The following guide is intended as a
selective listing of basic and representative business resources available online and in print. The
General Sources section lists metasites that cover many areas of business and economics and provide access to a variety of resources. Resources on specific topics in business and economics can be accessed from the subject pages.
A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs by Victoria Sherrow (HD 6054.4 .U6 S5 2002)
D & B Reference Book of Corporate Managements (Reference HD 2745 .D8503)
Brief biographies of corporate leaders; company, geographical, industry, and name indexes.
International Directory of Business Biographies and Search International Directory of Business Biographies
Provide access to biographies of 601 individuals.
Leading American Businesses
Includes companies and business biographies.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives (Floor 4 Desk Reference HG 4057 .A401)
Volume 2 gives biographical information for directors and executives of firms listed in the Register.
United States Entrepreneurs and the Companies They Built (HC 102.5 .A2 N373 2003)
An index to biographies in collected works by Wahib Nasrallah.
Who's Who in Finance and Business (Reference HF 3023 .A2 W5)
Biograhies of over 25,000 living North American and international business people.
Who's Who in Insurance and Risk Management (Reference HG 8523 .W5)
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Academy of Accounting Historians
Features "special projects" including the full text of several landmark publications.
The Accounting Hall of Fame
Contains brief biographies of those who have made significant contributions to accounting practice and theory.
American Business Leaders from Colonial Times to the Present (HC 102.5 .A2 H36 1999)
Covers over 400 men and women from all areas of business.
Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders (Reference HC 102.5 .A2 I53 1983)
Biographical information on over 1,100 American business leaders from colonial times to the late 20th century.
Business History
Leiden University's Business History Website guides the user to online company histories from various countries.
Campaigns That Have Made a Difference
The Ad Council's collection of significant public service advertising campaigns since 1942.
The Current Value of Old Money
Created by science librarian Roy Davies, provides links to Websites that help determine how much a specified amount of money at a certain period in time would be worth today.
The Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Lectures in Accounting
A series of guest lectures sponsored by the Department of Accountancy at Baruch College of the City University of New York, dating from 1973 to 1997.
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
A searchable, browseable collection of images of over 9,000 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920 is presented by the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and Duke University's Digital Scriptorium. Chronicles the rise of consumer culture in America and the development of the advertising profession.
Encyclopedia of African American Business History (Reference HD 2344.5 .U6 E53 1999)
Covers historical topics and people.
Encyclopedia of American Economic History (Reference HC 103 .E52)
3 volume encyclopedia of topical essays with bibliographies.
Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands (Reference HF 5415.3 .E527 1994)
Brand histories and trends for about 600 brands of consumable, personal, and durable products.
Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress, a part of the American Memory Project.
Historical Statistics on Banking
From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the site provides annual statistical information on the banking industry including commercial banking, savings institution, and bank and thrift failure reports from 1934 to 1999.
International Bibliography of Business History (Reference HF 1008 .G66 1997)
Covers industries and firms; arranged by country or region within industry.
International Directory of Company Histories (Reference HD 2721 .I58)
Started in 1988, the set now has over 65 volumes covering thousands of companies. Provides company history, list of principal subsidiaries, and a brief list of source articles. Each volume has a master index; consult the most recent volume to find all references to a company.
Labor History Archives in the United States (Floor 4 Reference Z 7164 .L1 L28 1992)
Describes the holdings in 40 libraries, archives, and historical societies.
The Millennium: One Thousand Years of Finance and Companies
A retrospective of business and economics for the past 1,000 years from the special turn-of-the-millennium edition of the Wall Street Journal Interactive.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History 5 v. (Reference HC 15 .O94 2003)
Present at the Creation: The Marlboro Man
Page from National Public Radio outlining the history of the Marlboro man, with links to related resources.
Tax History Museum
Tax Analysts has created this illustrated narrative covering American tax history from 1660 to the present. Also visit the Tax History Project home page.
Women, Enterprise & Society
The Harvard Business School presents a guide to the Baker Library's manuscript collection, which is divided into five major categories: Women at Work: Manual Labor; Women at Work: Professional Labor; Women, Finance, and Investment; Women and the Law; and Women's at Home and Abroad. Along with detailed descriptions of the collection, the site also offers a sample of digitized manuscripts.
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A Dictionary of Business
Dictionary of Business Terms (Floor 2 and Floor 4 Reference HF 1001 .C68 1999)
Dictionary of Retailing and Merchandising (Reference HF 1001 .R793 1995)
Encyclopedia of American Business (Floor 2 Reference HF 1001 .E463 2004)
Encyclopedia of Business (Reference HF 1001 .E466 2000)
Partial contents are available online.
Encyclopedia of the New Economy
HotWired and Anderson Consulting have collaborated to produce an encyclopedia of business terms and concepts.
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management 6 vol. (Reference HF 1001 .I53 1996)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Business Acronyms, Initials, & Abbreviations (Reference HF 1002.5 .R67 1992)
Money 101 Glossary
From the library at Money.com, this glossary contains over 2,500 definitions of financial terms.
The Performing Arts Business Encyclopedia (Floor 6 Reference KF 4290 .Z9 D83 1996)
The Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms (Reference HF 1001 .C68 1995)
The Ultimate Business Dictionary (Floor 2 Reference HF 1001 .U45 2003)
The washingtonpost.com Business Glossary
Provides definitions of commonly used business terms.
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Business Assistance Directory for Minority, Women and Disabled Business Owners (Floor 2 Reference HD 2346 .U52 I338 1997)
A guide to programs and agencies available in Illinois.
Capital Research Center Search
A database on corporate giving to non-profit organizations.
Chamber of Commerce International Directory
Provides access to chambers of commerce worldwide as well as to state and province sites.
Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory (Reference HD 69 .C6 C64701 15th 1995)
Lists over 22,000 consultants and firms serving business, industry, and government.
Corporate Grantmakers on the Internet
Directory for Corporate Giving.
The Directory of Business and Financial Information Services (Reference HF 5003 .H304 9th)
Lists newsletters, periodicals, and information services alphabetically with a subject index.
The Directory of Business Information Resources (Reference HD 2421 .D57 12th ed. 2005)
Directory of trade associations, newsletters, periodicals, and trade shows arranged by industry.
The Directory of Executive Recruiters (Reference HF 5549.5 .R44 D58)
Lists over 2,800 firms in North America, with function, industry, and geographic indexes.
Encyclopedia of Associations (Floor 2 Desk Reference HS 17 .G33)
Entries include address, date founded, membership, budget, purposes, publications, and meeting data.
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Associations (Floor 2 Desk Reference HS 8 .E53)
The Foundation Directory (Floor 1 Reference AS 911 .A2 F65)
Briefly covers corporate giving by many companies.
National Directory of Corporate Public Affairs (Reference HD 59 .N37 16th 1998)
Lists corporate public and government relations, community affairs, lobbying, investor relations, issues management, and charitable contributions offices and personnel.
National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States (Reference HD 2425 .D5302)
Lists address, membership, budget, history, publications, and meeting data for each organization.
Washington Information Directory (Reference JK 8 .W2)
Guide to governmental agencies and nonprofit agencies and associations in Washington D.C.
World Business Resource.com (Reference HF 54.52 .U5 W66)
Lists over 8,000 business resources on the Internet.
World Chamber of Commerce Directory (Reference HF 294 .W7501)
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Accountant's Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Reference HF 5699 .L56 1988)Guide to business, financial, interest, and statistical formulas with interest, annuity, mathematical, and statistical tables. Includes accounting applications, but not limited to use by accountants.
Bankrate.com Small Business Calculators
Has calculators for several basic financial ratios.
Between the Sheets - Business
BizEd provides guides and tutorials to using spreadsheets in economics, accounting, and business research.
Bplans.com Business Calculators
A collection of calculators including cash flow, break even, and more.
eComp Executive Compensation Database
Searchable by company name or ticker symbol; provides data extracted from public company SEC filings.
Executive PayWatch Database
Compiled by the AFL-CIO.
Finance and Investment - Formulas and Calculators
Provides links to financial calculators.
Financial Calculators
Loan payment, amortization, compound interest and annuity calculators.
Financial Calculators
A collection of 10 calculators from Stanford Federal Credit Union .
Handbook of Financial Mathematics, Formulas and Tables (Reference HF 5691 .V42)
How to calculate, interpret, and use various financial formulas used in business analysis and management; with interest, present value, depreciation, and mathematical tables.
Homefair
Provides a cost of living and salary equivalency calculator for cities across the U.S.
Interest Rate Spreads & Market Analysis (Reference HG 1623 .U5 I5901)
Rate relationships across instruments and maturities.
Martindale's Calculators On-line Center - Management & Business
Guide to thousands of calculators.
Monthly Interest Amortization Tables (Reference HG 1621 .M66 1994)
Provides tables for interest rates from 2% to 25.75%
OnlineConversion.com
Calculates conversion of measures, weights, time, etc.
Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking & Financial Tables (Reference HG 1626 .T49 1987)
Tables for calculating loan payments and amortization, compound interest and annuity, and investment discounts and yields. Updated by a Yearbook (Reference HG 1626 .T492)
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@Brint.com
A portal with various channels providing links to resources in all areas of business and information technology.
Agricultural Market Information Virtual Library
A guide to resources in the fields of agriculture, agricultural economics, and agribusiness provided by Jean-Charles Le Vallee, Department of Agricultural Economics at Michigan State University.
Argus Clearinghouse: Business & Employment
The Clearinghouse reviews guides to Internet resources in many categories. The Business & Employment category is divided into eight subcategories. The guides are rated on a scale from 1 to 5 on the guide overall, on resource description, resource evaluation, guide design, organization schemes, and guide meta-information. In addition, the date of the review and rating is given.
The Basic Business Library: Core Resources (Floor 1 Z675.B8 B37 2002)
Berkeley Business Guides
Full-text of the Thomas J. Long Business and Economics Library's guides to researching U.S. and foreign company information--references are made to hard copy sources. Berkeley Business Guide Number 18 is a "Guide to Internet Resources in Business and Economics".
biz/ed Internet Catalogue
A directory of over 2,200 sites in the areas of business, management and economics.
BPubs
A business search engine that links to full-text articles and resources. Search by topic or keyword.
Business (Documents Online resource GP 3.22/2:004 )
Business & Economics Sources on the Web--Selected Internet Resources
Developed in 1997 by Jeanne Bohlen, Regional Research Manager at Ernst & Young LLP, for a workshop for users already familiar with basic Internet navigation and WWW.
Business and Accounting
Provides links to resources on business and accounting by librarians at Mansfield University.
Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It (Floor 2 Reference HF 5356 .L36 1992)
Lists sources of statistical information and information about companies, marketing, and business law.
Business Information Sources (Floor 4 Reference Z 7164 .C81 D16 1993)
The standard bibliography of print sources published after 1985 on all aspects of business.
Business Reference Service - Library of Congress
A portal to Web sites on many aspects of business.
Business Research at Florida Gulf Coast University
Guides to printed and online resources in many areas of business.
Business Sources on the Net
Business sites suggested by the British Library.
Business.com
A wide-ranging directory of web sites arranged by business function and industry.
Business.gov
The official business link to the U.S. government.
CEOExpress.com
Provides links to sources for news, industry and company information, jobs, and more.
Commerce Net
Gateway to information on electronic commerce. Includes an Internet directory, a Global Partnership Program, and an employment opportunities section.
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources (Reference HF 5351 .E48 15th 2001)
Listing of publications, on-line databases, organizations, and other sources of information.
Free Management Library
Authenticity Consulting, LLC provides basic "how to" information on a variety of business topics.
Galaxy
Galaxy is both a classified list and a search engine. The Business and Commerce category has many subcategories.
A Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress (Floor 2 Documents LC1.6/4:IN3/2)
Harvard Business School Core Collection: An Author, Title, and Subject guide (Floor 4 Reference Z 7164 .C81 H3201)
Librarians' Index to the Internet - Business, Finance, and Jobs
Wide ranging guide to internet resources.
Michigan Electronic Library
Internet resources in business, economics, and labor.
Patents
A gateway to British, European, and some American resources provided by the Patents Information service of the British Library.
Quick Reference - Business & Economics
Topical guide to many business resources from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Guides: Business
Rutgers University Libraries guide to business research resources, including many useful web sites.
Research Guides by Subject - Business
Maintained by the staff of the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. The site covers current business news, financial and investment markets, business reference desk, business sites by subject, business electronic journals, working papers, business cyberguides and more.
Wall Street Executive Library
Provides links to a wide range of business and economics news, articles, resources, and information.
Women and Business
A directory of links covering associations, biographies, newsletters and journals, forums, and statistical sites, provided as a subsection of Women's Studies Section Links (WSSLINKS), a project of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
World Business Resource.com (Reference HF 54.56 .W37 2000)
Lists over 8,000 business resources on the Internet.
Worldclass Supersite
Provides links to over 1,000 top business sites.
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AMA Management Handbook (Reference HD 31 .A418 1994)
Handbook of management concepts and techniques, covering all aspects of business.
Better Business Bureau
Provides business and consumer alerts, directories of local BBBs, and additional consumer information.
Business Research Handbook (Reference HF 54.52 .U5 S54 1996B)
Looseleaf guide to research sources and strategies for business professionals and lawyers.
ChamberBiz
Internet site of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
How to Read The Wall Street Journal
Helps readers understand all the features of The Wall Street Journal, from specific items on page one to deciphering the stock market tables in the Money & Investing section. Has a topical index.
IBISWorld
Provides in-depth industry data and analysis, as well as information about leading companies in each industry.
INSEAD Knowledge
Working papers, articles, and news from INSEAD business school. Free registration is required to view full text materials.
Knowledge@Wharton
Current business information from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.
The Manager's Desk Reference (Reference HD 38.15 .B47 1996)
QuickMBA
Basic information on all aspects of business and management.
Report on the American Workforce
A US Department of Labor report on the social impact of the new economy and the role of the twenty-first century work-place in America.
Sperling's BestPlaces
Compares cities to find your "best place" to live and work.
You Can Work From Anywhere
Provides basic information, case studies, and statistics and links to resources, news, job listings, and organizations.
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Hundreds of trade and research journals are available online to Illinois State University students, faculty, and staff. For specific journals with available full text, consult the Citation Linker.
Additional research journals and reports are available to everyone free online:
Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies
Electronic Journal of Business Research Methods
Download option opens a pdf version of the article, Read option offers plain text (with all illustrations).
IMF Working Papers
Research from the International Monetary Fund; online full-text available shortly after publication date.
Knowledge@Wharton
A bi-weekly current awareness resource from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School offering interviews, research articles, book reviews, and conference and seminar reports. Free registration is required.
MagPortal: Magazine Articles on Business
An online collection of business articles from a variety of sources.
News Sources
Rutgers University guide providing links to U.S., international, and industry-specific online news sources.
Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Stockholm School of Economics research papers. Indexes all papers in the series begun in 1994; recent papers and some older papers may be downloaded.
Technical Reports and Working Papers in Business and Economics
The Library of Congress provides links to online copies of reports from research institutions worldwide.
Wharton Financial Institutions Center
Offers the Wharton Working Paper Series and other research publications.
Many other business journals and newsletters only provide the table of contents or article abstracts free online. Listed are several popular publications:
Business Week
CNNMoney
From CNN and Money Magazine.
The Economist
Summaries of articles in the current issue can be browsed.
Fortune Magazine
RAND Journal of Economics
Indexes 25 years of the journal and provides abstracts of articles. For online full text of articles, use the Citation Linker.
USA Today Money Page
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Bizjournals.com
Connects to 41 regional business news magazines.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting (Reference HF 5601 .C33 9th ed. 2004/2005)
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Economics and Finance (Reference HB 63 .C22 9th ed. 2004/2005)
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management (Reference HD 28 .C23 9th ed. 2004/2005)
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Marketing (Reference HF 5410 .C23 9th ed. 2004/2005)
CEOExpress
Provides links to newspapers, magazines, and news online.
WebEc List of Economic Journals
Lists economics journals available through the web. Provides links to tables of contents and abstracts.
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100 Best Corporate Citizens
Annual selection by Business Ethics magazine to recognize America's major public companies that are the most profitable and socially responsible.
AllLaw.com - Legal Topics - Business and Corporate
Articles, forms and links to resources on a variety of business law topics.
Beyond McDonald's
Provides in formation on selected companies.
The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics (Reference HF 5387 .B55 1997)
Business and Social Initiatives Database
An International Labour Organization site providing links to reports and profiles from a range of activist groups, non-profit organizations, and research institutes.
Business Ethics
Provides links to articles, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, professional organizations and associations, and resources and centers on business ethics.
Buisness Ethics in the Movies
From Arizona State University, lists dozens of movies that portray aspects of business ethics. Includes comments and suggestions and a list of 12 "Things You Can Learn About Business Ethics by Watching Movies."
Business Ethics Resources
A directory of codes of ethics, ethics organizations, publications, and other resources from the University of British Columbia's Centre for Applied Ethics.
Business for Social Responsibility: Business Ethics
Provides general information as well as detailed coverage of political contributions, corruption and bribery, and ethics codes and training.
The Business Lawyer (K 2 .U7)
A journal from the American Bar Association.
Business.gov Business Laws
Federal government business law resources.
Business Law Prof Blog
Business Laws
Information and links for small business law from the Small Business Administration.
Case Studies in Business Ethics -- Inc.com
Nine case studies in business ethics address businesses facing environmental, community and global challenges.
CataLaw: Business and Commercial Law
Links to legal resources worldwide.
Caux Round Table
International business leaders promote an international code of ethics for business.
Codes of Ethics Online
Links to various codes from IIT's Center for the Study of Ethics in Professions.
Corporate Governance Codes, Principles & Recommendations
The European Corporate Governance Institute provides links to documents from countries worldwide.
CorpWatch
Corporate news and business and company information.
CSRwire
Corporate social responsibility news.
Doing Business in Europe (Ref KJE 2045 .D65)
A looseleaf service providing an explantion of the business laws and legal system of each country.
ENTERWeb Business Law and Trade Law
Lists and rates legal Web sites.
Entrepreneur.com - The Law & Your Business
Legal information on various topics of interest to entrepreneurs.
Findlaw.com
FindLaw provides a wide range of legal resources on the Internet for free. Includes federal and state cases and laws.
The Global Compact: The Ten Principles
This United Nations compact introduces ten principles in the areas of human rights, labor, and the environment.
The Legal, Ethical, and International Environment of Business (KF 1600 .B64 2002)
Legal Information Institute
A comprehensive legal web site hosted by Cornell Law School. Especially useful is the "Law about..." section, which contains information about legal topics with inks to federal statutes regulations, and court decisions; state statutes and court deciions; and internet sources.
Methven & Associates
Legal counselors provide information and links to resources.
QuickMBA Law and Business
Information on various legal topics from the American legal system to starting a business.
Reputation Quotient
Ratings developed jointly by Harris Interactive and the Reputation Institute.
Responsible Shopper
Profiles hundreds of companies, covering workplace conditions, employee diversity, executive compensation, environmental initiatives, community involvement, corporate ethics, and charitable giving.
Top 100 Corporate Criminals of the Decade
Covers the 1990's as tallied by Corporate Crime Reporter, a legal newsletter.
Uniform Business and Financial Laws Locator
Links to state statutes.
Uniform Commercial Code
Full text of the Uniform Commercial Code, provided by the Cornell University Legal Information Institute.
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BusinessWeek Online - B-Schools
News, tips, and more for business students.
Career Development eManual
A manual for job seeking graduating students, developed by the University of Waterloo. Offers activities, advice, and instruction.
Career Journal.com
The Wall Street Journal's executive career site.
Career One Stop
A wide ranging site for job seekers and employers, includes the Career InfoNet, with occupation, industry, and state data.
College Journal MBA Center
Wall Street Journal source for information on business schools and topics of interest to business students.
Financial Times MBA Rankings
Provides several rankings of business programs worldwide.
Finding Jobs
Milner Library Web page providing information on job hunting and links to job listing sites.
How to Conduct an Effective Job Search
A guide from JOBTRACK that covers everything from self-assessment to getting the job offer, with links to resources on resumes, business letters, interviewing, and salaries.
Job Searching
An annotated guide to online job hunting resources from Cornell University's Catherwood Library.
MBA Info
Provides advice for prospective MBA students, data on over 2000 MBA programs from 1150 institutions worldwide, and a network of recent graduates will to advise others.
MBA Jungle
A site launched in 2000 by MBA students for MBA students.
mba101.com
Created by MBA students for MBA students, coverage includes research resources, business school information, career resources, and recreational links.
MBAdepot.com
Tools and resources for MBA students.
O*NET Online
Provides information on a variety of occupations. Searchable by job title, skills, or by interests, knowledge, or activities.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
A biannual handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offering career information for a wide range of occupations. Also consult the companion Career Guide to Industries, which provides information on careers by industry.
Official MBA Guide - MBA Program Ranking and Screening
An interactive screening tool to assist in selecting an MBA program.
The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings
Univ of Texas at Dallas ranks the research productivity of business school faculty and ranks the top 100.
VaultReports.com
Provides career and job information and news.
Weddle’s Recruiter’s Guide to Employment Web Sites (Reference HF 5549.5 .R44 W43)
Which MBA Online - Economist Intelligence Unit
International ranking of business schools.
Yahoo! Business Schools
Features an international linkable list of 450 business schools.
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