To complete the Libguide Assignment, use the Nexis Uni database to locate the Hoover's Company report and Business Source Complete database to locate company profiles. For the Business Profile paper, use the Business Source database to locate the company profiles. Nexis Uni will also be used to to fill in certain areas of data. Use the PDF instructions below to find the most effective ways of using both databases.
If not on an Edison State campus, Edison login credentials are required to access library resources. This will be name and Library barcode number (1973 + student ID #), including the zeros. If you need help, contact the Library by phone (937)-778-7950 or email Library@edisonohio.edu
Finding out information directly from the company's website is a great way to start the research journey. The websites often provide the first-hand information that is needed. Make sure that it is actually sponsored by the company, and is not a webpage designed by an unreliable source.
A good place to start is the company's About page and the Investor page.
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
A scholarly business database providing bibliographic and full text content. Business Source Complete provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.