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Business Administration
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Accounting
- Accounting Terminology Guide
Over 450 terms providing a broad overview of terms commonly used by accountants and financial analysts. Areas covered include accounting, auditing, taxation, finance, and business law, and include acronyms. Cross-referenced. (New York State Society of CPAs).
- AICPA Online
Includes news, organizational information, links to sites, career opportunities, materials for educators. (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
- A Dictionary of Accounting
Search the full text of this Oxford University Press publication. (Oxford Reference Online)
- RAW: Rutgers Accounting Web
Links for students and researchers to organizations, career opportunities. Searchable. (Rutgers Univ.)
- SmartPros Accounting
Accounting news items, interviews with industry leaders, innovations in accounting practices. Searchable. Links to related sites. Section for job hunters and students.
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Company Information
- Annual Reports Online
Provides information and guidance on how to access annual reports on the Internet, with tips on how to read the reports effectively. Provides links to sample reports, investor guides and related sites. Includes information on non-profit annual reports, with links to related sites.
- EDGAR Database
The EDGAR Database of Company Information is the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system which collects, indexes and presents information submitted by companies that are required to file with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- Morningstar Library Edition
Fund and stock information necessary for in-depth research. In one database, you have comprehensive information on both 16,000+ mutual funds and 6,000+ stocks from NYSE, AMEX, Nasdaq, and OTC exchanges. And each fund and stock report is loaded with critical data and decisive analysis, including 250 screenable fund datapoints, 450 screenable stock datapoints, 2,000 Fund Analyst Reports, 1,400+ Stock Analyst Reports.(Morningstar via NCLive)
- Reference USA
Searchable database with detailed directory information, including addresses and phone numbers, on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. health care providers, and 95,000 Technology Companies and 280,000 Executives Database.(infoUSA via NCLive)
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- Oxford Reference Online: Economics and Business
Search the full text of Oxford University Press Publications: A Dictionary of Accounting, A Dictionary of Business, A Dictionary of Economics, and A Dictionary of Finance and Banking. (Oxford Reference Online)
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Gateways & General Resources
- BRASS: Best of the Best Business Web Sites
An annotated subject guide to the "best" business web sites, arranged in broad business categories. (Business Reference & Services Section; American Library Association)
- BRASS: Core Competencies for Business Reference
Annotated guide to the core resources for business information. Many web sites as well as print resources, selected by business librarians. (Business Reference & Services Section; American Library Association)
- Brint.com
"The premier portal and global knowledge network for business, information, technology, and knowledge managers, professionals, and entrepreneurs."
- CEOExpress: the Executive's Internet
"Business portal for executives created by a CEO." A vast collection of links, including daily news and information (newspapers, magazines and news feeds), business research (including financial markets, company research, investing), and office tools.
- The Internet Public Library: Business and Economics
Annotated lists of links, organized into categories, including accounting; business administration and management; commerce and trade; economics; international business; marketing and advertising; non-profit organizations; statistics; business and economic news. (Internet Public Library)
- Social Science Resources: Economics
Features a collection of links to sites related to research in economics. (Craig McKie, "Using the Web for Social Research")
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Indexes
- Business Source Premier
Indexing, abstracts, many full text articles (from 1984 to the present) from business periodicals. (EBSCOhost via NCLive)
- JSTOR
A searchable archive of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
- Regional Business News
Contains abstracts for 67 regional business publications, with full text for 52 of those titles. (EBSCOhost via NCLive)
- Wall Street Journal
Indexing and abstract of articles from 1981 to the present. Full text of many articles from 1984. (ProQuest via NCLive)
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International Business
- Background Notes
A series which provides brief economic and political updates for countries around the world.(US Dept. of State)
- Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS)
Information about doing business in Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union. (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
- Country Commercial Guides
Annual reports which present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments using economic, political and market analysis. (U.S. Dept. of State)
- Country Studies
An electronic version of the standard reference source about developed and developing nations. Each of the 85+ countries is treated individually, and includes photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, glossaries, bibliographies, as well as the main text. Maps and charts require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Excellent information on the culture and society of the nations presented. Searchable. (Library of Congress)
- CountryWatch
Geographical, political, economic, historical, cultural and business information on 191 nations.
- International Data Base
A computerized data bank containing statisitical tables of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.(U.S. Census Bureau)
- World Bank
- World Bank Country Data
- World Factbook
Detailed information on the geography, demographics, government, and economy of countries, territories, and regions of the world. Each entry includes a map of the area under discussion. (CIA)
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Marketing
- KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library
Well-organized gateway of links on a wide variety of sites useful for researching marketing topics, such as advertising, marketing plans, internet marketing, marketing careers, marketing strategy and legal issues. (Paul Christ, West Chester University)
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Small Business & Entrepreneurship
- American Express Small Business Exchange
Click on "Articles and Discussions" for advice and interactive tools dealing with various aspects of operating a business. (American Express)
- Bplans: The Business Planning Experts
Includes sample business plans for over 60 types of businesses. Includes marketing, advertising and web site plans. A fee is required for some resources on this site.
- Entrepreneur.com
Advice on a wide range of topics, lists of franchises and toolkits for starting specific businesses. (Entrepreneur Magazine)
- The Entrepreneur's Resource Center
An online library for entrepreneurs. (Edward Lowe Foundation)
- EntreWorld: Resources for Entrepreneurs
Articles, audio clips, tools, databases and other resources selected and indexed by an editorial team as well as original articles. Searchable. Links to related sites. (Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership)
- FamBiz.com
"The Web's leading resource for family business executives and owners." Directed at family-owned companies, with articles on topics such as intergenerational issues, sibling rivalry, strategic planning, transfer of ownership, and non-family managers or employees.
- MeL: Small Business
Gateway to huge collection of sites for small business information. Organized into such areas as Commerical Resources, Employee Ownership, Francise Information, Minority and Women-Owned Small Business, Non-Profit Resources and Associations.(The Michigan Electronic Library)
- New York State Small Business Development Center
Provides a Research Network with links. (State Univ. of NY)
- North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center
Provides educational and managment counseling services to small business in North Carolina. Many publications available for free from this site.
- SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
"Counselors to America’s small business" and dedicated to aiding in the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide by offering counseling and workshops to business owners. Site provides articles, management tips, e-mail counseling and links to small business resources on the web. (SCORE & US Small Business Administration)
- Small Business Administration
Links to federal, state and local government web sites.
- The Small Business Knowledge Base
Articles on Internet-based businesses, personnel management, and buying a business. Business feasibility analyses and home-business success strategies are highlights.
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Statistical Sources
- American Factfinder
Industry and business facts, community profiles, links to economic census reports. Search by industry or geography. Will produce customized reports. (US Census Bureau)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Up-to date U.S. economic statistical information, at the federal and state levels. Arranged in broad categories including Inflation & Consumer Spending; Wages, Earnings & Benefits; Productivity; Safety & Health; International; Occupations; Demographics; Employment& Unemployment; Industries; Business Costs. (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
- County Business Patterns
Economic data by industry for US counties. Classified by NAICS instead of SIC from 1998 to the present. (US Census Bureau)
- Economic Census
Industry specific data gathered on a five year basis (latest is 2002). Censuses include those for the construction industries, manufacturers, retail and wholesale trade, service industries, transportation, mineral industries. Based on NAICS rather than SIC code. (US Census Bureau)
- Survey of Current Business
Summary estimates and analyses of US business activity. Includes monthly reports on national income. (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
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