Industry information

INDUSTRY INFORMATION SOURCES

This guide lists sources of industry information available at the UWM Libraries. For sources of information on specific companies, see the guide titled "LOCATING COMPANY INFORMATION".

BOOKS: To find books on a particular industry, look in PantherCat, the online catalog; consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings [(REF) Z 695 .L6952x] to find the correct subject heading for the industry; for example "chain restaurants" or "banks and banking."

REFERENCE SOURCES:
Almanac of business and industrial financial ratios(Info Desk) HF 5681 .R25 T68
(CD) HF 5681 .R25 T68
Business rankings annual(REF) HG 4050 .B88
Encyclopedia of global industries(REF) HD 2324 .E53
Industry norms and key business ratios (Dun & Bradstreet)(Info Desk) HF 5681 .R25 I525x
Information, finance, & services USA(REF) HD 9981 .I53
International Financial StatisticsArticles: Databases A-Z
International directory of company histories(REF) HD 2741 .I63x 1988
International yearbook of industrial statistics(REF) HC 10 .I673
Manufacturing and distribution U.S.A.(REF) HD 9721 .M3495
Mergent's industry review(REF) HG 4961 .M68
North American industry classification system (NAICS)(Info Desk) HF 1041 .U613
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
ReferenceUSAArticles: Databases A-Z
RMA annual statement studies (Robert Morris Associates)(Info Desk) HF 5681 .B2 R6x
Standard industrial classification manual, 1987(Info Desk) HF 1042 .S72x 1987
Standard & Poor's industry surveys(Info Desk) HG 4921 .S752
U.S. industry & trade outlook(REF) HC 106 .5 .A17
Value Line investment survey(REF) HG 4501 .V26
Value Line investment survey [Expanded](REF) HG 4501 .V262
World market share reporter(REF) HF 5410 .W67

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS:     The U.S. government is a major publisher of information on industries; this data, however, will likely not include names of specific companies. Resources may be available print or electronic; check the catalog for holdings and format information. A good source is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, at http://www.bls.gov/. An electronic index of government publications is available through the Library home page. The most useful sources are:

American Statistics Index
(MFC) HA 214 .A5x
full text of materials found in ASI are available on microfiche in the MICROFORMS AREA, HA 02
indexing is available, with more current materials, via the online database: Lexis Nexis Statistical
Annual Survey of Manufactures; Statistics for Industry Groups & Industries
HD 9724 .A56
http://www.census.gov/mcd/asm-as1.html
County Business Patterns
HC 101 .A184
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2877
Economic Census, 2002
http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/
National trade data bank
(CD) HF 1009 .5 .N38x
see Stat-USA
Statistical Abstract of the United States
(REF) HA 202
(REF-CD) HA 202 .A34x
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Stat-USA
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1777
Ask at the RIS Information Desk for complete access
Survey of Current Business
latest issues are in the Current Periodicals area
HC 101 .A13
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS1730

RESEARCH GUIDES will suggest other sources of information for a particular need.

Business information: how to find it, how to use it
(REF) HF 5356 .L36 1992
Business information desk reference
(REF) HF 5351 .F74x 1991
Business information sources
(REF) HF 5351 .D35x 1993
Directory of business information resources
(REF) HF 54 .52 .U5 D567 (1998)
Industry research using the economic census: how to find it, how to use it
(REF) HC 101 .B594 2004
Skeptical business searcher; the information advisor's guide to evaluating Web data, sites, and sources
(REF) HF 54 .56 .B4685 2004
Strauss's handbook of business information; a guide for librarians, students, and researchers
(REF) HF 54 .5 .M676x 2004
Dow Jones business directory
http://www.dowjones.com/
Industry information resources
http://www.valuationresources.com/IndustryReport.htm
Industry portals
http://www.virtualpet.com/industry/mfg/mfg.htm

PERIODICAL ARTICLES may provide the most current information. Consult the following indexes for citations to journal or newspaper articles.

The following indexes are available in an electronic format:
ABI-INFORM BizJournals Business Full Text
Business Knowledge Research (Conference Board) Business Newsbank Business Source Elite
Corporate ResourceNet LexisNexis AcademicMilwaukee Journal/Sentinel Index
Proquest Newspapers Regional Business News Wisconsin Newsstand

The following indexes are available in print format for back issues of journals:

F & S Index United States
(compact) HF 1 .F86x

Wall Street Journal Index (Barrons)
(REF) HG 1 .W26

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