IMC Business Resources

Online Resources
Internet Resources
Economics
Marketing

Look for Books with these Call Numbers

330 - Economics Includes: business, finance, environment, economic development, trade unions
350 - Public administration Includes: government departments and budgets.
380 - Commerce, communications, transportation, consumer information, trade, business, the Internet, radio & TV
650 - Management and auxiliary services Includes: accounting, marketing, information management, advertising.

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Look for the following Reference Materials...

R 330.973 Gal
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2 volumes. 1999.
R 650.03 Enc
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2 volumes. 2001.
R 658.8 Enc Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands, 3 volumes. 1994.
(Consumable, Personal & Durable Products.)
R 659.109 Enc-Desk
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns. Detroit: Gale Group, 1999.
R 745.209 Con-Desk
Contemporary Designers. Detroit: St. James Press, c1997.
R 746.9 Con-Desk
Contemporary Fashion. New York: St. James Press, c1995.

Online Resources - Finding business-related journal and newspaper articles

To locate newspaper, magazine or journal articles, you need to use a newspaper or a magazine index. You can find business related articles using the following Online databases...
 

Business Source Premier 

Expanded Academic ASAP Gale Virtual Reference Library
Global Issues in Context Business Power Search Regional Business News  

Company Profiles - A to Z listing of company profiles from Business Source Premier
Industry Profiles - A to Z listing industry profiles from global perspective and individual country industry profiles.
Market Research Reports - market research for the following industries (banking, finance, business, electronics, energy, high tech, industry & manufacturing and pharmaceuticals).
Country Reports - Includes geographical, political, economic, corporate, & environmental information.
SWOT Analysis - business analysis report of various companies including a financial analysis, a company overview and key facts about the company.

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Internet Resources

Accounting

Accounting Information - an accounting resource metacenter.
EdgarScan - 10-Q or 10-K reports may be searched by company name or industry code.
Great Ideas for Teaching Accounting
Suze Orman - advice for making better financial decisions.
Sound Money - Minnesota Public Radio call in program dealing with personal finance and money.

Business Information

Business Education - high school lesson plans for business, finance and computers.
Business History - history of American business covering free enterprise, historical and featured companies.
Business Publications - find free business related publications and articles, including human resources, finance and accounting and intellectual property.
Business Week - columns on E-business, stocks, companies and legal issues from Business Week online.
CasePlace - Business teaching materials.
Dow Jones Business Directory - searchable directory of business sites for indepth and accurate information.
EDGAR Database
Entrepreneur - explore franchise and business opportunities.
The Fortune 500 - list of top ranking companies.
Franchise Opportunities - directory of franchises and businesses.
Hoover's Online
Hoover's United Kingdom - background information, competitors, financial data and news on British companies.
INC 500 - Inc. magazines 500 fastest growing companies.
International Business History - business history in the U.S., England, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan and Korea.
Research Magazine Online - Industry spotlight featuring top performing companies, profiles and comparison graphs.
Sample Business Plans - a collection of sample business plans to help small and medium sized businesses.
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook Handbook - industry by industry overview of the U.S. economy.
USA Trade - governmental organization that promotes American business interests worldwide.
Virtual Factory - gives students the opportunity to apply their production, accounting and marketing skills.
Virtual Business Search Engine

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Economics

Adam Smith - explores the relevance of 18th century economist Adam Smith in today's world.
Bureau of Economic Analysis - national, international and regional aspects of the US economy.
Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics - current data and information on the US employment situation.
Gross Domestic Product by Industry - includes 1987 to 1993 and from 1994 to 2001.
Labor Union Financial Reports - internal financial documents from hundreds of labor unions around the country, including net assets, officials' salaries, and office expenses and professional fees.
The Women's Bureau - unit of the Department of Labor promoting the interests of working women.
DowJones & Company
E - Commerce sites
U.S. Government Electronic Commerce policy
E-Commerce Commission
E-Commerce Statistics
Economics Research Network - abstracts and full text articles from over 25 economics journals.
Fed in Print - an index to Federal Reserve Economic Research.
Federal Reserve System - In Plain English, making sense of the Federal Reserve.
Federal Reserve Education - information about the monetary policy, the structure and function of the Fed.
Finance Glossary - simple to use glossary with over 3,600 entries of financial terminology.
Financial Learning Center - comprehensive source for personal finance information.
Great Economists & Their Times - a basic history of economic thought from 1730 to 1990.
Guide to the European Union - covers EU history, governance, the euro, timelines, maps and photographs.
Inflation Calculator - uses the Consumer Price Index to adjust any given amount of money from 1800 to 1998.
The Mint - lessons, quizzes and activities for secondary students on basic economics and money management.
The Nasdaq Stock Market HomePage
New York Board of Trade - market information, industry and changing data, historical information, special reports.
Raging Bull - a forum for investment ideas, real time stock quotes and commentary from business writers.
Special Issue List of Lists - focuses on special issues of regularly published content usually having an industry or company focus.

International Business

Global Business - market and country research, current and historical trade leads and international trade statistics.
International Business Resources

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Marketing

Emergence of Advertising in America - presents over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising in the United States. Materials are drawn from the Special Collections Library at Duke University, includes a multitude of products from cookbooks, billboards, print advertisements, trading cards, calendars.
Great Ideas for Teaching Marketing - informative materials for teaching all areas of marketing, including product development, promotion, distribution, consumer behavior, market research and strategy with case studies.
Old Advertising Search - covers advertisements in five categories: beauty, hygiene, radio, television, transportation and World War II.
Outdoor Advertising - More than 30,000 digitized images, with search/browse capability.
KnowThis -  Reference & resource Web Site for Marketing, Research, Advertising, Selling, Promotion & more.

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