1. Industry Classification Codes Jason Sokoloff JMU Business Librarian May 2008

2. Industry classification codes What they are How they look How to find them How to use them

3. What are classification codes? Some everyday examples…

4. Telephone area codes Source: USNaviguide.com

5. Postal ZIP codes Source: USNaviguide.com

6. Library Call Numbers

7. What are industry classification codes? SIC and NAICS codes

8. What is SIC? Standard Industrial Classification 4-digit codes

9. AP Image database available through JMU Libraries Source: Associated Press Suzanne Plunkett SIC 5812 Eating Places Source: Associated Press Source: Associated Press / Stephen J. Carrera

10. SIC 5399 Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores Source: Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov Source: Associated Press / Toby Talbot AP Image database available through JMU Libraries

11. What is NAICS? North American Industrial Classification System 6-digit codes

12. NAICS 722213 Snack & Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars Source: Associated Press / H. Malla Source: Associated Press / Stephan Savoia

13. NAICS 452910 Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters Source: Associated Press / Danny Johnston Source: Associated Press / Ted S. Warren

14. NAICS 454112 Electronic Auctions

15. Campground

16. SIC Web site http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html

18. NAICS Web site http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html

20. Use codes to research Enter codes in library databases Look up codes in reference books

22. Financials Source: Almanac of Business and Industry Financial Ratios

23. Other Resources

24. Questions? Jason Sokoloff Business Librarian sokolojk@jmu.edu