Chapter 4 – Business

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Table of Contents

 

 

 

Guides and Handbooks

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Directories

Indexing, Abstracting and Full-text Services

Company Resources

Industry Resources

Industry Financial Ratios

Statistics

Investments

Accounting and Taxation

Additional Reference Source

Electronic Databases

Internet Resources

 

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Title link = OU Libraries catalog entry
          = LORA database service, searchable by authenticated OU patrons
          = publicly accessible web site, available to anyone

X           = denotes a subscription service

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Guides and Handbooks

   
D-3   Lavin, Michael, R., Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. 2d ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992.

D-4

 

Daniells, Lorna M. Business Information Sources. 3d ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.

D-6   Rasie, Lawrence. Directory of Business Information. New York: John Wiley, 1995.
D-7   Schlessinger, Bernard S. The Basic Business Library: Core Resources. 3d ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1995.
D-8   Pagell, Ruth A., and Michael Halperin. International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. 2d ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

   
D-9  

            Cooper, Cary L., and Chris Argyris, eds. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management. 12 vols. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1997

           

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management  (Vol. 2). Edited by Derek F. Channon.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of  Management Information Systems (Vol. 3 ). Edited by Gordon B. Davis.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marketing  (Vol. 4). Edited by Barbara R. Lewis and Dale Littler.

           

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics  (Vol. 5). Edited by Robert McAuliffe.

            Internet Access Through OU Libraries

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of  Organizational Behavior (Vol. 6 ). Edited by Nigel Nicholson.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management  (Vol. 7). Edited by John O’Connell.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance  (Vol. 8). Edited by Dean Paxson and Douglas Wood.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resource Management  (Vol. 9). Edited by Lawrence H. Peters,

            Charles R. Greer, and Stuart A. Youngblood.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Operations Management  (Vol. 10). Edited by Nigel Slack.

 

            The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics  (Vol. 11). Edited by

            Patricia H. Werhane and R. Edward Freeman.

 

            Index (Vol. 12). Edited and compiled by Meg Davies, with assistance from Liz Granger and Zeb Korycinski.

D-10   Warner, Malcolm, ed. International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. 6 vols. New York: Routledge, 1996.
D-12  

Malonis, Jane A., ed. Encyclopedia of Business. 2d ed. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.

D-13  

Helms, Marilyn M., ed. Encyclopedia of Management. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.

D-14  

Cross, Wilbur. Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.

D-15  

Sheimo, Michael, ed. International Encyclopedia of the Stock Market. 2 vols. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999.

D-18  

Newman, Peter, Murray Milgate, and John Eatwell, eds. New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. 3 vols. New York: Stockton Press, 1992.

D-21  

Collin, P. H., ed. Dictionary of Business. 2d ed. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1998.

D-22   Statt, David A. Concise Dictionary of Business Management. 2d ed. New York: Routledge, 1999.
D-23   Scott, David L. Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today’s Investor. rev. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
D-26  

Bennett, Peter D., ed. Dictionary of Marketing Terms. 2d ed. Chicago: American Marketing Association, 1995.

Directories

   
D-28   DesJardins, Dawn Conzett, ed. Directories in Print. 18th ed. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2000.
D-29  

Sheets, Tara E., ed. Encyclopedia of Associations. 36th ed. 3 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2000.

D-30  

National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States. 35th ed. New York: Columbia Books, 2000.

D-31  

Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. 8 vols. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 

D-32  

D&B Million Dollar Directory: America’s Leading Public and Private Companies. 5 vols. Bethlehem, PA: Dun & Bradstreet, 2000.

D-33  

Standard & Poor’s Register of Corporations, Directors, and Executives. 3 vols. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 2000.

D-34  

Directory of Corporate Affiliations. 5 vols. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, 2000.

D-35   America’s Corporate Families. 3 vols. Bethlehem, PA: Dun & Bradstreet, 2000.
D-36   Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. 33 vols. New York: Thomas, 2000.
D-37   CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies. 4 vols. Concord, MA: OneSource Information Services, 2000.
D-38   Directory of Multinationals: The World’s Top 500 Companies. 5th ed. 2 vols. London: Waterlow Specialist Information Publishing, 1998.
D-39   Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States. 10th ed. New York: Uniworld Business Publications, 2000.
D-40  

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. 15th ed. 3 vols. New York: Uniworld Business Publications, 1999.

Indexing, Abstracting and Full-text Services

   
D-42  

Business Periodicals Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1958-. Monthly, with quarterly and annual updates.

D-43 ABI/Inform. Detroit: Bell & Howell, 1971-. Daily. Electronic format.
D-46 General Business File ASAP. Detroit: Gale Group, 1980-. Daily. Online format.
D-47   Wall Street Journal Index. 2 vols. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilm International, 1958-. Monthly, with quarterly and annual cumulations. Online format.
D-48 X Business Newsbank. Naples, FL: NewsBank, 1970-. Daily. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-49 X Dow Jones Interactive/Factiva. New York: Dow Jones/Factiva, dates vary. Continually. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-51 EconLit. Nashville, TN: American Economics Association, 1969-. Monthly. Online format.
D-52   Accounting & Tax Index. Ann Arbor, MI: Bell & Howell, 1921-. Quarterly with annual cumulations.
D-53  

Personnel Management Abstracts. Chelsea, MI: Personnel Management Abstracts, 1955-. Quarterly with annual cumulations.

Company Resources

   
D-54   Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System).
D-55  

Moody’s (Mergent) Manuals. New York: Mergent FIS.

D-56   Standard & Poor’s Corporation Records. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1915-. 6 vols. Looseleaf with quarterly updates and daily  news.
D-57  

Hoover’s Handbooks. Austin, TX: Hoover’s Business Press.

D-58  

Hoover’s Handbook of American Business. 2 vols. Auston, TX: Hoover’s Business Press, 2000.

D-59   Hoover’s Handbook of World Business. Austin, TX: Hoover’s Business Press, 2000.
D-60  

Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies.  Austin, TX: Hoover’s Business Press, 2000.

D-61   Hoover’s Handbook of Emerging Companies. Austin, TX: Hoover’s Business Press, 2000.
D-63   International Directory of Company Histories. 35 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: St. James Press, 1988-. Irregular.
D-64  

Corporate Yellow Book: Who’s Who at Leading U.S. Companies. New York: Leadership Directories, 1992-. Quarterly.

Industry Resources

   
D-66  

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual. rev. ed. Washington, DC: Office of Management and Budget, 1987.

D-67   North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Washington, DC: Office of Management and Budget, 1997.
D-68   U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook. New York: McGraw-Hill; Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration, 2000.
D-69   Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys. New York: Standard & Poor’s, July 2000. Weekly or Quarterly updates.
D-70   Mergent’s  (Moody’s) Industry Review. New York: Mergent FIS, 1989-. Biweekly.
D-71   Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Industry Reference Handbooks. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, Volumes 1-7, 1998 to 2000.
D-72   Tardiff, Joseph C., ed. U. S. Industry Profiles: The Leading 100. 2d ed. Detroit: Gale, 1998.
D-73   deJong, Andrea L., ed. U. S. Market Trends & Forecasts. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 1999.
D-74   Cremeans, John E., ed. Handbook of North American Industry. 2d ed. Washington, DC: Bernan Press, 1999.

D-75

  Marlow-Ferguson, Rebecca, ed. Encyclopedia of American Industries. 3d ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 2001.
D-76   Heil, Scott, ed. Encyclopedia of Global Industries. 2d ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1999.
D-77   Cindric, Susan J., ed. Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. 3d ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group, 2000.

Industry Financial Ratios

   
D-78   Troy, Leo. Almanac of Business & Industrial Financial Ratios. 32d ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000.
D-79   Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios. Desk-Top ed. Murray Hill, NJ: Dun & Bradstreet, 1999-2000.
D-80   RMA Annual Statement Studies. 1999-2000 ed. Philadelphia: Robert Morris Associates, 1999.

Statistics

D-81 Census of Population and Housing. Washington, DC: U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1798-. Decennial.
D-82   Economic Census. Washington, DC: U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1954-.
D-83 CenStats. Washington, DC: U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1990-. Updates vary by database. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-84   Business Statistics of the United States. Washington, DC: U. S. Bureau of the Census, 1878-. Annual.
D-85 STAT-USA/Internet. Washington, DC: U. S. Department of Commerce, 1994-. Daily. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-86   County and City Extra. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 2000.
D-87   Survey of Current Business. Washington, DC: U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1921-. Monthly.
D-88   Business Cycle Indicators. New York: Conference Board, 1996-. Monthly.
D-89   Federal Reserve Bulletin. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1915-. Monthly.
D-90   Monthly Labor Review. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1915-. Monthly.
D-91   Employment and Earnings. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1969-. Monthly.
D-92   CPI Detailed Report. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1974-. Monthly.
D-93   PPI Detailed Report. Washington, DC: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1985-. Monthly.
D-94   International Financial Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1948-. Monthly.
D-95   Direction of Trade Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981-. Quarterly.
D-96   International Trade Statistics Yearbook. 2 vols. New York: United Nations, 1950-. Annual.
D-97   Standard & Poor’s Statistical Service. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1978-. Monthly.

Investments

   
D-98   Wall Street Journal. New York: Dow Jones, 1889-. Daily.
D-99   Barron’s: The Dow Jones Business & Financial Weekly. New York: Dow Jones, 1921-. Weekly.
D-101   Money. New York: Time, 1972-. Monthly.
D-102   Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine. Washington, DC: Kiplinger Washington Editors, 1991-. Monthly.
D-103   Value Line Investment Survey. New York: Value Line, 1936-. Weekly.

Standard & Poor's Corporation Publications

   
D-104   Standard & Poor’s Bond Guide. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1971-. Monthly.
D-105   Security Owner’s Stock Guide. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1947-. Monthly.
D-108   Standard & Poor’s 500 Guide. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1994-. Annual.
D-110   Standard & Poor’s Smallcap 600 Guide. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1995-. Annual.
D-112   Outlook. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1987-. Weekly.
D-113   Standard & Poor’s Emerging & Special Situations. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1984-. Monthly.
D-114   Standard & Poor’s Security Dealers of North America. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1975-. Semiannual.
D-115   CreditWeek. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1981-. Weekly.
D-116   Standard & Poor’s Dividend Record. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1982-. Daily/Weekly.
D-117   Daily Stock Price Record. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1961-. Quarterly.
D-118   Emerging Stock Markets Factbook. New York: Standard & Poor’s, 1986-. Annual.

Mergent (Moody's) FIS Publications

   
D-119   Mergent Bond Record. New York: Mergent/FIS, 1936-. Monthly.
D-120   Mergent…Annual Bond Record. New York: Mergent/FIS, 1989-. Annual.
D-121   Handbook of Common Stocks. New York: Mergent/FIS, 1965-. Quarterly.
D-122   Mergent Dividend Record. New York: Mergent/FIS, 1930-. Semiweekly.

Additional Fact Books and Directories

   
D-123   Morningstar Mutual Funds. Chicago: Morningstar, 1991-. Biweekly.
D-124   Morningstar Mutual Fund 500. Chicago: Morningstar, 2000.
D-127   Mutual Fund Fact Book. Washington, DC: Investment Company Institute, 2000.
D-128   Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation Yearbook. Chicago: Ibbotson Associates, 2000.

Accounting and Taxation

   

FASB Publications

   
D-129   Statement of Financial Accounting Standards. Norwalk, CT: Financial Accounting Standards Board, 1973-. Irregular.
D-131   Accounting Standards. Current ext. 2 vols. Norwalk, CT: Financial Accounting Standards Board, 1982-. Irregular.

AICPA Publications

   
D-133   AICPA Professional Standards. 2 vols. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1976-. Irregular.
D-134   AICPA Technical Practice Aids. 2 vols. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,  1978-. Irregular.
D-135   Accounting Trends and Techniques. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1947-. Annual.

Accounting Practices

   
D-138   Miller GAAP Guide: Restatement and Analysis of Current FASB Standards. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 2000.
D-140   Miller GAAS Guide: A Comprehensive Restatement of Standards for Auditing, Attestation, Compilation, and Review. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 2000.

CPA Examination Guides

   

D-142

  Wiley CPA Examination review. 26th ed. 2 vols. New York: John Wiley, 1999-2000.

International Accounting

   
D-143  

International Accounting Standards. London, International Accounting Standards Committee, 2000.

D-144   TRANSACC: Transnational Accounting. 3 vols. New York: Groves, 2000.
D-146   Miller European Accounting Guide. 3d ed. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 1998.

Additional Accounting Resources

   
D-147   Emerson’s Directory of Leading U. S. Accounting Firms. Bellevue, WA: Emerson Company, 2000-2001.
D-148   Who Audits America. 43d ed. Menlo Park, CA: Data Financial Press, 2000.

Tax Guides

   
D-149   U. S. Master Tax Guide. Chicago, Commerce Clearing House, 2000.
D-151   J. K. Lasser’s Your Income Tax. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000.

Tax Services

   
D-152   Standard Federal Tax Reporter. Chicago: Commerce Clearing House, 1913-. Weekly updates.

Marketing, Demographics, and Advertising

   
D-155   Market Share Reporter. 10th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2000
D-156   World Market Share Reporter. 4th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1999.
D-158   MediaMark. New York: MediaMark Research, 1998.
D-159   Standard Rate & Data service. Des Plaines, IL: Standard Rate & Data Service, 1919-.
D-160   Lifestyle Market Analyst. Des Plaines, IL: Standard Rate & Data Service, 2000.
D-161   Demographics USA. New York: Market Statistics, 2000.
D-162   Survey of Buying Power. New York: ill Communications, 2000.
D-163   Rand McNally Commercial Atlas and Marketing Guide. 131st ed. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2000.
D-164   Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics. 14th ed. Arlington, VA: CACI Marketing Systems, 1999.
D-165   Standard Directory of Advertisers. 2 vols. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, 2000.
D-166   Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, July 2000.
D-167   Brands and Their Companies. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2000.
D-168   Companies and Their Brands. 2 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2000.
D-169   Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook. New York: R. R. Bowker, 2000.
D-171   Direct Marketing Market Place. New Providence, NJ: National Register Publishing, 2000.
D-172   Major Marketing Campaigns Annual. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999.
D-173   Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.

Additional Reference Sources

   
D-175   Official Guide for GMAT Review. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1986-. Biennial.
D-176   Peterson’s MBA Programs. Princeton, NJ: Peterson’s, 2001.
D-177   Research and Information Guides in Business, Industry, and Economic Institutions [series] New York: Garland.
D-178   Manufacturing & Distribution USA. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.
D-179   Information, Finance and Services USA. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.
D-180   Infrastructure Industries USA. Detroit: Gale Group, 2000.
D-181   Small Business Sourcebook. 14th ed. 2 vols. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001.
D-182   Business Plans Handbook. Detroit: Gale Group, 1995-.
D-183   Hamilton, Neil A. American Business Leaders: From Colonial Times to the Present. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1999.

Electronic Databases

   
D-184 X Compustat. New York: Standard & Poor’s, dates vary. Daily. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-185 X Center for Research in Security Prices (CSRP). Chicago: University of Chicago, 1960-. Daily. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-186   Datastream. New York: Thompson Financial/Primark, dates vary. Continually. Online format.
D-187 X I/B/E/S. New York: Thompson Financial/Primark, 1971-. Daily. Online format. {I/B/E/S has been integrated into the First Call website} Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-188 X Investext (Research Bank Web). New York: Thompson Financial/Primark, 1987-. Continually. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-189 X Global Access (Disclosure). New York: Thompson Financial/Primark, 1985-. Daily Electronic format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-190 X Bloomberg. New York: Bloomberg, 1981-. Continually. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-193 X Hoover’s Online. Austin, TX: Hoover’s, 1996-. Daily. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-194 X Business & Company Resource Center. Detroit: Gale, 2000-. Daily. Online format. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Internet Resources

   
D-195   Wasny, Garrett. Word Business Resources.com: A Directory of 8,000+ Business Resources on the Internet. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000.
D-198 X Plunkett’s On-Line Trading, Finance & Investment Web Sites Almanac. Houston: Plunkett Research, 2000. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Governmental

   
D-199 Bureau of the Public Debt Online. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-200 FRED—Federal Reserve Economic Data. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-201 Bureau of Economic Analysis. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Investment Portals

   
D-202 Yahoo! Finance. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-203 Microsoft Money Central Investor. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-204 X Invest-o-Rama. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Exchanges

D-205 New York Stock Exchange. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-206 NASDAQ. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-207 Chicago Board of Trade. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-208 Chicago Board Options Exchange. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Business News

   
D-209 CNNfn—The Financial Network. Accessed April 28, 2003.

Magazines/Newspapers

   
D-210 Bloomberg. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-211 Wall Street Journal Interactive. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-212 Fortune.com. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-213 Money. Accessed April 28, 2003.

International Business

   
D-214 OECD Online. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-215 United Nations. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-216 International Monetary Fund. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-217 World Trade Organization. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-218 International Organization for Standardization—ISO Online. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-219 X Kompass. Accessed April 28, 2003.
D-220 World Bank. Accessed April 28, 2003.