GSU Library Research Guides: ACCT8610: Library Resources for Case Analysis: Business Databases

Company Financials and Filings

Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Provides U.S. company data for over 15,000 public companies and their SEC filings, U.S. annual reports, plus international company data for approximately 17,000 companies, international annual reports, FactSheets, and country information

RIA Checkpoint

RIA Checkpoint This link opens in a new window
Contains primary tax documents and secondary analysis for estate planning, pensions and benefits, and payroll taxation at the federal, state, and local levels.

Business Librarian

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Subjects: Accounting, Business, Computer Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Health Administration, Hospitality, Institute of Insight, International Business, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management & Insurance

Accounting, Tax, & Banking Articles

Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection This link opens in a new window
Locate precise results from sources ranging from current news to professional and academic journal articles that influence important accounting, tax, banking, and financial issues of the day.

Articles - Background Info for Your Projects

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
This database includes international coverage and provides researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world from 1923 to the present.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
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This database provides full text for scholarly business journals and other sources, covering all areas related to business. Direct Opt Out Link.

Key Business Ratios

Key Business Ratio Collection (Archives) This link opens in a new window
Contains the Key Business Ratios archives; the file consisting of U.S. corporations, partnerships and proprietorships both public and privately owned, in all size ranges, and includes over 800 different lines of business as defined by the U.S. Standard industrial Classification (SIC) code numbers.
Key Business Ratios Online (KBR) This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to competitive benchmarking data. This tool examines industry benchmarks compiled from D&B's database of public and private companies and providing solvency, efficiency, and profitability ratios, and industry norms.

NY Times Accounting News

Video Tutorial: Finding Business Data

Researching Industries

Like researching companies, performing industry research is a skill that you will use beyond your time in school, and for many similar reasons. The tools on this page are a small portion of what is availble through the GSU Library.

IBISWorld is an excellent resource for understanding an industry, including the current issue and the major competitors
Industry Profiles, Country Reports and Trade Publications through Business Source Complete

Make sure you consider alternative ways to describe your industry. For example, if you are researching the clothing industry, you might also search for apparel, women's apparel, or other terms specifically related to your industry. If you need more assistance finding items in the catalog, this guide will be helpful

Keeping up with the news

Factiva This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to over 10,000 news sources from around the world.

ACCT8610: Library Resources for Case Analysis: Business Databases