Library
Resources for Business
Randy
Nelson
May 24th, 2013
Why
use a library?
Key Concepts:
1. Information can be viewed as a public good.
There can even be a right to
some kinds of information in a
democratic society.
2. Information can be viewed as a private good.
Access to some kinds of information may be restricted.
Some
kinds of information are commodities that are bought and sold in the
marketplace.
3. Libraries,
themselves a public good, provide
access to both kinds of
information.
4. Libraries provide access to databases, which
are often expensive.
Criteria for Reliable Websites (or,
for that matter ANY source of information)
University of California, Berkeley
Library
Sources for Journal Articles
·
Hospitality and Tourism Complete Academic
and industry coverage from over 300 periodicals, company reports and other
sources. Look here for articles on culinary arts, food & beverage
management, hospitality law, hotel management & administration, market
trends and more.
·
Academic Search Premier
·
ProQuest
·
Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly A
premier industry journal, searchable by topic or issue date.
· The Puget Sound Business Journal
Resources for Corporate Information
o Mergent Online Corporate financial
information
o Washington State
Secretary of State
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application
that lets patrons & students quickly create professional-quality thematic
maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data.
SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed
through an innovative and user-friendly interface.
With
SimplyMap, users can:
- Access thousands of demographic,
business, and marketing data variables.
- Develop interactive thematic
maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation
software.
- Select, sort, and compare data
across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported
to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
- Explore historical census data
to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and
projections to analyze current and future trends.
- Make informed personal and
business-related decisions. Questions like "what are the social and
demographic characteristics of my neighborhood?" and "where
should I locate my retail store?" are quickly answered with
SimplyMap.
- Combine locations and search for
areas based on specific criteria.
Geographic Research partners with premier U.S. data providers to give SimplyMap users the most current demographic, business, and marketing data available. SimplyMap provides the following nation-wide data:
- Demographic Variables:
Population, Age, Race, Income, Ancestry, Marital Status, Housing,
Employment, Transportation, Families, and more.
- Historical census data:
including 1970, 1980, 1990 & 2000, plus current year census estimates
and 5 year projections.
- Business Variables: Detailed
Consumer Expenditure, Business & Employee Counts by Industry (by
NAICS Code), Consumer Price Index, Quality of Life & Consumer
Profiles, and Market Segments.
Statistical abstract
of the United States / prepared by the
chief of the.Bureau
of Statistics, Treasury Department.
HA202
The Law
WorldCat Use the world's largest online
catalog to search the collections of thousands of academic and public libraries
around the globe.
Business
Library
Resources Worksheet
Randy Nelson
South Seattle Community College
Oct. 18, 2012
Topic:
Common
Language Key Words:
Descriptors:
SIC
and NAICS Codes:
Library
of Congress Subject Headings:
Library
of Congress Classification call numbers (Academic Libraries):
Dewey
Decimal Classification call numbers (Public Libraries):
A
good overview of topic can be found:
Useful
databases:
Employment
Statistics:
Key
Journals (such as Restaurant
Startup & Growth):
Professional
Associations:
Governmental
Agencies:
APA
Format Source
