Research by Subject: Business--Industry Information
Books: Use the Library Catalog
Business and company resource center
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Business Source Premier (Original Interface)
Business topics: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc. SWOT analysis on selected companies.
Note: Also available via Special Business Interface
ABI/INFORM trade & industry
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current.
ABI/INFORM databases
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
Business and company ASAP
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.
ABI/INFORM dateline
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.
Regional business news
Business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
New York Times
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For archives (1851-2001), see ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.
Note: For archives (1889-1987), see ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal
NewsBank infoweb
Full-text of local/regional news: Buffalo News, Ithaca Journal (1999-), Journal-News (Westchester County, NY), New York Post, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton), Star-Gazette(Elmira).
Yahoo Industry Center
Links to a wide variety of news, information sources and statistics updated daily.
Internet Intelligence Index by Fuld & Company
Fuld & Company is a consulting firm that specializes in competitive intelligence. They developed this useful portal to business and industry resources.
Trendwatching.com
TRENDWATCHING.COM and its 3,000+ trendspotters scan the US, Canada, European Union, Japan, South Korea, India, South Africa, Australia, Brazil and 50 other nations & regions for hot, emerging consumer trends and related new business ideas.
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Call Number: REF DESK 5353 E52
Lists a wide variety of sources with descriptions to help research a wide variety of business topics especially industries. Lists associations, databases, research centers, statistical sources, etc.
SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)
Search by keyword or 2,3 or 4 digit number to get a description of an industy and the code assigned to it. These codes allow one to find similar companies in an industry (either service or manufacturing) and to compare them.
NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)
Uses a 6 digit numbering system to classify industries that either make a product or offer a service (such as banks)in North America. You can search the database by code or by text describing the industry. These codes can be used to generate a list of companies in an industry and to compare them using other directories found both print or online.
STAT-USA/Internet
Business, economic and trade statistics and reports from the Federal government: countries & industries, best business opportunities, overviews, rules & regulations.
Note: For printing from this database, please select Print as Image option in Adobe Acrobat print dialog box. (Available on-campus only.)
Current Industrial Reports from the U.S. Census Bureau
Covers manufacturing, mining and construction industries
Europa : European Union On-Line
Gateway to European Union. It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Go to the Documents tab to connect to EUR-LEX (E.U. Law), the Bulletin of the E.U., and other agency materials.
News Releases from U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Both current and archived news releases such as Consumer Price Index, Employment/Unemployment, Production.
Software and Information Industry Association
Information on hardware and software products, software companies, and the software industry
Business and company resource center
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.
Investext plus
Investment, company and industry reports from brokers worldwide.
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Call Number: REF HC106.6 S74
Coverage of major industries in the U.S.,quarterly. Statistics, suggested sources, overviews including trends, major players, regulatory issues, etc. Supplemented by Monthly Investment Review. Latest two years in REFERENCE. Older editions in stacks.
EdgarScan
EdgarScan is an interface to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) Filings. EdgarScan pulls filings from the Edgar Database ly to find key financial tables and normalize financials to a common format that is comparable across companies
SEC EDGAR database
Official SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) documents such as Form 10-K, 10-Q, Proxy statements, registration statements, and merger and acquisition documents.
Value line investment survey
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
Call Number: REF HG4501 .V26
Information and advice on stocks, industries, the stock market and the economy. Online: current quarter only; Print: Last 3 years in Reference Stacks.
SEC Info
Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR database. Search by Name, Industry, Business, SIC Code, Area Code,Topic, CIK, Accession Number, File Number, Date, ZIP. You may have to join but membership is free.
Annual Reports Service
A service of Wall Street Journal Online. Download or request hardcopy annual reports. Search rnby industry, company name/ticker symbol, or exchange.rn
