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Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Provides full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Remote access available.
BNA Tax Management Library
Access to portfolios in the areas of U.S. Income; Estates, Gifts, and Trusts; and Foreign Income. Sample portfolio titles include: Transfers to Controlled Corporations, Consolidated Returns, Limited Liability Companies, and International Pension Plann. Requires password. Only available in the library.
CCH Tax Research
This service provides information on federal tax, state tax, business entity planning, financial and estate planning, securities, federal banking law, capital changes, documents in the federal tax library, and government contracts from 1971 to the present. Remote access available.
COMPUSTAT (CD-ROM)
COMPUSTAT contains fundamental financial, statistical, and market data for corporations listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American StockExchange, National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, and Over-the-Counter markets. Locate annual income statement data, quarterly data, financial ratios, number of employees, business segments, geographic areas, industry composites, aggregates, and indexes. Ask for the CD-ROM MRDF 363 at the reference desk. Only available in the library.
EconLit
Contains citations since 1969, with selected abstracts since 1987, of world economic literature from 400 major journals, essays, proceedings, books, reviews, dissertations and working papers. It is produced by the American Economic Association. Remote access available.
JSTOR
Consists of full-text finance and economics journals with complete runs that start with the first volume and issue and end with the volumes from a few years ago.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Offers full-text online news, business, legal, legislative, and regulatory information, updated daily.
RIA: Research Institute of America Tax Service
The RIA Tax Service contains databases which cover the following broad topics Federal Tax Issues, State Tax Issues, and International Tax Issues. Password required. If you are an LSU student, faculty, or staff member obtain your password here You must register while on campus. Once registered, off campus is available.
SDC Platinum
Access public and private corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, stock swaps, real estate investment trust transactions, leveraged buyouts, tender offers, privatizations, spin-offs and split offs, and bankruptcy liquidations. Domestic transactions available since 1979. International transactions available since 1985.
Statistical Masterfile
Combines three searchable databases containing bibliographic records for statistical publications: American Statistics Index, covering publications of the U.S. federal government from 1973 - 1997 ; Statistical Reference Index, covering publications from private organizations and state government sources from 1980 - 1997; and Index to International Statistics, covering publications of international intergovernmental organizations from 1983 - 1997. The databases primarily index publications that include social, economic, demographic, business, and industrial statistics.



Print Resources


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Demographics

Credit Surveys/Moody's Investors Service
HG4905 .M785 (Stacks)
Mergent Annual Bond Record
HG4651 .M66 2007 (Reference)
Moody's Bond Surveys
HG4905 .M785 (Stacks)

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance
HG151 .B49 1997 (Stacks) and NetLibrary E-Book: 48698
Concise Dictionary of Business
HF1001 .C63 1990 (Reference)
Dictionary of Finance
HG151 .D54 1993 (Reference)
Dictionary of Personal Finance
HG151 .S427 1992 (Stacks)
Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance
HG151 .M8 1994 (Reference) and NetLibrary E-Book: 710
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
HF1001 .E4663 2001 (Reference)
New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance
HG151 .N48 1992 (Reference)
Wall Street Dictionary
HG151 .S424 1990 (Stacks)

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Directories

Directory of Corporate Affiliations
HG4057 .A22 2008 (Reference)
Finance Insurance and Real Estate USA
HC106.8 .F56 1999 (Reference)
Moody's Bank and Finance Manual
HG4961 .M65 2004 (Stacks)
Sheshunoff Banks and S&Ls of Louisiana
HG2611 .L6 B35 1997 (Stacks)
Thomson North American Financial Institutions Directory
HG1536 .P635 (Reference)
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies
HG4057 .A59 (Reference Desk)

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Financial Ratios

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
HF5681 .R25 T68 (Reference Desk)
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
HF5681 .R25 I52 (Reference Desk)
Manufacturing USA
HD9721 .M364 (Stacks)
RMA Annual Statement Studies
HF5681 .B2 R63 (Reference Desk)

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Handbooks

Handbook of Credit Derivatives
HG6021 .H36 1999 (Stacks) and NetLibrary E-Book: 52362
Handbook of Financial Mathematics, Formulas, and Tables
HF5691 .V42 (Stacks)
Handbook of Public Finance
HJ141 .H363 1998 (Stacks) and 2005 edition: SpringerLink (Online service) or 2004 edition: NetLibrary E-Book: 128466
Hedge Fund Handbook
HG4530 .L364 2000 (Stacks)
International Handbook of Corporate Finance
HG4026 .I57 2000 (Stacks) and NetLibrary E-Book: 51783
Negotiators Handbook
HD58.6 .F85 1991 (Stacks)
Statistical Methods in Finance
HG4515.2 .S73 1996 (Stacks)

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WWW Resources


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American Depository Receipts

Global Investor (News Alert)
Search by country, ticker symbol or company name, or by industry.
J.P. Morgan/ADR
Locate ADR data by company, region, and industry.

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Annual Reports

See Securities and Exchange Commission

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Bonds/Treasuries

Bond (U.S.) Redemption Values
Series EE Bond, Series E Bond, and Series S Notes.
Bond Markets.Com
Access regulatory issues, news, and research.
Bonds Online
Access current bond news, articles and commentaries, and quotes.
Bureau of the Public Debt
Access a wide range of data concerning savings bonds.
Historical Treasury Bills, Notes, and Bonds (Public Bureau of the Debt)
Access recent treasury bill, treasury note, and bond auction results tables. Also locate treasury bill, note, and bond auction history from 1/1/1980 to the present. Also available is the public debt figure and the Monthly Statement of Public Debt.
International Government Bond News
News for the Americas, Asia/Pacific, and Europe.
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board
Locate information about the role and function, reports, notices, and general information.
Nationaland International Bond Yields (PSA/Bloomberg)
Rates for various maturities in the US, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and UK.

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Commodities, Futures, and Options

Active Futures Contracts (BloombergNews)
Bonds, currencies, metals, index options, interest, energy, food, grain, livestock.
Bolsa de Mercadorias & Futuros
News, publications, statistics. (En Espanol)
Chicago Board of Trade
Daily market news, current and historical statistics, market commentary, and a glossary.
Chicago Board Options Exchange
Market quotes, current and historical statistics, and other resources.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Statistics and news.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Click on "Reports and Publications" to access annual reports, occasional papers, budget reports, economic analysis and other statistical reports (e.g. Cotton on Call Report, Deliveries on CBOT US Treasury), opinions and orders, and the strategic plan.
Helsinki Exchanges
Market data, monthly and weekly statistics, and share prices.
Historical Commodity Prices
Closing futures prices for major U.S. exchanges.
Hong Kong Exchanges
Cash market data, derivatives market, and prices.
Kansas City Board of Trade
Quotes and charts, market reports, and prices for wheat, Value Line, and natural gas contracts.
London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange
Statistics and trade information.
London Metal Exchange
Daily prices, stocks, monthly prices, and monthly volumes.
Matif: France's Futures and Options Exchange
Contracts traded on the exchange, news, contacts, and historical statistics.
MEFF Renta Fija: Spain's Financial Derivatives Exchange
Locate statistics, news, and publications.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
Locate weekly volume reports, wheat stocks reports, monthly volume reports, and statistical annuals.
New York Mercantile Exchange
Locate news, quotes, charts, settlement data, futures and options, historical data, commodity codes, and a glossary.
New York Board of Trade
Click on "Market Information," access a daily market report, delayed quotes, historical data, and various trader's reports.
Office for Futures and Options Research
Access working papers related to futures, options, and derivatives.
Sydney Futures Exchange
Access market data and prices.
Tokyo Grain Exchange
Access statistics and market prices.

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Currency Exchange Rates

Bloomberg's Currency Calculator
Convert currency from around the world. Up to the minute exchange rates.
CNNfn Currencies
Current day currency figures from Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa & Middle East, and the Americas.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Locate current and historical foreign exchange rate data.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Locate 10a.m. EST midpoints N.Y.Interbank Market rate and the 12 Noon EST Buying Ratesfor Cable Transfer in N.Y.
Historical Currency Tables
Locate historical currency rates.
Pacific Exchange RateService
Access current and historical foreign exchange rates.
Universal Currency Converter
Calculate current currency equivalents based on closing rates from the previous trading day.
What's A Dollar Worth?
A Consumer Price Index calculation machine; from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

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Economic and Corporate Research Reports

Business and Industry News page.

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Encyclopedia

Financial Terminology Database
"This glossary with over 5000 financial terms in English, German, French and Italian can be used free of charge for non-commercial use on a query-by-query basis."

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Federal Reserve Board

Economics and Statistics page.

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Financial Directories (International)

Kompass International Directories
Search for company and trade names.

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Financial Directories (U.S.)

Hoover's Online
Search for company information by company name, ticker symbol, and keyword.
Inc 500
Access a wide variety of data including company rankings.
infoUSA
Locate the name, address, and phone number for individuals and for over 10 million U.S. businesses.
NASDAQ Listed Companies
Search for information by ticker symbol.
NYSE Listed Companies
Click on "Listed Companies" to access links to corporations listed on the NYSE.
Standard & Poor's: OTC Bulletin Board(R) Companies
Access a list of companies comprising the OTCBB and company-sponsored descriptions.
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Search by location (state/province) with either product/service or company name. Registration is free.
Wall Street Research Net
Search by stock symbol or company name and access basic financial data.

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History

Museum of American Financial History
Find details of current exhibitions, tours, and selected articles from their publication Financial History.
Comparative Chronology of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
Comprehensive list of annotations of monetary history. Report compiled by Roy Davies and Glyn Davies.
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Read the classic by Charles MacKay chronicling events such as the Tulipomania and the South Sea Bubble financial calamities.

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Initial Public Offerings

IPO Central
Locate recent filings and pricings and news and analysis.

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Insurance

Auto and Home Insurance Rates
Locate home and auto insurance rate guides for states, news, and special reports.
Insurance Company Guide
Access background information, financial data, and other information.
Insurance Rating Definitions
Access rating from Standard & Poor's .
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Access information about insurance regulators, producers, and companies.

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Internet Directories

Bellsouth Yellow Pages
Covers business addresses for companies in all the states.
SuperPages.com
Search the yellow and white pages.
InfoSpace Internet Directories
Search the white and yellow pages. Also access world directories.
Internet 800 Directory
Search by product name, company name, and 800/888 number.
Telephone Directories on the Web
Comprehensive, annotated listing of links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, and fax listings from all around the world.
World Pages
Search by business name or by category.

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Journals and Scholarly Publications

Finance & Development (IMF and the World Bank)
Quarterly publication focusing on economic and policy issues.
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication
Locate issues covering electronic commerce and emerging law on the electronic frontier.
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce
Click on "Web Archive" to access full-text articles.
Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance
Abstracts of articles that address current and emerging issues.

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Mutual Funds

CNNfn Mutual Fund Report
Locate performance and pricing information.
Morningstar
Access brief, non-analytical reports. Also locate articles, interviews, and special reports.
Mutual Fund Education Alliance
Learn about the basics of mutual fund investing, types of mutual funds, taxes, profiles and performance on no-load mutual funds.
Variable Annuities
Evaluate the performance of variable annuity, variable life, and variable universal life insurance products. Find background information on annuities, articles, and the variable annuities database.

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Organizations

American Society of Association Executives
Search for associations with Web pages.
Chinese Finance Association (Newsletter)
Access the newsletter for economic and financial news about China, information about the organization, and annual conferences.
New York Society of Security Analysts
Overview of the organization, live and archived Webcasts of corporate presentations, and career opportunities.

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Public Laws

Federal Securities Act of 1933
An Act to provide full and fair disclosure of the character of securities sold in interstate and foreign commerce and through the mails, and to prevent fraud in the sale thereof, and for other purposes.
Federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Full-text access of this important public law.

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Real Estate

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
Under "About REITs," access information a glossary and a company directory. Under "Research & Statistics," access an historical index list, market snapshots, performance statistics, and market capitalization data.
Survey of Real Estate Trends (FDIC)
Coverage includes the residential and commercial markets, regional trends, and an overview of real estate trends.

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Securities and Exchange Commissions (U.S. and Int'l)

EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System)
Access financial reports filed with the SEC from 1993 to the present.
EdgarSCAN
Prepared by Price Waterhouse Technology Centre, this Web interface transforms EDGAR data into HTML and Excel(R) spreadsheet formats. Also access data in the regular EDGAR format.
FreeEdgar
This easy-to-use interface to the SEC filings allows the user to search for summary financial reports, navigate the SEC filings, and review in-depth financial analysis.
Public Register's Annual Report Service
Order free annual reports on over 3,600 public companies. PRARS is solely sponsored by participating companies.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Access regulatory actions, staff interpretations, investor information, and news/public statements.
SEDAR (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval)
Access Canadian financial documents filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators since January 1, 1997. Financial reports include annual reports and prospectuses.

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SIC & NAICS

1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables
View in HTML table format, frames format, or download into database or word processing software.
North American Industrial Classification System
NAICS has replaced the SIC system. Access conversion tables from NAICS to SIC and SIC to NAICS.
OSHA (1987 SIC Manual)
Search by keyword(s) and by a specific 4-digit SIC. Also examine the manual structure.

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Stock Markets (International)

Stock Markets of the World
Alphabetical listing of countries with links to their stock markets.

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Stock Markets (U.S.)

CBS Marketwatch
Quotes, national and global market news, economy and politics, research and tools, stock research, and commentary.
Chicago Stock Exchange
Find listed companies, the annual report, fact book, stock quotes, and various statistics.
CNNfn Markets
Access the Quote Search service for 15-minute delayed market quotes for any stock, mutual fund or money market fund (enter symbol in top lefthand corner); the U.S. Stock Markets page provides quotes for the AMEX, DJIA, NYSE Composite, NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500, and the Russell2000. Data includes actives, gainers, high/lows, and volume alerts.
Corporate Governance: Enhancing the Return on Capital Through Increased Accountability
An excellent collection of corporate governance links, corporate governance organizations, corporate governance documents, corporate governance Web pages, and items of general interest.
Corporate Governance Reports
This site provides some full-text publications focusing on corporate governance, shareholder activism, executive compensation, and institutional investor fiduciary obligation.
Big Charts
Click on "Historical Quotes" then enter symbol and date. Big Charts has the ability to retrieve exact and split-adjusted stock price information and split adjustment factors as far back as January 1985. A split-adjusted, 2-month daily stock chart marks the specific closing price the User requested.
Yahoo! Finance Historical Stock Quotes
Access stock quotes since 1962. Data includes open, high, low, and closing prices and trading volume.
Investment Strategies for the 21st Century
This is a book written by portfolio manager and investment counselor Frank Armstrong.
Market Guide Investment Center
Search by stock quotes to retrieve information such as business description, business segments, company overview, and ratio comparison. Also access thecompany's Beta.
NASDAQ Stock Exchange
Access quotes by typing in the ticker symbol (refer to the "symbol look-up" link for a list of companies and their symbols), index quotes and the companies listed in each index, plus a glossary of terms. Under "InfoQuotes" for each company, access information such as fundamentals, charts, news, stock reports (from Disclosure), SEC filings, and analyst information.
NETWorth Stock Quotes
Access quick quotes for a company.
New York Stock Exchange
Under "Market Information," access company information
U.S. Stock Market Indices: DJIA (1900-93) and S&P's (1926-93)
Be sure and read all the data on the menu.
Zack's Investment Research
Access company profiles, balance sheets, income statements, consensus estimates, company news, and quotes.

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Uniform Commercial Code

Uniform Commerical Code
Access the full-text of the UCC. Distributed for limited purposes of study, teaching, and academic research. Note the qualification on the main menu.

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Warrants

Citibank Warrants
Access information on warrants in Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Goldman Sachs Warrants
Information on German, Swiss, Japanese, and Italian warrants.

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