BUS 3610
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Print Reference Sources
| Title | Call Number |
|---|
| Dun & Bradstreet/Gale Group Industry Handbook |
REF HG4907 .D86 |
| The Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics |
REF HA203 .S66 |
| Market Share Reporter |
REF HF5410 .M35 |
| Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns |
REF HF5837 .E53 |
| Marketing Encyclopedia: Issues & Trends Shaping the Future |
REF HF5415 .M2982 |
| Dictionary of Marketing Terms |
REF HF5415 .D4874 |
| Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising (3 vols.) |
REF HF5803 .A38 |
| Household Spending: Who Spends How Much on What |
REF HC110 .C6 A666 |
| Condition of Education |
REF L112 .N377A |
| College Blue Book |
REF LA226 .C685 |
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Databases
In order to find any of these resources,
To access the databases,
- go to the library homepage and click on Databases/Articles in the column
on the left.
- Click on Databases by A-Z and then find your database (listed alphabetically by name).
College Source Online has college catalogs and profiles and other educational resources.Business Source ELITE provides full text for 1,130 scholarly business journals, including full text for more
than 450 peer-reviewed business publications dating back to 1985 and is updated daily.
ABI/Inform U.S. and International articles on business and management
College Source College catalogs, profiles and other education related resources online
Datamonitor Economic reports on companies, industries, and 50 countries
Dun & Bradstreet’s Key business ratios and industry norms
ERIC Database of articles and reports on education
Hoover’s Business full-text company information
Lexis Nexis Includes business news and company information; also full-text New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, The Chronicle
of Higher Education, and American Marketplace as well as university newspapers
Value Line full-text investment reports on stocks and industries
Chicago Tribune full text from 1985 to present
PsycInfo scholarly psychological research, much in business and education
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Web Resources
Crain’s Chicago: http://www.chicagobusiness.com.
- Under “Business Tools” click on:
- Crain’s Lists: rankings of Chicago area businesses
- Study Demographics: Check the Community Profiles, Chicago Fact Book, and Most Affluent Communities.
Compiled from other sources, such as the City of Chicago and Census Bureau, these pages will lead you to lots of data. Explore.
FINDING AND USING CENSUS 2000 DATA
For data on population, housing, social characteristics (education, family, etc), and economics (income, employment, etc).
- Go to http://www.census.gov and click on American FactFinder (in list at left).
- In “Get a fact sheet for your community” type in the requested information (city, county, or zip code)
- For more detailed information, remember to click on the “show more” after each category (social, economic, etc.)
- Click on Economic Census to get more business information. Under “Data for all sectors” click on “zip code statistics.”
Fill in your zip code. At the bottom of the page is a link to “Zip Code Business Patterns” which will give you annual stats for 5 years.
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES
We also have these books in the reference section: Ref. HA 202 .S72
The single most comprehensive source of data on the United States on all kinds of subjects, but usually at national or state level.
- Go to www.census.gov/statab/www/
- Click on “Online versions of 2004-2005 edition”
- Select the area you are interested in (e.g., education)
- The list of tables appears on the left. Click on the one you want to look at.
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