Welcome to the Library

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Welcome to the Library
Amber Lannon Jan Wallace
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Resources Services
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Your Library

• David Lam Management Research Library
• location
• 2nd 3rd Floor, above 99 Chairs
• library hours
• July 31 - August 20
• Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm
• Evening weekends begin September 4th

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The Library Website

• http//www.library.ubc.ca/lam/

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The Librarians

• Three Librarians Jan, Amber, Christina
• In person at our research desk, by appointment,
  phone, email, IM, and in your classroom
• Contact information is on our website at
  http//toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id
  116

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Our Business Resources

• Business Databases
• Books
• Journals
• Newspapers
• Videos, Film, DVDshttp//www.library.ubc.ca/home
  /about/services/gtvid.html

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Business Databases
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Business Databases

• Access from our website
• Most are accessible from residences, wireless
  network, computer labs, and off-campus
• Some are available only in the library
• Off campus access instructions (VPN)
  http//www.itservices.ubc.ca/support/service/vpn.h
  tml

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Books, Journals, Videos
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Books, journals, Video
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Facilities and Services
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Group rooms

• Room 220 large table, whiteboard, up to 10
  people
• Room 335 whiteboard, board table, up to 6 people
• Rooms 221, 222, 223, 224 private/small group
  study rooms for up to 2 or 3 people
• You must book rooms in advance at our circulation
  desk

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Laptops

• Available at the circulation desk
• 4 hour loans
• Wireless

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A database for every occasion
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ABI/Inform CDN NewsStand

• Good starting point for background on an
  industry, topic, company
• Full text of 1000 business journals
• Wall Street Journal updated daily
• National Post, Vancouver Sun
• Canadian Business Magazine
• BC Business
• Indexes Business in Vancouver Harvard Business
  Review

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Search techniques

• The selection of search terms is important
• Generate a list of synonyms and alternative
  spellings
• Electronic bookstore, Online bookstore,
  bookselling, book retailing, etc.
• Wal-mart vs. Walmart
• Marketing, advertising, ad campaign, branding,
  consumers, public relations
• Subject headings
• Use Boolean Operators AND, OR, NOT

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Access to ABI

• http//www.library.ubc.ca/lam/

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Research guides
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ISP Research Guide
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Citing sources
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Resources for the ISP Team Project and Brief
Company Presentations
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Our Example

• Lions GateEntertainment Corporation
• 23rd largest company in BC
• Movie and television production and distribution

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Public vs. Private

• Public companies trade shares on a stock exchange
• Required to file reports with the stock exchange
  
• Private companies are privately held, not
  required to publish information
• Finding information on private companies is very
  difficult

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SIC and NAICS

• Industry classification schemes
• Used for business research
• NAICS http//www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
• SIC http//www.statcan.ca/english/Subjects/Stand
  ard/sic-c/sicc80-menu.htm

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Business Source Premier

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id912
• Use for finding industry, company, and market
  analysis, may contain
• Industry profiles
• Market research reports
• Magazine articles
• Journal articles
• News

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Strategis

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id281
• Use for finding Canadian industry and company
  information, may contain
• Industry profiles
• Statistics on the number of establishments,
  employees, market size, profitability
• Company directories

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GMID

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id1004
• Statistics and industry analysis, may contain
• Data on market size, exports, imports
• Country industry reports
• Consumer/Client reports

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Standard Poors Industry Surveys

• In the library in print, 50 surveys in 3
  volumes, contains
• Trends
• Competitors
• Financials
• Description

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Investext Plus

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id316
• Use for finding investment analyst reports
  written by brokers which may contain
• Industry analysis
• Financial analysis
• Corporate Governance information
• News
• Credit ratings
• Competitor analysis
• Detailed company information

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Mergent Online

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id855
• Use for finding a company report that will
  include
• Financials (statements ratios)
• Full company details
• Annual reports
• Company History
• News
• Competitors

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FP Advisor
http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
id676 Use for finding a company report that
will contain

• Stock Activity
• Financial Ratios
• Operations
• Directors/Other Exec. Officers

• Related Companies
• Financial Statistics
• Latest Results
• History
• Segmented Data (products/markets)

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Company Website

• Search Google http//www.google.com for the
  company name
• A companys website may contain
• Look for investor relations, investor centre
  to find financial information and annual reports
• News
• Mission, values
• Presentations
• Consider the source!

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Filings SEDAR

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id291
• Use for finding the Companys Annual Information
  Form which may contain
• Operations
• Risks
• Future
• Organizational Structure
• Future Prospects
• Competitors and Industry
• Corporate Governance information

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ABI/INFORM CDN News

• http//toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?
  id4
• Use for finding news, magazine and journal
  articles which may contain
• Company news
• Company analysis
• Financial analysis
• Marketing and human resource information
• Interviews with Officers and Directors
• Industry information

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Next Time

• What Library Workshop
• Where HA409
• When Thursday at 9am (bring the materials from
  today)