CMAT
351
Project Management I
Colleen Doering
Spring 2006
Individual course index / cmat351_doering_sp06
Introduction | Print Resources | Subject-specific databases | General/Multidisciplinary databases| Book catalogs | Suggested Websites |General Reference Tools | Other helpful information
Introduction:
This
guide provides information on locating and accessing print and online
resources from Langsdale Library.
If you have questions, contact a Reference librarian via e-mail (langref@ubalt.edu) or phone (410-837-4274), or stop by the Reference desk on the second floor during library hours. You can also use our chat and IM services; for more information, go to http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/info_services/contact.htm.
Print
Resources:
(For additional
resources, see the following How-To guides: Company Research;
Management; Marketing)
American demographics (1986-2001). (HB3505 .A66) Also available online in ABI Inform, Academic Search Premier and Lexis-Nexis Academic databases.
Baltimore business journal book of lists (2004, December 17). Baltimore Business Journal, 22 (32). (XHF 5065 .M3 B24 2005 READY REFERENCE)
Covello, J.A., and Hazelgren, B. Your First Business Plan: A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 1998. (HD62.5 .C685 1998)
Gaquin, D. A., & DeBrandt, K. A. (2004). 2004 county and city extra: Annual metro, city and county data book (12th ed.). Lanham, MD: Bernan Press. (XHA 203 .C68 2001 READY REFERENCE)
Lifestyle market analyst (2000). Des Plaines, IL:: SRDS. (XHF 5905 .S729 2000)
U.S. Census Bureau (2004). Statistical Abstract of the United States (124th ed.). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. (READY REFERENCE C3.134:2004). Also available online through Lexis-Nexis Statistical.
Subject-specific databases (this only includes selected databases based on topics; for more, see full list of Electronic Databases):
ABI Inform [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Indexes more than 1,300 journals on business, management, with 75% full-text.Business and Company Resource Center [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1979 - present. Profiles 400,000 companies. Provides company histories, business articles, industry rankings and analyses for selected public companies.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.Computer Database [on campus]
Coverage: 1980 to present. Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.ERIC (EBSCO) [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1966 - present. Indexes Current Journals in Education (CIJE) and Resources in Education (RIE). Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).Mergent Online [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: Current. Mergent Online contains the electronic versions of the Mergent (formerly Moody's) Manuals (Industrial, OTC, Banking and Finance, and International), covering over 10,000 U.S. companies and thousands for foreign companies. The financial data for most companies covers 15 years. Industry reports are included.Mintel Market Reports [on-campus]
Mintel provides access to hundreds of reports on a variety of European, UK-specific and US consumer markets. Each report that Mintel publishes provides a unique overview of a market including its dynamics and prospects. Visitors to the website can search by keyword or browse for relevant publications by 'category'.
Note that academic users of this site must first agree to the academic conditions of use. Then you must create and sign in using a profile consisting of an email address and a password before you can see the reports that are available.ReferenceUSA [on-campus]
Coverage: Current. Provides directory, sales and employee size information for more than 12 million businesses in the U.S.In addition to those mentioned above, there are more databases available in the Business & Economics category on the Langsdale Library website.
General/Multidisciplinary databases:
Academic Search Premier [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1990 - present. Provides full-text for over 3,400 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, sciences, and more. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL).Lexis-Nexis Academic [on-campus] [help]
Coverage: 1970 - present. Features full text of many newspapers and periodicals. Also offers business news, legal materials such as federal & state codes, case law and legal journals.
Book
catalogs:
Use these to locate books, journals (not individual articles), videos,
and government documents.
Catalog USMAI [help]
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.WorldCat [on-campus] [help]
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.
Suggested
websites:
These may
provide useful information or agencies or organizations who may be sources
of information.
FedStats. http://www.fedstats.gov/
GuideStar. http://www.guidestar.org/
Free site; registration required to access full reports.How to Write a Business Proposal. http://www.captureplanning.com/!hc_how_to_write_a_proposal.cfm?p=awhch2
National Association of Independent Schools. http://www.nais.org
Access is restricted to NAIS members in some parts of the site, but you can register for free to use the statistical information.Surveys of Consumers. http://www.sca.isr.umich.edu/
Free site; name and e-mail required for access.U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis. Survey of current business. http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/pubs.htm
U.S. Department of Commerce. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau. Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/ces/
U.S. Small Business Administration. Researching your market. http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/library/pubs/mt-8.txt
General
reference tools:
These may assist you in your search for material or in evaluating
and citing material found.
Full-text Periodical List
Provides a listing of database locations for print and online periodicals accessible through Langsdale Library.How-To Series
Series of subject bibliographies and tutorials.Evaluating Web Resources
Tutorial for evaluating material obtained via the Internet.
Accessing materials from home (Researchport)
For more
library information,
email langref@ubalt.edu or call
(410) 837-4274.
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