Business/General

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Business/General

Subject Guide

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LIBRARY CATALOG

The Delaware Library Catalog is the library's online catalog, and will help you search for books, periodicals, pamphlets and audiovisual materials. If you want to limit your search to items located at a specific Delaware Tech campus library only, use the drop down menu for "library" and select that campus library.

You can search the Delaware Library Catalog using a title or author's name if you have that information. If not, you can search using a keyword or subject heading. In a keyword search, type a word or phrase in the search box and click on the "search" button. The catalog will look for that word or phrase somewhere in an item's title or subject content. In a subject search, type a word or phrase in the search box and select "subject" from the drop down menu and then click search. The catalog will look for that word or phrase in the list of subject headings related to the item. Some examples of subject headings are listed below.

Big Business		Electronic commerce
Business communication		Exports--United States
Business ethics		Imports--United States
Business planning		Internet commerce
Capitalism		Labor supply
Competition, International		Strategic planning
Corporations		United States--Economic policy

Additional subject headings may be found on the screen with detailed information about a specific title.

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CALL NUMBERS

Browsing the shelves in your library's Reference and Nonfiction (Circulating) Collections can also lead you to books you may not otherwise find. The main call numbers for materials on or related to business are:

HB34 - HF5389		HF5548.32
HF5389		HF5691 - HF5726
HF5415.125 - HF5415.5		HG4027.7 - HG4061

PERIODICALS AND DATABASES

You can find additional information on a topic by researching articles in periodicals, e.g. journals, magazines or newspapers. To find an article you will look up a specific topic in an online database. Delaware Tech's online databases can be found on the Online Databases page.

Typically, an online database will allow you to search for your topic by typing a keyword or phrase, e.g. business. The results from your search will display in a list of articles related to your topic. You will have access to the entire article online if there is a "Full Text" icon. If you find an article using an online database, keep in mind that these are actual periodical articles, not web sites.

If an article you want is not available in hardcopy format in the library or full-text online, consult with the librarian about requesting it via interlibrary loan.

The online databases listed below may be used to locate articles on or related to business. Use subject headings such as those used in searching the library catalog to locate articles on business in these databases.

EBSCOhost Business Source Complete

EBSCOhost Business Source Elite

EBSCOhost Regional Business News

EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete

EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier

EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier

FirstSearch - Select the Business & Economics Topic Area or choose one of the following Business Databases: BusDateline, BusIndustry, BusinessOrgs, or BusManagement

LexisNexis - For a general search, enter your search terms and select which type of publication you would like to search. You can also specify a date range to search.

ProQuest Direct - Provides newspaper abstracts and articles (New York Times, Wall Street Journal and more)

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WEB RESOURCES

DTCC Recommended Websites for Business

Bplans.com (Business Plans)

CNNMoney

Federal Consumer Information Center

Chief Financial Officers Council

Corporate Information (Links to sites about U.S. and foreign countries

FITA: The Federation of International Trade Associations

Hoover's Online: The Business Network

International Trade Administration - U.S. Department of Commerce

Knowledge@Wharton (The Wharton School)

Mexico Online: NAFTA Mexico Resources

PRNewswire: Leading Source of Immediate News about Corporations

PRARS: Public Register's Annual Report Service

U.S. Small Business Administration's Outside Resources & Great Business Hotlinks

Business.gov

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

STUDENT RESOURCES

Subject Guides from Other Institutions/Websites -- this link can provide you with additional research assistance.

Best Search Tools Chart -- another option is to click on this link which is accessible from the Student Resources page (under "Miscellaneous"). This will lead you to a listing of search engines and directories. Choose one to begin searching the World Wide Web.

Criteria for Web Page Evaluation -- ask the library staff for a copy of this handout to help you evaluate the websites you find.

APA Citation Style Guide

RELATED SUBJECT GUIDES

There are other subject guides that you may find useful in conjunction with this one. You may request the following from a librarian:

Business Management

Marketing Management

Management Information Systems

For additional assistance in your research, please consult the Librarian.

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