Skip to Main Content

Business

A guide to Business resources

How To Use This Guide

Welcome to the Business Library Resources Page! 

Click the tabs along the side of the page to find help locating relevant books, articles, and websites, as well as help with formatting your papers and learning more about the research process.  All of these resources have been specially selected for your class by your instructors and librarians.  For any additional questions, please contact the library.

Print Periodicals and Magazines:

Explore topics in print format to ease into the assignment process or for personnel interest. These Print Magazines are located by the library computers. You may be interested in: Bloomsberg Businessweek, Consumer Reports, Exchange, Forbes, Fortune, Kiplingers Personal Finance, or the New Yorker.

Topics and Search Terms

LOC Classifications: Class H Social Science

  • Social Science: HA
  • Economic Theory: HB, HC
  • Industries: HD
  • Transportation and Communication: HC
  • Commerce: HF
  • Finance:  HG

 

  • Demography
  • History
  • Conditions
  • Economy AND Policy
  • Mixed Economics
  • Global Markets
  • eXchange Rate
  • Balance of Payments
  • Liquid Assests

 

  • Land Use
  • Labor
  • Corporations
  • Franchise
  • Small Business
  • Business Environment
  • e-Commerce
  • Partnerships
  • Proprietorship

 

  • Transportation
  • Logistitics
  • Exporting/Importing
  • Communication
  • Demographics
  • Distributership
  • World Wide Web
  • Speed-to-Market

 

  • Statistics
  • Accounting
  • International Trade
  • Commercial Banks
  • Free Trade
  • Tariffs and Trade
  • Joint Venture
  • Embargo

 

  • Financial Accounting
  • Financial Statements
  • Budgeting
  • Planning
  • Accountability
  • Leverage and Capital
  • Public Finance: HJ
  • Budget Surplus
  • Reserve Requirement
  • Money Supply
  • Free Market System
  • Supply and Demand
  • Capitalism
  • Oligopoly
  • Monopoly
  • Business Cycle
  • Contraction
  • Recession
  • Depression
  • Recovery
  • Expansion
  • Deflation
  • Ethics
  • Code of Ethics
  • Whistle-blower
  • Social ressponsibility
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Green Marketing
  • Social Responsibilities
  • Financial Market
  • Stock Index
  • Mutual Funds
  • Market Maker
  • Stocks or Securities
  • Primary Market
  • Securities
  • Investor 
  • Retailers, Wholesalers
  • Customer
  • Marketing Concept
  • Marketing Plan
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Customer Loyalty
  • Target OR Demographic OR Geographic
  • Environmental Scanning
  • Marketing Research
  • Mass Customization
  • Product AND Consumer
  • Consumer Product
  • Product Planning
  • Brand AND/OR Equity, Extensions, Store, National
  • Product AND/OR Features, Mix, Level. Line
  • Promotion, Advertising, Strategy, Marketing
  • Retail or Wholesale
  • Pricing (High/Low OR Odd OR Loss-Leader)
  • Breakeven Analysis
  • Profit Margin
  • Job Analysis
  • Job Description OR Specifications
  • Recruitment (Internal OR External)
  • Probationary Period
  • On-the-Job Training
  • Orientation
  • Apprenticeships
  • Compensation OR Wages OR Salaries OR Benefits
  • Telecommuniting
  • Flextime
  • Management
  • Planning (strategic, tactical, OR operational)
  • Controlling
  • Organizing
  • Top Management
  • Middle Management
  • Sirst-Line Management
  • Supervisor
  • Skills AND Technical, Human, OR Conceptual
  • Mission
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Strategic Goals
  • Organizational Chart
  • Staff Managers
  • Line Managers
  • Departmentalization
  • Human Resources (Recruitment, Selection, Training, Evaluation, Compensation, Separation)

Library of Congress Classification Outline: Class H Social Science: https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/lcco_h.pdf