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How to research a company or an industry?
Available from Jackson Library are a number of databases for finding company/ industry data. See Databases: Company Profiles/ Directories and Databases: Industry Data for recommended sources. The following examples give you a quick tour on some of our most popular databases.
- MarketLine - Use to access comprehensive information, news and market reports for U.S. and international companies and industries.
- OneSource's US Business Browser - Contains core business information on companies and industries, corporate overviews, financial data, research reports and more.
- Plunkett Research Online - Industry trends and statistics, as well as individual company coverage.
More detail on locating information can be found in our Jackson database guides.
Company Searching
Using OneSource's US Business Browser
To perform a quick search of a specific company.
Enter the Name or Ticker of the company your want to find in the Search box. Click Go.
Search Results
The results is a comprehensive listing of companies that match the name you have entered.
By clicking on the report links to the right you can view corporate overviews, corporate financials, current news stories, and
more.
Using MarketLine
To perform a search by company from the MarketLine home page click on "Browse Companies" or enter a company name in the "search our products" box.
If you used the "Browse Companies", then click on the appropriate letter.
If you entered the company name in the "search our products" box, and if the company name is found, click on the company name.
Industry Searching
Using Plunkett Research Online
Each Industry Research Center is subdivided into corresponding industry sectors.
After entering an Industry Research Center you will have six options: Market Research and Trends, Statistics, Company Profiles, Association/ Organizations, Export Company Contacts and Glossary.
Using MarketLine
To perform a search for an industry, from the MarketLine home page click on "Browse Industries" or enter an industry in the "search our products" box.
If you clicked "Browse Industries", then click on the appropriate industry heading.
If you entered an industry in the "search our products" box, and if the industry is found, click on the appropriate industry heading.
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