Two of the library’s databases allow you to do keyword searches across a large selection of high quality reference works online, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and directories. These works help you find topic overviews, statistics, images, maps, and more. Because they have full text online, you can access these materials any time using any computer.
Once you access the database, search on a keyword or phrase that corresponds to your topic. For example, if you are studying radio in World War II, you could enter radio World War II as your search.
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Over 70 reference works |
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| Over 190 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including Oxford Companions, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. |
Reference books — such as encyclopedias, atlases, and directories — are useful for topic overviews, historical background, statistics, images, maps, and more. Here are some suggested Reference Book titles (located in the Reference area on the first floor):
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Title |
Location |
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources |
REF 330.016 E53 |
Economies of the World |
REF 330.9 E26 |
International Financial Statistics |
REF 332.0212 I58 |
Value Line |
REF 332.6305 V3 |
OECD Economic Surveys (for many specific countries) |
REF 332.67309 O33 |
Business Statistics of the United States |
REF 338.0021 B87 |
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios |
REF 338.0973 I5 |
Hoover’s Handbook of Private Companies |
REF 338.61 H66 |
Hoover’s Handbook of Emerging Companies |
REF 338.7 H66 |
Masterlist of U.S. Companies |
REF 338.7402573 H661 |
Indiana Manufacturer’s Directory |
REF 338.767025772 I53 |
Indiana Business Directory |
REF 338.767025772 I531 |
Doing Business In… (specific country) |
REF 338.888 D65 |
China Business Guide |
REF 382.0951 C45 |
Accounting Standards: Original Pronouncements |
REF 657.0128 A23 |
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