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Industry Classification
Systems
North
American Industry Classification Web Page Unrestricted
Enter site and keyword search for industries, products, or services to identify their industry codes. The new system, The North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS), provides common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico,
and the United States. The Census Department's web page on NAICS
includes a table comparing the older SIC system to NAICS.
North American industry classification system : United States, 2002 338.02012 N864 2002 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Standard Industrial Classification Manual 338.02 U58s 1987
Reference Desk / Government Publications / Schaffner
Industry Surveys
Also check Nucat
under subject or keyword for some individual studies on industries.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
L332.05 S785sd Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
A rich source for industry-level information. Overviews (25-30 pages
in length) of 52 major industry groups in the U.S. Includes industry
trends, how the industry operates, key ratios and statistics, how
to analyze a company, a glossary, a list of publications and trade
associations, and comparative company analysis. Surveys are updated
twice per year. Also
available online via Standard & Poor's Netadvantage (NU
Community)
Gartner
Intraweb NU Community
Provides product and market research reports for the information technology (IT)
industry as well as reports on technologies used within various spheres of business
and electronic commerce.
Business & Industry
Database NU Community
Online index to business and trade journals, a majority in full text. Limit the Document
Type to Industry Overview to retrieve trade journal articles covering
industries. Limit to an SIC/Product code or to an Industry as well,
for more precise retrieval.
Global Market Information Database GMID NU Community NEW!
GMID from Euromonitor International provides business intelligence on consumers, industries, and countries. It offers integrated access to statistics, reports, insightful comment and business information sources. Coverage is global, more than 200 countries are researched.
Mintel
Market Research Reports NU
Community
Market research and consumer intelligence reports for markets in the US, Europe,
and some Asian countries.
MarketResearch.com
Academic NU Community
Market research reports covering business services,
consumer goods, food and beverages, demographics, heavy industry, life sciences
and technology and media.
Investext
Plus NU Community
Includes analyst reports on companies and industries from over 500
brokers worldwide. Also includes trade association reports from
over fifty major industries.
Dun & Bradstreet / Gale Group
Industry Handbooks Reference
Includes overviews of smaller industry
groups within each volume as well as statistics, financial ratios,
company listings and rankings, mergers and acquisitions, associations,
consultants, trade journals and trade show information.
Construction and
Agriculture L 338.47624
D897
Chemicals and
Pharmaceuticals L 338.4766 D897
Computers &
software and broadcasting & telecommunications L 338.47004
D897
Entertainment
and Hospitality L 338.4779 D897
Insurance
and health & medical services L 362.10973 D897
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
L338.544 E56 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Similar to above, for new and emerging industries.
Hoover's
Industries NU Community access to
full site
Mergent's Industry Review (formerly
Moody's Industry Review)
L332.05 M8169 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Covers approximately 140 industry groups and includes lists of top
ranked companies within each industry according to key financial
and investment criteria and comparative financial statistics such
as earnings per share and stock price range. Also includes growth
rates for top companies within each industry.
Plunkett's industry almanacs
Include overviews, industry contacts, career outlook, industry leaders,
sales, and consumer information such as personal consumption. Certain
almanacs also available on CD-ROM. Ask at Reference Desk.
Plunkett's entertainment & media
industry almanac L 302.23025 P737 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Plunkett's financial services industry
almanac L 332.10973 P737 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Plunkett's health care industry almanac
L 338.76168 P737h Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Plunkett's retail industry almanac
L 381.105 P737 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Plunkett's telecommunications industry
almanac L 384 P737 Reference
Mgmt
U.S. Market Trends and Forecasts
L338.544 U58 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Covers approximately 400 industries in the areas of leisure, business
services, chemicals, consumer goods, food, household, medical equipment,
office equipment, textiles, and transportation. Includes charts
and graphs for market value, market sectors, market shares, and
market forecasts.
News and Journal Articles
ABI/Inform
(ProQuest version) NU Community
Indexes
and abstracts of more than 1,800 business and management titles.
The full text of the articles are included for nearly half of the
citations in the database in a variety of formats, including text,
text and graphics, and PDF. Under Search Methods, choose Guided
and then choose a search by subject or product name under the drop-down
menu.
You may also search by SIC code in any search method by typing SIC(####).
For example, SIC(4911)
finds articles on the utilities/electricity
industries. Identify SIC or NAICs industry classification codes
from the NAICS
website.
Business & Industry
Database NU Community
Indexes
and abstracts and from nearly 1,000 major U.S. and international
trade journals, general business publications, and national & regional
newspapers and newsletters. The full text is included for 75% of
the articles. Limit search by industry or SIC codes.
Business
Source Premier NU
Community
Full text and bibliographic
information from regional, national and international business and
trade journals. Use Guided Search and limit by industry codes, products
and subjects.
Lexis
Nexis Academic NU
Community
Full
text general, business, financial and legal news information service
for several thousand publications. Go under the Business segment
and choose Industry & Market to select an industry and related
trade publications in which to search.
Factiva NU
Community
Full
text of U.S. and international research and news articles from newspapers,
newswires, magazines, trade journals, and company and industry financial
reports.
Industry
Operating Ratios
In addition to some of the above-mentioned sources
like Standard & Poor's
Industry Surveys and Mergent
Industry Review, the following sources provide operating ratios.
Industry norms and key business ratios
L338.50973 I42 Reference Mgmt
Dun & Bradstreet publication covers 125 industries, arranged
by SIC code.
Almanac of business and industrial financial
ratios L338.50973 T864a Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Also
available in CD-ROM, ask at Reference Desk.
Financial ratios derived from federal tax returns for approximately
200 industries.
Financial studies of the small business
658.1 F491 Reference Mgmt
RMA Annual Statement Studies L381.015 R642s Reference
Mgmt
Value Line Investment Survey L332.05
V215 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Reports on and rates stocks in around 100 industries. Includes Beta
and analyses by industry.
(The expanded edition housed in Management Corner at L332.05 V2152)
Also
available online at Value
Line Investment Survey NU Community
Other
Industry Statistics
Lexis
Nexis Statistical NU
Community
A good starting place for identifying statistical sources and retrieving
some selected statistical tables. Abstracts and some full text of
statistical publications, including those of the U.S. government,
research firms, trade associations, university studies, and international
agencies.
Statistics Sources L016.31 S7971
(Latest edition at Reference Desk) also at Schaffner
Arranged alphabetically by subject, also a good source to browse
to identify relevant statistical publications.
Business Statistics of the United States
330.973 B9797 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner. Also located in Government
Publications.
Historical data for nearly 27 industries, spanning 30 years for
annual data, 4 years for monthly.
Censtats
Unrestricted
Demographic and economic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Includes
Annual Survey of Manufactures, County Business Patterns, Occupation
by Race and Sex, USA Counties, Zip Code Business Patterns, and International
Trade Data, among other databases.
American
Fact Finder (Economic Census) Unrestricted
Conducted every five years by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes
information from the Census of Manufactures (http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/econ/www/ma0100.html),
Census of Retail Trade, Census of Service Industries, and Census
of Wholesale Trade. (These titles are also available separately
in Government Publications or via the web. Presents data on retail,
service, and manufacturing businesses by ZIP code; includes counts
of establishments by SIC within ZIP code and by size class within
SIC; also has total retail sales and service receipts by ZIP code.
Annual
Survey of Manufactures Unrestricted
Also available in Government Publications C 3. 24/9-10:
Current Industrial Reports supplement the Census of Manufactures and
the Annual Survey of Manufactures by providing current production
and shipment data on industries and products in the United States.
Try a title search in NUcat on Current Industrial Reports or check
Statistical Universe for the fiche number.
Current Industrial
Reports also available online.
Manufacturing & Distribution USA: industry
analyses, statistics, and leading organizations
L338.4767 M2945 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Includes statistics, ratios, indices of change, leading companies,
state and regional concentration and industry data by state.
Service Industries USA : industry analyses,
statistics, and leading organizations
L338.40973 S491 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
same as above
Infrastructure Industries USA L338.0025
I43 Reference Mgmt
same as above
Information Finance and Services USA
L 338.4021 I43 Reference Mgmt
Continuation of Service Industries USA.
Trade
Associations
Information compiled by trade associations can
be very useful. Along with the following resources, Standard
& Poors Industry Surveys and Encyclopedia
of Business Information Sources will identify relevant
associations within an industry. ABI/Inform or Business & Industry
database will include some full text publications published by
trade associations. Lexis Nexis Statistical will also identify
some trade association publications.
Investext
Plus NU Community
Includes trade association reports from over 50 major industries.
Associations
Unlimited NU Community
Search by subject to identify U.S. industry organizations.
Encyclopedia of Associations L 061
G151e Reference Desk / Schaffner
National Trade and Professional Associations
L 381.006 N2793 Reference Desk / Schaffner
Additional
Leads
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
L 016.6584 E56 Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Lists reference sources such as directories, handbooks, and statistics
sources for specific industries.
Industry Research Using the Economic Census 338.0973 E197Zb Reference Mgmt / Schaffner
Business & Technology
Research Library's Industries Page Unrestricted
For further assistance, contact:
Jami
Xu
Reference Librarian and Liaison to the
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University Library
Reference Department
(847) 491-8961
jamixu@northwestern.edu
Jeannette Moss
Reference and Instruction Librarian
Northwestern University Library
Reference Department
(847) 491-2169
j-moss@northwestern.edu
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