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Data & analyses:
Business and Company Resource Center via GaleNet	1980-date	Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more.
Global Market Information Database (GMID) via Euromonitor	Current	This very large database includes both analytical reports and statistical data, especially about consumer markets, as well as bibliographies/webliographies of additional sources. In addition to data presentations, provides search capabilities by country, consumer, industry, and major transnational corporation information and reports. [caaiah ]
Mergent InvestorEdge via Mergent	Current quarter	Contains investment reports on companies and industries, with evaluations and recommendations. Also includes links to other Mergent products. [caajag]
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage via Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage	Dates vary	Full text of 12 Standard & Poor's investment publications covering managment, corporation data, industry data, mutual funds, and investment analysis. Use the "Industry Surveys" for industry analyses and data. In addition to analysis and, occassionally projections, provides comparitive data on companies in the industry, arranged by niche. [caaiah]
TableBase via GaleNet/RDS	1996-present.	Contains tabular statistical data on companies, industries, markets, products, and demographics. It is international in scope and covers more than 90 industries.
ValueLine Investment Survey via ValueLine	Current quarter (older issues on microfiche)	Contains investment reports on companies and industries, with evaluations and recommendations. Industry reports are revised once a quarter, as is the major report on each selected company. Most tables of data include a 3-year projection. [caaiah]
Mergent Industry Review Green Library BUS HG4961.M66 via Mergent	2002 - Current	This semi-annual publication gives comparative data, rankings, and growth rates of American companies within their industries. Includes an alphabetical index by company in the front.
Statistical Service Green Library DESK HC106.7.S75 via S&P	1980 - Current (publication dates)	A continuously updated service with biennial compilations (Security Price Index Record.) In addition to including data on the S&P 500, industrials, transportation, utilities and financial indexes (and the composite companies), this publication includes daily data on stocks of many much more specific industries, as well as municipal and U.S. government bond yield and prices. Also includes quarterly earnings, dividends, and p/e ratios for the industrial, transportation, utilities, financial, and composite indexes, back to 1926.

Journal & magazine articles:
ABI Inform via ProQuest	1971-date	The premier business database indexes 1800+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields. The abstracts also include links to companies and other organizations included in Hoovers. [caaiah]
Business and Industry via GaleNet/RDS	1994-date	Indexes 1200+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents.
Business and Company Resource Center via GaleNet	1980-date	Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more.
Business File ASAP via Galenet	1996-date	Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry.
Wilson Business Full Text via Wilsonweb	1986-date	Indexes 600+ major magazines and journals in business and related fields. [caaiah]

Specific industries:
- Apparel & fashion - Banks & financial institutions - Energy - Exporting, importing, & international trade - Food & beverage - Health & medical - - Hospitality, lodging, & restaurants - Insurance - Manufacturing - Marketing & advertising - Media, journalism, publishing, & broadcasting - - Mining, metals, & materials handling - Retailing - Securities & investing - Tourism - Transportation -
Encyclopedia of American Industries (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.)	2007	"Provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business." [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.)	2008	"Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research." [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Global Industries (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.)	2007	"Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research." [caaiac]
NAICS--North American Industry Classification System via U.S. Census Bureau	Check url date	This is the system which has replaced the SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) under NAFTA. In the upper left-hand corner are search boxes to find the appropriate class number by inputting the business or product. The page has tables for downloading for 2-6 digits and 6 digits only, as well as correspondences between the 3 editions (1997, 2002, 2007.) [caaiah]

Apparel & fashion:
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.)	2005	" A three-volume survey of clothing, costume and fashion, presented through 640 essays, arranged alphabetically. Coverage includes the origins of clothing and body adornment, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress, as well as representative costumes from a wide range of historical eras." [caaiac]

Banks & banking:
American Financial Directory Green Library REF HG2441.A58	Current	A directory of various financial institutions, banks, S&Ls, etc., in the United States.
Bankers Almanac Green Library REF HG2984.B3	Current	An international directory of various financial institutions, banks, S&Ls, etc., with an emphasis on Great Britain.
Bank and S&L Quarterly from Sheshunoff/Highline Data Green Library REF HG2401.B34	Dec., 1997 - 2007	A collation of evaluative statistics about banks in the United States, published quarterly. NOTE: Replaced in late 2007 by BankSource, an online database by the same company.
Banks and S&Ls of Florida Green Library REF HG2611.F6BB36 via Sheshunoff/Highline Data	1998 - 2007	A collation of evaluative statistics about banks and their branches in Florida, published annually. NOTE: Replaced in late 2007 by BankSource, an online database by the same company.
BankSource via Highline Data	Current	FIU has access to the Bank and S&L segments of Company Analysis in Highline's BankSource. This provides 60+ factors of data about individual banks and S&Ls throughout the United States. Constantly updated. [caaiac]
Mergent Online via Mergent Online	1994-present	Annual reports of 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus access to SEC filings and a financial search engine.
Florida International Bankers Association via FIBA	Check URL for date.	"The Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA), Inc., is a 25 year old trade association, founded in 1979. Its membership includes more than 80 financial institutions from 18 countries, across 4 continents. Members include 6 of the 10 largest financial institutions in the world, along with the largest banks from Europe, the US and Latin America." [caahbb]
Energy, including electrical utilities:
Alternative Energy Institute via AEI	Check url date	" The Alternative Energy Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, educational organization. Historically, AEI's mission has focused on two areas: (1) raising consciousness about the dangers of fossil fuel dependency and the viable alternatives to fossil fuels, and (2) linking consumers with suppliers of alternative energy. ... AEI is carving out a unique niche of raising consciousness about community sustainability and providing action response opportunities for individuals throughout the world." [caaiah]
Edison Electric Institute via EEI	Check url date	Information about electrification and the electricity generating industry. [caaiah]
Energy Information Administration via U.S. Dept. of Energy	Check url date	"Official energy statistics from the U.S. government." This page provides links to data on petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, nuclear energy, and renewable & alternative fuels, as well as international, state, and historical data, forecasts, and information on the environment. Sidebar contains spot prices plus other news related to energy. [[caajba]]
NaturalGas.org via Natural Gas Supply Association	Check url date	"Naturalgas.org is presented as an educational website covering a variety of topics related to the natural gas industry. The purpose of this website is to provide visitors with a comprehensive information source for topics related to natural gas, and present an unbiased learning tool for students, teachers, industry, media, and government." [caaiah]
World Coal Institute via WCI	Check url date	"The World Coal Institute (WCI) is a non-profit, non-governmental association of coal enterprises and associations - the only international body working on a worldwide basis on behalf of the coal industry." Includes coal statistics. Available in Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, and Spanish language versions. [caaiah]
Exporting, importing, and international trade:		See also: BIC International Business page
American Export Register Green Library REF HF3010.A6 via Thomas Publishing Co.	2000	A directory of exporters, the main volume is arranged by product code, with indexes to the products in 10 languages in the front. The second volume includes the company profiles with basic directory information about each.
Directory of Multinational Corporations in Miami-Dade County Green Library DESK HG4058.M5D5 via the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the College of Business Administration, Florida International University	2002	A directory of local companies in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Indexes by Industry (including export-import) and country of origin, as well as a list of parent companies and their subsidiaries in Miami-Dade County.
Federation of International Trade Associations via FITA	Check url date	This website of an association of international trade associations provides many tools for the casual web user in addition to specific materials for members. It provides country profiles, "Tools of Trade" (including glossaries, geographic information, currencies, weights & measurements, etc.), and many other useful kinds of information. [caaiah]
International Trade Administration via U.S. International Trade Administration	Check URL for date.	In addition to import and export requirements and related forms, provides market access compliance data about various countries. [caaiah]
Office of International Trade via U.S. Small Business Administration	Check URL for date.	Includes internal and external links to exporting information, some of it specially tailored to small businesses. [caaiah]
Trade Agreements Database via Center for International Business, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth	Check URL for date.	"The database contains the text-searchable versions of all bilateral and regional free trade agreements and customs union agreements that have been notified to the WTO as of June 1, 2003, and are in force, plus many that have not been notified to the WTO. The agreements in the database have been indexed in a format developed by CIB that is a greatly expanded version of the "standard format" for notification to the WTO." [caaiah]
Food & beverages:
The Beverage Marketing Directory Green Library REF HD9348.U5N35	Current	A combined directory of producers and retailers of all beverages from water to soft drinks to beers, wines, etc., and a collation of statistics on the use and sales of beverages.
Food & Beverage Market Place via Grey House Publishing	Check url date	A commercial directory/database of companies involved in food, beverage, and related business, with a limited free search for non-subscribers. Formerly published by Thomas. [caaiah]
Health & Medical:
Encyclopedia of Health Care Management (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2003	"Given such a large industry with so many different issues, there are about 600 keywords defined in this volume. The keywords are classified into 16 general categories. Please see the Reader�s Guide for the categories and the keywords. Additionally, there are tables on medical degrees, medical specialties, medical organizations, medical legislation, and health care acronyms to facilitate understanding of the business and management issues in the health care industry." [caaiac]
AHA Guide. Green Library REF RA977.A1A46 via AHA.	2001 - current	The American Hospital Association's directory to hospitals and health systems, including some basic data on the facilities.
Hospital Statistics. Green Library REF RA981.A2A6234 via AHA.	1988 - current	Gives data by state on hospitals and related facilities.
Directory of Physicians in the United States. Green Library REF R712.A1A6 via AMA.	Current year	Lists physicians alphbetically with city, then lists physicians under each city with address and medical background codes.
The Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists. Green Library REF R712.A1D5 via Elsevier.	Current year	Lists American medical specialists by specialty then state and city.
Hospitality, lodging, & restaurants:
Hospitality & Tourism Complete via EBSCOHost	1940's - present	Indexes 500+ titles covering scholarly research and industry news in hospitality and tourism, including hotel management, food and beverage service, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends and more.
Leisuretourism.com via CABI Publishing	1974 - present	Indexes 400+ journals, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and other publications in leisure, recreation, sport, tourism, and hospitality.
Insurance:
Insurance Information Institute via III	Check url date	This website contains links to an enormous amount of information about insurance and how it works. About mid-way down is a link to "Insurance Tools," which initiates a popup box with access to "Life Stages," "Auto Crash Tests," "Find A Company," and an insurance glossary. In the lower right hand side is a section for finding statistics related to insurance and accidents. [caaiah]
Insurance Industry Internet Network via iiin	Check url date	A meta-site for insurance information, including links to many directories, insurance companies, insurance law firms, corporate counsel, agents & brokers, job openings, etc. [caaiah]
Best's Insurance Reports: Life/Health. Green Library UGEN HG8943.B3 via A.M. Best Co.	Older issues in General Collection through 2003	An annual directory and ratings service for U.S. and Canadian life and health insurance companies.
Best's Insurance Reports: Property/Casualty. Green Library UGEN HG9665.B5 via A.M. Best Co.	Older issues in General Collection through 2003	An annual directory and ratings service for U.S. and Canadian property and casualty insurance companies.
Best's Key Rating Guide�: Property/Casualty. Green Library REF HG8525.B4 via A.M. Best Co.	Current Older issues in General Collection	An annual ratings service for U.S. and Canadian property and casualty insurance companies. The publication includes numerous financial data about each company rated.
Manufacturing:
Encyclopedia of Products Industries - Manufacturing (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus.)	2007	"Provides information on products and the relationships between products and their industries. Explores various aspects of a product, the manufacturers, suppliers, immediate and adjacent industries and markets. Emphasizes manufacturers of numerous durable goods such as tires, automobiles, appliances, business equipment, home furnishing and sporting goods." [caaiac]
NAM: National Association of Manufacturers via NAM	Check url date	Contains more than just industry information, including an e-business portal for news and a "NAM Mfg Guide" directory of manufacturing companies, by product and by services. [caaiah]
IQS Manufacturers Directory via IQS	Current	Industrial Quick Search is a directory of manufacturers organized by product. Once the user clicks on a product, the next page lists various companies with links to the companies' websites and descriptions of their specific products. At the bottom of each product page is a generic description of the product and how it works, followed by further information (such as types and categories), and then a glossary of common terms used in that industry with their definitions. Front page of IQS has a "Request for quote" option. [caaiab]
ThomasNet Green Library REF T12.T6	Current	The commercial web site is a directory of manufacturers, distributors, and service companies, plus it offers a number of other services, especially for CAD, architectural materials based on blueprints, and a link to a global version. The main directory can be searched by individual states and provinces or by all (combined U.S. and Canada.) The "green books" were well-known and required source for purchasers for decades, now available online. Note: Has a plugin to enhance searching for Firefox browsers. [caaiah]
Florida Manufacturers Register via Manufacturer's News Green Library REF HD9727.F6F573	Current	A directory of manufacturers in Florida. Arranged by product (industry), SIC, company name, parent companies, and geographical. [caajag]
Harris Florida Manufacturers Directory via Harris Infosource Green Library DESK T12.F6	Current	A directory of manufacturers in Florida. In addition to some business demographics and a product index, this book lists companies by georgraphy, SIC, company names, and product.. [caajag]
Marketing & advertising:		See also: Retailing
Encyclopedia of Public Relations (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2004	"The Encyclopedia of Public Relations may serve some as a primer. Others may find refreshing or even disappointing comments and concerns. However, we hope the book advances the dialogue that can make the profession ever more healthy." [caaiac]
The Advertising Red Books. Green Library REF HF5805.S7 through .S73 via Lexis/Nexis.	Current year	Two sections: 1) Advertisers lists companies who advertise, through whom they advertise, types of media, and annual budget. 2: Advertising Agencies lists advertising agencies, with their address, other contacts, # of employees, and major accounts.
AdForum via AdForum.com	Check url date	A spinoff(?) of Mayfield Inc., provides search engines for advertising companies and advertisements, as well as many more opportunities to find advertising research. Some parts of this site require a paid subscription while others are available just for a free registration. [caaiah]
American Association of Advertising Agencies via AAAA	Check url date	"Founded in 1917, the American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) is the national trade association representing the advertising agency business in the United States. Its membership produces approximately 80 percent of the total advertising volume placed by agencies nationwide. Although virtually all of the large, multinational agencies are members of the AAAA, more than 60 percent of our membership bills less than $10 million per year." Provides agency search, advertising industry news, promotes awards, and has an online bookstore. [caaiah]
American Marketing Association: MarketingPower via AMA	Check url date	"The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide....AMA�s website, MarketingPower.com, is the everyday connection to marketing data, articles, case studies, best practices and a robust job bank. The AMA also is the source for the field�s top magazines and journals, including Marketing News. AMA professional and collegiate chapters and special interest groups keep members in touch with the best people and the best practices." [caaiah]
DMAChoice via Direct Marketing Association	Check url date	Produced by the Direct Marketing Association to aid consumers, this site includes links to "preference lists" for those who do not want unsolicited marketing, general consumer information, online shopping safeguards, and parental tools. [caaiah]
Media, journalism, publishing, & broadcasting:
Encyclopedia of New Media (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2002	"The Encyclopedia of New Media is the first attempt to comprehensively map the current terrain. Taken together, the encyclopedia�s entries constitute an attempt to map the constellation of new media. Particular technologies and artifacts are important; compact discs, the World Wide Web, streaming media, for instance, are of enormous importance to the way new media have developed and have had enormous impacts. At least as important as the �things� of new media is the context in which they are invented and used. A significant portion of the encyclopedia, therefore, examines concepts, contexts, and trends." [caaiac]
Ulrich's International Periodical Directory via Bowker	Current	A directory of periodical publications, listing publisher, address, frequency, subscribers, as well as in which indexes and databases the publication is indexed.
Broadcasting Cable Yearbook. Green Library REF HF6146.R3B73 via Broadcasting & Cable.	Current year	Lists U.S. & Canadian television and radio stations, and cable providers, as well as related services. For stations, gives Nielsen DMA rankings and statistics by market city, in addition to personnel and broadcasting data in main entry.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. Green Library REF Z6951.A97 via Gale	Current year	Lists serial publications and broadcast stations by state & city, along with contact data, circulation/audience data, and (occassionally) basic advertising rates.
Publishers' International ISBN Directory. Green Library REF Z282.P71 via K.G. Saur.	Current year	Lists publishers by country and their address, email, and ISBN. Third volume lists publishers by ISBN.
Television & Cable Factbook. Green Library REF TK6646.T4 via Warren Communications.	Current year	Lists U.S. & Canadian television stations and cable providers, as well as related services. For television, a full page for each station gives Nielsen DMA rankings and statistics in addition to personnel and broadcasting data. This entry also includes a map showing reception quality. Cable volumes give providers by city and what options they offer, including cost.
Mining, metals, & materials handling:		See also: Energy, for coal and natural gas.
Aluminium Industry Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1971-date	Indexes 2300+ international scholarly journals and other publications on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
Materials Business File via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1985-date	Indexes 2000+ scholarly journals and other publications on issues related to the metals and materials industries.
EverythingMining via Everythingmining	Check URL date	This is a site created by an individual, Narayana Moorthy, an Indian with 40 years in mining. It has a fairly comprehensive coverage of the global mining industry. Site does include advertisements. [caaiah]
Mine Safety & Health Administration - Mining Links via MSHA, Dept. of Labor	Check URL date	MSHA provides links to mining industry organziations, mining schools, international and state mining laws, health research, museums, and state mining agencies. [caaiah]
MiningUSA via Mining USA	Check URL date	Site provides much information about associations, companies, history, and other types of information related to the mining industry. [caaiah]
National Mining Association via NMA	Check URL date	A professional association int the U.S., with some statistics, directories, and other information available free to the public, while other material is limited to members. [caaiah]
Retailing & Sales:		See also: BIC: MIS: Automation & E-business section.
Best of Sales via Krislyn Corp.	Check url date	This page is composed of links to sources and organziations dealing with sales and salemanship, a webliography. [caaiah]
DMAChoice via Direct Marketing Association	Check url date	Produced by the Direct Marketing Association to aid consumers, this site includes links to "preference lists" for those who do not want unsolicited marketing, general consumer information, online shopping safeguards, and parental tools. [caaiah]
Direct Selling Association via DSA	Check url date	The organizational site of a professional, membership association, some of the information (such as membership directory, code of ethics, consumer rights) is available to non-members. Includes an online store of the association's research. Has a Spanish language site, as well. [caaiah]
JustSell.com via Give More Media	Check url date	This site provides access to many checklist and guides to better selling, including a sales glossary. Also provides signups for free newsletters, quotes, etc. [caaiah]
Securities & investing:		See also: BIC Finance & Economics page.
FCS Internet: Internet Gateway: Financial Links via FCS	Check url date	This site provides links to numerous stock & commodity exchanges around the world, as well as many related organizations, such as brokers, mutual funds, banking, etc. [caaiah]
Securities & Exchange Commission via US SEC	Check url date	The U.S. regulatory agency for publicly offered securities' site offers access to data on publicly traded companies through its EDGAR database, as well as other investment data. [caaiah]
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association via SIFMA	(check url date)	Incorporates the former SIA (Securities Industry Association) page, and includes many free services such as ticker lookup, delayed quotes, etc. Changing from U.S. to Europe to Asia focus is available via tabs at the top of the page. [caaiah]
Tourism:
Hospitality & Tourism Complete via EBSCOHost	1940's - present	Indexes 500+ titles covering scholarly research and industry news in hospitality and tourism, including hotel management, food and beverage service, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends and more.
Leisuretourism.com via CABI Publishing	1974 - present	Indexes 400+ journals, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and other publications in leisure, recreation, sport, tourism, and hospitality.
National Directory: Convention & Visitors Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce via Chambers of Commerce	Check url date	This site provides links, by state, to chambers of commerce, state visitors guides, and convention & visitor bureaus within the United States. For chambers of commerce and visitors bureaus, each state page has links to the state's official organizations and to local, city organizations, as well as hotel/motel directories and other relevant links. [caaiah]
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory via TOWD	Check url date	"The Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory is your guide to official tourist information sources: government tourism offices, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, and similar organizations that provide free, accurate, and unbiased travel information to the public. Businesses such as travel agents, tour operators, and hotels are not included." You can search by country or, within the U.S., by state, using a drop-down box. [caaiah]

Transportation:
Airport Council International via ACI	Check url date	Includes access to airport websites around the world as well as data related to airports. Especially valuable is the "Airport Wayfinder", which gives a video "fly through" effect to orient passengers to each airport. [caaiah]
U.S. Dept. of Transportation via U.S. DOT	Check url date	" The mission of the Department is to: Serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future." Among other things, this page has links to Safe trave, Scenic byways, Road closures, Flight status, Freight information. [caaiah]

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