GCSU Library Subject Guide
Business Administration

Articles

Databases

Most databases index articles from journals, newspapers, and magazines. Some databases offer full text articles, while others contain only citations. Some databases are subject specific, while others are more general in coverage.  Some databases relevant to the biological sciences are:

Find articles from Academic Journals ABI/INFORM Complete (at ProQuest) Business Source Complete Academic Search Complete Research Library (at ProQuest) JSTOR Project Muse Current Contents Connect (ISI)

Find news reports, including regional business news ABI/INFORM Dateline LexisNexis Academic Regional Business News

Journal Locator

Use the Journal Locator to search for specific journals or magazines or to see a list of available journals for a subject area. The Journal Locator will give you the location of a journal (whether online or in the library) and the dates available.

Journal Locator Example

Get a list of online magazines and journals related to business administration.

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Reference Sources

The Reference Collection, located on the second floor of the GCSU Library, is often the best place to start your research. Books in the Reference Collection can help you become more familiar with your topic and assist you with identifying keywords and important people. Bibliographies can help you identify specific articles and books.

Online Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Arthur, Diane. The employee recruitment and retention handbook. New York: AMACOM, 2001. Netlibrary e-book

Botto, Francis. Dictionary of e-business a definitive guide to technology and business terms. New York: Wiley & Sons, c2000. Netlibrary e-book

Capela, John J. Hartman, Stephen. Dictionary of international business terms. 2nd ed. Hauppauge, N.Y.: Barron's Educational Series, c2000. Netlibrary e-book

Friedman, Jack P. Dictionary of business terms . 3rd ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2000. Netlibrary e-book

Hampton, John J. AMA management handbook. 3rd ed. New York: Amacom, c1994. Netlibrary e-book

McAuliffe, Robert E. The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of managerial economics. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Business, 1999, 1997. Netlibrary e-book

Mina, Eli. The complete handbook of business meetings. New York: AMACOM, 2000. Netlibrary e-book

Nicholson, Nigel. Schuler, Randall S. Van de Ven, Andrew H. The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of organizational behavior. Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1998. Netlibrary e-book

O'Connell, John. The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of international management. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Business, 1999, 1997. Netlibrary e-book

Peters, Lawrence H. Greer, Charles R. Youngblood, Stuart A. The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of human resource management. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Business, 1998. Netlibrary e-book

Selected Reference Materials on the 2nd floor of the Library and Instructional Technology Center

Heyel, Carl. The Encyclopedia of management. 3rd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., c1982. (REFERENCE HD30.15 .E49 1982)

Oran, Daniel and Jam M. Shafritz. The MBA's dictionary. Reston, Va.: Reston Pub. Co., c1983. (REFERENCE HD70.U5 O68 1983)

Finch, Frank. The Facts on File encyclopedia of management techniques. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File Publications, c1985. (REFERENCE HD30.15 .F56 1985)

Bittel, Lester R., Ramsey, Jackson Eugene, and Muriel Albers Bittel. Handbook for professional managers . New York: McGraw-Hill, c1985. (REFERENCE HD31 .H31245 1985)

Banki, Ivan S. Dictionary of administration and management: authoritative, comphrehensive. Los Angeles, Calif., USA: Systems Research Institute, c1986. (REFERENCE HD30.15 .B36 1986)

Tracey, William R. The human resources glossary: a complete desk reference for HR professionals. New York, N.Y.: American Management Association, 1991. (REFERENCE HF5549.A23 T73 1991)

Burton, E. James and W. Blan McBride. The total business manual: a step-by-step guide to planning, operating, and evaluating your business. New York: J. Wiley, c1991. (REFERENCE HD31 .B852 1991)

Rosenberg, Jerry Martin. Dictionary of business and management. New York: J. Wiley, c1993. (REFERENCE HF1001 .R79 1993)

Daellenbach, Hans G. and Robert L. Flood. The informed student guide to management science. London: Thomson, c2002. (REFERENCE T56.24 .I54 2002)

Gray, S. J., McDermott, Michael C., and E. J. Walsh. Handbook of international business and management . Oxford [England] ; Cambridge, Mass., USA: B. Blackwell, 1990. (REFERENCE HD2755.5 .G73 1990)

	Finding Books and other Monographs

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GIL Library Catalog.	Start here for resources in our library.
GIL Universal Catalog.	Next go here to find resources in other libraries in the University System. Use GIL Express to request the items from another library in the University System of Georgia.
WorldCat.	Use WorldCat to search libraries outside of Georgia. If you find something you need, use Interlibrary Loan to request items from out-of-state libraries. (Note: there is another version of WorldCat available here.)
NetLibrary.	Use NetLibrary to search for online/electronic books.
WorldCat Dissertations and Theses.	Use this database to search for dissertations and theses. If you find a dissertation you would like to read you should check the GIL Library Catalog and the GIL Universal Catalog. If you don't find it there, use Interlibrary Loan to request it from another library

Browsing by Subject Heading

Using the correct subject headings for your topic will help you get more relevant results when searching the Library Catalog. Below is a concise list of subject headings for the biological sciences. Click on any of these subject headings to get a complete list of library resources for that topic.

Communication in management	Comparative management	Crisis management
Environmental Aspects	Industrial management	Industrial relations
Information resources management	Knowledge management	Management science
Managerial economics	Negotiation in business	Organizational behavior
Organizational change.	Organizational effectiveness	Personnel management
Planning	Project management	Risk management
Total quality management

Web Sites

Subject Lists

Intute: Social Sciences

Librarians' Index to the Internet

BE Online Plus (Business Resources from the Library of Congress)

Getting Help with Your Research

Research Guides

Daniells, Lorna M. Business information sources. 3rd ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, c1993. (REFERENCE HF5351 .D3 1993)

Gale Research Company. Encyclopedia of business information sources. 2nd ed. Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1970. (REFERENCE HF5351 .E93)

Roel, Ronald E. Research any business question--fast and professionally. Westbury, N.Y.: Caddylak Pub., c1985. (REFERENCE HD30.35 .R64 1985)

Washington Researchers Publishing. How to find financial information about companies. (REFERENCE HG4061 .H69)

For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the Biological & Environmental Sciences Department:

Gary Austin
gary.austin@gcsu.edu
445-0987