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Business Subject Guide(see also Economics Subject Guide)Major Reference Works Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Databases Electronic Journal and Electronic Text Collections Recommended Web Sites Professional Organizations Statistical Resources Style Manuals
Major Reference WorksImportant Note: You will need to know the SIC code and/or NAICS code for your business or industry before you can use some sources. Use the following two manuals to find these codes:North American Industry Classification System REF (Index Shelf) HF 1041 .5 .N674 2002 http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html Outlines the U.S. government's new system for classifying businesses into categories called NAICS codes, beginning with data collected in 1997. Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1987 REF (Index Shelf) HF 1042 .A55 1987 Outlines the U.S. government's former system for classifying businesses into categories called SIC codes. Still used by many commercial publishers. Dictionaries and EncyclopediasAMA Management HandbookREF HD 31 .A418 1994 Complete Investment and Finance Dictionary REF HG 4513 .B66 2001 Dictionary of Accounting and Management [Remote access - UVM Only] Dictionary of Business [Remote access - UVM Only] Dictionary of Finance and Banking [Remote access - UVM Only] Encyclopedia of Small Business (2 volumes) REF HD 62.7 .H553 1998 IEBM Dictionary of Business & Management REF HD 30.15 .I33 1998 Marketing, the Encyclopedic Dictionary REF HF 5412 .M47 1999 New Palgrave Dictionary of Money & Finance (3 volumes) REF HG 151 .N48 1992 Industry InformationAmerican Fact Finderhttp://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui. homePage.HomePage Click "Get data" under "Economic Census" to find data for industries in the United States. Business and Company Resource Center [Remote access - UVM only] Includes latest edition of Encyclopedia of American Industries. Current Industrial Reports http://www.census.gov/cir/www Information, Finance, & Services U.S.A. REF (Index Shelf) HD 9999 .I493 U625 Manufacturing & Distribution U.S.A. (3 volumes) REF (Index Shelf) HD 9724 .M364 Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys (3 volumes) REF (Index Shelf) HC 106.6 .S74 (latest volumes) Company InformationBusiness and Company Resource Center [Remote access-UVM only]Click "Company." Business Rankings Annual REF HG 4050 .B87 Corporate Affiliations (8 volumes) REF HG 4057 .A219 Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries (3 volumes) REF HG 4538 .A1 D5 Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States REF HG 4057 .A155 EDGAR Database http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml [click "Search for Company Filings"] An electronic archive of reports filed with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission by publicly traded companies. Coverage: May 1996 - forward (earlier reports available for some companies). Hoover's Handbook of American Business REF (Index Shelf) HG 4057 .A28617 Offers various lists and rankings along with profiles of 750 public companies. Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies REF (Index Shelf) HG 4057 .A28616 Provides facts on 900 privately held firms. International Directory of Company Histories (76 volumes) REF HD 2721 .I63 19 Mergent Online [Remote access-UVM only] Data and facts about 35,000 U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Replaces printed Moody/Mergent manuals. Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives (2 volumes) REF (Index Shelf) HG 4057 .A4 Thomas Register REF QUARTO T 12. T6 (16 volumes) http://www.thomasregister.com Ward's Business Directory of U. S. Private and Public Companies (8 volumes) REF (Index Shelf) HG 4057 .A1 W373 Who Owns Whom (8 volumes covering the world) REF HG 4009 ... Operations, Planning, and LawBusiness: The Ultimate ResourceREF HD 38.15 .B878 2002 Complete Book of Business Plans REF HD 62.5 .C68 1994 Complete Office Handbook REF HF 5548 .J34 2002 Handbook On the Law of Small Business Enterprises REF KF 1659. W554 1996 Small Business Desk Reference REF HD 2341 .S568 2004 Small Business Profiles (2 volumes) REF HD 2346 .U5 S6377 Ultimate Small Business Guide REF HD 2340.8 .U48 2004 Marketing(demographics, market potential, advertising, brands)Advertising Red Books (4 volumes) REF HF 5805 .S7 Profiles advertising agencies and advertisers. American Fact Finder http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/ dads.ui.homePage.HomePage Provides census data on population, income, housing, etc. Brands and Their Companies (2 volumes) REF T 223 .V4 A22 Burrelle's Media Directory, New England 2004 REF Z 6952 .N49 D 574 Listings for New England broadcast and print media, including circulation figures, some ad prices, and format information. Business Publication Advertising Source (3 volumes) REF HF 5905 .S723 Describes business, technical, and trade publications with circulation data and advertising rates. Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics REF (Index Shelf) HA 203 .S66 Demographic data and spending potential indexes by zip code. Companies and Their Brands REF T 223 .V4 A222 Consumer Magazine Advertising Source REF HF 5905 .C66 Describes consumer magazines and their circulation data and advertising rates. Encyclopedia of Advertising (3 volumes) REF HF 5803 .A38 2003 Agency histories, advertiser/brand/market histories, biographies, and entries on theoretical and practical aspects of advertising. Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands (3 volumes) REF HF 5415.3 .E527 1994 Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns REF HF 5837 .E53 2000 Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What REF (Index Shelf) HC 110 .C6 H68 2005 Lifestyle Market Analyst REF (Index Shelf) HF 5415.33 .U6 L54 [Latest edition is kept at the Reserves Desk] Demographic, geographic, and lifestyle information. Market Share Reporter REF HF 5415.2 .M336 National Consumer Survey [CD-ROM - Bailey/Howe Library only] Data on the characteristics of consumers who use various products and about the media that reach these consumers. Newspaper Advertising Source REF HF 5905 .N49 Lists newspapers and their circulation data and advertising rates. Survey of Buying Power and Media Markets REF HC 106.3 .S16 Ranks regions of the country by population characteristics and sales. Also offers data on retail sales and buying power by county within each state. Financial Norms and RatiosAlmanac of Business and Industrial Financial RatiosREF (Index Shelf) HF 5681 .R25 A45 Business Ratios and Formulas: a Comprehensive Guide REF (Index Shelf) HF 5691 .B73 2002 Financial Ratios Calculator http://www.lib.washington.edu/business/ratios/ Allows you to input financial data and automatically calculate financial ratios. Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios REF (Index Shelf) HF 5681 .R25 I525 Annual Statement Studies (RMA) REF (Index Shelf) HF 5681 .B2 R6 Accounting, Auditing, and FinanceComperio [Available only on computers in Bailey/Howe Library. See a reference librarian to be logged in. (Staff: See staff Web site for log-in instructions.)]A full-text database of current U.S. and international accounting and auditing standards and guidance from such organizations as American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), plus PricewaterhouseCoopers guidance. GAAP REF HF 5616 .U5 G315 Interpretation and application of generally accepted accounting principles. Handbook of Financial Mathematics, Formulas and Tables REF HF 5691. V42 Investments and Financial Markets101 Years On Wall Street : An Investor's AlmanacREF HG 4572 .B74 1991 American Stock Exchange Web Site http://www.amex.com/ Bond Guide REF (Index Shelf) HG 4905 .S435 Financial information on over 7,700 domestic and foreign issues. Directory of World Stock Exchanges REF HG 4551 .D53 1988 Dow Jones Averages, 1885-1985 : Centennial Edition REF HG 4915 .D68 1986 Global Stock Markets Factbook REF HG 5993 .E57 2004 Handbook of Financial Market Indexes, Averages, and Indicators REF HG 4636 .B49 1990 McGraw-Hill Investor's Desk Reference REF HG 4527 .C585 2001 Describes investment concepts and vehicles (stocks, bonds, real eastate, etc.) Mergent Online [Remote access-UVM only] Includes information about company stock. Moody's Bond Record REF (Index Shelf) HG 4905 .M78 Data and ratings for corporate, convertible, government, and municipal bonds. Morningstar Mutual Funds REF HG 4530 .M8 Profiles and tracks over 1,000 funds. NASDAQ Web Site http://www.nasdaq.com/ Nelson Information's Directory of Investment Research (3 volumes) REF HG 4907 .N43 Profiles 700 investment research firms and identifies the research analysts who cover various companies. New York Stock Exchange Web Site http://www.nyse.com/ Security Owner's Stock Guide REF (Index Shelf) HG 4921 .S75 Financial data on more than 7,000 issues including common and preferred stocks, mutual funds, and variable annuity/life investments. Stock Market Encyclopedia REF (Index Shelf) HG 4057 .A46 Reports on a broad array of large, actively traded stocks, including the Standard and Poor's 500. Value Line Investment Survey REF HG 4501 .V27 (for current issues; older issues are in stacks at same call number.) In-depth coverage of close to 2,000 stocks. Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing REF (Ready Ref) HG 4910 .M67 1993 
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text DatabasesABI Inform [Remote access - UVM only]Covers more than 2,800 business periodical titles, 1,800 of which are full text,and 1,611 of which are scholarly/peer-reviewed. Also offers access to 18,000 doctoral dissertations and master's theses, and full-text access to the Wall Street Journal back to 1984. Coverage: 1971 (for some) - present. Academic Search Premier [Remote access - UVM only]A multidisciplinary database containing full-text articles for nearly 4,650 serials including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications, and indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals. Coverage: 1975 (for some) - present. Accounting and Tax Index REF Z 7164 .C81 A42B Index to the accounting literature. Coverage: 1969 - 2003. Business and Company Resource Center [Remote access - UVM Only] Citations, abstracts, and full text of articles in economics, management, international business, and law. Coverage: 1980 - present. Business and Industry [Remote access - UVM Only] Indexes and abstracts trade magazines, newsletters, general business press, and international business dailies. Covers public and private companies, products, and markets at an international level. Coverage: mid-1994 to present. Business and Management Practices [Remote access - UVM Only] Indexing and some full-text coverage of management journals and trade publications. With emphasis on case studies and practical applications, this database provides information on business methodology and management issues. Coverage: 1995 - present. EconLit [Remote access - UVM Only] Indexes and abstracts articles from journals and collected volumes; books and dissertations; and working papers. Subject areas include economic theory and history, quantitative methods, technological change and growth. Coverage: 1969 - present. Expanded Academic ASAP [Remote access - UVM Only] A multidisciplinary database containing full-text articles from 2,200 journals and magazines, and indexing of 3,800 journals. Includes 2,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage: 1980 - present. F & S Index REF Z 7165 .U5 F23 Indexes articles about U.S. company, product and industry information from financial publications, business newspapers, trade magazines, and special reports. Coverage: 1973 - present. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [Remote access - UVM Only]Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference sources including law reviews, foreign-language newspapers, country and state profiles, company financial data and news, and media transcripts. Coverage: 1980s - present.
Electronic Journal and Electronic Text CollectionsUniversity of Vermont Electronic Journals in Commerce University of Vermont Electronic Journals in Economic History and Conditions University of Vermont Electronic Journals in Economic Theory, Demography University of Vermont Electronic Journals in Finance University of Vermont Electronic Journals in Industries, Land Use, Labor http://www.cpajournal.com
Recommended Web SitesAccountant's Worldhttp://www.accountantsworld.com Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov ESRI Business Information Solutions http://www.esribis.com Enter zip code to find demographic data. Fortune http://www.fortune.com Includes lists of the Fortune 500, Global 500, 100 Best to Work For, and others. Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov TeachMeFinance.com http://www.teachmefinance.com/contents.html Teaches basic financial concepts such as time value of money, cost of capital, etc.
Professional OrganizationsEncyclopedia of Associations (4 volumes)REF (Ready Ref) AS8 .E5 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants http://www.aicpa.org/index.htm American Management Association http://www.amanet.org/index.htm American Marketing Association http://www.marketingpower.com
Statistical ResourcesAmerican Fact Finderhttp://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui.homePage.HomePage Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov Business Statistics of the United States REF HC 101 .A13122 Statistical Abstract of the United States REF (Ready Ref) HA202 .A1 (latest volume) http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov
Style ManualsBusiness Style Handbook: an A-Z Guide for Writing on the Job with Tips from Communications Experts at the Fortune 500REF HF 5718.3 .C86 Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management (4 volumes) REF H 91 .C232 Chicago Manual of Style REF (Ready Ref) Z 253 .U69 2003 http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/DocChicago.html Economist's Handbook : A Research and Writing Guide REF HB 74.5 W97 1994 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association REF (Ready Ref) BF 76 .7 A46
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