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Accountancy Resources

A comprehensive website dedicated to Accountancy, compiled and maintained by Sheri Myers, Extended Collections Librarian at NKU. It offers links to accounting history; associations and organizations;educational and employment resources;federal,state,and private industry resources; accounting humor; tax and accounting news as well as accountancy resources available in Steely Library.

@BRINT: Business Research in Information and Technology

@BRINT provides access to full-text papers, magazines & journals, case studies, tools and other key resources on some of today's hottest business issues. Created particularly to suit the needs of both Business and Technology professionals, you'll find many informative articles on topics like: Outsourcing, Virtual Corporations, Intranets, Knowledge Management, Organizational Learning, and Electronic Markets.

Business Week

With editorial content provided by the magazine's award-winning staff, the new site offers a rich array of information resources to consumers and the business community.

In addition to the Business Week Computer Buying Guide, the site features daily business news, stock quotes, archives, Business Week's popular business school rankings and more.

Hoover's Online

The ultimate source for company information on the Internet. A database contains information on over 8,000 companies. Search by Location, Industry, and/or Sales.

Thomas Register

Manufacturing - Manufacturers index.

The Public Register's Annual Report Service

If you register for this free service,The Public Register's Annual Report Service offers access to company annual reports.

CAROL: Company Annual Reports On Line

Annual reports from Europe, Asia, and the United States.

Industry Reports

Contains over 60 reports on industries compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Stock Quotes

Provides up-to-date stock quotes by the CNN Financial Network.

Consumer Price Index

Compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Currency Exchange Rates

Bloomberg's site for determining the rate of exchange between any two world currencies.

Annual Survey of Manufacturers

Provides "detailed annual statistics on the location, activities, and products of U.S. manufacturers. ... Basic data obtained include kind of business, location, ownership, value of shipments, payroll and employment. Additional data collected include cost of materials, inventories, new capital expenditures, fuel and energy costs, hours worked and payroll supplements." Requires Adobe Acrobat.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

"The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. It has a dual role as the statistical arm of the Department of Labor and as an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates sensitive economic and statistical data to the American public, Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor."

General Business

CEO Express

Links to business news sources and magazines, financial markets, search engines, company research sites, investment information, business statistics, financial calculators, travel sources, and more.

FINWEB

A directory of finance and economics web sites, including journals, working papers, databases and other resources.

Industry Research Desk

A guide to doing industry research using both electronic and print sources.

Price's List of Lists

Links to lists of information available on the Web, many of it in the form of rankings. Includes business rankings from Forbes, Fortune and other magazines, and many other lists; for example, the Top 25 Schools for Entrepreneurs; Industries with the Most Complaints; Top Metro Areas for Women Owned Businesses; Top 50 MBA Dream Companies; Top 50 U.S. Cities for Manufacturing Establishments; Number of Jobs Supported By Exports; and Top 10 Industries with Fastest Employment Growth.

Bureau Of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

Location: REF HD 8051 .A63 (Handbook of Labor Statistics) Sources of current and historical data on U.S. labor.

CNNfn: The Financial Network

Current stocks, markets, news.

The Dismal Scientist

Weekly source of economic data and analysis, covering employment and industry trends, business news, and information about sales, prices, productivity, consumer confidence. Articles by economists are included and archived in each issue.

Economic Indicators

This monthly publication provides current statistics on GNP changes, personal consumption and expenditures, exports and imports, government purchases, corporate profits, employment, interest rates, etc.

Federal Reserve Bulletin

This monthly publication of the Federal Reserve Board includes a regular section on financial and business statistics. It provides national and international figures on interest rates, assets and liabilities of banks, stock market statistics, mortgage markets, industrial production, GNP, personal income, etc. Coverage: 1940-present

Statistical Abstract of the United States

A compilation of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States; mainly national data, but some regional, state and MSA tables. Only selected tables are available on the web site; for complete information, use the book. Coverage: annual

STAT-USA

The U.S. Department of Commerce's site for economic statistics. Provides the most recent U.S. economic indicators, construction, manufacturing and employment statistics, monetary statistics and economic policy documents from the Federal Reserve and other sources. Also offers international market and country information and international trade statistics. Some files are available only to subscribers. Library staff can log you in to those files on computers in Steely Library only. We cannot give out the password. This source partially replaces the old National Trade Data Bank CD.

What is a Dollar Worth?

From the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Calculates value of a dollar forward and backward in time, and provides annual table of Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rates, 1913-present.

A Web of Online Dictionaries

A large directory of language and subject dictionaries on the web.

Employment Policies Institute-Minimum Wage

Press releases, case studies, and statistical information regarding minimum wage

Business Finance

EDGAR

The SEC database. Search for 10-K and other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR filings are posted 24 hours after the date of filing. There is a searchable archive of EDGAR documents indexing 1994 -1999.

EDGAR Online

A commercially produced site providing information derived from the government's SEC database. Certain features are available only to subscribers, but those available for "visitors" (free registration) include the previous day's filings, searches of the EDGAR database back to 1994, and the ability to download financial data into spreadsheet format.

Hoover's Handbook of American Business, annual

Profiles 750 major U.S. companies, providing an overview of the company, a brief history, information about officers, products, and key competitors, and financial statistics. A handy feature is the "List of Lists," which includes various rankings of companies, the Fortune and Forbes 500's, the top companies in selected industries, the companies in the Dow Jones and S and P indexes, the top 20 Black-owned, Hispanic-owned, and Women-owned businesses, and others. The Web site offers a limited version of the profiles, called "Company Capsules." Complete "Company Profiles" are available only to subscribers at this web site. NKU students, faculty and staff, however, can access them for free through Lexis-Nexis.

The Public Register's Online Annual Report Service

Links to online annual reports or allows you to request a hard copy; also links to company home pages and to Edgar Online.

Standard and Poor's Stock Reports, monthly

Covers the current status of approximately 3,500 of the most widely traded stocks. Includes stocks listed on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ and regional exchanges. Reports are updated approximately every five weeks; you can order the very latest version of an individual stock report from Standard andPoor's web site.

Value Line Investment Survey, weekly

This is an investment service which analyzes and reports on company stocks from over 90 industries. Provides an overview and composite statistics for each industry as well as detailed information for selected stocks within that industry. Data for each stock include a fifteen year financial history and 5-year projections; quarterly sales, earnings and dividends; Value Line ratings; review of latest developments; and future prospects. Information on each company is updated quarterly. (A subscription is required to access complete Investment Survey information online.)

Company Histories

Companies Online

From Dun and Bradstreet; allows you to search by company name, ticker symbol, industry, or location. Browse by industry or combine searches to find, for example, a list of utilities companies in Cincinnati. Provides address and telephone number, a link to the company web site, and information about ownership (public or private), industry, stock exchange and ticker symbol.

Fortune Magazine

Offers the Global 500 and The Fortune 500.

Greater Cincinnati Business Connections

Directory of the over 6,500 members of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, with complete SIC Code lists and SIC cross reference.

Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Membership Directory

Provides name and address, number of employees, industry, and officers.

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers, 1998

A comprehensive directory of manufacturers. Products and services provided by 155,000 U.S. and Canadian companies are listed in the first section. Addresses, phone numbers, chief executive officers, warehouses, distributors, and sales offices are in the second section. The third section contains over 1,000 reproductions of company catalogs. The Web version is searchable by company name, product, or brand name.

Human Resources

WORKINDEX.COM

This is a very useful search engine for finding work-related sites on the Web. It was created by the library staff at the Cornell University School of Industrial labor relations and the editorial staff of Human Resource Executive.

The Human Resource Professional's Gateway to the Internet

Provides links to HR listservs and discussion groups, HR and recruiting web sites, and other resources.

E-Laws Advisors

From the U.S. Department of Labor, "Elaws Advisors help you understand your rights and responsibilities under the employment laws and regulations administered by the Department of Labor." Search by key word and by agency.

HR Guide.COM

A large collection of links to HR resources.

HR Law Mega-Links

A large collection of links to HR Law resources on such topics as wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, age discrimination, and labor law.

HR Zone

Articles and links to resources for HR managers. Topics covered include discrimination, the ADA, sexual harassment, employee discipline, privacy, benefits, compensation, labor relations, job analysis, safety, organizational effectiveness and others. Also offers links to statistics.

ABOUT.COM Guide to Human Resources

Links to resources on compensation, benefits, information systems, recruiting, training, health & safety, and other topics.

Industry

NAICS Code Manual

In 1997, the North American Industry Classification System replaced SIC codes for industries. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada and Mexico so that business statistics across North America could be more easily compared. The manual provides tables matching old SIC numbers to new NAICS numbers (and vice versa), and is searchable by key word.

SIC Search

Search the 1987 SIC Manual by keyword to find the SIC code for a particular industry, or search by SIC code to find an industry description.

Industry Reports

Business.com Industry Center

A search engine for business web sites only, providing industry-specific news from a variety of sources, as well as links to industry associations.

Economic Census

Every five years the U.S. Bureau of the Census surveys the business areas of wholesale trade, retail trade, service industries, manufacturers, and the construction industry. The results are published under the titles Census of Wholesale Trade, Census of Retail Trade, etc. Statistics are given for a broad range of items. Some of the statistics are compiled in a geographical arrangement; (for example, service industries in Kentucky), and some are by subject (for example, a study limited to minority-owned business).

Trade Information Center, U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Coverage:current Provides analyses and forecasts for major U.S. industries.

Value Line Investment Survey

Coverage: weekly This is an investment service which analyzes and reports on company stocks from over 90 industries. Provides an overview and composite statistics for each industry as well as detailed information for selected stocks within that industry. (A subscription is required to access complete Investment Survey information online.)

International

The CIA World Factbook

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Country Commercial Guides

From the U.S. State Department. Categories for each country: Executive Summary, Economic Trends and Outlook, Political Environment, Marketing U.S. Products and Services, Leading Sectors for U.S. Exports and Investments, Trade Regulations and Standards, Investment Climate, and Business Travel.

Country Studies/Area Handbooks, varying dates

Individual book length studies of countries. Background summary and basic facts about social, economic and political institutions for each country; some projections of anticipated change; includes bibliography; various publication dates, some much more current than others.

Hoover's Handbook of World Business, annual

Rankings of international companies and profiles of 250 businesses "of global importance," with an overview, history, key financials (10 years), officers and key competitors. The Web site offers a more limited version of the profiles, called "Company Capsules." Complete profiles are available only to subscribers.

International Business Resources on the WWW

A helpful guide to Internet resources for international business.

Market Research

This source from the Canadian government is a rich compendium of information on individual countries. Economic trends, climate, business practices, travel and etiquette, marketing information, and trade regulations are some examples of the types of information you can find here.

Tradeport's Country Library

A rich source of business information for countries around the world. For each country, includes demographic, economic and political background information, market research reports, trade information, sources of financing, key contacts, travel information, and related links.

USA Trade Online

STAT-USA and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau bring you USA Trade Online, where you can find specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Can be used to find foreign market intelligence.Available only to subscribers. Library staff can log you in to this source on computers in Steely Library only. We cannot give out the password. This source partially replaces the old National Trade Data Bank CD.

World Chambers Network

A directory of Chambers of Commerce around the world Statistics

updated on 04/18/07