Library newsletter

Before franklly was a blog, it was the name of the Library's newsletter. There's a new issue of the newsletter available right now (pdf file). This issue is mainly about doing industry research. Using the Australian wine industry as an example, the newsletter has useful information about using Australian Bureau of Statistics data and subscription library databases (Business Source Premier, Factiva and Global Market Information Database) and other web resources to find industry information. Previous issues of the newsletter are available on the Library's website.

Career research - finding company and industry information

Do your homework before you contact a company.
Gather as much information as you can. The online databases provide a wealth of detail on companies and industries.

Proquest
Start here by checking the thesaurus for industry terms to search as a subject term combined with a geographical area or other relevant terms.

Business Source Premier
Great for industry profiles. Search the industry as a subject term, then click on Industry profiles. Also contains Datamonitor company profiles.

Mergent and Reuters Business Insight
Contains industry reports on technology, energy, finance,
health care and consumer goods.

GMID Euromonitor
Look here for statistical information and market reports.