Business, Accounting and Management Resources

Business Books

Business books are generally found in the H Library of Congress Classification section. These books are located on the basement or first floor of the tower in the library or in the folio section on the first floor if the books are oversized. The H classification is broken into the following subdivisions:

H Social Sciences (General)
HA Statistics
HB Economic Theory
HC-HD Economic History and Conditions
HE Transportation and Communications
HF Commerce
  Employment [HF 5381-5384]
HG Finance
HJ Public Finance

Reference Sources

Directories

BusinessOrgs - Business Organizations, Agencies, and Publication Directory. Gale Research, Inc.
Available on FirstSearch.

Disclosure - Disclosure Corporate Snapshots.Disclosure Inc.
Available on FirstSearch.
A database of financial reports for more than 12,000 publicly owned U.S. companies.

Edgar
[http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm]
SEC depository; financial documents, annual reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994.
[Ref. HF 5415.3 .E527 1994]

Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies: Profiles of Major U.S. Private Enterprises. Austin, TX: Reference Press, 2004.
[Ref. HG 4057 .A28616]

Hoover’s Handbook of American Business: Profiles of 750 Major U.S. Companies. 2v. Austin, TX: Reference Press, 2003.
[Ref. HG 4057 .A28617]

Hoover’s Handbook of Emerging Companies: Profile of America’s Most Exciting Growth Enterprises. Austin, TX: Reference Press, 2004.
[Ref. HG 4057 .A28618] 2004 edition.

Hoover’s Masterlist of Major U.S. Companies. 2v. Austin,TX: The Reference Press, 2004.
[Ref. HF 5035 .H66]

Government Directories

Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms & Instructions.
[Ref. KF 6366 .U5] 1999-2003
[http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html]

Small Business Association’s Library.
[http://www.sba.gov/lib/library.html]
A link to business resources designed for small business owners.

United States Government Manual. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2003.
[Ref. JK 421 .A3]
[http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html]

International Directories

Europa World Year Book 1995. 2v. London: Europa Publications Ltd., 1995.
[Ref. JN 1 .E85]

Hoover’s Handbook of World Business. Austin, TX: The Reference Press, 2004.
[Ref. HG 4009 .H66] 2004 edition.

International Business Resources through Michigan State University.
[http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp]

The Statesman’s Yearbook. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2004.
[Ref. JA 51 .S7] 2005 edition.

The World Factbook / Central Intelligence Agency. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003.
[Ref. G122 .U56A]
[http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html]]

Worldscope.
Available on FirstSearch.
Comprises financial information on nearly 14,000 of the world’s largest companies.

State/Local Directories and Resources

The Book of the States. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments, 2004.
[Ref. JK 2403 .B5] 2004 edition.

CQ’s State Fact Finder / Kendra and Harold Hovey. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2004.
[Ref. HA 214 .V36] 2004 edition.

Hoover’s Guide to the Top Chicago Companies. Austin, TX: The Reference Press, 1996.
[Ref. HG 4058.C5 H66 1996]

Illinois Manufacturers Directory. Evanston, IL: Manufacturers’ News, Inc., 1998.
[Ref. HD 9727 .I3 D5] 1998 edition.

Illinois Services Directory. Evanston, IL: Manufacturers’ News, Inc., 1997.
[Ref. HC 107 .I3 I62] 1998 edition.

Indiana Business Research Center.
[http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu]

Indiana Manufacturers Directory. Evanston, IL: Manufacturers’ News, Inc., 2000.
[Ref. HD 9727 .I6 I53] 2000 edition.

Handbooks and Other Reference Sources

The 1995 Information Please Women’s Sourcebook / Lisa Dimona and Constance Herndon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
[Ref. HQ 2039 .U5 I64 1995]

Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary: A Guide to Acronyms, Abbreviations, Contractions, Alphabetic Symbols, and Similar Condensed Appellations. 2v.; v.1 has 3 parts. Detroit: Gale Research, 2001.
[Ref. P 365 .A28 v.1]
[Ref. P 365 .A28 v.2]

Business and Economy (Yahoo).
[http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/]
From the business page at the Yahoo Internet site, one may retrieve a wide variety of business information including stock quotes.

Business Information: How to Find it, How to Use it / Michael R. Lavin. 2nd ed., new and expanded ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992.
[Ref. HF 5356 .L36 1991]

Business Information Sources / Lorna M. Daniells. 3rd ed. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1993.
[Ref. Z 7164 .C81 D16 1993]

Dictionary of Business and Management / Jerry M. Rosenberg. New York: J. Wiley, 1993.
[Ref. HF 1001 .R79 1993]

Dictionary of Conflict Resolution / Douglas H. Yarn. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
[Ref. KF 9085 .A68 D53 1999]

Dictionary of Marketing Terms. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood, IL: NTC Business Books, 1995.
[Ref. HF 5415 .D4874 1995]

Employment Law Handbook: A Complete Reference for Business / Stephen L. Berry. Rockville, MD: Govt. Institutes, Inc., 1993.
[Ref. KF 3455 .E473 1993]

The 1994 Information Please Business Almanac and Desk Reference. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993.
[Ref. HF 5003 .I5 1993]

The Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin Professional Pub., 1994.
[Ref. HF 5003 .D69 1994]

Oxford Dictionary for the Business World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
[Ref. HF 1001 .O96 1993]

Economy

Economic Report of the President.
[http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop]

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
[http://www.chicagofed.org]

Federal Reserve System.
[http://www.federalreserve.gov]

Investment

Bonds Online.
[http://www.bonds-online.com]

The Individual Investors Guide to the Top Mutual Funds. 21st ed. Chicago: American Association of Individual Investors, 2002.
[Ref. HG 4930 .I49]

Kiplinger’s Invest Your Way to Wealth / Theodore J. Miller. 1st ed. Washington, D.C.: Kiplinger Books, 1991.
[Ref. HG 4521 .M463 1991]

Moody’s Investor Services.
[http://www.moodys.com]

MorningStar.Com.
[http://www.morningstar.com]

NASDAQ Web Site.
[http://www.nasdaq.com]
New York Stock Exchange.
[http://www.nyse.com]

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
[http://www.sec.gov]

Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money and Markets / Richard Saul Wurman, Alan Siegel, Kenneth M. Morris. New York: Access Press, 1990.
[Ref. HG 4910 .W87 1990X]

Winning the Insurance Game: The Complete Consumer’s Guide to Saving Money / Ralph Nader and Wesley J. Smith. New York: Doubleday, 1993.
[Ref. HG 8531 .N33 1993]

Labor

The ABC-CLIO Companion to the American Labor Movement / Paul F. Taylor. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993.
[Ref. HD 6508 .T39 1993]

The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women in the Workplace / Dorothy Schneider and Carl J. Schneider. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1993.
[Ref. HD 6095 .S34 1993]

American Directory of Organized Labor: Unions, Locals, Agreements, and Employers. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.
[Ref. HD 6504 .A63 1992]

Biographical Dictionary of American Labor Leaders. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1974.
[Ref. HD 8073 .A1 F56]

Statistics

2000 Census Data. Washington, D.C.: United State Census Bureau.
[http://www.census.gov]

2000 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 2000.
[Ref. HA 203 .C68] 2000 edition.

Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[http://www.bls.gov/]

The Indiana Factbook. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, School of Business, Indiana Business Research Center, 1998.
[Ref. HA 361 .I59 1998-1999]

Publications of the United States Census Bureau. Washington, D.C.: United States Census Bureau.
[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/titles.html]

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003.
[Ref. HA 202 .S8]
[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-us.html]

Statistical Abstract of the World. New York: Gale Research, 1994.
[Ref. HA 155 .S7 1994]

Statistical Record of Women Worldwide / Linda Schmittroth. New York: Gale Research, 1995.
[HQ 1150 .S73 1995]

Employment

The Chicago Job Bank 2003. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corp., 2002.
[Ref. HF 5382.5 .U6 I53] 2003 edition.

Dictionary of Occupational Titles / U.S. Department of Labor. 4th ed. rev.1991. 2v. Hawthorne, NJ: The Career Press, Inc., 1992.
[Ref. HB 2595 .U543 1992]
[http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/dot_index.html]

Occupational Outlook Handbook / Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Department of Labor. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004.
[Ref. HF 5382.5 .U5 O3] 2004-05 edition.
[http://www.bls.gov/oco]

Indexes to Journals

Indexes to Business Journals

Accounting and Tax Index.
[Bibl HF 5601 .C81 A224]
Covers periodicals related to accounting and taxation from 1948 to 2003.

BusDateline.
Available on FirstSearch.
Provides full text from over 535 sources including regional publications and major newspapers.

BusIndustry
Available on FirstSearch.
A compilation of business and industry facts, figures, and key events from over 1,360 sources. Updated daily.

BusManagement.
Available on FirstSearch.
Provides over 795 sources on practical aspects and approaches to business. Updated weekly.

Business Periodicals Index.
[Bibl. Z 7164 .C81 B983]
Covers business periodicals from 1958 to January 2003.

Business Source Premier.
Available onEBSCOHost.
Provides cumulative indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,440 business journals and cumulative full text for over 1,830 journals.

General Indexes

Academic Search Premier.
Available on EBSCOHost.
Provides full text for nearly 1,320 sources, and indexing and abstracts for over 2,550 journals.
Approximately 1,650 journals are peer reviewed.

FirstSearch.
FirstSearch is a collection of informational databases as well as national and international indexes to periodical articles, books, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Many of the periodical indexes include full-text journal articles.

GPO Monthly Catalog.
Available on FirstSearch.
[http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html]
Indexes materials published by the U.S. Government Printing Office since July 1976.

MasterFile Premier.
Available on EBSCOHost.
Provides abstracts and indexing for more than 2,700 periodicals, plus searchable full text for nearly 2,050 general periodicals.

Newspaper Source.
Available on EBSCOHost.
Provides full text for more than 200 regional U.S. newspapers, and twenty-five national and international newspapers. Also provides full text television and radio news transcripts from CBS News, Fox News, NPR, etc.

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.
[Bibl. AI 3 .R48]
Core list of popular magazines from 1983 to the present.

CCSJ Business Periodicals

  • Academy of Management Executive*
  • Academy of Management Journal*
  • Academy of Management Review*
  • Accounting Horizons*
  • Accounting Review*
  • Across the Board*
  • Advertising Age*
  • American Business Law Journal*
  • American Economic Review*
  • American Economist*
  • American Journal of Economics & Sociology*
  • Appraisal Journal*
  • Auditing*
  • Baylor Business Review*
  • Behavioral Research in Accounting*
  • Brookings Papers on Economic Activity*
  • Business Economics*
  • Business Ethics*
  • Business Forum*
  • Business Horizons*
  • Business Week*
  • CPA Journal*
  • Canadian Business*
  • Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law*
  • Challenge*
  • Chicago FED Letter*
  • Columbia Journal of World Business*
  • Crain’s Chicago Business
  • Dollars & Sense*
  • DollarSense*
  • Economic Bulletin for Europe*
  • Economic Indicators*
  • Economic Perspectives*
  • Economist*
  • Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice*
  • Financial Management*
  • Forbes*
  • Fortune*
  • Harvard Business Review*
  • Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy*
  • Health Care Financing Review*
  • IBM Journal of Research & Development*
  • Inc.*
  • Indiana Business Magazine
  • Indiana Business Review*
  • Industrial & Labor Relations Review*
  • Industry Week*
  • International Advances in Economic Research*
  • International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management*
  • International Journal of the Economics of Business*
  • International Studies of Management & Organization*
  • JMR: Journal of Marketing Research*
  • Journal of Accountancy*
  • Journal of Advertising*
  • Journal of Behavioral Economics*
  • Journal of Business & Economic Statistics*
  • Journal of Business & Technical Communication*
  • Journal of Consumer Affairs*
  • Journal of Economic Education*
  • Journal of Economic Literature*
  • Journal of Economic Perspectives*
  • Journal of Education for Business*
  • Journal of Employment Counseling*
  • Journal of Information Systems*
  • Journal of International Business Studies*
  • Journal of Labor Research*
  • Journal of Management Accounting Research*
  • Journal of Management Information Systems*
  • Journal of Marketing*
  • Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management*
  • Journal of Post Keynesian Economics*
  • Journal of Risk & Insurance*
  • Journal of Small Business Management*
  • Journal of Socio-Economics*
  • Journal of World Business*
  • Journal of the American Statistical Association*
  • Journal of the Economics of Business*
  • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance*
  • Labor Studies Journal*
  • MIS Quarterly*
  • Management Review*
  • Marketing Bulletin*
  • Marketing Research*
  • Money*
  • Monthly Labor Review*
  • National Tax Journal*
  • Organizational Dynamics*
  • Personnel Psychology*
  • Planning Practice & Research*
  • Practical Accountant*
  • Quarterly Journal of Business & Economics*
  • Real Estate Review*
  • Review of Business*
  • Review of Financial Economics*
  • S.A.M. / Advanced Marketing*
  • Sales & Marketing Management*
  • Survey of Current Business*
  • Total Quality Management*
  • Training & Development Journal*
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Women in Business*
  • Workforce*

* Indicates that full text articles are available in EBSCOHost's Business Source Premier.