There are also numerous guides to conducting research on employers and topics. Publicly Available Employer Documents and Reports Many employers are required to file reports with various state and federal agencies. You can get some of these reports by contacting the appropriate agency, through commercial sources, or at libraries. Employers with facilities in Indiana are supposed to file with the Indiana Secretary of State. These documents can be very useful.
Many organizations have websites that can be accessed through the Internet.
If you are a currently enrolled credit student at IUSB, you can access the Internet. These are electronically available collections of data. Everything from labor law decisions to arbitration cases to cooking recipes to news stories to corporate financial data can be found through the Internet. There may be subscription fees, charges for time on-line, and other costs involved. However, carefully planning your use may save many hours of your time compared to more traditional forms of library and primary source research.