Research by Subject: Business--Industry Information

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Journals/Magazines

Business and company resource center Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only bcrc_handout.pdf Some full text available
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.

LexisNexis Academic Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
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) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
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 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters. 1971-current.

ABI/INFORM databases Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Search all three ABI/Inform databases together here, or choose one at a time below.

General OneFile Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
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 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
Business and management information: journals, newspapers, directories, newswire releases.

ABI/INFORM dateline Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications. 1985-current.

Regional business news Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Newspapers

New York Times Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of NYT from 1998 - present.
Note: For archives (1851-2001), see ProQuest historical newspapers: New York Times

The Wall Street Journal Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Full-text of WSJ from 1984-present.
Note: For archives (1889-1987), see ProQuest historical newspapers: Wall Street Journal

NewsBank infoweb Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
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).

Web Sites

Yahoo Industry Center Unrestricted Resource
Links to a wide variety of news, information sources and statistics updated daily.

Internet Intelligence Index by Fuld & Company Unrestricted Resource
Fuld & Company is a consulting firm that specializes in competitive intelligence. They developed this useful portal to business and industry resources.

Trendwatching.com Unrestricted Resource
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.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Call Number: REF DESK 5353 E52
Unrestricted Resource
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.

Government Information

SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) Unrestricted Resource
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) Unrestricted Resource
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 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
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 Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Covers manufacturing, mining and construction industries

Europa : European Union On-Line Unrestricted Resource
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 Unrestricted Resource
Both current and archived news releases such as Consumer Price Index, Employment/Unemployment, Production.

Organizations

Software and Information Industry Association Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
Information on hardware and software products, software companies, and the software industry

Statistics/Data

Business and company resource center Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only bcrc_handout.pdf Some full text available
Detailed company and industry information, histories, investment reports; 1980-current.

Investext plus Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only ArticleLinker enabled Some full text available
Investment, company and industry reports from brokers worldwide.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Call Number: REF HC106.6 S74
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
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 Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
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 Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
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 Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only Some full text available
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
Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
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 Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
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 Unrestricted Resource Some full text available
A service of Wall Street Journal Online. Download or request hardcopy annual reports. Search rnby industry, company name/ticker symbol, or exchange.rn