1. Business & Company Resource Center The complete compendium of information about global businesses and industries for students, researchers, investors, business people and more

2. 2 Whats in BCRC? –440,000 company profiles –365,000 products –10,000+ encyclopedia entries –Business Ranking –Industry Overviews –Market Research –Business associations –Investment Reports –Financial tools

3. 3 Detailed Information about BCRC Content! 430,000 company profiles from 8 premier Gale directories – American Wholesalers & Distributors, Brands & Their Companies, Consultants & Consulting Organizations, Graham & Whiteside Major Companies of the World Series; Publishers Directory, Telecommunications Directory, Wards Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies and Wards Business Directory of Private & Public Companies in Canada & Mexico. Global in coverage – 35% international and covering over 90% private companies. 4,668 indexed periodical titles - 74% full text, 97% embargo free. Coverage extends from 1980 to the present. 10,000 company histories and chronologies only available from Gales Notable Corporate Chronologies and International Directory of Company Histories. 30,000 top lists, market share tables, product rankings, market forecasts from 2 premier Gale sources – Market Share Reporter & Business Rankings Annual

4. 4 And More…. 1.5 Million Investment Reports – Premier investment research reports (current plus 3 yrs back) on publicly traded companies and industry sectors from Reuters Research on Demand. 414 case digests in the area of human resource law from Ornel Inc. 365,000 products from over 80,000 companies from Gales Brands & Their Companies. Industry Overviews and market Research 1300 overviews covering ever SIC code, emerging and global markets from Gales Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Global Industries and Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. 10,700 market research reports from around the globe from premier publisher Datamonitor. 8,000 association records on service and manufacturing associations worldwide from Gales Encyclopedia of Associations National; Encyclopedia of Associations Local, State & Regional and Encyclopedia of Associations International Directories Company Financials – 15 min delayed stock quote and stock data, charts, historical stock prices, SEC documents with financial statements and insider buying and selling activity, plus open Web content, blogs and podcasts from FinancialContent.com.

5. 5 Improved Home Page! The Home Page has a more contemporary look and feel via a new header and new graphics for the major search options along with brief descriptions of the search type. Weve also added the ability to conduct a publication search from the Home Page – one of the most requested additions. Old Home Page

6. 6 NEW Home Page New Publication Search - a popular starting point for college students who want to go right to NY Times, Wall Street Journal Colorful graphics better indicate TYPE of content New banner gives more contemporary look and fell

7. New: S.W.O.T. Analyses

8. 8 Nearly 500 S.W.O.T. s now available! Provided by Global Markets Direct., a leading provider of global business intelligence and market analysis. It publishes a range of high quality company and market reports created by its large research and analysis capability and drawing from its extensive unique databases of industry-specific information. Step 1: Search for a company

9. 9 Nearly 500 S.W.O.T. s now available! Step 2: Locate the PDF graphic above the company name

10. 10 Nearly 500 S.W.O.T. s now available! Step 3: Click the PDF graphic!

11. The New Financials Dashboard

12. 12 Search for a particular company. When you have found it, click the Financials tab to launch the new Financials dashboard.

13. 13 The Detailed Quote View provides quick access to stock information, charting, related companies, and more.

14. 14 Scroll down to see more information, such as company press releases, news, podcasts, and investor conference calls.

15. 15 Listen to a Podcast

16. 16 Share a story using your favorite social networking/bookmarking site

17. 17 Or access all the news items together via the News View

18. 18 Charting lets users compare stocks to a particular stock index

19. 19 SEC Documents View provides access to company financials like balance sheets and cash flow statements, plus insider trading activity

20. 20 Plus, many other great new features! Financial calculators A market summary view World market index tracking Treasury rates, bank rates and currency exchange rates Mutual fund information Views into particular industries and the biggest stock movers within each sector And much more!

21. Content Updating Frequency

22. 22 Improved Content Updating Frequency!

23. Reuters Research on Demand

24. 24 Reuters Research on Demand (formerly Multex)

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