PLEASE NOTE the below video is out of date (references environmental scans rather than SWOT analysis; some visuals do not match current website layout). Updated video to be posted ASAP; in the meantime, contact the Business Librarian or your instructor with any questions.
On the left side of this page is a video tutorial for using Library databases to find company reports. Finding company reports and other information on companies can help you get a good idea of what a company's priorities are, and help you to back up claims you make in your assignments.
The databases listed on this page have high-quality, reliable, objective information on companies. See descriptions for more information.
Nexis Uni replaced Lexis Nexis Academic.
Contains information from over 15,000 news, legal and business sources. Comprehensive coverage of news and current events, government, business, medical, and legal topics, as well as general reference information is included. Formats found in the database are: international and domestic newspapers, magazines and trade journals, broadcast transcripts (NPR, ABC News, CBS News, and CNN), company financial information, industry and market news, case law, law reviews, medical news and abstracts, and country profiles. Includes business information on over 80 million public & private international companies and 75 million executives. Non-English language news sources are available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch. Campus news from some 400 college/university papers and over 50 wire services are also available.
EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) provides country, industry, management analysis and forecasts on over 200 countries, nine strategic industries, and a full range of management functions through the following services:
ViewsWire provides daily updated analysis and views on business, economic trends, political and market developments from around the world. ViewsWire covers over 200 countries with three years of archived information.
Country reports provides in depth information on issues shaping the country: the political scene, economic policy, domestic economy, sectoral trends, foreign trade and payments. Country Reports covers 200 countries and is updated monthly.