BUS 449: Information Technology Capstone (formerly BUS 495q)
Course Instructor: Dr. Fay Cobb Payton
Librarians: Amy VanScoy & Hyun-Duck Chung
Current News from Newspapers and Magazines
Search for current news articles in business
databases:
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Newspapers
Business
Source Premier - includes articles
as well as industry and company profiles
LexisNexis Academic
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STAT-USA/GLOBUS -
Requires login by an NCSU Libraries staff member. Please come to the
Reference Desk at D.H. Hill Library for assistance. [Try the Industry
Sector Analysis Reports].
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Other Business Databases of Interest
- Online Magazines
- Pet Business -- http://www.petbusiness.com/
Pet Age -- http://www.petage.com/
Associations
Some relevant association websites:
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American Pet Products Manufacturers
Association -- includes background statistics
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Pet Food Manufacturers
Association (UK)
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World Wide Pet Industry Association --
includes helpful list of links
Look for other related associations:
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Encyclopedia of Associations. D. H. Hill Library [Reference - 1st floor, West Wing] HS17 .G32
Financial Sources
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Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. D. H. Hill Library [Reference - 1st floor, West Wing] HF5681 .R25 A45
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. D. H. Hill Library
[Reference - 1st floor, West Wing] HF5681 .R25 .I525
RMA Annual Statement Studies. D. H. Hill Library [Reference - 1st floor, West Wing] HG4050 .T39
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Mergent Online
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Morningstar
Library Edition
- Standard
and Poor's NetAdvantage
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Data and Statistics
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US Census http://www.census.gov
LexisNexis
Statistical
- International
Business Information - includes links to various statistical sources
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For data and statistics related to international business, one good option
is to search the national statistical agency web sites of specific countries.
For example, general UK stats are available at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ .
Also available is basic retail
sales information .
In addition, specific
industry data is available.
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For industry information in North America, is always
helpful to know the specific NAICS
code (i.e. 453910 - pet and pet supplies stores) for the industry
in question. This code can be searched on in various databases and
can help in the identification of relevent companies, data, and statistics.
Other Resources
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Business Information Network
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Librarian Contact Information
For course assignments, contact:
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