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Joint BRASS and GODORT program
June 18, 2001
San Francisco, California

Marketing.com:
Government Industry Information

John Ganly
Director for Collections
Science, Industry & Business Library
New York City

Government Industry Information

US Federal
US States
US Local
Foreign National
Intergovernmental

Industry Information
Available from Government Agencies

Statistics
Market Analysis
Regulation

US Federal Information

USGovsearch: http://usgovsearch.northernlight.com/publibaccess/
Firstgov: http://www.firstgov.gov/topics/business.html
STATUSA: http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Congressional Universe (Lexis Nexis): http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
Statistical Universe (Lexis Nexis): http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/Statistical/

[Presenter showed sample screens from the above-listed sites.]

U.S. States Information

FirstGov: http://www.firstgov.gov/topics/business.html
Yahoo! Business and Economy: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Labor/Government_Agencies/United_States/U_S__State_Government_Agencies/
State Capital Universe: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/StateCapital/
Statistical Universe: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/Statistical/
US Chamber of Commerce: http://www.uschamber.org/default.htm

[Presenter showed sample screens from the above-listed sites.]

U.S. Local Information

Index to Current Urban Documents: http://www.urbdocs.com/index.htm
Statistical Universe: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/Statistical/
Encyclopedia of Associations (Gale Ready Reference): http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/db/grr/index.html

[Presenter showed sample screens from the above-listed sites.]

Foreign National Information

World Yahoos: http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/family/more.html
Statistical Universe: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/Statistical/
StatUSA: http://www.stat-usa.gov/

[Presenter showed a sample screen from the first site listed above.]

Inter-governmental Organizations Information

Statistical Universe: http://www.lexis-nexis.com/academic/universe/Statistical/
European Union: http://europa.eu.int/abouteuropa/index_en.htm

[Presenter showed a sample screen from the second site listed above.]

Non-government Industry Information

Primary Industry Sources
Trade and Professional Associations
Databases

Primary Industry Source
Standard & Poor's NETADVANTAGE
http:/www.netadvantage.com/whatwedo.html
The most comprehensive industry database--includes industry surveys.

Trade and Professional Associations
Gale Group Ready Reference Shelf
http://galenet.gale.com/a/acp/db/grr/name-search.html
The Gale Group Ready Reference Shelf contains three Encyclopedias of Associations that are major sources for current industry news and statistics.

Non-Government Industry Databases

TableBase: http://www.galegroup.com
- The best source for numeric data including rankings, forecasts, market share, market size, and demographics.
Marketresearch.com: http://marketresearch.com
- Contains full text of over 500 market research reports--good for emerging markets.
Business and Industry: http://www.galegroup.com
- Index and full text access to 1000+ trade and business publications
Investext: http://www.galegroup.com
- Index and full text access to investment research reports, investment databases, security firms worldwide--great for market share and for new industries.
SBRnet: http://www.SBRnet.com
- A good example of a niche industry database that focuses on the sporting goods industry.

Marketing.gov: Tools for Success
Joint BRASS and GODORT Program, ALA Annual Conference, June 18, 2001

Disclaimer: This publication has been placed on the web for the convenience of BRASS members. Information and links will not be updated. Posted 30 August 2001.