Step 2: Find Industry Overviews

Now that you have found the SIC code and NAICS code for your industry, use them to track down industry reports and articles in online research databases and encyclopedias.

Industry profiles provide an overview of an industry -- products/services available, some history, size of the industry, and outlook for the next few years. They also report on current conditions, trends and projections.

Use Business Source Complete [on-campus | off-campus], a library research database, to locate industry overviews.  If you are accessing databases from a location other than a Tri-C campus, use the "off-campus" link.  Click on the following image to enlarge it, or view the video below.

You should also try the following online encyclopedias provided by Tri-C Library.  Search with either the SIC or NAICS code:

• Encyclopedia of American Industries
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
• Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Other business databases to which Tri-C library subscribes are located on our Business subject guide.

Continue on to Step 3 to find articles about your industry.