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Getting Help
You're on the cutting edge and often in new areas hard to research.
Meet with a reference librarian so we can help you zero in on the best sources for your project. Call the Information Desk at 781-239-4596 to make an appointment. You can also email questions to reference@babson.edu. | |
Industries and Markets
IBISWorld - great coverage with statistics and descriptions of markets, segments, industry conditions, factors affecting performance, key competitors and more for most US industries to the 5-digit NAICS industry Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage Industry Surveys - the big picture on how industries operate. Covers biotechnology, computers (hardward, software, services, environmental & waste management, healthcare-pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, telecomm, etc., plus global surveys
Mergent Online Industry Reports - major industires in world regions MarketResearch.com Academic - lengthy market reports, mostly on consumer products and target markets. Recent reports: Debit Cards, Wound Care Market Series, and Advanced Drug Delivery. EBSCOhost Business Source Complete - Enter the 5-digit NAICS code to select industry & market reports, trade journal articles, etc. on your industry. RDS Bizsuite - includes the Source: Datamonitor Industry Market Research Investext Plus - brokerage house & association reports - Search a key public company or an industry.
- To narrow an industry, enter the keywords: topic and industry report
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Market Size, Inputs/Outputs & Ratios
NAICS and SIC codes - browse and search the NAICS site to identify the 1997 & 2002 NAICS codes as well as the SIC code for your product.
- Check out your suppliers & business customers as well
- View code descriptions and
- then follow the Economic census links for statistics. The 2002 Economic Census reports cover materials used & other in put measures.
Economic Census - revenues by geographic area, sources of income, materials used, business expenses for major NAICS industries
E-Stats
- quarterly electronic commerce sales, plus annual sales by product category
Current Industrial Reports - annual, quarterly or monthly shipments of industrial and consumer products and parts and the materials consumed. If your product is not covered, try the Annual Survey of Manufactures. Manufacturing & Distribution U.S.A. HD 9721.M364 vols.1-3 (Information Desk 1) - pull together government data from different sources. RMA eStatement Studies - Risk Management Association's industry norms and ratios including operating margins, gathered from private & public US companies. For more ratio sources see Ratio section of the Business Plan Research guide
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Researching Technologies
Patent Research - guide with tips for researching Patents.
Access Science - online science & technology encyclopedia How Products Are Made and Stacks TX146 .H67 vols.1-7 (Reference) - series of books describing the manufacturing process for popular products. ProQuest - for technology and markets EBSCOhost Business Source Complete & Academic Search Premier - Search both one at a time for more complete coverage of the sciences. InfoTrac Web - Search your industry and browse By Subdivision plus Related Subjects. You can also search an SIC code and use Relevance searching. - General Business File - best coverage of trade publications
- Computer Database
- Health Reference Center - medical & biotech topics
- Expanded Academic - science journals
- Business & Company Resource Center - industry reports, associations
- Small Business Resource Center - how-tos, plans for mostly service companies, directories of key associations, trade journals and more.
Factiva - 9000 publications from around the world. Click Examples for ideas for focusing results. And don't forget: - Webnet Library Catalog - looks for books on your industry, including books at Olin College. Use your Babson ID and library PIN to request books from other WEBnet libraries.
- Find Online Journals - to locate online full text for specific journals.
- InterLibrary Loan - for articles, books and reports not available at Babson
Olin College Library - perhaps your best place for researching technologies with its engineering and science databases: ACM Digital Library, Engineering Village2, IEEE Xplore, Science Direct and many online handbooks. You can also Search Olin's E-Journals to see if they have a journal you need. The library is open for visitors Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm.
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Competitors
The industry sources mentioned above will usually indicate major players within the industry. The directories below may help pinpoint direct competitors as well as possible suppliers. CorpTech Database of High Tech Companies - start here to hone down to your product Thomas Register - identify U.S. manufacturers of specific products Capital IQ - for suppliers, competitors and relationships
Hoovers - provides lists of competitors for major public & private companies The next sources provide more detailed information on publicly-held companies. Thomson ONE Banker - most complete source for SEC filings Mergent Online - provides company history, joint ventures, plus access to EDGAR filings with the SEC. | |
Associations & Trade Journals
Identify associations & trade publications fro your industry using sources below. Then: - Check association web sites for market publications and student memberships
- Use Find Online Journals to browse publications in our databases
- Selected association reports maybe available at Babson (check the Library Catalog), through InterLibrary Loan, or ask a librarian to help you obtain the source from another library.
Small Business Resource Center - find sample business plans as well as lists of key associations, trade journals, and specialized ratio sources.
Encyclopdedia of Business Information Sources HF5353.E52 (Information Desk 1) - look up your industry for a list of key trade associations, trade journals, statistical sources, etc. Now available online in Directories section of the Small Business Resource Center - enter your industry keyword and from the results choose the Directories tab.
Encyclopedia of Associations. HS17 .E6 (Information Desk1) - use books or search using LexisNexis at Library Workstations #1-#7. Available online in the Business & Company Resource Center -
American Society of Association Executives - choose Gateway to Associations | Last Updated On
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