Preface Coping with Corporate Change Monitoring Corporate Change with Print Resources Monitoring Corporate Change with Electronic Resources Williams Act Filings: Public Disclosure of M&A M&A Transaction Databases Finding Acquisition Candidates The Muddled Corporate Identity International M&A: A Cross-Border Perspective Information Checklist Appendix 1: Online Database Chart Appendix 2: Directory of Databases Time-Sharing Systems Glossary Select Bibliography Index
This is the definitive sourcebook for collecting information required for corporate merger and acquisition research. A particular strength is its focus on time-sharing online databanks for information retrieval.
MICHAEL HALPERIN is Librarian, Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Adjunct Professor at Drexel University's College of Information Studies. In addition to information resources for M & A research, his research interests include machine readable resources for business, and the publications of industrial scientists. STEVEN J. BELL is Head of Circulation Services and Reference Librarian at the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include information resources for M & A, telecommunications software, end-users of online databanks and the journals Online, Database, Link-Up, Special Libraries, and Education for Information.
?Business librarians should examine this guide carefully, since it
has much to offer on a popular topic. Although the popularity of
mergers and acquisitions has subsided in the 1990s as compared to
the 1980s, they still occur, as does the restructuring of many
companies due to bankruptcy and other debt problems. The compilers,
librarians from the Wharton School of Business, write from a
business, not a legal standpoint. Online sources are stressed more
than conventional print media. Since the authors believe online
databases offer greater speed of information for M & A activity,
they describe these sources and give examples of what each has to
offer. This technique makes it easier for novices to understand and
acts as a quick review for experienced database searchers. Arranged
by chapters, the book also contains two appendixes charting the
giving addresses of the databases discussed and a glossary of
terms. The binding and typography are exemplary. Highly recommended
for business libraries.?-Choice
?Knowing which source to use to find specific information is now
easier because of this excellent guide. Academic and public
libraries answering questions about corporate acquisitions and
mergers should purchase this book.?-Reference Books Bulletin
"Business librarians should examine this guide carefully, since it
has much to offer on a popular topic. Although the popularity of
mergers and acquisitions has subsided in the 1990s as compared to
the 1980s, they still occur, as does the restructuring of many
companies due to bankruptcy and other debt problems. The compilers,
librarians from the Wharton School of Business, write from a
business, not a legal standpoint. Online sources are stressed more
than conventional print media. Since the authors believe online
databases offer greater speed of information for M & A activity,
they describe these sources and give examples of what each has to
offer. This technique makes it easier for novices to understand and
acts as a quick review for experienced database searchers. Arranged
by chapters, the book also contains two appendixes charting the
giving addresses of the databases discussed and a glossary of
terms. The binding and typography are exemplary. Highly recommended
for business libraries."-Choice
"Knowing which source to use to find specific information is now
easier because of this excellent guide. Academic and public
libraries answering questions about corporate acquisitions and
mergers should purchase this book."-Reference Books Bulletin
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