3. Doing Business @ Your Library

Business Information

Before revealing searching tactics let’s answer together the question………

What is business information ?


General business resources Career Personal finance Business services Resources by industry International business resources Business reference


General business resources

Current business news Business periodicals and

journals In depth research databases Company information and

profiles Market research and

demographics Economic indicators and

exchange rates Economic resources Government resources


Career Business and career development

Finding a job Small business and

entrepreneurship Home and family

based business Business schools


Personal finance Individual portfolio management

Share market Property Superannuation Taxation


Business services Accounting Advertising and public relations Banking finance and insurance Business law & ethics Copyright and patent law Management consulting and

human resources Consultants trainers speakers Real estate services E commerce Consumer affairs


Resources by industry

General resources & directories Aerospace Agriculture Arts and entertainment Automobiles Building and construction Chemical industries Computing Consumer durables Electronics and components Environmental technology Fashion and apparel Food and beverages


Resources by industry

Healthcare and pharmaceuticals

Marine industries Natural resources and

energy Production equipment &

manufacturing Publishing and the media Retailing Telecommunications Transport Travel and hospitality


International business resources

The global economy: background and news

Trade: import & export

International business organizations and directories

Language culture and protocol


Business Reference Business travel and weather

Communications


Searching tactics on the selection underlined below:

General business resources Career Personal finance Business services Resources by industry International business resources Business reference


General business resources– Company information & profiles

Revealing the tactics now !


Company provided: via announcement press release annual report

Q & D search engine: www.google.com.au

– Fortescue Metal Group– Anaconda


Aggregators– CAROL– http://www.carolworld.com/– Kompass; Annual Report Gallery– Invisible web - registration usually required– Some free - some at cost


Government mandated– ASIC National Names Index; Identical Names checklist

……. http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic_srchlodg.nsf/byheadline/Home+Page?opendocument

– ASX– Australian Business Register

http://www.abr.business.gov.au/(cp4ceci4ks0hmhammztd3o45)/main.aspx

Companies House Edgar World Federation of Stock Exchanges


Analysts– Press, business, information

http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/– BRW Business Review Weekly– ABIX et al in the ALB– Forbes– Gary Price– Subscriptions - yours, ours or individual


What was the tactic ? What was the percentage ? 25% 50% 25% ? 10% 80% 10% ? Cross reference - supply or refer !


Resources by industry Retailing

– Invisible web– IbisWorld http://www.ibisworld.com.au/– Subscription

http://www.euromonitor.com/mrm/default.asp

Q & D ? could still give context


International business resources Language culture and protocol

– Subscription– “Doing business in”…….. Local stock– Invisible web

http://www.austrade.gov.au/australia/layout/0,,0_S2-1_CLNTXID0019-2_-3_-4_-5_-6_0-7_,00.html

– DFAT http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/– Q & D may give context eg

PricewaterhouseCoopers


ReferenceThe Prentice Hall directory of online

business information. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice Hall. 1997.


Slides prepared by Pam Phelan Section 4 July 2004 PLS Training

Module “Business Information Resources & Services of the State Reference Library”

In preparation for “Doing Busine$$ @ your Library” marketing campaign August 2004