AMACOM (American Management Association), McGraw-Hill, MIT Press and Career Press.
Technical Notes: You will need to download a browser plug-in (the ebrary reader) the first time you connect to the service. If you access the resource from different computers, you will need to download the plug-in on each one.
Subject indexing and abstracts of journals and books, dissertations, and working papers from 1969 forward. Topics include economic theory and history, monetary theory and financial institutions, labor economics, international, regional and urban economics.
This database includes access to the World Investment Service, China Hand, City Data, Country Profiles and Country Commerce, Market Indicators and Forecasts, European Policy Analyst, as well as several others.
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The ELM North American Supplier file contains 1900 company and their 4000 manufacturing facility profiles of North American firms that mass-produce automotive original equipment parts and components for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks.
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This database provides market research information and trend analysis on the Internet, e-business, online marketing, and emerging technologies. eMarketer aggregates and analyzes information from over 2,800 sources. Data are presented in analyst reports and daily research articles.
This searchable database is provided by Life Science Intelligence (LSI) and provides company profiles and investor presentations to over 500 companies working on emerging medical technology. Included in this resource are 10-minute audio investor presentations with accompanying PowerPoint slides for each company. Additionally, many company profiles include an executive summary (obtained directly from the company) that includes the corporate overview, technology description and status, market overview, financial information, key personnel and other information.
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This database offers company and industry financial data and news stories, as well as full text articles in 6,000 trade publications, newspapers, newswires and magazines.
Please use the 'Log Out' feature in Factiva when you are finished with your session
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Technical Notes: Want to get more out of Factiva? A handy Advanced Search Reference Guide is available to help you improve your search results.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)." Traders may not use this database.
This database is organized by key subject areas. Users may click on any one of fourteen topical technology domains and gain immediate access to a library of reports. Coverage includes electronic business strategies, internet strategies, wireless communications to application development, IT asset management and more. Reports are written by researchers, analysts and technical writers. The information can be used for tracking technology advancements and trends, strategic planning, competitive analysis, market awareness, implementation support and product and vendor evaluation.
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This database contains a collection of general interest and subject-specific databases available to the UM community. Popular databases include Books in Print, WorldCat (a "library of libraries"), the New York Times, GPO (a catalog of US government publications) and PAIS (an index of public policy and social issue information resources).
This database specializes in analysis of the Internet economy. Forrester reports on the future of technological change and its impact on business and consumers. Industries covered include such areas as automotive, B2B and retail. Regions covered include U.S., France, Germany and United Kingdom. Technographics data covers attitudes and behavior of Internet Users. Skills covered include web design, digital marketing and site technology. Requires a one-time registration to create a user account with Forrester.
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Frost & Sullivan Marketing Reports offer the latest research in market analysis, technical reports, end-user studies and more quantitative measurement based reports. For assistance with downloading this content, please e-mail the library at kresge_library@umich.edu.
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This database contains listings for venture capital firms, turnaround investment firms, international private equity firms and much more. Listings include contact information, firm size and other information.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
This database contains a comprehensive body of technology knowledge and is a resource used by thousands of organizations to help decision makers capitalize on information technologies and markets.
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Technical Notes: You must log in using your University Library account information.
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This database contains image and ASCII versions of annual reports, 10-K and 8-K reports and other SEC filings. U.S. and foreign companies are covered. Filings cover the years 1991/92-2002. The Global Access Pro workstation and disks are on the 4th floor of the Kresge Library in the quiet study area.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Global Financial Data is an unparalleled source for historical stock market, financial, and economic data unavailable from any other online source. The GFD Database includes over 20,000 current and historical data series covering over 200 countries that have been collected from original sources. In fact, many of our series extend back more than two centuries.
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Use Policy: Output from this database may not be given in whole or part when it will ultimately benefits companies. When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Source: Global Financial Data, Inc."
This database is comprised of 3 components. The Country Analysis & Forecast provides five-year forecasts, comprehensive country reports, sovereign and country risk ratings and same-day analysis of the economic, political, legal, tax, operational and security environments in 186 countries. World Markets Regulatory Analysis delivers analysis of global legislative, regulatory and policy developments. Automotive, energy, healthcare, and telecommunication markets focus on key industry and investment areas.
This database offers extensive industry, demographic, consumer and economic data for numerous countries worldwide. GMID includes the Euromonitor market, demographic and economic forecast data to 2010, as well as Euromonitor market data for 330 consumer products in 49 countries. A "Companies and Brands" section provides data on 100,000 consumer brands and the 12,000 companies that own them. The database includes full text market analysis reports on a wide variety of topics.
Note: Each user must create their own account at GMID and login in order to download or export data from the database.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Guidestar offers financial data for over 1.5 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. Data includes revenue tables, expense tables, and balance sheets; organization overview (mission, audience, etc.); annual reports, lists of officers and other key personnel, and access to IRS 990 Forms (typically all available forms since 1997). Users can search this database by keyword and by information such as geographic location, type of nonprofit, IRS Subsection (501(c)3, etc.), and NTEE (National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities) codes.
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Provides information about medical products, contact suppliers, and mergers and acquisitions in the medical device industry. Use this directory to find out which companies produce specific types of products, locate suppliers, research a purchasing decision, learn what other products are available, and learn more about device manufacturers.
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Searchable full text versions of annual reports for all 800 corporations that ever were in the Fortune 500. Reports date from 1844 to the present. They provide data on financial performance, key officers, competitors, and market trends for the leading corporations in the United States. These annual reports may be searched by keyword, company name, Fortune 500 ranking, NAICS Code, personal name, and subsidiary name.
This database presents resources for company research, covering both public and private companies. Click on the "Advanced Search" button to take full advantage of the database.
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IBISWorld's Industry Market Research Reports cover a wide-range of U.S. industries and are updated every four months ensuring that the latest industry data will always be available. The IBISWorld industry data enables detailed analysis of key growth trends, the competitive environment, and key issues facing each industry. You can browse by industry or search the reports by keyword. Company Research Reports cover over 8000 leading publicly traded companies and include information on key personnel and financials. Business Environment Database Reports provide information on key drivers and influencing factors that contribute to changes in industry.
IBISWorld's Archival Industry Market Research Reports cover each of the leading United States industries and span from the previous year back to 2001. The reports for the current year are available in the main IBISWorld database. The last published report per year for each of the 700 industries included in the database is available in MS Word Rich Text format. To use this resource, select the year, then the title of the report.
This database provides market research data on the information technology industry, covering such areas as computers, software, the Internet and communications. Use this database to find market share, forecast sales, shipment data and other market statistics.
This database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas and includes all series appearing on the IFS Country Pages; exchange rate series for all Fund member countries, plus Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles; major Fund accounts series; and most other world, area, and country series from the IFS World Tables. Data can be exported in Microsoft Excel, CSV, Tab delimited, HTML formats.
International Strategic Analysis (ISA) provides overviews of the current economic, social, and political status of various countries, regions, and the world. It also includes unique assessments and forecasts of the business risk in different countries and regions.
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This database provides thousands of investment, company and industry analyst reports in full text format from over 500 brokers worldwide. In general, reports cover 1982 to present.
This database provides news, economic statistics, market quotes and analyst reports on countries, companies, and industries in Asia, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East and Australia. This database is provided by the Kresge Library and the Center for International Business Education.
Locate over 8000+ unique journal titles in article databases from both the Kresge and University libraries, such as ABI-Inform/ProQuest, Business Source Complete, Kluwer, Blackwell, Emerald, Springer and Elsevier-Science Direct. Search by journal name or browse titles, either alphabetically or by subject. Links to the Kresge Library print holdings are included.
This database is an archive of core scholarly journals from a variety of academic disciplines, mainly in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The full-text of each journal is available beginning with Volume 1, and the journals are digitized from cover-to-cover. The full-text of all JSTOR content is completely searchable, and articles may be downloaded or printed in their entirety. Some of the popular titles included in JSTOR are Administrative Science Quarterly, RAND Journal of Economics and Strategic Management Journal.
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This database contains full-text business and legal articles, legal cases, reports and documents from numerous sources.
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Use Policy: Output from this database may not be used where output is given to or ultimately benefits companies. Traders may not use this database.
This database provides access to the full text of a variety of publications, including journal and newspaper articles, wire services, directories and statistical publications. Subjects covered include business, finance, current events and the social sciences. Also available are the complete texts of US court cases at all levels. NAARS, listed on the LEXIS-NEXIS menu, contains financial data plus footnotes for approximately 4,000 public US companies. Office and remote access is available to MBS Faculty and PhDs. Find out how.
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Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Use Policy: Output from this database may not be used where output is given to or ultimately benefits companies. Traders may not use this databases.
Collection of competitor, deal, financial, and drug pipeline reports for over 2,500 pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical companies worldwide. Also includes reports of drug pipelines organized by therapy.
Formerly known as Datamonitor Business Information Center, this database is comprised of 4 major components: 10,000+ Company Profiles contain: company overviews, business descriptions, company history, executive listings, product listings, etc; 2,000+ Industry Profiles: All Industry Profiles contain: 5 year historical and 5 year market forecasts; market segmentations; company/product market shares; identify major trends/growth points and analysis of each market’s competitive landscape; 50+ Country Profiles: contain a description of the country's economic performance and GDP, an assessment of the potential for development, a detailed market and industry analysis of the country's business environment; News & Comment: Find Datamonitor analysts’ reaction to breaking industry news, including merger and acquisition activity, product launches and regulatory changes, and provide insight into how these issues will impact both companies and consumers.
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Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database provides access to the full text of market research reports. Coverage is international. Topics cover a wide range of areas including business services, consumer goods, food and beverages, life sciences, demographics, heavy industry and technology/media. The 550 full reports are often quite lengthy; these reports are at least one year old. The 250 MarketLooks reports are 15-30 page summaries of reports and are more current. Overall, coverage begins with 1994 material.
Technical Notes: These reports can be as long as 300 pages and require Acrobat Reader to view. Some older reports may be in Microsoft PowerPoint format.
This database contains Research Reports on the worldwide medical and healthcare industry, including surveys on different market segments providing a perspective on emerging market trends and their implications for the future, competing participants, etc. Listings are arranged alphabetically and by specific pharmaceutical, medical device and healthcare service category. The Company Profiles contain in-depth profiles of pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, healthcare services and biotechnology companies in both the United States and abroad.
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Provides access to current and historical financial information on 15,000 US and 20,000 foreign companies, both active and inactive, including firm description, statistics, and financial information, as well as annual reports. Mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock and insider trading are also provided in the company records. Historical data is available for the past 15 years. Company reports and financials can be exported to Excel.
Mergent WebReports is an online database of 180,000 corporate and industry related documents, including analyst equity reports on over 4,000 large and mid-cap US companies; annual reports, prospectuses, financial statements, and annual summaries on over 30,000 companies worldwide; and in-depth analyses of key industries in North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific, which describe the market environment, industry landscape and key market trends for companies, industries, countries and regions. Industries include automotive, banking, insurance, oil and gas, information technology. These WebReports are based on the Mergent Reports found in the Mergent Manual.
Mintel offers a series of research reports covering the US and European marketplace. Each market research report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. Complex demographic issues are broken into easy-to-understand sections, explaining consumer behavior and demonstrating the structure of the market.
Note: Each user must create their own account at Mintel and login in order to download or export data from the database.
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Search the following six databases:
- AccessUN: Index of United Nations documents, 1944-present
- America's Newspapers - Michigan: Full text of three Michigan newspapers, 1999-present
- Early American Imprints, Series I. Evans (1639-1800) and Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819): Digitized American books 1639-1819
- Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Electronic Index: Index of daily reports translated from foreign language news sources, 1975-1996
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (1817-1980): Online version of the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Browse or search hundreds of US and international newspaper titles.
A comprehensive collection of domestic and international news and business information sources delivered in multiple languages. Nexis.com content covers local, national and international news, company profiles, financial filings, and public records such as property records, bankruptcy and court filings. Legal information covering patent, trademark, intellectual property records, case law and other legislation is also available.
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Provides in-depth business information on nearly one million companies, including around 600,000 large and mid-sized companies in the United States and Canada; 260,000 companies in Asia and the Pacific; and nearly 100,000 other companies globally. OneSource aggregates and enhances content from over 30 diverse content providers representing 2,000 separate information sources including Reuters, CorpTech, Investext, RMA Industry Ratios, StatUSA.
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A replacement for the Amadeus database, Orbis has information about 40 million companies, including 18 million European companies from 46 countries, 16 million US and Canadian companies, 6.5 million South and Central American companies, 1.3 million Japanese companies, 300,000 Chinese companies, and 90,000 African companies. Orbis includes information about 30,000 banks and 8,000 insurance companies.
This database is available to all Ann Arbor UM users.
Technical Notes: The export/download function is designed to work best from Internet Explorer. It will work from Mozilla/Firefox but you may encounter browser-related problems.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Provides industry sector analysis, research, trends and statistics for 29 different industries including: alternative, renewable and conventional energy; automotive; biotechnology; health care; outsourcing & offshoring; real estate; telecommunications; supply chain and more. Content is updated weekly.
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This database provides full text articles on current issues in psychology from respected sources, spanning from 1987 to the present. PsycARTICLES includes more than 34,000 full-text articles from 43 journals published by American Psychological Association and allied organizations.
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PsycINFO contains more than one million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology.
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White- and yellow-pages directory listings for all U.S. residences and businesses, supplemented with government information from the Bureau of the Census, etc. Searchable by ZIP code, SIC codes, number of employees, etc.
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Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included in this database are Crains Detroit Business and Crains Small Business (Southeastern Michigan), Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc.
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Safari Tech Books Online is a fully-searchable collection of electronic books in computer science, information technology, and related fields. Safari titles cover diverse topics including programming languages, information technology management, operating systems, software applications, "hacks", and business titles. This resource includes books from 2004 to the present from such leading presses as O'Reilly and Pearson Technology Group (which includes Addison-Wesley, Financial Times Prentice Hall, Cisco Press, New Riders, Peachpit Press, Que, Sams, etc.)
This database lets you access Securities Data Company's online databases of financial transactions. It enables you to identify comparable transactions, monitor markets and industries, and prospect for new business. SDC databases currently include: Venture Expert, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Issues and Joint Ventures.
Restricted to: Current Ross Students, Faculty, and Staff Only
Access Method: Available only on standalone computers in Kresge Library and PhD Lab
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Provides data, news, and analytics for the public real estate industry. Coverage includes 242 public REITs, REOCs, and homebuilding companies in the US and Canada; sector-specific market and corporate data and figures; documents and investor presentations; detailed property information; and mergers and acquisitions. Also includes PDF versions of the SNL Newsletters SNL Real Estate Securities Daily and SNL Real Estate Securities Weekly.
Technical Notes: Each user must create their own account at SNL using their UMICH.EDU email address.
This database is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of research in the following areas: accounting, economics, financial economics, Latin America, legal scholarship and management. Includes an abstract database containing abstracts on over 33,000 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers, and an electronic paper collection of over 16,000 downloadable full text documents in PDF format. UM faculty, doctoral students and other interested researchers may sign up for an email update abstracting service.
This database provides in-depth profiles on over 650 US corporations, including every company on the Standard & Poor's 500(tm) and the Domini 400 Social Index. Each corporate profile details a company's rank as it relates to community, diversity, employee relations, environment, non-US operations, products, alcohol, tobacco, gambling, nuclear power and military contracting. The profiles also have social ratings evaluating each company's strengths and concerns. Access to historical data is available from the Historical Data Files page.
Restricted to: Ross Constituents Only
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)." Traders may not use this database.
This database identifies special issue titles published by journals and trade publications. Special issues are regularly published special editorial content with an industry or company focus. Topics covered include: industry outlooks, overviews, or surveys; statistical issues; company ranking lists; buyers guides; salary surveys; product/industry focus issues; membership directories; who's who registers; tradeshow specials; etc. Subscription also includes Gary Price's Lists of Lists.
This database contains annual and some monthly statistics as well as other material for 63 sports.
This database provides online access to nine S&P publications covering stocks, bonds, dividends, earnings, industry surveys and additional company information.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)." Output may not be used to ultimately benefit companies.
This database contains tabular data on companies, industries, products and demographics. Tables include market share, rankings, forecasts, shipments, output, consumption, users, imports, exports, capacity, etc. Over 25,000 tables added per year.
Formerly referred to as Thomson Analytics, this database includes market data and extensive company financial and related information. Use to research company fundamentals and statistics, do peer analysis, identify companies that meet desired criteria, and easily use Excel to retrieve current and historical information. Worldwide company coverage.
Restricted to: Ross Constituents Only
Technical Notes: Side navigation interface works with Internet Explorer only.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database features in depth forecasts and analysis covering more than 30,000 companies based on research reports from over 980 leading firms. The company record includes Excel spreadsheet financials (current and 10 year historical), SEC filings, price and earnings data, Extel Overview Report, WorldScope Report and full SEC report.
Technical Notes: Works only with Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 6.2 and higher.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Analysis, rating, and forecast of 1,700 stocks and mutual funds.
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Access to 300+ extended employer Gold Snapshots (3x the information of basic snapshots) for select companies. Detailed workplace, compensation and hiring information through employer surveys for 1000s of top employers. Detailed admissions, academics, and social life information through surveys for 1000s of top colleges, law schools and business schools. Information on job responsibilities, hiring/education requirements and career path, uppers, downers, lifestyle, compensation and advice for newcomers.
Full access to Vault's exclusive Prestige and Quality of Life Rankings, as well as salary data and interview questions. Access to Vault's Occupational Profiles and Industry Overviews, Message Board archives, and Newsletter archives. Funding for the Vault Gold Membership upgrade is provided by the Office of Career Development.
Restricted to: Ross Constituents Only
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Vault Online Career Library contains downloadable industry and career guides, 40 to 60 page employer profiles, company profiles on 2,500+ employers, industry overviews inside 31 top industries and career outlooks for 53 career paths. Free Vault Gold Memberships which provide access to extended employer snapshots and student and employee surveys are also available.
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Technical Notes: Access requires a one time installation of the latest Acrobat Reader software.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database allows you to find out which companies, funds, firms, executives and limited partners are "doing" or "have done" deals (i.e, transactions). It also lets you search for and determine the status of IPOs. In addition, you can make lists of companies in various regions and/or industries by deal type or other criteria.
Restricted to: Ross Constituents Only
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
This database provides qualitative information on virtually every market sector plus industry/company roundtable focus interviews. TWST includes interviews with CEOs, money managers and analysts and features money manager investment strategy discussions.
This 2007, 50th edition of the Ward's Business Directory includes details on approximately 112,000 private and public companies in the United States. Basic contact information and data about each firm, including the industries in which it operates, names of top executives, number of employees, the type of company it is, its financial performance, alternative mailing addresses, and historical financial information are included. You can search by industry, state, zip code, area code, and type of company, as well as by sales ranges. Advanced sorting and data export data from Ward's into Microsoft Word (for mailing lists) and Excel (for research and analysis) are available.
This database includes Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
Technical Notes: Alternative link for remote access
This database is used to access S&P/DRI databases, including the International Monetary Fund's International Financial Statistics. IFS covers worldwide country economic data, with substantial historical coverage. UM Constituents can download Webstract.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
This database provides electronic access to WetFeet.com's company and industry Insider Guides. Each guide contains information on salaries, perks, interviews and much more on each specific topic.
Restricted to: Ross Constituents Only
Technical Notes: Use Internet Explorer for best results. This database works on laptops and home computers only. WetFeet Insider Guides are not currently available from lab or library computers. Paper copies of these Guides are also available.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Wilson Business Abstracts indexes and abstracts articles from over 600 leading business publications. The 50 to 150 word abstracts are written by subject experts. When available, links to the full text articles are included with the abstract.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Browse or search this collection of over 4,000 World Bank publications, Policy Research Working Papers and the journal The World Bank Economic Review. Browse by subject or geographic region. Topics covered include: Agriculture and Rural Development; Business Procurement; Commodities, Pricing, and Trade; Banking, Finance, and Investment; Energy, Industry, and Mining; Globalization; Labor and Income; Legal and Judicial Issues; Social and Cultural Issues; Technology and Telecommunications and much more.
Provides access to the financial information of 10,000 companies in 40 countries. The data is presented in a series of CD-ROM discs with most discs containing 10 years of annual data and is updated monthly. Library has: Jan. 1992 - July 2006.
Access Method: Available only on a standalone computer in Kresge Library
Technical Notes: CDs need to be checked out at the Circulation Desk prior to use.
Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)."
Wharton Research Data Services, or WRDS, is a comprehensive web-based data management system that allows faculty and students to easily retrieve information from a wide variety of financial, economic, and marketing data sources.
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Use Policy: When using material from this database in reports and presentations, vendor contract requirements dictate that you must include the phrase, "Used with permission of (name of database)." Output may not be used to ultimately benefit companies.
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