Business & Economics Library: Your Ultimate Database

Purchasing and Supply Management

This web page has been created for Business Administration 324. The library presentation for this class is available in PowerPoint here.

  • Print: go to the library specified, and find them by call number;
  • UIUC Online Research Resources: available to all UIUC affiliated faculty, staff and students. You will be prompted to log in with your NetID and password if you access them outside the UIUC campus network. You can access them from Online Research Resources.
  • Biznet Databases: you can access them either in the Business & Economics Library Computer Room or in the Office for Information Management (OIM) Labs in the College of Business.
  • Business & Economics Library Computer Room Databases: you can only use them in the Business & Economics Library Computer Room.
  • WWW: general websites (some come with our subscription).

The Business & Economics Library Staff can assist you with getting started with these and other resources. If you have any questions, please e-mail BEL@library.uiuc.edu .

Products & Suppliers

WWW Product Standards and Specifications A list of industrial standards and instructions on how to search them.
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(BEL Reference)		 Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Includes a list of American manufacturers, their major products, and contact information. Useful for looking for competitors and their products. Print version is in BEL; the web version is free.
WWW Kompass Global directory of 2.2 million companies, 822,000 trade names, and 4.2 million executive names. Excellent source to look up addresses for international or small companies that are typically not covered in the general company information databases. Includes supplier listing for products and services. Brief profiles, emails, and even product catalogs are avaialable for some suppliers. More in-depth information or advanced features are subscriber-only.
UIUC Online Research Resources ProductScan Online database of new consumer packaged goods; includes images and often includes product pricing information.
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(BEL Reference)		 Directory of Manufacturers' Sales Agencies. Compiled by Manufacturers Agents National Association (MANA). Divided into three sections: 1) alphabetical listing within states; each agency record contains key contact person, services offered, type of customers, general product description, number of sales people associated, and the territory covered; 2) products by territory: agency listing by products in a given state; 3) listing of Associate Members of MANA (non Regular Agent Member but subscribe to MANA's Code of Ethics).

Companies and Industries

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(BEL Reserves)		 SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) A government tool that helps label products and industries. Enter industry or product type (not brand name). You may have to follow the broader categories, especially for industry overviews.
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) A more recent system designed to replace SIC. Conversion between NAICS codes and SIC codes is available here.
UIUC Online Research Resources OneSource An excellent one-stop place for company and market information. For companies, it has detailed descriptions, current financial data and news stories. For industries, it has market research reports, news, etc.
** Available to UIUC affiliates only. You must register for a free account.
UIUC Online Research Resources Mergent Online Company profiles of 22,000 companies worldwide, including overview, subsidiaries, history, news, ten years of annual and quarterly financial statements and annual reports, bond information. Includes industry reports, customized company search, and EDGAR search.
UIUC Online Research Resources MarketLine (formerly Datamonitor) Contains profiles and analysis on global companies and industries.  Provides key facts, history, products/services, competitors, SWOT analyses, and locations of subsidiaries.
UIUC Online Research Resources Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies (FAITS) Contains more than 1000 clearly written reports covering all of the most important technology areas: data networking, broadband, information security, electronic government, electronic business, the Internet, business intelligence/content management, IT asset management, application development, mobile business, and wireless communications. The database also includes software and hardware vendor directories for the profiles they cover.
UIUC Online Research Resources Corporate Affiliations Commonly known as “Who Owns Whom”, provides corporate linkage information on more than 170,000 of the most prominent parent companies and their affiliates, subsidiaries and divisions-down to the seventh level of corporate linkage. It includes major public and private businesses in the United States and throughout the world. Covers 1993-present on a 10-year rolling basis. Includes company overview, financial highlights (if available), personnel, Board of Directors, outside service firms, products, hierachy, and corporate structures.
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(BEL Reserves)		 Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys. Published quarterly, the three-volume set covers 52 major industries. Topics include current industry environment, industry profile, glossary and industry references. Many charts and tables are included. From July 1983, includes earnings supplement giving revenue, income data and rankings for over 1300 leading companies.
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(BEL Reference)		 Encyclopedia of American Industries. Covers over 1000 manufacturing and service industries arranged by SIC codes. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings. Some tables and graphs, along with alphabetical and SIC/NAICS conversion indexes.
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(BEL Reference)		 Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. Covers 100 industries and sectors not typically found in the traditional resources. Includes industry snapshot, structure, current conditions, industry leaders, and suggestions for further readings.

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Market Research Reports

UIUC Online Research Resources Global Market Information Database Contains demographic, economic, and background marketing statistics for over 200 countries, as well as market and economic forecasts. Also furnishes volume and value market size data for 330 consumer products across 49 countries.
UIUC Online Research Resources MarketLine (formerly Datamonitor) Contains profiles and analysis on global companies and industries.  Provides key facts, history, products/services, competitors, SWOT analyses, and locations of subsidiaries.
UIUC Online Research Resources MarketResearch.com Provides research reports on many markets and industries, including consumer goods, food and beverages, and life sciences and technology.
UIUC Online Research Resources Frost & Sullivan Provides full text comprehensive research reports and concise market insight on emerging high-technology and industrial markets in 50 countries. A typical research report includes market overview, drivers, restraints, forecasts and trends, competitive analysis, etc. Searchable by market sector, keyword and phrase.
UIUC Online Research Resources Reuters Business Insight Reports focus on consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology, and e-commerce.

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Article Databases

UIUC Online Research Resources

Tutorial Available

 ABI/INFORM Complete (1971-current). A complete database comprising full-text business periodicals and news sources from ABI/INFORM Global, Dateline, and Trade & Industry. This combination of products, covering different aspects of business information, covers scholarly research, businesses traditions and trends, corporate strategies, management techniques, and competitive and product information. Includes full-text online access to the Wall Street Journal.
UIUC Online Research Resources

Tutorial Available

 EBSCO Business Source Complete (1984-current). Indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included, in addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.
UIUC Online Research Resources LexisNexis Academic Universe Provides full text and abstracts of articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, trade journals, etc. Can search for specific industry news on over 25 industries.
UIUC Online Research Resources Press Display "Instant access to 500 newspapers from 70 countries in 37 languages." Includes a section for business news.

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Related Periodicals

    To search for other periodicals, go to the Online Catalog. There you can locate print copies or link directly to electronic copies, when available.

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