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Brief Description: A financial information resource with access to the S&P Industry Surveys (U.S. and global), Bond Reports, Stock Reports, Directory of Corporations, Register of Executives and more.

Access Restrictions: Students, faculty, staff and Walk-in Alumni and visitors may use.

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MLA Style Examples:

Milton, Dennis P. "Restaurants" Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. 3 October

2002. Babson College Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 4 February 2003 <http://www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com>.

For additional MLA examples, visit the MLA website.

To locate a specific industry report:

1. Click on the "Industries" tab on the top blue menu bar.
2. Choose a U.S. industry from the drop down menu or choose a global industry by selecting a region and then an industry and click the little gold arrow key.
3. You may also browse for an industry by selecting "Industry Surveys" or "Global Industry Surveys" from the list on the left.
4. Once you have your requested report you may download by clicking either .pdf or html on the left side.

To search by company:

    1.   Click the "Companies" tab on the top blue menu bar.
    2.   Choose the publication you want (Register of Corporations, Company Profile,
          Bond Reports or Stock Reports).
    3.   Type in your company name and click the little gold arrow key.

Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys

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If you view in .HTML than you may use your browser's Print and Save features from the top menu bar.

S&P NetAdvantage includes access to the S&P Industry Surveys (U.S. and global), Bond Reports, Stock Reports, Directory of Corporations, Register of Executives and more.  The U.S. surveys cover 50 industries, are updated twice a year, and contain analysis, trend, and overview information.  The print S&P Industry Surveys are on reserve at Information Desk1 and the older print Industry Surveys are in the periodicals area, dating back to the 1970s.  Historical coverage varies. The Stock Reports (8 pages) include financials, rating, price performance, dividend data, ratios, competitors and analysts recommendations.

Updated March 17, 2008
By  Rachel Zyirek