New Industry Information

The Auburn University Libraries now has a subscription to IBISWorld Industry Reports.  IBISWorld provides access to market research reports on over 700 U.S. industries. The reports cover key industry statistics, market segmentation, current industry conditions and future outlook. It also provides access to China industry reports.
The IBISWorld database is available at some of the top [...]

Birmingham Area Projections to 2035

I happened to be on the Regional Planning Commission website today and found this great report for the greater Birmingham area.  It includes demographic and socioeconomic projections for Birmingham and Shelby counties through the year 2035.  The report predicts which areas will be growing and which are projected to contract.  It has visual graphics and [...]

Finding Business Case Studies

“I need to find a case study about…..”
I actually get this question pretty often. Students want to find a case study that addresses a particular business situation or company. Often times, they are looking for the Harvard Business Cases. Unfortunately, Harvard Publishing will not allow libraries to purchase the Harvard case studies. Instead, students and [...]

How Satisfied Are You?

How do people rank their satisfaction with Google compared to Yahoo? Or what about Nordstrom’s with Macy’s? The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) http://www.theacsi.org/ provides rankings on customer satisfaction with industries and individiual companies. You can find out how satisified people are with their cell phone provider, airlines, supermarkets, and even [...]

New Business Search Engine

Northern Light Search http://www.nlresearch.com has released a new free version of their Business Research Engine.
Think of it as Google, but focusing primarily on business information and sources.
According to their site:”You can search, browse and analyze content, personalize the site, set search defaults, and create and subscribe to alerts.”
“Northern Light Search has been designed to [...]