This research guide relays some basic information on library and information resources pertaining to the concerns of this department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites on the World Wide Web.

1. To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library of Congress Subject Divisions)

Books on subjects associated with this field are shelved under the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT to search for specific items in the collection, or more narrowly-defined subjects.

Finance, HG1-HG9999 ------- Real Estate-Business, HD1375 ------- Banks and banking, HG1501-HG3550 ------- Finance, Personal, HG179 ------- Financial planners, HG179.5 ------- Money, HG201-HG1496 ------- International finance, HG3879-HG3898 ------- Corporations-Finance, HG4001-HG4285 ------- Business Enterprises-Finance, HG4026 ------- Small business-Finance, HG4027.7 ------- Investments, HG4501-HG5993 ------- Capital Market, HG4523 ------- Investment Analysis, HG4529 ------- Portfolio management, HG4529.5 ------- Derivative securities, HG6024 ------- Insurance, HG8011-HG8745 ------- Tax Planning, KF6296-KF6297

2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)

• TD Net Electronic Journal Finder- Accesses electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers at WKU and their TOC which are updated weekly. Individualized current awareness alerts for journal titles and keywords.
• TOPCAT-Online catalog for print and microform books, journals at WKU.

The following services are recommended for courses for first-year students and non-majors:

• ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)- Index with abstracts of over 550,000 articles in nearly 1500 global business periodicals; 700 full text titles with coverage back to 1991/92 and indexing back to 1971.
• Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost) KYVL- Index with full text for more than 2300 global business journals, including full text for more than 1100 peer-reviewed titles.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts searches to the scholarly literature. Now features linking to full-text of articles held by WKU.
• Wall Street Journal (Full-text in ABI/INFORM)- Wall Street journal articles, Eastern edition, 1984-Current. Subject/date/other indexing.

The following services are recommended for use by advanced students and researchers:

• CHECKPOINT- Tax accounting news and research materials from RIA Group for accounting industry. Requires ID and password for access.
• Disclosure Reports - (LexisNexis Academic Business Company Profiles).-Financial/management information from SEC reports for over 10,000 publicly owned companies; selection of companies by multiple features.
• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information- Company annual reports on Form 10K or 10-KSB and other forms filed with the Securities and Exchange commission, since 1-1994.
• Standard & Poor's Research Insight CD-ROM- Index to financial data, including 20 years of annual data, extracted from over 11,300 U.S. and Canadian public companies; over 80 predefined report formats. Minor installation on individual computers necessary
• Valueline.com- Weekly stock and industry analysis for 1,700 companies in about 96 industries. Other financial information. (Requires password: See the Reference Desk for assistance.)
• Worldscope (LexisNexis Academic Business Company Profiles)- Financial profiles of over 28,000 active and inactive companies in 54 countries; selection of companies by multiple features.

Special resource:  Business Reference Information in the WKU Libraries [Basic catalogs, databses, and print resources for business disciplines available in the WKU Libraries.]
Special resource:  TDNet Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries' electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as some indexes and databases containing full-text articles; includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]

3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm Library

The following are recommended for use:

• Standard & Poor’s  Industry Surveys- Valuable source for industry analysis and financial comparisons of leading 1200 companies in 52 domestic industries, by quarter. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HC106.6.S74
• D & B Business Rankings- Ranked list of 25,000 public and private companies by sales and employee size, by state, and by SIC code, nationally, and by public or private/foreign owned designation. Helm Library Reference room Business Alcove Ref HG4057.A237
• Standard Corporation Descriptions/Records (Standard & Poor’s Corporation)- Financial service covering companies listed alphabetically. The Records with Daily News update the Descriptions. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HG4501 S7663-4
• Daily Stock Price Record: NYSE/ASE//NASDAQ- Major technical indicators of the stock market; daily and weekly action for NYSE, ASE, and NASDAQ stocks. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HG4915.S664/.S66/.S675x
• Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports (NYSE, ASE, NASDAQ combined)- Comprehensive two-page reports on 3000 companies traded on NYSE, ASE, and NASDAQ. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HG4905.S45x
• Mergent (Annual) Bond Record- Bond issues-corporates, convertibles, governments, and municipals-call price, interest dates, yield to maturity, and Moody’s ratings. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HG4509.M8x
• Hoover’s Handbook of American Business- Historical/financial profiles of 750 of the largest U.S. companies, arranged alphabetically, by industry, headquarters, executives. Companion volumes for world business, private companies, emerging companies. Helm Library Reference Room Business Alcove Ref HG4057.A2862
• Other finance sources are available in Reference, mainly in the HGI- HG9999 part of the collection.

4. Department of Finance Faculty

Finance Faculty at Western:  http://www.wku.edu/gfcb/cmsmadesimple/index.php/home/departments/finance/faculty-2

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards http://cfp.net
• Financial Planning Association http://www.fpanet.org/

6. Web Sites Recommended by Finance Faculty

• B&E DataLinks: Econ & Financial Data Sources http://www.econ-datalinks.org/
• BigCharts http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/
• CAROL: Company Annual Reports On Line - International http://www.carol.co.uk/
• Chicago Board of Trade http://www.cbot.com/
• CNBC http://moneycentral.msn.com/investor/home.asp
• CNNmoney http://money.cnn.com/
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission http://www.cftc.gov/cftc/cftchome.htm
• Doingbusiness (World Bank) [international investment]http://www.doingbusiness.org/
• Dow Jones Indexes http://averages.dowjones.com/jsp/index.jsp
• Finance Resources on the Web http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~igiddy/
• Fortune 500 2007 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/
• FT Investor (Financial Times) http://news.ft.com/markets
• Hoover's StockScreener http://www.hoovers.com/free/
• International Finance Corporation (IFC) [private sector investment in developing countries] http://www.ifc.org/
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) http://www.imf.org/
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/aboutiso/introduction/index.html
• Investorlinks http://www.investorlinks.com/
• Kiplinger.com http://www.kiplinger.com/
• MORNINGSTAR.com Fund Center http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Funds.html
• The Motley Fool http://www.fool.com/
• NASDAQ 100 Index http://quotes.nasdaq.com/quote.dll?page=nasdaq100
• Quicken http://www.quicken.com/
• S & P Indices http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.category/indices/2,3,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.html
• Smart Money http://www.smartmoney.com/
• U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov/
• The World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/
• World Development Sources [includes over 6000 World Bank reports] http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
• Zacks [free investment research tool] http://www.zacks.com/research/