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Checklist of publication types
Researching an industry or market for a product or service involves looking
at a variety of information sources
Newspaper and media articles
Articles from newspapers and broadcast media, eg Factiva. see also the Newspapers guide.
Trade and Industry Publications
Industry and trade associations can be a very useful source when researching an industry.
Consult the Directory of Australian Associations to find out if the Industry you are researching has an association in Australia. Fo overseas industries, try the World directory of trade and business associations.
London : Euromonitor, c2007, (Hawthorn) Reference 382 WOR-E5, or search the Internet for one, or see some specific links below
Passport GMID can also be used to identify industry and trade associations.
Publications from trade and industry associations are indexed specifically in databases such as Business & Industry, Business Source Complete and Factiva.
See also links to industry assocations, below.
Statistics
Statistics on Australian industries and markets can be found from the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) see the Themes page and also the current Yearbook.
International statistics can be found in Passport GMID.
see also the Statistics Subject Starter Guide.
Government information
Government information is an important component of industry research, see some examples below.
Industry and market overviews and swot analyses
Industry overviews are a ready made source of information. Examples of these are IBIS Industry Reports. Swinburne subcribes to approximately 100 Australian industry reports.
The complete database of IBIS industry reports can be viewed (in person, no printing or downloading) at one of the Victorian Business Centres.
Mergent Industry Reports - Available January 2009
PassportGMID also has industry overviews, list of Australian industries covered is here.
You can browse a list of Industry Profiles for different countries in Business Source Complete, also.
Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry
includes links to state based, industry based and bilateral business councils, and industry associations.
Australian Industry Group
represents employers in manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, IT, transport, labour hire and other industries
Company information
Company information is a key component of your research, see the Subject Starter Guide on Companies.
Rankings and Ratios
- Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios Hawthorn Reference R 658.15 TRO-A39
- Rankings and supplements is a service produced by the McLennan staff at melbourne Business School. It tracks thousands of rankings and special supplements conducted by firms such as KPMG and Fortune, as well as advertising and survey agencies, and which can be found in journals and newspapers received by the McLennan Library.
Industry Specific Sites and Subject Starter Guides
Author: Jane O'Donnell (jodonnell@swin.edu.au)
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