Business Research Guide

This online guide is developed specifically for those doing research in Business. It provides a recommended list of resources which encompasses print materials, electronic databases, and selected Web resources.

For more extensive research help, contact Stephen Tipler at 696-2907.

Latest News & Research

Headlines collected from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Mercury News

Reference Books

Economics, Demography - HB, HC

The New Palgrave - A Dictionary of Economics - Ref HB 61.N49 1987 Vol. 1-4
Who's Who in Economics - Ref HB 76.W5 1983
World Economic Data - Ref HC 10.W7978 1987, 1989
The Economic Almanac - Ref HC 101.E38
Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory - Ref HC 101 D8
Contemporary American Business Leaders - Ref HC 102.5.A2 I535
Basic Maps of the U.S. Economy - Ref HC 106.6 N26
Handbook of U.S. Economic & Financial Indicators - Ref HC 106.8.047

Industrial Production, Industrial Management - HD 1...HD 4730

Dictionary of Management - Ref HD 19.F73 1975
Dictionary of Administration and Management - Ref 30.15.B36 1986
The Encyclopedia of Management - Ref HD 30.15.E49 1982
Deskbook of Business Management Terms - Ref HD 30.15.W67 1979
Encylopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior - Ref HD 58.7.B57 1995
The Macmillan Small Business Handbook - Ref HD 62.7.S819 1988
The MBA's Dictionary - Ref HD 70.U5068 1983
Small Business Source Book - Ref HD 2346.U5S65 1993 Vol. 1-2
The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 3rd Edition - Ref 1387.D35 1993

Labor, Industry - HD 4801...HD 4942

A Year Book to Labor Statistics - Ref HD 4826.I63 1978, 1985
Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories and Handbooks - Ref. N5300.E57 1990
Employment/Unemployment and Earning Statistics - Ref 5724.R67 1996
Women in Administration and Management: An Information Source Book - Ref HD 6045.4.U6L42
The Women's Business Resource Guide - Ref HD 6072.6.U5L58 1994
American Women and the Labor Movement, 1825-1974 - Ref HD 6079.2.U5S64 1976
Labor Unions - Ref HD 6508.L234
Work-Oriented Rehabilitation and Synonyms - Ref HD 7255.W67 1975
Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders - Ref HD 8773.A1F56 1974
Autobiography of the Working Class - Ref HD 8993.A1A87 Vol. 1, 1984
Dictionary of Labor Biography - Ref HD 8393.A1B44 Vol. 1-9 1972
Dictionary of Foreign Manufacturers in the U.S. - Ref HD 9723.A76 1990
World Communication and Transportation Data - Ref HE 7631.W672 1989
International Business Information - Ref HF 54.5.P33 1994
Dun & Bradstreet Europa - Ref HF 54.U6D9 2000 Vol. 1-4

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias - HF 1001...HF 1002

Applied and Decorative Arts: a Bibliographic Guide - Ref. NK1110.E57
Fine Arts: A Bibliographic Guide to Basic Reference Works, Histories and Handbooks - Ref. N5300.E57 1990
Anderson, Janet. Women in the Fine Arts: A Bibliography and Illustration Guide - Ref. N8354.A52
Arntzen, Etta & Robert Rainwater. Guide to the Literature of Art History - Ref. Z5931.A67
Bell, Doris L. Contemporary Art Trends 1960-1980: A Guide to Sources - Ref. N6490.B44
Igoe, Lynn Moody. 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography - Ref. N6538.N5 I46
Who's Who in Finance and Industry - Ref HF 3023.A2W5

Business, Business Management - HF 5001...HF 5780

Business Information Sources - Ref HF 5351.D36 1986
Harvard Business School Core Collection - Ref HF 5353.B22 1991, 1995
Industry and Company Information - Ref HF 5356.H38 1991
Business Information: How To Find It And How To Use It - Ref HF 5356.L36 1987
Vocational Tests and Reviews - Ref HF 5381.7.V58 1975
Guide to Careers in World Affairs - Ref HF 5381.G84 1987
The Career Guide - Ref HF 5382.5.U5D86 1998
Specialty Occupational Outlook: Professions - Ref HF 5382.S632 1995
The Career Choices Encyclopedia - Guide to Entry Level Jobs - Ref HF 5382.5.U5C253 1986
Liberal Arts Jobs - Ref HF 5382.5.U5N25 1989
Resumes for Better Jobs - Ref HF 5383.B68 1987
The Resume Reference Book - Ref HF 5383.L35 1990
Resumes for Business Management Careers - Ref HF 5386.V36 1992
The Direct Marketing Market Place - Ref HF 5415.1.D57 1990
Data Sources for Business and Market Analysis - Ref HF 5415.124.57 1994
The Dictionary of Marketing - Ref HF 5416.076 1988
Encyclopedia of Franchises and Franchising - Ref HF 5429.23.F673 1989
Fairchild's Financial Manual of Retail Stores - Ref HF 5429.F35 1989/90
Market Share Reporter - Ref HF 5410.M35 1998
Directory of Federally Sponsored Training Materials - Ref HF 5549.5.T7F43 1989 Vol. 1-4, Index

Accounting - HF 5601...HF 5689

The Accountants Almanac - Ref HF 5616.U5A3 1989
Applying GAAP and GAAS - Ref HF 5616.U5M83 1985 Vol. 1-2
Dictionary of Accounting - Ref HF 5621.E77 1981
Accounting: The Language of Business - Ref HF 5621.D28 1987
The Birth of American Accountancy - Ref HF 5631.M32 1988
Encyclopedia of Accounting Systems - Ref HF 5635.E54 1976 Vol. 1-3
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants - Ref HF 5667.A55 1982 Vol. 1-2
Auditing Practice Manual - Ref HR 5667.C57 1984 Vol. 1-2
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios: One Year / Dun & Bradstreet - Ref HF 5681 R25 I525
101 Business Ratios - Ref HF 5657.4.G38 1993
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios - Ref HF 5691.R25T68

Advertising - HF 5801...HF 6191

Encyclopedia of Advertising - Ref HF 5803.G68 1969
Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies - Ref HF 5805.S72 July 1993
Standard Directory of Advertisers - Ref HF 5805.S7 1994 Vol. 1-2

Finance - HG

Encylopedia of Banking and Finance - Ref HG 151.M8
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance - Ref HG 151.N48 1992 Vol. 1,2,3
Dictionary of Banking and Finance - Ref HG 151.R67
Financial Handbook - Ref HG 173.F49 1981
Barron's Finance and Investment Handbook - Ref HG 173.F49 1981
Guide to Funding for International & Foreign Programs - Ref HG 177.G84 1992

Banking - HG 1501...HG 3542

Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking and Financial Tables - Ref HG 1626.T49
Who's Who in Finance and Industry - Ref N5300.E57 1990

Stocks, Investment, Speculation - HG 4001 - HG 6270

Corporate and Foundation Grants - Ref HG 4028.C6C66 Vol. 1,2
Directory of Corporate Affiliations - Ref HG 4057 A217
America's Corporate Families - Ref HG 4057.A147 1999 Vol. 1,2
Dun's Business Rankings - Ref HG 4057 A237
Dun's Asia/Pacific Key Business Enterprises - Ref HG 4234.85 Z65D68 1998/99
Standard & Poors Industry Surveys - Ref HG 4501 S68
Unit Investment Trusts Annual Payment Record - Ref HG 4530.U6U54
Common Stock Newspaper Abbreviations and Trading - Ref HG 4636.J37 1989
Complete Handbook of Common Stocks - Ref HG 4905.M18
Moody's / Mergent [Reports, Manuals, Reviews, etc]... Ref HG 4009...4971

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Journal & Magazine Articles

Periodical Indexes available at Marshall University

Journals Search - Provides a list of journals available in print at Marshall as well as access to full-text articles in databases to which Marshall University subscribes.
Business Source Premier - EBSCOhost
This is the worlds largest full text business database and provides full text articles for more than 8,350 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes vitually all subject areas related to business. Full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals. Coverage: As far back as 1922
Academic (LexisNexis) - LexisNexis
Full-text articles and documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. News sources include newspapers, wire services, and more. Legal sources include U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, international, and Shepards Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. Coverage: varies
Emerald FullText - Emerald
Full text journals with an emphasis on management, business, and social sciences. Coverage: 1989 to present
Mergent Online - Mergent
Provides detailed global company information such as business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, financial statements, long-term debt and capital stock. Includes: U.S. Company Data, U.S. Company Archives, U.S. Annual Reports, Factsheets Plus, Factsheets Express, Institutional Holdings, and Insider Trades. Coverage: varies

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Companies

To find books and materials in the Marshall University Libraries on Companies, log on to the library catalog.

Company Directories

America's Corporate Families - Ref HG 4057 .A147 - finds parent companies and has a brand-name index
CorpTech Database of Technology Companies - CorpTech lists 50,000 high-tech companies. It provides ownership and basic descriptive information.
Hoover's Corporate Directory - Choose the Company name search for the Corporate Directory and if your company is included you will see a page of general information, plus Hoover's will offer links to other websites related to your company.
New York Stock Exchange Companies - Links to home pages of companies listed on the NYSE.
InvestorsEdge Client List - Corporate Descriptions from companies that list themselves with this service. Includes brief financial information, stock history chart, and links to other sources.
Kompass International: - Worldwide directory of 1.5 million companies in almost 70 countries.
Ward's Business Directory - Ref HG 4057 .A57
Yahoo's Directory of Businesses - An index of company web sites.
ZDNet Company Finder: - This targets computer and internet companies.

Financial Information Sources

Dun's Business Rankings - Ref HG4057.A237
EDGAR Database: - Securities and Exchange Commission corporate filings with a 24 hour delay.
FreeEDGAR.com: - Security and Exchange Commission filings easily downloadable in minutes.
Industry Surveys (Standard & Poor's) - Ref. HG4501.S68 - provides information on U.S. industries with analysis, trends and outlook. Includes charts and statistics on individual companies.
Justquotes.com - This website provides histories of stock quotes, analysts' research, earnings estimates, charts, etc.
Mergent's Manuals - Ref HG 4057 - Mergent's Manuals are 8 annual volumes that include over 22,000 companies listed on major stock exchanges. Each report includes a brief company history, description of business, list of properties and subsidiaries, and financial data. Hint: Use Mergent's Complete Corporate Index (Ref HG 4905.M87) first, to locate which volume includes your company.
Trading-Day.com - This website provides investment information.
Value Line Investment Survey - Reference Desk Ref. HG4501.V26 - a weekly service that includes financial analysis with charts of past performances and a summary of the prospective performance of companies as investments. Includes an alphabetical index of company names and industry surveys.
ZD Interactive Investor:

Journal, Magazine and Newspaper Sources

Business Periodical Index - Ref. Z7164.C81B983 - a good paper source for indexing business literature.
Wall Street Journal Index - Reference - hint: the Corporate Volume allows you to search by company name.
Corporate Financials Online
Business Source Premier - EBSCOhost
This is the worlds largest full text business database and provides full text articles for more than 8,350 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes vitually all subject areas related to business. Full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals. Coverage: As far back as 1922
Academic (LexisNexis) - LexisNexis
Full-text articles and documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. News sources include newspapers, wire services, and more. Legal sources include U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, international, and Shepards Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. Coverage: varies
Mergent Online - Mergent
Provides detailed global company information such as business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, financial statements, long-term debt and capital stock. Includes: U.S. Company Data, U.S. Company Archives, U.S. Annual Reports, Factsheets Plus, Factsheets Express, Institutional Holdings, and Insider Trades. Coverage: varies

Government Sources

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Online Business Sources

Business Wire - Press releases and business news and general news. Special sections provide updates on Corporate, Hi-Tech and Bioscience happenings.
Corporate Financials Online - Direct links to news from publicly-traded with other links.
Free Management Library - Provides accessible and practical information for managers.
Hoover's Corporate Directory - Choose the Company name search from the Corporate directory to see a page of general information and links to other web sites related to your company.
International Trade Web Resources - Federation of International Trade Meta site.
New York Stock Exchange Companies - Links to home pages of companies listed on NYSE.
Quicken.com Investments - A source of investment information.
SEC EDGAR Database - Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) database of company filings and shareholder's annual reports.
Small Business Association - A variety of government sponsored business programs.
ThomasNet - Extensive free database of manufacturers by product or company.
U.S. Department of Commerce - Home page for Department of Commerce.
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - Useful information for applying for patents and trademarks.

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Prepared by Stephen Tipler, Reference Librarian

Page last modified 7/14/2005.