Rensselaer Libraries

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Your Subject Librarian, Colette Holmes
Office: Folsom Library, 3rd floor North (341A)
Voice Mail: 276-8331, E-Mail: holmec@rpi.edu
Available Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 3:00
Please call or email in advance for an office appointment.

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Company Information

Determine if a Company is Private or Public.

• Use Business & Company Resource Center .
  • Under Advanced Search icon, click on Search Now link.
  • Enter company name in search box. Click Search button.
  • Review search reaults.Click on the best match.
  • Review Features field to determine if company is public or private.

Company Information A to Z Look Up

• Use to look up competitors, market share, rankings, products, and much more.

Industry Information

• Accessing Industry and Market Reports.

• Industry Information Look Up
  • Use to locate specific information, as well as information from the U.S. Economic Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Additional Statistical Sources

• Coverage for New York State, U.S., and international level.

Trade Publications & Newspapers

• Scroll down page to locate link to trade publications or newspaper databases.

Some Well-Known Trade Publications

• Advertising Age

• Sales & Marketing Management

• Brandweek

Trade Associations

• Use Gale Business and Company Resource Center .
  • Click on Search Now link under Advanced Search button. Select Associations from Content Area pull down menu.
  • Select Association Name, Full Text, SIC, or NAICS code from search term pull down menu.
  • Enter appropriate search term in the Search box. Click search button.
  • NOTE: Coverage is international. Some content may not be in English.

Manufacturers' Catalogs

• Includes links to catalogs such as Thomas Register, IC Master, and McMaster-Carr

Trade

• Includes links to trade data, organizations, and agreements.

Country Information

• Business Source Premier - Search by country name and then select Country Reports from the left frame.

Patents

• Includes links to Google Patents and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent databases.

Advertising

• Selected trade publications and reference books.

Maintained by Colette O. Holmes, Management Librarian, Folsom Library, holmec@rpi.edu.