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338.47 L6691b 2006
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Includes trends and statistics for sales, consumption, advertising, brands and spending for distilled spirits in the US. Markets for major spirit segments are explored and market data and consumer characteristics are provided.

http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/

This page has links to over 2000 Internet sites providing information about a wide variety of professional and trade associations, cultural and art organizations, political parties and advocacy groups, labor unions, academic societies, and research institutions. Abstracts summarizing information about each association and its site are provided. Maintained by the Internet Public Library Consortium.

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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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Q.629.2 Au82a1
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Annual publication providing production, registration, and sales data for the automobile industry. Access to this information is also available online at Automotive News Data Center. Select "Market Data Book" for Type of Data.

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016.65 D628 2003-2004
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Over 20,000 listings of associations, newsletters, magazines and journals, trade shows and databases organized by industry. Also includes a special issue index and a publisher index.

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338.76164795 D6282002
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Covers restaurants with over $1 million annual sales, including three major types: casual dining, family restaurant, and fine dining. Information includes company profile (arranged by states), statistical and graphic analysis of the industry, major trade associations, state restaurant associations, and calendar of major trade shows.

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338.47677025 F16
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Includes corporate profiles, industry trends/forecasts, and current statistics.

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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258218

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338.1F219
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From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Searchable statistical database containing relating to food and agriculture. FAOSTAT contains data for 200 countries and more than 200 primary products and inputs.

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http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258335

"FAITS reports are designed... to provide information about critical issues, emerging trends, products, services, and vendors driving the IT industry. Topical coverage areas include IT infastructure, telecommunications, wireless technology data networking, convergence, security, enterprise systems, the Internet, and technology vendors."

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302.2302573 En821 2005/2009
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Provides forecasts and economic analyses of 14 industry segments, including filmed entertainment, television networks, television distribution, recorded music, radio and Internet advertising, video games, business information magazine and newspaper publishing, book publishing, theme parks, and sports. Each segment is further divided into global regions: United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Canada. However, a Global Overview of the industry as a whole is also included.

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016.65005 G869 2001/02
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A guide to business magazines, factbooks, yearbooks, buyer's guides, directories, reviews, forecasts, ranking, statistical reports, awards, marketing studies, convention reports and membership rosters.  It is designed to help researchers locate the specialized business information that is found only in business and trade magazines.  DSI identifies 1,833 magazines in 95 industries that offer one or more Special Issues throughout the year.

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381 D621a 2007
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Provides listings for over 7,500 trade associations, professional societies, labor unions, and similar national groups. Indexed by association name and acronym, subject, location, budget, and executives. New to the 2008 edition are indexes for certification acronyms and meeting location trends.

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332.102573 P742 2005
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Provides major trends affecting the banking, mortgage and credit industry. Includes statistics and an in-depth look at 350 major banking & lending firms by geography, sales, industry, brand names and more.

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333.794025 P741 2004
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Provides major trends affecting the renewable, alternative and hydrogen energy industry, statistics, and in-depth looks at 250 major firms in the field.

UIUC Online Research Resources

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/get.php?instid=258327

Contains market research reports, statistics, trade publications, and directories for sports-related business, including sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.

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Q.629.2 W21
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Includes statistics on the world auto industry (such as global production, overviews of key auto companies, engines and electronics, information on major markets according to major continents), and information on the US auto industry (such as profiles of major manufacturers, statistics on dealers, vehicle production, retail sales, registrations, marketing data, vehicle specifications and factory installations).

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