The IBISWorld database contains reports on some 700 industries. The President of IBISWorld announced on January 12, 2009 that they are adding a recession outlook section to each of the 700 industry reports they regularly produce. They also have prepared a more general economic forecast.

IBISWorld predicts that some industries will actually benefit from the recession and that "the turning point for every industry is different."

IBISWorld can be accessed from the Rod Library Business Portal and the Rod Library home page under Databases A-Z.

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Tom Kessler and I (Stan Lyle) will have regular hours during the spring semester (Feb. 2 - April 30) in the Curris Business Building to help students find journal articles, economic and demographic data, and other information needed for assignments on companies, industries, and other business and economics topics.

One of us will be in the student lounge area on the west side of the first floor every Monday (noon-2 p.m.) and Thursday (10 a.m.-noon). Look for the tabletop sign that says "H E L P."

Students can also ask me for help via the IM window in the upper left corner of the Rod Library Business Portal or the Rod Library Ask Us! service.

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