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Welcome to the Library

Welcome to the Library. Amber Lannon & Jan Wallace. Resources & Services. Your Library. David Lam Management Research Library location 2 nd & 3 rd Floor, above 99 Chairs library hours July 31 - August 20 Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm Evening & weekends begin September 4 th.

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Welcome to the Library

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  1. Welcome to the Library Amber Lannon & Jan Wallace

  2. Resources & Services

  3. Your Library • David Lam Management Research Library • location • 2nd & 3rd Floor, above 99 Chairs • library hours • July 31 - August 20 • Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm • Evening & weekends begin September 4th UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  4. The Library Website • http://www.library.ubc.ca/lam/ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  5. The Librarians • Three Librarians: Jan, Amber, & Christina • In person at our research desk, by appointment, phone, email, IM, and in your classroom • Contact information is on our website at: http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=116 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  6. Our Business Resources • Business Databases • Books • Journals • Newspapers • Videos, Film, DVDs:http://www.library.ubc.ca/home/about/services/gtvid.html UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  7. Business Databases

  8. Business Databases • Access from our website • Most are accessible from residences, wireless network, computer labs, and off-campus • Some are available only in the library • Off campus access instructions (VPN): http://www.itservices.ubc.ca/support/service/vpn.html UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  9. Books, Journals, Videos

  10. Books, journals, Video UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  11. Facilities and Services

  12. Group rooms • Room 220: large table, whiteboard, up to 10 people • Room 335: whiteboard, board table, up to 6 people • Rooms 221, 222, 223, 224: private/small group study rooms for up to 2 or 3 people • You must book rooms in advance at our circulation desk UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  13. Laptops • Available at the circulation desk • 4 hour loans • Wireless UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  14. A database for every occasion

  15. ABI/Inform & CDN NewsStand • Good starting point for background on an industry, topic, & company • Full text of 1000+ business journals • Wall Street Journal updated daily • National Post, Vancouver Sun • Canadian Business Magazine • BC Business • Indexes Business in Vancouver & Harvard Business Review UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  16. Search techniques • The selection of search terms is important • Generate a list of synonyms and alternative spellings • Electronic bookstore, Online bookstore, bookselling, book retailing, etc. • Wal-mart vs. Walmart • Marketing, advertising, ad campaign, branding, consumers, public relations • Subject headings • Use Boolean Operators: AND, OR, NOT UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  17. Access to ABI • http://www.library.ubc.ca/lam/ UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  18. Research guides UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  19. ISP Research Guide UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  20. Citing sources UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  21. Resources for the ISP Team Project and Brief Company Presentations

  22. Our Example • Lion’s GateEntertainment Corporation • 23rd largest company in BC • Movie and television production and distribution UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  23. Public vs. Private • Public companies trade shares on a stock exchange • Required to file reports with the stock exchange • Private companies are privately held, not required to publish information • Finding information on private companies is very difficult UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  24. SIC and NAICS • Industry classification schemes • Used for business research • NAICS: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html • SIC: http://www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Standard/sic-c/sicc80-menu.htm UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  25. Business Source Premier • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=912 • Use for finding industry, company, and market analysis, may contain: • Industry profiles • Market research reports • Magazine articles • Journal articles • News UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  26. Strategis • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=281 • Use for finding Canadian industry and company information, may contain: • Industry profiles • Statistics on the number of establishments, employees, market size, profitability • Company directories UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  27. GMID • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=1004 • Statistics and industry analysis, may contain: • Data on market size, exports, imports • Country industry reports • Consumer/Client reports UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  28. Standard & Poor’s Industry Survey’s • In the library in print, 50+ surveys in 3 volumes, contains: • Trends • Competitors • Financials • Description UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  29. Investext Plus • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=316 • Use for finding investment analyst reports written by brokers which may contain: • Industry analysis • Financial analysis • Corporate Governance information • News • Credit ratings • Competitor analysis • Detailed company information UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  30. Mergent Online • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=855 • Use for finding a company report that will include: • Financials (statements & ratios) • Full company details • Annual reports • Company History • News • Competitors UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  31. Stock Activity Financial Ratios Operations Directors/Other Exec. Officers Related Companies Financial Statistics Latest Results History Segmented Data (products/markets) FP Advisor http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=676 Use for finding a company report that will contain: UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  32. Company Website • Search Google: http://www.google.comfor the company name • A company’s website may contain: • Look for “investor relations”, “investor centre” to find financial information and annual reports • News • Mission, values • Presentations • Consider the source! UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  33. Filings: SEDAR • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=291 • Use for finding the Company’s Annual Information Form which may contain: • Operations • Risks • Future • Organizational Structure • Future Prospects • Competitors and Industry • Corporate Governance information UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  34. ABI/INFORM & CDN News • http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=4 • Use for finding news, magazine and journal articles which may contain: • Company news • Company analysis • Financial analysis • Marketing and human resource information • Interviews with Officers and Directors • Industry information UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

  35. Next Time • What: Library Workshop • Where: HA409 • When: Thursday at 9am (bring the materials from today) UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

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