Montgomery College Libraries > Course Related Pages > Business Administration & Management

Here is a sampling of our reference books.

G = Germantown Campus Library

R = Rockville Campus Library

T = Takoma Park Silver Spring Campus Library

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (2005, 13 vol.)

(REF HD 30.15 .B455 2005)    R

Bulls, Bears, Boom, and Bust: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Business Concepts (2007, 1 vol.)

(REF HF 3021 .D59 2007)    T

Business: The Key Concepts (2002, 1 vol.)

(REF HF 1001 .V47 2002)    G

Business Plans Handbook (2007)

"A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America ... taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries--only company names and addresses have been changed."

Capstone Encyclopaedia of Business (2003)

A general encyclopedia touching all aspects of business.

Encyclopedia of African-American Business (2006, 2 vol.)

(REF HD 2358.5 .U6 E53 2006)    R

Encyclopedia of American Business (2004, 1 vol.)

(REF HF 1001 .E463 2004)    G

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (2007)

Covers five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.

Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance (2001, 2 vol.)

(REF HF 1001 .E467 2001)    G

Encyclopedia of Small Business (2002, 2 vol.)

(REF HD 62.7 .H553 2002)    G T R

Encyclopedia of Small Business (2007)

"[D]esigned to provide entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their own business."

Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce (2002)

"Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising ... Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce."

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (1999)

"Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers' behavior?"

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (2006)

"Articles include brief descriptions, ... historical background, profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations, details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state, and comprehensive bibliographies, ... and lists of relevant organizations."

Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics (2006, 2 vol.)

(REF HF 1359 .G5854 2006)    R

International Directory of Company Histories (2007)

"Provides detailed histories of many of the largest and most influential companies worldwide."

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (2003)

"The general conceptual categories of the work are: Geography; Agriculture; Production Systems, Business History, and Technology; Demography; Institutions, Governments, and Markets; Macroeconomic History and International Economics; Money, Banking and Finance; Labor; Natural Resources and the Environment; and Biographies."

West's Encyclopedia of American Law (2005)

"Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics [including] ... such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide."

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A general encyclopedia. Use directory on opening page to locate section entitled "Business."

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MC Library Catalog: Open MC Library Catalog and change the search engine setting to "Keyword Boolean" and create a Boolean Search Expression. There are three components to Boolean search expressions:

• Keywords: tend to be the nouns that best describe a topic
• Boolean Operators: AND, OR, and NOT
• Punctuation: quotation marks for phrases, parentheses with OR

Books By Topic: Start by combining only two or three keywords, as "less is more" when searching for books:

macroeconomics

"business administration"

workplace AND harassment

"federal reserve"

"monetary policy" OR "fiscal policy"

Request Book From Another Campus: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the REQUEST ITEM button (pictured at right).
Renew Books Online: Go into MC Library Catalog and use the MY ACCOUNT button (pictured at right).
Help: Speak to the reference librarian on duty or call the reference desk: Germantown: 240-567-7853 Rockville: 240-567-7130 Takoma Park Silver Spring: 240-567-1536
AskUsNow!: For 24/7 help, IM an academic librarian at a college or university library by using Maryland's AskUsNow! service.

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Comprehensive Listing of Business & Economics Journals at the Montgomery College Libraries

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Searching: The collections below are enormous databases of citations, abstracts, and often the full text of articles that originally appeared in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. To search for an article, use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), keywords (tend to be nouns), and punctuation (quotation marks for phrases, parentheses for OR). For example:

(business OR corporate OR management) AND ethics

"business plans"

workplace AND harassment

"federal reserve"

"monetary policy" OR "fiscal policy"

Business Source Premier

Full-text articles from 7,400 scholarly business journals; full-text articles from 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications; company profiles for 10,000 of the world's largest companies (look in green menu bar).

Hoover's Online

Information on 12 million companies; in-depth coverage of 40,000 top businesses.

Regional Business News

Indexes 75 regional newswires.

Academic Search Premier

Full text articles from 5,000+ scholarly publications, indexing and abstracts for 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. Covers all subject areas.

National Newspapers

Full text of New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Baltimore Sun.

Expanded Academic ASAP

Indexes over 3,500 titles; 2,000+ are full text. Covers all subject areas.

CQ Researcher

In-depth analysis of social issues.

SIRS Knowledge Source

Full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues.

Sorting: Results can be sorted by date (most recent first) or relevance (highest occurrence of keywords).

Printing: Use the Print button in the database, not the Print icon or menu option in the browser.

Help: Read the Help or Search Tips information for the database; speak to the reference librarian on duty; or call the reference desk:

Germantown: 240-567-7853

Rockville: 240-567-7130

Takoma Park Silver Spring: 240-567-1536

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General

Baker Library Research Guides

"[I]ncludes guides to general business topics, information on specific industries and specific course support projects that may be helpful in other contexts. (Harvard Business School)

Bureau of Labor Statistics

All kinds of statistics related to businesses in the U.S. (U.S. Department of Labor)

Business Reference Services: Internet Resources, by Subject

A list of resources compiled by the Library of Congress for researchers. (The Library of Congress)

Case Place

"[A] free, online service [providing] ... some of the best cases, references, and commentary published by and for business educators and business executives." (The Aspen Institute)

CSRwire: Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire Service

A source of "corporate responsibility and sustainability, press releases, reports and news." (SRI World Group)

The Times 100 Case Studies

Search these case studies by company or topic; authors are textbook writers and experts in their fields. (MBA Publishing Ltd.)

AnnualReports.com

Search by company name, exchange, industry, sector. A free service provided by a company that sells software solutions to businesses. (IR Solutions)

Small Business

U.S. Small Business Association

How to start, finance, manage, and protect a small business. (U.S. Small Business Administration)

Small Business Start-Up Guide

(U.S. Small Business Administration)

Maryland Small Business Development Center Network

Legal and regulatory information, and links to organizations, services, tools, and transactions. (University of Maryland)

Maryland Small Business Development Center, Central Region

(Towson University)

Maryland Checklist for New Businesses

(MD State Department of Assessments and Taxation)

Maryland Trademarks FAQ

The paperwork that needs to be completed in order to file for a trademark. (MD Secretary of State)

Business License Information System

(MD Department of Business and Economic Development)

International Business

globalEDGE: Resource Desk

"[A] knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities." (Michigan State University)

globalEDGE: Online Course Modules

"[I]nteractive educational tools [that] ... focus on multiple areas pertinent to international business. (Michigan State University)

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6. CITATION STYLES: APA & MLA

Here are two handouts on formatting citations. Each is a six-page MS Word document:

APA: References Page

MLA: Works Cited Page

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