Recommended Reference Sources
Strauss's Handbook of Business Information by Call Number: Z7164.C81 S7796 2020 (reference)Try this book if you don't know where to start your research or if you don't quite understand what you're looking for. Chapters cover how to find company and industry information, common business acronyms, lists of government agencies, an introduction to stocks and mutual funds, and many other basic topics.
The AMA Handbook of Business Writing by Call Number: HF5726 .W55 2010 (reference)Business writing isn't the same as writing a history paper or biology lab report. This book covers all kinds of business writing from resumes and resignation letters to taking meeting minutes and giving business presentations.
Encyclopedia of Business by Call Number: HF1001 .E466 2000 (reference)Focusing primarily on North American business, this encyclopedia provides an efficient way to read more about business concepts that may be new to you.
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Recommended Web Resources
- Best of the Best Business GuidesThe Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the American Library Association has put together several guides filled with great resources for a range of business topics
- BEOnline PlusBEOnline Plus is the Library of Congress's catalog of business/economics resources. Access is by title or subject lists, including categories like accounting, business plans, finance, international development, industries, and companies.
- Doing BusinessThis World Bank site provides free access to publications that help businesspeople worldwide conduct business in a wide variety of countries. Considered an essential resource to business schools, this site provides free access to many reports.
- Export.gov"Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today’s global marketplace." Offers quite a bit of data by industry and country.
- Global Resource Directory"Offers a rich collection of thousands of international business- and trade-related resources, which [have been] selected for their content and usability and organized into the categories below to facilitate your research."
- ThomasNetThomasNet is an industrial search engine that is "designed for sourcing components, equipment, MRO products, raw materials and custom manufacturing services."
- S & P Capital IQStandard & Poor's provides in-depth analysis of companies and industries, including economic forecasts and industry trends.