GCSU Library Subject Guide
Business


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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 and guides to research can help you identify specific articles and books.

Guides to Research    
  Modern methods for business research [electronic resource] HD30.4 .M627 1998
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias    
  Dictionary of business terms [ electronic resource ] HF1001.F78 2000
  Easier English dictionary of business Ref. HF1001. C626 2005
  Dictionary of marketing terms  
  A dictionary of economics HB61 .B554 1997
  The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of finance [electronic resource] HG151 .B49 1998
  Dictionary of finance and banking HG151 .D54 1997
  Dictionary of finance and investment terms [electronic resource] HG151 .D69 1998
  Knowledge Exchange business encyclopedia : illustrated HF1001 .K52 1997
  Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of marketing [electronic resource] / edited by Barbara R. Lewis and Dale Littler. HF5415 .B4552 1999
  Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of accounting [electronic resource] / edited by A. Rashad Abdel-khalik. HF5621 .B54 1998
  Dictionary of accounting terms [electronic resource] HF5621 .S54 2000
  International dictionary of accounting acronyms [electronic resource] HF5621 .M677 1998
  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Management Information Systems [electronic resource]  
  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource Management [electronic resource ]  
  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management
[ electronic resource ]		  
  The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics
[ electronic resource ]		  
Handbooks    
  Barron's Finance and Investment Handbook [electronic resource]  
Directories    
  D&B million dollar directory : America’s leading public & private companies HC102 .D8


Subject Headings
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 field of Business.  For a more complete list, you can perform a Subject Heading search using the Exact Search feature in the Library Catalog.

HB 1-3840 Economic Theory, Demography
  1-846.8 Economic Theory
  3711-3840 Business Cycles, Economic Fluctuations
HC 10-1085 Economic History and Conditions
HD 28-9999 Economic History and Conditions
  58.7-58.95 Organizational Behavior, Change and Effectiveness, Corporate Culture
  59-59.6 Public Relations, Industrial Publicity
  2321-4730.9 Industry
  4801-8943 Labor
  6350-6940.7 Trade Unions, Labor Unions, Workingmen's Associations
HE 1-9900 Transportation and Communication
  7601-8700.9 Telecommunications
HF 1-6182 Commerce
  5001-6182 Business
  5381-5386 Vocational Guidance, Career Development
  5387 Business Ethics
  5410-5417.5 Marketing, Distribution of Products
  5419-5422 Wholesale Trade
  5428-5429.6 Retail Trade
  5546-5548.6 Office Organization and Management
  5549-5549.5 Personnel Management, Employment Management
  5601-5689 Accounting
  5717-5746 Business Communication
  5801-6182 Advertising
HG 1-9999 Finance
  179 Personal Finance
  201-1496 Money
  1501-3550 Banking
  4551-4598 Stock Exchanges
  8779-8793 Actuarial Science, Statistical Theory and Methodology Applied to Insurance
HJ 9-9995 Public Finance
  2240-3192.7 Taxation, Revenue
  9011-9695 Local Finance
  9701-9995 Public Accounting



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 field of Business are:
    • ABI/Inform Complete (1971-present, some full-text/images from 1991-present) covers most business and management topics, including company histories, advertising, banking, broadcasting, computers, economics, foreign investment, health care, insurance, international trade, management, marketing, public administration, real estate, taxation, telecommunications, and transportation.
    • Business Source Complete provides full text for over 2,345 journals covering all aspect of business. In the advanced search interface, quick access is available to company profiles, country reports, industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analyses, and articles. In addition to full text articles, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,440 journals. Business Source Complete contains popular business publications such as Business Week, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and hundreds of scholarly, peer-reviewed journals.
    • Computer Science Index offers abstracting and indexing of academic journals, professional publications, and other reference sources at scholarly and technical levels of computer science. The collection covers more than 670 periodicals and books, with coverage going back to the mid 1960s. Computer Science Index focuses on subjects such as artificial intelligence, expert systems, system design, data structures, computer theory, computer systems and architecture, software engineering, human-computer interaction, new technologies, social and professional context, and much more. Enhancements to the original database include hundreds of new titles and searchable cited references for key academic journals. This database also includes editor-selected articles from magazine and journal titles in related areas of study.
    • Economía y Negocios is a bibliographic database for the areas of business and economics and is a result of a collaborative effort between EBSCO Publishing and ESAN (Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados). Search functionality is enhanced through the incorporation of author keywords supplied in Spanish and English. More than 60,000 records, dating back to the early 1980s, provide coverage for more than 300 Spanish and Portuguese-language periodicals published in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, the United States and elsewhere. Titles include Revista de la CEPAL, Revista de Administraçao, Estudios Empresariales, and Agroeconómico.
    • Hospitality & Tourism Index Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Hospitality & Tourism Index Complete contains full text for more than 200 journals, including over fifty that are not included in Business Source Complete.
    • Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts content coverage extends back to the 1980s. Over 400 of the most important trade publications, mainstream computer magazines, and professional journals are covered, including those that focus on specific topics such as Macintosh and Windows platforms, programming, web development and more. Special emphasis is also given to hardware and software reviews.
    • The Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA) database provides indexing and abstract coverage of topics on technology including classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, Internet search engines, printed and electronic information sources, the information industry, electronic publishing, and more. This database indexes journal articles from more than 450 publications. Sources indexed include books, research reports, conference proceedings, and patents.
    • Insurance Periodicals Index indexes and abstracts over 200 insurance industry journals and magazines. Coverage extends from 1965 to the present and features a controlled vocabulary of index terms that reflects current insurance industry terminology. IPI will interest researchers in economics, social scientists, and insurance and government organizations.
    • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (years vary) contains full-text newspapers from the past 20 years (including the New York Times), business information (articles, company financial data, SEC filings and reports, industry news, accounting literature), legal information, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
    • Computer Source: Consumer Edition (1984-present) features over 120 full-text periodicals covering market information in computers, telecommunications, electronics, and the Internet.
    • Research Library (1986-present, some full-text/images from 1991-present) is a multidisciplinary database covering academic journals in the humanities, the social sciences, and the general sciences as well as popular magazines and business publications.

    Other databases & indexes:
    • Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (1981-present) provides citations to articles on software, artificial intelligence, automation, equipment manufacturing and design, system security, imaging systems, robotics, pattern recognition, logic and switching theory, CAD/CAM, computer mathematics, and computer electronics.
    • Current Contents (1992-present) is a multidisciplinary database covering scholarly journals in the sciences, the social sciences, and the arts and humanities.
    • Business Periodicals Index ( A printed index. (volume 1, 1958 to volume 36 1994) indexes articles from more than 300 periodicals. It provides coverage for all major aspects of the discipline. Abstracts were added in 1990.
      Z7164.C81 B9 (located on second floor )
    • Computer Literature Index (1980-1998)
      QA76 .Q3 (located on second floor )
    • Accountants' Index. Supplement. (1976-1980, 1983-1989, 1991)
      Z7164 .A25x (located on second floor )
    • Business Education Index (1945-1951, 1953-1955, 1958-1960, 1962-1963, 1965-1970,1972-1979, 1980-1990; For 1920-1966, see Microfilm.)
      Z5814.C7 B85 (located on second floor )
    • Wall Street Journal Index (1960-1993)
      HG1 .W258 (located on second floor )



    Journal Locator
    Search for specific journals or magazines.  The Journal Locator will tell you the location and availability of a journal or magazine: either in the GCSU Periodicals Collection or in a database.
Web Sites
    • Business.com http://www.business.com/
      "The business search engine," includes subjects such as management, accounting, law, information technology, business ethics, and more.
      • GALILEO
    • Business Topics http://www.lii.org/search/file/business
      Includes a good selection of both academic and general interest business web sites. Includes marketing and economics websites among others.
    • Accounting Resources on the Internet http://accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/internet/internet1.htm
      Provided by Rutgers University, this site provides information about the "Big Five" accounting firms, links to US accounting firms, accounting associations, accounting-related publications, and finance & audit resources.
    • RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet http://rfe.org/
    • WebEc: World Wide Web Resources in Economics http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc/WebEc.html
    • Advertising World http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
      An extensive collection of web sites for advertising & marketing, from UT-Austin.
    • BRINT: Management Information Systems Research http://www.brint.com/ISResearch.htm
    • MIS Resources http://www.uakron.edu/management/index.html
      Although this collection of websites is directed at MIS faculty, students may also find the links to MIS journals and magazines helpful.
    • CorporateInformation http://www.corporateinformation.com/
      Locate information on international public or private companies, industries, and countries.
    • Hoover's Online http://www.hoovers.com/
      Hoover's provides basic information about 12,000 public companies without charge.
    • Forbes 500 Largest Private Companies http://www.forbes.com/private500/ Clickable lists for the past five years, which include links to the companies web sites, and some basic financial and directory information.
    • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers http://www.thomasregister.com/
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Contact A Librarian
For further assistance, contact the Reference Desk in the GCSU Library or contact the GCSU Library liaison to the School of Business: