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Brief Guide to the University LibrarySystem for Katz Graduate School of Business

Research Assistance in the Business LibraryEve Wider, Head of Business Library; 412-648-3356; ewider@pitt.eduKate Joranson, Reference Librarian, Business Library 412-648-1691;kmj19@pitt.edu 

• Email both Eve Wider and Kate Joranson at uls-businesslibrary@mail.pitt.edutoask a question, or schedule an in-depth consultation.

• Evenings/Weekend Help: call Hillman Library Reference desk 412-648-3330 orvisit: http://www.library.pitt.edu/reference

• Business Research Guide: http://www.library.pitt.edu/guides/business/

To find Business databases, begin at: http://www.library.pitt.edu/

Select Find Articles, scroll down, and click on “...grouped by subject” to see a listof Business-related databases.

NOTE: To access online library resources from off campus, you must first log in to:https://sremote.pitt.edu with your University Computer Account.

Company DatabasesBusiness and Company ResourceCenter

Profiles, histories, investment reports, SWOT

Business Source Complete Profiles include SWOT Analyses

Mergent Online

15 years financial information, build

customized spreadsheets here. Also hasEquity Reports

Academic Lexis-NexisIncludes Hoover’s Reports, build companycomparison lists here

 Thomson Research Searchable 10K’s and other SEC filingsMergent BondViewer Corporate and municipal bond data

Industry DatabasesBusiness and Company ResourceCenter

Includes market share information

Business Source Complete Industry reports and market researchIBIS World Market share, supply chain, industry outlook

GMID--Global Market InformationDatabase

Consumer lifestyles, international marketresearch

Academic Lexis-Nexis Industry analysis and market research

Articles Databases

Business Source CompleteIncludes Harvard Business Review, scholarlyand trade journals

Academic Lexis-Nexis Journals and international newspapersBusiness and Company Resource Journals and trade publications

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Center

National NewspapersOnly database with full text Wall Street 

 Journal

Note: These databases contain a depth of information not easily noted here. Pleaseask us for help if you are having trouble finding what you need.

Business Library 118 Mervis Hall 412-648-1669Library Hours (check website for holidays and breaks):

Monday-Thursday 8:30 AM – 9:00 PMFriday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PMSaturday, Sunday 12:00 Noon – 5:00 PM

PITTCat, the library’s catalog:  http://pittcat.pitt.edu/shows what books and journals are in the Library’s collections,

provides links to electronic journals and ebooks,

provides access to online request forms used to get books and articles fromstorage or another Pitt library

is NOT the place to look for articles. (see opposite side of this handout for infoon finding articles.)

Looking for Textbooks?Check PITTCat, the library catalog: http://pittcat.pitt.edu/ -Faculty often put textbooks on course reserve; check the “Course Reserve” linkin PITTCat to look up textbooks by instructor name or course name.

If we do not have it, search for the book title in EZ Borrow to have it deliveredfrom another university:http://www.library.pitt.edu/services/borrowing/palci.html

Looking for the Wall Street Journal online? (or another electronic journal?)

Click on “find articles” then Click on “e-journals” on the far right, gray box.

 Type the title or first few words of the title of the journal, then follow links to thefull text.

Note: if we do not have electronic full text, check PITTCat to see if we have it inprint, and if not, request through Interlibrary loan (free)(http://clioserver.library.pitt.edu/clioweb/Inside/Reqform.cfm)

  Important Circulation Policies:Graduate students may check out books for the whole term. At the endof the term all materials must be returned to the library. Most materials canthen be reissued until the end of the next term unless they have a hold.

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Graduate students ARE charged fines for overdue material, so please payattention to when your books are due. Use “MY ACCOUNT” (in PittCat) totrack the status of books you have checked out and any requests you placevia PITTCat .

Materials on course reserve must be returned to a circulation desk clerk within 2hours. The overdue fine for reserve materials is $1.80/hour, no exceptions.

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