Business & Accountancy Research Guide
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. | Company & Industry Sources | Marketing Sources | Find Books | Find Articles | Web Sites | Citing Sources
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
Blackwell
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Accounting. Reference HD30.15 .B53
1997
Encyclopedia
of Business 2 vols. Reference HF1001 .E466 2000
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management. 6 vols.
Reference HF1001 .I53 1996
Company & Industry Sources
| Industry Profiles | |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) | |
| Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys | Reference Desk |
| Encyclopedia of American Industries | Reference HC102 .E53 |
| Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries | Reference HD2324 .E527 |
| U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook | Reference HC101 .U54 |
| Value Line Investment Survey | Reference HG4501 V3 |
| Industry Classification | |
| SIC - Standard Industrial Classification | |
| NAICS - North American Industry Classification System | Reference HF1042 .N6 2002 |
| NAICS/SIC Conversion: | Tables |
| Search | |
| Industry Ratios | |
| Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios | Reference HF5681.R25 A45 |
| Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios | Reference HF5681.R25 I54 |
| RMA Annual Statement Studies | Reference HF5681.B2 R6 |
| Reuters Investing - http://www.investor.reuters.com | Free site but must register to access ratios |
| Industry News & Trends |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) |
Company Dossier
(Business section of LexisNexis Academic) |
| Wall Street Journal |
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| Company Dossier (Business section of LexisNexis Academic) — | Contains profiles and financial data | ||
| Hoover's Handbook of American Business | Reference HG4057 .A28617 — also part of Company Dossier (Business section of LexisNexis Academic) | ||
| International Directory of Company Histories | 58 vols. Reference HD2721 I58 | ||
| Financial and Stock Information | |||
| Annual Reports | AnnualReports.Com: | ||
| SEC Filings - 10K Reports | Company Dossier (Business section of LexisNexis Academic) | ||
| Current and Historical Stock Information | BigCharts | ||
| Value Line Investment Survey | Reference HG4501 V3 | ||
| Reuters Investing - http://www.investor.reuters.com | Free site but must register for access to certain parts |
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Marketing Resources
| Company Information: Profiles, News, Marketing Reports | |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) | |
| Company Dossier (Business section of LexisNexis) | |
| Hoover's Handbook of American Business | Reference HG4057 .A28617 — also part of Company Dossier (Business section of LexisNexis ) |
| Business Abstracts | |
| Wall Street Journal | |
| International Directory of Company Histories | Reference HD2721 I58 |
| Thomas Register | |
| Demographic Information | |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) | |
| American Demographics | Searchable through Business Source Premier (EBSCO) |
| Community sourcebook of ZIP code demographics | Reference HA203 .S662 2005 |
| Consumer Expenditure Survey | Provides information on the buying habits of American consumers (Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
| Demographics USA, County Edition | Reference HF5437 .S323 |
| Demogrpahics USA, ZIP Edition | Reference HF5415.33.U6 D46 |
| Editor & Publisher Market guide | Reference HF5415.3 .E45 2005 |
| Lifestyle Market Analyst | Reference HF5415.33.U6 L54 2005 |
| U.S Census | The Census offers numerous sources regarding population, income and housing. One of the most useful areas will be the American Factfinder. You can look at the population and spending patterns by state, county, city, or zip code. |
| More books: | Do the following keyword searches in the library catalog: |
| consumers and statistics | |
| consumption and statistics | |
| Consumer Price Index | |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics ~ Consumer Price Index | |
| Monthly Labor Review | |
| Industry News, Trends, & Profiles | |
| Business Source Premier (EBSCO) | |
| Company Dossier (part of LexisNexis Academic) | Includes a Business News as well Industry & Market News section |
| Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys | Reference Desk |
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Find Books
To find books, videos or other materials located in Pickler Memorial Library, search the Library Catalog. It is usually a good idea to start with a keyword search so you can combine search terms that relate to your research project. For example:
Check the Subject Headings listed in the records you retrieve to find other useful terms and phrases to search. Below are some subject heading examples for business and accounting. Each link performs the subject search in the Library Catalog.
| business planning | |
| employee motivation | |
| tax accounting | marketing management |
If Pickler Memorial Library doesn't have what you want, try your search in MOBIUS to find books in other libraries in Missouri. You can order books online, and they will be delivered usually within 3-4 working days. This service is available to current Truman students, faculty, and staff.
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Find Articles
Business Source Premier (EBSCO). Provides full text for over 8,000 scholarly business journals and other sources in nearly every area of business, including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. The database also includes other sources of full text information such as country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch and detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies.
LexisNexis Academic
Contains about 5,600 sources. These include the full text of regional,
national and international newspapers, news wires, magazines, trade journals and
business publications, marketing reports, biographical information, corporate
reports, etc. It also includes major archives of federal and state case law,
continuously updated statutes of all 50 states, as well as articles from law
journals.
Business related files/databases in LexisNexis Academic include:
- Company Dossier (Default search form)
- Company Profiles
- SEC filings
- Accounting
- Country Profiles
Online access to the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, U.S. Tax Cases, and the Missouri Tax Reporter as well as other tax literature.
Wall Street Journal Full text 1984+, Abstracts 1982-83
EconLit
1969+
Indexes economics journals, books, and working papers.
FARS--Financial Accounting Research System
Available in computer labs on campus
Financial accounting standards by FASB, AICPA, etc.
National Trade Data Bank (NTDB)
On the Web at Stat-USA,
password protected. Inquire at Reference Desk.
Contains full texts of market research reports, domestic and foreign
economic data, import and export statistics, trade information, and country
studies from 15 federal agencies.
Unless otherwise indicated, databases are restricted to use on the
Truman State University network.
Print Indexes
Accounting and Tax Index
Reference HF 5635 A33
Provides citations to articles on taxation and accounting.
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Web Sites
| Accounting & Auditing
|
Associations |
Company Reports |
| Stock Market/Finance |
Comprehensive/Miscellaneous Sites |
AICPA---American
Institute of CPA home page
AuditNet
Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB)
Internal Revenue Service's home
page
GAO: U.S. General Accounting
Office
Rutgers Accounting Web
Tax and Accounting
Sites Directory
AICPA---American
Institute of CPA home page
American
Accounting Association
American Association of Finance
and Accounting
American Economic
Association
American Marketing Association
AnnualReports.Com:
Provider of Company Annual Reports
CorporateInformation---international company information
arranged by country
Hoover's Online
(Some information requires a subscription)
Locating Company
Information on the Internet
SEC's EDGAR Database---company
reports filed to SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)
American Stock
Exchange
ABI World---Bankruptcy
Information
BigCharts
Dow Jones Indexes
FISonline---Truman has access to the
weekly News Reports for Mergent Manuals
NASDAQ
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Quotes---by
YAHOO
Valueline Online---part of
the site is password protected, inquire at the Reference Desk for
access.
Wall Street Research
Network
Comprehensive/Miscellaneous Sites
Best Business Schools---MBA and EMBA rankings by
Business Week
The Conference Board---producing
Consumer Confidence Index, Leading Economic Indicators, and more
Consumer Information Catalog
Federal Reserve Board
Fortune Lists of
Companies
Interactive
Currency Table
Internet Public
Library: Business & Economics Reference
North American
Industry Classification System (NAICS)---including
correspondence between NAICS Codes and SIC Codes
Standard Occupational Classification
(SOC) Codes
Universal Currency Converter
U.S. Consumer Gateway
Web Marketing
Information Center
The World Bank Group
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Citing Sources
Selected guides to help you cite sources correctly in APA,
Chicago/Turabian, and MLA styles.
For further assistance, visit or call the Reference Desk
(660-785-4051) or contact the Reference librarian for Business &
Accountancy
Janet Romine, Reference Librarian for Business & Accountancy
(660) 785-7418
jiromine@truman.edu
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