Arranged in 16 easy-to-use chapters, this work is an informative guide to conducting business research from start to finish. Each chapter features an introduction to the topic, an in-depth descriptive list of relevant sources, and tasks the sources can be used to accomplish.
The book begins with an introduction to business research and the library. Then follows a section devoted to research strategies and general sources of business information. In the third section separate chapters cover these specific sources of business information: handbooks and almanacs, yearbooks and encyclopedias, directories, dictionaries, government publications, audiovisual aids, international sources, and research foundations and associations. The final section shows readers how to use what they've learned by describing how to write a research-based business report.
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The book is arranged in 16 chapters divided over four broad sections. Section 1 provides an introduction to business research and the library. The second section is devoted to outlining research strategies and describing general sources of business information. Among the topics covered here are indexes to periodicals, databases and database searching, and database vendors. Specific sources of business information are covered in section 3. Categories of sources discussed include "Yearbooks & Encyclopedias," "Directories," "Government Publications," "International Sources," and "Associations." The final section shows readers how to use what they have learned to write a library research^-based report. Each of the 16 chapters features an introduction to the topic, a description of relevant sources, and the tasks the sources can be used to accomplish.
The authors' preface accurately notes that this handbook can be used very effectively by the business student who works through it chapter by chapter. However, it is less accessible for the practitioner seeking suggestions for a quick strategy or a specific source to answer a question. For example, a helpful flowchart illustrating a strategy for finding company information is found in the chapter titled "Strategies & Types of Materials," but neither the subject index nor the table of contents alerts the user to its presence. Attempts to locate a source of information specific to insurance companies uncovered a number of important A. M. Best publications, but not the long-standard Best's Insurance Reports.
Seasoned business librarians will appreciate the expertise reflected in this book and will readily sympathize with the authors' attempt to encourage researchers to learn to use library resources in a systematic manner. Indeed, the researcher who takes the time to digest the volume will be rewarded with a substantial foundation on which to build library research skills. Users seeking business information strategies without the time required to effectively use this volume might consider instead Diane Strauss' Handbook of Business Information: A Guide for Librarians, Students, and Researchers (Libraries Unlimited, 1988, currently being revised) or Michael Lavin's Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It (Oryx, 1992).
The Business Library and How to Use It is recommended for academic and public libraries serving business students and serious business researchers.
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