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Industry Classification Codes Jason Sokoloff JMU Business Librarian May 2008
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Industry classification codes What they are How they look How to find them How to use them
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What are classification codes? Some everyday examples…
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Telephone area codes Source: USNaviguide.com
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Postal ZIP codes Source: USNaviguide.com
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Library Call Numbers
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What are industry classification codes? SIC and NAICS codes
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What is SIC? Standard Industrial Classification 4-digit codes
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AP Image database available through JMU Libraries Source: Associated Press Suzanne Plunkett SIC 5812 Eating Places Source: Associated Press Source: Associated Press / Stephen J. Carrera
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SIC 5399 Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores Source: Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov Source: Associated Press / Toby Talbot AP Image database available through JMU Libraries
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What is NAICS? North American Industrial Classification System 6-digit codes
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NAICS 722213 Snack & Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars Source: Associated Press / H. Malla Source: Associated Press / Stephan Savoia
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NAICS 452910 Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters Source: Associated Press / Danny Johnston Source: Associated Press / Ted S. Warren
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NAICS 454112 Electronic Auctions
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Campground
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SIC Web site http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
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NAICS Web site http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
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Use codes to research Enter codes in library databases Look up codes in reference books
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Financials Source: Almanac of Business and Industry Financial Ratios
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Other Resources
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Questions? Jason Sokoloff Business Librarian sokolojk@jmu.edu
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