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2002 World Factbook
Abebooks.com
Access Gateway to Government Files Online
Accredited MBA
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 Customer Satisfaction Index
American Fact Finder
AmeriCom Long Distance - Area Decoder
Area Code Lookup Service - (555-1212.com)
Associations on the Net - (IPL)
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
Britannica.com
BUBL Link/5:15 - Catalogue of Internet Resources
Business.com
Business 2.0 Web Guide
The Business Journals
Businesshistory.net
Businesses for Sale: BizBuySell.com
Business and Technology Research
CAROL - Company Annual Reports On Line: reports for European countries
CenStats Databases
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
CredoReferance - the web's reference engine
Current Industrial Reports (CIR)
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
Encyclopedia Britannica Online*
Encyclopedia.com
Europages - European Business Directory
Fast Facts
Federal Business Opportunities
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Financial Calculators
FindArticles.com - BNET
Find-It! Consumer
FirstGov - Official website for searching the U.S. Governement
Foreign Exchange Currency Converter
Free Business Forms
FXConverter - OANDA's164 Currency Converter
The Giving Institute
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 Publishing
HomeFair: real estate, mortgage loans, relocation, moving, van line, apartments
How far is it? - Distance Calculator
How Stuff Works
INFOMINE
infoUSA.com
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 - IPL
James J. Hill Business Library
KnowThis.com - Marketing Virtual Library
Kompass - Searchable database of 1.5 million companies in 60 countries
Learn2.com
Lexis-Nexis
Librarians Index to the Internet
Librarians' Resource Centre
LibrarySpot.com - Encyclopedias, maps, libraries, and more
LinkPopularity.com: The Free Link Popularity Service
 
MagPortal.com
MarketResearch.com
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
MN Community Profile
My Computer (Web Snapshot) - Internet research, news, trends, tools, traffic, and historical data
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
OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the WWW
OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder
Pantros IP
Population Index on the Web
Population Index
PR Newswire Photos
Price's List of Lists
Rand McNally
Research Buzz
Research-It! - Your one-stop reference desk
Researching Companies on the Internet
The Researching Librarian
Resource Shelf
Roget's Internet Thesaurus - Thesaurus.com
Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal
Search Systems - Search Public Records
SEC Info
Seminars, Classes, Corporate Training and Conferences - SIS 27th
SirsiDynix - Resources for the Wired Librarian
Site Selection Online
SmartMoney.com
Social Statistics Briefing Room
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
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
TradeStats Express
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 Reference Sites - Over 2,500 of the Most Popular Reference Sites on the Internet
Virtual Sites
Wall Street Research Net
Washingtonpost.com - Business Guide
Webopedia - Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms
Word Wizard Portal
World Factbook
World News
World Sea Ports - maritime resources, port guides
WWWebster Dictionary
XE.com - The World's Favorite Currency Site
YourDictionary.com
Zip Code Keyed by Country Tool

Back to TopPeriodicals

Economic Indicators, 1992 - :  PER6269.0000
Employment and Earnings, 1969 - :  PER6237.0000
Federal Reserve Bulletin, 1931 - :  PER6234.0000
International Financial Statistics, 1960 - :  PER2977.0000 (IFS Online)
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

Back to Top Reference Books

Accountants' Handbook: REF HF 5621 .A22 2003 (2 vols.)
Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 T68 2010
Annual Statement Studies: REF HF 5681 .B2 R6 2008/2009
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 2009
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 Industries: REF HC 102 .E53 2008 (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 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 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 State Rankings Reporter:  REF. HA 203 .G34
Government Finance Statistics 2006 Yearbook: REF HA 40 .F5 I5X v.28 2006
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)
Housings Statistics of the United States:  REF. HD 7293 .A1 H654
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 2008-2009
Industry Research Using the Economic Census: REF HC 101.B594 2004
International Directory of Businss 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 (IFS Online): REF HG 3881 .I5X V.55 2007
-Link: http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/lurl/LibGo.php?TiPrimaryID=1499
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 2008-09
OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics: REF HC 10 .O34 2008
Palgrave Dictionary of...: Various Call Numbers
Places, Towns, and Townships: REF HT 101 .P52 2003
Political Handbook of the World: REF JF 37 .P61X 2009
Political Risk Yearbook: REF HG4538 .P65 2009 (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
Service Industries USA:  REF. HD 9981.1 .S47
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 2000 :  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 2009 Auto Guide: REF HD 9710 .U5 W3 2009
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 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.)
World Trade Almanac:  REF. HF 1371 .W67

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