Industry Research Tools
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Industrial Classification Systems (SIC/NAICS)
Business Reference Sources (Print)
Business Rankings Annual / Location: Bird -1st floor Reference / Call Number: HG4050 .B88
Business Statistics of the United States / Location: Bird - Reference, 1st Floor / Call Number: HC101 .A13122
Country trade sourcebook, Official Export Guide / Location: Bird -1st floor Reference / Call Number: KF1987.A15 O332
Exporters' Encyclopaedia / Location: Bird -1st floor Reference / Call Number: HF3011 .E9
First Stop for Jobs and Industries / Location: Bird -1st floor Reference / Call Number: HF5382.5.U5 F527
Handbook of North American Industry / Location: Bird -1st floor Reference / Call Number: HF1746 .H36
Market Share Reporter / Location: Bird-Reference Desk, 1st Floor / Call Number: HF5410 .M35
North American Industry Classification System / Location: Bird-Reference Desk, 1st Floor /
Call Number: HF1042 .A555Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys / Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor / Call Number: HG4921 .S752
Standard Industrial Classification Manual / Location: Bird-Reference Desk, 1st Floor / Call Number: HF1042 .A55
U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook / Location: Bird-Reference, 1st Floor / Call Number: HC101 .U542
Value Line Investment Survey for Windows (CD-ROM) / Location: Bird-Reference Desk, 1st Floor / Call Number: HG4501 .V26 [CD-ROM]
World Trade Almanac / Location: Bird-Reference Desk, 1st Floor / Call Number: HF1371 .W673
Business Databases
Business & Company Resource CenterBusiness & Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Covers 1980 - present.
Contains facts, figures and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, products and markets for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level. Includes data from leading trade magazines, newsletters, the general business press and international business dailies. Coverage from 1994 to the present; contains full text for 70% of the articles indexed. Updated daily.
Business & Management Practices
Focuses on the practical aspects and approaches of business management. Full-text is available for approximately 60% of the cited articles. Updated weekly; covers 1995 - present.
EIU - Economic Intelligence Unit
Objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries. Includes reports on certain strategic industries and on the latest management thinking.
Hundreds of full text files focusing on legal (federal, state, international), news (newspapers, newswires, transcripts), business and industry information.
Marketline Business Information Centre
This easy to use database provides information on industries, companies and country business profiles.
The NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) provides access to Country Commercial Guides, Market Research reports, Best Market reports and other programs. The International Trade Library is a comprehensive collection of over 40,000 documents related to international trade. All are full text searchable, as well as key word searchable by country or product.
Offers Country Reports on 106 countries including political and economic risk analysis. Each Country Report focuses specifically on vital political and business information: finding developing markets, determining currency movements, preparing for capital investments, or making judgments about corporate security.
Reuters Business Insight gives access to over 250 management reports and industry/market in-depth analysis to accurately appraise industry development. This database focuses on five major markets: Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Telecommunications. In addition, there is a extensive range of eCommerce and eConsumer reports providing good business insights.
US Department of Commerce site provides access to economic and trade-related data. Databases include the National Trade Data Bank, Economic Bulletin Board, Global Business Procurement Opportunities, and Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Information.
Web Resources
Country Studies Online
The Library of Congress Country Studies
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
Global Source - Country Search
Search by country or countries
Country insights, global resources, market potential indicators and a glossary, provided by Michigan State University
Company & Industry Information Online
Many features, including a wide array of search options
The center for international business and travel
Working with Industry to Support American Jobs Through Exports
Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
Comprehensive program of data development, dissemination, and research and analysis on international and domestic trade and investment issues to support trade promotion and trade policy responsibilities of Trade Development, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce and U.S. Government organizations and officials. The office also coordinates thetrade policy implementation activities of the Trade Development unit.
Industrial Information Resources
Business and economic trends that influence future industrial spending
Industrial Classification Systems SIC/NAICS
Standard Industrial Classification - SIC
Allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure.
North American Industry Classification System - NAICS
NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America.
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