1. Internet Job Resources: Beyond Google Kol Emeth Jobs Group February 6, 2003 Sonia Dorfman

2. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 2 Agenda Overview of online sources of information Subscription databases - Advantages Recommended subscription databases Where to find these databases & how to get access Significant features of each database Sample searches Summary URLs

3. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 3 Overview of Online Sources of Information Company web site disadvantage - only positive information Internet discussion boards disadvantage – limited and/or inaccurate information Google and other search engines advantage - lots of hits disadvantage - hits not necessarily relevant and time consuming to review for relevancy Many publications not available on free web

4. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 4 Overview of Online Sources of Information Subscription databases aggregate publications available through public library and college libraries

5. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 5 Subscription Databases - Advantages Newspapers which have business news WSJ, NYT, SJ Mercury News, SF Chronicle other national and local publications Trade publications in different fields Search all publications in database with single query Get information on privately held companies and startups if anything written

6. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 6 Recommended Subscription Databases Factiva Infotrac Lexis-Nexis

7. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 7 Where to find these databases & how to get access – Public Libraries Most public libraries have Infotrac (ex. Palo Alto, Mountain View) Factiva available at San Jose Public Library Some databases can be accessed from home and some only from the library Need library card to access databases from home library card number becomes online ID Non-residents of particular city can get card (ex. San Jose)

8. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 8 Where to find these databases & how to get access – College Libraries College libraries - Lexis-Nexis, Factiva & Infotrac State and UC libraries open to public use databases on campus use at home only with UC or CSU ID Stanford University local residents can use library for total of 7 days a year without charge use databases from home only with Stanford ID

9. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 9 Significant Features of Each Database Factiva widest selection of sources NY Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco papers, SJ Mercury News, Fortune, Forbes other major publications plus special interest and trade publications

10. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 10 Significant Features of Each Database Infotrac most widely available database in public libraries not as wide a selection of sources Business and Company Resource Center Lexis-Nexis wide selection of sources (but not WSJ full text) company credit reports available, including privately held companies

11. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 11 Sample Search – Google Search terms – case aol resignation Date limit – past 3 months Cannot enter date range

12. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 12 Sample Search – Google Results 8,520 hits

13. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 13 Sample Search – Factiva Search Terms – case and aol and resignation Limit date range to 1/13/2003 – 1/14/2003 Headline and lead paragraph

14. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 14 Sample Search – Factiva Results 74 hits NY Times, Washington Post, WSJ, NPR Morning Edition

15. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 15 Sample Search – Infotrac Search term - Solix

16. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 16 Sample Search – Infotrac Results Business & Company Resource Center Fiscal Year 2001

17. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 17 Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis Search term – Imperito Privately held company

18. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 18 Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis Results Experian Credit Report As of 12/09/2002

19. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 19 Subscription Database Summary Search many publications in single query Find information on companies, competitors, individuals and products from differing points of view Databases updated constantly

20. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 20 URLs San Jose Public Library http://www.sjpl.lib.ca.us/Resources/db/business.htm http://www.sjpl.lib.ca.us/Resources/db/business.htm

21. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 21 URLs Silicon Valley Library System http://www.svls.lib.ca.us/SVLS/html/databases.html http://www.svls.lib.ca.us/SVLS/html/databases.html Palo Alto City Library http://www.city.palo- alto.ca.us/palo/city/library/reference/databases.html http://www.city.palo- alto.ca.us/palo/city/library/reference/databases.html Researching Companies Online Tutorial http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/ http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/

22. February 6, 2003 © Sonia Dorfman Internet Job Resources: Beyond GooglePage 22 URLs San Jose State University Library http://library.sjsu.edu/database/dbalpha.htm Stanford University Library http://www-sul.stanford.edu/catdb/alldata.html