How to Find Company Information

Directories - minimal information, but a good place to start.

National:

• Directory of Corporate Affiliations.  REF HG 4057 .A217
  This is the best directory to start with if you do not know if your company is private, public, international or a subsidiary of another company.
• America's Corporate Families: the Billion Dollar Directory.  REF HG 4057 .A147
  This source lists more parent companies but fewer subsidiaries than the title above.
• D&B Million Dollar Directory.  REF HC 102 .D8
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Register Catalog File.  REF T 12 .76
• The Advertising Red Books. Advertiser, Business Classifications.  REF HF 5805.S7
• The Advertising Red Books.  Agencies.  REF HF 5805.S73
• Best's Insurance Reports: Life- Health.  REF HG 8943.B482
• Companies and Their Brands.  REF T 223.V4 A253
• Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries.  REF HG 4538.A1 D5

California:

• California Manufacturers Register.  REF TS 24.C3 C3
• Directory of California Wholesalers and Service Companies.  REF HD 9981.7.C2 C34
• Southern California Business Directory and Buyers Guide.  REF HF 5065.C2 S66
  
  

Handbooks are similar to directories, but provide more information on fewer companies - generally large companies or companies that meet certain criteria.

• Everybody's Business: a Field Guide to the 400 Leading Companies in America.  REF HD 2741 .M65
• Hoover's Handbook of American Business.  REF HG 4057 .A28617
• Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies.  REF HG 4057 .A28618
• Hoover's Handbook of World Business.  REF HG 4009.H66
• International Directory of Company Histories.  REF HD 2721.I46
• Job Seeker's Guide to Private and Public Companies.  REF HF 5382.75.U6 J634
• Job Seeker's Guide to Socially Responsible Companies.  REF HF 5382.75 U6 J64
• The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.  REF HF 5549.2.U5 L38
• The 100 Best Companies for Gay Men and Lesbians.  REF HF 5382 .M48
• The Best Companies for Minorities.  REF HD 8081.A5 G73
• The Best Companies for Women.  MAIN STACKS HD 6095 .Z45

• 101 Great Mission Statements.  REF HD 30.28 .F717
• The Mission Statement Book: 301 Corporate Mission Statements.  REF HD 30.285 .A27
• Mission Statements: A Guide to the Corporate and Nonprofit Sectors.  REF HD30.28 .G697

• Handbook of Common Stocks.  REF HG 4501 .M59
• Stock Guide.  REF HG 4921 .S75
• Value Line Investment Survey.  RESERVE HG 4501 .V26
• Wall Street Journal  Newest at Circulation; older on MICROFILM - also available online via ProQuest Research Library LMU Only

• Business Rankings Annual.  REF HG 4050 .B88
• D&B Business Rankings.  REF HG 4057.A237
• The Lists.  ATLAS HD 2798 .C2 L6  Provides rankings for companies in California.

Mergent Corporate New Reports  REF HG 4961.M47
Standard Corporation Descriptions  REF HG 4501 .S76636
Thisese two sources provide abbreviated financial information - credit, stocks, balance sheets and very minimal text.

Mergent Online   LMU only
      Provides annual reports for public companies, full text

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe   LMU only
      Company Financial Information full text. 
       **LEXIS-NEXIS Tutorial available

The Charles Von der Ahe Library provides access to Business articles via print and online subscriptions (see Databases). Indexes may be online, on CD-ROM, or in paper format. If you are off campus, please read Connect to LMU's library databases from off campus.  Business majors can benefit from several excellent indexes, including the following:

ABI/Inform   LMU only
      Business periodicals, mostly full text.
       **ABI/Inform Tutorial available

Business & Industry   LMU only
      Industry periodicals, mostly full text. 
       **Business & Industry Tutorial available

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe   LMU only
      Company news, mostly full text. 
       **LEXIS-NEXIS Tutorial available

Consult LMU's Journal List to determine if the Library has the journals you need. Check Other Libraries to see if the University of California, California State University, or U.S.C. libraries have those journals that LMU doesn't hold in paper, microfilm, or online. You can get articles via our Document Delivery Service for a small charge.  Ask at Reference.

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Elisa Slater
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