Business Information Resources: Background Information

This guide covers general business reference sources.  Also see Reference Sources for Business for dictionaries, encyclopedias, and handbooks used in disciplines within business such as accounting and marketing.

• Dictionaries and terminology
• Encyclopedias
• Biographies
  

Definitions

• A dictionary of business and management. An Oxford University Press reference book with 6,750 entries.
  • Also in print: HF 1001 D53 2002
• A dictionary of economics (Oxford University Press).
• Penguin business dictionary
• The ultimate business dictionary
  • Also in print: HF 1001 U48 2003
• WashingtonPost.com business glossary 1,250 business terms.

Encyclopedias

• Business and industry. HF 1001 B796 2004. A ten-volume encyclopedia set on the 4th floor of Bennett Library.
• The Capstone encyclopaedia of business : the most up-to-date and accessible guide to business ever!  HF 1001 C37 2003
• Concise international encyclopedia of business and management. HF 1001 C634 1997
• Encyclopedia of business. HF 1001 E466 2000
• Encyclopedia of business and finance. Written for the non-specialist.
• International Encyclopedia of the Social Behavioral Sciences. In-depth and reliable encyclopedic entries on many topics in the social sciences.
  • Also in print: H 41 I58 2001

Biographies

• Movers and shakers: the 100 most influential figures in modern business
• Who's who in Canadian business, 2004: final edition