The following list of quick links leads to appropriate resources recommended for "frequently researched" topics.  Some of the links will take you to topic guides prepared by Management Library Reference Staff; other links lead to comprehensive lists of resources.  Click a link below to view the frequently-asked questions in that category:

• Article Research
• Company
• Course and Workshop-Specific
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Markets
• Finding Books, Dissertations, Journals and Audio/Video Recordings
• Free Web Sites
• Job Search
• Industry
• International Business
• Library Databases (Business Related)
• Library Resources (Campus-Wide)
• Market Research
• Statistical Research
• Technical Questions
• More Help?

1. "What databases do you recommend for article research?"
2. "Where can I find recent business news?"
3. "If I have an article citation, how can I find a copy of the actual article?"
4. "How can I read an issue of my favorite newspaper or magazine online?"
5. "Which business journals does the library subscribe to?"
6. "How do I cite my sources and prepare a bibliography?"

1. "I am on the closed interview list for a company I know nothing about. Help!"
2. "I need financial information about a specific company. Where should I start?"
3. "How do I find executive compensation data for a company?"
4. "How do I find analyst reports on a particular company?"
5. "Where can I find Vault Guides?"
6. "How can I compare a company's performance to its industry's performance?"
7. "How do I find corporate annual reports?"
8. "How do I find recent news / magazine articles about a company?"
9. "What resources do you have for international company research?"
10. "What are the best databases for researching companies?"
11. "I was told to get a "corporate profile" for a company.  What am I looking for?"
12. "How do I found out which companies are ranked at the top of their industry?"

1. Do you have information to help me in the following classes or library workshops:

• AMBA Introduction to Library Resources -- Guide
• Building Better Business Plans -- Guide
• Career Research for MBAs -- Guide
• Consumer Market Research -- Guide
• International Business Resources -- Guide
• Introduction to Bloomberg -- Handout (PDF)
• NBA 507 Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers -- Guide
• NBA 587 International Mergers & Acquisitions -- Guide
• Sustainable Global Enterprise (SGE) -- Guide

     2.   Do you have information about the LSP program?

Information about the LSP program can be found on the Program for Leadership page of the Johnson School web site.

1. "How do I find library resources for entrepreneurship?"
2. "Does the library have copies of sample business plans?"
3. "How do I find similar companies in my industry?"
4. "Where can I find industry overviews?"
5. "Where can I find information about start-ups?"
6. "Where can I find information on starting a small business?"
7. "How do I find information about venture capital?"
8. "Where can I find information about patents and trademarks?"
9. "Where can I find information about incorporation?"
10. "What tax and legal issues should entrepreneurs prepare for?"

1. "Where can I find information about bonds and other fixed income securities?"
2. "How do I find time series data for indices (Dow Jones, S&P 500, Nikkei, etc.)?"
3. "Where can I find a list of constituents for an index?"
4. "Where can I obtain commodities data?"
5. "How do I find currency exchange rates?"
6. "How do I find information on mutual funds or hedge funds?"
7. "Does the library have any basic resources on understanding the stock market, or helping me with my investments?"

1. "How do I find out if the library owns a specific book?"
2. "I need books on a certain topic. Does the library own any?"
3. "How do I find dissertations?"
4. "How do I borrow dissertations from other universities?"
5. "How can someone from outside the Cornell community borrow/purchase a Cornell University dissertation?"
6. "Where in the Management Library do I go to find a book, once I have a call number?"
7. "The book I need is owned by another library on campus. How can I get this book?"
8. "How do I find audio & video recordings on tape or CD?"

1. "What free business web sites are available?"

1. "Where can I find a current overview of an industry?"
2. "How can I create a list of companies in a specific industry?"
3. "How do I find trade associations for a specific industry?"
4. "Where can I find financial ratios for an industry?"
5. "How can I compare the performance of companies within an industry?"
6. "What are industry codes and where do I find them?"
7. "Where can I find market share for an industry?"
8. "Where can I find information about international industries?"
9. "Where can I obtain analyst reports for a specific industry?"
10. "How do I find out which companies are ranked at the top of their industry?"
11. "Where can I find information about the real estate industry?"

1. "How do I find an overview of a country's business climate?"
2. "Where can I find macroeconomic data (GDP, CPI, unemployment, etc.) for countries other than the United States?"
3. "How can I locate articles in a language other than English?"
4. "How can I identify international companies with operations in the U.S. and vice versa?"
5. "How can I create a list of companies in a specific country?"
6. "Where can I find market research data for countries other than the United States?"
7. "How can I find information on country risk, including political risk and ratings?"
8. "Where can I find information on cultural differences related to doing business in countries other than the United States?"
9. "How can I obtain foreign trade statistics?"
10. "What are good sources of information on emerging markets?"
11. "Where can I find industry information for a specific country?"
12. "Where can I find data for international financial markets?"

1. "I need to start looking for an job. What sort of research should I be doing?"
2. "I am looking for a job in venture capital. How do I start?"
3. "I am prepping for an interview and I need to research recent deals the bank with which I'm interviewing has done. How can I find this information?"
4. "I have an upcoming interview in which I will need to pitch a stock. What research tools can help me with this?"
5. "I have an upcoming brand/marketing interview in which I will need to discuss a recent ad - is there a web site to which I can go to find recent ads?"
6. "What research tools can I consult in my search for a job with a hedge fund?"
7. "Do you have any databases for job searching?"

1. "What business databases are available from the library?"
2. "Can I use any of these databases from home?"
3. "How do I know when to use one database vs. another?"
4. "Does the library have any full-text article databases?"
5. "What is a restricted database, and how do I know which databases are restricted?"
6. "What free business web sites are available?"
7. "What is Top Business Databases and what is the Library Gateway?"

1. "What library resources and database links are available on the Management Library home page?"
2. "What research tools are available using the Cornell University Library Gateway?”
3. "How many Cornell University Libraries are there? Can I search their collections?”
4. "How can I organize and personalize my library research?”
5. "Where do I find course reserves, e-books and library account information?”
6. "What do I do if Cornell does not have the book or the article that I need?”
7. "How can I get help when I am not at the library?”
8. "Where and when do non-business instruction workshops take place?”
9. "Are there digital and special collections available?"

1. "What are the two types of market research?"
2. "How do I find full-text market research reports?"
3. "What is "market share" and how do I find it for my industry?"
4. "How do I find market size information for a product?"
5. "What are the best sources for demographic information?"
6. "How do I find information about consumer behavior, including buying habits, at the brand level?"
7. "How do I find international market research?"
8. "Where can I find a list of marketing firms?"
9. "How do I find information about consumers' lifestyle characteristics or psychographics (personality traits, beliefs, and attitudes)?"

1. "How do I find Census Data?"
2. "What other sources of aggregate business data are available?"
3. "How can I find data for Tompkins County (or Ithaca)?"
4. "How can I find market research data?"
5. "Does the library have advertising data?"
6. "What databases are best for statisical research?"
7. "What data is available for free on the internet?"
8. "How do I find a company's financial data historically?"
9. "Where can I find historical economic/financial data for the U.S. or foreign countries?"
10. "I need a kind of data not addressed by this FAQ. Where do I start?"

1. "How do I access databases when I'm not on campus?"
2. "I'm having problems with my laptop. Can you help fix it?"
3. "Do you have a scanner that I can use"

1. "Who can I talk to if my question isn't answered by this FAQ? During what hours?"
2. "I'm having problems connecting to resources in the Library Gateway / Top Business Databases. What should I do?"

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