Useful Web Sites

• ThomasNet                             
• US Patent & Trademark Office          
• Small Business Innovation Research
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• US Small Business Administration     
• US Census Bureau / Economic           

Other Subject Guides

• Management
• Finance

Print Resources / Reference Materials

• CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies
  HG4057 .A16

• TexasHigh Technology Directory
  HC107.T42 .T492
• Manufacturing & Distribution U.S.A:
  Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies
  HD9721 .M3495
• Thomas Register
  T12 .T6
• Thomas Register Regional Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast Industrial Guide
  HF3163.T48 T4
• Directory of Venture-backed Companies:
  A Compilation of Venture Capital Recipients & their Investors
  HG4751 .D57
• Directory of Venture Capital & Private Equity Firms, Domestic & International
  HG4751 .F582
• Who’s Who in Venture Capital
  HG4751 .W54
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds for Development
  HG4751 .V459
• Five Language Technology Dictionary: English-French-German-Italian-Spanish
  T10 F58

Databases

ABI/Inform Global
Authoritative source of scholarly and practitioner articles covering all business topics.  Full text begins in the mid-1980’s.  Updated daily. 
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
The trade and practitioner publications indexed in this database allow industry research of greater breadth and depth than that afforded by its parent database.
Associations Unlimited
A source of contact information for more than 158,000 organizations worldwide.  This database can provide the most direct connection to trade associations, Chambers of Commerce, labor unions and organizations focused on virtually any topic.  Updated quarterly.
Business & Company Resource Center
Provides profiles of 300,000 companies worldwide.  Individual company reports may include financial information, company histories, investment reports, rankings, product information, industry information, or lists of related trade associations.
Business and Industry
The trade publications; national, international and regional newspapers; business dailies and newsletters indexed by this database make it an excellent source of information on the inner workings of industries and companies around the world.  Updated daily.
Business Source Complete (includes Datamonitor Reports)
Offers full text articles from management, marketing, economics, finance and accounting publications.  Hundreds of major scholarly journals, including the Harvard Business Review and the MIT Sloan Management Review, are available in full-text PDF back to 1965 or the first issue. The “Company Profiles” section provides Datamonitor reports on thousands of companies worldwide.  Updated daily. 
LexisNexis Academic
A comprehensive collection of news, business, and legal information. Nearly all articles, reports, cases, statutes, regulations and filings are full text. Updated continuously. 
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International
Index to a wide range of contemporary political, economic and public policy issues in the areas of business, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government and political science. Updated monthly.
Regional Business News
Contains full text articles from 75 local and regional business journals, newspapers and newswires from across the United States.  Coverage is scant before the early 1990’s.  Updated daily.
Thomson One Banker
Brings together multiple sources including Worldscope, Thomson First Call, NewsEdge, Datastream and Extel to provide historical and current financial and market information for U.S. and international public companies.  Deal information covers mergers & acquisitions, equity & bond issues, and major loans.  Price and constituent information on major indices and government economic data is also included.