Sources of Industry Information at Ablah Library

SOURCES OF INDUSTRY INFORMATION
at Ablah Library

General

Standard Industrial Classification Manual
PrEx 2.6/2:In27/972
Index Table 5
URL: www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Issued by the Office of Management and Budget, the SIC Manual is the guide to a classification system that divides U.S. industries by type of activity. Each industry is assigned a unique code number (SIC CODE) that represents the product or service of that industry. The SIC system includes all areas of economic activity (agriculture, construction, manufacturing, services, wholesale and retail trade, etc.).

(Standard & Poor's) Industry Surveys. (July 1984-April 2003)
HG 4965 S83
3^rd Floor
Arranged in 33 surveys, this work provides continuous economic and investment analysis of 65 leading U.S. industries. A "Basic Analysis" provides a complete investment picture of the industry, outlines the industry's place in the total economy and examines its operating environment. A "Current Survey" reports the latest developments within an industry and estimates results for the period immediately ahead for each industry. Available in S&P's NetAdvantage.

Periodical Indexes

Business & Company Resource Center. (Continuously updated, 1983-)
URL (on-campus/Shocknet2/PIN access only): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?locID=ksstate_wichita
Business & Company Resource Center indexes over 950 business periodicals. These include scholarly journals, general business magazines, trade publications, and local business publications. The full text of articles is available for roughly half the titles indexed. The full image (via Adobe Acrobat) is also available for many titles. In addition, citations and full text articles may be emailed to user provided address. BCRC also includes detailed company histories, investment reports, company rankings, and industry overviews.

ABI/INFORM. (Continuously updated, 1971-)
URL/Full Text (on-campus/Shocknet2/PIN access only): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=328
ABI/INFORM provides indexing to over 900 business trade journals, magazines, and journals, and for each entry an abstract of the article is included. Full text is available for approximately half the titles indexed. As with paper indexes, you may search by specific subject terms. Also, individual words and phrases may be searched for in the titles of articles or in their abstracts. This allows for information on very detailed concepts and rarely mentioned companies to be located quickly. Results may be printed or downloaded to a disc.

Wall Street Journal Index. (1959-2003)
HG 1 W26
3^rd Floor
This index provides subject access to the Wall Street Journal (Final Eastern Edition), which is available on Microfilm 128. The General News Section is arranged alphabetically by subject and the Corporation News Section is arranged by company name. Below each subject and company name is a chronological list of articles, together with the date, page, and column of the article. Abstracts of all articles appearing in the WSJ Eastern edition are available beginning January 1989 (selected abstracting May 1973 through December 1988) through LexisNexis Academic (on-campus/Shocknet2/PIN access only). When connected

1) Select "General News" as "News Category"
2) Select "Abstracts" as "News Source"
3) In rectangle following "Search this publication title(s)" enter: "Wall Street Journal" (quotes required)

Financial Ratio Information

RMA Annual Statement Studies. (Annual)
Ref HF 5686 C7 R65x
Latest 10 years on Index Table 5
Earlier in Reference Stacks
Provides for each of 350 lines of business a common-size balance sheet and income statement based on the size of the business within its industry. Gives sixteen financial ratios for each line of business. The ratios are presented first by the size of the business and then by quartiles within that size.

(Dun & Bradstreet's) Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Annual).
Ref HD 2771 D86c
Latest 10 years on Index Table 5
Earlier in Reference Stacks
Considers over 800 lines of business. Provides for each a common-size balance sheet and income statement, and typical financial statement figures. Also contains for each line of business fourteen key business ratios displayed in quartiles.

Directories

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies (1990-2002)
HG 4057 A58
3^rd Floor
This directory is a standard reference for current, verified data covering over 140,000 U.S. companies. Volumes 1-3 contain an alphabetic listing of companies, and includes information such as the company's address and phone number, value of assets, number of employees, names of officers, and a brief description of the business. Volume 4 provides state specific data, arranging the companies by zip code. Vol. 5 ranks companies by sales within 4-digit SIC Codes. The information published in paper format in this directory is now included in the "Company Profile" and "Rankings" options of Business & Company Resource Center at proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?locID=ksstate_wichita.

Periodicals

Business Week. (Weekly)
Per HF 5001 B89
This periodical presents information useful in all areas of investment analysis. Of special interest are its special issues. These include the issues "Industrial Outlook" (Jan.), "Corporate Scoreboard" (March), and the "R&D Scoreboard" (July).

Forbes. (Bi-Weekly)
1997 - Current Issue
Per HF 5001 F6
Special features of the online version of Forbes include searchable databases: Forbes 500 Annual Directory, Forbes International 500.

Fortune. (Bi-Weekly)
Per HF 5001 F7
URL: www.pathfinder.com/fortune
Special issues of this periodical include the "18 Month Economic Forecast: (Jan. and July), "Fortune 500" (May), and "Largest Non-Industrials" (July). Fortune 500 information is included in the Web site.