Business Reference

The following business tools are available at the Moline Public Library.

Company Directories in Print
  • American Wholesalers and Distributors
  • Brands & Their Companies
  • Chicago Area Business Directory
  • Corporate Directory of Us Public Companies
  • Directory of Corporate Affiliations
  • Encyclopedia of Brands
  • Hoover's Handbook of American Business
  • Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
  • Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies
  • Hoover's Handbook of World Business
  • Hoover's Masterlist of US Companies
  • Illinois Manufacturers Directory
  • Illinois Services Directory
  • Iowa Manufacturers Register
  • Quad City Directory of Manufacturers
  • Standard and Poors 500 Guide
  • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
  • Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Public and Private Companies
  • World Business Directory
Personal Investing Tools
Value Line Investment Survey
Tracks and reports on 130 stocks

Value Line
Standard and Expanded editions provide extensive coverage and analysis of several hundred publicly traded stocks.

Morningstar Mutual Funds Reports
Detailed financial analysis of mutual funds listed on the NASDAQ.

Telephone Directories in Print
  • City Directory for Moline/Rock Island and Davenport
  • Info USA - Business and residential telephone number database
  • Moving and Relocation Directory
  • Toll-Free Phone Book USA
  • World Chamber of Commerce Directory
  • Yellow Pages - Nationwide edition
Indexes to Articles in Magazines and Newspapers

Gale Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications.

FirstSearch Database
Web based access is currently available to us through an Illinois State Library grant, OCLC ArticleFirst (indexes over 13,000 journals in all fields), and Wilson Select (complete indexing and full text of periodicals in the humanities, science, and business). Access is free to Illinois library members. Please contact the library to get the web address, authorization and password.

Newspapers & Magazines
  • Business Week
  • Consumer Reports
  • Consumer Reports Money Advisor & Reports on Health
  • Economist
  • Forbes
  • Fortune
  • Investor’s Business Day
  • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
  • Money
  • New York Times
  • Smart Money
  • Wall Street Journal
INTERNET RESOURCES

Accounting and Taxes

 

 

Advertising & Marketing

Banking and Finance

 

Business News

Business Magazines

 

Business Telephone Directories

Demographics/Economics/Statistics

Government Business Resources

Human Resources

International Business

 

Investing

Small Business & Entrepreneurship

 

 

 

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