Site Development
This site grew out of the need to provide library users with a substantive guide to frequently asked business questions, and to promote awareness and use of OhioLINK resources.  It is our hope that the research hints contained here will be valuable to all business researchers and will aid them in becoming more self-sufficient in the research process.

Development of this instructional web site was made possible by the OhioLINK Small Grant Research Program.

Acknowledgements:

The original inspiration for this site came from an excellent article by Karmen Crowther, Business Librarian at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, entitled  "How to Research Companies" published in PlanningJob Choices,  1996.

 
Original Design Concept:  Lisa O'Connor,  Business Reference Librarian 
Kent State University 
Design Implementation:  Lisa O'Connor
Jan Schnall, Government Documents Librarian 
Youngstown State University
Technical Implementation: Greg Ricker, YSU student and web enthusiast 
(design of frames,logos,backgrounds and technical assistance)
Design Consultant: Kelly Moore Broughton, Reference Coordinator 
Bowling Green State University
Content: 
Introductory "Main"  Schnall and O'Connor
Company Research  Section O'Connor
 Industry Research Section  Schnall
Financial Ratios  Broughton
ABI/ Inform Instruction Broughton
Lexis/Nexis Tutorial  O'Connor
Business Faculty Partners: Dr. James Kohut
Associate Professor, YSU
Inez Heal
Associate Professor, YSU
Prof. Dan Klein, BGSU
Photo Credit: Greg Ricker
Thanks to:

Williamson College of Business Administration,  Dean Betty Jo Licata, and faculty.

Cathi Cardwell for her input, encouragement and technical support.

Tom Atwood for providing a work environment that lends itself to creativity and allowing us the freedom to get the work done.

Linda Hulbert-Blosser for guiding us through the paperwork and procedures.

All our colleagues at YSU and BGSU for their input and support.

Special thanks to my new colleagues at  KSU for their interest and encouragement.
(Lisa O'Connor)
 

Special thanks to:

Greg Ricker for maintaining his sanity and good humor throughout the process.  Without his technical expertise, our vision could not have been realized.
 
 
 



Last updated:  April 27, 1999
URL:  http://iws.ohiolink.edu/~sg-ysu2/

Comments and suggestions are welcome