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Business

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Scope

The Business guide contains resources on business management, personnel management, accounting, marketing, office procedures, business-related technology and software. Resources related to starting and operating a small business are also included.


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Periodicals

Listed below are current print periodicals available in the Library that are likely to include the most information about the subject covered in this guide. Links provided are for websites that accompany the periodicals. These websites may include additional information, indexing, abstracts, full text for current issues, or complete archives. Many of these titles are also included in the subscription databases listed in the Periodical Indexes and Full-Text Periodical Databases section listed below.

Current Print Periodicals
Listed below are print periodicals currently received by the Library that are likely to include the most information about the subject covered in this booklet. Current issues of print periodicals are shelved alphabetically in the Periodicals Room on the second floor of the Library, microfilm is located in the microfilm cabinet in the Reference Room, unclassified bound volumes are shelved alphabetically by title on the lower shelves in the Periodicals Room and in the Reference Room, and classified titles are shelved by call number in the lower floor stacks with the circulating collection.

Business
Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly [12/06]
URL: http://www.barrons.com/
Business Week
Communication Arts
Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Mobile Business Advisor
New York Times National Edition & Sunday
PC Magazine
Providence Business News
Wall Street Journal
[12/06]
URL: http://online.wsj.com/public/us
Working Mother

Related General Interest
Consumer Reports [12/06]
URL: http://www.consumerreports.org

Ms.
Newsweek
Time
U.S. News & World Report


Periodical Indexes and Full-text Periodical Databases

Indexes are subject guides to the articles included in periodicals. To locate articles on a specific topic, first select the index that most closely matches the subject of your research.

Online indexes and periodical databases can be accessed through any computer with Internet access. The Library's primary indexes are online and include abstracts (a short description of the article's contents) for all articles as well as full text or full image (including graphics) for many articles.

The following are indexes that are likely to include most topics related to the subjects covered in this booklet. Please keep in mind that there are other online indexes and older print indexes in the Library that may also be of use. Links to the databases listed below can be found in the Library’s online catalog (search by title and click on link in specific record) and also through the Library website (click on Online Resources button and the link to periodical database.) Passwords are required for use of these databases. Stop in at the Reference Desk or submit an online reference question form using your New England Tech e-mail account to obtain passwords.

Online Electronic Resources :
EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier
EBSCOhost Business Source Premier
EBSCOhost Vocational and Career Collection
New York Times, now available online via EBSCOhost

Online Periodicals:
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Browsing the Collection

The book and media collections are organized according to the Library of Congress classification system. This classification system is a series of letters and numbers used to locate materials on the library's shelves. These numbers are found in the online catalog below the authors and titles in the results list produced by a search, on the right of the Labeled Display screen for a specific title, and as call numbers on the spine of each book or media program. Ask a Reference Librarian or click on the Help button in the online catalog for tips on searching.

The following classification areas are most closely related to the topic of this booklet. If you were to browse through the collection, these classifications would include the highest concentration of materials for this subject area.

Call Number Subject
BF637 .L4 Psychology. Leadership.
HD28-HD70 Management. Industrial management.
HF5386 Success in business.
HF5387 Business ethics.
HF5415 Marketing. Management. Product management.
HF5415.1265 Internet Marketing
HF5415.5 Marketing. Customer service.
HF5438-HF5439 Business. Selling.
HF5546-HF5547 Office organization and management. Office layout.
HF5548-HF5548.2 Office automation. Data processing for business. General works.
HF5548.4
Data processing for business. Special computers, systems, or programs, including: Lotus 1-2-3 (.L67), Microsoft Excel (.M523), Microsoft Office (.M525)
HF5549-HF5549.5
Personnel management.
HF5635 Accounting.
HF5717-HF5734 Business communication. Business writing.
HG4001-HG4280.7 Financial management. Business finance.
HG4501-HG6051 Finance. Investments. Mutual funds. Stock exchanges.
HM132 Sociology. Interpersonal relations.
KF888-KF889 Law. United States. Business law. Commercial law.
PE1112-PE1115 Grammar. Textbooks and manuals.
PE1408 English. Rhetoric. Style composition.
PE1450 English. Punctuation.
QA76 Computers. General works.
QA76.73 Computer programming. Individual languages, including: BASIC (.B3), C++ (.C153), Java (.J38), Perl (.P22)
QA76.76 .I57 Computer software. Integrated software (including Microsoft Works).
QA76.76 .O63 QA76.76 .O63 Computer software. Operating systems (including MS-DOS & PC-DOS, Microsoft Windows NT).
QA76.76 .W56 Computer software. Windows (Computer programs) (including Microsoft Windows).
QA76.9 .D3 Computer software. Database management (e.g. Microsoft Access).
R858 Computer applications to medicine.
TK5101-TK5103 Telecommunication.
TK5105.8885 Web authoring software, including: Dreamweaver (.D74), Microsoft FrontPage (.M53).
Z52.4 Word processing. General works.
Z52.5 Word processing, individual programs, including: Microsoft Word (.M52), WordPerfect (.W65).
Z253.53 Desktop publishing software.
Z286.D47 Desktop publishing business.


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Books and Reference Materials - Print

Click on the buttons below to access the online catalog for a listing of materials on these topics:

Business Business ManagementFinanceBusiness Planning
Business SoftwareBusiness CommunicationSmall Business Business HandbooksBusiness Law

To search the online catalog for any other related topics, click on this button:


Online Catalog

In addition to the books listed above, there are numerous other books on similar topics. Please browse the Library's shelves to find a book that suits you. For additional assistance, ask a Librarian.

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Internet Resources

See the Comprehensive resource for Business and Financial research, Business Resources


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