Business Information for Michigan Residents

From Kresge Library

Compiled by Corey Seeman

These are business information resources that are available to Michigan residents.

Questions? kresge_library@umich.edu

See also: [Business Plan Resources]

Contents 1 Industry Codes 2 Databases Available to all Michigan Residents 3 Databases Available to Walk-in Users at Michigan Libraries 4 Fee-Based Document Delivery Service Available to Everyone

[edit] Industry Codes

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)

• For more information, see the wiki page on SIC

North American Industry Classification System NAICS)

• For more information, see the wiki page on NAICS

[edit] Databases Available to all Michigan Residents

Business and Jobs Databases from the Michigan Electronic Library

• Provided by the Michigan Electronic Library
• Databases of note include:
  • General BusinessFile ASAP - Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
  • Business and Company Resource Center - Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
  • Newsbank Michigan Newspapers - that features online full text editions of leading Michigan newspapers since 1999.

[edit] Databases Available to Walk-in Users at Michigan Libraries

Ann Arbor (Kresge Business Administration Library)

• Databases available to community members who visit the Kresge Library

Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor District Library)

• Business Resource Guide
• Also see their Select Sites for Business

Detroit (Detroit Public Library)

• Information about the Business, Science & Technology Department located in the main building

[edit] Fee-Based Document Delivery Service Available to Everyone

• MITS (Michigan Information Transfer Source) provides article copies and book loans. Fees for articles include copyright compliance and online delivery; fees for book loans include shipping (to the USA and Canada only). MITS is a service of the University Library.