Library Sources
Useful for Preparing Industry Case Studies
Business Identification
Every company and industry is assigned a Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC Code) number. This electronic version of the book helps to identify SIC Codes for businesses and allows one to search a whole industry group by SIC Code. U.S. Department of Labor - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) search
http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Statistics and Data - http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/index.html
Key Industry Overviews
"Standard Survey of American Industry," appears in the first January issue of the year in Forbes. Current issues of Forbes are located in Current Periodical in Ellis library. Bound copies are located in Ellis HF5001 .F6.
Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys. Standard and Poor's Corporation. Looseleaf. Latest copies located in Ellis Ready Ref. Bound volumes in Ellis REF HC106.6 S74.
United States. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration. U..S. Industrial Outlook. Washington, D.C. GPO. Annual. Latest volume Ellis Ref. Alcove 1. HC106.6 .A23.
Manufacturing USA. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. Ellis Ref Alcove 1. HD9724 .M35.
Financial Analysis and Operating Ratios by Industry
Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia, PA. Robert Morris Associates. Annual. Latest 2 volumes Ellis Ref Alcove 1. HF5681 .B2 R6.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. Murray Hill, NJ: Analytical Services. Annual. Located on Ellis Ref Alcove 1. REF HF5681. R25 I53.
Basic Statistics
United States. Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual. Latest volume in Jour-R HA202 .A38.
Comprehensive Statistics
American Statistics Index (ASI). Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service. 1974-present. Monthly. Indexes statistical reports and publications collected by government agencies. Located in Ellis Documents DOCS-R Z7554.U5 A46. Also available on Dialog File 102.
Statistical Reference Index. (SRI) Washington, D.C. Congressional Information Service. 1980-present. Monthly. Indexes statistical information and reports published by private companies and organizations. Located in Ellis Documents DOCS-R Z7554.U5.S822.
Current Index to Statistics - is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields.
STAT-USA - is a comprehensive source of economic, business and international trade information. Access only available within Ellis Library.
LexisNexis Statistical - U.S. Statistics
Government Publications
D&B Donnelley Demographics Dialog file 575 provides access to demographic data from the 1980 Census (and some 1990 data) for the U.S. states, counties, town or cities, zip code areas. Data cover age, sex, race, industry, occupation, marital status, families, households, education, housing, income, etc. Detailed 1990 Census data for Missouri is available from COIN (Columbia Online Information Network) available in the IBM Labs in the J-School.
GPO Monthly Catalog of United States Publications. Washington, D.C. Located on CD-ROM in Ellis Documents or on Dialog File 66.
Corporate Identification.
Million Dollar Directory: America's Leading Public and Private Companies. Parsippany, NJ. Dun's Marketing Services. Annual. Latest volume Ellis Ref Alcove 1 HC102 .D82.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. NY: Standard & Poor's Corporation. Annual. Latest edition Jour-R HG4057 .A4.
Standard directory of Advertising Agencies. Wilmette, IL: National Register Publishing company. Annual. Latest volume Reference Reserve JOUR-R HF 5805 .S72.
Standard Directory of Advertisers. Wilmette, IL: National Register Publishing Company. Annual. Latest volume Reference Reserve JOUR-R HF 5805 .S7.
Corporate Affiliations
Directory of Corporate Affiliations. Wilmette, IL: National Register Publishing Company. Annual. Latest Volume ELLIS REF HG4057 .A22.
International Directory of Corporate Affiliations. National Register Publishing company. Annual. Latest edition on ELLIS REF Alcove 1. HD2741 .I59.
Corporate History
International Directory of Company Histories. Chicago: St. James Press. Located on ELLIS REF HD2721 .I54 1988.
Market Share
Market Share Reporter. Detroit: Gale Research. Annual. Located on ELLIS REF Alcove 1. HF5410 .M34.
MediaMark Reporter - Mediamark Reporter provides sample market research data. CD-ROM only accessible within Ellis Library.
Corporate Reports
SEC-File. 1978- St. Petersburg, FL: Q-Date. Corporate Annual Reports in microfiche. Located in Ellis Library, Special Collections department. Index to collection SPEC-R HG4028 .B2 S42.
Summary Corporate Information
Moody's Manuals. Bank & Finance, Industrial, International, OTC Industrial, Utility, Transportation etc. Standard & Poor's Corporation. Looseleaf with daily updates. Located in ELLIS REF Alcove 1.
Investment Profiles
Investex Dialog file 545 is the world's largest database of company, industry, topical and geographic analysis. It contains more than 320,000 full-text reports written by research firms and is useful for analysis, evaluation , strategic planning, market research on over 14,000 companies in 53 industry groups. Covers 1982 to the present.
Value Line Investment Survey. NY: Value Line Inc. Looseleaf with weekly updates. Recent issues in ELLIS REF Located Reference. Latest Volume in ELLIS REF Alcove 1. HG4501 .V26.
Periodical and Newspaper Indexing Services at the Journalism School Library
Can be accessed on the computers in the Journalism Library or in the IBM Labs in the J-School
Business & Company Resource - Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
LexisNexis Academic - Current news, business, corporate news and ethnic news.
ProQuest - ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest Historical Newspapers - Wall Street Journal and New York Times
Proquest Databases
ABI/INFORM Dateline
Business, Economics: local and regional business publications
Search a unique resource focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications.
Coverage: 1985-current | View titles
ABI/INFORM Global
Business, Finance, Economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal. more info...
Coverage: 1971 - current | View titles
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry & ABI/INFORM Global
Business, Finance, Economics: journals, company profiles, Wall Street Journal
Most scholarly and comprehensive way to explore and understand business research topics. Search nearly 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Fast access to information on 60,000 + companies with business and executive profiles. Now includes The Wall Street Journal. more info...
Business, Economics: trade and industry periodicals and newsletters
Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
Coverage: 1971 - current | View titles
STAT-USA
is a comprehensive source of economic, business and international trade information. Access only available within Ellis Library.