Look at the resources detailed in the library's Industry Studies Research Guide.
Standard & Poor's industry surveys are available from Standard & Poors NetAdvantage.
Use IBISWorld Industry Reports.
Business Source Complete
- Search by keyword for the industry you want (ie semiconductors).
- When you've pulled up your result list, narrow the Publication Type to Industry Profiles.
Use Refinitiv Workspace to find industry reports from First Research.
- Click on Research and select Advanced Research
- Select Report Type and choose Industry.
- Next, click on the magnifying glass icon next to Contributor and search for First Research.
- Select First Research, then click Done to include it as a selected item, then hit the OK button.
- Change the Date Range.
- Click Search.
Note: This database only works in Internet Explorer. (workarounds available)
Go to Passport GMID.
- Scroll over Industries in the top toolbar to select from a list of available industries.
Use Mergent Online for Mergent industry reports.
- Click on the Report Search tab.
Use Statista for access to charts, graphs, and other statistics on a variety of industries.
Use Bloomberg (see access details).
- Type BI and hit the green <GO> key for Bloomberg Industries.
Also, take a look at Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (call number HD2324.E528) -- a print source at the Lippincott Reference Desk.
For research suggestions for U.S. micro-industries take a look at Lippincott's Datapoints blog post Coding Games.