Reference Books in Jones Library
Dictionary of E-Business by Call Number: Jones Ref HF5548.32 .B67ISBN: 0471881457Publication Date: 2000-09-20
Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms by Call Number: Jones Ref HG151 .D69ISBN: 0764143042Publication Date: 2010-05-01- Encyclopedia of American IndustriesCall Number: HC 102 .E53ISBN: 1941-2428Issued in 2 volumes: v. 1. Manufacturing industries; v. 2. Service and non-manufacturing industries. Also issued online as part of the Gale business & company resource center database.
- Encyclopedia of Global IndustriesCall Number: HD2324 .E53ISBN: 1084-8614Industry information on a global scale. Also part of Gale's business & company resource center.
International Dictionary of Marketing by Call Number: Jones Ref HF5415 .Y23ISBN: 0749435321Publication Date: 2002-04-01- International directory of company historiesCall Number: Jones Ref HD2721 .I62x v.1- present
The American Heritage Dictionary of Business Terms by Call Number: Jones Ref HF1001 .S348ISBN: 061875525XPublication Date: 2009-03-25
Starting Points
- ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Provides business information from scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.
- Academic search complete This link opens in a new windowThis resource provides access to general reader-type articles along with scholarly, peer-reviewed articles on many topic areas.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowBusiness Source Complete provides articles on a variety of business topics. It also provides industry profiles, market research reports, SWOT analysis and product reviews.
- Wall Street JournalFull text access to the Wall Street Journal from 1986 - date. It also includes indexing to articles from 1889 to 1986 (Deep Back File), but the full text of most of those articles will not be available.
Electronic Resources - articles
- Banking information database This link opens in a new windowSearch essential banking industry publications providing information about the financial services industry, banking, and industry trends.
- ProQuest Asian & European Business Collection This link opens in a new windowProQuest Asian business and reference offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets, and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. A great deal of information on international trade is available as well. It contains: news and current awareness sources, country information and statistics, information on people and institutions, and on policy and analysis.
Electronic Resources - Companies
- Lexis Nexis Academic - Company DossierThe business component of Lexis-Nexis Academic UNIVerse includes company, country, financial, demographic, market research and industry reports.
- Mergent onlineMergent Online is a corporate financial database that provides information on U.S. and international companies. In addition to complete company profiles, information includes comprehensive company research, including financial statement data (current and historical), annual reports, company histories, subsidiaries, joint ventures, executive bios,and more.
- PrivCo : private company financial data authority This link opens in a new window
Provides information on many well known privately-held companies in addition to M&A activity, PE & VC information and funding deals.
- Reference Solutions This link opens in a new windowSearch by company name, geographic area, business type, SIC code, yellow page listing, revenue, location, number of employees or any combination of the above. Go here to find the following:
Information on local business
Information on businesses nationwide
Helpful Websites
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. The BLS mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate essential economic information to support public and private decision–making.
Subject Guide
Electronic Resources - Industries
- IBISWorldIBISWorld provides access to industry research reports, international industry reports, Industry reports for China and business environment reports. Specialized U.S. industry reports provide insight into areas of technology, life sciences, industrial machinery and online retail.
- Reference Solutions This link opens in a new windowOne Source from ReferenceUSA can be a great place to look for industry information. Industries can be searched by industry code or keyword. Reports are available from sources such as MarketLine, Freedonia and Euromonitor.
- Standard & Poor's Net AdvantageOnline access to 9 of Standard & Poor's most popular publications: Stock Reports, Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, Register, Stock Guide, Bond Guide, Earnings Guide, The Outlook, and Dividend Record.
