A note has been added to the listing on the databases page indicating that IBIS World is “temporarily unavailable.” When access is restored, I’ll remove that note.
Tag: IBIS World
Updating Reports in IBISWorld
Because a student asked for an IBISWorld report we couldn’t find, I called our rep to ask about their updating and retention policy. Industry reports in the U.S. Core collection are updated from two to four times a year depending on the volatility of the industry. Changes in the industry environment or new government regulations will prompt an update. Special “one off” reports or reports on new emerging industries are covered in the U.S. Special collection and these reports are only updated by client request. If they are not actively used, these reports are taken down after 18 months. At Baruch we have access to both the U.S. Core and U.S. Special collections and the IBISWorld Global reports.
Access to IBISWorld restored
Please let me know if you still experience any difficulties.
Temporary Loss of Access to IBISWorld
Mike reports that “our subscription ran out last week but the vendor promised to give us an extension as we finish negotiating the license so I am hopeful that access will be restored soon.”
IBISWorld available again
Please let me know if you still have trouble.
IBISWorld unavailable
IBISWorld is currently not connecting, UNLESS your browser has their cookies from a previous session. This is happening both on and off-campus. I have contacted the vendor to solve this problem.
IBIS World report on Nuclear Power
IBIS World just released a timely report that looks at the industries of Uranium Mining, Nuclear Power Plant Construction, and Nuclear Power Generation in the US.
You can find it here.
BPL5100 – Business Policy
Harry and I have met with several of the first summer session BPL5100 sections. Here is a list of some of the industries that have been assigned for the team presentations:
- Beer
- Biotechnology
- Coal
- Electric Utilities
- Funeral Homes
- Gaming
- Life Insurance
- Lodging
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pipelines
- Railroads
- Toys and Games
- Waste Management
Most of these industries are covered in the Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. Others like toys and the funeral home industry can be found in Ibisworld. (Our trial runs through the end of the month.) Government websites are good for coal and railroads and electric utilities. The Oil & Gas Journal is the key source for the pipelines industry.
Students need to include both a SWOT analysis and a Porter analysis in their presentations. Several of the classes have been encouraged to recommend international companies for investment. You should be seeing many of these students at the reference desk as the presentations are due the week of June 27th.