Business:
Reference Sources
Reference
materials, kept on the first floor of Pollak Library, North Wing, consist of
general and subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs,
directories, etc. Click on the links below to connect to the Library Catalog record
for location and call numbers of some useful resources that cover business
administration topics. Below each link are some descriptions of a few of
the most useful books we have in each category of reference book.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online access to the full-text of some of the most popular business reference
works. Available titles include:
Business Information Handbook 2003 2003
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 1, 1995
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 2, 1996
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 3, 1997
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 4, 1997
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 5, 1998
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 6, 1999
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 7, 2000
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 8, 2001
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 9, 2002
Business Plans Handbook Vol. 10, 2004
Company Profiles for Students 3v, 1999
Encyclopedia of American Industries 4th ed., 2v, 2005
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance 2v, 2001
Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2v, 2002
Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook 2v, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
Bibliographies
A bibliography is a list of books or other materials that would be
useful to find information in business.
Business
Research Sources: A Reference Navigator by F. Patrick Butler, 1999. Ref HF
54.52.U5 B88 1999
http://www.businessresearchsources.com/
A
guide to the most useful business reference books. A complete description
and how-to guide for each item is provided.
The
Basic Business Library: Core Resources by Bernard S. Schlessinger, 1994. REF
Z765 .B8 B37 1994
A
guide to over 1000 business reference tools. Some information (such as
price) is out of date, but this is still a valuable tool when first looking for
business resources.
Business
Information: How to Find It, How to Use It. REF DESK HF 5356.L36
Provides
sources on where to find information by topic.
Dictionaries
A dictionary is useful to find the meaning of words used in
commerce, management or business.
Concise
Dictionary of Business Management by David A. Statt, 1999. REF HD 30.15
.S73 1999
An
up-to-date dictionary of terms used in business administration.
Diccionario
Bilingue de Negocios: Bilingual Business Dictionary, 1999. REF HF 1002
.D477 1999
An
up-to-date- dictionary of terms in both English and Spanish of terms used in
business administration. The Pollak Library also has bilingual business
dictionaries in French and Chinese.
The Economist Dictionary of Business by Graham Bannock, Evan Davis, Paul Trott,
and Mark Uncles. Ref HF 1001 .D444 2003
An
up-to-date- dictionary of terms used in business.
Note: This book is published in the UK and uses British spellings.
Oxford Reference Premium Online: Economics and Business
Search online through dictionaries of business, accounting, economics, human
resources, and finance.
Bilingual dictionaries of business are also available. Note: you
must login to the CSUF portal before
accessing this resource.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia
of Business, 2nd Edition. 2000. REF HF 1001 .E466 2000 Vol.1 and Vol. 2
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2001. REF HF 1001 .E467 2001. Vol. 1,
2,3
E-book
Use these two
current encyclopedias to find brief descriptions of concepts, people, places,
and things in business.
Business: The Ultimate Resource. REF
HD38.15 .B878 2002
Best Practices, statistics, a glossary, country and state economic profiles
are all included in this thorough guide to business administration.
Almanacs
Use these Almanac as a handy reference to facts and figures.
The Portable MBA Desk Reference. REF HD 38.15 . P67
The Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. 5th Floor South HF 5003 .D681
Business Ratios and Formulas: A Comprehensive Guide REF HF 5691 .B73
Quotations
In
the Words of Great Business Leaders, 2000. PN 6084 .B87 I5 2000
A
compilation of interviews with business leaders throughout history giving
their thoughts on specific topics such as selling, working hard, and bosses.
The
Wiley Book of Business Quotations: More than 5,000 Insights, Opinions, and
Witicisms About Doing Business Today, 2000. REF PN 6084 .B87 W55 2000.
Created:
January 2002 Updated:
03 Jan 2008
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