External Buying Resources

The following are links to buying related resources, indexed by category, for faculty and staff involved in the ordering of products and services from external suppliers.

Professional

Resource Category	Resource Description
APPA	Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers
CHEMA	Profiles of higher educational associations
EDUCAUSE	Information Technology in higher education
ISM	Institute for Supply Management
NACCU	National Association of Campus Card Users
NACUBO	National Association of College and University Business Officers
NAEP	National Association of Educational Procurement
NAPCP	National Association of Purchasing Card Professionals
NAPP	National Association of Procurement Professionals

Government

Resource Category	Resource Description
Better Business Bureau	Better Business Bureau
Consumer Information Center	Federal agencies and consumer-related information
Consumer Price Indexes	Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Indexes	Producer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Acquisition Regulations	Federal acquisition information from Acquisition Reform Network

Products & Suppliers

Resource Category	Resource Description
Bio Supply Net	Products and suppliers of biomedical/scientific equipment
BizWeb	Links to web sites by products or services categories
Chem Connect (The World Chemical Exchange)	Chemical products buyers directory
Electronics Manufacturers	Manufacturers of electronic equipment
Industry Link	Industry web sites
Laboratory Equipment	Laboratory equipment suppliers
Power Sourcing	Sources of industrial product supply categories
Thomas Register	Source for industrial manufacturing products

Standards & Codes

Resource Category	Resource Description
ANSI Standards	American National Standards Institute
ASTM	American Society for Testing and Materials
Consumer World	Consumer resources
ISO	International Organization for Standardization
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System (Replacing SIC)
UNSPSC	United Nations Standard Products and Services Codes (UNSPSC)

White & Yellow Pages

Resource Category	Resource Description
Infospace, The Ultimate Directory	Federal, State, local government office directory
Internet 800 Directory	Search for toll-free phone numbers
QwestDex	Search for businesses by location and category
Super Pages.com (Big Yellow)	Nationwide yellow pages and street map of business location