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Analyst Reports

Title: Global Business Browser (OneSource)
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record | Password information (Tuck Only) | Tutorial
Description: Global Business Browser (GBB) provides information on almost 670,000+ public, private, and nonprofit companies worldwide as almost 14 million small, US and Canadian businesses via Small Company Spectrum. GBB also provides access to information on industries and executives. Find news stories, corporate overviews, detailed financial data, market research reports, analyst reports, executive biographies, SWOT analysis, significant developments, strategic initiatives, industry norms, market share, and more. Company Finder can be used to screen the database of companies creating lists of companies that match a given set of criteria (a great tool for job hunting).
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Use your personal login. Other Dartmouth users see a librarian.

Title: Investext
Note: Coverage: 1996 to date
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Investext Investment Research (via Thomson Research interface) features research reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide. Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day.
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network.

Title: Thomson ONE Analytics
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Description: Thomson One Analytics provides access to integrated content, including the following:

First Call : Access equity and fixed income research notes and analyst reports from brokerage firms covering 34,000 companies in more than 130 countries. This information is commingled with Thomson Financial's proprietary market research and analysis of insider activities, and with corporate news releases distributed over PR Newswire. Real-time streaming web casts are also available via First Call Webcast Events.

I/B/E/S : Access current forecast items including earnings, price targets, revenue, and cash flow estimates from leading global brokerage firms, covering companies in established and emerging markets. Also access I/B/E/S History: historical analyst forecast estimates for approximately 40,000 companies across 60 global markets and I/B/E/S Aggregates: aggregated data at the country, industry, sector and index levels.

First Call Events : earnings release and conference call event details.

Disclosure : access to a database of comprehensive SEC filings.

Thomson Financial Institutional Holdings : access general shareholder information on companies worldwide and their rankings of institutional and mutual fund holders (over 4,500 publicly traded companies and financial professionals in 45 countries).
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network. Password required.

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Associations

Title: Associations Unlimited
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Description: Associations Unlimited provides information for approximately 460,000 international, U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership associations, in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. Information includes: location, contacts, website, description, budget, staff, membership, conventions, meetings, and publications.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

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Norms and Ratios

Title: Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
Location: Library Catalog record
Description: Ten ratios for 180+ selected four-digit SIC codes including detailed breakdown by size of assets. Based on IRS annual statistics, which provide a larger database than either D & B or RMA, but slow to be published and no balance sheet data. Very detailed income statement ratios. Trends over 10 year period are shown.
Access: Located in Feldberg Library, reference collection.

Title: BizMiner
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Description: BizMiner provides access to industry analysis, benchmark data, and market research. We have access to 3 content segments:

Financial Analysis Profiles
Segment Size And Typical Income Statement
Analyzed Industry Segment Population
Industry Segment Typical Balance Sheet
Median Financial Ratios: Solvency, Profitability, Efficiency
Average Turnover Rates

Marketing Research Profile
Industry Segmentation And Failure Rates
Market Scale, Sales And Sales Class Trends
Sales/Employee, Staffing & Employment Class Trends
Startup Activity
New Branch Development
High Growth Employment Rate
High Growth Sales Rate
Operational (Business Facility) Concentration
Employment Concentration
Reported Sales Concentration

Local Business Summary
Business Population
Failure Rates And Benchmark Index
Entrepreneurial Activity Rates & Benchmark Index
New Branch Development Rates & Benchmark Index
High Sales Growth Firm Concentrations & Benchmark Index
High Employment Growth Establishment Concentrations & Benchmark Index
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network.

Title: Capital IQ
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Description: Capital IQ, from Standard & Poor's, provides a wealth of information on companies, markets and people:

Market Intelligence: Comprehensive information on over 42,000 public companies, 685,000 private companies, 10,600 private capital firms, 230,000 transactions, and 985,000 professionals worldwide.

Financial Analysis: Easy to use tools for financial statement analysis, comparables analysis, financial modeling, sector analysis, and charting.

Idea Generation: Screening and targeting tools for identifying potential investments, investors, buyers, acquisitions, sales prospects, strategic partners, and executive hires as well as financial transactions and corporate actions.

Relationships: Six Degrees of Separation tool that will allow you to make connections between people and organizations.
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network.

Title: Dun & Bradstreet Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Location: Library Catalog record
Description: Provides 14 ratios for more than 800 SIC categories. Data reported for median, upper, and lower quartiles. Includes balance sheet data reported in both dollars and percentages for each industry category. Based on reports for over 1 million private and public companies in the D & B database.
Access: Located in Feldberg Library, reference collection.

Title: Global Business Browser (OneSource)
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record | Password information (Tuck Only) | Tutorial
Description: Global Business Browser (GBB) provides information on almost 670,000+ public, private, and nonprofit companies worldwide as almost 14 million small, US and Canadian businesses via Small Company Spectrum. GBB also provides access to information on industries and executives. Find news stories, corporate overviews, detailed financial data, market research reports, analyst reports, executive biographies, SWOT analysis, significant developments, strategic initiatives, industry norms, market share, and more. Company Finder can be used to screen the database of companies creating lists of companies that match a given set of criteria (a great tool for job hunting).
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Use your personal login. Other Dartmouth users see a librarian.

Title: RMA Annual Statement Studies
Location: Library Catalog record
Description: Robert Morris Associates Annual Statement Studies provide financial ratio benchmark data for 700+ industries. Included are 19 clearly defined classic financial statement ratios; Common-size balance sheet and income statement line items are arrayed by asset and sales size; Six different asset and sales size categories are presented; Trend data available for five years.
Access: Located in Feldberg Library, reference collection.

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Overviews and Profiles

Title: Capital IQ
Location: Connect now | Password information (Tuck Only)
Description: Capital IQ, from Standard & Poor's, provides a wealth of information on companies, markets and people:

Market Intelligence: Comprehensive information on over 42,000 public companies, 685,000 private companies, 10,600 private capital firms, 230,000 transactions, and 985,000 professionals worldwide.

Financial Analysis: Easy to use tools for financial statement analysis, comparables analysis, financial modeling, sector analysis, and charting.

Idea Generation: Screening and targeting tools for identifying potential investments, investors, buyers, acquisitions, sales prospects, strategic partners, and executive hires as well as financial transactions and corporate actions.

Relationships: Six Degrees of Separation tool that will allow you to make connections between people and organizations.
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network.

Title: Forrester Research
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record | Password information (Tuck Only)
Description: Forrester is an independent research firm that provides research and analysis on emerging technology and its impact on business. Forrester analysts are in constant contact with business directors, IT experts, marketing specialists, and senior executives across various industries. Their research methodology includes thousands of external interviews, insights from experienced analysts, and an internal crosscheck review process. See the TuckStreams record for detailed subscription information. This service is provided to Tuck for NONCOMMERCIAL ACADEMIC USE ONLY.
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network. Must register for a personal login.

Title: Gartner
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Description: Gartner is a leading provider of IT research including statistics, forecasts and market analysis on the Hardware, Software, IT Services, Communications, and Semiconductor markets.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Global Business Browser (OneSource)
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record | Password information (Tuck Only) | Tutorial
Description: Global Business Browser (GBB) provides information on almost 670,000+ public, private, and nonprofit companies worldwide as almost 14 million small, US and Canadian businesses via Small Company Spectrum. GBB also provides access to information on industries and executives. Find news stories, corporate overviews, detailed financial data, market research reports, analyst reports, executive biographies, SWOT analysis, significant developments, strategic initiatives, industry norms, market share, and more. Company Finder can be used to screen the database of companies creating lists of companies that match a given set of criteria (a great tool for job hunting).
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Use your personal login. Other Dartmouth users see a librarian.

Title: Hoover's Pro Online
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Hoover's Pro Online is a database of company & industry information covering 40,000 public, private, US, and non-US companies and more than 600 industries. Hoover's includes the following: company overview, history, news, officers & employees, location & subsidiaries, products & operations, competitors & industry, financials and research reports.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: IBISWorld
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Description: IBISWorld provides access to a collection of market research reports for over 700 U.S. industries and almost 60 global industries. It can be searched by keyword or NAICS code, or can be browsed. Reports are typically 30-60 pages in length and include key statistics, market segmentation, market characteristics, industry conditions, key factors, key competitors, industry performance, and outlook.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Investext
Note: Coverage: 1996 to date
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Investext Investment Research (via Thomson Research interface) features research reports written by top analysts at over 1,000 leading investment banks, brokerage houses, and consulting firms worldwide. Nearly 4,000 new reports are added each business day.
Access: Restricted to Tuck community. Must be used from Tuck Network.

Title: ISI Emerging Markets
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Description: ISI Emerging Markets provides information about emerging market countries, their companies, and industries. It includes country profiles; macroeconomic statistics, forecasts, and analysis; reports on financial markets, companies and industries; exchange rates; analyst reports; and business news, both in English and the local languages. Coverage includes countries from Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Central Asia-Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and Middle East.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: MarketLine
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: MarketLine provides information on companies, industries and countries, including:

Market Research Reports

Company Profiles:
• Business Description
• Major Products & Services
• Key Employees & Biographies
• SWOT Analysis
• Top Competitors

Industry Profiles:
• Executive Summary
• Market Segmentation
• Market Size
• Market Share
• Market Forecasts

Country Profiles
• Political & Economic Analysis
• Key Macroeconomic Data

News, Comment and Analysis
• Breaking industry news
• M & A activity
• Product launches
• Regulatory changes
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Mergent Online
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Description: Mergent Online is a database of company and industry information as well as and country profiles. We have access to the following:

U.S. Company Data:
provides a fully searchable database of approximately 15,000 NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ companies, as well as real-time access to EDGAR filings, dating back to 1993. Coverage includes: history, business, property, subsidiaries, officers, directors, long-term debt, bond ratings, capital stock, income statement, balance sheet, statements of cash flow, exchange and ticker symbol, address, telephone number, annual stock price ranges, trustees, registrar, transfer agent, stock splits, dividend payment history and more.

U.S. Company Archives Data:
full business descriptions, history and financial statements for more than 4,000 companies that were acquired, went bankrupt, liquidated or merged out of existence from 1995 onward.

International Company Data:
provides a fully searchable database on 20,000 non-U.S. based corporations, companies representing 95% of the non-U.S. global market capitalization.

International Company Archives Data:
provides the last available financial information on more than 2,000 non-U.S. companies that have merged, were acquired, went bankrupt, liquidated or otherwise disappeared from 1995 forward.

Country Profiles:
provides profiles for countries around the world including: history, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, transnational issues, and stock exchange information.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Pink Sheet: Prescription Pharmaceuticals And Biotechnology, The
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: The Pink Sheet provides in-depth coverage of the prescription pharmaceutical industry. Known as 'The Bible' to the prescription pharmaceutical industry, this specialized weekly publication covers regulatory activities of FDA, FTC and CMS; Congress; industry news, such as mergers and acquisitions, new product introductions and executive changes; and financial news, such as companies sales and earning performance and stock activity. The publication covers research, manufacturing, distribution and the retail sector.

Our subscription also includes access to Health News Daily, which includes news in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Herbals and OTCs, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, and Washington Health Policy.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Sports Business Research Network (SBRnet)
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Sports Business Research Network, SBRnet, is a continuously updated resource featuring market research and industry news covering all facets of the sporting goods and sports marketing industry, including sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.

SBRnet provides market research from the National Sporting Goods Association; the U.S. Department of Commerce; various sports governing bodies; and full-text articles from 14 magazines and newsletters published by Miller Freeman, the world's largest sporting goods trade publisher, and newsletters provided by leading independent industry experts. In addition, data from buyTRACK, an exclusive tracking study of sporting goods purchasing habits on the Internet, is available.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used on Dartmouth Campus or via VPN Client.

Title: Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage provides comprehensive overviews of 50+ major U.S. industries. Updated twice a year, reports cover industry trends, forecasts, major players and market share data, key ratios and statistics on the following industries:

• Advertising
• Aerospace & Defense
• Agribusiness
• Airlines
• Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
• Apparel & Footwear
• Autos & Auto Parts
• Banking
• Biotechnology
• Broadcasting & Cable
• Chemicals
• Chemicals: Specialty
• Communications Equipment
• Computers, Storage & Peripherals
• Computers: Commercial Services
• Computers: Consumer Services & the Internet
• Computers: Hardware
• Computers: Networking
• Computers: Software
• Electric Utilities
• Environmental & Waste Management
• Financial Services: Diversified
• Foods & Nonalcoholic Beverages
• Healthcare: Facilities
• Healthcare: Managed Care
• Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals
• Healthcare: Products & Supplies
• Heavy Equipment and Trucks
• Homebuilding
• Household Durables
• Household Nondurables
• Industrial Machinery
• Insurance: Life & Health
• Insurance: Property-Casualty
• Investment Services
• Lodging & Gaming
• Metals: Industrial
• Metals: Precious
• Movies & Home Entertainment
• Natural Gas: Distribution
• Oil & Gas: Equipment & Services
• Oil & Gas: Production & Marketing
• Paper & Forest Products
• Publishing
• REITS
• Restaurants
• Retailing: General
• Retailing: Specialty
• Savings & Loans
• Semiconductor Equipment
• Semiconductors
• Supermarkets & Drugstores
• Telecommunications: Wireless
• Transportation: Commercial
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used from Tuck Network. No wireless access.

Title: Standard & Poor's Market Insight
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Description: Standard & Poor's Market Insight provides information on companies, industries and countries:

Company - allows you to lookup an individual company or screen the database of all companies for those that match your criteria. You'll then get a company report and information on executive compensation.

Industry - allows you to choose an industry and get profile and list of constituents.

Country - provides the following information for each country: economics overview and statistics, maps, geographical statistics, population statistics, government statistics, communications and transportation information.
Access: Restricted to Dartmouth College community. Must be used from Tuck Network. No wireless access.

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Patents

Title: esp@cenet: European Patent Office
Note: Coverage: 1970 to date
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: esp@cenet is a worldwide patent database. Abstracts, bibliographic data and full text of patents are provided for: EPO, France, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and WIPO. Abstracts and bibliographic data are provided for: China and Japan. Bibliographic data is provided for: Argentina, ARIPO, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ellas, Eurasian Patent Office, Finland, GDR, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, OAPI, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Soviet Union, Spain, Turkey, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Title: FreePatents Online
Location: Connect now | Library Catalog record
Description: Patent database which is keyword searchable and has viewable patent diagrams. Covers US and recent EP patents. Complete patents are downloadable in pdf or tiff format.

Title: USPTO Patent Database
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Description: The United States Patent and Trademark Office database contains patents that have been granted, including the full-text since 1976 and full-page images since 1790, and patent applications published since 15 March 2001.

Last Updated: 9/10/08