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Business Degrees and Concentrations

     Accounting and Taxation
     Advertising and Marketing
     Economics
     Finance
     International Business Information
     Management
     MIS:  Management Information Systems
     Other Business Sources
     Business Ethics
     Business Reference Sites
     Company Information
     Government Sites
     Investing
     Legal Resources
     Regulations and Standards
     Small Business
     Business Periodical Databases

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JSTOR
                   
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Business Periodicals Online

ELECTRONIC CITATION FORMATS

·     APA Electronic Citation
http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
The American Psychological Association (APA) citation style is used by most psychology and social sciences classes.

·     MLA Electronic Citation  
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
The citation style prescribed by the Modern Language Association is commonly used in the Humanities.

·     Copyright and Fair Use 
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
The applicability of the copyright law and the so-called "fair use" exemptions to the copyright law's general prohibition on copying.  

BUSINESS DEGREES AND CONCENTRATIONS

Accounting and Taxation

·     AccountingNet
http://accounting.pro2net.com/
Professional resources for Accounting, Finance, HR, Insurance and Law.

·     AICPA Online
http://www.aicpa.org
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is a professional organization for accountants.  Their Web site gives association news, developments, and career opportunities, as well as links to selected sites.

·     Rutgers Accounting Web (RAW) 
http://raw.rutgers.edu/
RAW is the best known and oldest accounting stop on the Web.  Intended for the academic community, it has useful features for students and researchers.  The links range between departmental Home Pages, “big 5,” accounting organizations, service providers, as well as career opportunities.  Some tax information is also available.

·     Tax Resources 
http://www.taxresources.com/
Frank O'Neil has added value to his Web site by adding comments and an easy to understand web interface. His site covers a multitude of topics with selective links. A good example is the page about the collection.

Advertising and Marketing 

·     Advertising Age Dataplace
http://www.adage.com/dataplace/index.html
Advertising Age is a well established industry publication. This website provides a number of useful links for researchers which includes Ad Age Dataplace (http://adage.com/dataplace/index.html) which provides advertising data and Ad Age Century (http://adage.com/century/) which provides an advertising timeline as well as ranking lists for the top ads, campaigns, and jingles.

·     Advertising World
http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
The University of Texas at Austin's Advertising Department has created this comprehensive collection of links to advertising and marketing information. Links are arranged into over 81 categories and include many hard-to-find topical areas.

·     Adweek
http://www.adweek.com/adweek/index.jsp
Provides free article excerpts as well as the full-text of one feature story from each of its three major print publications: Adweek, Brandweek, and Mediaweek. The site also posts daily internet marketing newswires and spotlights various brand marketing campaigns.

·     American Demographics
http://www.adage.com/section.cms?sectionId=195
This site provides the tables of contents and full-text of articles appearing in American Demographics magazine. AD online is an excellent source for staying on top of the latest demographic and marketing trends affecting your business or organization

·     Marketing North America
http://www.marketingnorthamerica.com/
A reource directory to noncommercial marketing websites.

·     Know This
http://www.knowthis.com/legal.htm
Information on legal issues in marketing.

Economics

·     Dismal Scientist
http://www.economy.com/dismal/
This site offers comprehensive and timely economic data and analysis, including forecasts, demographic information, and thousands of economic statistics. It provides a quick summary of major economic releases along with an economist's perspective on its implications and easy-to-read table of the most pertinent data.

·     Economics Education Web
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
University of Nebraska at Omaha’s web site that provides support for economic education in all forms and at all levels.

·     Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/
Created by St. Louis Federal Reserve District, FRED provides historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, balance of payments and regional economic data.

·     Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) and Related Composites
http://www.conference-board.org/economics/bci/
Files and tables of statistical series including GNP, GDP, CPI, PPI, and leading, lagging, and coincident business cycle indicators. Most series go back at least to the 1940s, many much earlier. Series are either indexes or given in constant dollars so are useful for comparison. The web site contains news releases that provides the primary information on the composite leading index and its ten components.

       ·     Summary of Current Economic Conditions (The Beige Book)                   
             http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2001/
             This is a summary from each Federal Reserve Bank District. Gathered 
             are anecdotal information on current economic conditions in each 
             district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews
             with key business people and economists, as well as market reports 
             and other sources.

Finance

·     American Banker’s Association
http://www.aba.com
The American Banker's Association has been the premiere voice of the American Banking Industry for nearly 120 years. The site contains sections on products and services, conferences, news, industry issues, schools, consumer connections, personal finance, and sites they deem useful

·     Federal Reserve Banks
http://www.federalreserve.gov/otherFrb.htm
The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, was founded by Congress in 1913 to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible, and more stable monetary and financial system.

·     Journal of Finance
http://www.afajof.org/
Access the home page of the Journal of Finance. This site includes the full-text of future articles that will be published in the journal and provides links to additional resources in finance.

International Business Information

·    CIA World Factbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/history.html
Published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, this online equivalent contains economic, social, and political country profiles of countries. Included are maps and cultural information for international business. A high-profile link from many meta-sites.

      ·     Columbia University Resources
            http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/business/guides/index.html
            A collection of links to electronic business resources.

·    Country Studies (Library of Congress)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.

·     International Business and Technology: World Level
http://www.brint.com/international.htm
A meta-site from @brint.com that provides access to global business, communication, import-export, linguistic, legal, marketing, media, monetary, public affairs, research, technology, trade, and travel information resources. Sites are concentrated in trade, technology, maps, and international phone and business directories.

·     International Chamber of Commerce
http://www.iccwbo.org/
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the world business organization. It links global chamber organizations and committees by country.

·     International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org
The IMF's website offers the texts of all their complementary publications, as well as news releases, country publications, fund rates, standards and codes and a "what's new" column.

·     International Trade Administration
http://www.ita.doc.gov/
Developed and maintained by International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Department of Commerce, this site includes a wealth of information on trade and industry statistics, market data, exporting, importing, and Big Emerging Markets (BEMs). ITA helps U.S. businesses participate in the global marketplace by working with industry to support American Jobs through Exports. Links to ITA programs and services.

·     U.S. State Department Background Notes http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html
This US State Department publication provides information on geographic entities and international organizations and is updated periodically.

·     VIBES: Virtual International Business & Economic Sources
http://library.uncc.edu/vibes/
An award-winning meta-site from University of North Carolina Charlotte maintained by Jeanie Welch. It provides over 1500 links to free sources of information that are in English. Table of contents organizes sites under comprehensive, regional and national (one country) categories. Provides links to full-text research, statistical tables and graphs, and other meta-sites.

Management

·     Business Management Supersite
http://www.ioma.com/
Sample articles from their 40 business management newsletters and salary survey information.      

·     Business Researcher's Interests 
http://brint.com/interest.html
One of the most comprehensive business web sites, this megasite by Yogesh Malhotra links to numerous sites that deal with various aspects of management.

MIS  Management Information Systems

·     @BRINT.com
http://www.brint.com/
Premiere site for information relating to e-business, technology, and knowledge management. Includes comprehensive resource links to news, articles, websites, directories, forums, and discussion groups.  

·     CIO Executive Research Center
http://www.cio.com/leadership/executive/index.html
Created by the publisher of CIO Magazine, this website provides one-stop shopping for information professionals. Provides links to articles, information resources, organizations, think tanks, employment resources and a variety of research centers that cover individual IS topics such as data warehousing, infrastructure, intranets, IS staffing, and knowledge management among others.

·     ISWorld Net
http://www.isworld.org/
A comprehensive site of resources dedicated to information management researchers and educators. Provides numerous links to resources related to research, teaching, and professional activities.

·     ZD Net
http://www.zdnet.com/
The mega-media world of Ziff-Davis publishing, providing information on jobs, services, products, investors, news, and research.

OTHER BUSINESS SOURCES

Business Ethics

·     Better Business Bureau Online
http://www.bbb.org/
Browse or search the Alerts & News or Business Report Databases to check on the reputation of businesses. There is also a Charity Reports and Standards for charities, and instructions on how to file a complaint.

·     BizEthics
http://www.bizethics.org/

·     Carol & Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research
http://www.zicklincenter.org
This independently managed site of the Wharton School of U. Penn "sponsors, conducts, and disseminates research of critical topics of business ethics" - connects to current projects, working papers, and reprints of business ethics articles.

·     Society for Business Ethics
http://www.societyforbusinessethics.org/
 

Business Reference Sites

·     BizWiz
http://www.bizwiz.com/index_v09.html
One of the single most comprehensive services providing daily and real-time business news, high utility databases information, communication, advertising, transaction services, and access to professional user groups.

·           ·     Business Research Jumpstation (BizTech Network
            http://www.brint.com
            This site provides an assortment of search devices along with their 
            brief descriptions. Also,  find recommendations for using specific 
            research tools and their combinations.

       ·     CIA World Factbook
             http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
             Published by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, this online
             equivalent contains economic, social, and political country profiles
             of countries. Included are maps and cultural information for 
             international business. A high-profile link from many meta-sites.

·      City-State-Province Directory
  http://clickcity.com/clickcity_cfmfiles/entry.cfm
 Searches for Cities-States-Provinces around the world and 
 includes hotlinks to their Websites and Email Addresses.

·       Cornell University Business Internet Index                       
   http://www.library.cornell.edu/jgsm/library/BII/BII.html
  A subject index to business reference internet sites.

·       ClickZ Network
  http://www.clickz.com/stats/
  ClickZ Network provides a collection of online facts which have been 
  gathered from secondary sources. Useful links include the 
  "Stats Toolbox" which is an archive of statistical data and the 
  "Glossary" which provides a directory of commonly used technical
   terms.         

·       LSU Libraries Webliography: Business
  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/bus/index.htm
  A subject guide to links of business reference sources online.

·       Ohio State University Financial Data Finder                              
   http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi? setup_file=finance.setup.cgi
  A site designed for searching OSU’s database of web sites targeted
  for finance researchers and scholars.

·       Starting Point: Business Resources
  http://www.stpt.com/
  Business & Entrepreneurship Resources for today's busy 
  professionals. Includes Career & Education, Job Listings, 
  Schools, Reference, and Entertainment.

·       Statistical Abstract of the United States
  http://www.census.gov/statab/www
  A well indexed, comprehensive collection of statistics in tabular
  format. Includes basic statistics for a wide range of economic 
  indicators. The index leads to specific table numbers. Each table 
  lists the source of the statistics for further reference.

Company Information

·       Annual Reports Online
  http://www.annualreportslibrary.com/
  The most complete and up-to-date listing of Annual Reports and
  related financial reports online today.

·       Lycos
  http://yp.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos4
  Using either name, location, or type of business, you can locate
  companies in a database of more than 75,000 companies. A 
  link to a company's web page is given.

·       Disclosure Reports
  http://www.sec.gov/
  Comprehensive financial data on public US and international 
  companies as well as business profiles, officer information, 
  historical annual financials, earnings estimates, I/B/E/S data, 
  and 20 minute delayed stock quotes.

·       Dow Jones Business Directory
  http://www.dowjones.com/
  Has detailed reports of companies' stock and financial performance 
  and financial ratios. Can also screen companies by a list of criteria
  (i.e., dividend yield, debt/equity, market  value, etc.).  Can search 
  full-text of 6,000 newswires, newspapers, trade journals and
  magazines.

·       Dunn & Bradstreet
  http://www.dnb.com/us
  Provides insights needed to build profitable, quality business 
  relationships with customers, suppliers and partners, and the 
  companies one interacts with every day.

·       EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
  http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
  Access financial statements from companies required to file 
  with the SEC. As of the middle of 1996, all companies have 
  been phased in and are now required to file  their documents 
  electronically.

·       Forbes 500
   http://forbes.com/tool/html/toolbox.htm
  Search the Forbes 500 list and other Forbes rankings, including the
  "Best 200 Small Businesses," the "Top 40 Financial Companies," 
  and the "International 500."

·         Fortune 500
    http://www.fortune.com/
    Search this list of links to companies or access the list in various 
    ranked orders.

·         GSI Public Companies
    http://www.gsionline.com/
    GSI Online makes this index available to provide internet users 
    with central easy access to information provided by public 
    companies. Information provided by public companies 
    includes, 10-K's, A/RS, 10-Q, Proxy, press releases, etc.

·         Hoover's Online
    http://www.hoovers.com/free/
    This site gives links to company home pages. It also has a 
    subscription service portion that contains profiles for 10,000 
    major companies. The profiles include contact information, 
    a review of the company, and more.

·         NetPartners Company Locator
    http://www.help4web.net/search/Domain/NetPartners.html
    Search for a company's web or FTP location. Database consists 
    of Internic's list of registered domain names.

·         Public Register's Annual Report Service
    http://www.prars.com/
    Includes online and free hard copy annual reports. Links to
    http www.prars.com and annual report sites on public companies
    trading on the NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, and Woodstock Valley CT .

·         Publicly Traded Companies
    http://www.wall-street.com
    Information On Finance and Investments, Fast Growing
    Companies, Stocks, Markets, Exchanges, Mutual Funds, 
    IPOs, Capital Sources, Portfolio Management, and Securities
    Information.

·         Thomas Register
    http://www.thomasnet.com/index.html
    If you need to find the name of a US manufacturing firm or want to
    know who makes a specific product then this site is for you. The 
    Thomas Register is a comprehensive detailed guide to the full range 
    of products manufactured in the United States. Users familiar with
    the print version of this venerable resource will be pleased to find
    both product/service and company name searching available. 
    Registration (free) is required to use this service.

·         The Web 100
    http://metamoney.com/w100/
    The Web100 lists the largest U.S. and international corporations on
    the Web today, along with hyperlinks to their sites. It also gives you
    informative insight into the rapidly changing world of business on 
    the Web.

Government Sites
      ·         Budget of U.S. Government
                http://www.gpoaccess.gov.usbudget/
                Annual budget document for the United States.

·         Bureau of Labor Statistics
    http://stats.bls.gov/
    Provides data and information on consumer and producer prices,
    employment and unemployment, occupational compensation, 
    workplace injuries and illness, employee benefits, and productivity.

·         Census of Manufacturers
    http://www.census.gov/econ/overview/ma0100.html
    Provides periodic and comprehensive statistics about 
    manufacturing establishments, activities, and production.

·         Economic Indicators
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/indicators/index.html
    Features a search engine to browse the 1995 –to date 
    Economic Indicators.

·         Economic Report of the President
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/eop/index.html
    The annual economic report given by the President of the U.S.
    in a searchable format.

·         Executive Branch
    http://www.gpoaccess.gov/executive.html
    Documents of the various departments under the President of 
    the U.S.

·         Government Printing Office
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/
    Provides access to Superintendent of Documents publications
    such as the Federal Register, the Congressional Record and others.

·         Occupational Outlook Handbook
    http://www.bls.gov/oco/
    A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to
    provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about
    their future work lives.

·         Office of Trade and Economic Analysis
    http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
    Conducts a comprehensive program of data development, 
    dissemination, and research and analysis on international 
    and domestic trade and investment issues to support trade 
    promotion and trade policy responsibilities.

·         STAT-USA
    http://www.stat-usa.gov/
    A service of the U. S. Department of Commerce,which is a 
    site for the U.S. business, economic and trade community, 
    providing authoritative informatio