Listed below are the broad categories of
sources available for business research. All are available in the
library; many are available from any computer with World Wide Web access.
Definitions & Background
The following resources will assist
you in defining terms or learning more about the background of your
project .
Business Dictionaries
The library has many business related
dictionaries. These are used to define terms. Most are located in our
Reference Section and have a call number that starts with H followed by
another letter. Some examples are:
Understanding American Business
Jargon: A Dictionary Ref HF 1001 .F65 1997
The Glossary of Key Purchasing
Terms, Acronyms & Formulas Ref HF 5437 .P72 1995
The VNR Dictionary of Business and
Finance Ref HF 1001 .B7
The library also has several business
encyclopedias. These may be used to find more comprehensive or more
detailed information on a topic. Generally, these books will be found
in the reference section and have a call number that starts with H
followed by another letter. Some examples are:
The Encyclopedia of Business Ref
HF 1001 .E466 2000
The New York Public Library Business
Desk Reference Ref HF 5547.5 .N5 1998
Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of
Business Ethics Ref HF 5387 .B55 1998
Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of
Management Information Systems Ref HF 5558.2 .B524 1999
Business Specialty Books
The library has many business specialty
books on its reference shelves. These books usually have information
relevant both to the novice and the expert. The majority of business
related books will have a call number that starts with H followed by
another letter. Some examples are:
The Prentice Hall Encyclopedia of
Model Business Plans Ref HD 30.28 .C76 1998
The Directory of Business
Information Resources Ref HF 54.52 .U5 D567
The McGraw-Hill Handbook of Business
Letters Ref HF 5726 .P545 1998
Webster's New Business Writers
Guide Ref HF 5718.3 .M43 1996
Books
Some times the information required
can only be found in a book. Books can be found by browsing and/or by
using our WebVoyage Catalog.
The James E.
Lovan Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System
to arrange our holdings. This system brings books together according to
their subject matter. The majority of business related books will have a
call number that starts with H followed by another letter. Feel free to
browse our shelves in the following areas.
HA: Statistics of
specific countries
HC: Economic history
and conditions, including industry surveys
HD: Management,
labor, small business, company histories, specific industries
HF: General
business, marketing, trade, accounting, advertising
HG: Finance
HJ: Public finance
If you have a
particular subject in mind, see if the DeVry Kansas City library has
books on this topic by using the
WebVoyage
catalog. Before searching for a subject, be sure to limit the search
to Kansas City.
If you cannot
find the book you need, try
netLibrary, the
DeVry Institute's Online Library.
This is a collection of over 8000 ebooks covering a wide area of
topics. This resource may be used from any computer with internet
access after an account is created using an on-campus computer.
If the Kansas
City DeVry Library does not have the book, search the online catalogs of
libraries
in the immediate area.
As a last
resort, use the
WebVoyage
catalog to see if another DeVry campus has the book. It can take
several weeks to obtain a book from another campus, so only use this
option if plenty of time is available.
Business/Industry/Labor/Product Research
Often times information on a business
related topic can be located through business, industry, labor, or
product web sites.
To obtain all information available to subscription
members, enter using the link located on your DeVry
University – Kansas City e-mail page.
TIP: Make sure you search
the following fields All Directories;
Site Search; News.
This site is the best place to start.
This site provides easy access to current Federal economic
indicators. It provides links to information produced by a number of
Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Economic
Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical
units of those agencies.
After setting up a free account this database provides
information on practically every product and service available in U.S.
and Canada, including those related to high technology, genetic
engineering, and biotechnology, as well as the industrial sector.
Software, computer hardware, and electronic products are a featured
strength. In full over 156,914 companies and over 135,415 brand names
are listed.
Faulkner's FACCTS
This database contains more than a dozen report types and original
publications. They are organized, prepared, and written by IT and
communications professionals. The data is most commonly used for
tracking technology advancements, strategic planning, competitive
analysis, market awareness, product implementation support, and product
and vendor evaluation and training.
To use the service from off-campus, enter using
the link located on your DeVry University – Kansas City e-mail page.
Specialized
Business Reference Sites See the
Virtual Reference Room
on the DeVry Kansas City library's web page.
This site, prepared by the Librarians
Index to the Internet, offers broad categories of business related
information. If the particular information you need is not available
from the listed sites, try this guide.
Periodicals
Often the newest and most reliable
information is available through periodicals. Search for periodical
articles by using the following resources:
EBSCOhost 2.0
This database provides access to
more than 8,000 periodicals
Access Note:
To use the service from off-campus, enter using
the link located on your DeVry University – Kansas City e-mail page.
Print Journals
Most of the journals in the EBSCOhost
database are available in full text on the screen and can be printed or
emailed. If the journal article you want is NOT
available in full text, check the
periodicals list to see if the library
subscribes to the journal you need in print form.
See if our web page covers online periodicals in your
field.
Internet Searching
For those of
you who want to go the extra mile and do a general search of the
Internet, we recommend the Dogpile
search engine. This engine searches many search
engines and puts the "hits" into folders by subject. That way, even if
you get thousands of hits, you can easily pull out the most relevant.
As you
browse internet sites, be careful to evaluate the
authoritativeness
and credibility
of each site rather than assuming that if it is published on the web,
it must be accurate. See the guide to
Evaluation of Web Resources
to find checklists and tutorials on how to evaluate a site for
research purposes.
