US
Business Browser
Business
research at the University of Florida is easy using the
Smathers Libraries’ subscription to the US
Business Browser from OneSource.
OneSource has partnered
with leading business information providers including Dun
& Bradstreet, the Financial Times, Market Guide, ProQuest,
Standard & Poor’s and others to create an integrated
business research tool used by major multinational firms and
elite universities. UF is one of a select
group of universities that have access to this database since it is no longer
sold to colleges and universities. Subscribers include American Express, Bain & Company, BankAmerica, Boeing, British
Telecommunications, Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Harvard Business School,
KPMG Peat Marwick, MCI/WorldCom, Merrill Lynch, Oracle and SAP.
With the US Business Browser
you can:
- Retrieve
detailed reports on more than 250,000 companies
- Get
in-depth information on more than 100 industries
- Access
CorpTech, the leading directory of high-technology companies
- Research
thousands of markets and products
- Track
and compare company performance
- Make
informed investment decisions
- Search
for target companies and executives by your chosen criteria, such as
company size, location, and business sector, including SIC codes, executive
job titles and more
- Export
data to Excel spreadsheets
OneSource has designed a unique product by tying together
information from diverse sources into coherent reports. The US Business Browser
integrates information on companies, industries, markets, business topics and
executives. The underlying sources of information include stock reports, news
articles, newsletters, wire services, business & trade journals,
brokerage-house reports, market research reports, investment research and
financial databases. An online tutorial teaches users all about the features
and benefits of the database.
The US Business Browser is a great job-hunting tool.
Students can create a customized list of employer prospects with links to
background information on the companies and industries that will help them
prepare for interviews.
The US Business
Browser has been used by the Office of
Technology Licensing to research potential markets and partners for university
researchers interested in commercializing their research and inventions. The
University of Florida Foundation uses the service to prepare background reports
in support of the University’s fundraising efforts.
You can now
logon directly without needing a username and password.
If you are accessing the database off campus be sure to use the
Remote Logon.
The US Business
Browser is a perfect complement to the many
other subscription databases available in the Business Library at the
George A.
Smathers Libraries.
