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UIUC Online Research Resources

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258159

Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in many industries and fields.

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UIUC Online Research Resources

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258324

Features detailed, comprehensive market research reports in the fields of consumer goods, energy, finance, healthcare and technology. Business Insight also contains the latest news and press releases issued by Business Insight industry specialists with respect to the above fields. Check out Interactive Reports for customizable market research reports (translations in foreign languages available).

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http://www.globalbusinessinsights.com/rbi/help.asp

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Q 338.097303 En19
BEL Reference

Covers over 1,000 manufacturing, service and non-manufacturing industries arranged by SIC codes. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings. Some tables and graphs, along with alphabetical and SIC/NAICS conversion indexes. A more recent edition is available in the reference section of the Undergraduate Library.

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Q 338.003 En192
BEL Reference

Covers more than 100 industries and sectors that show either recent growth or the potential for growth in the near future. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings. Also available online through UIUC ORR collection.

UIUC Online Research Resources

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258537

Provides "business information from around the world, across markets and inside companies." Products include: industry profiles offering standardized market data and competitive analysis, company profiles for 50,000 public and private companies giving detailed insight into how companies are organized and function, country profiles, Base Drivers Database featuring key macro-economic, social, demographic and industry statistics for 215 countries and live feed of news, comment and analysis to keep you fully up-to-date with all the latest business developments.

The Tools and Databases section (upper right corner) has a link to Value Consumer Markets. Retrieve data on Market Value, Market Volume, Company (Market) Share and Distribution (Channels) for beverages, food, household products, news and magazines, personal care, pet care, and tobacco, for multiple countries, from 1999 to 2011 (as of February 28, 2008).

Presents comparative business statistics.  Each entry features data and market description, a list of producers or products along with their respective market share, and cites original sources.

Recent editions are available online.

Older editions are available in print at BEL Reserves (380.105 M342).

Through the College of Business:

http://www.business.uiuc.edu/intranet/one_source.html

An excellent one-stop place for company and market information. For companies, it has detailed descriptions, current financial data and news stories. For industries, it has market research reports, news, etc. Available to UIUC affiliates only. You must register for a free account and after that it can be accessible from anywhere.

http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

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338.0012 St242
(BEL Reserves)

A government tool that helps label products and industries. Enter industry or product type (not brand name). You may have to follow the broader categories, especially for industry overviews. NAICS is a new system meant to replace the SIC codes. Conversion between SIC and NAICS is available at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

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658.05 ST
BEL Reserves

Published quarterly, the three-volume set covers 52 major industries. Topics include current industry environment, industry profile, glossary and industry publications and associations. Many charts and tables are included.  (Subscription ceased in 2007.)

http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/recent.htm

Links to annual, quarterly, and monthly business and economics reports produced by the Census Bureau. Includes the Annual Survey of Manufactures and County and Zip Code Business Patterns.

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Q.338.7402573 W217
BEL Directory Table

Arranged alphabetically by company name and includes address, phone, financial figures, company type, year founded, number of employees, import/export status, and description of products or services. Other volumes are arranged geographically and ranked by sales within an SIC code. (sample page: Domino's Pizza)

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