Research Guide -- Business
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This bibliography is designed to guide instructors and students through the information sources in the field of Business. It is just a guide with suggested material. Complete research is dependent upon the individual.
Ai Library Catalog
The Ai Library Catalog is the place to start to find materials in your library. The following subject headings may be useful for your search:
- Advertising
- Business
- Business Administration
- Business and Education
- Business Communication
- Business Consultants
- Accounting
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
Please note that you can also search by keyword. In addition, materials in this subject area will be found according to the Library of Congress classifications system as follows:
- HA -- Statistics
- HB -- Economic theory. Demography
- HC -- Economic history and conditions
- HD -- Industries. Land use. Labor
- HE -- Transportation and communications
- HF -- Commerce
- HG -- Finance
- HJ -- Public finance
Databases
Searching the following databases should produce citations, abstracts, or full-text articles for business.
The following databases/informational resources are to be used by faculty, staff,
and students for educational purposes only. Please see individual database
descriptions for complete copyright and/or licensing information. FT indicates some full-text.
- FT D ABI/INFORM Global (LIRN/ProQuest Direct)
- Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies. Password required.
- FT Academic Search Complete (Ebsco)
- This database is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
Username and password required.
- FT D Business and Company Resource Center (LIRN/Infotrac)
- Business and Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Password required.
- FT D Business Source Premier (Ebsco)
- This database provides full-text for more than 1,100 scholarly business journals including more than 450 peer-reviewed business publications. Information dates back to 1985. Username and password required.
- FT D Digital Dissertations
- This database allows online access to citations and abstracts for every title. Titles published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews. Complete manuscripts can be purchased at prices listed. Password required.
- FT D General BusinessFile-ASAP (LIRN/Infotrac)
- Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Password required.
- FT D InfoTrac OneFile (LIRN/Infotrac)
- A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Password required.
- Proceedings (FirstSearch)
- An index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Username and password required.
- FT D ProQuest Direct (LIRN)
- Password required.
- WorldCat (FirstSearch)
- Catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. When using this database, can instantly see if our library owns the material. Username and password required.
Printed Reference Materials
The following are reference sources in business that are available at your library:
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (REF HA 202)
- Demographics of the U.S. (REF HB 849.49 .R875)
- Business Cycles and Depressions: An Encyclopedia (REF HB 3711 .B936)
- The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia (REF HC 102 .A66)
- Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What (REF HC 110 .C6 A666)
- International Directory of Company Histories (REF HD 2721 .I63)
- Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (REF HF 1001 .E466)
- Encyclopedia of Banking and Finance (REF HG 151 .M8)
- Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies (REF HG 4057 .A28618)
Suggested Links
The following are suggested links which may provide further information for your research request. Information from the World Wide Web
should be carefully evaluated. Please ask your librarian for hints on evaluating Internet resources. The following links have been
selected after carefull review and evaluation:
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Last updated: April 2009