Find Market Research

Related Links

Starting, sustaining, growing or extending your business? Simply looking for trends in an industry?  The Library has a range of print resources and electronic resources available to assist you when undertaking your market research.  You may also like to follow some of the suggested links to websites providing market research resources.

Books and journals

Keyword search our catalogue to find the latest books and journals on market research, or use the subject heading marketing research for a more targeted search.

eresources

There are a number of eresources available for business research in the State Library. Search results from these resources may be printed; downloaded to a thumb drive or CD-ROM;  or emailed your own computer (subject to the licence agreements and software functionality of individual databases). eresources are also available, with membership, from the National Library of Australia.

• The IBISWorld database offers a collection of industry market research, industry risk ratings and company research. This source of Australian business information provides independent and accurate research on over 500 industries and Australia's top 2000 companies.
  Access: available at the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) and with SLWA membership from your own computer.
• Business Source Premier (BSP) Provides a comprehensive range of industry reports and market research reports.  Use the Enhanced Business Searching Interface to find market research reports, industry profiles, company profiles and country reports.
  Access: available at the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) and with SLWA membership from your own computer.    
• Factiva (Australian and Overseas newspapers) Dow Jones: Factiva (Dow Jones and Proquest) provides access to global news and business information as well as full text coverage of major Australian and international newspapers and journals. Same-day news wires, company reports, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data are also provided. Coverage of individual publications varies widely.
  Access: available with membership from the eResources of the National Library of Australia (NLA)
• Australia New Zealand Reference Centre Includes news and articles on industries and businesses, trends and products from the Australian and New Zealand press.
  Access: available at the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) and with SLWA membership from your own computer.
• Australian Standards Online SAI Global: This database provides full text access to all current Australian Standards, Joint ISO/Australian Standards, Joint NZ/Australian Standards, current Draft Australian Standards, and amendments to Australian Standards. Printing is permitted (within the limits of the Copyright Act, and one page at a time), but electronic copying and emailing are prohibited under the licence terms and conditions. Some International Standards, including European Standards (known as ENs, or European Norme), which are equivalent national standards for all members of the European Union, are also included. 
  Access: available only on computers in the State Library of Western Australia building 
  ebooks
  
  Read ebooks online from the State Library of Western Australia's growing collection. Ebooks are fully searchable which makes looking for information quick and easy. Useful titles for market research include:
• Margaret Gee's Australian Media Guide
• Directory of Australian Associations
• National Guide to Government
• Who's Who and Who Was Who
• Who's Who in Business
  Access: available at the State Library of Western Australia (SLWA) and with SLWA membership from your own computer. 
  

Selected Government Websites

• Market Research & Statistics at business.gov.au  Market reseach section of the Australian government portal providing access to government information, transactions and services.  It is part of a whole-of-government service providing essential information on planning, starting and running your business.
• Market Research at the Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC)  Market Research information from the Western Australian government agency focused on the development of the small business sector.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Extensive online access to Australian demographic and statistical data.

Links to other related websites

• Australian Market and Social Research Society (AMSRS) The peak body for those with a professional interest in market and social research.
• IBISWorld Provides access to an extensive range of market research reports which are currently accessible to clients on the premises of the Small Business Development Corporation.
• GlobalEdge Links to collections of international business research and global trade information. The portal includes Market Potential Indicators and links to the Database of International Business Statistics.
• FITA International Market Research Centre Part of the trade portal from the  Federation of International Trade Associations, providing market research data, country reports, international import/export data, and links to related websites.
• free-research.com Registration is required for this database covering 27 markets for many countries around the world.
• Market Research.com Large commercial aggregator of market research - payment required.
• Research and Markets Large commercial aggregator of market research - payment required.