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Welcome to the Business Research Collection at the Bridgewater Public Library.  We have many resources which will be of interest to the business community.

Databases

Boston Globe online – full text – updated daily  (1980 – current) – in-house only

Boston Globe on microfiche --  (1984 – current) – in-house only

Business and Company Resource Center – (1980 - current) – in-house and remote*

General BusinessFile ASAP – (1980 – current) – in-house and remote*

Newsbank NewsFile Collection – (1991-current) – in-house only
Includes news articles from more than 500 U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts.

Predicasts PROMT (1998-current) – Predicasts Overview of Markets and Technology.  Use this database to research companies, the products and technologies they produce, and the markets in which they compete.  Includes summaries and full text from nearly 1,000 business and trade journals, industry newsletters, newspapers, market research studies, news releases, and investment and brokerage firm reports. – in-house and remote*

ValueLine online (stock market reports) – in-house only

Web Site

MassBedrock – www.MassBedrock.org
Visit the site for business and economic development in Massachusetts.  MassBedrock provides specialized on-line information resources related to doing business in Massachusetts and beyond – for free!

Print Resources

Value Line

Morningstar

Mergent Industry Review

Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory

Dun & Bradstreet Who Owns Whom

Massachusetts Business Directory: the Ultimate Sales & Credit Tool

Standard & Poor’s Register

SIC Manual and NAICS Manual

Mergent Handbook of Common Stocks

Mergent Bond Record

Thomas Register

Massachusetts Manufacturer’s Directory