Industry Description
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 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 These establishments may also acquire, research, store, preserve, and generally make accessible to the public historical documents, photographs, maps, audio material, audiovisual material, and other archival material of historical interest.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.
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Business Examples
Common types of business activities within NAICS 519120 - Libraries and Archives are:
- Film archives
- Centers for documentation (i.e., archives)
- Bookmobiles
- Music archives
- Libraries (except motion picture stock footage, motion picture commercial distribution)
- Circulating libraries
- Archives
- Reference libraries
- Motion picture film libraries, archives
- Lending libraries
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News Syndicates in the US (51911)
Revenue 2022
$1.4bn
Growth 2022
-3.27%
Key Trends
The industry has received boosts from the US presidential elections and increased news flow due to the pandemic
Downstream cost pressures have forced operators to drop their prices
News agencies will focus on specializing their products to attract a younger audience
Products and Services
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For some business types, there may be a similar industry to 519120 - Libraries and Archives that is a better classification match. Establishments primarily engaged in:
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NAICS Cross Reference
Distributing film and video productions to motion picture theaters, television networks and stations, and exhibitors--are classified in Industry 512120, Motion Picture and Video Distribution.
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NAICS Cross Reference
Providing stock footage (via motion picture and video tape libraries) to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries--are classified in U.S. Industry 512199, Other Motion Picture and Video Industries;
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Providing stock music to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries--are classified in Industry 512290, Other Sound Recording Industries;
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NAICS Cross Reference
Providing stock photos to the media, multimedia, and advertising industries--are classified in Industry 519190, All Other Information Services; and
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NAICS Hierarchy 519120 - Libraries and Archives
NAICS Code 519120 - Libraries and Archives sits in the 2-digit Libraries and Archives sector. NAICS codes can be 2- to 6-digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be. Learn more about the structure of NAICS codes
2 Digits: 51
Sector Title: Information
3 Digits 4 Digits 5 Digits 6 Digits
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5111 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
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51111 Newspaper Publishers
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51112 Periodical Publishers
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51113 Book Publishers
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51114 Directory and Mailing List Publishers
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51119 Other Publishers
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5112 Software Publishers
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51121 Software Publishers
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5121 Motion Picture and Video Industries
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51211 Motion Picture and Video Production
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51212 Motion Picture and Video Distribution
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51213 Motion Picture and Video Exhibition
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51219 Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries
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5122 Sound Recording Industries
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51223 Music Publishers
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51224 Sound Recording Studios
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51225 Record Production and Distribution
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51229 Other Sound Recording Industries
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5151 Radio and Television Broadcasting
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51511 Radio Broadcasting
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51512 Television Broadcasting
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5152 Cable and Other Subscription Programming
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51521 Cable and Other Subscription Programming
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5173 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
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51731 Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
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5174 Satellite Telecommunications
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51741 Satellite Telecommunications
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5179 Other Telecommunications
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51791 Other Telecommunications
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5182 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
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51821 Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
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5191 Other Information Services
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51911 News Syndicates
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51912 Libraries and Archives
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51913 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
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51919 All Other Information Services
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