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Key Business Reference Works

21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook [electronic resource] by Wankel, Charles, ed.
Call Number: Online Resource HD30.4 .A16 2008a
Publication Date: 2008
Business: the Ultimate Resource [electronic resource]
Call Number: Online Resource HD38.15 .B87 2009
An excellent handbook on management practice and philosophy and on success in business. Original print edition, 2002, also in Library Reference.
Dictionary of Business [electronic resource]
Call Number: Online Resource HF1001 .D53 2006eb
Bsic business terms covering all aspects of business life.
Encyclopedia of Business
Call Number: Ref. HF 1001.E466 1995
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society by Kolb, Robert W., editor
Call Number: Online Resource HF5387 .E53 2008a
Publication Date: 2008
Global Turning Points: Understanding the challenges for Business in the 21st Century by Guillen, Maruo F., and Emilio Ontiveros
Call Number: HC 59.3 .G85 2012 (On Library Reserves)
Publication Date: 2012
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. 8 vols.
Call Number: Ref. HF 1001.I53 2002
Excellent comprehensive reference covering the breadth of business and commerce topics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Call Number: Ref. HA 202.S8 and Docs. Coll. C3.134: for print eds.
Most useful handbook for a host of statistics.
Strauss's Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers
Call Number: Ready Ref. HF 1010.M68 2004
The Ultimate Business Library: the Greatest Books that Made Management [electronic resource] by Crainer, Stuart
Call Number: Online Resource HD 31.C7 2003
Publication Date: 2003

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ABI/INFORM Complete - ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Premier index for searching for articles in both academic journals and trade press in all areas of business.
CONTENTS: citations, abstracts, text. COVERAGE: nearly 4,000 worldwide business publications, 60,000+ company profiles, Wall Street Journal. DATES: 1971-current. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: ProQuest.
Business Source Elite This link opens in a new window
Complementary business periodical index by EBSCO
CONTENTS: citations, abstracts, text. COVERAGE: 3000+ journals. DATES: index 1984+, text 1990+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: EBSCO.

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