LibGuides: Business Research Guide: Books

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Subject Headings

Here is a list of possible subject headings. Please note that this list is not comprehensive, just samples.

Business
Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Small business
Corporations
Businesspeople
Family-owned business enterprises
Industrial management
Strategic planning
Organizational behavior
Business planning
Business logistics
Operations research
Finance
Business finance
Accounting
Financial statements
Investment analysis
Risk management
Marketing
Advertising
Consumer behavior
Sales management
Branding (Marketing)
Market segmentation
International business enterprises
Foreign trade
Globalization—Economic aspects
Multinational corporations
Commercial law
Business ethics
Antitrust law
Corporate governance
Contracts—Commercial
Electronic commerce
Business—Data processing
Information technology—Management
Artificial intelligence—Business applications
Business education
Business schools
Career development
Executives—Training of

Subject headings can also be subdivided for further specificity

Geographic
- Example: Business -- United States
- Example: Entrepreneurship -- India
Chronology
- Example: Business -- History -- 20th century
- Example: Commerce -- United States -- 21st century
Form
- Example: Business -- Case studies
- Example: Marketing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Topical
- Example: Business -- Ethics
- Example: Marketing -- Psychological aspects

Note that this list was created with the help of Microsoft CoPilot AI.

Sources for E-books

eBooks from Ebsco
Search e-books by bibliographic information or through the full-text search limiter. These e-books are PDF or ePUB format and can be read on a computer or downloaded to other devices.
ProQuest Ebook Central
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JSTOR
Includes more than 1,700 leading academic journals and 45,000 Ebooks in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as other materials valuable for academic work.

Videos

Kanopy
A collection of over 30,000 films and includes titles from BBC, Criterion Collection, and Media Education Foundation. Kanopy features include browsing by subject or using a search box, setting up clip/play lists, and sharing or embedding videos.
Alexander Street Press Videos
Briggs library provides access to the following video collections through Alexander Street Press Video:
- Counseling and Therapy in Video
- Nursing Education in Video : Second Edition
- PBS
PBS Video Collection

This collection of more than 1,200 streaming videos provides an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS. From science to history, art to Shakespeare, business & economics, and more.

Government Documents

Government publications include brochures from all national parks and monuments. These can usually be found online or in paper by using the Catalog of Government Publication.