Business Management 490 -- Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Suggested Reference Resources

General

•   International Encyclopedia of Business & Management (8 vols.)    R 650.03 In 7, e, 2nd ed
•   Encyclopedia of Small Business (2 vols.)    R 658.022 Hi 5, e

Company / Industry Information, Advertising and Marketing

•   International Directory of Company Histories    R 338.74 In 7, d
•   Mergent Industrial Manual    R 332.6 Me 7, i   
          (Library keeps 10 years)    Index:   R 332.6 Me 7 c
•   Mergent's Handbook of Common Stocks    R  332.6 Me 7, h
          (Library keeps 5 years)
•   Standard & Poor's Register    R 658.024 St 1 
•   NAICS    R 338.0012 No 7, a, 2002
•   Mergent Industry Review    R 332.6 Me 7, ir
   
•  Web sites of specific companies
  
  
• Academic Search Premier (from EbscoHost)
• Business Source Elite (from EbscoHost)
• Wall Street Journal Index
          (Index table and west wall of Reference Area
          (Library has 1980 - present)
• Wall Street Journal is also indexed in EBSCOHost Newspaper Source (1995 - present)
          and Lexis Nexis Academic (1973 - present)
• Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature  
          (Index table and west wall of Reference Area)
          (Library has 1900 - present)         
•  Geisler Journal List -- check here to see what is available in the library, either in paper copy or in electronic full text
•  The Library has Business Week, Time magazine,  Life magazine, Look magazine and other magazines back to the 1950's or earlier.  Look here for advertising from the period.

Statistics

•   Statistical Abstract of the United States    R 317.3 Un 4, s
          (Library has 1938 - present)
•   National Income and Product Accounts of the United States, 1929-1997
          R 339.373 Un 4, n

Social and Cultural Factors (toys for children project)

•   Statistical Record of Children    R 305.23 St 2, r
•   Encyclopedia of Psychology (8 vols.)    R 150.3 Ka 9, e
•   Growing up : a cross-cultural encyclopedia    R 305.23 Br 6, g
•   Growing up in America : an atlas of youth in the USA    R 305.230973 Sa 5, g
•   The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture    R 305.230973 Gr 33, g
•   Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (5 vols.)    R 306.0973 Sa 4, j

Getting Started

•   Entrepreneur's desk reference    R 658.022 Ap 6 e
•  Small Business Sourcebook (2 vols.)    R 658.022 Sm 2, b, 16th ed
•   Iowa Manufacturers Register    R 338.4 Io 8, m
•  Nonprofit kit for dummies    658.048 Hu 77 n
•  Business:  the ultimate resource     R 650  Bu 7 u

Electronic Resources

• Toy Industry Association: general information on the toy industry.  
• Toy Industry Association, Inc.  Press Room:  Links to statistics, info on classic toys, "hot" toys, toy safety, toy marketing, etc.
• Check the web sites of specific companies
• For additional uggested electronic resources, go to the Business Management and Finance subject guide.

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created 9/3/02  ls
revised 30 Oct 2007 sls