Industries in the Other Information Services subsector group establishments supplying information, storing information, providing access to information, and searching and retrieving information. The main components of the subsector are news syndicates, libraries, and archives.
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.
| 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Feature syndicates (i.e., advice columns, comic, news) |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | News picture gathering and distributing services |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | News reporting services |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | News service syndicates |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | News ticker services |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Newspaper feature syndicates |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Syndicates, news |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Traffic reporting services |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Wire photo services |
| 519110 | 514110 | 7383 | Wire services, news |
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acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical
documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material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; 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.
| 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Archives |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Bookmobiles |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Centers for documentation (i.e., archives) |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Circulating libraries |
| 519120 | 514120 | 7829 | Film archives |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Lending libraries |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Libraries (except motion picture stock footage, motion picture commercial distrib |
| 519120 | 514120 | 7829 | Motion picture film libraries, archives |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Music archives |
| 519120 | 514120 | 8231 | Reference libraries |
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 and libraries and archives).
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
Providing Internet access - classified in U.S. Industry 518111, Internet Service Providers;
Operating web search portals - classified in U.S. Industry 518112, Web Search Portals,
Publishing (except exclusively on the Internet) - classified in Subsector 511, Publishing Industries (except Internet)
Publishing or broadcasting exclusively on the Internet - classified in Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting;
Operating news syndicates - classified in Industry 519110, News Syndicates; and
Operating libraries and archives - classified in Industry 519120, Libraries and Archives.
| 2002 NAICS | 1997 NAICS | 1987 SIC | Corresponding Index Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 519190 | 514199 | 7389 | Clipping services, news |
| 519190 | 514199 | 7389 | Press clipping services |
| 519190 | 514199 | 7389 | Stock photo agencies |
| 519190 | 514199 | 7389 | Telephone-based recorded information services |
| 519190 | 514199 | 7389 | Title search services (except real estate) |
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
