1. Kathy Drewes

2. NAICS Codes – North American Industry Classification System Eg. Lets say I was interested in Expedition Energy Inc., out of Calgary. They are a smaller company that drills oil and gas wells. I found that the NAICS code for this industry is 213111; it is broken down below. 21 Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction 211 Oil & Gas Extraction 212 Mining (Except Oil & Gas) 213 Support Activities For Mining Oil & Gas extraction 213111 Oil & Gas Contract Drilling 213117 Contract Drilling (Except Oil & Gas) 213118 Services to Oil & Gas Extraction NAICS LOOKUP SIC LOOKUP

3.  Mergent (Moody’s) Provides excellent, timely, but broad industry reports Mergent  Netadvantage Netadvantage *Only available at the Business Library* This site includes a variety of S&P products. Data includes company stock reports, industry and sub- industry surveys, bonds, mutual funds, market news, and stocks, mutual fund and bond screening tools.  Business Source Complete Includes company profiles, industry profiles, and SWOT analyses. You can search for company information in scholarly, fulltext journals as well as newspapers, trade publications, books, case studies, market research reports, investment research reports and more. Business Source Complete  GMID (Global Market Information Database) from Euromonitor International marketing and consumer research info on companies, industries GMID (Global Market Information Database) from Euromonitor  Conference Board of Canada Provides detailed five-year forecasts in 16 key Canadian industries. After accessing the e-Library, click on "Topic" from the left sidebar, then on "Industry Sector Economics". Conference Board of Canada  FPInfomart Contains Canadian industry reports which include financial data and industry ratios FPInfomart  MINT GLOBAL MINT Global provides extensive information on over 5 million public and private companies globally. Retrieve company information, news and original documents, build customized reports, and analyze a company or group or companies. MINT GLOBAL  Investext – full text info written by analysts from leading investment banks, consulting firms, and brokerage houses. Includes industry trends, financial forecasts, company info; dates back to 1982. Investext  MarketResearch.com Academic Provides thousands of full-text market research reports by industry, many with global coverage. MarketResearch.com Academic

4.  Canadian  Public Company Documents  Canadian Securities Administrators filings  From 1997 onward  American  Public Company Documents  Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) filings  From 1994 onwards

5.  Mint Global Info on companies around the globe Mint Global  Dun and Bradstreet Industry Norms and Ratios Dun and Bradstreet Industry Norms and Ratios *Business Library access only * Contains Canadian industry norms and key business ratios from 1991 to present. Database is searchable by SIC (Standard Industrial Classification)  Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises – from Statistics Canada Provides selected financial ratios for 67 industry groups with data up to 2006 Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises  Books Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios HF5681.R25 A13  Annual Statement Studies Annual Statement Studies HF5681.B2 R62

6.  Performance Plus - from Industry Canada Performance Plus is an interactive on-line financial performance tool to help new and established firms determine how they measure up to the competition. It allows you to enter your company's financial data confidentially and compare it to industry averages. Performance Plus  Statistics Canada Provides statistics by industry. Subjects include agriculture, transportation, energy, travel etc. Statistics Canada  Industry Canada Provides an in-depth, industry-specific analysis, statistics, contacts, news, events, financing and regulatory information for Canadian business by industrial sector. Industries include apparel, aerospace, chemicals, forest industries, pharmaceuticals, etc. Industry Canada

7.  AlbertaFirst.com Open-access Search for Alberta businesses by name, keywords, location, or industry code. Business profiles include business name, location, website, and product or service description. AlbertaFirst.com  Calgary Business Directory Open-access Provided by Calgary economic development, this directory contains listings for most Alberta businesses. Search for companies by business name, city, keywords, postal code, or industry code using the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). Calgary Business Directory  Canadian Business Directory Available only in the U of C Business Library Extensive database of over 1,000,000 Canadian companies, both public and private. Search criteria includes, geography, industry, size, and more. Business Library access only. Canadian Business Directory

8.  ABI Inform Global (Contains the Wall Street Journal) Search nearly 3000 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, business trends, management practice and theory, corporate strategy and tactics, competitive landscape and more. ABI Inform Global  Factiva MORE INFORMATION Search for company information in local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, press release wires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich Web sites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, historical market data. The Company area of this database provides company overviews as well as full financial reports and ratio comparisons. FactivaMORE INFORMATION  Canadian Newsstand Search for newspaper articles in this database that provides fulltext coverage of 71 Canadian newspapers including the core collection of Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Financial Post, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun. Canadian Newsstand

9.  Blackboard Handouts under Databases and Websites  Industry Studies Guide Industry Studies Guide  Company Information Guide Company Information Guide  List of all our Subject Guides List of all our Subject Guides