1. Navigating the NCSU Libraries
Session 2:
Finding Company Information
E101
Fall 2006

2. Head, Textiles Library and Engineering Services
Contact Info
Honora N. Eskridge
Head, Textiles Library and Engineering Services

3. Company Information Why do we need it?
For a homework assignment or project
To look for internships or jobs
To prepare for interviews

4. Company Information What is it? News about a company or industry
Sales or profit info
Locations of offices
Names of executives/CEOs, etc.
Competitors
Public vs. private

5. Where to find company info
Why not just use the company web site?
Directories (Hoover’s Company Profiles)
Articles in popular or trade magazines/journals, e.g.:
Popular: Wall Street Journal, Business Week
Trade: Engineering News Record, Chemical Engineering News

6. How do we access? Through the Libraries’ web site: www.lib.ncsu.edu
From the “Databases” link, check out:
Lexis Nexis Academic

7. Homework
Using the database just demonstrated, research a company that you would like to one day work for.

8. Questions?
Let me know…