Mohawk Valley Library Association
Library and Online References
- Business
Nation
Business bookstore with reviews and best sellers.
General References and Directories
- Acxiom
InfoBase Phone Directory 2001 - (Requires library card)
Contains business and residential listings from United States telephone directories. Search by name, address, city, state, zip code, phone number, business heading or SIC code. - Oanda
Currency converter for 173 currencies. - Library
of Congress-Thomas-Legislative Information
Search by bill number or key word for questions about existing and pending U.S. legislation. Also offers the Congressional Record, committee information, and more. - Reference
USA
Useful tool for marketing, research, and job networking. Provides a detailed listing of over 11 million U.S. businesses with the ability to customize search by combination of company name, type of business, geography, ticker symbol, number of employees, sales volume, headquarters and subsidiary, executive name and title, major industrial codes, and more. It also includes over 120 million U.S. household listings with information on median household income, median home value, and percentage of owner occupied housing by U.S. Census tract. - SBA
Online Women's Business Center-Other Resources
Resources for company research, women's associations, dictionary, quotations, and technical support search (See Reference) - Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Product information for U.S. and Canadian manufacturing companies-(Choose free membership) - United
States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
National Online Directory of Hispanic Business; advocates, promotes and facilitates the success of Hispanic business.
- Mapquest.com
Maps, driving directions, road trip planner, plus links to world atlas
- MVLS/SALS
Catalog
Books and other types of resources on small business topics.
- Business
and Company ASAP 1998 - Mar 2001
(Requires library card)
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as information on Finance, Trade, New Technologies,Trends and more. - Capital
District Business Review
Information on business in the Capital District. - Dialog@Carl
Database of periodicals and newpapers from across the country and around the world. Contains many business resources. - FultonMontgomery.Com
A business to business magazine of articles and resources for businesses on the local, national, and international level. Available in print also. - General
Reference Center Gold 1980 - Mar 2001
(Requires library card)
Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science,entertainment, etc. - Hispanic
Business Magazine
Offers an English and Spanish option. Information of particular interest to the Spanish-speaking business owner.
There may be
some overlap in the information provided by these links, but it is presented
a little differently at each site.
- Census
2000-U.S. Bureau of the Census
Information on population, business, geography, news, special topics, state & city quick facts, and the latest economic indicators. - Fedstats-Federal
Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
This site provides access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 70 agencies of the U.S. government. Search by geographic area, topic or agency by subject. - National
Association of Counties
Demographics by county including population range, square miles, number of households, household incomes, officials and offices, and more. - New
York County Business Patterns Economic Profile-
National Association of Counties
Choose county and then Census Bureau County Page for information on economic profile, population, 1997 economic census, model-based income and poverty estimates, and housing demographics. Useful for analyzing economic activity over time. - North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is replacing the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. The Census Bureau has provided a comparison of NAICS and SIC 1997 Economic Census data. - New
York State Data Center
Select county of interest. This is a cooperative program with the U.S. Bureau of the Census for distribution of Census and state and federal statistical information. The Data Center provides a variety of services to business, government and general data users. - Statistical
Abstract of the United States-U.S. Census Bureau
Presents extensive selections of statistics for the United States, with selected data for regions, divisions, states, metropolitan areas (MA's), cities, and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies. - United
Nations Statistics Division
Links to a wide range of demographic, economic, and environmental statistics. - U.
S. Census Stats Databases
Includes annual survey of manufacturers, census tract street locator, international trade data, demographic data by state and county, occupations by race, and zip code business patterns.
Better Business Basics is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act funds, awarded to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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Last updated: October 23, 2003 © 2001 Mohawk Valley Library System