Companies & Industry Information
FIND BOOKS
URSUS, available on Mariner, is the University of Maine System’s shared online book catalog.
FIND ARTICLES
Business Source Premier [Mariner] Full-text articles and index to scholarly and popular business periodicals.
Business and Company Resource Center [Mariner] Full-text and index to business literature plus includes contents of Ward’s Business Directory, International Directory of Company Histories, Business Rankings Annual and other reference sources.
Wall Street Journal [Mariner] Complete articles and indexing to WSJ.
New York Times Historical [Mariner] America’s newspaper of record. Exact reproductions of entire issues of The New York Times from its first issue in 1851 up to the last two to three years. For current coverage, use LexisNexis Academic, ProQuest Newspapers, or the New York Times link.
New York Times [Mariner] Index to and full text coverage from 1999 to the present.
LexisNexis Academic [Mariner] Complete articles and indexing to many US and international newspapers.
ProQuest Newspapers [Mariner] Like LexisNexis Academic: full-text articles and indexing to US and international newspapers.
New York Times Index 1952-2002 [Index Tables] NYTis available full-text online 1851+.
New York Times Article Archive [Mariner] Indexing for The New York Times from 1851 to the present.
Maine Newsstand [Mariner] Full-text articles from Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Central Maine Morning Sentinel and Maine Times.
Business Periodicals Index [Index Tables]
Social Sciences Index [Index tables]
PAIS [Mariner] Economic and public policy.
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature [Index Tables] Popular magazines.
Maine Times 1968-Sept. 1994 [Index Tables]
Down East 1954-July 1994 [Index Tables]
GENERAL REFERENCE
Encyclopedia of Associations [Ref HS 17 G334]
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations [Ref AS 8 E53]
Directories in Print [Ref AY 2001 D49]
Business Information Sources [Ref HF 5351 .D35]
Business Information: How to Find it; How to Use it [Ref HF 5356 .L36]
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources [Ref HF 5353 .E9]
Oxford Reference Online [Mariner] Reference sources and dictionaries.
A Short Guide to Writing About Social Science [Ref/Reserve H 91 .C78 2002] Writing guide for social science.
Social Sciences: A Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Selected Sources [Ref Z 7161 .S648]
COMPANY DIRECTORIES
International Directory of Company Histories [Ref HD 2721 .D36] Historical profiles of largest and most influential companies.
Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives [Ref HG 4057 A4] Officers and data for individual companies.
Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies [Ref HG 4057 .W37 & Business & Company Resource Center] Company data and geographic listings.
Moody’s Handbook of Common Stocks [Ref HG 4905 M815] Concise background and data on individual companies.
INDUSTRY SURVEYS
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook [Ref HC 106.82 U16] Trends and forecasts for major industrial and service sectors of the economy.
Handbook of North American Industry [Ref HF 1746 .H37] Data and trends of various sectors of the U.S. economy as well as Canada and Mexico.
Global Inc. [Ref G 1046 Q1 G3] Maps transnational and multinational corporations in the world.
U.S. Global Trade Outlook [Ref HC 106.5 A18] Projections for economic growth and trade; assessments of markets for U.S. exports; and analyzes prospects for major sectors of the economy.
Value Line Investment Survey [Mariner] Stock ratings, prices, ratios and other company data.
Atlas of the American Economy: An Illustrated Guide to Industries & Trends [Ref HC 103 A49] Graphs and charts illustrating facts and data about the U.S. economy and specific industries.
MAINE & NEW ENGLAND
Maine Business Directory [Ref HF 5065 .M2 M344] Product or service, credit rating, number of employees, sales and owner/manager. Useful for competitors.
Maine Manufacturing Directory [Ref HD 9727 .M2 M335] Product, sales, number of employees, founding and management. Useful for competitors.
Maine Manufacturers Register [Ref HD 9723 .M35] Similar to Maine Manufacturing Directory; good for competitor information.
Business Journal [Ref HF 5001 .M2 B87] Annual business update of the Kennebec Valley region by the Kennebec Journal.
Maine Register: State Yearbook and Legislative Manual [Ref JK 2831 M3]
Maine Business and Professional Directory [Ref HF 5065 M2 M25]
Maine Women’s Business Directory [Ref HF 5065 M2 W65]
Maine Business Indicators [Ref HC 107 M2 M36]
Census of Maine Manufactures [Ref HC 107 M2 A32]
Maine Selected Social Characteristics 1990 [Ref HA 411.5 1990 Suppl.]
Maine: 2000 Summary Population and Housing Characteristics [Ref HA 411.5 2000]
1990 Census Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics (Maine) [Ref HA 411.5 1990 S63 1992]
Maine: Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics [Ref HA 411.5 S63]
Diversity & Community: Ancestry, Education, Income, Housing (Maine) [Ref HB 3525 .M2]
Maine Employment Statistical Handbook [Ref HD 5725 M3 M384]
Maine Occupational Wages [Ref HD 4976 M2 M344]
New Hampshire Manufacturers Register [Ref HD 9723 .N49]
Massachusetts Manufacturers Register [Ref HD 9727 .M4 M45]
Vermont Manufacturers Register [Ref HD 9723 .V47]
Connecticut, Rhode Island Directory of Manufacturers [Ref HD C8 C66]
GOVERNMENT SOURCES
Maine Register: State Yearbook and Legislative Manual [Ref JK 2831 M3]
Maine Municipal Directory [Ref JS 451 M25 M34]
Maine State Government Annual Report [Ref JK 2835 B87]
Maine Budget in Brief [Ref HJ 11 M2422]
State of Maine Budget Document [Ref HJ 2053 M3]
Municipal Year Book [Ref JS 342 A2152]
Book of the States 1943+ [Ref JK 2403 B6]
State Administrative Officials Classified by Function [Ref JK 2403 B622]
Survey of Current Business 1968+ Periodicals
Monthly Labor Review 1986+ Periodicals
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS
Europa World Year Book [Ref JN 1 E85]
Statesman’s Year-book [Ref JA 51 S7]
World Economic Survey [Ref HC 59 A169]
Foreign Trade Barriers [Ref HF 1455 U53a]
World Tables [Ref HC .W669]
Handbook of North American Industry [Ref HF 1746 H37] (see Industry Surveys for description)
STATISTICAL SOURCES (also see categories above)
Annual Statement Studies [Ref HF 5681 B2 R6] Financial and operating ratios by industry.
U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts [Ref HF 5415.1 .U8] Graphic representations to overviews and trends for 400 markets.
Survey of Current Business 1968+ Periodicals. Current business statistics by industry.
Business Statistics of the United States [Ref HF 3001 B875]
Business Statistics (1984; 1961-88; 1963-91) [Ref HC 101 A13122]
Development Report Card of the States [Ref HC 106.8 .M318]
Monthly Labor Review 1986+ Periodicals
Statistical Abstract of the United States [Ref HA 202 A3]
MISC. SOURCES
Telephone Directories [Reference] New England, New York City
WORLD WIDE WEB
See Katz Library Internet Resources for a list of Web directories @ http://www.uma.edu/libraries.html.
Maine Chambers of Commerce http://2chambers.com/maine2.htm
Current Industrial Reports http://www.census.gov/cir/www/ Industry activity reports.
Industry Research Desk http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/index.htm Links to industry Web sites.
Hoover’s Online http://www.hoovers.com/ Company data and links to corporate Web pages.
FreeEDGAR http://www.freeedgar.com/ or EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm SEC filings. Also see LexisNexis Academic for SEC filings.
Yahoo: Business http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/ Links to sites, other links and business news.
Researching Companies Online http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/index.html Tutorial and links. Good for industry trends as well as nonprofit and company information.
Baker Library Industry Guide http://www.library.hbs.edu/industries/ Guide to industry research from the Harvard business library.