Reference Training Materials

This material was used in the graduate Library Media Education program at Western Kentucky University. It is placed here to allow library workers to train themselves in the use of reference materials. Copyright 2001 - 2005 Bryan M. Carson.
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Business & Economics Resources

Bibliography

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (Bus Ref HF 5035 .E52)

Indexing and Classification Scheme

NAICS--North American Industry Classification System
SIC Codes--Standard Industrial Classification Codes
Both are found on the BusinessIndex Tables and www.naics.com/

Indexes and Abstracts

Accounting and Tax Index (Bus Ref)
ABI/Inform (Proquest--WKU Internet Resources)
Business Periodicals Index (Bus Ref) (formerly Industrial Arts Index)
Disclosure also known as Primark Disclosure Global Access (LexisNexis Academic)
This is also available as a stand-alone database, either on CD-ROM or online
EDGAR www.sec.gov/
Finance Literature Index (Bus Ref)
Index of Economic Articles (Bus Ref)
Journal of Economic Literature (Bus Ref)
Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Abstracts (REF PER/IND GV 191.6 .R86)
Personnel Management Abstracts (Bus Ref)
Predicast F&S Index (Bus Ref) Directories
Brands and their Companies (Bus Ref T 223 .V4 A25)
International Brands and Their Companies (Bus Ref HD 69 .B7 I58)
Business Plans Handbook (Bus Ref HD 62.7 .B865)
Business Rankings Annual (Bus Ref HG 4050 .B88)
Duns' Business Identification Service*
Directory of Corporate Affiliations*
Directory of Major Malls (Bus Ref HF 5430.3 .D54)
D&B's Million Dollar Directory (Bus Ref) · Info America*
Hoover's Handbooks (Bus Ref--various call numbers and www.hoovers.com/)
Manufacturing USA (Bus Ref HD 9721 .M364x)
National Directory of Minority-Owned Business Firms and National Directory of Women-Owned Business Firms (Bus Ref)
Source Book of Franchise Opportunities (Bus Ref HF 5429.235 .U5 S66 1993)
Standard Directory of Advertisers and Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies (Bus Ref HF 5805 .S7)
Standard and Poor's Register (Ref DeskHG 4057 .A4bx)
Thomas Register* www.thomasregister.com/
Thomson/Polk Bank Directory (Bus Ref HG 1536 .P633x)
Thomson/Polk North American Financial Institutions Directory (Bus Ref HG 1536 .P635)
Ticker Symbol Book (Bus Ref HG 4636 .S73x)
Wand Online Global Trade Directory (www.wand.com/english/html/default.asp)
Ward's Business Directory (Bus Ref)
Who owns Whom (Bus Ref)
World Business Directory (Bus Ref)

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of Business Terms (Bus Ref HF 1001 .F78 1994)
Dictionary of economics (Rutherford) (REF HB 61 .R92)
D&B Business Rankings (Bus Ref)
Encyclopedia of Business (Bus Ref HF 1001 .E466)
Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands (Bus Ref HF 5415.3 .E527)
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries (Bus Ref HD 2324 .E52x)
Encyclopedia of Global Industries (Bus Ref HD 2324 .E53x)
Encyclopedia of Money (Bus Ref HG 216 .A44X)
Encyclopedia of Small Business (Bus Ref HD 62.7 .H553)
Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management (Bus Ref HD 30.15 .B456)
International Encyclopedia of Business & Management (REF HF 1001 .I53 2002x)
MIT dictionary of modern economics (REF HB 61 .P4 1992)
New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics (Bus Ref HB 61 .N49 1987x)
New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Money and Finance (Bus Ref HG 151 .N48)
Oxford Dictionary for the Business World (Bus Ref HF 1001 .O96)
Penguin dictionary of economics (REF HB 61 .B33 1998b)
VNR's Encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism (REF TX 905 .V57 1993)

Almanacs and Handbooks

ABusinessResource (www.abusinessresource.com/)
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Bus Ref HF 5681 .R25 A4x)
American Marketplace: Demographics and Spending Patterns (Bus Ref HA 203 .A635)
American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory (Bus Ref HF 5421 .A615 4th)
Best's Insurance Reports (Bus Ref HG 8943 .B3x and www.ambest.com/index.html)
BizLink (www.bizlink.org/)
FASB Accounting Standards (Financial Accounting Services Board) (Bus Ref)
GAAP Guide (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) (Bus Ref)
Information Please Business Almanac and Desk Reference (Bus Ref HF 5003 .I5)
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (Bus Ref HG 61 .I57)
Market Share Reporter (Bus Ref HF 5415.2 .M3x)
Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals, Bond Record, Bond Survey, Dividend Record, and Handbook of Common Stocks (Bus Ref)
Mergernt (formerly Moody's) Credit Survey (Bus Ref)
Morningstar Mutual Fund 500 (Bus Ref)
Small Business Sourcebook (Bus Ref HD 2346 .U5 S66)
Standard & Poor's Bond Guide (Bus Ref)
Standard & Poor's Daily Sock Price Record--Includes separate volumes for ASE, NYSE, and NASDAQ (Bus Ref)
Standard & Poor's Corporation Records, Dividend Record, Industrial Surveys, Stock Reports, (Bus Ref)
Value Line (Bus Ref and www.valueline.com/ Some information on the online service is free; some information requires the librarian to log you onto the system)
Wiesenberger Mutual Funds Panorama (Bus Ref)