Business Research Guide
You'll find suggestions for locating books, articles, topical overviews, research tools, and factual information. For further assistance, please contact the subject librarian for Business.
Laurie Bridges
E-mail: Laurie.Bridges@oregonstate.edu
Locating Books
OSU Libraries Online Catalog
The OSU Catalog contains only resources owned by OSU. If the book you are looking for isn't available in the OSU Catalog, use the Search in Summit (Orbis) Catalog button to expand your search.
Summit: Orbis Cascade Catalog
The Summit Catalog lists materials at OSU and 26 other academic libraries in Oregon and Washington. You can only borrow books through Orbis. It is easy to request books that we don't own; they will arrive at the library in 3-4 workdays.
Locating Articles
OSU Libraries subscribes to the following databases that can be used to search for articles, conference proceedings and other information on business topics. Some of the databases provide access to full-text of articles, some provide citations only.
Business
Source Premier
Indexes 3,048 full-text scholarly journals, including nearly 1,000
peer-reviewed journals. Contains some regional business materials.
Social
Sciences Citation Index -- Index only: 1999-present
Index of cited articles from over 5000 journals in all areas of social
science. Search by cited author, original author, title keywords or
journal name.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
A collection of business, industry and investment databases published
by Standard & Poors, including such publications as Industry Surveys,
Corporation Record, S&P Register, the Bond Guide, Stock Guide, Dividend
Record and the Outlook.
Wall
Street Journal
Full text coverage is from 1984-present; however, this
electronic access is only for articles and does not include stock quote
pages or classified ads.
To find more article databases, go to the OSU Libraries Business Databases page.
Directories
Encyclopedia of Associations
Ref HF 41.E54
Annual guide to national organizations in the U.S., including the trade and industry associations that are major contacts for industry statistics and other information.
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
Ref HF 5353.E32
Listing of information sources on detailed subjects and industries.
Gale directory of publications and broadcast media
Valley Reference Desk Z6951 .A9
Contains thousands of listings for radio and television stations and cable companies.
Oregon Manufacturers Register
Ref HD9727.O7 A3
Company profiles including directory information, annual sales, number of employees, etc.
Standard and Poor's Register in Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage, an OSU Libraries business database.
Electronic Collections (not including articles)
Search for electronic versions of journals through the OSU Libraries online catalog.
Oxford University Press - Economics and Business
CCH Tax Research Network an OSU Libraries business database
Full-text searchable database of primary and secondary legal sources, including the online equivalent of the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, Tax Treaties, and state tax reporters.
LexisNexis Statistical: 1970s-present
Contains more than 30,000 tables from statistical compendia and compilations issued by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The tables are linked to abstracts, which in turn link to the full-text source document.
Stat-USA
This U.S. Department of Commerce site is the site for current and historic economic data. Also provides access to Globus and the NTDB databases for international market research and analysis.
TableBase
Database comprised of tabular information of a strategic nature. The tables provide information such as: market share, market size, capacity, production, imports, exports, sales, products and brand rankings, forecasts, health care statistics and demographics. When prompted for user name and password, click on the login button.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
News from over 25 industries from current to over the past 10 years. Lexis-Nexis also provides a quick overview of doing an Industry Analysis: 10 Steps in an Industry Analysis
Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys (in Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage)
On the NetAdvantage homepage, select "Industry Surveys": from the left column and then use the "Look Up" button to see what industries are available. Select an industry and hit the "Go" button which is usually below the screen.
Brief reports analyzing current performance and future prospects for about 4000 firms traded on the New York, American, and regional stock exchanges and the NASDAQ market. Included in Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, an OSU Libraries business database.
Datamonitor Company Profiles in Business Source Premier, an OSU Libraries Business Database. Detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies. Click on the "company profile" tab in the database to search the reports.
Reference in the Valley Library
Almanac of Business and Financial Ratios
Ref HD 2791 .A45
Compiled by Leo Troy, this covers financial and operating ratios for a variety of industries retrospectively.
Annual Statement Studies
Ref HF 5681 .B2 R6
Robert Morris Associates. Financial and operating ratios for over 300 industries with historical statistics.
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
Ref HF 5681 .R25 S41
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association(ACCRA) Cost of Living Index
Ref HD6983 .A631
Cost of living statistics for cities and states.
Demographics USA: County edition
Ref HC110 .C6 S847
Demographics, households, sales, establishments and occupations.
Editor and Publisher Market Guide
Ref GHF5035 .M2
Quality of life data, census and economic and demographic projections.
Lifestyle Market Analyst
Ref HF5415.33.U6 L54
Demographic and market information for United States cities.
International Directory of Company Histories Valley Reference HD2721.D36
An encyclopedia covering the history and development of the world's companies, leaders in their industry or geographical location with at least $50 million in sales. Includes both public and private U.S. and international corporations. Most histories are 3-4 pages in length. The latest volume of the set has a cumulative index to all previous volumes.
Handbook of marketing scales : multi-item measures for marketing and consumer behavior research
HF5415.3 .B323 1999
The Lifestyle Market Analyst
HF5415.33.U6 L54
A single volume source for market analysis of potential local, regional and national audiences covering 300 U.S. metropolitan markets and providing a mix of demographic, geographic, and lifestyle information.
The advertising red books
Ref HF5805 .S801
Provide competitive intelligence and prospecting data to media companies, advertising agencies, manufacturers, advertising services and suppliers.
Online Resources (not including resources provided by OSU subscriptions)
Using an online bookmarking tool, del.icio.us, the business librarian continually adds and updates business and economics links for staff and faculty at OSU. Simply visit her del.icio.us site and sort through the different subjects by using the tags in the left hand column. Or, use the truncated list below:
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