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Business Pathfinder:

--beginning the research process for business topics -- not an exhaustive list...
Cambridge Campus Library of ARCC
www.anokaramsey.edu/resources/Success/Library/CambridgeLibrary.aspx

Reference Sources at CCLibrary:
-Ref G122.U56 World Factbook
-Ref HA17.D45 Demographic Yearbook
-Ref HA202.A36 County & City Data American Factfinder (U.S.Census)>Bus&Gov>Stats>ForeignTrade>State&Fed
-Ref HA202.S82 Statistical Abstract of U.S
-Ref HB61 .A53 Dict. of Business & Econ
-Ref HB61.N49 New Palgrave Dict of Economics
-Ref HC103 .F9 Guide to economic indicator
-Ref HF1001 .K52 Knowledge Exchange Bus Enc
-Ref HF1041.5.N35 NAICS Desk Reference
-Ref HF5625.G12 GAAP: Interpretation
-Ref HF5681.R25 T68 Almanac...Bus & Industry Fin
-Ref HF5035 .A49 American Business
-Ref HG173.D66 Finance & Invest Handbook
-eRef Blackwell ency. Dict of Accounting*
-eRef Blackwell Ency...Hum Res / Manage/ Marketing
-eRef Schaum's...guide to business formulas
-Federal Reserve Board: Summary...Current Econ Conditions
-FirstGov Bus Gate >IntrntlTrade>ForeignTrade>Stats
-Ref KFM5605.Z9 G84 Guide to Starting a Bus. in MN
-Ref T324 .R66 NTC's dictionary of trade
-Business Plans and Profiles Ind Pittsburgh Carnegie Lib

Periodical Indexes:
Business Source Premier* (EbscoHost)
>>Advanced to Search a Subject / or Browse a Jrnl ( Enter Jrnl Title>>SO PubName >>Search) OR
>>Basic for: Company / Industry Profile or Mktg Res Info:

Upsize MN (print in lib)
Wall St. Jrnal print in lib &
Proquest Newspapers
Regional Bus News (EbscoHost) >* Local bus news

Employment statistics sources:
-EEOC US Equal Employment Comm.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment, prices, OOH
-Ref HD4976.M6 T86 Mn Salary Survey:
-Positively MN provides recent salary statistics online
-Ref HF5381 .U62 Occupational Outlook Hdbk
-Ref HA202.S82 Statistical Abst (Ex: Labor-Earnings/ Labor--Employed civilians)
-Glassdoor.com Free company/career info .com
- Ref AY64.I55 Time Infoplease Almanac
- RefAY67.N5W7 Wrld Almanac (Ex: Employ/Distrib of Wage--Salary)

Investment sources:
-AllBusiness Dun & Bradstreet bus profiles & more
-Annual Reports.com IR Solutions free financial rept .com
-EDGAR SEC Corporate Reports: US Securities & Exchange
-Morningstar Ticker code / quotes /Data Interp / Charts / Valu ratios
-NASDAQ National Assoc. of Securities
- Ref HG4513.5 .T53 Ticker Symbol Book
-Path to Investing Security Ind Assoc.
-ThomasNet -- Register of Amer Manuf Indust /mechanical design
-Yahoo Finance Search: ticker code / Hist / Basic/ Tech Analysis

*Films on Demand streaming video.
Enter Topic or Keyword & >>Titles, then >>SEARCH for full-length films on topics like Economics. Advanced Search allows you to select pub date / topic lists, etc.
* DB access: Login w/ bc / pw (your last name)

Citing sources:
OWL Online Writing Lab at Purdue Univ Quick reminder of standard usage, APA format for citing the sources of the words & ideas you use. lncludes professional, technical & job search writing guides.

Recommended Business Web Sources: (many are commercial) --AccountingCoach.com Harold Avercamp --AICPA Amer Inst of Certified Public Acctnts --Bplans.com --BEOnline LC Bus Ref Serv (acctg, bus plans, econ, demog) --@Brint Bus tech & knowledge managemt .com --Business.gov Small Business Administration --Business USA One-stop federal gov website --CEOExpress: exec business portal .com --Commerce.gov U.S. D Comm econ indicators, stats, serv --Consumer Expenditure Survey U.S. Bur of Labor Stats --Doing Business World Bank >>Select Econ or >>Topic --Entrepreneurship Corner STVP Stanford U --Ethics Resource Ctr Highly respected research --Ethisphere .com internat bus ethics thinktank --Lemelson Ctr... Invention/Innovation Smithsonian --Bearfacts (Personal income/econ stats by county/region) --SCORE Service Corps of Retired Exec: small bus --SmartAboutMoney Nat Endow for Financial Education --ThomasNet Company Profiles, Ind prod & serv --U.S.Dept of Labor Wages, working cond, job searches, etc. --Young Money online magazine	Library of Congress locations for browsing the library shelves: H-HC Economics HD30.28-62 Business planning HD6000 Women in business HE Transportation HF 0-1359 Commerce (including global economy) HF 5000 Business, careers HF 5387 Business ethics HF 5415 Marketing, selling HF 5800 Advertising HG Investing HJ Economics, public HM Leadership PE 1112-1478 Business English, report writing Small Business Startup Sources: (most are commercial sources) --AllPlaces.US .com --City-Data.com Advameg Inc. note disclaimer --Epodunk.com note disclaimer --Economic Census: every 5 yrs: 2007 2002 1997 --Hometown Locator .com *note disclaimer --IOMA Bus Di r Inst of Mgmt/Admin /small bus --MN Dept. of Revenue: Taxes --U.S Small Business Administration
Economics websites: (Note: many are commercial) --AmosWEB .com economics portal --BEA Reg Economic Accts Bur Econ Analysis stats --Country Commercial Guides US Dept of State --Export.gov Intl Trade Assn & Promotion Coord --Fed Reserve Bank of SF >Edu Interactive money games! --FedStats.com Select Agencies: Economic --Fed Trade Commission Competition, Cons Protect, Internatl --Federal Reserve Economic Data FRED St. Louis --FreetheWorld.com Economic Freedom Netwk --GlobalEDGE Michigan State U CIBER --Industry Research Desk (commercial site) --Internal Revenue Service US Dept of Treasury --International Trade Web Resources --International Economics Network --Liber8 Econ& Banking Info, St. Louis FRB --Market Research Portal UK --NationMaster Economic & business data --Open Knowledge Repository World Bank --PublicAccting Oversight Bd reqd by Sarbanes-Oxley --Regional Economic Conditions (RECON) FDIC --Resources for Economists American Econ Assn --USCenusBureau: Economic Indicators --World DataBank worldwide stats --World Economic Outlook Repts IMF	Searching for Books? MnPALS Catalog Try searching: Advertising Budget Business: Communication / :Consultants / :Vocational guidance Enterprises / Ethics / Etiquette / Failures / Forecasting / Planning / Presentations Career development Conflict management Competition Corporat# (and) Culture Depreciation Economic development Electronic commerce Employment interviewing Entrepreneurship Financ# / Financial statements	Fiscal policy Foreign trade Franchises Home-based businesses International (and) trade Information technology Job Hunting / Security Leadership Management Marketing Monetary Policy Negotiation Organizational effectiveness Professional ethics Real estate Small business management Success in business Women-owned business Workplace Diversity *For Ebk access >>URL.
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