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Course Guide

Industry Information:

1. IBISWorld
   
   IBISWorld provides access to Industry Market Research reports using Michael Porter's Five Competitive Forces framework providing data on key statistics, industry structure and analysis, and factors that affect the industry. Scroll down the main page to see a complete list of all the industries covered, arranged by broad category. Once you've clicke the link for an industry report, you can download the entire think in MS Word or Adobe PDF format using the links on the left. NOTE: Our subscription does not include the separate modules covering company research, business environment, and industry risk ratings.
   
   
2. Factiva

   From the main search page in Factiva, select "Industry" from the Intelligent Indexing™ line. A separate window will open and you will be able to select from various industry categories. Note that by selecting the plus (+) sign beside an industry name, you will see a list of subgroups for that industry. Once you've found the industry you want, click the industry name (the text, not the arrow) to add that industry to your search.

   On the main search screen, you will be able to select various parameters for your search, including date range and type of content. Once you have decided on your search terms and parameters, click "Run Search". You'll then see the list of articles that your search yields. On the left side of the screen are links to any pictures, web pages, or reports that your search yields. Any results that are useful to you can be saved to a disk, printed, or emailed.

3. General BusinessFile ASAP

   General BusinessFile ASAP is very useful for finding a variety of industry information, including industry analyses. To get industry analyses from top investment sources, select "Advanced Search" from the left side of the main search screen. Then, at the bottom of the advanced search screen, select Investex. In the search boxes, you'll be able to search by industry keyword (e.g. "shipbuilding"). You may also use your industry's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code to search. If you do not know the SIC for your industry, you can get it from the SIC Manual at the Perry Library reference desk (PrEX 2.6/2: In27/ 987) or online.

4. STAT-USA

   STAT-USA is a major collection of business, economic, and trade information covering the U.S. economy. Includes information gathered from more than fifty Federal agencies, files from the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB), the Economic Bulletin Board, and hundreds of other U.S. economic and business files.

   Select GLOBUS/NTDB link to access reports on foreign economies and markets. Scroll through Market & Company Research. Browse through various publication links (e.g. International Marketing Insight (IMI) Reports or Country Commercial Guides) or search the International Trade Library via the link found at the bottom of the GLOBUS page.

5. World Trade Organization

   The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global organization dealing with the rules of trade betwen nations.

   Search WTO documents here. Enter your search terms in the "Full text search criteria" box.

6. Associations Unlimited

   Associations Unlimited is an Infotrac database. It contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.

   The listing for an association will include contact and membership information. It will also include the URL for the association's webpage, where you may find industry statistics, news, and a roster of companies in that industry.

7. Print resources (with titles and call numbers)

   Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (3 vols.) - HC 106.6 .S742
   U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook - C 61.48 and HC 101 .U75
   Encyclopedia of American Industries (2 vols.) - HC 102 .E53
   Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries - HD 2324 .E527
   Manufacturing Worldwide - HD 9720.4 .M36