ENVS 102

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ENVS 102

• Margaret Yuen
• Sandra Keys
• September 2006

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Todays Session

• Find Books Using TRELLIS
• Find Company Information
• Web resources
• Journal articles
• Newspapers

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Finding Books Using TRELLIS
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Looking for Books on -

• Environmental accountability

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(No Transcript)
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Looking for Books on -

• The greening of business

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Topic Greening of Business
Green OR Greening
business
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(Green or greening) AND business
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Finding Company Information from the Web, Journal
Articles, and Newspapers
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Annual Reports

• Canadian Companies
• SEDAR
• Company Website
• U.S. Companies
• Mergent Online
• Company Website
• International Companies
• Mergent Online
• CAROL
• Company Website

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SEDAR

• All documents filed with the OSC from 1997 to
  present
• Canadian companies only
• http//www.sedar.com

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SEDAR (contd)
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SEDAR (contd)
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SEDAR (contd)
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SEDAR (contd)
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SEDAR (contd)
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SEDAR (contd)
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Company Website

• Often is a motherlode of information
• Caution you will get the companys view of
  itself which may be biased!!
• Look for Investor Relations, Investor
  Information, Press Releases, Sustainable
  Development, etc.

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An Example - Shell Canada
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Shell Canada (contd)
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Newspaper and Journal Articles

• Get a more unbiased opinion
• Major and local newspapers, trade journals, etc.
• Suggested Databases/Journal Indexes
• ABI/INFORM
• CBCA (Canadian Business Current Affairs)
• Factiva
• Always start at the Librarys homepage
• From off-campus, connect via the Proxy Service
  (connect from home)

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Librarys Homepage
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Resources for Research Page
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Research Databases
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ABI/INFORM
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ABI/INFORM (contd)
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ABI/INFORM (contd)
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ABI/INFORM (contd)
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Factiva
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Factiva (contd)
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Factiva (contd)
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Your Turn!
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For further assistance, contact

• Margaret Yuen (Environment Resource Studies)
  x33783 margyuen_at_library.uwaterloo.ca
• Sandra Keys (Business) x32279 skeys_at_library.uwate
  rloo.ca