Kent Library: industry research guide


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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 back to top 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 back to top 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 back to top created February 2002, last updated 5/08 by Claudia Ruediger Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University Kent Library Homepage Southeast Missouri State University Homepage