Industry Information
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GENERAL SOURCES
- D&B Million Dollar Database
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4814753.html
Provides information on approximately 1,600,000 U.S. leading public and private businesses, including company and industry information such as SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies, annual US sales dollar equivalent.
- Encyclopedia of Associations
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2149776.html
A guide to over 23,000 national and international organizations. Useful for finding trade and industry associations and their web sites.
- Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources.
HF 5353 .E52 (Reference Desk)
Search by topic to find relevant almanacs, yearbooks, bibliographies, biographical sources, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, periodicals, trade associations, and more for business, finance, and industry topics.
- National Trade and Professional Associations.
HD2425 .D623 (Directories Table)
Lists over 7000 national trade associations, labor unions, professional, scientific or technical societies and other professional organizations.
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
- NAICS/SIC code, United States Manual 1997
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
HF1042 .N34 1997g (Reference Desk).
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In the United States, NAICS replaces the Standard Industrial Classification system.
- Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1987.
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
HA40 .I6U63 1987 (Reference Desk).
The statistical classification standard underlying all establishment-based federal economic statistics classified by industry. Classification of establishments is by type of activity in which they are engaged.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS AND MARKET RESEARCH
- Business and Company Resource Center
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3346189.html
Business & Company Resource Center brings together a variety of global business information. Resources in the database include: Company profiles (including corporate parent/sibling relationships), Industry ranking, Products and brands, Stock prices, Investment reports, Industry statistics, Corporate chronologies and histories, Consumer marketing data, Emerging technology reports, Industry newsletter news and analysis, and Business journal news and analysis.
- Faulkner's Advisory for IT Studies
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4753484.html
Virtual library of reports covering IT infrastructure, telecom, data networking, wireless communications, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and World Wide Web, as well as technology vendors. FAITS also links to technology and business news resources such as Nando Net, The New York Times, Financial Times, NewsBytes, and the BBC.
- Global Market Information Database (formerly Market Research Monitor)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3016023.html
GMID contains over a million demographic, economic and marketing statistics for 205 countries worldwide. The database also contains 6-year historic market size data for more than 330 consumer products in 52 countries, plus 5-year forecasts.Coverage: 1977to present, forecasts to 2016.
- Investext (available through Business and Company Resource Center)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3346189.html
Full text of over 30,000 company and industry research reports covering 11,000 U.S. and international companies and 53 industries. Reports are written by over 270 brokerage, investment bank and research firms from the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia. Also includes Moody's financial reports as well as documents from trade and professional associations.
- Reuters Research on Demand [formerly named Multex]
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2371742.html
Contains full-text research reports from over 600 investment banks, brokerages, and other third party researchers. The reports cover U.S. and international companies and are updated daily.
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2240298.html
Each survey is divided into two parts. 1) the basic analysis which contains an examination of prospects for that industry followed by composite industry data & a comparative company analysis 2) the current analysis which contains the latest developments and some industry and company statistics.
- Value Line Investment Survey and the Value Line Investment Survey Expanded Edition. (Financial Table).
1-2 page summaries including information on the timeliness of the industry; relative strength, statistics, and an overview of the industry by an analyst.
- Wall Street Transcript
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2239155.html
The Wall Street Transcript offers Analyst Interviews, CEO Interviews, Analyst Roundtables, and "Off The Record" Comments. The WST is a good resource for finding out what analysts are saying about a particular company or industry.
STATISTICAL SOURCES
See also INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS AND MARKET RESEARCH
- Business Statistics of the United States.
HF 105 .B87 (Reference Desk)
Contains Industry Profiles, for aggregate industry data including production, labor and earnings, and prices.
- Economic Census
http://factfinder.census.gov/
Statistics on industries and business activity in geographic areas (including the nation, states, metropolitan areas, counties, and cities). Data includes number of establishments, number of employees, payroll, sales, receipts, value of shipments, value of construction work done, etc.
- Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate, U.S.A.
HG181 .F56 (Reference Stacks)
Contains basic statistics on 36 industries. Contains some state, county, company and financial information.
- LexisNexis Statistical
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2334507.html
Statistical Universe indexes statistics produced by governmental, non-governmental, and private sources. Coverage is international in scope.
- Manufacturing & Distribution U.S.A.
HD 9724. M3 (Reference Stacks)
Contains basic statistics on more than 450 manufacturing industries organized by SIC code. Data is for the United States with some state and company information.
- Mergent's Industry Review.
HD 9981.4 .S4 (Reference Stacks)
Comprehensive statistical reference containing key financial information, operating data, and ratios on approximately 4,000 companies arranged and ranked by industry.
- Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2240298.html
Also in print: HG4965 .St24 (Financial Table)
Each survey is divided into two parts. 1) the basic analysis which contains an examination of prospects for that industry followed by composite industry data & a comparative company analysis 2) the current analysis which contains the latest developments and some industry and company statistics.
- Standard & Poor's Statistical Service.
HG4921 .S71 (Reference Stacks)
Cumulative annual with monthly updates. Contains current and historical time series data on money, commodities, stock indexes, and industry indexes.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
http://www.census.gov/statab/www
HA202 .Un31 (Reference Desk)
A comprehensive summary of statistics on social, political, and economic aspects of the United States. The subject index in back refers to table numbers in the volume.
- See also the Electronic Data Service in the Lehman Library.
INDUSTRY RATIOS
- Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios.
HF5681 .R25T68 (Reference)
Contains operating and financial information for corporations with and without net incomes as well as only for those companies in an industry that operated at a profit. Organized by the SIC Code.
- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
HD47. D82 (Reference)
Financial ratios arranged by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes.
- IRS Corporate Financial Ratios.
HF5681 .I77 (Reference)
Compiled from IRS data from income statements and balance sheets for companies with and without net income. Organized by major and minor industry groups.
- RMA Annual Statement Studies.
HF5681 .B2R5 (Reference)
Balance sheet and income statements as well as commonly used ratios for over 360 industries. Organized by the SIC Code as well as title of industry. Includes the most recent five years of data.
INDUSTRY RANKINGS
- Business and Company Resource Center
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3346189.html
Business & Company Resource Center brings together a variety of global business information. Resources in the database include: Company profiles (including corporate parent/sibling relationships), Industry ranking, Products and brands, Stock prices, Investment reports, Industry statistics, Corporate chronologies and histories, Consumer marketing data, Emerging technology reports, Industry newsletter news and analysis, and Business journal news and analysis.
- D& B Business Rankings.
HF5028 .D8 (Reference Stacks
Ranks over 25,000 private and public businesses by size, state, and industry category. Within each section, companies are ranked by both number of employees and sales volume.
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. private and public companies.
HG4057 .A575 (Directories Table)
Rankings of public and private companies by sales within the 4 digit SIC. as well as NAICs codes
PERIODICAL INDEXES
- ABI/Inform on ProQuest Direct
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4888784.html
Internet accessible. Full text and/or images of over 700 of the 1500 ABI journals that are indexed and abstracted. Delivery options include email, downloading, fax, and printing.
- Business Source Complete
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/4784657.html
Covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, econometrics and economics. Contains full text of the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review and other important journals. BSP also includes country reports from EIU and Global Insight as well as company reports from Datamonitor.
- Factiva
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/3272677.html
Factiva is an excellent resource for finding company and industry information. Factiva contains a database of nearly 8,000 publications, including: academic and trade publications, industry newsletters, international and regional newspapers, business magazines, and business newswires. The two sections of the database that are most commonly used for this assignment are the "Factiva Library" (which allows researchers to search the 8,000 sources) and the "Quick Company Search" (which contains company profiles - information about: finances, competitors, company history, etc.).
- LexisNexis Academic
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/2100385.html
Internet accessible. Comprehensive online database which contains access to hundreds of information sources including the full text of newspapers (foreign and domestic), magazines, wire services, newsletters, journals and broadcast transcripts. Choose "Business" and then "Industry News" from the drop-down menu.
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