Subject Directories

ALA’s Best of the Best Business Web Sites (http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbu
s/bestbestbusiness.htm)

ALA’s Core Competencies for Business Reference (http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/corecompetenci
es/corecompetenciesbusiness.htm)

The Brookings Institution (http://www.brookings.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxon
omy=Business)
Includes TBI’s business research topic guides.Business 2.0 Web Guide (http://www.business2.com/webguide)

Business Etiquette (http://www.businesscommunication-4th.nelson.com/etiquette.html)
This is a collection of business etiquette links compiled by Thompson Learning Publishers.

Business Technology Management and Knowledge Management Research Network (http://www.brint.com/)

BusinessandLaw.com (http://www.businessandlaw.com/)

Internet Researcher’s Toolbox (http://www.library.umass.edu/toolbox/tools.shtml)
Online reference tools and subject specific sites from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.


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News and Current Events

CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com) National and international news from the Cable News Network. Specific business and financial news can be found at CNNMoney (http://money.cnn.com/)

Reuters.com (http://www.reuters.com) Global information company includes national and international business and financial news.

MSNBC News (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/) Click on Business on the sidebar to connect to the Business Front Page to find top stories in business news, including links to articles in Newsweek.

Washingtonpost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com) Click on Business to get the latest national and international headlines from the Washington Post online newspaper.

USATODAY.com Money (http://www.usatoday.com/money/front.htm) Online version of USA Today’s Money section provides links to current news in business and finance.

Knoxnews.com (http://www.knoxnews.com) The Knoxville News-Sentinel’s Business section (http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/business) covers local business and financial stories, as well as national news.

WATE.com (http://www.wate.com) Knoxville’s ABC affiliate station covers national and local business news. Click “Business” on the sidebar at the left of the page.

TIME.com Business (http://www.time.com/time/business/) Time Magazine Online’s Business and Technology section links to articles on national and international business news.

FOXNews.com Business (http://www.foxnews.com/business/) Current business and company news from the Fox news network.

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E-Journals

Business Week Online (http://www.businessweek.com/) South College has access to full subscriber’s version; see librarian for password.

Entrepreneur.com (http://www.entrepreneur.com/)

Information on starting, growing, and managing a small business. Fast Company (http://www.fastcompany.com/homepage/) New ways of working in the global economy.

Fortune.com (http://www.fortune.com/) Includes links to all Fortune lists such as Fortune 500.

Harvard Business Review (http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/products/hbr/index.html) Business articles and case studies. Inc.

Magazine Online (http://www.inc.com/home/) Small business resources.

Sales and Marketing Management (http://www.salesandmarketing.com/smm/index.jsp) See librarian for password to subscriber’s version.

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Human Resource Management

HR-Guide.com (http://www.hr-guide.com/) Large gateway site containing links to pages on staffing, employment law, benefits and compensation, employee behavior problems, training, labor relations, industrial psychology and personality tests, education and safety issues.

Human Resource Executive Online (http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/index.jsp)
This site is produced and maintained by the publishers of Human Resource Executive magazine along with Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. It includes an alphabetized directory of over 4,000 links to HR subjects, HR news, surveys, and salary calculator. Registration is required.

Human Resource Management Resources on the Internet (http://www.nbs.ntu.ac.uk/research/depts/hrm/links.php) From Nottingham Business School, UK.

SHRM Online (http://www.shrm.org/)

Society for Human Resource Management website includes news bulletins, white papers (http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/articles/) , a list of frequently asked questions about various aspects of human resource management (http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/faq_published/) , and selected articles from HR Magazine http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine/default.asp) .

Catherwood Library Research Guides
Created in partnership with Cornell’s School of Industrial & Labor Relations, it includes issues such as labor relations, diversity, labor unions, and arbitration.

Workindex.com (http://workindex.com/) This site is produced and maintained by the publishers of Human Resource Executive magazine along with Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. It includes an alphabetized directory of over 4,000 links to HR subjects, HR news, surveys, and salary calculator.


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Business Ethics

International Business Ethics Institute (http://www.business-ethics.org/)

Business Ethics (http://www.web-miner.com/busethics.htm) Excellent gateway site created by Sharon Stoeger. Includes links to articles, case studies, corporate codes of ethics, associations and resource centers dealing with business ethics.

E-Ethics Center (http://www.e-businessethics.com) The E-Ethics Center created by the Business College at Colorado State University includes contributions by businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and other academic institutions. It includes links to case studies, articles, business codes of conduct, and various ethics centers and organizations.

Business Ethics Magazine: Corporate Social Responsibility Report (http://www.business-ethics.com/) Articles and case studies about ethical business practices.

Ethical Business: the Search for Research (http://nt1.ids.ac.uk/eldis/hot/ethicsguide2.htm) This ELDIS (Electronic Development and Environmental Information System) guide provides links to case studies, corporate social responsibility, social and environmental standards, and shareholder and consumer information.

Washington Post Business Corporate Ethics (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/corporateethics/) The Washington Post has created this special report posting stories on recent corporate scandals involving ethics violations. This section includes breaking news, Enron updates, and analysis.

Business Ethics Resources on the WWW (www.ethics.ubc.ca/resources/business/) Large directory of business ethics links from the Centre for Applied Ethics in Canada.


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Small Business Resources

U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) (http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov)

SCORE- Service Corps of Retired Executives (http://www.score.org/) Partner with SBA to counsel small business owners.

Bplans.com (http://www.bplans.com) Information on creating business plans.

IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Resource – (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html)

Allbusiness.com (http://www.allbusiness.com/#) is an independent company providing practical advice and resources for the small to medium sized businesses.


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Finance and Investment

Investorwords.com (http://www.investorwords.com/) Glossary of financial terms.

Nasdaq Stock Market (http://www.nasdaq.com/)

New York Stock Exchange (http://www.nyse.com/)

American Stock Exchange (http://www.amex.com/)

Quicken.com (http://www.quicken.com/) Create a personalized stock portfolio.

MultexInvestor (http://www.marketguide.com/home.asp) Stocks, funds, personal finance and financial news links from Multex.com.

FINWeb (http://www.finweb.com/) A financial economics web site with links to journals, databases, and other financial web sites.

BigCharts (http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/historical/) Historical daily quotes of high, low, opening and closing stock prices.

Morningstar.com (http://www.morningstar.com) Investment analysis for stocks and mutual funds.


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Company Information

Annual Report Gallery (http://www.zpub.com/sf/arl/ ) Over 2200 annual reports online, including most of the Fortune 500 companies.

Hoover’s Online (http://www.hoovers.com/free/) Provides 50,000 brief company descriptions for free. More in-depth information is available with a subscriber’s fee.

EDGAR (http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml) A searchable database of corporate financial information on publicly held companies that are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Page last updated on 02/19/2007