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Your Management Librarian in Troy. Colette Holmes E-Mail: holmec@rpi.edu Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 Office: Folsom Library, 3 rd floor(341A) In library: Mon - Fri, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Appointments recommended. Passwords & Tech Help. Your RCS Userid and P assword
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Your Management Librarian in Troy • Colette Holmes • E-Mail: holmec@rpi.edu • Voice Mail: 518-276-8331 • Office: Folsom Library, 3rd floor(341A) • In library: Mon - Fri, 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM • Appointments recommended.
Passwords & Tech Help • Your RCS Userid and Password • For licensed Library Services and Resources • One sign on to remember for your library services • Available from Help Desk in VCC • Contact consult@rpi.edu. Sample Logon Window for Off-Campus Access
Ticker Symbols • Consist of letters, numbers or combination of both • Identifies publicly traded shares for • Specific stock • Specific market • Examples • Starbucks SBUX • Visa V
Tickers Vary with Stock Exchange • Sony Ticker Exchange SNE NYSE SON1.MU Munich
Maximizes/Focuses Search • Company names can vary • Example: • IBM • International Business Machine • Yahoo Ticker Symbol Look Up • To identify Company Ticker
Public Companies • Example - Starbucks • Ticker symbol (sbux) • Sells stock • Traded on stock exchange(s) • Must report to SEC • SEC filings are public record SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
Private Companies Some Examples • Dunkin Donuts • Mars Candy • L.L Bean • Price Chopper • Cargill
Private Companies Are … • Privately owned • Don’ sell stock to public • Don’t file with the SEC • Very difficult to research
SIC & NAICS • Numeric classification codes • Describe industries • Used to collect data on industries • Used to classify companies by industry
SIC vs. NAICS Example Starbucks • Starbucks • SIC Code 2095 (Roasted Coffee) • NAICS Code 311920 (Coffee and Tea Manufacturing)
Primary & Secondary Codes Primary Code for Primary Business Line Starbucks Example PrimarySIC 2095 Secondary SIC 6794 Primary NAICS 311920 Secondary NAICS 533110
May Vary from Source to Source Starbucks Example • Source: LexisNexis Academic • Primary SIC (5812) • Secondary NAICS (311320) • Source: Mergent Online • Primary SIC (2095) • Secondary NAICS (311920)
As Time Goes By … • Both codes have changed over time • Reflect birth/evolution of industries • SIC assigned 1930s – late 1980s • NAICS assigned 1990s - • Covers more industries • No one-to-one translation
Web Pages to Bookmark • Ask Dr. NAICS (US Census Bureau) • NAICS(US Census Bureau) • Concordance Tables (1997 NAICS & 1987 SIC) • SIC Manual (Dept. of Labor)