Cost of Living Salary Calculator
Another calculator for comparing the buying power of your salary in another city.
http://www.homefair.com/homefair/cmr/salcalc.html

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
A link to the only nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to original public policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits.
http://www.ebri.org/

Online Career Center's Home Page
Services include keyword searching for jobs, posting resumes, career assistance, career fairs listing and more.
http://www.occ.com/

Occupational Outlook Handbook
(The government's premier publication on career guidance, provides essential information about prospective changes in the world of work and the qualifications that will be needed in the future work environment.)
http://stats.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Census
(A substantial guide to the programs and services of the Census Bureau.)
www.census.gov

Congressional Quarterly Almanac
www.cq.com

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
(The major tool for finding information about government publications.)
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs

Public Administration Review
www.aspanet.org

Statistical Abstract of the United States
(The summary of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States.)
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs

Survey of Current Business
(A monthly journal containing estimates and analyses of US economic activity.)
www.stat-usa.gov

The Securities and Exchange Commission Publications
(Includes the required company filings.)
www.sec.gov

Statistics of Corporate Income: Corporation Income Tax Returns
Internal Revenue Service
Balance sheet and income statement statistics derived from a sample of corporate income tax returns. Includes tables by industry.Statistical Reference Index

Congressional Information Service

Indexes significant statistical information published by industry trade associations, independent research organizations, universities, and state governments. Excellent leads to sources with comparative data.

Human Resources

Encyclopedia of Human Behavior
www.apnet.com/

HRMagazine
www.shrm.org

ILIR sites
Contains links to various sites which cover compensation, training & development, unions, regulations, career services, labor economics and the workplace. In addition, it provides links to professional organziations and academic institutions.
http://www.ilir.uiuc.edu/lawler

International Association for Human Resource Information Management homepage
Has links to over 450 HR-related web entries ranging from government published information to Human Resources magazines and listservs.
http://www.ihrim.org/ihrimweb/links/links.html#HR_Ref

Society for Human Resource Management HR Links
This web site is one of the best comprehensive HR sites on the Internet. The HR Links section provides links to numerous web sites which cover issues such as safety & health, education & training, flexible work arrangements, legal issues & resources, and diversity.
http://www.shrm.org/hrlinks

Workforce Online
Features a variety of user forums where you can discuss various HR issues with others in the field. The Forums cover such topic areas as legal, HR systems, compensation & benefits, and global HR. Also included is an archive of Workforce magazine (formerly Personnel Journal)
http://www.workforceonline.com

Worklinks homepage
Sponsored by Cornell Univeristy, this homepage features a subject index with links to sites covering such topics as staffing, career development, labor-management relations, compensation, international relations, and employee benefits.
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/guide/

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios
(A comprehensive guide to the financial ratios for all industries.)
www.simonschusterand.com

"Annual Report on American Industry" in FORBES. NY: Forbes, Inc. (first January issues each year)
Covers 1,177 of the largest public companies in 20 major industry groups and 70 subgroups. Compares them in terms of profitability, growth, and marketing performance. Corporations are ranked against their immediate competitors, firms in related industry groups, and against all other companies

Barron's
(Known for its detailed financial tables.)
www.barrons.com

Business and Industry News
Industry sources, including commerical links, from Louisiana State University.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/biznews.html

Current Industrial Reports (Census Bureau)
Statistics for many U.S. manufacturing industries.
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/cir/www/

Directory of Associations (ASAE)
Searchable directory of home pages for national associations, from the American Society of Association Executives.
http://www.asaenet.org/gateway/onlineassocslist.html

Encyclopedia of American Industries
www.gale.com

Standard and Poor's
(The most encyclopedic source of narrative and financial industry analysis.)
www.standardpoor.com

Industry Highlights
A useful collection of industry links put together by the GBQ/Nesser Consulting Group, Ltd of Columbus, Ohio.
http://www.iwaynet.net/~nesser/research/category/catindustry.html

Industry Week
(A resource for industry analysis. It includes articles dealing with growth, technology, logistics, etc.)
www.industryweek.com

Manufacturing USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics and Leading Companies. Gale Research
A comprehensive guide to economic activity in 448 manufacturing industries. Provides a unique analysis and synthesis of federal statistics.

North American Industrial Classification
(form the US Census Bureau)
www.census.gov/epcd/www.naicssusr.html

NewsPage
A commercial site providing daily business news in various industries.
http://www.newspage.com/

PR Newswire Industry News
Includes business news by company and trade show information.
http://www.prnewswire.com/

Dun and Bradstreet Credit Services. Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. NY: Dun and Bradstreet Credit Services (annual) Provides industry norms and key business ratios on 800 lines of business as defined by NASIC codes. Ratios for single years only.

Robert Morris Associates. Annual Statement Studies. Philadelphia: (annual)

Contains industry norms and financial and operating ratios for about 300 lines of business including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, services, and contractors. Includes historical data for 5 years.

US Department of Commerce: US Industrial Outlook

Provides information on recent trends and outlook for 3 to 5 years in over 350 industries. The brief narrative with statistics contains discussions of change in supply and demand for each industry, developments in domestic and overseas markets, price changes, employment trends, and capital investment.

Predicasts Forecasts. Cleveland, OH. Predicasts, Inc. (quarterly with annual cummulations)

Gives short and long range forecast statistics for basic economic indicators and for individual products by seven digit NASIC codes. Accompanying each forecast is a reference to the source from which the statistics were taken.

American Statistics Index: Congressional Information Service.

Compliments the Statistical Reference Index by leading to statistical information published in US Government Publications.

Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) Manual

• 1987-present SIC Code The 1987 SIC manual, searchable by keyword and SIC code.

  http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

   

• NAICS Homepage Information on the North American Industrial Classification System,

  which will begin to replace the SIC codes starting in 1997.

  http://www.census.gov/pub/epcd/www/naics.html

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Social and economic statistics; a sampling of the printed source.
http://www.census.gov:80/stat_abstract/

Value Line Investment Survey
(Provides an in-depth coverage of 1,700 stocks, grouped in approximately 90 industries.)
www.valueline.com

Industry Surveys

Industry surveys and forecasts give an overview to industry conditions, including analysis and projections:

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. (REF HF 5681. R25 T68)
Updated annually, this includes finanacial and operating ratios for 180 industries.   Arrangement is by industry groups not SIC codes.  Information is based on tax return data and the current volume will contain information that is three to four years old.

Annual Statement Studies. Robert Morris Associates.   (REF HF 5571 .A5)
Composite financial data on mamufacturing, wholesale, retail, service, agricultural, and contracting lines of businesses.  Compile from figures contributed by RMA member banks.  Arraanged by SIC codes.  Data is sorted by assets, and by sales on facing pages.

Business Statistics of the United States.  (REF HC 101 .A13 Suppl.) Statistics on the economy as well as by major industry group.  Follows the structure of the SIC codes.

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate USA. (REF HG 65 .F56)
A guide to statistics on 36 major sectors of these industries, including more than 2600 corporate participants and featuring state and county data.

Financial Studies of the Small Business.  (REF HD 2346.U5 F55)
A compilation of financial ratios for firms with total capitalization under $1,000,000 orgainized by industry category.  Includes a section on five-year trends.

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios.  Dun & Bradstreet. (REF HF 5681 .R25 D8)
This is an annual, one-volume compilation of financial ratios for 800 lines of businesses.   It lists by SIC code but does not by SIC code but does not break down the data by the size of company assets.  We have the Library edition.

Manufacturing USA. (REF HD 9721 .M364)
Presents federal statistics on over 450 U.S. manufacturing industries, with information on leading public and private corporations in these industries.

Moody's Industry Reviews.  Looseleaf. (REF HG 4905 .M88)
Ranks leading companies in each of 137 industry groups and provides comparative financial statistics by industry.  Industries are updated twice a year.

Service Industries USA. (REF HD 9981.3 .S47)
Analytical data on the U.S. services sector, including over 150 industries and more than 4000 organizations, for-profit and nonprofit.

Statistical Abstract of the United States.  Annual. (REF HA 202)
The major source for summary statistics for the United States.  Gives national data and some regional and state data.

Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys.  2 vols. Quarterly. (REF HG 4961 .St24)
Covers over 50 specialized industry topics.  Each industry profile includes recent developments, industry basics, and comparative company data.

Standard & Poor's Statistical Service. (REF HC 106.7 .S75)
Looseleaf service with statistics in major industries as well as key economic indicators.   Some statistics cover 50 years or more.  Includes daily stock price indexes and the S & P 500 composite statistics cover 50 years or more. 

U.S. Industry & Trade Outlook.  Annual. (REF HC 106.5 .A17)
Formerly titled the U.S. Industrial Outlook.  Classifies industries by SIC codes.   Includes industry overview, U.S. and global market prospects, and industry trends.

Value Line Investment Survey Updated quarterly.   (RESERVE DESK) Industry overviews for 90 industry groups as well as company profiles.  Industries are listed on the front of the "Summary and Index."

Wholesale and Retail Trade USA. (REF HF 5421 .W58)
Statistics on 69 wholesale and 64 retail industries.  Includes information from federal sources, and information on leading public and private companies.

Air Transport World
American Banker
Aviation Week and Space Technology
Best's Review-Life/health
Best's Review-Property/Casualty
Beverage Industry
Beverage World
Computerworld
DM: Discount Merchandiser
DNR: Daily News Record
Data Communications
Editor and Publisher
Electronic Business
Food and Beverage Marketing
Food Processing
Frozen Food Digest
Hotel and Motel Management
Hotels
Infoworld
Nation's Restaurant News
Oil and Gas Journal
PC Week
Packaging
Progressive Grocer
Publisher's Weekly
Restaurant Business
Supermarket Business
Supermarket News
Telephony
Travel Weekly
Vending Times

International Directory of Company Histories

(Provides detailed information on the development of the world's largest and most influential companies.)
www.gale.com

Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book of American Business
(An index to more than 4 million US companies for which current Business Information Reports are available.)
www.dnb.com

Encyclopedia of Associations
www.gale.com

Better Business Bureau Business reports
www.bbb.org

Also, check the Company Sources section for additional resources for researching investments.

Business and the Contemporary World
http://@www.wiley.com

Business India
www.tajmahal.com

China Business Review
www.uschina.org

Europe in Figures
www.europa.eu.int

Eurostat Yearbook
http://europa.eu.int/eurostat.html

Far Eastern Economic Review
www.feer.com

International Business Information: How to Find It
(It describes key international business publications and databases.)
www.oryxpress.com/books/ibi2.htm

International Chamber of Commerce Publications
www.iccwbo.org

International Directory of Company Histories
(Provides detailed information on the development of the world's largest and most influential companies.)
www.gale.com

Latin American Newsletters
www.latinnes.com

Latin Trade
www.latintrade.com

Media General Daily Market Barometer
This resource is updated daily and has reports for each of the last five business days in the areas of market breadth, volume, shares traded times daily price change - $(000), number of issues vs. several moving averages, industry breadth, performance by industry - (60 Media General Groups) and an index performance report.
http://www.mgfs.com/mgbarom.htm

OEDC Economic Surveys
www.OEDCwash.org

The European
www.the-european.com

The Financial Times
www.FT.com

The Henry Holt International Desk Reference
www.hholt.com

The Journal of Commerce
www.joc.com

The Middle East
African Business
www.africasia.icpubs

The Nikkei Weekly
www.nikkei.co.jp/enews

The World Factbook
(Published by the CIA and contains descriptions of each country covering geography, people, government, economy, communications and defense forces.)
www.odci.gov/cia

U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook
www.ita.doc.gov/tradestats

World Congress: Business Intelligence Briefings
www.wmrc.com.co.uk

World Development Report
www.worldbank.org

World Economic Outlook
www.IMF.org

World Resources
www.wri.org/wri/
Predicasts F&S Index Europe
Predicasts F&S Index International

World Trade
www.worldtrademag.com

Yearbook of International Organizations
www.reedref.com

Yearbook of the United Nations
www.un.org

Maps

U.S. Gazetteer
Made available by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce Census Bureau, this excellent resource covers a great deal of demographic data and maps of the U.S.
http://tiger.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer

American Demographics Online
Magazine on demographics and marketing, especially strong on consumer trends. Full-text back to 1993. Print copies available in both the St. Paul O'Shaughnessy-Frey, and the Minneapolis UST Libraries.
http://www.demographics.com/Publications/AD/index.htm

American Demographics and Consumer Trends
(Integrates demographics and consumerism.)
www.demographics.com

Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide: Rand McNally
www.randmcnally.com

Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands
www.gale.com

Fedstats
Sponsored by the Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy, this site provides access to statistics collected from more than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government.
http://www.fedstats.gov/

Forecast
A newsletter of demographic trends and business forecasts by the publishers of American Demographics.
http://www.demographics.com/Publications/FC/issues.htm

Journal of Advertising Research
www.arfsite.org

Journal of Marketing
www.ama.org/pubs/jm

Links 2000: Marketing and Advertising on the Net
Links to many marketing research and resource sites. Sponsored by Vanderbilt University.
http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/eli/eli.cgi

Marketing Tools Online
Magazine from the same publisher of American Demographics. Covers tactics and techniques for information-based marketers. Full-text back to 6/95. Print copies available in the St. Paul O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library.
http://www.demographics.com/Publications/MT/index.htm

Minnesota Census Data
U.S. Census Bureau data (1990) for Minnesota, and population estimates from the State Demographer's Office (1993, 1994.)
gopher://cutter.lib.umn.edu:70/11/subject-list/government-pubs/pop-stats

/MouseTracks/
Commentary on marketing activities and resources on the Internet.
http://nsns.com/MouseTracks/

Sales and Marketing Management
www.salesandmarketing.com

Trade Show Directory
Sponsored by industry.net, this site offers a database of trade shows from around the world. You can search by trade show name, industry, location, or date.
http://www.industry.net/tools/tradeshows.htm

The Market Research Center
Provided by ASI Market research, this site provides links to the Top 100 Advertisers, Industry Information, and Marketing companies.
http://www.asiresearch.com/ 

U.S. Census Bureau's Tiger Mapping Service
The goal of this site is to provide a public resource for generating high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States, using public geographic data.
http://tiger.census.gov/

University of Texas Advertising Web
A marketing communications directory, it provides a very useful subject index to its resources.
http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/

U.S. Census Bureau
Population, economic, and geographic census data - try here first!
http://www.census.gov

Minnesota Business Sources

Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development
This site provides links for business, community and international trade assistance; community profiles; economy; news; and travel information for the state of Minnesota.
http://www.dted.state.mn.us/index.html

Minnesota Information (Yahoo)
Links to business and government information, cities and counties, and social and political sites.
http://www.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Minnesota/

Minnesota Internet Sites: Business (Metronet)
A large collection of Minnesota associations, organizations, and businesses.
http://www.metronet.lib.mn.us/mn/mn-biz.html

Minnesota Legislative Reference Library's Internet Links
Resources for business and industry as well as other topical areas.
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/links/links.htm

North Star
Minnesota government information and services as well as community and tourism information.
http://www.state.mn.us/

The Better Business Bureau's Business and Charity Reports
Reports to help prospective buyers make informed decisions in dealing with both businesses and charitable organizations.
http://www.bbb.org/reports/index.html#char

EWEB
Resources and interactive workshops for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship students, from St. Louis University.
http://www.slu.edu/eweb/

Edward Lowe Foundation
Information for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Includes smallbiz.Net (services for small business) and the excellent Enterpreneurial Edge Online.
http://www.lowe.org/

GuideStar
Provides information on programs and finances of more than 600,000 American charities and nonprofit organizations, news stories on philanthropy, and a forum for donors and volunteers.
http://www2.guidestar.org/

Internet Nonprofit Center Library
This site has records on over 1 million tax exempt entities. The source data comes from the IRS.
http://www.nonprofits.org/library/gov/irs/search_irs.shtml

NetMarquee
Commercial site focusing on family business (inlcuding for-profit, academic, and nonprofit) and emerging business.
http://nmq.com

Philanthropy Journal Online
Provides information on fundraising, volunteers, foundations, corporate giving, nonprofit jobs, and more.
http://www.nonprofits.org/library/gov/irs/search_irs.shtml

SBA Online
The Small Business Administration site has downloadable pamphlets and software, as well as SBA contact and program information.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

SBANC: The Small Business Advancement National Center
Small business site at the University of Central Arkansas, with information for entrepreneurs and academics.
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/homepage.html

Small Business Information (Yahoo)
Links to a variety of small business resources and contacts, based on nominations from individuals and picks from Yahoo's web surfers.
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Small_Business_Information/

Alta Vista
www.altavista.com

Excite
www.excite.com

Infoseek
www.infoseek.com

Lycos
www.lycos.com

Magellan
www.mckinely

Savvy
www.guaraldi.cs.colostate.edu:2000/

WebCrawler
www.webcrawler.com

Yahoo!
www.yahoo.com

Edward Lowe Foundation
Information for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Includes smallbiz.Net (services for small business) and the excellent Enterpreneurial Edge Online.
http://www.lowe.org/

EWEB
Resources and interactive workshops for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship students, from St. Louis University.
http://www.slu.edu/eweb/

Industry Norms & Key Business Ratios.  Dun & Bradstreet. (REF HF 5681 .R25 D8)
This is an annual, one-volume compilation of financial ratios for 800 lines of businesses.   It lists by SIC code but does not by SIC code but does not break down the data by the size of company assets.  We have the Library edition.

NetMarquee
Commercial site focusing on family business (inlcuding for-profit, academic, and nonprofit) and emerging business.
http://nmq.com

SBA Online
The Small Business Administration site has downloadable pamphlets and software, as well as SBA contact and program information.
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

SBANC: The Small Business Advancement National Center
Small business site at the University of Central Arkansas, with information for entrepreneurs and academics.
http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/homepage.html

Small Business Information (Yahoo)
Links to a variety of small business resources and contacts, based on nominations from individuals and picks from Yahoo's web surfers.
http://www.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Small_Business_Information/

Small Business Sourcebook
(An expanded and updated coverage of a wide variety of sources of information and assistance for all entrepreneurs.)
www.gale.com/gale.html

The Source Book of Franchise Opportunities
(A comprehensive reference book on potential franchises.)
www.franchise-update.com

Trade and Professional Associations

Trade and professional associations specialize in a particular business or industry area and can provide industry information not available elsewhere.

• The Directory of Business Information Resources. (REF HD 2425 .D46)
  Listings for professional associations, trade newsletters and journals, and trade show information for 90 major industries.
• Encyclopedia of Associations.  Annual.   At reference desk. (REF HS 17 .G131)
  Provides details on nearly 23,000 national and international nonprofit trade and professional associations, social welfare and public affairs organizations, religious, sports and hobby groups, and more.
• Encylopedia of Business Information Sources. Gale. (REF HF 5353 .E9)
  Lists periodicals, trade associations, handbooks, statistical sources, and computerized sources for a variety of business areas.
• National Trade & Professional Associations of the United States. (REF HD 2425 .D53)
  Includes about 7500 trade associations, labor unions, professional, scientific/technical societies, and other national organizations.
• Small Business Sourcebook. 2vols. (REF 2346 .U5 S66)
  Covers startup information, trade associations, trade shows and conventions, trade journals, and other sources for over 300 kinds of small business.

Venture Capital

Price Waterhouse Venture Capital Survey
The Price Waterhouse Venture Capital Survey is a quarterly study of venture capital investments throughout the United States.
http://www.pw.com/vc/

Venture Capital Insights
Owned by DataMerge, Inc., this resource "...provides hard-to-find information on the strategies, tactics, preferences and internal politics of specific venture capital firms."
http://www.datamerge.com/venture-capital/index.html