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Directories
Major Directories
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=AU
Contains 450,000 detailed listings for organizations all over the world.
http://www.collegesource.org
Features over 19,000 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format. Catalog collection includes US and some international 2 year, 4 year, graduate and professional schools. Database also provides a profile of every accredited college in the United States, links to college web pages, and career and financial aid information.
http://0-fconline.fdncenter.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip_login.pl
Information on finances, governance, and giving interests of US grant making foundations with assets greater than two million dollars. Arranged by state.
Ref Desk AS 911 .A2 F65
http://0-premium.hoovers.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Company profiles cover the largest public and private companies around the world. Each profile contains a company's culture, history and strategy, market position, officers, competition, financial health and current news. Other features in Hoover's are the IPOs, StockScreener, and Hoover's Business Boneyard (archive of defunct companies) sections.
http://0-www.referenceusa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Directory data of over 10 million U.S. businesses and organizations. The information is based on yellow page and white page listings. The companies can be searched by name, location, SIC code, keyword, etc.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
http://0-www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Company information for publicly-traded and some private corporations. Also includes over 50 U.S. industry surveys. Print equivalents include Standard & Poor's: "Stock Reports" "Company Profiles" "Bond Guide" "Corporation Records" "Mutual Fund Reports" "Security Dealers of North America" "Register of Corporations, Directors & Executives" "Industry Surveys" "The Outlook"
http://www.thomasnet.com/
Directory to U.S. and Canadian manufacturers. Can be searched by company names, product, and brand and includes some company catalogs and CAD Drawings.
Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
http://0-ulrichsweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ulrichsweb/
Provides data on over 210,000 regularly published and irregularly issued serials, including over 47,000 cessations since 1979. For over 90,000 publishers in 200 countries, this directory provides editor; dates of publication; where the periodical is indexed; and purchasing and contact information (conventional and electronic).
http://0-www.worldoflearning.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/views/advanced_search.html
International directory of over 30,000 colleges, libraries, research institutes, learned societies, museums and art galleries. Also includes basic contact information on over 200,000 staff and officials at these organizations. Updated throughout the year.
Other Directories
http://0-www.booksinprint.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Bibliographic citations and publisher information for in-print, forthcoming, and out-of-print books (for the past ten years) published in the United States. Also provides audio and video listings with order information and more than 300,000 full-text book reviews from sources such as Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, CHOICE, Kirkus, Reference & Research Book News, Sci-Tech Book News, University Press Book News, Horn Book, Boston Book Review, and Quill & Quire. Directory information useful for identifying and ordering books: author, title, publisher, ISBN, series, price, publisher/distributor address, and phone information.
http://0-cabells.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/members.aspx
Collection of information important to scholars in the business field, such as publisher's contact information, type of review process, acceptance rate, and time to review, as well as circulation data, publication guidelines, topics covered in the publication, and editorial policy. Scholars will find this database helpful for deciding in which business/economic journal to publish. To start the search, you much choose in which broad business category you wish to publish: Accounting, Economics & Finance, Management, or Marketing. There is considerable duplication of journal titles across the categories.
http://www.cos.com
The Community of Science (COS) database provides several services to the Research and Development community. The Funding Opportunities database contains more than 22,000 records, representing over 400,000 funding opportunities. The Funded Research enables members to research and track information on funding and award histories at leading research facilities around the world. COS Expertise is a knowledge management service for individuals and institutions; contains more than 480,000 first-person profiles of researchers from over 1,300 institutions worldwide.
http://0-members.corptech.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Lists more than 50,000 private and public companies in the high-technology industries. The profiles are fully searchable by more than thirty-three criteria, such as company name, location, products, URL, ownership, size, growth and many more. NOTE: This database has an annual download limit of 10,000 records. Please be conservative with your downloading.
CorpTech directory of technology companies (1999) Ref. HG4057.A16
CQ Press Political Reference Suite
http://0-library.cqpress.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/prs
Congress and the Nation (from 1945), Historic Documents Series (from 1972), Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Washington Information Directory, Supreme Court Yearbook (from 1989) and Vital Statistics on American Politics.
Congress & the Nation: KF 49 .C65. Historic Documents: Ref. E839.5 .H57. Political Handbook of the World: JF37 .P6. Politics in America: JK1010 .P64. Washington Information Directory: Ref. Desk F192.3.W33. Supreme Court Yearbook: KF8741 .A15S87. Vital Statistics on American Politics: JK274 .S74.
Dialog
Dialog is an online information service of more than 450 databases, including U.S. and international company directories and full-text and abstracted periodicals in business, energy, health, pharmaceuticals, science, technology, trademarks, and more. For a listing of databases, consult the dialog bluesheets by subject. Please contact Reference for further information.
Directory of Alternative Investment Programs
This source profiles over 500 active US and international public and corporate pension funds, endowments and foundations, finance and insurance companies, and other key players in the alternative investment market. It also includes articles on institutional investors participation as well as analysis and rankings in the alternative investment market.
Directory of Alternative Investment Programs (REF. HG 4509 .D56)
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=Economatica
Historical database which tracks pricing, financial statements, company reports, and local news on over 1,000 securities from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. (Provided by the generous support of Stephen Jonathan and Cathleen Callahan)
http://0-global.factiva.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/en/sess/login.asp?xsid=S001WNa2sJyMTZyMTAoOT6vNparOXmm5DFHY96oYqZlNFFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFB
Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Note: Number of simultaneous users is limited.
http://www.fitchratings.com/
Fitch Inc. rates 1,600 financial institutions and 1,000 corporations and maintains surveillance on 3,300 structured financings and 17,000 municipal bond ratings in the U.S. tax-exempt market. Fitch also rates over 700 insurance companies plus 69 sovereign debt ratings. The web site provides brief ratings and news about bonds. gift provided by generous support of Anne Marie Barcia. Ask at the Reference Desk for initial login information; then create your own account.
Galante's Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=GalantesDirectory
This directory contains 1,750 profiles of US and international venture capital, buyout, mezzanine, and other private equity firms. Can be searched by name of fund, location, key executives, investment criteria, preferences, and size of investment pools each private investment manager has raised during the past 10 years.
Galante's Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory (REF. HG 4961 .V36 2006)
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
http://0-www.portal.euromonitor.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Global in scope, Euromonitor's GMID provides lifestyle statistics and reports; market data and analysis; company profiles, market share, and performance indicators; and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, brand ranking, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.
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http://0-www.mergentonline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/compsearch.asp
Full text information on over 10,000 U.S. public companies and over 15,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes company history, officers, subsidiaries, financial data, and annual reports. Access to SEC filings (EDGAR) back to 1993. Also includes Company Archives, with information on over 4,000 public companies that were acquired, went bankrupt or merged out of existence from 1995 onward. Includes US and International Industry Reports.
Mergent Manuals
Morningstar.com Library Edition
http://0-library.morningstar.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Covers stocks, mutual funds (open-end), and exchange traded funds (closed-end). Database can searched by name, security, or use the fund or stock screeners. Additional features of the database include analyst reports for stocks & funds and Portfolio X-Ray, to review the allocations across many different funds.
http://0-www.specialissues.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Indexes special issues of magazines. Special issues are any regularly published special editorial content from over 3,000 trade magazines, e.g. Supply Chain Technology News, World Oil, Hoosier Banker. Examples of special issues 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. Many special issues are available on the Internet and are designed to be interactive/searchable and provide greater content than the printed versions. Additional information for the magazines' websites are also inlcuded: industry links, market report, buying guides, dictionary, or archives. Also contains Gary Price's List of Lists (LOL) in the right frame of the website. LOL has selective free webpages from trade magazines arranged by industry.
http://0-www.srds.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/library
SRDS Media Solutions provide access to publications with information about advertising rates and deadlines, editorial or programming content, circulation, links to online media kits, Web sites, audit statements, and other basic information for a variety of advertising media: radio, business magazines, consumer magazines, direct mailings, out-of-home (billboards, airports, etc.) and interactive (Internet). This source is designed for the media buyer, but also is helpful for identifying target audiences or choosing publications for submitting articles.
Waterloo Directory of English Newspapers and Periodicals
http://www.VictorianPeriodicals.com
Directory of over 50,000 English publications published between 1800 and 1900. The amount of information available on each publication varies, but may contain up to 26 categories including title, title changes, publication dates, place of publication, political orientation, history, and editor.
Other Organization Directories
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon
Over 700 Internet sites with information about professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties, advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions.
International Organizations Website
http://www.uia.be/node/163992
Selected from the Yearbook of International Organizations.
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/overview.html
Over a thousand scholarly societies. (Univ. of Waterloo Electronic Library)
http://www.worldchambers.com/
Links to chambers of commerce throughout the world.
Phone Books and Zip Codes
http://www.anywho.com/
From AT&T: search for people or businesses; E-mail, FAX, and Toll Free Number information . Includes reverse lookups, street proximity listings for business or residential; match for last name lookups, maps of the address.
Telephone Directories on the Web
http://www.infobel.com/World/default.asp
International listing of online phone directories.
Zip Code Lookup and Address Information
http://www.usps.com/ncsc/ziplookup/lookupmenu.htm
From the U.S. Postal Service.
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