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This is a selected guide to resources on Business in the McFarlin Library collection. It is not a comprehensive list. It is intended to serve as a starting point for your research.

Approaches to Research

For information on how to do research in general, check Constructing a Research Paper.

For information on how to do research in business, check Business Research Strategies.

Associations

Directories

Company Directories available on the Web:

Yahoo Web Site: Business: Directories

 

Hoovers Company Directory

 

Company Directories available at McFarlin:

 Finding Articles

Journal articles are important in your research. You should use periodical indexes to identify current journal and newspaper articles published in the professional and scholarly literature on topics relevant to your research project.  Indexes can be subject-specific for in-depth research or can be more general in nature.

Some indexes are in electronic format and others are in print format. All indexes provide a citation, many provide an abstract, and a few provide the full text of the article.  If the article is not available in full text, you must use the Library Catalog to find out if McFarlin Library subscribes to the journal that publishes the article you need.

To find articles in business, search the following electronic indexes:

Academic Search Complete via EBSCOhost

Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,500 journals and a total of nearly 10,000 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. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.  

 

Business and Company Resource Center 

The Business & Company Resource Center  is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
 

Business Source Complete via EBSCOhost

This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals.  

 

Mergent Online  (formerly FIS Online)

"Mergent Online is a subscription-based service offering 11,000 U.S. public companies and 17,000 non-U.S. public companies. Mergent Online is  the preferred source for global business and financial information. Formerly known as Moody's Financial Information Services, Mergent has been publishing detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900."

To find articles in business, search the following print indexes:

 Finding Books

To find books located in McFarlin Library, use the library's online catalog.   In addition to books, the library catalog allows you to search for periodicals, government documents, audiovisual material, and Special Collections.

Call number classifications for Business are:

Library materials for Business are listed in the library catalog under these suggested subject headings:

Broad Terms:

• Business
• Small Business
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Management

Narrow terms:

• Business periodicals
• Business communication
• Business consultants
• Business dictionaries
• Business forecasting

Check the Library of Congress Subject Headings  for other more specific terms to search in the library catalog.

 Internet Resources

The Internet provides a great amount of information of interest to business majors.  Listed below are some of the most well-established collections:

Reference Sources available on the Web:

 

CIA World Factbook

The World Factbook is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by the National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, Department of the Interior, and other public and private sources.

 

North American Industry Classification Schedule (NAICS)

 

USPS Zip Code Directory

 

 

Comprehensive Business Sites available on the Web:

   

Business Links from Yahoo

Perhaps the most comprehensive collection of pointers to business resources available. Organized by subject.

 

 

Krislyn's Strictly Business Sites

A well-arranged site from Krislyn Corporation, a business communications firm, with listings by broad topic.

Reference Materials

The following reference materials on Business can be found in McFarlin Library:

Business and Economics:

Finance:

Marketing/Management:

Companies by product or service:

Rankings, Market Share & Lists of Competitors:

Company Information

To begin company research, see Company Research Strategy.

 Industry Information

To begin industry research, see Industry Research Strategy.

 International Business

 

To begin International Business research, see International Business Research Strategy.

Citing Sources

For information on style manuals and guides found in McFarlin Library, check out  How to Cite Sources.