BUSINESS INFORMATION CENTER

Did You Know...

Click on the Little Red box on the BIC Web site on a regular basis to see more timely, helpful information and learn about new resources.

• Easy to find and use $Company Financials$

Mergent Online is an easy-to-use source of financial data for U.S. and international publicly traded companies. It contains 15 years of financial statements, 30 years of stock prices and long-term debt information including matured bonds. Besides Bloomberg which has to be accessed from one terminal in the BIC, this is the only electronic source of bond information. Portraits, multi-page analysis of equities and bonds for each company, are updated nightly. Ten years of annual reports are accessible in .pdf format. It also contains industry reports for global regions.

In addition to looking at a single company, you can screen for companies that meet various criteria or see all the companies that are in various stock indices.

Mergent Online is available from the BIC Business Databases page and via the Accounting and Company Research Guides. You can learn more about using this and other useful databases by attending the Company Financial Research workshop.

• Before, during and after football Come to the BIC!

Watching football all weekend may be tempting, but when there are times you need to get assignments done, the BIC is open with a librarian here to assist you. And all is not lost because you can have another window open on the iMac to keep an eye on the game while you do your class work.

Regular BIC hours during Fall Semester are:

Check the BIC hours page for holiday changes. For example, Thanksgiving holiday hours are:

• Take a look at: Sports Business Journal

The Business Information Center (BIC) offers a browsing area for current business magazines. Take a few minutes between classes to glance at the headlines on the covers and turn through an issue or two. To help acquaint you with these titles, various magazines will be featured throughout the year.

Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal is a weekly publication focusing on all aspects of the sports industry. It is particularly useful for students in the Sports Marketing classes, but anyone researching a sports-related topic or who just likes sports will benefit. A recent issue focused on the role media plays in the industry. A special supplement examined how technology is affecting participants and fans.

Sports Business Journal is only available in print; it is not accessible through any of the library databases. Three years of back issues are kept in the BIC Quiet Room. Unfortunately, there is no index, so you must browse through each issue. The Sports Business Resource Guide & Fact Book is a comprehensive source of information on teams, venues, and associated businesses. This is kept on reserve and can be checked out at the BIC front desk using your current SMU ID.

Stop by the BIC and Take a look at Sports Business Journal today!

Last updated: 11/12/2009