Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

Career Center Job Search Group
Malka Weintraub
Fall 2009

Individual course index /fa09/jobsearch_weintraub.htm

Introduction | Locations
Research Companies | Research Industries | Job Listings
General Sources | Other helpful information

Introduction:
This guide will help you find background information for your job search. It was designed for the members of the University of Baltimore Career Center's Job Search Group.

For questions,email the library at langref@ubalt.edu or phone us at (410) 837-4274. You can also contact the librarian for the Job Search Group:

Class Session Materials:

Locations:
Information always costs money... to someone. Often, libraries or government agencies have already paid for the information for you. Here is quick guide to who may provide you with access to a resource:

  • UB: University of Baltimore. Books are available in the Langsdale Library. Web resources are available to current UB students, staff, and faculty with a University of Baltimore library barcode.
  • Pratt: Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore Public Library) . Books are available at the central library or at library branches. Web resources are available with a Baltimore city library barcode, which any Maryland resident can get.
  • Free: Free to anyone on the Web
  • $$$: Not available for free, but can be purchased. Often expensive.

 

1. Research Companies:

Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.(UB)
Also: http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

D&B Million Dollar Database
Provides information on over 1,250,000 U.S. leading public and private businesses. Company information includes industry information with up to 24 individual 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies. : http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

Hoover's Company Records[on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 2002-current. Find in-depth company information on over 5,000 companies with Hoover's Company Records. Each profile provides an overview and history, as well as as information on key people, products, subsidiaries and competitors. (UB)
Also: http://www.hoovers.com/free/ (Free) ($$$)

Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals.  Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.Also has Company Dossiers with financial info, stock prices, comapny history and news.

Mergent Online [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Current. Mergent Online contains the electronic versions of the Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals (Industrial, OTC, Banking and Finance, and International), covering over 10,000 U.S. companies and thousands for foreign companies. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. Industry reports are included. (UB)
Also: http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

ReferenceUSA [on-campus]
Coverage: Current. Provides directory, sales and employee size information for more than 12 million businesses in the U.S. (UB)
Also: http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

ThomasNet (Thomas Register of Manufacturers). (Free)
http://www.thomasnet.com/
Online version of the classic directory of manufacturing companies. You can search by product type, company, or brand name.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. EDGAR. (Free)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
Forms and reports that all public companies must file with the U.S. government. Most of the company financial information in other services is pulled from EDGAR and then processed to make it easier to understand.

 

2. Research Industries:

Annual Statement Studies. (2005). Risk Management Association (formerly Robert Morris and Associates). (UB: Ready Reference 1st floor - HF 5681 .B2 R6)

Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Free)
 http://www.bls.gov
Employment, wages, prices & consumer spending, etc. National, state, and local.

Producer Price Index. (Free)
 http://www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm
 "Measures the... the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output," according to the BLS website.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
This database is primarily an index to business journals. It does include lots of great industry surveys, however. To get to the industry surveys, go to the Limit your Results section at the bottom of the search screen and select Publication Type: Industry Profile. Then type the name of your industry in the search box at top, and hit search. (UB)
Also: http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies. This database has industry overviews from a series of encylopedias of industries from Gale (e.g. Encyclopedia of American Industries) which can be searched via NAICS code or industry description (UB)
Also: http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/database_list.aspx (Pratt)

Census Bureau. County Business Patterns. (Free)
 http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Industry data by county/city/zip code.

Census Bureau. Current Industrial Reports. (Free)
 http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
Current statistical profiles of large industries. Focuses on manufacturing and construction.

Census Bureau. Economic Census. (Free)
 http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
Detailed portrait of the nation's economy every five years. National, state, and local information available.

Census Bureau.
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) . (Free)
 http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
Searchable guide to the industry codes used by the U.S. government. NAICS codes are very specific, and can be used in many business information sources.

Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. (2004). Short Hills, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet. (UB: Ready Reference 1st floor - XHF 5681 .R25 D9)

Mintel Market Reports [on-campus]
Mintel provides access to hundreds of reports on a variety of European, UK-specific and US consumer markets. Each report that Mintel publishes provides a unique overview of a market including its dynamics and prospects. Visitors to the website can search by keyword or browse for relevant publications by 'category'.
Note that academic users of this site must first agree to the academic conditions of use. Then you must create and sign in using a profile consisting of an email address and a password before you can see the reports that are available.(UB)

Standard & Poor's industry surveys (2004). New York: Standard & Poor's. (UB: Reference 1st floor - HC 106.6 .S74 2001 Latest issue, READY REFERENCE)

 

3. Job Listings:

This section will be filled with recommendations from the members of the job search group. It is composed of two sections:

Professional Organizations: Organizations or associations often have lists of job postings or membership directories that can be very useful in the job search.

Google Directory: Professional Organizations. (Free) http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Organizations/Professional/

Encyclopedia of Associations (in "Ready Reference Shelf" database)
Searchable index of organizations and associations devoted to nearly any subject or cause.
http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/databases.aspx?by=name&value=R (Pratt)

Members of the Career Center Job Search Group can e-mail further suggestions to tarendall-salvetti@ubalt.edu.

Job Search Sites:

University of Baltimore Career Center. Job Search Websites. (Free) http://www.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=608

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Maryland Nonprofits. http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

A statewide coalition of nonprofit organizations. Includes a list of jobs available in maryland nonprofits.

Members of the Career Center Job Search Group can e-mail further suggestions to tarendall-salvetti@ubalt.edu.

 

General Sources:

Baltimore Business Journal Book of Business Lists. Baltimore, Md. Baltimore Business Publications. (UB: Reference 1st floor - HF5065.M3 B24)

Baltimore Business Journal Online (Free)
http://www.bizjournals.com/
Collection of articles from Business Journals from dozens of cities across the United States

Encyclopedia of Associations (in "Ready Reference Shelf" database)
Searchable index of organizations and associations devoted to nearly any subject or cause.
http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/databases.aspx?by=name&value=R (Pratt)

Fedstats. (Free)
http://www.fedstats.gov
 Gateway to statistics from most branches of the U.S. government.

Other helpful information:

Enoch Pratt Free Library. Get a Pratt Library Card (Pratt) http://www.prattlibrary.org/findanswers/index.aspx?id=2310#get

Langsdale Library. Citation Styles (Free)
 http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/Citation_guide.htm
Guides to MLA, APA, and other citation styles.

Langsdale Library. Get a Langsdale Library Barcode (UB)
 https://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/lib_reg_form.cfm
Register online for your library card.

Langsdale Library. Guide to Industry Research (Free)
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/industry_guide.htm

Langsdale Library. Guide to Marketing and Advertising (Free)
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/marketing_guide.htm

Langsdale Library. Interlibrary Loan (UB)
http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/howto/ill_guide.htm
If you have citations for books or articles that Langsdale Library doesn't own, our staff will find another library that does, and get you a copy. Services is free, but takes 1-2 weeks.

For more information email langref@ubalt.edu, call 410-837-4274 or Chat with a Librarian at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm.

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