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Industry Overviews
See the Computer Industry quick guide for favorite resources.
Economic Census - Reports and statistics on industry by SIC and NAICS industry classification codes. Examples of codes: | NAICS | Industry | | 5415121 | Computer systems integrators | | 334112 | Computer storage device mfg | | 334113 | Computer terminal mfg |
Current Industrial Reports - Annual reports on Computers & Office Machinery InfoTech Trends
Digital America - The U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry Today. HD9971.5.E543 U54 (Information Desk1) Electronics Industry Yearbook Cahners Electronics Group. Annual. HD9696.A1 E44 (Information Desk1) Electronic Market Data Book HD9696.A3 V539 (Information Desk1)- Chapter 5 contains statistical data on computers and peripherals.
FACCTS - Faulkner Advisory on Computer & Communications Technology.
ITI Information Technology Industry Data Book.HD9696.C63 U518354 (Information Desk1 ) CD-ROM Cabinet HD9696 .C63 U515125 1960-2010 DISC - The Information Technology Industry Council has documented the performance of the industry and projected its growth.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Industry Surveys: "Computers: Hardware, Software, Networking, Commercial Services and Internet."
Mergent Industry Surveys- IT & Software Industry overview
Information Technology Outlook - OECD - HD9696.C6 I543 (Information Desk1) for the full report
Finding Competitors One Source CorpTech Directory. Annual. Data Sources. QA76.5.D232x (Information Desk1 ) - Volume 1-Hardware and Data Communications and Volume 2-Software each have a Company Profile section which includes the year established and a list of products. Hoover's Online Massachusetts Directory of Technology Companies. HD9696 .A3 M188 (Information Desk1) - covers software and internet firms, engineering, research and consulting firms. Complete Guide to the Massachusetts Software Industry. Search for MA companies - HD9696.C63 M37 (Reference)
(see web for current) Analysis of the MA software industry. Brief corporate descriptions plus hardware/software type, applications and foreign distribution.
New England Electronic Source Book - TK7805.E45 (Reference)- Use to find distributors, manufacturers, or electronic products.
Consumer Electronics Association. Directory.
Finding Articles & Books
Books
Although technology described in books becomes rapidly out of date, the concepts described can be very helpful. To find books in Horn Library on a specific topic use the online Library Catalog. Also, we have online books listing within the catalog on many IT topics, including computer manuals. To browse the library shelves check the following call number ranges: - QA76 - most computer books
HF5548.2 - information technology management
T58.6 - information technology management
HD9696.C6 - computer industry
TK5100 - telecommunications
TS100 - CAD/CAM and robotics Articles To keep up with rapid changes in high technology industries, current periodicals should be scanned regularly. For a list of computer periodicals in Horn Library in the Library Catalog type computers and periodicals. ProQuest - Detailed abstracts and careful indexing with much full text and image articles in major business research and trade journals including MIS and computer industry journals. This is an excellent database to use when searching connections among broad topic areas. It applies broad code numbers to articles. Some relevant codes are: -
5200 - Communications and information management
5210 - Office automation
5220 - Data processing management
5230 - Hardware
5240 - Software & systems
5250 - Telecommunication systems
5260 - Records management For example, to search using the above codes, for articles on investment software, type: investment? and cc(5240) General Business File ASAP or Expanded Academic ASAP via InfoTrac - cites all articles and retrieves some full text from academic, trade and general business magazines. Babson students can visit the Olin College of Engineering Library for access to some of their electronic databases.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
The Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Freedman, Alan. QA76.15.F732 (Reference) - up to date and illustrated dictionary of "every important computer concept, term and buzzword". Includes "hardware and software products and backgrounds on the companies that created them.
Encyclopedia of Computer Science. Ralston, Anthony and Edwin Reilly. QA76.15.E48 (Reference). Current edition at Olin College. - basic reference work for the non-specialist containing some historical and survey information. Appendix VI is a multi-lingual glossary. Use the index. Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology. Annual supplements. QA76.15.E5 (Reference)
- technical information, history, and major applications, such as airline reservation systems are covered. Be sure to use the index and the latest supplements. Encyclopedia of Networking. Shafer, Kevin. TK5105.5.S43 (Reference)- contains 5,000 entries covering networking terms, acronyms, abbreviations, buzzwords and slang. Includes explanations of the latest products and concepts. Alphabetically organized with cross-references and recommended sites for more information. General Reference Center Gold - InfoTrac Web - contains full text excerpts from Columbia Encyclopedia and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery and some full text newspaper and trade magazine articles.
AccessScience - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology - Q121.M3 vols. 1-20 (Reference).
Tech Encyclopedia - on-line encyclopedia with over 11,000 definitions of computer terms and concepts.
Webopedia - another online encyclopedia of technology terms. | 
