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Kol Emeth Jobs GroupFebruary 6, 2003Sonia Dorfman

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AgendaOverview of online sources of informationSubscription databases - Advantages Recommended subscription databases Where to find these databases & how to get access Significant features of each database Sample searches SummaryURLs

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Overview of Online Sources of Information

Company web sitedisadvantage - only positive information

Internet discussion boardsdisadvantage – limited and/or inaccurate information

Google and other search enginesadvantage - lots of hitsdisadvantage - hits not necessarily relevant and time consuming to review for relevancyMany publications not available on free web

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Overview of Online Sources of Information

Subscription databases aggregate publications available through public library and college libraries

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Subscription Databases - Advantages

Newspapers which have business news WSJ, NYT, SJ Mercury News, SF Chronicle other national and local publications

Trade publications in different fieldsSearch all publications in database with single queryGet information on privately held companies and startups if anything written

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Recommended Subscription Databases

FactivaInfotracLexis-Nexis

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Where to find these databases & how to get access – Public

LibrariesMost public libraries have Infotrac (ex. Palo Alto, Mountain View) Factiva available at San Jose Public Library Some databases can be accessed from home and some only from the library

Need library card to access databases from home library card number becomes online ID

Non-residents of particular city can get card (ex. San Jose)

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Where to find these databases & how to get access – College

LibrariesCollege libraries - Lexis-Nexis, Factiva & Infotrac State and UC libraries open to public

use databases on campususe at home only with UC or CSU ID

Stanford Universitylocal residents can use library for total of 7 days a year without chargeuse databases from home only with Stanford ID

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Significant Features of Each Database

Factivawidest selection of sourcesNY Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco papers, SJ Mercury News, Fortune, Forbesother major publications plus special interest and trade publications

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Significant Features of Each Database

Infotracmost widely available database in public librariesnot as wide a selection of sourcesBusiness and Company Resource Center

Lexis-Nexiswide selection of sources (but not WSJ full text) company credit reports available, including privately held companies

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Sample Search – Google

Search terms – case aol resignationDate limit – past 3 monthsCannot enter date range

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Sample Search – Google Results

8,520 hits

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Sample Search – Factiva

Search Terms – case and aol and resignationLimit date range to 1/13/2003 – 1/14/2003Headline and lead paragraph

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Sample Search – Factiva Results

74 hitsNY Times, Washington Post, WSJ, NPR Morning Edition

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Sample Search – Infotrac

• Search term - Solix

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Sample Search – Infotrac Results

• Business & Company Resource Center

• Fiscal Year 2001

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Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis

Search term – ImperitoPrivately held company

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Sample Search – Lexis/Nexis Results

Experian Credit Report As of 12/09/2002

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Subscription Database Summary

Search many publications in single query Find information on companies, competitors, individuals and products from differing points of viewDatabases updated constantly

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URLsSan Jose Public Library http://www.sjpl.lib.ca.us/Resources/db/business.htm

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URLsSilicon Valley Library System http://www.svls.lib.ca.us/SVLS/html/databases.html

Palo Alto City Libraryhttp://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/palo/city/library/reference/databases.html

Researching Companies Online Tutorial http://home.sprintmail.com/~debflanagan/

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URLsSan Jose State University Libraryhttp://library.sjsu.edu/database/dbalpha.htm

Stanford University Libraryhttp://www-sul.stanford.edu/catdb/alldata.html