Introduction
This is a guide to printed resources available to MBA students in Milner Library. It is an electronic version of the General Sources section of the MBA Library Handbook. Copies of the printed handbook are available at the Reference Desk on Floor 4 of Milner Library and from the MBA Office at Illinois State University. The print version of the handbook also includes information about library departments and services and a topical bibliography of printed business resources available in Milner Library.
The following guide is intended as a selective listing of basic and representative business resources. Listings include the title of the publication, author(s), and call number within Milner Library (including floor location if necessary). When it is not evident from the title, a brief statement indicates the content and arrangement of the material.
AMA Management Handbook. 3rd ed. (Ref HD 31 .A418 1994)
Handbook of management concepts and techniques, covering all aspects of business.
Accounting, Budgeting, and Finance: A Reference for Managers. Charles J. Woelfel.
Guide to concepts in accounting, budgeting, and finance, with reference to management, economics, foreign operations, and business ethics.
The Dartnell Office Administration Handbook. Robert S. Minor and Clark W. Fetridge, editors. 6th ed. (Ref HF 5547 .D282 1984)
Guide to office management, practices and procedures, and personnel administration.
The Desktop Encyclopedia of Corporate Finance & Accounting. Charles J. Woelfel.
Describes accounting and financial reporting theory, principals, and practices for managers. Includes some tables and references.
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Management Techniques. (Ref HD 30.15 .F56 1985)
Definition, explanation, illustration, and references for each of nearly 300 techniques.
The Handbook of Forecasting. Spyros Makridakis and Steven C. Wheelwright, editors. 2nd ed. (Ref HD 30.27 .H36 1987)
Guide to the role, techniques, application, and management of the forecasting function in organizations
Handbook of Survey Research. (Ref HN 29 .H294 1983)
Guide to the theory, techniques, and application of survey research.
The Irwin Business and Investment Almanac. Annual. (Ref HF 5003 .D68 A3)
Annual compilation of business information, including a review of the year's events, industry surveys, business and economic indicators, largest companies, returns on various types of investments, taxes, U.S. demographics, and international business. Explains how to read stock, bond, and option quotations.
Dictionary of Administration and Management. Ivan S. Banki. (Ref HD 30.15 .B36 1986)
Brief definitions of terms and concepts, with a list of acronyms and abbreviations and a bibliography.
Dictionary of Business Acronyms. Jennifer Mossman, editor.
Dictionary of Business and Management. Jerry M. Rosenberg. 2nd ed.
The Electronic Commerce Dictionary. Ted Haynes. (Ref HE 7568 .H39 1995)
The Little Black Book of Business Words. Michael C. Thomsett.
The MBI Dictionary of Modern Business and Management. (Ref HD 30.15 .V36 1986)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Business Acronyms, Initials, and Abbreviations. Jerry M. Rosenberg.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance. 3 vol. (Ref HG 151 .N48 1992)
Contains over 1000 signed articles written by over 800 contributors.
The Prentice-Hall Dictionary of Business, Finance, and Law.
Provides legal definitions of business concepts and practices, with reference to applicable federal laws and regulations.
Biographical Dictionaries
African-American Business Leaders. John N. Ingham and Lynne B. Feldman.
Provides biographical essays on 123 business leaders, from the nineteenth century to the present.
American Women Managers and Administrators. Judith A. Leavitt.
Lists 20th century leaders in business, education, and government. Includes bibliographies.
Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders. John N. Ingham. 4 vol.
Biographical information on over 1,100 American business leaders from colonial times to the present. Gives sources of information.
Reference Book of Corporate Managements. Dun & Bradstreet. Annual. 4 vol.
Very brief biographical entries for corporate leaders are listed by company, with geographical, industry, and personal name indexes.
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives. Annual. 3 vol.
Vol. 2 gives biographical information for directors and executives of firms listed in the register.
Who's Who in Finance and Industry. Biennial.
Biographies of over 25,000 living North American and international business people.
Who's Who in Insurance. (Ref HG 8523 .W5 1995)
Who's Who in Risk Management. (Ref HG 8059 .B8 W5 1994)
Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory. 2 vol.
Lists over 22,000 consultants and firms serving business, industry, and government.
Directories in Print. Charles B. Montney. 2 vol. and suppl.
Lists and describes over 14,000 directories of all types published worldwide.
Lists newsletters, periodicals, and information services alphabetically with an extensive subject index.
The Directory of Business Information Resources.
Directory of trade associations, newsletters, periodicals, and trade shows arranged by industry.
The Directory of Executive Recruiters. Annual. 1 vol. (Ref HF 5549.5 .R44 D58)
Lists over 2,800 firms in North America, with function, industry, and geographic indexes.
The Directory of Outplacement Firms. 7th ed. (Ref HF 5549.5 .D55 D5 1993/94)
Profiles over 200 firms and provides a geographic index.
Doorways to Jobs. Illinois Job Training Coordinating Council. Biennial. (Ref HF 5381 .A1 D66)
Guide to state and federal programs providing job training available in Illinois.
Encyclopedia of Associations. Annual. 4 vol.
Entries include address, date founded, membership, budget, description and purposes, publications, and meeting data.
Hunt-Scanlon's Executive Recruiters of North America. (Ref HF 5549.5 .R44 H96 1993)
Lists over 300 firms in North America, with function, industry, and geographic indexes.
Illinois Economic Resource Directory. Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs.
Guide to agencies and organizations that collect or provide economic data at the state, county, and municipal level.
National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States. Annual.
Lists address, membership, budget, history, publications, and meeting data for each organization.
The Sourcebook of Online Public Record Experts. (Ref JK 468 .P76 E75 1996)
Directory of databases, vendors, search firms, investigators, and screening specialists.
Washington Information Directory. Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Annual. (Ref JK 8 .W2)
Guide to governmental agencies and nonprofit agencies and associations in Washington D.C.
The Women's Business Resource Guide. 1994. (Ref HF 54.52 .U5 W66 1st)
Lists over 600 resources, organizations, and programs to help women start or expand businesses.
World Chamber of Commerce Directory. Annual.
Lists addresses of local chambers of commerce, which can provide information about companies and the communities in which they are located.
Handbook of Financial Mathematics, Formulas and Tables. Robert P. Vichas. 1979.
How to calculate, interpret, and use various financial formulas used in business analysis and management; with interest, present value, depreciation, and mathematical tables.
Monthly Interest Amortization Tables.
Provides tables for interest rates from 2% to 25.75%
Thorndike Encyclopedia of Banking and Financial Tables. David Thorndike.
Tables for calculating loan payments and amortization, compound interest and annuity, and investment discounts and yields. Updated by a Yearbook (Ref HG 1626 .T492).
The Business One Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street Journal. Michael B. Lehmann. 4th ed. (HB 3743 .L44 1993)
Guide to using the statistical series published in the Wall Street Journal. Covers the business cycle, Federal Reserve System, money supply, interest rates, inventories, capital expenditures, stock market, international transactions, leading economic indicators, and federal fiscal policy.
Commodities Price Locator. Karen J. Chapman.
"Provides access to spot or cash prices of commodities reported on a regular basis in over 150 publications...." Also lists 31 databases which provide commodity prices. Arranged by commodity.
Commodity Prices. Catherine Friedman, editor. 2nd ed.
Bibliography of sources for wholesale, retail, and other quotations for over 10,000 products.
Finding & Using Economic Information: A Guide to Sources and Interpretation. David B. Johnson. (HC 106 .J63 1993)
Guide to Rural Data. Priscilla Salant and Anita J. Waller. Rev. ed. (HB 2385 .S26 1995)
Guide to Statistical Materials Produced by Governments and Associations in the United States. Juri Stratford and Jean Slemmons Stratford.
Bibliography of statistical publications by federal and state governmental agencies or U.S. associations.
A Guide to Statistical Sources in Money, Banking, and Finance. M. Balachandran.
A guide to 480 state, regional, national, and international sources of statistical information.
Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators. Frederick M. O'Hara, Jr. and Robert Sicignano.
Describes each indicator, its use, published sources, and frequency of publication.
International Directory of Non-official Statistical Sources.
International Financial Statistics Locator. D. M. Barbuto.
Indexes international financial statistics in 19 standard print and online business sources.
Investment Statistics Locator. Rev. ed.
Indexes investment statistics in 56 standard business sources and gives the frequency of the data.
Major U.S. Statistical Series: Definitions, Publications, Limitations. Jean Slemmons Stratford and Juri Stratford.
State and Local Statistics Sources. M. Balachandran and S. Balachandran, editors.
A subject guide to statistical data on states and local areas, covering all topics.
Statistics Sources. Annual. 2 vol.
Topical listing of sources for statistics on all subjects. Includes list of source publications and a bibliography of key statistical sources.
Using the 1990 U.S. Census for Research. Richard E. Barrett.
Business Rankings Annual. Brooklyn Public Library, Business Library Staff.
Ranked lists of companies, products, services, and activities compiled from published sources.
CRB Commodity Year Book.
Statistics compiled from government agencies, commodity exchanges, and trade organizations. Covers over 90 commodities, currencies, interest rates, and stock index futures; arranged by commodity. Reviews each commodity and factors affecting its price, demand and production during the past year. Updated by statistical supplement published three times during the year.
County and City Data Book. 12th ed.
Provides detailed statistics for cities and counties in all fifty states.
County Business Patterns. Annual.
Each state volume gives number of employees, establishments, and payroll by SIC numbers by county. Updates the economic census.
Facts and Figures on Government Finance. Tax Foundation.
Statistical data on state, local, and federal revenues, expenditures, and debt; selected national economic series. Source noted for each table; includes a glossary.
The Global Economy in the 90s. Bill Orr.
Statistical tables, charts, and graphs covering all aspects of the world economy.
Interest Rate Spreads and Market Analysis. Citicorp. 8th ed.
Interest rate levels for various instruments and interest rate relationships between instruments, between maturities, and across instruments and maturities.
Markets of the U.S. for Business Planners. Thomas F. Conroy, editor. 2 vol.
Profiles of 183 U.S. urban areas with economic statistics by topic and industry.
Places, Towns and Townships.
Covers all incorporated places and census-designated places covered in the 1990 census.
The Reuters Guide to Official Interest Rates.
Guide to official interest rates and the role of central banks in 20 countries.
The Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics. (Ref HA 203 .S6601 10th)
Arranged by ZIP Code within state, includes data on population, households and families, race, age distribution, income, and spending habits for every ZIP Code in the United States.
Standard & Poor's Statistical Service. Updated monthly.
Current and historical economic, labor, price, and production statistics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Annual.
Data on all subjects collected by all branches of the federal government. Includes sources for all data presented. Historical companion title: Historical Statistics of the United States.
Statistical Handbook of Working America. Charity A. Dorgan.
Provides statistics on occupations, careers, employment, and the work environment.
Statistical Handbook on Women in America. Cynthia Taeuber, editor.
Demographic, work, economic, health, and social statistics on women; with technical notes and sources.
Survey of Current Business. U.S. Department of Commerce. Monthly.
Topical articles and two statistical sections: "Business Cycles Indicators," and "Current Business Statistics." Historical companion volume is: Business Statistics.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. 3rd ed. (Ref E 156 .W67 1995)
Social, demographic, and economic facts and statistics for each state.
Industrial Statistics Yearbook. U.N. 2 vol.
Worldwide coverage of national data on industrial activity and structure, international indices of production and employment, and commodity production statistics. Includes historical series of statistics.
International Financial Statistics. International Monetary Fund. Monthly.
Country by country data on exchange rates, money and banking, prices and production, international transactions, government finance, and national accounts. Data compiled annually in the International Financial Statistics Yearbook.
Main Economic Indicators. OECD. Monthly.
Data on economic indicators by subject and by country with tables and graphs. Historical supplement: Main Economic Indicators: Historical Statistics.
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics. U.N.
Worldwide coverage by country, with statistics on population, manpower, manufacturing, forestry, mining, trade and transport, wages and prices, and finance.
National Accounts Statistics. U.N. Annual. 3 vol.
Country tables providing summary and detailed data on gross domestic product, institutional sector accounts, and production by kind of activity; includes analysis volume.
OECD Economic Surveys: (country name). Annual. Listed in the catalog by title for 24 countries.
Statistical Record of Women Worldwide. Linda Schmittroth, editor.
Demographic, employment, economic, health, social, crime, domestic, education, and military, statistics and opinions on women. Source provided with each table.
Trends in Developing Economies. The World Bank. 5th ed.
Text and tables of economic trends for each of 103 countries.
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook.
United Nations Statistical Yearbook.
World Economic Survey. U.N. Annual.
Annual review of international output, trade, finance, and energy, and economic issues of current importance; with statistical charts and tables.
World Outlook. Annual.
Forecasts of economic and political trends by country.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 8th ed. 5 vol.
Social, demographic, and economic facts and statistics for each country.
Year Book of Labour Statistics. ILO.
Statistics by country on all aspects of employment and labor. Historical companion volume:
Year Book of Labour Statistics. Retrospective Edition on Population Censuses, 1945-89.
African Industry in Figures 1990. U.N.
The Economies of Africa. Michael Hodd.
Survey of Economic and Social Conditions in Africa. U.N. Annual.
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific. U.N. Annual.
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries. Asian Development Bank. Annual.
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific. U.N.
Basic Statistics of the Community. Eurostat. Annual. (HA 1107 .S7)
The Book of European Forecasts. Euromonitor.
Economic Survey of Europe. U.N. Annual.
Western Europe: A Political and Economic Survey. Biennial.
Country profiles and statistics for each nation in Western Europe.
Statistical Abstract of Latin America. James W. Wilkie, editor. Annual. 2 vol.
Geographic, demographic, social, business, trade, and financial statistics by country.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. U.N.
Social, economic, production, and trade statistics by country.
Business Ethics and Responsibility: An Information Sourcebook. Patricia Ann Bick.
Lists over 1000 items, primarily books and articles published in the U.S. from 1980 to 1986. Excludes articles in popular periodicals. Arranged by subject, with author and title indexes.
Business Information. Michael R. Lavin.
Lists sources of statistical information and information about companies, marketing, and business law.
Business Information Desk Reference. Melvyn N. Freed and Virgil P. Doidato.
Topical guide to 475 printed sources, 138 online databases, and other sources of information.
Business Information Sourcebook. Gustav Berle.
Bibliography of books, periodicals, government publications, and newsletters.
Business Information Sources. Lorna M. Daniells. 3rd ed.
The standard bibliography. Focuses on print sources published after 1985 on all aspects of business.
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. 7th ed. and supplements.
Listing of publications, on-line databases, organizations, and other sources of information on topics of interest to managers.
Harvard Business School Core Collection: An Author, Title, and Subject guide. 1995.
The Nonprofit Manager's Resource Directory. (Ref Z 7164 .T87 L36 1996 - Floor 4)
Lists product and service providers, publications, and organizations.
The Portable MBA Desk Reference.
Combination dictionary and bibliography for all aspects of business.
Dissertation Indexes
Comprehensive Dissertation Index, 1861-1972.
Bibliography of dissertations prepared in fulfillment of doctoral degree requirements. See especially the Business & Economics volumes. Updated by Ten-Year Cumulation, 1973-1982, 38 vol.; Five-Year Cumulation, 1983-1987, 22 vol.; and annual Supplement. Author index in final volumes of each set.
Dissertation Abstracts International. Monthly.
Two parts: A, Humanities and Social Sciences; and B, Sciences and Engineering. Annual cumulated keyword and author indexes provided. Lists and provides abstracts of dissertations completed in fulfillment of doctoral degree requirements.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Accounting, Economics and Finance. 6th ed. 3 vol.
Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Management and Marketing. 6th ed. 2 vol.
A guide for authors, Cabell's provides circulation data, topics covered, and manuscript guidelines and article review policies for each of over 300 accounting, economics, and finance journals and 450 management and marketing journals.
Current Periodical Publications. Baker Library. 2 vol.
Lists all periodicals, yearbooks, annual reports, loose-leaf services, directories, and conference proceedings currently received at Harvard's business library.
The European Directory of Trade and Business Journals.
Arranged by country, listings include title and address of publication, frequency, readership, year founded, language, editorial content, circulation, and sponsorship if any.
Financial Journals and Serials; An Analytical Guide to Accounting, Banking, Finance, Insurance, and Investment Periodicals.
Annotated bibliography of serial publications providing financial information.
Guide to Special Issues and Indexes of Periodicals. Miriam Uhlan and Doris B. Katz. 4th ed.
Covers all disciplines, including many business and industry related publications.
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