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NetAdvantage Expands Coverage of Asian and European Companies
02/20/2013 - 4:53pm

S&P Capital IQ has added about 4,000 reports to the Stock module of the NetAdvantage database; about 8,500 stocks are now covered. Most of the new reports are for Asian and European companies.

NetAdvantage can be accessed from the Databases A-...

companies, international
LexisNexis Academic Adds New Market and Industry Reports
11/14/2012 - 3:16pm

The LexisNexis Academic database periodically adds and deletes titles. Over the last few months, for example, they added 143 titles and dropped 19. One of the new titles is Progressive Media's Market Industry Research. This is a collection of industry snapshots, covering markets and categories in 74 countries; one report example is Drinks Retailing in United States: Market Snapshot to 2016.

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Industry, LexisNexis, market
America's Economy App from Census Bureau
11/05/2012 - 9:24am

The Census Bureau launched its first mobile app in August. Called America’s Economy, it is available for both Android and Apple mobile device users.To download, visit the Census Bureau mobile site or the Apple or Google app stores.  It combines real-time updates for 16 indicators from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics:

 

  • Advance Monthly Retail Sales
  • Advance Report Durable Goods
  • Business Inventories
  • Construction Spending
  • Homeownership Rate
  • International Trade
  • Manufacturers’ Goods
  • Monthly Wholesale
  • New Residential Construction
  • New Residential Sales
  • Personal Income
  • QFR–Manufacturing
  • QFR–Retail Trade
  • Quarterly Services Survey
  • Real Gross Domestic Product
  • Unemployment Rate

 

Android, app, economy, iPhone
Business Insights: Global Replaces Business & Company Resource Center
09/18/2012 - 4:37pm

The publisher of Business & Company Resource Center has replaced it with an upgraded, expanded database called Business Insights: Global. This new database is now listed on Rod Library pages such as Databases A-Z and the Business Portal. This link will work both on campus and off campus (after CatID login): 

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World Bank Announces Free and Open Access to Its Research Publications
04/13/2012 - 4:38pm

The World Bank  announced on April 10th "that it will implement a new Open Access policy for its research outputs and knowledge products, effective July 1, 2012....

open access
LexisNexis Academic Industry and Executive Information
03/26/2012 - 4:17pm

The LexisNexis Academic database was recently expanded to include Industry Dossier and Executive Dossier information. Tabs for Industry and Executive can be found within the Company Dossier section after clicking the Companies tab on the left side of the inital screen.

The Industry Dossier can be searched by SIC code or industry-related term to get information such as financials and ratios on leading firms in an...

executives, Industry, LexisNexis
Michael Porter's Five Forces Model
02/07/2012 - 1:18pm

The IBISWorld United States database includes reports on more than 700 industries. These reports are based loosely on Michael Porter's Five Forces model and may be helpful for students doing industry analyses. For example, the Products & Markets section of the reports typically discuss demand determinants, while the Competitve Landscape section covers topics such as barriers to entry, the basis of competition, and industry concentration.

IBISWorld is a licensed Rod Library database and can be accessed directly at this URL which works from on-campus and off-campus (will be prompted for UNI CatID if off-campus): http://www.library.uni.edu/gateway/owl/ibisworld-united-states

IBISWorld also can be accessed from the Rod Library Business Portal and from the Rod Library Databases A-Z list.

A second licensed database, the Small Business Reference Center, also includes industry reports. Some reports published by Datamonitor include explicit Five Forces analysis. A full text search for "five forces" turns up reports such as Breakfast Cereals Industry Profile, for example. This database also can be accessed from the Business Portal and Databases A-Z.

Other databases listed under the Industries & Markets tab on the Business Portal may lead to industry/market reports or articles from academic journals, trade journals, and business magazines that would be useful in five forces analysis of a given industry.

 

Industry, Porter, strategy
Small Business Reference Center
10/25/2011 - 3:25pm

 Rod Library recently added this database as a result of a contract change negotiated by the State Library of Iowa.

It contains the full text of about 400 periodicals,  about 450 reference books,  numerous small business "how to" videos, and several hundred industry reports from Datamonitor. It's listed under Databases A-Z on the Rod Library home page and also from this direct link:...

Datamonitor, small business
New ABI/INFORM Interface
08/17/2011 - 3:33pm

ProQuest has introduced a new interface for its databases such as ABI/INFORM Complete, ABI/INFORM Archive, and Hoover's Company Profiles. Rod Library switched to this new interface over the summer...

ABI/INFORM, Industry, ProQuest
Electronic Books from ebrary
04/25/2011 - 8:42am

Rod Library has been adding an increasing number of electronic books and other e-publications over the last several years. This year, Rod Library used student technology fees to purchase an electronic books collection from a company called ebrary. It contains electronic books covering many areas of the UNI curriculum, including several thousand business and economics books from publishers such as Harvard University Pre...

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