Subject Guides: Company Research: Company Databases A to Z

Company/Industry

ABI/Inform (Business and Management) This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic citations, abstracts, and full text of articles appearing in international business and management publications, academic journals, and trade magazines published worldwide.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
This scholarly database contains over 3,600 peer-reviewed publications in full-text on every subject.
Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection This link opens in a new window
Bringing together two formerly separate products - Accounting & Tax and Banking Information Source – this database provides centralized access to top journals, reference reports, proceedings, dissertations and more.
Advertising Redbooks / Winmo This link opens in a new window
Winmo contains all the data formerly contained in Advertising Redbooks and provides information about advertisers and ad agencies. This database lists over 19,000 advertisers that have at least $200,000 in advertising expenditures, the media they advertise by, as well as over 12,500 ad agencies that represent them.
**Access limited to a single concurrent user.**
American Doctoral Dissertations This link opens in a new window
American Doctoral Dissertations provides electronic access to the print index Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities. The enhanced database includes more than 153,000 theses and dissertations from 1902 to the present.
Uniworld Online This link opens in a new window
This directory contains contact information for headquarters, subsidiaries, branches and executives of multinational firms. It does not include companies that solely operate domestically.
Asian & European Business Collection This link opens in a new window
English-language database containing economic and business data, as well as analyses, current news, policies, statistics, and political developments for countries across Asia and Europe.
Business Knowledge RESEARCH: The Conference Board This link opens in a new window
Full-text research reports, executive summaries, webcasts and podcasts on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. These reports include studies of Fortune 500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, and more. Full-text coverage begins with 1995 to the present.
BMI Research This link opens in a new window
Covers country risk, financial markets, industry and company intelligence, analysis, data and forecasts.
Now FitchConnect, was previously called Business Monitor Online.

Business Plans Handbook
Actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses.

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Major business resource that provides access to scholarly and peer-reviewed articles from all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and industry information, in addition to market research reports. Articles, many of which are full-text, are from thousands of scholarly business journals.
Consumer Reports This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to full-text reviews and advice on consumer products and services. It is the online version of the print Consumer Reports magazine.
D&B Million Dollar Database
D&B's North American Million Dollar Database provides information on approximately 1,600,000 U.S. and Canadian leading public and private businesses. Company information includes industry information with up to 24 individual 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies.
** This database has been discontinued. Content is available in Mergent Intellect. **
Data Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
U.S. and international statistical information. Includes the American Statistics Index, Statistical Abstract of the United States and a selection of full-text documents.
As of June 2021, includes SAGE State Stats and SAGE Local Stats featuring statistical data series created from government and non-government datasets, covering topics of research interest for U.S. states, counties, cities, and metropolitan areas.
Dissertations and Theses (American University-authored) This link opens in a new window
Access full text of dissertations and theses in PDF format authored by American students. Access includes digitized and electronic dissertations and theses from 1916 until present. To see other formats, check our library catalog.
Economist.com This link opens in a new window
Authoritative weekly newspaper focusing on international politics and business news and opinion.
EIU World Investment Service This link opens in a new window
Provides investment reports and time-series on Business Costs, FDI and Industrial Output for 60 countries.
Once on the Viewpoint website, click on 'Data' in the menu bar.
eMarketer Insider Intelligence This link opens in a new window
eMarketer provides analysis, market data, and statistics on the internet, e-commerce, online marketing, social media, and emerging digital technologies around the world.
** Users may sign up to receive report notifications and custom alerts and may need to check their ProofPoint Digest emails or visit spam.american.edu to release messages.
See OIT's video for step-by-step instructions. **

Encyclopedia of American Industries
Information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business.
Encyclopedia of Public Relations
This encyclopedia explores the evolution of the PR field, with examples from history describing events, changing practices, and the key figures who developed and expanded the profession.

Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of 25+ major trade and consumer magazines related to film, theater, music and general entertainment industry. Provides complete runs of magazines from their inception to 2000, including Variety, Billboard, and Broadcasting & Cable.
Euromonitor Passport This link opens in a new window
Passport is a global market information database examining countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to internationally comparable statistics, market reports and interactive visualization tools.
**Access limited to current AU faculty, students, and staff.**
European Business (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
English-language database containing economic and business data, as well as analyses, current news, policies, statistics, and political developments for countries in Europe.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
A major source of newspapers, web news, and industry news, containing 28,000 sources from over 200 countries in 23 languages. Includes Wall Street Journal television transcripts and newswires. Includes company profiles.
**If you receive an error page when attempting to access Factiva, please clear your browser following the instructions in the library's FAQ, How do I clear my web browser's cache and cookies?**
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
The latest UK and international business, finance, economic and political news, commentary and analysis from the Financial Times.
** Registration required. Only current students, faculty, and staff are eligible to register for and access FT.com **
First Research This link opens in a new window
Provides industry profiles covering over 900 industry segments in United States. Updated on a quarterly basis, the profiles contain critical analysis, statistics and forecast data. The database also provides state-level (and Canadian Province) economic snapshots.
Fuente Académica Premier This link opens in a new window
Fuente Academica Premier is a rapidly expanding collection of over 570 scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology. The database is updated weekly.
Hoover's This link opens in a new window
Proprietary information on more than 65 million public and private companies, along with executive biographies and industry descriptions.
**Access limited to 51 concurrent users. Please click on 'Rolling User' > 'Logout' when exiting to release the session for another user.**
i3 Connect This link opens in a new window
Developed by the Cleantech Group, it provides updates on clean technology investments, IPOs, mergers, acquisitions, business relationships, and other financing activity.
IBISWorld Industry Reports This link opens in a new window
Contains detailed reports on over 700 industries in the United States. Reports are based on the NAICS code.
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Offers full-text access to 20 IEEE Computer Society Periodicals, plus more than 875 conference proceedings.
Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Provides access to industry benchmarking data based on aggregated financial statements of public and private companies in 800 lines of business in Dun and Bradstreet’s (D&B) database. Features 14 key business ratios for the critical areas of business performance – solvency, efficiency and profitability. Ratios are arranged by the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes.
MarketLine Advantage This link opens in a new window
A global business information resource that provides market and industry intelligence, company SWOT analyses, country PESTLE reports, forecast data and news. Also includes the add-on databases Country Statistics, Financial Deals Tracker, Company Prospector, Investment & Advisory Prospector, Company Report Generator, and Market Data Analytics, under the databases link on the start page.
MarketResearch.com Academic This link opens in a new window
Provides full text market research reports on services, consumer goods, demographics, food and beverage, heavy industry, life science, public sector and technology industries. Coverage varies depending on the type of report.
Mergent Archives This link opens in a new window
Contains:
Mergent Manuals - Corporate Manuals 1909 to 2018, and Municipal Manuals 1918-2018. These were print volumes with company descriptions.
D&B (Dun & Bradstreet) Manuals - Key Business Ratios 1979 to 2018. These were benchmarks for public and private companies.
Million Dollar Directory (MDDI) 1959 to 2019. These were directories of America's leading corporations.
Annual Reports - covering over 100 years dating back to 1844.
CRB Commodity Yearbook Collection - 1939 to present. This has historical commodity prices.
Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Built upon the Hoover's directory, this database provides financial data for private companies.
Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Up to 15 years worth of financial information on over 10,000 publicly-held companies in the US. Provides links to EDGAR filings and also contains detailed company history, descriptions and news reports. Also contains BondViewer and archival information on over 4,000 US companies that were acquired, went bankrupt or merged out of existence from 1995 onward.
Mintel Academic and Market Sizes This link opens in a new window
Provides 600 yearly industry reports covering consumer markets, financial services, media, retail, leisure, and industrial spaces for the U.S. and select international markets. Mintel Trends also available.
MSCI ESG Manager This link opens in a new window
MSCI ESG Manager is an integrated online environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, analytics and ratings platform designed to provide asset managers and owners with an integrated suite of tools to efficiently manage ESG analysis and compliance tasks across the spectrum of ESG factors. The subscription is comprised of the Intangible Value Assessment (IVA) and the Impact Monitor.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
An excellent source of up-to-date news, business and legal information. News stories date back to the late 1970s. U.S. and international sources are available for most content areas.
PrivCo This link opens in a new window
PrivCo is a source for business and financial data on US-based major privately held companies, including family owned, private equity owned, and venture backed companies. PrivCo covers more than 180,000 private companies, including financial data, more than 70,000 M&A transactions, and more than 50,000 funding rounds. It also includes more than 10,000 investor profiles.
**Create an account using your AU credentials or access the database by clicking the 'Direct Access' button on the landing page.**
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multi-subject reference source covering general and academic periodicals; full-text is available for many articles.
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
U.S. statistical information from the American Statistics Index. Includes Statistical Abstract of the United States and a selection of full-text documents. Subject areas are wide ranging including population, health, industry, agriculture, culture and society, housing, labor, recreation, science and technology, education, energy, criminal justice, government, and politics.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
RMA eStatement Studies This link opens in a new window
Provides industry norms for over 600 industries. Reports are broken down by asset range and region. Provides five years worth of data.
Snapshots This link opens in a new window
Provides market reports across 43 industries in 40 countries, spanning the Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, and Latin America. Coverage from the early 2000s to about three years ago.
Social Science Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and some full text of journals and magazines in anthropology, sociology, psychology, business management, public administration, political science, criminology, and economics.
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Contains bibliographic and citation information for 3,000 international scholarly journals across 50 disciplines.
SRDS Media Planning This link opens in a new window
Contains media information, including publication overviews, advertising rates, deadline dates and contact data for print and broadcast media. Includes Claritas 360 for analysis of customer data and markets.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a financial information resource with access to S&P industry surveys. Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage gives users access to a number of S&P's research products, including: Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook, among others.
Statista This link opens in a new window
A statistics portal that provides data from marketing surveys and industry studies.
Telecommunications Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Provides abstracts and full text of articles on the telecommunications industry.
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN comtrade) This link opens in a new window
Provides data for over 140 reporting countries. The UN's official source for imports, exports, and re-exports for 90% of world trade.
To download bulk data you must register for a new account. Click more for instructions.
** The legacy platform at https://comtrade.un.org/data will be discontinued at the end of Q1 2023. **
To create a new account:

1. Click the login link in the top right corner of the main page.
2. Select "Sign up now" to create an account.
3. Enter a valid AU email address and click on "Send Verification
Code".
4. Check your email inbox & Spam folder for the verification code
(account verification can take up to one business day) then
copy/paste the code into the verification code box.
5. Click on "Verify Code" to complete the email verification.
6. Once verified, you can continue with registration.
7. When you have successfully created your account, you will be
logged in and directed to the main landing page. You should
now see the link on the top right "My Comtrade Premium".
Value Line This link opens in a new window
ValueLine provides individual stock reports for U.S. companies as well as industry reviews.
Wall Street Journal - Historical This link opens in a new window
The digitized version of the complete Wall Street Journal, with global coverage of business and financial news, starting from 1889. Coverage through 2011. For more recent and current coverage, please find the Wall Street Journal in our list of databases.
Wall Street Transcript This link opens in a new window
Presents, in a series of question and answer formats, financial analyst and company CEO perspectives on a range of industry sectors relative to investment outlooks and financial performance.
** Access to full content available only when connected to the secure campus network (includes AU VPN). **
WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new window
OCLC WorldCat is a catalog of holdings from libraries around the world - containing entries for books, videos, journals, recordings, and more - over 43 million records. Each record has a link to the American University interlibrary loan request form.
NOTE: WorldCat is NOT a database of research articles.
WRDS: Wharton Research Data Service This link opens in a new window
WRDS provides access to data in the university's subscriptions to Standard Poor's Compustat Global and Compustat North America, KLD Stats, CRSP's daily and monthly stocks, CRSP's US Indices, CRSP's Ziman Real Estate Database, CSMAR China Stock Market Trading Database, and Thomson Reuters Institutional (13f) Holdings. WRDS is provided by The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
** Note: As of November 28, 2022, WRDS requires dual authentication to log in to individual user accounts. **