Part 1 General concepts about business reference works: business information + Walford's guide to reference materials. Part 2 General business reference sources: Hoover's handbooks + Gale research information solutions; Standard's and Poor's + Value Line investment survey; RMA statement studies + industry norms and key business ratios; FASB accounting Standards + The CPA journal; the Wall Street journal + Barrons; Occupational Outlook handbook + Monthly Labour review.; Harvard Business review + California Management review; Who's who in America + Who in finance and industry; Teternology review = research-technology management; Small business sourcebook + Source book franchise opportunities; Peterson's guide to four-year colleges + International handbook of universities (+GMAT and TOEFL information); Audacity + Business history review; the Worldly philosophers + the wealth of nations. Part 3 Directories, periodicals, indexes and encyclopedias; directories; almanacs; selected business periodicals; indexes and bibliographic sources; encyclopedias. Part 4 Computer databases and vendors: dialogue + America Online; Lexis-Nexis + SIRS. Part 5 Statistics, demographics and consumerism: statistical abstracts of the U.S. + Survey of current business; American demographics + Rand McNally commercial atlas; census catalog and guide - 1966 + Monthly product announcement; consumer reports + Journal of consumer research. Part 6 Governmental affairs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs): Monthly catalog of U.S. government publications (MoCat) + guide to popular U.S. government publications; Public administration review + Utilitarianism, on liberty and considerations on representative government; Tax guide for small business publication (334) + The securities and exchange commission; Business America (Dept. of commerce) + Work America; Washington information directory + Congressional directory ; Political handbook of the World + Foreign affairs. Part 7 The organizational functions: trade journals - industry week + restaurant business; business - Law business lawyer + Commercial law journal; marketing - sales and marketing management + journal of marketing; advertising - advertising age + mediaweek; management - Management review + the Academy of management journal; human resources - training and development + HR magazine. (Part contents).
