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Home: BUS 449

Current News from Newspapers and Magazines

Associations

Financial Sources

Data and Statistics

Other Resources

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:

Newspapers

Business Source Premier  - includes articles as well as industry and company profiles

LexisNexis Academic

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].

Other Business Databases of Interest

Online Magazines
Pet Business -- http://www.petbusiness.com/
Pet Age -- http://www.petage.com/

Associations

Some relevant association websites:

American Pet Products Manufacturers Association -- includes background statistics

Pet Food Manufacturers Association (UK)

World Wide Pet Industry Association -- includes helpful list of links

Look for other related associations:

Encyclopedia of Associations. D. H. Hill Library [Reference - 1st floor, West Wing] HS17 .G32

Financial Sources

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

Mergent Online

Morningstar Library Edition

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage

Data and Statistics

US Census http://www.census.gov

LexisNexis Statistical

International Business Information - includes links to various statistical sources

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.

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

Business Information Network

 

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