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COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE    

The following types of websites were utilized in compiling this guide: academic departmental and academic library pages, professional associations/organizations, commercial sites. This guide was created with Internet accessibility in mind; all sites are free-of-charge or commercial sites which contain significant free content.

Many business “gateways”/portals include information on locating and utilizing competitive intelligence. It is also good to remember that since there is a great deal of information available on this subject, there is an inevitable amount of overlap and duplication.

For related information on this subject, please see the Johnson & Wales University Library guides Company Information and Industry Research.


Business/Competitive Intelligence Resources

•  Developed and maintained by Judy O’Dell, Central Michigan University (CMU) Libraries
•  Discusses the print, database and Internet resources in the CMU Libraries
•  Resources include the following: associations/organizations, public records, books, articles in databases, search engines, “monitoring consumer trends on the Internet,” news/current awareness, portals
•  Print resources may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the Central Michigan University community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Annotations accompany each citation or link
•  Excellent; not extensive, but offers a great selection of links to online resources; the resources for monitoring consumer trends is especially useful


Competitive Intelligence

•  Maintained by the Horn Library, Babson College
•  Discusses the database and Internet resources for competitive intelligence in the Horn Library
•  Topics covered include company research, finding information in financial and business news sources, patent information, “locating experts”
•  Databases are restricted to the Babson community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Brief but incisive annotations accompany each citation/link
•  Excellent; not extensive, but very useful for beginning research


Competitive Intelligence

•  Maintained by Eloisa G. Borah for UCLA’s Rosenfeld Library
•  Discusses the print, database and Internet resources for competitive intelligence in the Rosenfeld Library
•   “Originally prepared for MGT 298D Competitive Intelligence, Prof. Richard A. Goodman”
•  This guide examines competitive intelligence from three perspectives: companies and their competitors, industry environment and socio-political environment
•  Each section poses a series of questions and suggests the resources which provide the best answer(s)
•  Print resources may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the UCLA community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Minimal annotations
•  Revised in 2003
•  Excellent; the question-and-answer format offers a useful approach to researching this multi-faceted topic


Competitive Intelligence

•  Maintained by the Orradre Library, Santa Clara University (SCU)
•  Discusses the print, database and Internet resources for competitive intelligence in the Orrardre Library
•  Examines researching companies and their competitors, industry information and locating information from business news/press resources
•  Print resources may be found in academic libraries and large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the SCU community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Annotations are confined primarily to databases
•  Excellent; not extensive, but the real value of this site is the breadth of its coverage for print resources


Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide

•  Posted on the Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX); authored by Donna Cavallini, InfoFirst LLC (“a research, competitive intelligence and marketing consulting firm”) and Sabrina I. Pacifica, “Founder, Editor and Publisher of LLRX.com”
•  Directory of links to over 160 sites concerned with topic-specific and general resources for competitive intelligence
•  Topic-specific sites include television/radio news transcripts (including streaming audio/video), legislative monitoring/tracking, “Monitoring Trends, Companies and Products,” business-related RSS Feeds, competitor monitoring, pathfinders/link collections
•  General sites include meta-search sites, news/alert sites, business “gateways,” company information/profiles, “people trackers”
•  Brief annotations accompany most links
•  Most sites are free-of-charge; a limited number are fee-base
•  Outstanding; an excellent selection of sites for specific aspects of competitive intelligence for the business world


Competitors, Competition and Competitive Analysis

•  Maintained by Robyn Adcox and Gloria Lebowitz for Western Washington University (WWU) Libraries
•  Discusses the print, database and Internet resources in the WWU Libraries
•  Print resources may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Databases are restricted to the Western Washington University community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Deals with basic resources for locating company information and resources for competitive intelligence; also includes a section on competitive (antitrust) law/regulations and aspects of competitive intelligence as it applies to international business
•  Links to a series of WWU guides for related topics (risk, strategic management, industry research – general, global, industry-specific)
•  Outstanding; its selection of excellent resources for the “basics,” (including the legal and international aspects) and links to excellent related guides makes this a great place for beginning research


CI Resource Index

•  Sponsored by CIseek.com
•   “Competitive Intelligence Resources Categorized”
•  Directory of links to the following CI-related resources: associations/organizations, books, companies, documentation (includes articles, tutorials), education, jobs, publications, software
•   “Currently 2057 CI related resources listed in The Index”
•  Short annotations accompany most links
•  Free newsletter available
•  Excellent; much of the content of the site is commercial (companies, software); the associations/organizations, documentation and publications provide much useful content on the industry and research resources for it


Economic and Competitive Intelligence

•  Maintained by Kevin Hula, Political Science Department, Loyola College
•   “Strategic Intelligence, Military Intelligence, Economic Intelligence”
•  Economic/business component of this directory of links provides access to commercial sites, sites concerned with intellectual property, professional associations/organizations, sources for journals/articles/papers
•  Competitive intelligence resources which focus on national security/military applications include federal agencies/sub-agencies, security-related congressional hearings, legal issues/regulations, “think tank” studies, “infrastructure protection, “technology transfer” and its impact on national security
•  No annotations
•  Excellent; not comprehensive, but it’s a great resource for locating hard-to-find information on the economic ramifications of competitive intelligence and national security


Internet Intelligence Index

•  Compiled by Fuld & Company Library
•   “Designed to help you gather information from a wide variety of public services, in support of your competitive intelligence efforts”
•   “Contains links to over 600 intelligence-related Internet sites, covering everything from macro-economic data to individual patent and stock quote information”
•   “General Business Internet Resources” provides links to 25 types of business information (primarily for locating various aspects of company information, news)
•   “Industry-Internet Related Resources” links to sites for 29 specific industries in the energy, finance, manufacturing and service sectors; comprehensiveness of links varies by industry
•   “International Internet Resources” links to a limited number of categories of regions and specific countries
•  Short annotations accompany almost all links
•  Presents information about Fuld’s products, resources and services
•  Outstanding; this is a great resource for beginning research since it gathers information together in one place for a variety of general and industry-specific resources


Proprietary Information & Competitive Intelligence

•  Maintained by the Engineering Library, University of Texas at Austin (UTA)
•  This pathfinder concentrates on researching proprietary information/competitive intelligence from databases and Internet resources
•  Excellent commentary on methods/procedures for locating appropriate information for this topic
•  Links to sites for the following: company research (SEC filings, annual reports) press releases/business news, guides, product catalogs, associations/societies; also includes an outstanding section on researching patent information
•  Databases are restricted to the UTA community; they may be found in academic libraries or large public libraries
•  Outstanding; this is a brief but exceptionally well-written guide; does an admirable job of organizing a complex subject into a coherent and incisive analysis; highly recommended


Small Business Plan Guide: Competitive Intelligence

•  This is a sub-page of the “Small Business Plan Guide” maintained by Robin Lasher, Tarrent County College, Small Business Development Center
•  Directory of links to a variety of sites concerned with various aspects/resources of competitive intelligence: commercial site which includes free content, article-finders, resource guides, website monitors
•  Annotations accompany each link
•  Links to parent site for resources for additional aspects of small business planning and research
•  Excellent; not extensive but very useful for beginning research


Websites discussed on this page are for informational purposes only. Johnson & Wales University Library is not responsible for the content, accuracy or stability of any websites linked to this page.

Compiled by Rick Keogh, 8/07

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