Lexis Academic for Company Information

Presentation by:Presentation by: Malinda Shannon, Library Research Malinda Shannon, Library Research

AssistantAssistant Mark D. Puterbaugh, Information Mark D. Puterbaugh, Information

Services LibrarianServices Librarian (mputerba@eastern.edu)(mputerba@eastern.edu)

Warner Memorial Library Eastern University

1300 Eagle Road St. Davids, PA 19087

LexisNexis Academic is a very complex LexisNexis Academic is a very complex reference tool. Only a small portion of reference tool. Only a small portion of the resources available through the the resources available through the service are examined here. service are examined here.

More LexisNexis tutorials are in More LexisNexis tutorials are in production.production.

Enter the search term Deloitte Consulting and select Search within SEC Filings.

The results list displays 996 company filings.

Seventeen of these come from the Prospectus Express index.

A Prospectus is a formal

written offer to sell securities filed with the

SEC.

The other information is drawn from EDGAR Online

Since 1996 companies were

required to submit their filings via

EDGAR.

Displayed is a long-term agreement between Deloitte Consulting and Lenco Mobil INC.

Here the search is changed to within company

information.

The results list returns hits from Hoover’s Company Records, Major Company’s Database, Standards

and Poor’s, and other like directories.

The directories cover chief personal, in-depth histories,

financials reviewing the fiscal year, and data on related and affiliated businesses.

Here is a listing of the company directories that are available

through Lexis Academic.

This is a display from:

LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations

Morning Star US Institutional database

Worldscope-International Company Profiles

Standard & Poor’s Corporate Descriptions and the Corporate Register

This is a display from:

Extel Cards database

Results can also be sorted by industry title.

Here we have a list of returns using the

Professional Services heading.

And finally we see information drawn from Marketing and

Advertising.