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OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Dictionaries and encyclopedias are also accessible in the areas of accounting, busi-
ness, finance, management, investing, international trade, business and manage-
ment, marketing and advertising, and production and inventory management.
Information on books in print as well as book reviews are available on CD-
ROM. Likewise, census data are also available on CD-ROM.

SOME REFERENCE GUIDES

American Statistical Index is available both online and on CD-ROM as statistical
masterfiles.
Prompt-Predicasts provides an overview of markets and technology and offers
access to abstracts and some full texts on industries, companies, products, mar-
kets, market size, financial trends, and so on.

OTHER DATABASES

The following databases can also be accessed through the Internet:
Business and Industry Database*
Guide to Dissertation Abstracts
Guide to Newspaper Abstracts
Conference Papers
Conference Proceedings
Operations Research/Management Science
Periodicals Abstract
Personnel Management Abstract
Social Science Citation Index
STAT-USA
Conference Board Cumulative Index (covers publications in business, finance,
personnel, marketing, and international operations).

Note: A cumulated annotated index to articles on accounting and in business
periodicals arranged by subject and by author is also available. The Lexis-Nexis
Universe provides specific company and industry information including com-
pany reports, stock information, industry trends, and the like.

* Includes information on whether the company is private or public, description of business, com-
pany organization and management, product lines and brand names, financial information, stock and
bond prices and dividends, foreign operations, marketing and advertising, sales, R & D, and articles
available on the company in newspapers and periodicals.