Library Materials for Business Management
Books and media on Management can be found in the Library under the classifications HD28 through HD70 with works on management of International Business Enterprises in HD62.4; Project Management in HD69.P75; and works on Small Business in HD2340.8 through HD2346.5.
Library materials on Business are found under the classifications HF5001 through HF6182.2. This includes works on the techniques of Selling in HF5438-HF5439; works on Business Enterprises in HF5351; books on office administration/Office Management in HF5546-HF5547; and works on Business Communication in HF5717-HF5734.5, with Business Writing in HF5718.3 and Commercial Correspondence in HF5721-HF5734. Books on Marketing are also found in this range, specifically HF5410 through HF5417.5, with Internet Marketing in HF5415.1265. Books on human resource management, also called Personnel Management, are found in HF5549-HF5549.5; Sales Management in HF5438.4; and books on Electronic Spreadsheets, like Microsoft Excel, are found in HF5548.4.
Other areas of interest are: books on the financial management of businesses in HG4001-HG4285 (found in the Library Catalog under the subject headings: Business enterprises--Finance and Corporations--Finance); works on Entrepreneurship are in HB615; Database Management books are in QA76.9.D3; Production Management books are in TS155; and Desktop Publishing, Z253.53-Z532. Works on information systems management, the coordination of information gathering and dissemination responsibilities within an organization, are found in T58.64 (found in the Library Catalog under the subject heading Information Resources Management).
Books
For more titles, search the Library Catalog using the subject terms listed above in bold.
♦ Administrative assistant's and secretary's handbook / James Stroman, Kevin Wilson, Jennifer Wauson. 4th ed.
Ref. HF5547.5 .S8163 2012
This handbook for administrative assistants and secretaries covers telephone usage, keeping accurate records, making travel arrangements, e-mail, office equipment and computers, Microsoft Office, business documents, and language usage. Also available as an electronic resource. [11/18]
♦ The AMA handbook of business letters / Jeffrey L. Seglin and
Edward Coleman. 4th ed.
Ref. HF5726 .S42 2012
This authoritative book has effective business correspondence -- from style and grammar guidelines to hundreds of fully executed model letters and memos, plus new sections on business e-mail and more.
♦ Book of lists / Providence Business News.
Ref. HF 3161 .R4 B66 2017
This annual publication, published by Providence Business News, contains more than
80 lists that represent the region's premier source of business information. Accurate picture of the economy of Rhode Island and Bristol County, Mass. [11/18] ]
♦ Business writing for Dummies / by Natalie Canavor
[2017 2nd edition on order]
♦ Dictionary of finance and investment terms / John Downes,
Jordan Elliot Goodman. 9th ed.
Ref. HG151 .D69 2014
More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. [11/18]
[2018 16th edition on order]
♦ Standard & Poor's 500 guide
Ref. HG 4501 .S68 2013
This authoritative reference includes: information on blue chip stocks from Abbott Labs and GE to Microsoft and Yahoo!; summaries of each company's business activity, sales history, and recent developments; earnings and dividends data, with four-year price charts; and exclusive Standard & Poor's Quality Rankings (from A+ to D). [11/18]
♦ Strauss's handbook of business information : a guide for librarians, students, and researchers / Rita W. Moss and David G. Ernsthausen, 3rd ed.
Ref. HF 1010 .M67 2012
This reference guide is organized into two parts, the first six chapters address general areas of business while chapters 7 through 16 cover more specific topics, such as marketing, investment, and real estate. [11/18]
Journals
Search EBSCO's Full Text Finder for Journal Titles, or by subject or simple keyword.
Suggested titles below listed as (e-journals or electronic journals) can be located in the subscription service, EBSCO's Full Text Finder. [11/18]
♦ Bloomberg Businessweek [Also called Business week]
Available online 1996 - present. [10/19]
♦ Business & Economics Research Journal (e-journal 2010 - present) [11/18]
♦ Business Today (e-journal 2007 - present ) [11/18]
♦ Consumer Reports
(in Library Current 12 months only) (e-journal 1991 - present) [11/18]
♦ Harvard Business Review (e-journal 1922 - present) [11/18]
♦ Journal of Economics and Business Research (e-journal 2011 - present) [11/18]
♦ Providence Business News (in Library Current 12 months only) [11/18]
♦ The Wall Street Journal (in Library Current 2 months only) [11/18]
Handouts:
♦ How to Research a Legal Problem: a guide for non-Lawyers [pdf]
♦ Business Resources (rev. August, 2015)
Last updated 201910/ CW
