General Business Reference

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Periodicals
Reference Books
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General Business Links

2002 World Factbook
AAFRC Trust For Philanthropy

Abebooks.com
Access Gateway to Government Files Online
Acronym and abbreviation list

Ad*Access - An image database of over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955
AdFlip.com - Archive of classic print ads
AGRICOLA - AGRICultrual OnLine Access

Alibris - Books you thought you'd never find

Amazon.com (Online Bookstore)

American City Business Journals
American Customer Satisfaction Index
American Fact Finder
AmeriCom Long Distance - Area Decoder
Area Code Lookup Service

Associations on the Net

Atlapedia Online
Bank Database

Barnes & Noble (Online Bookstore)

Bartlett, John. 1901. Familiar Quotations
Biggest Online Text Dictionary on the Web
BizLinks - Your link to Minnesota business links

Books in Print
Bplans.com - Business and Marketing
BPubs.com - The Business Publications Search Engine

Britannica.com
BUBL Link/5:15 - Catalogue of Internet Resources
Business.com
Business.gov

Business 2.0 Web Guide

Businesshistory.net

Business PDF Publications
Businesses for Sale: BizBuySell.com
CAROL - Company Annual Reports On Line: reports for European countries

CenStats Databases
Center for Women's Business Research
CEO Express - Executive Gateway to the Internet

Checkdomain.com - Check international domain names

Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Cities.com - Cities of the world - city guides database
CNN Money

Commodity.com

Companies Online Search
Competitive Alternatives
Computer Almanac
Congressional Research Service Reports
Conversions and Calculations

County Business Patterns
Current Industrial Reports (CIR)

Database America

Datanet - Land Management Information Center
Dun And Bradstreet Database
Ecomp Executive Compensation Database

Economagic: Economic Time Series Page

Economic Statistics Briefing Room

The Elements of Style
Encarta

Encyclopædia Britannica Online*

Encyclopedia.com

Europages - European Business Directory
Export Statistics Express

Fast Facts
Federal Business Opportunities

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The File Format Encyclopedia
Financial Calculators

FindArticles.com
Find-It! Consumer
FirstGov - Official website for searching the U.S. Governement

Foreign Exchange Currency Converter
Free Business Forms
FXConverter - OANDA's164 Currency Converter

Global Financial

Glossary of Internet Terms

GovCon - The on-line community for Government contractors

GPO ACCESS
GuideStar - The donor's guide to the charitable universe
Harvard Business School Publishing

Homebuyer's Fair: real estate, mortgage loans, relocation, moving, van line, apartments

How far is it? - Distance Calculator
How Stuff Works
INFOMINE
Institute of Management and Administration's Business Pages

Interex Markets
International Data Base (IDB) - US Census Bureau
International Organization for Standardization ISO Online
The Internet Archive
Internet File Formats
Internet Move Database
Internet Public Library

James J. Hill Business Library

Kipnotes.com - Bibliographies
KnowThis.com - Marketing Virtual Library

Kompass - Searchable database of 1.5 million companies in 60 countries
Learn2.com

Legal Encyclopedia
Lexis-Nexis

Librarians Index to the Internet

Librarians' Resource Centre

LibraryHQ.com - Resources for the Wired Librarian
LibrarySpot.com - Encyclopedias, maps, libraries, and more

LinkPopularity.com: The Free Link Popularity Service

List of Dictionaries

MagPortal.com

Management and Technology Research
MarketResearch.com
MediaFinder from Oxbridge Communications, Inc.
MelissaData.com - Lookup Directory of zip codes, address, etc.

Merriam-Webster OnLine - Dictionary, Thesaurus, Word of the Day, Word Games, Word for the Wise
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - search page
Minnesota Magazine Index

MN Community Profile

My Virtual Reference Desk - Quick Reference / Research

National Agricultural Statistics Service for U.S. Agriculture Statistical Information and Graphics

NetLingo.com: The Internet Language Dictionary

North American Industrial Classification System

North Star Main Menu

Northern Tier High Tech Corridor
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the WWW

OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder
PatentCafe.com
Population Index on the Web
Population Index
PR Newswire Photos

Pro Fusion

Price's List of Lists

PubList.com
Rand McNally - Road Construction

Research Buzz

Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
Researching Companies on the Internet
The Researching Librarian

Roget's Internet Thesaurus
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal
Search Systems - Search Public Records
SEC Info
Seminars, Classes, Corporate Training and Conferences
Site Selection Online
SmartMoney.com

Social Statistics Briefing Room
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics

SMETE Digital Library
The Spire Project

Standard Rate and Data Service

Standard Industrial Classification Search - SIC Codes and definitions

State and County Demographic and Economic Profiles

Statistical Abstract of the U.S.

The Straight Dope: fighting ignorance since 1973

Strategis: Canada's Business and Consumer Site

TheStreet.com

Thesaurus.com

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Thomas Register of European Manufacturers

TimeandDate.com

TimeandDate.com - Calendar for any year
Top7Business
UMD Library Homepage

U.S. Census Data 2000

U.S. Department of State, Country Commercial Guides Index

U.S. Department of State Foreign Per Diem Rates

U.S. Gazetteer

U.S. State Department - Services - Background Notes

Virtual Acquisition Shelf and News Desk

Virtual Reference Sites - Over 2,500 of the Most Popular Reference Sites on the Internet
Virtual Sites

Wall Street Research Net

Washingtonpost.com - Business Guide
Web Snapshot - Internet research, news, trends, tools, traffic, and historical data

Webopedia - Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms

Word Wizard Portal

World News

World Sea Ports - maritime resources, port guides
WWWebster Dictionary
XE.com - The World's Favorite Currency Site
Xrefer - the web's reference engine
YourDictionary.com

Zip Code Keyed by Country Tool

Periodicals

Economic Indicators, 1992 - :  PER6269.0000
Employment and Earnings, 1969 - :  PER6237.0000
Federal Reserve Bulletin, 1931 - :  PER6234.0000
International Financial Statistics, 1960 - :  PER2977.0000
Monthly Labor Review, 1932 - :  PER6238.0000
Sales and Marketing Management, 1982 - :  PER5563.0000
Survey of Current Business, 1948 - :  PER6272.0000
Treasury Bulletin, 1946 - :  PER6170.0000

Reference Books

Accountants' Handbook: REF HF 5621 .A22 2003 (2 vols.)
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 T68x 2005
America's Top 101 Jobs for College Graduates: REF HD 6278 .U5 A64 2005
Annual Statement Studies: REF HF 5681 .B2 R6 2004-05
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Managment (vols. 1-11):  REF. HD 30.15 .B53
Business Information: Finding and Using Data in the Digital Age: HD 30 .2 .Z337 2003
BusinessNorth: 2005 Directory of Business and Industry: REF Folio HC 107 .M6 B875
Business Plans Handbook (vols. 1-6):  REF. HD 62.7 .B865
Business Rankings Annual:  REF. HG 4050 .B88
Business Statistics of the United States:  REF. HC 101 .A13122
The Career Guide: REF HF 5382.5 .U5 C33x 2005
Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide: REF Folio G 1019 .R22 2005 (2 vols.)
Comparative Employment Relations: REF HD 6971 .E28 2000
Countries and Their Cultures: REF GN 307 .C68 2001 (4 vols.)
Craighead's International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 90 Countries: REF HF 5549.5 .E45 D56 2004/2005 v.1
The CRB Commodity Yearbook: REF HF 1041 .C56 2005
Cross Cultural Issues: Various Call Numbers
Doing Business in...: Various Call Numbers
Datapedia of the United States:  REF. HA 202 .K87
Economic Indicators Handbook:  REF. HC 103 .E26
Economic Report of the President:  REF. HC 106.5 .A272
Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas 2005: REF HD 8051 .A62 2005
Encyclopedia of Advertising: REF HF 5803 .A38 2003 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of American Business: REF HF 1001 .E463 2004
Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography: Various Call Numbers
Encyclopedia of American Industries: REF HC 102 .E53 2005 (2 vols) (Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: REF HD 6054.4 .U6 K753 v.1 2005 (2 vols)
Encyclopedia of Business (vols. 1-2):  REF. HC 102 .E53
Encyclopedia of Business (vols. 1-2):  REF. HF 1001 .E466
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources:  REF. HF 5035 .E53x
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance: REF HF 5381 .E52 2003 (4 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Consumer Brands (vols. 1-3):  REF. HF 5415.3 .E527
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries:  REF. HD 2324 .E528
Encyclopedia of Fraud: REF HV 6691 .W45 2005
Encyclopedia of Global Industries:  REF. HD 2324 .E53
Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management: REF HD 30.2 .E53 2006
Encyclopedia of Leadership: REF HD 57.7 .E53 2004 (4 vols)
Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns:  REF. HF 5837 .E53
Encyclopedia of Management: REF HD 30.15 .E49 2006
Encyclopedia of Small Business: REF HD62.7 .H553 2002 (2 vols.)
Encyclopedia of Tariffs and Trade in U.S. History: REF HF 1705 .E53 2003 (3 vols.)
Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime: REF HV 6768 .E63 2005 (2 vols.)
European Business - Facts and Figures: REF HC 241.2 .P313 2003
Fact Book:  REF. HG 5127 .C66
Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate USA:  REF. HG 181 .F56
A Financial History of the United States: REF HG 181 .M297 2002 (3 vols.)
Foreign Trade of the United States:  REF. HF 3003 .F6
Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter:  REF. HA 154 .G35
Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook: REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce: REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2002 (2 vols.)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History: REF HC 102. .G35 1999 (2 vols.)
Gale State Rankings Reporter:  REF. HA 203 .G34
The Global Competitiveness Report: REF HF 1414 .G559 2005
Government Finance Statistics 2004 Yearbook: REF HA 40 .F5 I5X v.28 2004
Handbook of North American Industry:  REF. HF 1746 .H36
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics:  REF. HD 8051 .A63
Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor: REF HD 8066 .H57 2003
Historical Statistics of the United States: Millenial Edition: REF HA 202 .H57 2006 (5 vols.) (See also Electronic)
Hoovers Handbook of...Various Call Numbers
Housings Statistics of the United States:  REF. HD 7293 .A1 H654
How Products are Made: REF TS 145 .H67 1994 (7 vols.)
The Human Resources Glossary 3rd ed.: REF HF 5549 .A23 T73 2004
Illustrated Book of World Rankings:  REF. HA 155 .K87
Index of Economic Freedom: REF HB 95 .I48 2005
Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 I53 2004-2005
Industry Research Using the Economic Census: REF HC 101.B594 2004
International Business Information:  REF. HF 54.5 .P33
International Directory of Businiss Biographies: REF HC 29 .I57 2005 (4 vols.)
International Directory of Company Histories (vols. 1-30):  REF. HD 2721 .I5x
International Encyclopedia of Business and Management (vols. 1-6):  REF.  HF 1001 .I53
International Encyclopedia of The Stock Market: REF HG 4551 .I57 1999 (2 vols)
International Financial Statistics Yearbook: REF HG 3881 .I5X V.55 2005
International Government Information and Country Information: REF ZA 5050 .M67 2004
International Historical Statistics: Various Call Numbers
International Marketing Data and Statistics: REF HA 42 .I56
Information, Finance, and Services USA: REF HD 9999 .I493 U625 2001
Infrastructure Industries USA: REF HD 9506 .U5 A64 2001
Key Indicators of the Labour Market: REF HD 5701 .K49 2003
Key Management Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 W347 2002
Lifestyle Market Analyst:  REF. HF 5415.33 .U6 L54
Manufacturing USA (vols. 1-2):  REF. HD 9721 .M364
Manufacturing Worldwide:  REF. HD 9720.1 .M33
Market Profile Analysis (MPA): REF HC 108 .D88 M223x 2004
Market Share Reporter:  REF. HF 5410 .M35
Marketing Research Guide:  REF. HF 5415.2 .M35585
Minnesota Business Almanac:  REF. HG 4057 .M6 M6x
The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference: REF HD 2769.2 .U6 N47 2002
New Strategist Publications: Call Numbers Vary
North American Industries Classification System:  HF 1041.5 .N674
Occupational Outlook Handbook: REF HD 8051 .A62 2004-05
OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics: REF HC 10 .O34 2005
Palgrave Dictionary of...: Various Call Numbers
Places, Towns, and Townships: REF HT 101 .P52 2001
Political Handbook of the World: REF JF 37 .P61X 2005/2006
Political Risk Yearbook: REF HG4538 .P65 2004 (8 vols.)
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: REF HD 4839 .S74 2003 (2 vols.)
Sales & Marketing Management (Annual Survey of Buying Power & Media Markets): Per 5563.0000
Simmons Study of Media Markets: REF HF 5415.3 .S54x 1994
Service Industries USA:  REF. HD 9981.1 .S47
The Skeptical Business Searcher: REF HF 54.56 .B4685 2004 plus Additional Titles
Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook: REF HA 214 .S63 2003
Social Trends & Indicators USA: REF HN 60 .S62 2003 (4 vols.)
The Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics: REF HA 203 .S677 2003
Standard Industrial Classification Manual:  REF. HF 1042 .A55
Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys (vols. 1-2):  REF. HC 106.6 .S74
Standard and Poor's Register - Corporations:  REF. HG 4057 .A42x
State Profiles: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State: REF HA 203 .S725 2002
Statistical Abstract of the United States:  REF. HA 202 .A3x
Statistical Abstract of the World: REF HA 155 .S7x 1997
Trade Policy Review European Communities 2004: REF HF 1532.92 .T734 2004
Transacc: Transnational Accounting: REF HF 5626 .T736 2001x (3 vols.)
Transporting and Public Utilities USA:  REF. HE 202.5 .T72
The Ultimate Accountants' Reference Including GAAP, IRS, and SEC Regulations, Leases, and More: REF HF 5616 .U5 B713 2005
United States Foreign Trade Highlights: REF 3000 .U63 2005
U.S. Industry and Trade Outlook:  HC 101 .U54
U.S. Market Trends and Forecasts:  HF 5415.1 .U76x
Using the Financial and Business Literature: REF HG 173 .S53 2004
The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War 1600-1865: REF HB 235 .U6 V358 2005
Ward's 2005 Auto Guide: REF HD 9710 .U5 W3 2005 67th ed.
Ward's Business Directory: REF HG 4057 .A1 H3x 2000 (8 vols.)
WEFA Industrial Monitor:  REF. HC 101 .W434
Wholesale and Retail Trade USA:  REF. HF 5421 .W58
Working Americans: REF HD 8066 .D47 2000 (6 vols)
World Business Rankings Annual: REF HG 4009 .W665
World Consumer Lifestyles Databook: REF HF 5415.3 .W67 2002
World Development Indicators:  REF. HC 59.69 .W656x
The World Factbook 2006: REF G 122 .U56A 2006
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life: REF GN 333 .W67 1998 (4 vols)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies: REF HC 15 .W675 2002 (4 vols.)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: REF G 63 .W67 2001x (6 vols.)
World Market Share Reporter (vols. 1-2):  REF. HD 2757.15 .W67
World Trade Almanac:  REF. HF 1371 .W67

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