Business Resources in the Reference Collection
Business Resources in the Circulating Collection
Business Periodicals
Business Periodicals Databases
Business Resources On the Internet
Business Libraries
Business Resources in the Reference Collection
General Information
Information Please Business Almanac - 650.03 IN (at reference desk)
Business Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Business - 650 DI
Dictionary for Business and Finance - 650 .03 TE
Dictionary of Business Terms - 650.03 FR
Dictionary of International Business Terms - 650.03 CA
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms - 333.33 FR
General Business Directories
Massachusetts Business Directory - 338.0029 MA
Business Directory of New England - 338.7 BU
Dun & Bradstreet Regional Business Directory - 338.7 DU
World Marketing Directory - 338.86 DI
Directory of Corporate Affiliation - 338.86 DI
(includes public & private companies)
World Chamber of Commerce Directory - 380.106 WO
Business Information Sources - 658-016
Standard & Poor’s Register - 658 S785s
(includes public companies only)
Specialized Business Directories
Polk North American Financial Institutions Directory - 332.0257 PO
CorpTech Directory of Technology Companies - 338.7 CO
Massachusetts Manufacturers Directory - 338.7 HA
Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies - 338.70
Massachusetts Biotechnology Directory - 338.7 MA
Directory of Manufacturer’s Sales Agencies-
658 MA
Dun’s Consultant Directory - 658.4 DUN
Wiley’s English-Spanish, Spanish-English Business Directory - 468/KA
Investment & Finance
Irwin’s Business & Investment Almanac - 330 IR
Financial Yellow Book - 332 SU
Corporate Finance Sourcebook - 332.025 CO
Irwin’s Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal - 332.6 LE
Mergent Bond Record - 332.6 ME
Moody’s Handbook - 332.6 MO
Dow Jones Global Index – countries - 332.63 DO
Dow Jones Guide to the World Stock Market - 332.63 DO
Irwin Investor’s Handbook- 332.63 IR
Ticker Symbol Book - 332.63 TI
Walker’s Manual of Unlisted Stocks - 332.63 WA
Mutual Funds & Other Investment Companies Directory - 332.6327 DI
Mutual Fund Fact Book - 332.6327 MU
Employment
National Job Hotline Directory - 331.12 WI
Boston & New England Job Seeker’s Source Book - 650.14 WA
Boston Job Bank - 331.128 BO (at reference desk)
How to Get a Job in Greater Boston - 650.14 CA (at reference desk)
Job Hunter’s Sourcebook - 650-.14 JO
Industries & Companies
NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) - 338 NO
Bond’s Franchise Guide - 381.1302 BO
Emerging Companies - 338.7 HO
Hoover’s Handbook of American Business - 338.7 HO
Hoover’s Handbook of World Business - 338.7 HOO
Corporate Yellow Book - 650.025 CO
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers - 670 T45 (also available online at http://www.thomasregister.com/)
U.S. Industry Profiles - 338 US
Small Business
Government Giveaways for Entrepreneurs - 338.973 LE
Bond’s Franchise Guide - 381.1 CO
Importing: practical guide for entrepreneurs and managers - 382.5 SI
Essential Business Buyer’s Guide - 650 ES
Business Forms on File - 651.29 BU
Starting & Operating a Business in Massachusetts - 658.002 JE
Small Business Sourcebook - 658.022 SM
Exporter’s Guide to Federal Resources for Small Business - 658.8 EX
Basic Guide to Exporting - 658.84 BA
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Business Resources in the Circulating Collection
Subject Headings to Browse in the Online Catalog
Accounting
Advertising
Banks and Banking
Boards of Trade
Business
Business Enterprises
Commerce
Corporations (also try names of specific corporations, ie: Chrysler Corporation)
Economics
Finance
Finance, Personal
Home-based Businesses
Industries (also try names of a specific industry or industries, ie: Computer Software Industry, Manufacturing Industries)
Investments
Management
Marketing
Mutual Funds
Occupations
Public Relations
Real Estate Business
Securities
Small Business
Stocks
Vocational Guidance
Dewey Decimal Numbers to Browse in the Business Sections
330 - Economics
331 - Labor economics (jobs, statistics, wages, labor unions)
332 - Financial economics (finance, investing, banking, stock market, mutual funds)
333 - Economics of land & energy (real estate)
336 - Public finance
337 - International economics
338 - Production
339 - Macroeconomics & related topics
380 - Commerce, communications, & transportation
381 - Internal commerce (domestic trade)
382 - International commerce (foreign trade)
650 - Management & auxiliary services
651 - Office services
652 - Processes of written communication
657 - Accounting
658 - General management/small business
659 - Advertising & public relations
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Business Periodicals
(R) = in reference area
(RD) = at reference desk
All others = in periodicals area
Banker & Tradesman
Black Enterprise
Boston Business Journal
Business Week
Forbes
Fortune
Harvard Business Review
Inc.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
Money
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Morningstar
Mutual Fund Reports
(RD)
Mutual Funds
Nation’s Business
New England Economic Indicators (R)
New England Economic Review (R)
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (R)
SmartMoney
Value Line Investment Survey (RD)
Women In Business
Wired
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This database
is available from the Minuteman Library Network and can be accessed
from PCs in the library, and also from your PC at home. Please ask
a librarian if you need help accessing or using it.
Indexes over 1,300 periodicals and includes the full text of articles from 650 of the indexed titles. It also includes a business directory of over 10000 companies, and full text company profiles and investment reports.
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Business Resources On the Internet
This directory is available on PC's, both in the library and from your home. There are two sections that are most useful for business research. The “Business & Economics” section contains information on: companies; economics; government; international business; news, analysis, & current financial information; products; small business; and more. The “Financial Issues” section contains information on: taxes; investing; personal finance; and retirement. Please ask a librarian if you need help accessing or using the directory.
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Business Libraries
KBB offers an enormous array of business related materials including books, periodicals, databases, Internet access, and more. As a branch of the Boston Public Library, access is free to all. However, as KBB is a research library, materials may not be checked out but must be used at the library. Limited telephone reference service is available. Call for more information.
20 City Hall Ave., Boston MA 02108
(617)523-0860 Hours: Monday-Friday 9-5
Lots of free information is available from the library’s home page. However, unless you are affiliated with Harvard University, you must pay to visit the library and use its collections. Call (617) 495-6040 for details. Open 7 days a week.
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