I. E-BOOKS IN EBRARY ACADEMIC COMPLETE
Ebrary Academic Complete has approximately 4000 business related e-books.
To find business e-books in Ebrary, you may search with the following subjects for a head start.
| Accounting | Corporate image | Industry | Risk management |
| Advertising | Crisis management | International business | Sales |
| Auditing | Electronic commerce | International marketing | Selling |
| Business management | Economics | Investments | Small business |
| Business plan (in title) | Entrepreneurship | Management | Stock market |
| Capital finance | Finance | Managerial accounting | Taxation |
| Capitalism | Human relations | Marketing | Technical writing |
| Commercial law | Human resources | Negotiation | Trade |
| Consumer behavior | Imports | Personal finance | Web site development |
| Contracts | Income tax | Proposal writing | (your own topics) |
If the search does not give satisfactory results, try putting "quotes" around phrases which have more than one word, and perform another search.
You can save e-books you find into your personal e-bookshelf, by pressing buttons in the e-book page views which indicate you can add books to your bookshelf. Then, press "Bookshelf" tab to return to saved e-book.
II. RECOMMENDED BUSINESS DATABASES IN PROQUEST, IN LIRN
ABI/INFORM Dateline, in LIRN
ABI/INFORM Dateline has "news and analysis, and information on local markets... from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications."
ABI/INFORM Global, in LIRN
Find periodicals and articles in business, finance and economics, as well as company information.
ABI/INFORM Global has Wall Street Journal Online and many more business journals.
Use the "publications" link near the top of the ProQuest page, to search or browse a favorite business periodical or journal, or use the search engine to find articles from many different periodicals on your topic.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry has business, economics, trade and industry periodical articles.
III. BUSINESS DATABASES IN INFOTRAC, IN LIRN
Business Economics and Theory Collection
Full-text complete articles on economics, business and finance
General Business File ASAP
News and periodical articles
Newsletters ASAP
News, industry newsletters, and company organs
Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, financial reports, industry research, and business articles
Here are some basic directions to Business & Company Resource Center.
To begin, click picture icon or set drop down menu as shown, and enter your search word.
The database lists the parent company, subsidiaries, and companies with similar names. Browse, evalute, and choose the company or corporation for which you need information.
A company search here yields a company profile, with additional reports for large and medium-sized companies.
Each tab in bold type (as shown in this next illustration) indicates other types of information available.
Click on a tab for the type of report you need.
Press on the tab in bold type, "Industry Overview" for example, to obtain links to reports on industries related to Verizon, which was the company in this search.
In general, you can search for the following reports from a company search:
Company profiles
News and magazines
Histories
Investment reports
Financials
Rankings
Suits and claims
Products
Industry overviews
Associations
You can also search for industry information directly from an "Industry Search" on the main page of Business & Company Resource Center.
Browse the menu of SIC or NAICS codes with industry titles. Relax and browse, and keep following the menu until you find encylopedia articles, reports, or news on the specific industry you select.
Browse, and keep browsing.
Link to article on specific industry:
Article on specific industry:
IV. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT WEB SITE RESOURCE LIST
You may browse through the extensive list of Internet web site resources, which LAC library has selected.
Click here for some business management web site resources.
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