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Lavin, M. R. (1992). Business information: How to find it, how to use it. (2nd. ed., new & expanded). Phoenix: Oryx Press. (Reference HF 5356.L361992) READY REFERENCE

This excellent title contains explanations on using key reference tools and includes sample pages.

Pagell, R. A., & Halperin, M. (1998). International business information: How to find it, how to use it. Phoenix: Oryx Press. (XHF 54.5 .P33 1994) READY REFERENCE

Describes key international business publications and databases, and provides the subject background needed to understand them.

Warner, M. (Ed). (1997). Concise international encyclopedia of business and management. London: International Thomson Business Press. (XHF 1001 .I53 1997)

Woy, J. (Ed.). (2002). Encyclopedia of business information sources (17th ed.). Detroit: Gale Research. (XHF 5353 .E5 2000) READY REFERENCE

The dictionary arrangement by industry lists many sources, such as "Professional Associations," "Handbooks and Manuals," "Dictionaries," "Periodicals and Newsletters" and "CD-ROM Databases."

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ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-text.

Business Source Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many of which contain SWOT analyses.

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Books, journals, government documents and other materials in the University System of Maryland, including UB. You may search up to six individual locations or the entire system.

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts from Proquest) [on-campus]
Coverage 1861 – present. Indexes U.S., Canadian, British, and other European dissertations and theses; dissertations abstracted since 1980, theses abstracted since 1988. A 24 page preview of dissertations published since 1997 is available. The full text of dissertations may be obtained by clicking the free download button.

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Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland Academic Libraries. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).

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Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals , dissertations, documents, and other materials) held by libraries worldwide. Maryland libraries that own copies of the items display at the top of the list of libraries so you can easily determine if local libraries own the material needed. Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.