INDUSTRIES Selected Resources

The following is a basic list of reference materials that may prove to be useful. Please ask a reference librarian for assistance in using these sources or in locating other information. The electronic materials may be accessed through the University Library’s homepage at http://library.southalabama.edu

JOURNAL AND NEWSPAPER INDEXES

Business and Company Resource Center

Choose "Electronic Reference Books” on library homepage.

Business Source Premier.

Choose “Articles, Indexes, Databases” then choose "EBSCO."

Mergent Online (Moody’s Manuals and Fact Sheets).

Choose "Electronic Reference Books”

General Business File ASAP.

Choose “Articles, Indexes, Databases” then choose"Gale/InfoTrac."

LEXIS NEXIS. Includes fulltext newspaper articles, trade journals, and annual reports.

Choose “Articles, Indexes, Databases”then choose "LEXIS NEXIS."

Wall Street Journal Index. Business Ref./Ref. HG 1 .W26 [1958 - ]

INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS

Information, Finance, & Services USA. Business Ref./Ref. HD 9999 .I493 U625
Infrastructure Industries USA. Business Ref./Ref. HD 9506 .U5 A64
Manufacturing and Distribution USA. Business Ref./Ref. HF 5035 .M36
Mergent Industry Review. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4961 .M68
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. Business Ref./Ref. HC 106.6 .S74
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook. Business Ref./Ref. HC 106.5 .A17 2000
Value Line Investment Survey. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4501 .V26

RANKINGS

Business Rankings Annual. Business Ref. /Ref. HG 4061 .B89
Market Share Reporter. Business Ref./Ref. HF 5415.2 .M37
Business and Company Resource Center. Choose "Electronic Reference Books” on library homepage.

RATIOS

Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios. Business Ref./Ref. HF 5681 .R25 T68
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios/(D & B) Business Ref./Ref. HD 2771 .D86B
RMA Annual Statement Studies. Business Ref./Ref. HF 5681 .B2 R6

INDUSTRY STATISTICS

Business Statistics of the U.S.. Business Ref./Ref. HC 101 .B87
Census of Agriculture. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.31/4:
Census of Construction Industries. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.245/4:
Census of Manufacturers. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.24:
Census of Mineral Industries. Gov. Docs. Shelves Su Doc# C 3.216:
Census of Retail Trade. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.255:
Census of Service Industries. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.257:
Census of Wholesale Trade. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.256:
County Business Patterns. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.204/
Current Business Reports. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.138/
Current Industrial Reports. Gov. Docs. Shelves. Su Doc# C 3.158:
Predicasts Basebook. Ref. HA 214 .P73a (1981-1995)
Quarterly Financial Report... Gov. Docs. Fiche. Su Doc# C 3.267:
Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service. Business Ref./Ref. HG 4915 .S68
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Ready Reference/Ref. HA 202 .A299

TRADE SOURCES

Ward’s Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures. Ref. HD 9710 .U5 M63a
Restaurant Industry Operations Report. Ref. TX 909 .A1 R47 2002
Sports Market Place Directory. Business Ref./Ref. HD 9992 .U5 S667
Travel Industry World Yearbook. Ref. G 155 .A1 B54
Ward’s Automotive Yearbook. Ref. HD 9710 .U5 W26

GUIDES TO INDUSTRY INFORMATION

Directory of Business Periodical Special Issues. Ready Reference/Ref. HF 5351 .D574 1995
Encyclopedia of Associations. Ready Reference /Ref. HS 17 .G334
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. Ready Reference /Ref. HF 5353 .E9
Guide to Special Issues and Indexes... Ready Reference /Ref. Z 7164 .C81 G85 1994

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