Company Profiles / Directories: Databases: Jackson Library: Stanford GSB

Databases: Company Profiles / Directories

These databases are made available to you by Jackson Library for academic use only. They are accessible via GSB (or Stanford) Computers.

Your top choices (in select order)

Database / Access Restrictions	Description / Guide
Million Dollar Database • 5 simultaneous users • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Brief profile of U.S. companies from Dun & Bradstreet. Help: Quick Guide
Reference USA • Off-campus access instruction	Description: US business profiles and US households data. Note: Maximum download is 25 records at a time. Help: Quick Guide
Hoover's Online • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Company and industry profiles. Help: Quick Guide
OneSource US Business Browser	Description: Corporate overviews, financials, analyst reports, etc. Help: Quick Guide
Capital IQ • Access with personal account (SUNet ID required) • Current GSB students, faculty, staff (and current Stanford students involved in GSB coursework)	Description: Financial information on companies, private equity, etc. Note: Not available to students over summer. Help: Quick Guide
MarketLine • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Reports on international companies, industries and countries. Help: Quick Guide
ORBIS • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Profiles 33 million companies worldwide. Provides the same data as Mint Global . Orbis offers a traditional BvD interface. Help: Quick Guide
CorpTech • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Profiles of U.S. technology companies. Help: Quick Guide
Audit Analytics • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only • First time users need to request an account • Also accessible via WRDS • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Auditor information, sarbanes-oxley disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation, and corporate governance.
Mergent Corporate Manuals • Off-campus access instruction	Description: Historical information on public companies. Includes the following Mergent / Moody's manuals: • Industrial Manual, 1920- • OTC Industrial Manual, 1970- • OTC Unlisted Manual, 1986- • Bank & Finance Manual, 1928- • Public Utility Manual, 1914- • Transportation Manual, 1909- • International Manual, 1981-
Directory of Alternative Investment Programs (AIP) • Access at CD-ROM Workstation in Trader's Pit; Or, • Access online at Information Desk	Description: Profiles key players in the alternative investment market. A companion to Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory. Help: Quick Guide

Database / Access Restrictions

Description / Guide

Million Dollar Database

• 5 simultaneous users
• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Brief profile of U.S. companies from Dun & Bradstreet.
Help: Quick Guide

Reference USA

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: US business profiles and US households data.
Note: Maximum download is 25 records at a time.
Help: Quick Guide

Hoover's Online

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Company and industry profiles.
Help: Quick Guide

OneSource US Business Browser

Description: Corporate overviews, financials, analyst reports, etc.
Help: Quick Guide

Capital IQ

   • Access with personal account (SUNet ID required)
   • Current GSB students, faculty, staff (and current
      Stanford students involved in GSB coursework)

Description: Financial information on companies, private equity, etc.
Note: Not available to students over summer.
Help: Quick Guide

MarketLine

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Reports on international companies, industries and countries.
Help: Quick Guide

ORBIS

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Profiles 33 million companies worldwide. Provides the same data as Mint Global . Orbis offers a traditional BvD interface.
Help: Quick Guide

CorpTech

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Profiles of U.S. technology companies.
Help: Quick Guide

Audit Analytics

   • Current Stanford students, faculty, and staff only
   • First time users need to request an account
   • Also accessible via WRDS
   • Off-campus access instruction

Description: Auditor information, sarbanes-oxley disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation, and corporate governance.

Mergent Corporate Manuals

• Off-campus access instruction

Description: Historical information on public companies. Includes the following Mergent / Moody's manuals:

• Industrial Manual, 1920-
• OTC Industrial Manual, 1970-
• OTC Unlisted Manual, 1986-
• Bank & Finance Manual, 1928-
• Public Utility Manual, 1914-
• Transportation Manual, 1909-
• International Manual, 1981-

Directory of Alternative Investment Programs (AIP)

• Access at CD-ROM Workstation in Trader's Pit; Or,
• Access online at Information Desk

Description: Profiles key players in the alternative investment market. A companion to Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory.
Help: Quick Guide

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