Subject Guide for Business,
Business Administration,
& Human Resource Management
Finding Articles
Finding Authoritative Web Sites
Finding Books, Videos, DVDs, & CDs
FINDING ARTICLES
Business Databases Business - EBSCO
Includes access to SWOT analysis by DATAMONITOR
About Human Resources Library About LexisNexis Business
Accounting
Business & Industry News
Company Dossier
Company Profiles
Marketing Plans
SEC FilingsLexisNexis Human Resources
Tips for finding Human Resources Law
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About Business Related Databases JSTOR About About WestLaw Campus Research About
FINDING AUTHORITATIVE WEB SITES
Alvernia Library’s Internet Reference Library
The Internet Reference Library has a list of selected Business Web sites. The Internet Reference Library can be accessed from the Resources section of the Library Web site.
Alvernia Library Research Page
The Research Guides page, listed under the How to section of the Library Web page, links to sources for Evaluating Information Sources.
FINDING BOOKS, VIDEOS, DVDS, & CDS
A collection of 12,000 eBooks is now accessible from NetLibrary. eBooks are full text electronic versions that can be borrowed and returned over the Internet.
Several examples of business ebooks include:
Connectibility: 8 Ways to Buiolding Strong Partnershipswith Your Colleagues and Customers (2010)
Grow From Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation (2010)
Manager's Guide to Business Planning (2010)
Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Everyone (2010)
Own the Room: Business Presentations That Persuade, Engage & Get Results (2010)
WorldCat 179 million records
This Online Union Catalog lists holdings from libraries across the world. Searches can be conducted across all libraries or limited to the Alvernia Library collection. Searches can also be limited to specific types of documents such as books, visual materials and Internet resources. (dates of coverage: 2100 B.C. – present)
Requesting a book from this collection only takes a minute. Click on the Borrow this item from another library link. Submit the form with your Alvernia ID number and allow two weeks for delivery of the requested book
Alvernia's Catalog is the best tool for finding items in Alvernia Library's collection. You can search for books, audiobooks, books in the Best Seller collection, audio-visual materials (videos, DVD's and CD's), course reserves, and journals in our print collection. Item records indicate if the item is available. Students, faculty and staff with an Alvernia ID card can place a hold on items that are currently in circulation.
Examples of books in the Alvernia Library collection with background information on business are listed below:
Alvernia Library Reference Collection
Main CollectionEncyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society R174.403 K81 2008
American Salaries and Wages Survey R331.3 A512 2003
Occupatinal Outlook Handbook 2006-2007 R331.7 O15
D & B Regional Business Directory. Philadelphia Area R338 D926 2007
Greater Delaware Valley Industrial Buying Guide R338.7 G786 2006
Corporate Directory of US Public Companies R338.74 C822 2002
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios R338.74 T864 2005
An Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics R339.03 E56 2002
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business R340.02573 C444 2005
Thomas Regional Industrial Buying Guide 2005: Greater Delaware Valley R384.45 T454 2005
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance R650.03 E56 2001
The Ultimate Business Dictionary R650.03 U47 2003
What Color is Your Parachute? R650.14 B691w 2006
Business: The Ultimate Resource R658 B979 2002
Encyclopedia of Leadership R658.4092 E56 2004
Dictionary of Business R380.03 C699 2001
The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research 001.42 S129 2005
Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs 658.04 D312
Handbook of Human Resources 658.3
On High Performance Organization 658.4 O58
Cross-cultural Approaches to Leadership 658.407 C951
On Mission and Leadership 658.409 O58