Industries in the Other Information Services subsector group establishments supplying information, storing and providing access to information, searching and retrieving information, operating Web sites that use search engines to allow for searching information on the Internet, or publishing and/or broadcasting content exclusively on the Internet. The main components of the subsector are news syndicates, libraries, archives, exclusive Internet publishing and/or broadcasting, and Web Search Portals.
5191 Other Information Services
51911 News Syndicates
See industry description for 519110 below.
519110 News Syndicates
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying information, such as news
reports, articles, pictures, and features, to the news media.
Cross-References.
- Independent writers and journalists (including photojournalists) are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.
51912 Libraries and Archives
See industry description for 519120 below.
519120 Libraries and Archives
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing library or archive
services. These establishments are engaged in maintaining collections of documents (e.g., books,
journals, newspapers, and music) and facilitating the use of such documents (recorded information
regardless of its physical form and characteristics) as are required to meet the informational,
research, educational, or recreational needs of their user. These establishments may also
acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical
documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material
of historical interest. All or portions of these collections may be accessible electronically.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing stock footage (via motion picture and video tape libraries) to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries - classified in U.S. Industry 512199, Other Motion Picture and Video Industries;
- Providing stock music to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries - classified in Industry 512290, Other Sound Recording Industries;
- Providing stock photos to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries - classified in Industry 519190, All Other Information Services; and
- Distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, and exhibitors - classified in Industry 512120, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.
51913 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
See industry description for 519130 below.
519130 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in:
1) publishing and/or broadcasting content on the Internet exclusively or
2) operating Web sites that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of Internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format (and known as Web search portals).
The publishing and broadcasting establishments in this industry do not provide traditional (non-Internet) versions of the content that they publish or broadcast. They provide textual, audio, and/or video content of general or specific interest on the Internet exclusively. Establishments known as Web search portals often provide additional Internet services, such as e-mail, connections to other web sites, auctions, news, and other limited content, and serve as a home base for Internet users.
Illustrative Examples:
Internet book publishers; Internet sports sites; Internet entertainment sites; Internet
video broadcast sites; Internet game sites; Internet news publishers; Internet
periodical publishers; Internet radio stations; Internet search portals; Web search
portals; Internet search Web sites.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing wired broadband Internet access using own operated telecommunications infrastructure - classified in U.S. Industry 517110, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
- Providing both Internet publishing and other print or electronic (e.g., CD-ROM, diskette) editions in the same establishment or using proprietary networks to distribute content - classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet) based on the materials produced;
- Providing Internet access via client-supplied telecommunications connections - classified in U.S. Industry 517919, All Other Telecommunications;
- Providing streaming services on content owned by others - classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services;
- Wholesaling goods on the Internet - classified in Sector 42, Wholesale Trade;
- Retailing goods on the Internet classified in Sector 44-45, Retail Trade; and
- Operating stock brokerages, travel reservation systems, purchasing services, and similar activities using the Internet rather than traditional methods - classified with the more traditional establishments providing these services.
51919 All Other Information Services
See industry description for 519190 below.
519190 All Other Information Services
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing other
information services (except news syndicates, libraries, archives, Internet
publishing and broadcasting, and Web search portals).
Illustrative Examples:
News clipping services; Telephone-based information services; Stock photo agencies.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Providing wired broadband Internet access services using own operated telecommunications infrastructure - classified in Industry 517110, Wired Telecommunications Carriers;
- Providing Internet access via client-supplied telecommunications connections - classified in U.S. Industry 517919, All Other Telecommunications;
- Publishing (except exclusively on the Internet) - classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet);
- Publishing or broadcasting exclusively on the Internet - classified in Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
- Operating Web search portals - classified in U.S. Industry 519130, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals;
- Operating news syndicates - classified in Industry 519110, News Syndicates; and
- Operating libraries and archives - classified in Industry 519120, Libraries and Archives.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
