The University of Memphis: University Libraries - Information Sources in Business

Use tomCat (the U of M Library catalog).

For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as corporate planning or industrial management or corporations, American. (LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)

Also try searching by keywords such as corporate restructuring or corporations japan united states. (Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words).

Video tapes can be located by using videorecording as a keyword. Example: business internet videorecording .

Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)

netLibrary [UM Only] A collection of over 46,000 electronic books in various disciplines. Some of these items may be available in print as well as electronically.

II. Periodical Resources

A. Electronic Indexes and Full-Text Collections

Use an electronic database. These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Databases by Adademic Area. For help finding articles try How to Find Articles in Periodicals and refer to How to find Print Periodicals for help locating the articles you've found. If the periodical is available electronically, you will find a link to it from the electronic journals list.

ABI/Inform (business journals, 1985-) [UM Only]
The most comprehensive business database. Many full text with images, not as many in earlier volumes.
Business and Industry(1994 - ) [UM Only]
Covers 1200+ publications, including leading trade magazines, newsletters, the general business press and international business dailies.
Business Dateline (1985 - ) [UM Only]
Indexes mostly newspapers, including the Commercial Appeal and Memphis Business Journal. Does not include text of articles.
Business Source Premier(1965-)[UM Only]
Provides full text for more than 2,800 scholarly business journals, 900 peer-reviewed business publications. Includes virtually all subject areas related to business. Coverage 1965-, or first published issue, some as far back as 1922.
Economics Literature (EconLit)(1969 - ) [UM Only]
Indexes about 620 journals plus books, dissertations and working papers on economics.
Emerald Fulltext [UM Only]
Emerald publishes a strong specialist range of engineering, applied science and technology journals.
Gartner, Inc. (Market Research in Information Technology; log in with your UUID and password) [UM Only]
Search or browse the collection of market research reports from Gartner, Inc., the largest IT research organization in the world. Over 1000 analysts provide information and data on IT technologies as well as how technology is being used in public and private organizations around the world. When prompted log in with your U of M UUID and password.
General Business File, 1980 - [UM Only]
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and directory listings with full text and images available. Covers 2657 periodical titles, 2042 full text. Fact Sheet [PDF] | Sample Search [html]
JSTOR (full text archive) [UM Only]
Indexes and stores back issues of important finance, economic and statistics journals.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [UM Only]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990. Includes many trade and business publications; company and industry information.
PsycINFO (1887 - ) [UM Only]
Provides citations and abstracts to articles in over 1,300 journals, plus books and book chapters, and dissertations. Includes thesaurus of subject headings.
RePEC: Research Papers in Economics [Open Access]
An elelctronic archive intended to aid in the dissemination of research in the field of Economics. Includes bibliographic information on journal articles, books, book chapters, working papers, and software components. While not providing full-text access, many items include links to downloadable material which which may or may not require subscriptions. Several search interfaces are available; see "How you can use RePEC."
Sociological Abstracts [UM Only]
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began 1963; abstracting began 1974.
Wilson Business Full Text [UM Only]
Part of Wilson Omni File Mega. Indexes periodicals in accounting, acquisitions & mergers, advertising, banking, building & construction, chemicals & pharmaceuticals, communications, computers, the cosmetics industry, economics, electronics, the entertainment industry, finance, financial services, government regulations, health care, high technology, hospitality & tourism, human resources, industrial relations, insurance, international business, investments, management, marketing, mass media, occupational health & safety, oil & gas, paper & pulp industries, public utilities, publishing, purchasing, real estate, retailing, small business, taxation, technology, and transportation. Coverage: citations & abstracts, 1982- ; full text, 1995-

Other Databases: These databases provide coverage on a wide range of subjects and may be useful in your research.

Electronic Journals Service (EJS) [UM Only]
Electronic journals service available through a common interface for online journal subscriptions. Search, browse, and identify journals and articles available online in either full-text or table-of-content format. Hyperlinks are provided to more than 1,300 electronic journals worldwide.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-) [UM Only]
Indexes about 1,900 magazines, journals, and the NY Times newspaper. Most have abstracts, and about 900 are full text.
IngentaConnect [Open Access]
Formerly Uncover. Browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
Oxford Reference Online [UM Only]
The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection is an online collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in many fields including: art & architecture, bilingual dictionaries, biological science, classics, computing, earth & environmental sciences, economics & business, English dictionaries and thesauruses, English language reference, food & drink, history, law, literature, maps & illustrations, military history, mythology & folklore, names & places, performing arts, physical sciences & mathematics, politics & social sciences, quotations, religion & philosophy, and science.
PowerSearch [UM Only]
Searches the 12 InfoTrac databases simultaneously.
Wilson Omnifile Mega Full Text [UM Only]
Provides access to eleven databases: Education , General Science , Humanities , Readers' Guide , Social Sciences, Wilson Business , Art, Applied Science & Technology, Index to Legal Periodicals, Library Literature & Information Science, Biological & Agricultural. Search databases individually, in selected groups, or all at once.
WorldCat [UM Only]
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and websites. Contains manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
B. Print Indexes and Bibliographies
Business Periodicals Index (1958-2001) [Reference Index Tables]
Predicasts F&S Index [Ref Index Tables]

--Europe: 1978-

--International: 1974-

--United States: 1961- PAIS International [Reference Index Tables; older volumes on abstract shelves]

III. Reference Materials

A. Dictionaries

The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics (4 vols.) [Ref HB61 .N49 1987]
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law (3 vols.) [Ref K487.E3 N48 1998]
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money & Finance (3 vols.) [Ref HG151 .N48 1992]

B. Encyclopedias

Australia Business: The Portable Encyclopedia for Doing Business with Australia [Ref HC605 .A7736] - Series includes guides for Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Call numbers vary.
Business Cycles and Depressions: An Encyclopedia [Ref HB3711.B936 1997]
Encyclopedia of American Industries (2 vols) [Reference Desk: HC102.E53 2001]
Encyclopedia of Business, 2nd ed. (2 vols.)[Ref HF1001.E466 2000]
Encyclopedia of E-Commerce [UM Only]
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides access to world of Internet commerce. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising. Features essays covering topics, profiles of companies, biographies of innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 2nd ed. [Ref HD2324.E528 1999]
Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 3rd ed. [Reference Desk HD2324.E53]
Encyclopedia of Small Business [UM Only]
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides articles about running a small business, covering financing, financial planning, creating business plans, analyzing markets, tax planning, etc.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History [UM Only]
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Provides over 1000 entries on the history of economics in the United States--with biographies, industry profiles, geographic profiles, movement profiles.
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management (8 vols) [Ref HF1001.I53 2002]
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History [Online, UM Only]

C. Company/Industry Information

Annual Reports and 10-K reports [Microforms Dept.]
Hoover's Global 250: The Stories Behind the Most Powerful Companies on the Planet
[Reference Desk: HF54.U5H66 1997]
Hoover's 500: Profiles of America's Largest Business Enterprises [Reference Desk HG4057.A28616 1996]
Hoover’s Handbook of American Business (2 vols.) [Reference Desk: HG4057.A28617 2004]
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies [Ref 4057.A29x 2003]
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies [Reference Desk HG4009.H668 2003]
Hoover's Handbook of World Business [Reference Desk: HG4009.H66 2003]
Hoover's Master List of Major U.S. Companies [Reference Desk: 5035.H66]
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (Dunn and Bradstreet] (6 vols.) - [ Reference Desk: HF5681.R25 I525x 2000-2001]
Industry Reference Handbooks (5 vols.) [Ref HF5035.D78 1998] - A Dunn and Bradstreet/Gale Publication: vol.1: Computers and Software; vol. 2: Pharmaceuticals; vol. 3: Telecommunications; vol. 4: Chemicals; and vol. 5: Health and Medical Services.
International Directory of Company Histories (53 vols) [Ref HD2721.I57x]
Major Companies of the Arab World [Ref HF3866.M3 1999]
Major Companies of Europe (4 vols) [Ref HC241.2.P667 1999]
Major Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean [Ref HD2810.5.A1 M35 1999]
Manufacturing USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies, 6th ed. (2 vols.) [Ref HD9721 M364]
Manufacturing Worldwide: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Companies and Countries, 3rd ed. [Ref HD9720.1.M33 ]
Mergent Manuals (Formerly Moody's) [Ref HG4961.Mxx] - Moody's changed to Mergent with the publication of the 1999 manuals. Moody's manuals prior to 1987 are in remote storage. The online version (FISonline), searchable by both company name and ticker symbol, provides an integrated interface to company data, history, and SEC and annual company reports. Dates of coverage vary by company, but focus is on recent years. Mergent Industry Review (Formerly Moody's) [Reference Desk: HG4961.M68]
North American Industry Classification System [Reference Desk: HF1042.N6 1997] Available online.
Service Industries USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics, and Leading Organizations, 4th ed. [Ref HD9981.1.S47]
Standard & Poor’s Corporation Records [Ref HG4501.S7663]
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys [Latest at Ref. Desk; others Ref HC106.6.S74]
Wholesale and Retail Trade USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics and Leading Companies, 2nd ed. [Ref HF5421.W58]

D. Demographic Information

American Business Climate & Economic Profiles: A Concise Compilation of Facts, Rankings, Incentives, and Resources Listings, for all 319 Metropolitan Statistical Areas and the 50 States [Ref HC106.8.A433 1994]
Craighead's International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 84 Countries (4 vols.)
[Ref HF5549.5.E45 D56 10th ed. 2000/01]
Demographics USA (Sales & Marketing Magazine's Survey of Buying Power cumulated data)

City Edition [Ref HF5415.3.D46; latest edition at Reference Desk]

County Edition [Ref HF5415.2.S94; latest edition at Reference Desk]

Zip Edition [Ref HF5415.3.D463; latest edition at Reference Desk]
The Geographic Reference Report [Reference Desk: HD6983.G38] - Annual report of costs. wages, salaries, and human resource statistics in the U.S. and Canada.
Woods & Poole Economics, State Profile: TN [Ref HC107.T3 H63]
Primarily economic and demographic data and projections, from 1970 to 2020, for MSAs, PMSAs and CMSAs and counties in Tennessee, but includes comparative regional data also.
World Cost of Living Survey, 2nd ed. [Ref HD6977.W67]

E. Directories

American Big Business Directory (2 vols.) [Ref HF5035.A49 2002]
American Business Locations Directory (4 vols.) [Ref HF5035.A53]
American Manufacturers Directory (2 vols.) [Ref HD9723.U27 1999]
American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, 8th ed. [Ref HF5421.A615]
Corporate Giving Directory, 20th ed. [Ref HV97.A3 T29 1999]
Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries (3 vols.) Ref HG4538.A1 D5 15th ed. 1999]
Directory of Corporate Affiliations (8 vols.)[Ref HG4057.A219]
Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States [Ref HG4057.A21943 1995]
Directory of Multinationals: The World’s Top 500 Companies, 5th ed. (2 vols.) [Ref HD2755.5.S78 1998]
Directory of Registered Investment Advisors [Ref HG4907.D53 ]
Directory of Tennessee Manufacturers [Reference Desk T12. T22]
Directory of United States Exporters [Ref HF3011 D63 2004; also on CD]
Directory of United States Importers [Ref HF3012 D54 2004; also on CD]
International Directory of Company Histories (53 vols) [Ref HD2721.I57x]
Manufacturers Directory (2 vols) [Ref HD9723.U7 1999]
Memphis Manufacturer’s Directory [Special Collections HD9728.M4 A25x]
North American Industry Classification System [Reference Desk: HF1042.N6 1997] Available online.
Tennessee Business Directory [Reference Desk]
Thomas Register [Ref T12.T6 1996] Available on the web at http://www.thomasregister.com
Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies (8 vols.) [Ref HG4057.A575]
Who's Who in Finance & Industry (2 vols.)[Ref HF3023.A2 W5]
Who’s Who In Memphis Business [Reference Desk HF5068.M4 W5 2002]
World Chamber of Commerce Directory [Ref HF295.W75 2000]

F. Other

Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios (Troy) [Latest at Reference Desk HF5681.R25 T68; also on CD]
The AMA Style Guide for Business Writing [Ref HF5726.A49 1996]
Business Rankings Annual [Ref HG4050.B88 1999]
Business Writer's Handbook [Ref HF5726.B874 2003]
Finding Statistics Online [Ref HA33.5.B47 1998]
The Handbook of International Financial Terms [Ref HG3881.M578 1996]
Handbook for Professional Managers [Ref HD31.H31245]
Hoover's Global 250: The Stories Behind the Most Powerful Companies on the Planet
[Reference Desk: HF54.U5H66 1997]
How to Prepare and Present a Business Plan [Reference Desk: HG4027.7.M35 1992]
How to Write for the World of Work [Reference Desk: HF5721.P39 2000]
International Brands and Their Companies [Ref HD69.B7 I58 1995/96]
International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It [Reference Desk: HF54.5.P33 1998]
Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries [Reference Desk: HF5389.M67 1994]
Mergent Company Archives Manual [Ref HC4028.M4 M43 2001]
Mergent's Dividend Acheivers (formerly 'The Handbook of Dividend Acheivers' [Ref HG4050.M66]
Mergerstat Review (annual) [Ref HD2746.5.M48]
Moody's Publications See Mergent
Multicultural Manners [Ref BJ1838.D74 1996]
North American Industry Classification System [Reference Desk: HF1042.N6 1997] Available online.
Notable Corporate Chronologies, 2nd ed. (2 vols.) [Ref HG4009.N68 (1999]
Occupational Outlook Handbook [Most current volume at Reference Desk HF5381.A1 O36]
Organization Charts: Structures of 200 Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations [Ref HD38.O738 1996]
Plunkett's Energy Industry Almanac [Ref HD9502.U6P58 2004]
RMA Annual Statement Studies (Robert Morris Associates) [Reference Desk: HF5681.B2 R6x 2003-2004] - Available on the web at http://wwwrmahq.org
Sales & Marketing Management [Annual] Survey of Buying Power [Reference Desk HF5415.2.S94]
Standard & Poor's Money Market Directory of Small Pension Funds $1 - $25 Million [Ref HG4509.M653 2001]
Standard & Poor's The Outlook [Reference Desk HG4501.S768]
Standard & Poor's Statistical Service [Reference Desk: HG4501.S7671]
Standard & Poor’s Stock Reports [Ref HG4915.S688]
State Occupational Outlook Handbook [Ref HD5723.S85 1998]
Sweet's Catalogs (information on products and manufacturers). Available online at http://www.sweets.com:

Engineering and Retrofit, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil/Structural (3 vols.)[Ref TH455 S785 1997]

Homebuilding and Remodeling [Ref TH455 .S813x]

Kitchen and bath source book [Ref NK2117 K5 K58 1997]

Sweet's light source (electric lighting) [Ref TK4198 S94 1998]

SweetSource (Fall 1996) [Reference CD]
Thomas Register [Ref T12.T6 1996] Available on the web at http://www.thomasregister.com
Ticker Symbol Book [Ref HG4513.5 T53 1997]
The Value Line Investment Survey [Reference Desk]
World Stock Exchange Fact Book (2 vols.) [Ref HG4551.W67 ]
World Trade Press Country Business Guides - Guides for specific countries available for Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Call numbers vary.

IV. Government Publications

The Government Publications Department, on the first floor of McWherter Library, is a designated depository library for the United States Government and for Tennessee Government. Valuable information produced in print and electronic formats by various federal and state agencies are available here. Staff in the department will assist you in finding and using these resources. You can also get information through their web page at http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam.html.

Economic Census from the U.S. Census Bureau
Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) Provides information on current Federal economic indicators produced by a number of Federal agencies. Menu links to Production, Sales, Orders and Inventories; Output; Income, Expenditures, and Wealth; Employment, Unemployment, and Earnings; Prices; Money, Credit, and Interest Rates; Transportation; and International Statistics.
National Trade Data Bank [CD database in the department]
Securities Exchange Commission Links to the EDGAR database which searches for reports on publicly-held companies.
E-Commerce
Small Business Resources

V. Web Resources

You may want to explore web sites using various internet resources or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] The web sites listed below are examples of the various types of information available via the Internet.

American City Business Journals
Business Ethics Resources on WWW ( Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia)
Business Journals on the Web
EDGAR (see also links under Government Publications) - EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Fogelman College of Business and Economics (The University of Memphis)
Fortune 500
Economic Census from the U.S. Census Bureau
Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) - Provides information on current Federal economic indicators produced by a number of Federal agencies. Menu links to Production, Sales, Orders and Inventories; Output; Income, Expenditures, and Wealth; Employment, Unemployment, and Earnings; Prices; Money, Credit, and Interest Rates; Transportation; and International Statistics.
Hoover's Online
Stock Exchanges Worldwide Links
CNN Money/Money Magazine
Quicken.com
Switchboard: The People and Business Directory
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
Yahoo! Finance (Daily stock quotes and financial news)
Yahoo!Company Index
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

VI. Course Information

Guide to research in McWherter Library
Issues in Human Resources 7635 Ms. Stallcup

VII. Help from the Library

Still can't find what you're looking for? Try Ask A Librarian
For additional assistance, you may contact the liaison librarian for Business:
Chris Matz
Phone: 901.678.8244
Email: cmatz@memphis.edu

				search	\|	ask a librarian
		tomCat	\|	home	\|	site map


Last Updated: Comments:Library Web Team http://exlibris.memphis.edu Copyright 2007