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Industry Information
This guide suggests resources and
strategies for researching an industry.
Contents of the research guide
Industry Information I
Company Information I
Indexes & Databases I
Other Helpful Sources
Industry Information
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
Reference collection, R 338.50973 T759a (earlier
editions in Kent Stacks)
Business.gov
http://www.business.gov/
Business Data Since 2002 from the
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/recent.htm
Current Industrial Reports (CIR) from
U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cir/www
2002 Economic Census from U.S. Census
Bureau
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
1997 Economic Census from U.S. Census
Bureau
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html
Encyclopedia of American Industries
Reference collection, R 338.0973 En19
Encyclopedia of Associations
Reference Desk collection, R 061 G131e
Industry & trade associations are a
great source of information.
Use the association encyclopedia to find industry specific
associations, then see if
the associations maintain Web sites. Also, the Internet Public Library
maintains
a non-comprehensive list of associations on the Web at http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/
Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com
Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and
Analysis
from Office of Trade and Industry, U.S. Department of Commerce
http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
Mergent's Industry Review
Reference collection, R 332.6322097 M7762
Overview of BLS Statistics by Industry - US Dept. of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/bls/industry.htm
RMA Annual Statement Studies
Reference collection, R 338.0973 R541a (earlier
editions in Kent Stacks)
Special Magazine Issues
Business Week - "Industry Outlook", appears
each year in January
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Reference collection, R 338 St241
Value Line Investment Survey
Provides industry& company
information.
Reference collection, R 332.6305 V249
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Company Information
Annual Report
Service
http://www.annualreportservice.com/
EDGAR Database (U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission)
http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
Hoover's Handbook of American Business
Reference collection, R 338.7402573 H769
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies
Reference collection, R 338 H769
Hoover's Handbook of World Business
Reference collection, R 338.7402573 H7694
Hoover's Online
http://www.hoovers.com
LexisNexis Corporate Affiliations
Reference collection, R 338.802573 L591
Mergent Manuals - print and online
collection
Bank & Finance Manual, Reference collection, R 332.1 M776
Industrial Manual, Reference collection, R 332.6 M7761
OTC Industrial Manual, Reference collection, R 332.6 M7762
Public Utility & Transportation, Reference collection, R 380 M7761
Information is updated weekly and available online. Search the
Kent Library Catalog
on the name of the publication for access to online information.
Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks
Reference collection, R 332.63 M776h
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors, & Executives
Reference collection, R 332.6 P799
Standard & Poor's Stock Reports
Reference collection, R 332.67 St24
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private
and Public Companies
Reference collection, R 338.7402573 W219
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Indexes & Databases
Use these library subscription databases to find articles related to find current industry and company news, government statistical
information, and more!
Accessible via the Library's
homepage at
http://library.semo.edu/find/db_az.asp
ABI/Inform
Use this to find articles in trade
publications and journals.
Academic Search Premier
Use this to find articles in general magazines and some journals.
Business Full Text (Wilson)
Use this to find articles in trade publications and journals.
Business Source Premier
Use this to find articles in trade
publications and journals.
Hint: select the alternate business searching interface for precision searching!
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
Use this to find business & industry news, fulltext trade
publications, SEC filings,
company & industry reports , etc. From the main Lexis-Nexis
menu, select "Business."
Index to the Wall Street Journal
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe indexes & provides article summaries to the Journal from 1973+.
Other helpful sources Business Wire
http://www.businesswire.com/
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence
Tables
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm
2002 NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/
2007 NAICS
http://www.census.gov/naics/2007/index.html
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Search
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
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created February 2002, last updated
5/08
by Claudia
Ruediger
Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University
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