Library Guides: Coulter Translational Partnership Program: Stakeholders

With over 400,000,000 members, LinkedIn is one way to find industry stakeholders. The Premium membership offers access to the personal profiles of LinkedIn members that are blocked in the free membership. There is a free trial available which you will see linked at the top right of the landing page, http://www.linkedin.com.

With a bit of work, you may be able to find more information on the people whose profiles are behind the pay wall without paying.

To search for industry professionals:

Go to http://www.linkedin.com.
Using the search box at the top left, enter keyword(s), e.g. hospitals and health care.
At the next screen, toward the top, you'll see options for filtering your results by geography, connection, industry, etc.

Some profiles will be available for viewing and others will be behind a pay wall. You can try a couple of different methods to find more information.

Do a Google search on the position title and organization if given.
Do a Google Images search on the profile picture if available:
1. Right-click and choose "save image as" and save it to your desktop.
2. Go to http://images.google.com, click on the camera icon, choose "Upload an image".
3. Once image is uploaded, you can add descriptive terms if needed to narrow your search.
4. Cross your fingers!

Library Sources

Trade associations, trade journals, and consultants may be able to provide names of people to interview or be willing to talk. You can use two resources via the Libraries, NetAdvantage and IBISWorld. Reference Solutions is available via Daniel Boone Regional Library (Columbia Public). You will need a library card from them to access it.

NetAdvantage
Broad-scope reports on 50-52 industries. Go to the section on "Industry References" to find trade associations, trade journals, consultants, and books.
Date Coverage: Current

Maximum Users: Unlimited
IBISWorld
Provides reports on over 700 U.S. industries as well as global industry profiles. IBISWorld also provides links to relevant trade associations.
Research reports contain trends, statistics and analysis on market size, market share of competitors, and industry growth rates. Performance analysis includes emerging industry trends as well as recent production performance and 5 year forecasts. Each comprehensive study also examines details such as; the barriers to entry, operating cost structure (industry averages), technology & systems, and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages, and number of companies in the industry.
Maximum Users: Unlimited
Tutorial: http://proxy.mul.missouri.edu/login?url=https://clients1.ibisworld.com/about/us/videos/

Reference Solutions
Search 14 million U.S. businesses and 135 million U.S. residents for up to date information. The U.S. Business database may be searched by business type, size and geographic location. This source is available through the Columbia Public Library/Daniel Boone Regional Library. You must have a library card from them to access.