BUSINESS  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use this online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Business Resource Center
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    Morningstar
`   Research Library

e journals:

• Business Week Online

• Business Wire 

• Forbes 

• Fortune 

Definitions

        Print Source:

• Prentice Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms
  Reference HF 1001 .C68 1995
   
• Understanding American Business Jargon Reference HF 1001 F65 2005

        On-line:

• InvestorWords Investing Glossary 
   
• NYT Glossary of Business and Financial terms

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Sources:

• Encyclopedia of American Business Reference HF 1001 .E463 2004

• Encyclopedia of Business Reference HF 1001 .E466 1995

• Encyclopedia of Small Business Reference HD 62.7 .H553 2002

• Knowledge Exchange Business Encyclopedia Reference HF 1001 .K52 1997

        On-line:

• Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History 

Quick Facts

        Print Source:

• Portable MBA Desk Reference HD 38.15 .P67 1998

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area HF 5001-HF 6201 to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics 

• Federal Reserve Board Statistical Releases 

Associations and Organizations

• United States Chamber of Commerce 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW Business

Additional web sites:

• Annual Reports
   
• Business-Library Spot.com 
   
• Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

• Franchise Update 

• Industry Research Desk 
   
• ThomasNet
  
  
• Wall Street Research Net 
   
• Yahoo! Finance

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  

         Online:

• Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Special Topic-New Business Enterprises

• Tip: Browse the shelves in the area HD 62.5-HD 62.7 to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

• Business Plans Handbook Reference HD 62.7 .B865

    Web Sites:

• Business Owners’ Toolkit-Resources for the Small Business Owner
   
• Business Plans and Profiles Index
   
• The Business Start Page
   
• Economic Indicators.Gov
   
• Writing a Business Plan 

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