Cohort MBAs – Evening Session Hillary Campbell Government Documents Librarian and Liaison to the School of Management February 18, 2004

BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING….. GO TO THE INFO DEPOT IN THE STUDENT UNION BUILDING AND GET A COMET CARD! You need it to check out books and access any of the library’s electronic resources

Library Resources Books Annual Reports Collection Government Documents Electronic Databases Services MC 2 Office

Books Search the library catalog: Keyword/Subject search Use long view to cross-reference by subject

Books Books located in Main Stacks and Reference – some are available electronically Test prep materials available – search catalog by title or subject

Suggested Books Plunkett’s Industry Almanac Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys Peterson’s Job Opportunities for Business Majors Hoover’s Texas 500 Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies International Directory of Company Histories

Government Documents – Dept of Labor Publications Occupational Outlook Handbook Career Guide to Industries National Compensation Survey : evaluating your firm's jobs and pay The Job Outlook in Brief *All Government Documents are indexed in the library catalog

Annual Reports Collection Paper and microfiche copies of annual and 10K reports Not indexed in the library catalog Catalog of titles in card file at the library reference desk

Electronic Databases – Why not go straight to Google? Access to very specific information Access to very specific information Relatively high degree of authority on the information found within Relatively high degree of authority on the information found within No duplicates No duplicates More powerful “advanced searching” More powerful “advanced searching” You have already paid for them (and they are NOT cheap! ) You have already paid for them (and they are NOT cheap! )

Electronic Databases – How do I get to them? On campus – Go to the library’s list of electronic databases: reference/database.html Off campus – Log in using your Comet Card:

Electronic Databases – Which one(s) should I use? Business and Company Resource Center LexisNexis Mergent (formerly Moody’s) Business and Industry Business and Management Practices

Business and Company Resource Center Business and Company Resource Center Provides current business, company, and industry content including: periodical articles, press releases, corporate structures, financials and earning estimates, investment reports, and company histories. Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol, SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location.

LexisNexis Business News and Industry and Market News Company Financial Reports, Company Profiles, Company Comparisons SEC Filings and Reports Directories – Contact and resource information for companies and industries

Mergent Full-text U.S. and international company financial data, as well as U.S. and international company annual reports Updated weekly Use Help Menu to assist with searching

Business and Industry Business and Industry Facts, figures and key events about public and private companies Indexes leading trade magazines, newsletters, general business press and international business dailies 1992 – Present Library may or may not have article available in full-text

Library Services Interlibrary Loan Ask-A-Librarian reference/erefform.html Chat Reference ask.html Library Instruction Loreen Phillips –

MC 2 – McDermott Management Satellite Satellite library office for Management students, faculty and staff Staffed by liaison librarians Research assistance and access to library’s electronic resources SM – off the Undergraduate Suite *Souvenirs provided! *Souvenirs provided!

UTD Career Center – Online resources career/ Collections of online job hunting and career planning resources Connects you to the UTD eRecruiting service

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Final Research Tip Don’t forget the Reference Librarians! Mon-Thur: 9am – 10pm Fri: 9am-8pm Sat:10am-7pmSun:1pm-10pm

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