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MEL’s Database of the Week for 2/25/11

February 25th, 2011

Welcome to Database of the Week — a feature from the Management & Economics Library (MEL). These database snapshots will give you basic information about our most relevant and beneficial online resources.

If you have a suggestion for a database or topic that should be covered, please let us know.

This Week’s Featured Database: OneSource, from Infogroup.

Link: www.lib.purdue.edu/mel, in the pull down Quick Access to Business Databases alpha list right below the Libraries’ search box.

Description/focus: OneSource has international coverage of companies, executives, and industries, as well as articles and news.

Start with this hint: OneSource is the second option on the left at the ReferenceUSA site. The OneSource home page allows for a quick search in the 4 areas they cover, but you can see the depth of information in this database by starting with a search for a company you know, such as Ford.  From the subsequent Ford company information page, you can link to analysts’ reports, initiatives and developments, SEC filings, annual reports, industry reports.  In the left column, click on OneStop Report and select the financial statements and other reports you want bundled in a quick take-away.  Back at the home page you can Build a List of executives based on job title, industry, size of company, geographic location.

Why you should know this database: OneSource includes private companies.  Our subscription covers 4.7 million companies and 12.5 million executives.

Other common tools available in this database: fulltext reports; create an alert; create a list of favorite.  For use of these tools in this database, contact Mary Dugan

How this database can be integrated into the curriculum: OneSource has specifically sought elements of company and industry information such as SWOT, lists of competitors, analyst reports, and company histories.

Cost: Paid by the Libraries annually.

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