Need help with your research? Contact:

Kelly Cannon Humanities & Business Reference Librarian phone: x3602 email: kcannon@muhlenberg.edu IM (AIM, Yahoo, MSN): refcannon (add @hotmail.com for MSN)

NOTE: The databases listed on this page are all available at Trexler Library's Finding Business Information page (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/guides/business/index.html).

Business and Company ASAP
Contains full text of articles describing recent business combinations. Try a keyword search on hostile takeover or acquisition, etc. Limit your search by year if desired.

Business Source Elite
Same as Business and Company ASAP, but more exclusively focused on U.S. companies.

How do I locate annual reports for each company?

Annual reports are available in many places. Here is one:

LexisNexis Academic Universe
See the section: Business > SEC Filings & Reports
See also: Business > Company Financial Reports (See Disclosure and NAARS Reports)

How do I locate journal and business news articles detailing the chronology of a business combination?

Business Source Elite
Limit by date.

Business and Company ASAP
Limit by date.

How do I locate financial records--including ratios--for publicly-traded companies, available in Excel format?

Mergent Online
Contains in-depth financial data for companies for up to 15 yrs.

How do I locate a detailed chronology of a company, including acquisitions?

Mergent Online
Click on tab marked "History."

How do I locate in-depth histories of companies, including those no longer in existence?

International Directory of Company Histories
This is a print reference collection located on level A of Trexler Library, call # 338.7409 I61d.

Trexler Library's APA for Business (http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/apabus.pdf) offers examples for citing print and electronic resources in a bibliography.