Electronic Commerce

COMPANY & INDUSTRY OVERVIEWS

E-Commerce Company Directories

These directories are specific to e-commerce and technology, but provide limited information.  Make sure to check out the Fogler Library Companies guide for locating more in-depth company information (e.g., financials, market share, rankings, products/brands, histories, articles, etc).

• Gale e-commerce sourcebook (REF HF5548.32 .G35 2003)
  Includes a directory of "leading e-commerce companies."
• CorpTech directory of technology companies (REF HG4057 .A16)
• Forbes Best of the Web
• ValueLine Research Center
  Click on "Lookup Industry" then the "E-Commerce" link for a listing of publicly traded companies and corresponding reports.

Industry Overviews

Make sure to check out the Fogler Library Industries guide for help locating additional industry information (e.g., market share, rankings, statistics and analysis).

• E-Business Forum > Doing Business In...
  Evaluation of e-business climate and readiness in selected countries. Click on "Doing Business In..." tab from the top menu.
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries via Business & Company Resource Center
  This reference work contains chapters regarding E-Commerce, which can be accessed online via Business & Company Resource Center. From Advanced Search, select "Industry Overviews " under Content Area, then enter "Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries" and select Source from the drop down list and enter "e-commerce" in the second search field (leaving the default selection, Keyword). Example
• Standard & Poors Industry Surveys (REF HG 4961 S681)
  See "Computers: Commercial Services" and "Computers: Consumer Services & the Internet."
• US Census Bureau: E-Stats
• ValueLine Research Center
  Click on "Lookup Industry" then scroll down to the "E-Commerce" link and click on the icon for the industry report.

*REF indicates a print resource located in the Reference stacks on the 1st Floor of the Fogler Library.

Revised by Stephen Fadel, 06/09/2008
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