Contact Librarian: Jennifer Boettcher
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Industries
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Articles
Discipline Specific
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1918- .
Provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions, and other business topics.
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1971-
Includes information on the international and domestic operations of retail and commercial banks and credit unions. Covers over 400 publications, with 160 current full-text trade magazines, newspapers, and some scholarly publications. The American Banker full-text articles start with 1987, while other full-text articles started in 1990. Formerly Banking Literature Index from the American Bankers Association.
http://0-search.rdsinc.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/texis/rds/sessions?userid=georgetown&products=BNI
Indexes trade publications covering companies, products, markets, and technology for all manufacturing and service industries. Use the SIC codes to search for a specific industry or choose a broad industry from the "industry" field drop-down box. Many articles are full-text.
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BUSFT
Full text 1995- Abstracting and indexing 1982-
Wilson Business Full Text is part of Wilson OmniFile. It covers all aspects of contemporary business, from the broad areas of accounting, taxation, foreign trade, advertising, banking, public relations, government regulations, real estate, acquisitions and mergers, insurance, communications, management, marketing, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, tourism, oil and computers, to specific industries, businesses, trades and topics of current interest and concern. It also includes citations to book reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, new-product reviews, corporate profiles and obituaries. Additional information at Wilson's Website.
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Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Note: Number of simultaneous users is limited.
http://www.frbsf.org/publications/fedinprint/index.html
1965- .
Index to all Federal Reserve Board and Banks' publications with selected full text in more recent years.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.asp?profile=ehost&defaultdb=heh
This database includes articles in management, medical, general business, and industry specific topics. It also has full-text access to key sources such as Harvard Business Review and California Management Review.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hoh
1960's-
Citations and abstracts from over 500 scholarly research and industry news publications relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. International in focus, subject areas cover hotel management, leisure & business travel, food service & beverage management, tourism, event management, gaming, hospitality law, market trends, research, demographics, and more.
http://0-ippubs.bna.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip/bna/itr.nsf/highlights/highlights?opendocument
1996- .
Provides weekly reports on political, legal and economic developments affecting the trade and international business policies of the U.S. and its major trading partners. Includes calendars of US trade-related legislative activity and international trade-related events.
http://0-www.mergentonline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/compsearch.asp
Full text information on over 10,000 U.S. public companies and over 15,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes company history, officers, subsidiaries, financial data, and annual reports. Access to SEC filings (EDGAR) back to 1993. Also includes Company Archives, with information on over 4,000 public companies that were acquired, went bankrupt or merged out of existence from 1995 onward. Includes US and International Industry Reports.
Location: Mergent Manuals
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1986- .
Searches over 260 computing journals in full text for research on subjects such as database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, and the Internet.
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1986- .
Searches over 100 telecommunications industry publications. Includes magazines, journals, and newsletters for this industry.
http://0-www.specialissues.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Indexes special issues of magazines. Special issues are any regularly published special editorial content from over 3,000 trade magazines, e.g. Supply Chain Technology News, World Oil, Hoosier Banker. Examples of special issues include: industry outlooks, overviews, or surveys; statistical issues; company ranking lists; buyers guides; salary surveys; product/industry focus issues; membership directories; who's who registers; tradeshow specials; etc. Many special issues are available on the Internet and are designed to be interactive/searchable and provide greater content than the printed versions. Additional information for the magazines' websites are also inlcuded: industry links, market report, buying guides, dictionary, or archives. Also contains Gary Price's List of Lists (LOL) in the right frame of the website. LOL has selective free webpages from trade magazines arranged by industry.
http://0-www.srds.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/library
SRDS Media Solutions provide access to publications with information about advertising rates and deadlines, editorial or programming content, circulation, links to online media kits, Web sites, audit statements, and other basic information for a variety of advertising media: radio, business magazines, consumer magazines, direct mailings, out-of-home (billboards, airports, etc.) and interactive (Internet). This source is designed for the media buyer, but also is helpful for identifying target audiences or choosing publications for submitting articles.
Background Information
Almanacs
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
2000- .
Over 20 financial ratios and percentages are given for each of major industries. Statistics lag three years behind publication date. Note: Compiles statistics for companies just starting up and having no money in assets. The library has the CD-ROM in which you can download the data for each industry. For current statistics use the RMA Annual Statement Studies.
Location: Ref. Desk HF 5681 .R25 T68
Aviation & Aerospace Almanac
The Aviation and Aerospace Almanac offers a comprehensive statistical overview of the aviation and aerospace industry world-wide. Specifics include airport market share, airline financial information, airline traffic statistics, rankings, avionic statistics, and industry forecasts. Aerospace information includes vehicle and launch statistics. The book also contains budget and directory data as well as organizational charts from U.S. government organizations (including military) involved in the industry. For historical overview of the airline industry use Airline Encyclopedia, 1909-2000 (Ref HE 9780 .S65 2002)
Location: Ref HE 9803 .A1 A9
International Television & Video Almanac
The International Television & Video Almanac provides television, video, cable, and satellite statistics as well as listings and ownerships of television stations, cable networks, direct broadcast satellite systems operators, and wireless cable systems. It names the major companies involved in the production services such as advertising, animation, casting, costumes, props, special effects, entertainment law, and film processing and preservation. It lists industry-related professional organizations and government offices. It also includes biographical information about important individuals in the industry. Another source of industry information is the Broadcasting and Cable Yearbok (Ref HE 8689 .B77).
Location: Ref. HE 8698 .I55
Country Studies
Industrial Groupings in Japan: The Changing Face of Keiretsu
This book unfolds the interlocking relationships among Japanese companies within different industries.
Location: Ref. HD 2907 .A1 I53
Directories
http://www.adforum.com/adfolio/search.asp
Provides access to over 35,000 advertisements in all media: TV, radio, cinema, Internet, print and outdoor ad campaigns. Also includes over 18,000 advertising agency sources, news and other information related to the advertising industry. Users can search for ads by keyword, media type, product, brand name, business sector, agency, country, celebrity or award. Note: There is a limit of three concurrent users. Ask at reference desk for login and password information.
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=AU
Contains 450,000 detailed listings for organizations all over the world.
Encyclopedia of American Industries
http://go.galegroup.com/ps/infomark.do?action=interpret&source=gale&eisbn=0787693707&prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=wash43584&type=aboutBook&version=1.0&authCount=1
Arranged by SIC code, contains essays on 460 manufacturing industries covered in volume one; volume two features 544 service and non-manufacturing industries. Articles review each industry's history, current conditions, trends, industry leaders, important legislation, and trade issues.
Location: Ref. HC 102 .E53
Galante's Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=GalantesDirectory
This directory contains 1,750 profiles of US and international venture capital, buyout, mezzanine, and other private equity firms. Can be searched by name of fund, location, key executives, investment criteria, preferences, and size of investment pools each private investment manager has raised during the past 10 years.
Location: Galante's Venture Capital and Private Equity Directory (REF. HG 4961 .V36 2006)
Lloyd's List Ports of the World
This three volume set gives maritime industry statistics and a directory of international ports and harbors. There is a section on International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) requirements and U.S. Port security issues. The CD-ROM with duplicate directory information is in the Gelardin New Media Center under MMCD 521.
Location: Ref. HE 552 .P6
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
This guide identifies yearbooks, directories, manuals, encyclopedias, periodicals, and statistics, for over 1100 business-related topics and industries.
Location: Ref. Desk Z 7164 .C81 E93
International Petroleum Encyclopedia
A comprehensive statistical overview of the petroleum industry. Key statistics on oil and gas production, refining, exports, flows, prices, and outlooks. For each petroleum producing country there is a map and information on production, exploration, pipelines, and reserves. A map of Iraq's petroleum infrastructure is in the back of the 2004 edition.
Location: Ref. HD 9560.1 .I565
General Reference Resources
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Balance sheet and income statement norms and financial ratios based on a sample of Dun & Bradstreet credit reports. Arranged by SIC code this source may include industries not in the other sources.
Location: Ref. Desk HF 5681 .R25 I525
OECD Economic Outlook
1967- .
Each semi-annual issue provides an assessment of the current economic situation in OECD countries and certain others, as well as trends and projections. Includes an overview of developments in each OECD-member country. Issues from 1967 on 2nd floor. Also available in Source OECD: OECD Economic Source OECD: OECD Economic Outlook
Location: Current Issues on Reserve
Standard and Poor's Statistical Service
A compendium of current and historical statistics on the stock market and on US economics. Includes information by industry on production, inventories, sales, and prices.
Location: Ref. Desk HG 4921 .S76
TeleGeography
This annual provides useful essays which discuss current telecommunications issues. Charts and graphs illustrate global telecommunications traffic statistics.
Location: Ref. HE 7601 .T46 1997/98
UNCTAD Commodity Price Bulletin
The full series of monthly and annual presents average prices of food, raw materials, metals, and exchange rates commodities, in current dollars.
Location: Ref. HF 35 .M66 .
Overviews & Analysis
European Business Facts and Figures
A comprehensive overview of manufacturing and service industries in the European Community. The book outlines an industry profile, market forces, industry structures, and outlook, for each industry.
Location: Ref. HC 241.2 .P313
http://0-www.ibisworld.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/industry/home.aspx
Industry market research reports from over 700 United States industries. Each report is 25-30 pages in length, contains key statistics, and is updated regularly.
Yearbooks
Ward's Automotive Yearbook
Provides information on the auto industry including worldwide statistics as well as information on various regions, market share, production, exports and imports, sales, and motor vehicle registrations.
Location: Ref. HD 9710 .U5 W26
Books & Library Catalogs
Bibliographies
http://www.ecch.com/casesearch/advanced_search.cfm
European Case Clearing House (ECCH) database containing management case studies abstracts and sample copies from Darden School of Business, Harvard Business School, JFK School of Government, INSEAD, London Business School, IMD - Lausanne, School of Management- Cranfield, IESE - Barcelona, Richard Lvey School of Business- Western Ontorio, and Georgetown University.
Books
International Energy Agency (IEA) Publications
http://www.iea.org
Books issued from the IEA provide international consumpution and production of oil, CO2 emissions, coal, electrcity, gas, and renewable energy. Selective titles also presents statistics, overviews, policy, prices, and engery balances.
Location: Various call numbers
Library Catalogs
http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/
Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.
Data & Statistics
Data Resources
http://censtats.census.gov/
Provides access to the following U.S. government databases: County Business Patterns, USA Counties, Annual Survey of Manufacturers, ZIP code Business Patterns, International Trade Data and Occupation by Sex, Race & Hispanic Origins.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=Choices3
Allows users to explore U.S. buying habits based on demographics, psychographics, media preferences and other criteria. The CD-ROM version is an extension of Simmons Survey of Media and Markets National Consumer Study. The marketing data were collected from more than 22,000 households, then projected to reflect the general population.
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
http://0-www.portal.euromonitor.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Global in scope, Euromonitor's GMID provides lifestyle statistics and reports; market data and analysis; company profiles, market share, and performance indicators; and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, brand ranking, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.
Location: various
Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations
http://www.census.gov/csd/qfr
Quarterly income statements and balance sheets, as well as financial and operating ratios for approximately 40 industries grouped by amount of total assets.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=ResearchInsight
Consists of detailed financial information on approximately 16,000 active and inactive companies. Contains up to 20 years of annual data for publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada. Online Tutorial.
RMA Annual Statement Studies
Composite financial data for approximately 300 lines of business. Information for each industry is broken down by company size. The library has the CD-ROM in which you can download the data for each industry.
Location: Ref. Desk HF 5681 .B2 R6
http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1998-
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Contains over 1,500 books, 20 journals and newsletters, 10 statistical periodicals, reference works, and 600 interactive statistical data tables in over 25 database products published since 1998. Text can be searched by theme or country. Statistics can be searched by title and theme. Statistical databases allow users to build their own tables from the latest data, draw graphs and tables, and download to Excel or as .csv files.
Location: All titles also received in print. Check George
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=USExportsOfMerchandise
1990-present (Current month available on cd-rom network.) Annual issues available in Govt Docs
Provides current statistics and year-to-date information on United States exports of merchandise, arranged by Harmonized Tariff Codes. Quantity and dollar value of products exported are shown, and the data includes breakdowns by entry/ exit port and shipment method.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=USImportsOfMerchandise
1990-present (Current month available on cd-rom network. Annual issues available in the Governement
Provides data on commodities imported into the U.S. Arranged by Harmonized Tariff Codes, it displays quantity and value of merchandise, transportation mode, and country of origin. Current month statistics are shown, along with year-to-date summary.
Datasets
Analyst's Handbook
Compiles tables of financial ratios for selected industries as defined by the Standard & Poor's industry groups making up the S&P 500. The figures can be used to compare a company's performance in the stock market to its industry group's performance. Covers 1956 to the present.
Location: Ref. Desk HG 4519 .S772
International Statistics
http://0-chinadataonline.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/eng/ereg/ceitgroup.asp
1997-
Statistical data at the national, provincial (31), county (over 2000), and city (over 700) level. The Website contains annual macroeconomic, industry, and socioeconomic data, with some monthly data. A few market research reports and trade data (in Chinese). Authorized by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics.
Location: Lau Ref HA4631 .C47 (1985- )
Statistical Resources
20th Century Petroleum Statistics
http://library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=20thCenturyPetrol
2005 edition.
Historical production, prices, consumption and reserves statistics for oil, natural gas and other petroleum procduts.
http://www.statcan.ca
Social and economic statistics from the Canadian government's statistics agency. Includes data from Canada's 1996 and 2001 censuses. Provides statistics on the economy, people, geography, and government of Canada. Also newly released data, community profiles, and selected analytical articles. More industry information can be found at Canadian Economy. Contact the Reference Desk for password for off campus access.
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics
Using ISIC, rev. 3, this book arranges manufacturing activities by products and countries. The key information for each industry sector is value added per employees, wages and salaries per employee, percentage cost of input materials and utilities, percentage costs of labor, and percentage operating surplus.
Location: Ref. HC 10 .I673
http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/statuniv
Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index (ASI) back to 1973 and Index to International Statistics (IIS) back to 1983.
Manufacturing and Distribution U.S.A.
A comprehensive statistical overview of industries arranged by SIC code. Through the use of tables and graphics it illustrates trends, provides selected ratios and product share details as well as a list of the leading companies for that industry.
Location: Ref. HD 9721 .M364
Specific country statistical handbooks
Many countries publish their own statistical handbooks. They are available in the reference stacks for a number of countries, primarily developed nations. To determine if the library has one for a given country search GEORGE by subject [name of country] - Statistics or ask a Reference Librarian for help.
Location: Ref. HA
http://www.bea.gov/scb/index.htm
Monthly publication of the US Department of Commerce with reports and statistics on the current business situation and economy of the United States. Includes inventories, sales, and profits by broad industry group, and other industry statistics.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=UnctadHandbookOfStat
1950- (The time series cover periods that are as long as figures obtainable permit )
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics is an annual CD-ROM with statisitcal data on: Value, shares and growth of total trade, Trade and commodity price indices, Structure of world trade by region, Structure of world trade by product, Trade in services, International finance, Selected indicators of development, and Special studies.
Government & Legal Resources
U.S. Government Information
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
Published by the Census Bureau, this is an annual series that provides substate-level economic data going back to 1964. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between Economic Censuses. The series excludes data on self-employed individuals, agricultural production employees, and most government employees. Starting in 1998 all industries are listed by NAICS for industry, number of establishments, total employees, and payroll for annual and first quarter. Other industrial sources can be found in the Census Bureau website.
Location: nd Gov. Docs. C 3.204/4:
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
The focus of this U. S. Dept. of Commerce database is export and opportunities for U.S. businesses. Offers reports and statistical information on markets in individual countries and demand for products. Other trade related data included exchange rates, international transactions and agricultural information. Available on most public terminals within Lauinger Library.
Internet Resources
Web Sites
Business Week Industry Outlook 2004
http://www.businessweek.com
Business trade magazines like Business Week offer industrial outlooks, generally focusing on major industries that comprise a number of publicly-traded companies.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/
The Career Guide to Industries provides information on the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information.
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/econ_cen.html
Collected every five years, the basic Economic Census content includes several key statistics tabulated for all industries at the national, state, county, and MSA levels. Current census statistical data is arranged by NAICS and include number of establishments (or companies), number of employees, payroll, and measure of output (sales, receipts, revenue, value of shipments, or value of construction work done). More information is in additional reports in the Economic Census.
http://directory.google.com/Top/Business
The same people who brought you the Google search engine, have recognized the importance of drilling down into the web to find what you need. This is a database with fee-based and free sources.
http://CNNMoney.yellowbrix.com
CNNMoney hosts Industry Watch. The web service has current articles about selected industries.
http://www.industrylink.com
A gateway that provides generous links to major industries in the US, Canada, and abroad.
Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía y Informática (INEGI)
http://www.inegi.gob.mx
National Institute of Geography, Statistics and Informatics is a “must visit” site if you are researching Mexico; it has a comprehensive archive of all relevant Mexican statistics and economic information.
McKinsey Quarterly- Industries
http://www.mckinsey.com/
McKinsey Consulting publishes articles addressing business operations in "big" industries. There may be a free registration to get selected articles. There are premium articles that you have to request through inter-library loan .
News Sources
Business-Financial News & Advisory
http://0-www.sbrnet.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
1996- .
Full text of current market research and industry news covering all facets of the sports industry: sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing. Data comes from National Sporting Goods Association, U.S. Department of Commerce, various sports governing bodies, newsletters, and full-text articles from 14 magazines and newsletters published by Miller Freeman. SBRnet also has buyTRACK, by Harris Interactive, a tracking study of sporting goods purchasing habits on the Internet.
http://0-www.specialissues.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Indexes special issues of magazines. Special issues are any regularly published special editorial content from over 3,000 trade magazines, e.g. Supply Chain Technology News, World Oil, Hoosier Banker. Examples of special issues include: industry outlooks, overviews, or surveys; statistical issues; company ranking lists; buyers guides; salary surveys; product/industry focus issues; membership directories; who's who registers; tradeshow specials; etc. Many special issues are available on the Internet and are designed to be interactive/searchable and provide greater content than the printed versions. Additional information for the magazines' websites are also inlcuded: industry links, market report, buying guides, dictionary, or archives. Also contains Gary Price's List of Lists (LOL) in the right frame of the website. LOL has selective free webpages from trade magazines arranged by industry.
http://0-www.valueline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/myvl/myvalueline.aspx
Complete PDF images of the following titles: The Value Line Investment Survey online Standard Edition, The Value Line Investment Survey online Plus Edition, The Value Line Investment Survey online Small and Mid-Cap Edition, The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey, The Value Line No-Load Advisor, The Value Line Insight, The Value Line Daily Options Survey, The Value Line 600, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line Convertibles Survey.
Location: Older issues since 1980 are available in the Government Documents/Microforms Department (Microfiche 119).
General News Sources
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Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Note: Number of simultaneous users is limited.
Newspapers
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/
This web-based magazine offers selected industries links. Each industry categories include A-to-Z Businesses, Careers, Company Directories, Conferences & Events, Consumer Sites, History, Issues & Commentary, Major Players, News, Organizations, People, Portals, Publications, Reference Sites, Regulations, Research & Forecasts, and Services.
Jane's Defence Magazine Library
http://0-jdin.janes.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1990s- (varies)
The database contains the fulltext of 11 Jane's magazines in the defense industry
Organizations, Associations, & Institutions
Research Centers
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage: Standard& Poor's Industry Surveys.
http://0-www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
The Industry Surveys are the best place to start your industry research. Basic global analyses and overview of 30-40 major industries with many subject breakdowns within each industry. Statistical information includes sales, profit margin, P/E ratios, and capital expenditures. Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage also provides additional company and industry information.
Location: Ref. Desk HG 4905 .S7
Primary Source Materials
Reports
http://0-research.thomsonib.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/gaportal/?ExpressCode=georgetown
1995- .
Provides full text of approximately 40,000 analyst reports, covering more than 11,000 companies and over 50 industries. Investext reports contain in-depth information on companies and industries, including industry trends, market share, and emerging technologies.
http://0-academic.mintel.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
These market research reports of 100+ pages in length cover such subjects as travel, finance, food, health, retailing, airlines, and lifestyles. Data sources used come from Mintel's own surveys, Simmons, Infoscan's IRI, and trade research. Acceptance of "Academic Conditions of Use" and registration are required to use this database.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
http://0-www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Various
Company information for publicly-traded and some private corporations. Also includes over 50 U.S. industry surveys. Print equivalents include Standard & Poor's: "Stock Reports" "Company Profiles" "Bond Guide" "Corporation Records" "Mutual Fund Reports" "Security Dealers of North America" "Register of Corporations, Directors & Executives" "Industry Surveys" "The Outlook"
http://0-www.valueline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/myvl/myvalueline.aspx
Evaluations and comparisons of 92 industries. Investment information and performance ratings for 1500 stocks are also included. Select "Lookup by Industry" in the left frame, then select PDF (not the name of the industry) to see industry overview. Earlier copies since 1980 are in the Government Documents and Microforms Department on the first floor (Microfiche 119).
Specialized Resources
Auction Resources
http://www.artprice.com/
Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff only. Ask at the Reference Desk for username and password. An art auction resource that has approximately 4 million records for auction sales since 1700. Covers the fine arts, including prices for paintings, prints, posters, drawings, miniatures, sculptures, installations, photographs, and tapestries. Also includes biographical information and artist signatures for artists from the 17th century to the present. International in scope.
Classification Systems
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
http://www.usitc.gov/taffairs.htm
The official tariff schedule for imports. The schedule is used worldwide for the classification of imports for rate of duty and for statistical purposes. Items are identified with a 10-digit code. The first 6 digits are based on the Harmonized system and the last 4 digits are statistical annotations. Additional industry codes can be found on the Philadelphia University's Product Classification webpage.
Location: Print version: Gov. Docs. Desk ITC1.10:
North American Industry Classification System
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm
With the release of the Economic Census starting in 1999, the federal government will be using NAICS as their only classification system, replacing SIC
Location: Ref. Desk HF 1041.5 .N674
Standard Industrial Classification Manual
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Describes the United States government's old industry classification system and descriptions for each SIC code.
Location: Ref. Desk HF 1042 .S73 1987
Writing & Citing
Citation Management
http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks
RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.
