Business Reference Resources:BF355
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Assistance
- Contact the Business Librarian:
- Louise Feldmann
- 491-4262
- Louise.Feldmann@Colostate.edu
- Link back to CSU Libraries homepage or CSU Libraries Business Resources
- For more information...please see the resource guides covering company information, industry information, and financials and investments.
Resources by Topic Area
Economic Information
- Databases
- Business Source Premier - many full text articles
- EconLit - economic literature database
- Web of Science - social science literature citations
- Government Web Sites
- Google Uncle Sam http://www.google.com/unclesam - good indexing tool to government sites
- Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/
- Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/
- United States Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/
- See also Library Subject Guide for Federal Government Resources for the Economy
Industry Information
Tip - When searching for industry information, be aware that different publications (Value Line, S&P, Wall Street Journal, etc.) may categorize industries slightly differently from one another. Also, the U.S. government uses SIC(Standard Industrial Classification) codes and NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System)codes to classify industries for statistical and other information gathering purposes.
- SIC and NAICS Codes
These are the codes used by the U.S. government to classify industries. SIC codes are 4 digit codes that the government used until approximately 1997 when NAICS codes replaced them. These codes were most recently updated in 2002, so you may see 1997 NAICS codes slightly differing from 2002 NAICS codes for the same industry. NAICS codes are more extensive and account for the growing number of service industries in the economy. However, often times you will see both SIC and NAICS codes assigned to a company. Some publications still use SIC codes, some use NAICS, and some use both. A company may fall into many different classifications. For more detailed information, please see the url links below.
- North American Industry Classification System http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
- Standard Industrial Classification System http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
Industry Information Sources
- Databases
- Associations Unlimited - to identify trade associations
- Business Source Premier - U.S. and international industry reports
- D&B Million Dollar Directory - to identify competitors
- Investext - marketing and investing updates on industries
- Value Line - brief industry overviews
- Web Sites
- Alacra Wiki http://www.alacrawiki.com - "spotlights" contains links to resources in 70 industries
- Yahoo Finance industry Center http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html
- Print Resources
- S&P Industry Surveys - excellent overview of many industries
Company Profiles
- Databases
- Academic Universe - Reports include those from Hoover's, Disclosure, S&P Corporate Descriptions
- Business Source Premier - detailed reports from Datamonitor
- D&B Million Dollar Directory - brief information on companies with worth over one million (includes both public and private companies)
- Investext - detailed marketing/investing updates on companies
- Mergent - detailed public company information, including foreign companies
- Value Line - public company stock information
Company Financials
- Databases
- Academic Universe - disclosure and stock reports
- Investext - detailed marketing and investing updates on companies and industries
- Mergent - detailed financials, EDGAR, and annual reports
- Value Line - public company stock information
- Web Sites
- EDGAR http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml - SEC filings back to 1993 searchable by company
Annual Reports
- Databases
- Mergent - complete annual reports including color graphics, retrospective to the mid-nineties
Stock Information
- Databases
- Investext - brokerage house analyst reports on stocks. At results list for a company, click on PDF icon to access full-text report
- Value Line - stock information 1700 large and 1800 small & mid cap companies as well as reports on 90 industries and the economy
- Web Sites
- MSN Money http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp
- Yahoo!Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/
