Research Guide for Business

This guide lists selected print and electronic resources available to LCU learners. 

Find Books for in-depth or historical information, shelved in H call # section

Search the library catalog by:

• keyword or phrase
• author
• title
• subject
• periodical title 

Search examples: personnel=keyword, employees=subject
Subject headings listed on the detailed record define/broaden/narrow your terms.

Find background information in H Reference books, such as: 
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, Encyclopedia of Management
Value Line Investment Survey on Reserve and online  (off-campus link)

Find Articles using Databases for current information
For a video on searching, click here.
Journals shelved by title in current, fiche, film or back issues – see catalog for holdings.
Click here for list of current Business subscriptions.
Many journals not located at LCU may be in a full text database or at a local library or may be requested from another library (1-2 weeks delivery – see ILL Info Guide)

*Key databases:
*Business Source: business news and full-text journals
     For SWOT analyses, click here (on-campus) OR (for off-campus)
Computer Source (some full text)
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (little full text
Internet & PC Abstracts (little full text)
Regional Business News 
Vocational & Career Collection

ANY topic: Academic Search  [select peer-reviewed for more scholarly]

Other databases may be useful depending on topic.
Few databases have all articles with text.
Database content may change due to contracts between publisher & vendor.

Internet: validate for authority, currency & source (edu, gov, org are best)
Big Charts http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com 
Bloomberg.com
Business Plan Guide (Small Business Development Center)
Business Plans www.bplans.com 
Business Search Engine www.business.com
Edgar – SEC filings & forms www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml 
Ethics Resource Center www.ethics.org
Foundation Center – Proposal Writing http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
Harvard Business http://harvardbusiness.org/
Hoovers Online www.hoovers.com
Library of Economics and Liberty http://www.econlib.org/
Marketing Charts www.marketingcharts.com
Prendismo - video & audio clips
Researching Companies Online www.learnwebskills.com/company
Stock information: www.annualreports.com and www.investorfactsheets.com and  www.zpub.com/sf/arl/index.html
US Dept. of Census American Factfinder www.census.gov

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