The following are links that provide relevant research sources on companies, industries and the job market.

Company and Industry Research Sources
Answers.com - Business
Everything you will ever want to know about the world of commerce from Accounting to the Web.
Career Guide to Industries
Information about occupations, training and advancement, earnings, expected job prospects and working conditions for the Bureau of Labor Standards major industry categories.
Cornell Management Library
Links to some of the top business databases and research tutorials from the The Johnson School.
Fortune.com
Information on domestic and international companies, including a searchable database that ranks companies by a variety of criteria.
HBS Working Knowledge
HBS Working Knowledge provides business information on 13 diverse management topic areas.
Hoover's
Proprietary company and industry information (fee may be required for certain services).
Thomas Register
Source of products and services for business and industry.
Vault.com
Provides "Insider Guides" to a wide variety of employers as well as placement-related services  - fee may be required for certain services (see also Print Resources)
Web100
The largest US and international corporations on the Web today.
Wetfeet.com
Wetfeet.com produces the "Insider" series of company and industry informational reports for job seekers  - fee may be required for certain services (see also Print Resources)

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Government Research Sources
FedWorld Home Page
A comprehensive central access point for locating and acquiring government information.
STAT-USA
The Federal Government's comprehensive source of business, trade, and economic information.
US Chamber Of Commerce
The world's largest business federation. Good for researching the names of employers in particular areas.

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Internet Research Tools
Business.com
A Directory and search engine that focuses exclusively on business.
Internet Public Library
Finds, evaluates, selects, organizes, describes, and creates information resources.
Librarians' Guide to Internet
One of the best guides to Internet resources around.
RefDesk indexes
Indexes quality websites and assists users in navigating them. Exceptionally comprehensive.

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Library Research Sources
Baker Library
Harvard Business School Library (s ome resources limited to HBS students and faculty ).
BPL Kirstein Business Branch
Boston Public Library business branch.
Harvard Libraries: Conducting Research
Links to selected research guides and other information compiled by Harvard librarians. If you don't find what you need, please ask a reference librarian.
Library of Congress
A collection of more than 119 million items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than books.
Questia
24/7 access to an online collection of publications and articles in the humanities and social sciences.

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News Sources
BizJournals.com
The nation's largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers.
Business Week Online
One of the "must-read" publications for people who want to know what's going on in business worldwide.
CEO Express
Links that provide a comprehensive array of business information sources.
Crain's New York Business
If it's happening in New York business circles, it's reported in Crain's New York Business .
EIU.com
A provider of country, industry and management analysis.
FastCompany
Chronicles how changing companies create and compete.
FindArticles.com
An archive of published articles that you can search for free.
Find A toZ.com
A research source with links to more than 30 different information sources and specialty search engines.
The New York Times - College Edition
ThePaperboy.com
Links to over 5,000 newspapers and a companion site for magazines, TheMagazineboy.com.

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Occupational Research
America's Career InfoNet
Contains occupational and job market information,
Career Guide to Industries
Provides information on available careers by industry, including the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment, occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings and benefits, employment outlook, and lists of organizations that can provide additional information.
Careers-in-Business
One of the best resources on the net for information about careers in accounting, finance and financial services, marketing, and nonprofit ( Recommended ).
CareerZone
Career planning and job-search resource that features a 5-minute online site tour, occupational descriptions, and informational videos.
Career Voyages
Information about industries and occupations experiencing growth and for which there are an increasing number of job openings.
ONET Online
The O*NET database includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.

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The web sites listed above are only a sampling of the resources available that can be incorporated into your overall career or job search plan. They are provided for your information, not as an endorsement of any particular organization or service. OCS makes no claim, therefore, to the reliability of information on these servers nor are we liable for any loss or damage, direct or indirect, for using the data or services on this list. Please notify the Office of Career Services at fasocs@fas.harvard.edu of any links that are outdated or to recommend any additions to this list.