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As its name implies, OneSource is a single-stop destination for various types of business information.  Look here for in-depth company profiles (including lots of information about executives), industry and market reports, SEC documents, and news.

OneSource is only available to Haas students, faculty, and staff using a personal log in.

For information on companies in the Bay Area, check out the following print publications:

• The San Francisco Business Times
• San Francisco business times book of lists
• San Jose Business Journal
• San Jose Book of Lists.

For information on other regional, national, or international companies, use the Factiva database below.

• Factiva
  Search news articles: Source - > Publications by Type - > Publications
  Search Press Releases: Subject - > Press Releases
  

• Business Source Complete
  In addition to providing the full-text for more than 7,400 scholarly business journals and other sources, also contains Datamonitor reports with SWOT analyses.
  
• VentureXpert
  Now available as part of the Thomson ONE platform Note: Only works with Internet Explorer. Details on venture-backed companies and VC firms/funds.
  

Search the OskiCat catalog for books about your company. In addition, the Business Library has the following references on corporate histories:

• International Directory of Company Histories Histories on over 6,850 companies with a minimum of $25 million in annual sales or leading influences in their industries or geographical locations.

• Notable Corporate Chronologies Collection of chronologies for over 1,500 corporations describing 30 or more key dates that mark major events in a corporation's life story: dates for founding, major product introductions, tenures of pivotal executives, major scandals, mergers and acquisitions, and major stock offerings.

• Mergent Online
  Find 10K and 10Q filings, as well as glossy annual reports.
  
• Thomson Research Investext
  Now available as part of the Thomson ONE platform. Note: works best with Internet Explorer. Find analyst reports from brokerage houses and investment banks.
  

• IBIS World Industry Market Research
  Overview reports on hundreds of U.S. and Global industries. Data includes market size, market share, major players, and industry trend analysis. For industry information on China, see IBIS World: China and Global
  
• Mintel Reports
  Detailed reports on consumer industries (food, beverage, personal care, etc.) Reports cover specific product/country markets and discuss market drivers, market size & trends, market segmentation, supply structure, advertising and promotion, retail distribution, consumer characteristics, and market forecasts. Geographic emphasis is on the U.S. and Europe. Note: Requires creation of a personal account by each user.
  
• Frost and Sullivan
  Contains detailed, professional-level market research high tech and heavy industries.
  
• NetAdvantage
  Accessible via the NetAdvantage platform, the Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys are the fastest way to come up to speed on the players and events impacting over fifty (50) of the largest North American and global industries. Cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios, and statistics. Useful sections include How the Industry Operates and How to Analyze a Company.
  

• Gale Directory Library (GDL)
  Use the Encyclopedia of Associations to target professional and trade associations, important networks for finding jobs and advancing careers.
  
• Hoover's Online
  Click the "People" tab and search by name, company name, alma mater, or job title.
  
• Marquis Who's Who
  Search or browse for executives' names, company names, universities, etc.
  
• NetAdvantage
  Find Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives. Search by name, company details, job title, birthplace, or alma mater.
  

Search the OskiCat catalog for books on case interviewing, and Wetfeet and Vault Guides. Some examples include:

ebrary Provides access to over 5,600 e-books in business, economics, and related fields, plus many Wetfeet Insider Guides. See the Business Library's guide on Ebrary Books on Resumes, Job Searching, Careers or search ebrary directly.

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