Key Business Reference Books in the UMD Library

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  Accountants' Handbook: REF HF 5621 .A22 2003 (2 vols.)
  2006 LexisNexis Advertising Red Books 2008 LexisNexis Advertising Red Books: REF HF 5805 .S785 2008 Jan.
  Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 T68x 2010
  America's Top 101 Jobs for College Graduates: REF HD 6278 .U5 A64 2005
  An American's Guide to Doing Business in Latin America: REF HF 3230.5 .Z5 T85 2008
  analysis of financial statements Analysis of Financial Statements (Second Edition): REF HG 4026 .P463 2006
  Annual Statement Studies Annual Statement Studies: REF HF 5681 .B2 R6 2008/2009
  The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: REF HD 30 .15 .B455 2005 v.13
  Business Information: Finding and Using Data in the Digital Age: HD 30 .2 .Z337 2003
  BusinessNorth: 2006 Directory of Business and Industry: REF Folio HC 107 .M6 B875
  Business Plans Handbook Business Plans Handbook: REF HD 62.7 .B865 (14 vols.)
Top Business Rankings Annual: REF HG 4050 .B88 2004
(Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
  Business Statistics of the United States Business Statistics of the United States: REF HC 101 .A13122 2007
  The Career Guide The Career Guide: REF HF 5382.5 .U5 C33x 2009
  Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide (Rand McNally): REF Folio G 1019 .R22 2009 (2 vols.)
  Comparative Employment Relations Comparative Employment Relations: REF HD 6971 .E28 2000
  County and City Data Book: 2007: REF HA 202 .A36 2007
  County and City Extra County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book: REF HA 203 .C68 2008
  Countries and Their Cultures: REF GN 307 .C68 2001 (4 vols.)
(see also electronic)
  Community Profile Analysis (CPA): REF HC 107 .M62 S28 2007
  Craighead's International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 90 Countries: REF HF 5549.5 .E45 D56 2004/2005 (2 vols.)
  The CRB Commodity Yearbook: REF HF 1041 .C56 2007
  Cross Cultural Issues: Various Call Numbers
Top Datapedia of the United States: REF HA 202 .K87 2004
  Demographics USA: County Editions Demographics USA: County Editions: REF HF 5415.1 .D462 2008
  Demographics USA : Zip Edition Pages: REF HF 5415.3 .D463 2008
  Dictionary of Financial Formulas and Ratios: REF HG 151 .M24 2008
  Doing Business in...: Various Call Numbers
  Doing Business in the New Latin America: REF HF 3230.5 .Z5 B43 2004
  Economic Indicators Handbook: REF HC 103 .E26 2002
  Economic Report of the President: REF HC 106.5 .A272 2006
  Employment, Hours, and Earnings: States and Areas 2005: REF HD 8051 .A62 2005
Top Encyclopedia of Advertising: REF HF 5803 .A38 2003 (3 vols.)
  Encyclopedia of African American Business: REF HD 2358.5 .U6 E53 2006 (2 vols.)
  Encyclopedia of American Business: REF HF 1001 .E463 2004
(Volume II is located at REF HF 3021 .G44 2006 v.2)
  Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography: Various Call Numbers
  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: REF HF 1001 .E466 2000 (2 vols.)
  Encyclopedia of Business and Finance: REF HF 1001 .E466 2007 (2 vols)
  Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources: REF HF5035 .E53x 2006
  Encyclopedia of Career Development Encyclopedia of Career Development: REF HF 5381 .E517 2006 (2 vols)
  Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance: REF HF 5381 .E52 2003 (4 vols.)
Top Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries: REF HD 2324 .E528 2001
(Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
  Encyclopedia of Finance Encyclopedia of Finance: REF HG 151 .E625 2006
  Encyclopedia of Fraud: REF HV 6691 .W45 2005
  Encyclopedia of Global Industries: REF HD 2324 .E53 2003
(Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
  Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: REF HF 5548.8 .E498 2007
Top 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 Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns: REF HF 5837 .E53 2000 (2 vols.)
  Encyclopedia of Management Encyclopedia of Management: REF HD 30.15 .E49 2006
  Encyclopedia of Products and Industries - Manufacturing: REF HD 9720.5 .E53 2008 (2 Volumes)
  Encyclopedia of Public Relations Encyclopedia of Public Relations: REF HD 59 .E48 2005 (2 vols)
Top 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 U.S. Labor and Working Class History Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working Class History: REF HD 8066 .A78 2006 (3 vols)
  Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime: REF HV 6768 .E63 2005 (2 vols.)
  Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present : REF HF 1373 .W67 2005 (4 vols.)
  Euromonitor: Various Call Numbers
  European Business - Facts and Figures: REF HC 241.2 .P313 2003
  Exporters' Encyclopaedia Exporters' Encyclopaedia: REF HF 3011 .E9 2005/2006
  Export Sales & Marketing Manual: REF HF 1416.5 .E9 2008
Top Fact Book: REF HG 5127 .C67 2007
  The Federal Reserve System : An Encyclopedia The Federal Reserve System: An Encyclopedia: REF HG 2563 .H235 2005
  A Financial History of the United States: REF HG 181 .M297 2002 (3 vols.)
  Financial Studies of the Small Business: REF HD 2346 .U5 F55 2005
  Foreign Trade of the United States: REF HF 3003 .F6 1999
  Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook: REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2003
  Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce: REF HF 5548.32 .G35 2002 (2 vols.)
Top Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History: REF HC 102. .G35 1999 (2 vols.)
  The Global Competitiveness Report The Global Competitiveness Report: REF HF 1414 .G559 2006
  The Global Etiquette Guides: Various Call Numbers
  Government Finance Statistics 2006 Yearbook Government Finance Statistics 2006 Yearbook: REF HA 40 .F5 I5X v.28 2006
Top Handbook of Industry Profiles: REF HC 106.83.H35 2008
  Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: REF HD 8051 .A63 2007
  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 Edition
  Hoovers Handbook of...Various Call Numbers
  How Products are Made: REF TS 145 .H67 1994 (7 vols.)
Electronic Version
  The Human Resources Glossary 3rd ed.: REF HF 5549 .A23 T73 2004
Top Importing Into the United States: A Guide for Commercial Importers: Electronic Resource
  Index of Economic Freedom: REF HB 95 .I48 2007
  Industrial Commodity Statistics Yearbook 2005: REF HC 59 .P366 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
  Infrastructure Industries USA: REF HD 9506 .U5 A64 2001
  International Business Etiquette: Europe: REF HF 5389.3 E85 S23 2004
  International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It : REF HF 54.5 .P33 1998
Top International Directory of Business Biographies: REF HC 29 .I57 2005 (4 vols.)
  International Directory of Company Histories: REF HD 2721 .I5x (Over 60 vols.)
(Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
  International Encyclopedia of The Stock Market: REF HG 4551 .I57 1999 (2 vols.)
  International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies: REF HD 31 .I564 2008 (4 vols.)
  International Financial Statistics Yearbook: REF HG 3881 .I5X V.55 2007
  International Government Information and Country Information: REF ZA 5050 .M67 2004
  International Historical Statistics: Various Call Numbers
Top International Marketing Data and Statistics: REF HA 42 .I56 2004
  International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2006: REF HC 10 .I673
  IRS Corporate Financial Ratios: REF HG 4050 .I77 2008
  Key Indicators of the Labour Market: REF HD 5701 .K49 2003
  Key Management Ratios: REF HF 5681 .R25 W347 2002
  Latin American Business Cultures: REF GN 564 .L29 L37 2005
  Lifestyle Market Analyst The Lifestyle Market Analyst: REF HF 5415.33 .U6 L54 2008
  Local and Regional Government Information Local and Regional Government Information: REF Z1223.5.A1 L63 2004
Top Manufacturing and Distribution USA Manufacturing and Distribution USA: REF HD 9721 .M364 2006 (3 vols.)
Electronic Version
  Market Profile Analysis (MPA): REF HC 108 .D88 M223x 2004
  Market Share Reporter: REF HF 5410 .M35 2008 (2 vols.)
(Also in Business and Company Resource Center*)
  The Marketing Research Guide The Marketing Research Guide : REF HF 5415.2 .M35585 2006
  The New Nonprofit Almanac and Desk Reference: REF HD 2769.2 .U6 N47 2002
  New Strategist Publications: Varies
Must-have sources of demographics and statistics to help discover Niche Markets.
  North American Industry Classification System: REF HF 1041.5 .N674 2007
  Occupational Outlook Handbook: REF HD 8051 .A62 2008-09
  OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics: REF HC 10 .O34 2008
Top Palgrave Dictionary of...: Various Call Numbers
  Places, Towns, and Townships: REF HT 101 .P52 2001
  Plunkett's Health Care Industry Almanac 2009: REF RA 410.53 .P56 2009
  Political Handbook of the World Political Handbook of the World: REF JF 37 .P61X 2009
  Political Risk Yearbook: REF HG4538 .P65 2009 (8 vols.)
Top 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
  Schmidt's Minnesota Media Directory Schmidt's Minnesota Media Directory: REF PN 4867 .S365x 2005
  Simmons Study of Media Markets: REF HF 5415.3 .S54x 1994
Now updated by the more current MediaMark Reporter.
  The Skeptical Business Searcher: REF HF 54.56 .B4685 2004 plus Additional Titles
  Small Business Sourcebook: REF HD 2346 .U5 S66 2008
  Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook: REF HA 214 .S63 2006
  Social Trends & Indicators USA: REF HN 60 .S62 2003 (4 vols.)
  The Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics: REF HA 203 .S677 2003
Top Standard Industrial Classification Manual: REF HF 1042 .A55 1987x
  Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys: REF HC 106 .S74
Now updated by the more current NetAdvantage.
  State and Metropolitan Area Data Book State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 2006: REF HA 202 .S84 2006
  State Profiles: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State: REF HA 203 .S725 2006
  Statistical Abstract of the World: REF HA 155 .S7x 1997
  Statistical Yearbook : Econimic & Social Affairs Statistical Yearbook : Economic & Social Affairs: REF HA 12.5 .U63 50th ed. 2006
Top Trade Policy Review European Communities 2004: REF HF 1532.92 .T734 2004
  Transacc: Transnational Accounting: REF HF 5626 .T736 2001x (3 vols.)
  The Ultimate Accountants' Reference Including GAAP, IRS, and SEC Regulations, Leases, and More: REF HF 5616 .U5 B713 2005
  United States Foreign Trade Highlights United States Foreign Trade Highlights: REF 3000 .U63 2005
  US Industry & Trade Outlook: REF HC 101 .U54 2000
Top US Market Trends & Forecasts: REF HF 5415.1 .U76x 2002
  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 Automotive Yearbook 2007 Ward's Automotive Yearbook 2009: REF HD 9710 .U5 W3 2009
Top Ward's Business Directory: REF HG 4057 .A1 H3x 2000 (8 vols.)
  WEFA Industrial Monitor: REF HC 101 .W434 2000-2001
  The Who, What, and Where of America The Who, What, and Where of America: Understanding the Census Results: REF HA 201.122 .W46 2003
  Working Americans Working Americans: REF HD 8066 .D47 2000 (8 vols)
  World Consumer Lifestyles Databook: REF HF 5415.3 .W67 2002
Top world development indicators World Development Indicators: REF HC 59.69 .W656X 2008
Available also on on EDD Machines Near the Reference Desk
  The World Factbook 2006 The World Factbook 2006: REF G 122 .U56A 2006
  World Market Share Reporter: REF HD 2757.15 .W67 2001-2002
  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.)
Top Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: REF G 63 .W67 2001x (6 vols.)

 

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