HGMT 6321 Strategic Management of Healthcare Organizations

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HGMT 6321 Strategic Management of Healthcare
Organizations

• Loreen Phillips
• Head Information Literacy
• Liaison to SOM
• September 2006

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Electronic Access

• Search the catalog or select the database from
  the list.
• You will be prompted to enter your Comet Card
  number and last name
• The Comet Card number is on the back of the new
  cards.

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Print Resources Company Information

• Wards Business Directory of U.S. Private and
  Public Companies Reference Desk
• International Directory of Company Histories, REF
  HD 2721.I48

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Print Resources Industry Information

• Standard Poors Industry Surveys, 1973 1997
  (check out), 1998 Present (Reference only)
• Plunketts Industry Almanacs, 2002 - Present
  (Reference and EBook)

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Plunketts

• Airline, Hotel Travel
• Automobile
• Biotech Genetics
• Computers Internet
• E-Commerce Internet Business
• Energy
• Engineering Research
• Entertainment Media

• Finance Investments
• Food
• Health Care Biotech
• InfoTech
• Real Estate Construction
• Retails
• Telecommunications

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Private Company Information

• Virtual Chase
• http//www.virtualchase.com/articles/private_compa
  nies.html
• Report Gallery
• http//www.reportgallery.com/
• Foundation Center
• http//lnp.fdncenter.org/finder
• Track corporations' charitable donations
• Forbes.com
• Lists of best small, large private companies
• Guidestar
• www.guidestar.org
• National database of nonprofit organizations

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Annual Reports Collection

• Paper and microfiche copies of annual and 10K
  reports
• Not indexed in the library catalog
• Catalog of titles in card file at the library
  reference desk

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Electronic Databases Why not go straight to
Google?

• Access to very specific information
• Relatively high degree of authority on the
  information found within
• No duplicates
• More powerful advanced searching
• You have already paid for them (and they are
  NOT cheap! ? )

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Accessing the Librarys Databases

• When on-campus, access is seamless
• When off-campus, a valid Comet Card number and
  last name is required for access.
• Comet Card numbers are on the back of the card.

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Selecting the Right Databases

• Alphabetical List If you already know the name
  of the database you want to use, or if you want
  specific information about a database
• Subject List If you know the topic you want to
  research, but youre not sure which databases
  will work the best

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Business and Company Resource Center

• Provides current business, company, and industry
  content  including periodical  articles, press
  releases, corporate structures, financials and
  earning estimates, investment reports, and
  company histories.
• Companies can be searched by name, ticker symbol,
  SIC/NAICS code, product/brand name or location.
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/
• dbases.htm

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Standard Poors NetAdvantage

• Market News and Industry Overviews Surveys
• Company Info Stocks Bonds, Corporate Records,
  Vital Statistics
• Financials for all SP 500, MidCap 400, and
  SmallCap 600
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/
• dbases.htm

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Lexis Nexis Academic Universe

• Business News and Industry and Market News
• Company Financial Reports (includes Disclosure
  Data), Company Profiles, Company Comparisons
• SEC Filings and Reports
• Directories Contact and resource information
  for companies and industries
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/
• dbases.htm

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SCOPUS

• Large multidisciplinary abstract database, with
  selected full-text
• 1966 Present
• Large economics management library
• Excellent for patent trademark research
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/
• dbases.htm

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Suggested Databases Business Industry

• Facts, figures and key events about public and
  private companies
• Indexes leading trade magazines, newsletters,
  general business press and international business
  dailies
• 1992 Present
• Library may or may not have article available in
  full-text
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/
• dbases.htm

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Suggested Databases The Others

• Business and Management Practices
• Business Dateline Regional business news
• Business Organizations
• Business Source Premier
• Regional Business News

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Newspaper Coverage

• Wall Street Journal online 1889 to the present
• New York Times online 1851 to the present
• Financial Times Indexed back to 1888
• Dallas Morning News Full text back to 1885

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Final Research Tips

• Dont forget the Reference Librarians!
• Mon-Thur 8am 10pm
• Fri 8am-8pm
• Sat10am-7pm
• Sun1pm-10pm

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How to Get Help from Home

• Email
• http//www.utdallas.edu/library/howto/forms/erffor
  m.html
• Chat
• http//www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/
• ask.html

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MC2 McDermott Management Satellite

• Room 2.206 off the Undergraduate Suite
• Hours
• M W 230-530 pm
• Tu By appointment
• Thursday 200-600 pm
• Friday By appointment
• Contact Loreen Phillips
• (x2126) loreen.phillips_at_utdallas.edu

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University of Texas - Dallas

• An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
  University
• P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643
  972-883-2955
• September 2006