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General Sites

• America's Best Big Companies by Industry
  Forbes list published in January
  
• Current Industrial Reports
  From the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
  
• Industry Week
  
• IQS Directory
  Industrial Manufacturing Companies, Suppliers and Distributors by Category
  
• Manufacturing Marketplace
  Products, news features.
  
• Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
  Industrial information, products services and more
  

Accounting

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  
• CPA Associates International
  
• Accociation of Government Accountants
  
• Institute of Management Accountants
  
• National Society of Public Accountants
  
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
  
• National Association of Tax Practioners

Agriculture

• Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development
  
• National Agriculture Marketing Association
  
• American Society of Agronomy
  
• National Association of Animal Breeders
  
• National Corn Growers Association
  
• International Dairy Foods Association
  
• American Farm Bureau Federation
  
• National Farmers Union
  
• Livestock Marketing Association
  
• National Pork Producers Council
  
• American Seed Trade Association
  
• United States Wheat Association
  

Automobiles

• Automotive Fleet
• Automotive Industry Action Group
  
• Automotive Service Association
  
• Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association
  
• Production Engine Remanufacturers Association
  
• Speciality Equipment Market Association
  
• American Trucking Association Services Inc.
  

Banking and Finance

• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
  
• American Bankers Association
  
• Bankers Association for Foreign Trade
  
• Independent Bankers Association of America
  
• International Business Brokers Association
  
• Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange Inc.
  
• Institute for International Economics
  
• Government Finance Officers Association
  
• Electronic Funds Transfer Association
  
• Financial Managers Society Inc.
  
• Financial Planning Association
  
• National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
  
• Securities Industry Association
  
• Security Traders Association
  
• American Financial Services Association
  

Chemicals

• American Chemical Society
  
• American Institute of Chemical Engineering
  
• Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
  
• American Association for Clinical Chemistry Inc.
  
• American Oil Chemists' Society
  
• ChemConnect.com
  
• The Chemical Industry Home Page
  

Communications

• Public Broadcasting Service
  
• Society for Technical Communication
  
• International Association of Business Communicators
  
• Newspaper Association of America
  
• American BusinessPress
  
• National Press Club
  
• Association of American University Presses
  
• National Association of Printers and Lithographers
  
• Magazine Publishers of America Inc.
  
• National Public Radio
  
• Telecommunications: Glossary of Telecommunication Terms
• Telecommunications Industry Association
  
• Competitive Telecommunications Association
  
• Industrial Telecommunications Association Inc.
  
• American Mobile Telecommunications Association
  
• Association of Telemessaging Services International
  
• United States Telephone Association
  

Computers

• American Association for Artificial Intelligence
  
• Independent Computer Consultants Association
  
• International Disk Equipment and Materials Association
  
• Association for Services Management
  
• Society for Computer Simulation
  
• Business Software Alliance
  

Construction

• American Institute of Architects
  
• National Architectural Accrediting Board
  
• American Institute of Building Design
  
• Constructions Specifications Institute
  
• National Institute of Building Sciences
  
• Construction Financial Management Association
  
• American Institute of Constructors
  
• Distribution Contractors Association
  
• Mechanical Contractors Association of America Inc.
  
• Door and Hardware Institute
  
• National Glass Association
  
• National Association fo Home Builders
  
• National Railroad Construction and Maintainance Association, Inc.
  

Consultants

• Independent Educational Consultants Association
  
• Institute of Management Consultants
  
• International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters Inc.
  

Engineering

• American Design Drafting Association
  
• American Association of Engineering Societies Inc.
  
• Civil Engineering Research Federation
  
• Association of Engineering Geologists
  
• Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
  
• International Society for Optical Engineering
  
• Society of Broadcast Engineers
  
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  
• Institute of Industrial Engineers
  
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  
• Society of American Military Engineers
  
• Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
  
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
  
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
  
• National Society of Professional Engineers
  

Environment

• Rails to Trails Conservancy
  
• Defenders of Wildlife
  
• Environmental and Energy Stud yInstitute
  
• International Erosion Control Association
  
• Friends of the Earth
  
• Global Climate Coalition
  
• American Institite of Hydrology
  
• Sierra Club
  
• Water Environmental Federation
  
• Water Quality Association
  
• National Ground Water Association
  
• National Wildlife Federation
  
• World Resources Institute
  
• Worldwatch Institute
  

Food and Beverages

• Second Harvest National Food Bank Network
  
• Food Industry - Thomas Food Industry Register
• United States Meat Export Federation
  
• American Association of Meat Processors
  
• Sugar Association Inc.
  
• International Bottled Water Association
  
• Bottled Water Web
  Maintained by Best Cellars
• National Soft Drink Association
  NSDA press releases, resources for market research, an excellent buyer's guide for equipment, services and supplies, industry links.
• The Beer Info Source
  Poorly organized on the home page, but provides an extensive collection of information, including a list of periodicals and industry information. The 'www v-lib' link is a good place to start.
• National Restaurant Association
  
• The Restaurant Report
  
• Food Marketing Institute
  
• Grocery Retailers Online
  
• International Mass Retail Association
  
• National Retail Federation
  
• Retail Industry Links
  

Oil and Gas

• American Petroleum Institute
  
• Petroleum Place-The Petroleum Industry's Online Directory
  
• U.S. Dept. of Energy Natural Gas Import/Export Office-Analyses and Reports
  

Packaging

• Composite Can and Tube Institute
  
• International Association of Plastic Distributors
  
• International Franchise Association
  
• Council of Logistics Management
  
• National Paperbox Association
  
• American Supply Association
  
• International Association for Refrigerated Warehouses
  
• Warehousing Education and Research Council
  

Pharmaceuticals

• American Pharmaceutical Association
  
• PhRma-Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
  

For more information contact:
Jennifer Freer
Business Reference Librarian
Business News and Resources
jlfwml@rit.edu
IM me at bizlibrarian