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Business directories
A good way to start your company research- use a business directory
Australian
Business Who of Australia
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Find Australian company information, tradeneames, who owns whom, directors, revenue, employee numbers, rankings, contacts.
Search by name, ASX / SIC code.
Limit your search by revenue, employee numbers, rankings.
A Dun & Bradstreet database. Find password here:
Username/password
[3 user limit]
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DatAnalysis
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Provides current and historical data for all ASX listed companies.
Includes financial data profit & loss statements, cash flow, annual reports (from 1995- ) corporate details, shareholder information and company announcements-(from 1989)
Updated daily.
An Aspect Huntley database |
FinAnalysis
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FinAnalysis Provides a 12-year history of detailed financial information for all companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
-Profit & Loss, balance sheet and cashflow data.
-Full breakdown of revenue and expenses as reported by the company.
-Financial Analysis and Ratio pages
-Market Data.
-Historic share prices, market capitalisation and listed shares. Updated daily.
-Price charts.
-Dividend payment history. |
Jobsons Online
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Australian and NZ industrial & mining companies.
Search by name, ASX / SIC code.
Results include Company history, operations, main activities, contact details, subsiduaries, key personnel, yearly financial tables back to 1995.
Contains Jobson's year book of public companies and Jobsons mining year book. A Dun & Bradstreet database.
Username/password
[3 user limit] |
International
| Hoovers |
US and UK company directory. Find company profiles, key numbers, key personnel. Search for specific companies or browse categories.
[Note: Utas is not a subscriber to Hoovers, therefore only basic information available.] |
| Kompass |
Browse the directory of international products and services from over 70 countries. Find business names, basic profiles and contact details for each category.
[Note: Utas does not subscribe to the advanced search feature] |
| NYSE Listed Company directory |
Listed US companies on the New York Stock Exchange. Browse by name, region, insustry category and listing date. |
Annual Reports
Annual Reports Online
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Annual reports database for all Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed/de-listed companies, 1995- current. Includes company prospectuses.
Search for a specific annual report by company name, code or industry sector. Updated daily.
[Reports in pdf format]
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| Annual Reports.com |
Free directory of Annual reports for many US companies. Search by company name, symbol, or industry sector.
Reports available in both pdf and html formats. |
| Hemscott 1 |
Annual reports of UK companies |
| IRIN: Annual Report Resource Centre |
Free directory with over 13,200 current and historical annual reports. Mainly US companies. |
| irasia.com |
Some Asian Annual/ Interim Reports |
How do I find journal articles?
The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The
best way to access articles in these journals is by using the databases listed below. When you find an article you
want to read, use the Library
Catalogue
and the E-journals
list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic
copy in full-text.
Many databases listed will have direct links
to the full-text article.
Subject-specific Databases
| Multi-discipline databases | Related
Databases |
Databases:
ANZ Reference Center
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Australian and N.Z. Newspapers, Business and Finance Magazines; Company Information and regional news.
Including: The Australian, The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Bulletin with Newsweek and BRW.
[note: does NOT include the Aust Fin Review] |
Business Source Premier
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Over 1100 full text scholarly journals in management, accounting, finance, corporate governance, economics, international business.
Also contains industry reports, country reports, company profiles.
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| ProQuest |
Information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. International Business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups.
Subsets include: ABI/Inform database, ProQuest Asian Business database, ProQuest European Business database.
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APA-FT
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Australian Public Affairs. Subject coverage: Australian business, company information, news and current affairs, economics.
Includes selective index to the Australian Financial Review. |
Related Databases
EconLit |
EconLit indexes and abstracts book reviews and tables of contents in all aspects of economics. Includes articles, books, proceedings, working
papers from 1969 onwards.
CSA help sheet (pdf) |
Multi-discipline Databases:
| Scopus |
Large indexing database with an academic business journal collection. Also links to web sites containing annual reports; and US company product patents. |
| Current Contents Connect |
Indexes core academic journals in all subjects, including a Business Collection. Includes Alerting service. Back file of last 4 years.
Help sheet (pdf) |
Useful Web Sites
Company News
DatAnalysis
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Company announcements as provided to the Australian Stock Exchange.
Updated daily. Includes takeovers, progress reports, notices of meetings, letters to shareholders, dividend announcements.
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Regional Business News
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This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis. |
| Google News-Business |
Hourly updates for worldwide company and business news |
| Yahoo! Australia & NZ News- Business |
Search for latest news about Australian/NZ companies |
How do I cite and manage my information resources
Ask your lecturer which citation style is used in your School. Endnote bibliographic software is available from the service desk to manage your sources when undertaking in-depth research. The Library provides training in EndNote.
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