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(More Info)	ABI/INFORM Collection - Firefox Recommended
ABI/INFORM is a major comprehensive source of English-language business, accounting, and economics information from around the world. Coverage includes both academic and industry sources. Read the full annotation

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American Customer Satisfaction Index

(More Info)	American FactFinder
American FactFinder is an online source of U.S. Census information created by the United States Census Bureau. Data provided include population, housing, economic, and geographic information from the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	AnnualReports.com
A free financial report service that offers PDF versions of company annual reports and HTML versions of their Form 10Ks, both of which are primary sources of financial information about a company. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	BEOnline Plus
The Library of Congress's catalog of business, economic, and related Web resources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Best of the Best Business Web Sites
This is an excellent resource. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business and Industry
This eleven-volume set of basic level encyclopedias provides brief histories of high profile companies and industries in the United States. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Ethics
Article identifies web sites that deal with business ethics and corporate accountability. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Ethics: A Reference Handbook
Contains sections on ethical issues for the consumer, corporation, employee, and environment. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Ethics; a bibliography
Contains a wonderful bibliography of and links to materials on business ethics. Read the full annotation

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Business Market Research Collection (ProQuest)

(More Info)	Business Plans and Profiles Index
A guide compiled by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh that "lists types of small businesses and a corresponding sample business plan, profile or book about the business with sources provided after each entry." Links are provided to many free online plans. Print resources identified are those housed in the Carnegie Library, but that may also be available at Hekman. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business Plans Handbook
This is a compendium of actual corporate business plans in ten plus volumes; provides great models for what should be included in a plan. Read the full annotation

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Business Premium Collection (ProQuest)

(More Info)	Business Rankings Annual
This annual survey provides current rankings of companies by size within industry and a variety of other criteira. Read the full annotation

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Business Source Elite (EBSCO)

(More Info)	Business Week
Considered one of the most useful and widely read business news magazines covering business trends and developments in management, markets, industries, companies, international business, regions, the environment, government, etc. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Business: The Ultimate Resource
Outstanding in its comprehensiveness. Includes best practices, management checklists, outstanding business thinkers/gurus, encyclopedic coverage of business topics, and extensive identification of additional business information sources. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	D&B Million Dollar Directory
This five volume high quality directory includes 160,000 public and private U. S. companies with 180 employees or more at headquarter locations. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	DemographicsNow
Comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and marketing mailing lists, complete location analyses and business plans, analyze population trends, find potential sponsors and donors, and more. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Directory of Business Information Resources: Associations, Newsletters, Magazines & Journals, Magazine Special Issues, Trade Shows, Directories & Databases, Web Sites.
Features of this directory include indexes of special issues of magazines and publishers. There are numerous cross-references. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Economist
While not a scholarly journal, The Economist is acknowledged as one of the most important international periodicals, covering all economies around the world, and is monitoried by anyone involved in international business. Read the full annotation

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EDGAR: SEC Filings and Forms

(More Info)	Ejournal Locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Business
Articles of 2000 plus words cover everything from the technicalities of manufacturing to the fine points of financial theory, along with legal, organizational and behavioral issues. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries
Provides narrative and statistical information on 118 emerging industries in the U. S., including market share, growth rates, and historical trends. Read the full annotation

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Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

(More Info)	Encyclopedia of Leadership
Four volumes cover leadership theories, practices and effects using biographical essays, case studies and subject articles. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Fortune
This business and management monthly, known perhaps best for its Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 surveys, contains thoroughly researched and interestingly written articles covering companies, executives, economic and financial “problems,” industries, cities, new products and technological developments. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Foundations of Business Economics
This EBook "provides a readable explanation of microeconomic analysis in terms of real business practice." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Free Management Library
"Complete, highly integrated library for nonprofits and for-profits." Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Harvard Business Review
Considered one of the most outstanding professional management journals, with practical articles by recognized authorities on all aspects of general management and policy. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Industry and Trade Summary Series
U. S. International Trade Commission. -- Each commodity/industry report contains information on product uses, U.S. and foreign producers, customs treatment, and factors affecting trends in consumption, production, trade and competitiveness of U.S. industries in domestic and foreign markets. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	International Directory of Company Histories
Covers over 6,000 companies from around the world in over 60 volumes to date. Read the full annotation

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J. P. Morgan Research

(More Info)	James J. Hill Reference Library
Provides evaluation and links to the best business web sites in all business disciplines. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Market Share Reporter; An Annual Compilation of Reported Market Share Data on Companies, Products, and Services
Contains more than 2,000 entries for 511 NAICS (formerly SIC) codes, covering corporate, brand, product, service and commodity market shares for both the private and public sectors. This is a source for competitive analysis, but information should be verified with other, more primary sources (like annual reports). Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Mintel Reports Academic
Mintel market research reports on the behaviors and lifestyles of major consumer groups including purchasing motivations and product/brand preferences. Industry reports include market conditions like market size, market segmentation, brand share, forecasts and trends. Coverage is US. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	National Bureau of Economic Research - NBER Working Papers
The NBER Web site offers full-text downloads of nearly all NBER Working in full text format to authorized users. Read the full annotation

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New York Times, 1851-2015, with index

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Nexis Uni

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RIA Academic Advantage Library (Checkpoint)

(More Info)	RMA (Risk Management Associates) Annual Statement Studies
Contains composite financial data and key ratios on manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, service, and contracting lines of business. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Small Business Desk Reference
Targeted at small business owners, including start-ups. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
This is a premier and very current source for business students and professionals, providing basic data on 70 major industries arranged in 52 major groups. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
NetAdvantage provides in-depth analysis of companies and industries, including economic and industry forecasts and trends. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
This comprehensive and well-known directory includes thousands of U. S. companies and is commonly used to locate a product or service. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	ThomasNet
ThomasNet is an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier a buyer needs. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	United States International Trade Commission
The U.S. International Trade Commission is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. Read the full annotation

(More Info)	Wall Street Journal Index
Indexes the Wall Street Journal, an important business newspaper. Read the full annotation

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