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BUSINESS
RESEARCH GUIDE
Industry Reports
The library provides
online access to current U.S. and global industry reports. The U.S. government
defines 1,170 industries according to the North American Industrial Classification
System, NAICS.
Start your industry research with IBISWorld.
For help with industry research, contact J.
Michael Davis, Business Librarian.
IBISWorld
United States
Industry reports on the past, current, and expected performance of every
industry in the U.S. economy. Key Content:
Statistics, market segments, industry conditions, major players, performance
analysis, and 5-year forecasts.
Encyclopedia
of American Industries
Reports on 1,100 U.S. industries. Access:
Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC,
click Advanced Search. Select "Industry Overviews" from
the Content Area drop-down menu.
Encyclopedia
of Global Industries
Part of the Business & Company Resource Center (BCRC). Go to BCRC,
click Advanced Search. Select "Industry Overviews" from
the Content Area drop-down menu. In the first search box, type the word
global, then select Sources from the drop-down menu.
Standard
& Poor's Industry Surveys
S&P NetAdvantage provides online access to the S&P Industry
Surveys. Click the Industry Navigation button at the top, then
select an industry from the listing.
ISI
Emerging Markets
Use ISI Emerging Markets to study industries in other countries. On the
opening webpage, select a country, then click the Industry Navigation
Bar at top.
| Industry
Information from Journals & Magazines |
Industry researchers
should also review trade journal articles for current information about
an industry. Use articles for in-depth industry analysis or to bring your
industry research up to date. Start with Business
Source Premier.
ABI/Inform
Global. Academic and trade journals. Search example: sub(music and
retail).
ABI/Inform
Trade and Industry. Trade journals and newsletters. Search example:
sub(music and retail)
Business
Source Premier. The library's largest full-text collection of scholarly
business and trade journals
Business
& Company Resource Center. Focus on trade and regional publications.
Click the Articles icon
ISI
Emerging Markets. Industry reports and news from emerging market countries.
LexisNexis
Academic. Daily newspapers, trade journals, newsletter, newswires,
broadcast transcripts.
NewsBank.
Full-text of three Massachusetts daily newspapers from Boston, Springfield,
and Pittsfield.
Wall
Street Journal. Full-text/full-image of every WSJ article - 1889 to
present.
| Industry
Information from the U.S. Government |
County
Business Patterns. County-level economic data by industry.
Current
Industrial Reports. Monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial
activity.
Economic
Statistics Briefing Room. Current economic indicators from the White
House.
Fedstats.
Gateway to statistics from 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States. Industry tables in located in Sections
17 through 27.
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