Stocking stuffers

Halloween hasn't happened yet but stores have Christmas treats out to tempt you to spend ahead on the holiday season. If your loved one has everything and you'd like to get something that doesn't have to be dusted...some "money folks" suggest buying a single share of stock as a gift.

To find out about a company, you can search in Hoover's Company Records in GALILEO . The link leads you to Proquest so you aren't in the Hoover's you might be familiar with. The information is concise and readable.

I searched for bicycles- if I was giving a gift of stock, I might choose a stock that related to my recipients hobbies. 65 companies came up with the search term bicycles. Many are private companies so I couldn't buy stock. If it is a public company, the ticker symbol is included in the brief description.

"Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles includes brief information on 15,000 companies, including an overview of company operations, addresses, phone and fax numbers, names of key officers, a list of top competitors, sales and employment figures, and stock symbols.

Direct access to Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles can be found within full-text articles in ABI Inform Complete and ABI Inform Dateline. Links are indicated with an information icon followed by a company name."

The password for home use of GALILEO is available to the citizens of Georgia from your librarian. Some resources noted in this BLOG are only available to NMTC patrons.