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Subject Guide: Business
Reference Books: These books are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the library and may be used in the library. Reference books can be good sources of factual and background information on a topic and can help you get started with your research.
Barron’s Finance & Investment Handbook, Ref. HG 173 D66 2003
Dictionary of Business Terms, Ref. HF 1001 F78 2000
Encyclopedia of Business, Ref. HF 1001 E466 2000
Encyclopedia of Small Business, Ref. HD 62.7 H553 2002
Guide to Cost Management, Ref. HD 47.3 C66 2000
Guide to Economic Indicators, Ref. HC 103 F9 2000
Books: To search for books in the circulating collections of the Mantor Library and other University of Maine System libraries, use URSUS (the the online catalog). Books with a location of FAR Stacks, FAR Young Adult, and FAR Juvenile are in the Mantor Library's collection. Books available from other URSUS libraries may be requested online using your library barcode.
Journal Articles: Use the Indexes and Databases resources to locate journal articles and other business related data. Some databases that are useful for research in this subject area are:
Business and Company Resource Center
Business Source Premier
Census 2000 Gateway
ECONLit
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Wall Street Journal
Recommended Web Resources:
American Factfinder (http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en)
BigChart (historical stock quotes) (http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/)
BPlans.com (http://www.bplans.com/)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov)
Business Ethics (http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm)
Business Nation.com (small business information) (http://www.businessnation.com)
Business Plan Archive (http://www.businessplanarchive.org/)
Business Publications Search Engine (http://www.bpubs.com)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html)
Competitive Alternatives (business costs comparisons) (http://www.competitivealternatives.com/)
Corporate Information (registration required) (http://www.corporateinformation.com)
Corporate Research Project (http://www.corp-research.org/)
Corporate Watch (http://www.corporatewatch.org/)
Drucker Archives (management) (http://www.druckerarchives.net/)
2002 Economic Census (http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/)
EDGAR (corporate SEC filings) (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml)
Entrepreneur (http://www.entrepreneur.com/)
Ethics Resource Center (http://www.ethics.org/)
FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research (http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/)
Guidestar (non-profit information) (http://www.guidestar.org)
Hoovers (company information) (http://www.hoovers.com)
International Business Ethics Institute (http://www.business-ethics.org/)
Jobstar (employment information) (http://www.jobstar.org)
Maine Demographics and Population Statistics (http://www.maine.gov/portal/facts_history/stats_population.html)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/)
NewsVoyager (http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm)
OANDA Currency Site (http://www.oanda.com/)
Search Systems (http://www.searchsystems.net)
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) (http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html)
State of Maine (http://www.maine.gov)
Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/)
The Times 100 UK: Marketing Theory, Business Case Studies (http://www.thetimes100.co.uk/)
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (http://www.upjohninst.org/)
U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov)
U.S. Small Business Association (http://www.sba.gov/)
If you have questions about using the library or any of its resources or if you would like assistance with your research, please see a librarian.
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