Market and product reports collection
Scope and Content Note
Collection contains reports on the United States and international computer and electronics industries and markets as well as evaluations of specific computers, peripherals, and software published by a variety of market research firms. Contains reports about computer hardware, software, systems, and computer-related industries primarily in the United States that originated from numerous consulting firms. Index entries have been made for all consulting firms and publications with at least 0.4 cubic feet of material in the collection. Manuals and product literature originating from the manufacturer may be found in Product Manuals (CBI 60) and Computer Product Literature (CBI 12), respectively.
Dates
- 1963-2005
Creator
- Charles Babbage Institute (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access to materials:
Reports of some consulting firms are restricted. Please consult the archives staff for details
Copyright:
All materials in the collection are covered by a prior copyright. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provisions of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Historical Note
This collection was formed at the Charles Babbage Institute to readily accommodate numerous accessions of reports by consulting firms related to computer hardware, software, systems, and the computer industry by a number of individuals and institutions.
Extent
118 boxes (114.25 cubic feet)
Abstract
Collection contains reports on the United States and international computer and electronics industries and markets as well as evaluations of specific computers, peripherals, and software published by a variety of market research firms. Contains reports about computer hardware, software, systems, and computer-related industries primarily in the United States that originated from numerous consulting firms.
Arrangement of Collection
Reports are arranged chronologically by name of consulting firm.
Physical Location
This collection is stored off site and requires 3 days' notice for retrieval.
Acquisition:
The records were given to the Charles Babbage Institute by Unisys Corporation and a number of other donors in numerous accessions.
- Advanced Technology Resources Corporation.
- Arthur D. Little, Inc.
- Auerbach Associates
- Automation Consultants, Inc.
- Computer industry -- Forecasting. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer industry -- United States -- History -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer industry -- United States -- Periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer software -- History -- Sources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computer software industry -- United States -- History -- Sources. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Computers -- History -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Data decisions.
- Datapro Research Corporation.
- Dataquest (Firm)
- Diebold Group
- EDP News Services.
- EDP analyzer.
- EDP weekly.
- Electronic data processing consultants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frost & Sullivan.
- Future Computing, Inc.
- Gartner Group
- INPUT (Firm)
- INTECO Corporation.
- InfoCorp, Inc.
- International Data Corporation.
- Ledgeway Group.
- MSRA Inc.
- Office automation. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Omni Group.
- Service Research Group.
- Strategic Business Services.
- Yankee Group.
- Yates Ventures.
- Title
- Market and Product Reports Collection, 1963-2005. Finding Aid.
- Author
- Prepared by Kevin D. Corbitt, February 1998.
- Date
- 1998
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Charles Babbage Institute Archives Collecting Area
Elmer L. Andersen Library
222 - 21st Avenue South
Minneapolis MN 55455
612-624-5050
cbi@umn.edu
