How to Research Business
Find Books, Find Articles or Find Internet resources. A print version of this guide is available in COM Library, but this online version should always be more current. Still have questions after reading this guide?

Find Books
How to find books.

Subject Headings
When you want books, search the library catalog for the following subject headings. Try the Library of Congress Subject Headings books for more subject headings.

Business enterprises--Texas--Directories
Business enterprises--United States--Directories
Corporations--Texas--Directories
Corporations--United States--Directories
Corporations--United States--Finance--Directories
Private companies--United States
Stocks--United States
Texas--Directories

Call Numbers
If you want to browse the shelves, try the following call numbers in reference and the main collection.

HD- Economic History, Industry, Labor
HF- Commerce, Trade, Business, Marketing
HG- Finance, Money, Banking, Stocks
T- Technology, Industrial Directories, Engineering

Reference Books
When you need factual information like statistics, definitions, and scientific values/tables, try reference books. Reference books are kept in a separate collection on the main floor of the library. The list below includes frequently used reference books with their call numbers. Check the library catalog for additional reference materials.

The Business One Irwin Business and Investment Almanac HF 5003 D6x Ref
Directory of Texas Manufacturers HD 9727 T4 D5 Ref
The Directory of Business Information Sources HF 54.52 U5 D57x 1992 Ref
Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources HF 54.52 U5 E5x 1992 Ref
Hoover's Guide to Computer Companies HD 9696 C6 H66x Ref
Hoover's Handbook of American Business: Profiles of Over 500 major U.S. Companies HF 3010 H66x Ref
Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies HG 4057 A28618 Ref
Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies HG 4057 A28616 Ref
Hoover's MasterList of Major U.S. Companies HF 3010 H665x Ref
Houston Business Directory HF 5068 H6 H63 Ref
The Information Please Business Almanac & Desk Reference HF 5003 I66x Ref
Moody's Handbook of NASDAQ Stocks HG 4501 M58x Ref
Moody's Handbook of Common Stocks HG 4905 M815 Ref
Standard & Poor's 500 Guide HG 4057 A4758 Ref
The Texas 500: Hoover's Guide to the Top Texas Companies HG 4057 T4 T49 1994 Ref
Texas Business Directory HF 5065 T4 T38 Ref
Texas High Technology Directory HC 107 T43 H538 Ref
Walker's: The Corporate Directory of U.S. Public Companies HG 4057 A156468 Ref
Ward's Private Company Profiles HG 4009 W374 Ref

eBooks
COM Library has access to eBooks, electronic versions of printed books. To access them, go to Find Books and click on eBooks. From this page you can access both free eBooks and eBooks only available to COM Library users. Through NetLibrary you can access thousands of full text books. Please note the special instructions on the eBooks page for accessing the NetLibrary collection. Access eBooks now.

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Find Articles
How to find articles.COM Library has print and online databases that can help you locate articles. If an article is unavailable from COM Library, we will be glad to request it through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). The length of time it takes to obtains an article through ILL can vary from next day to several weeks, depending on the lending library.

Online Databases
COM Library has access to many online databases that have full text articles.

Best Bet Databases
To access the COM Library databases that are your best bets, go to COM Library's Databases: Business & Economics.

Periodicals
The list below reflects periodicals currently subscribed to by the COM Library:

Barron's
BI: Better Investing
Black Enterprise
BusinessWeek
Finance & Development
Forbes
Fortune
Harvard Business Review
Hispanic Business
Houston Business Journal
Inc.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Money
Nation's Business

Find Internet
How to find Internet sites.

The Internet can be an excellent resource for information. To search for Internet resources on your own, access some of the best search engines and directories on the Internet from COM Library's Search page. COM Library has also created it's own directory, Internet by Subject, that covers many topics. Web Sites has a specific page that covers your topic, with links to some of the best resources on the Internet:

COM Library pages
Company & Industry Info

Best Bets on the Internet
Corporate Information
Forbes
FreeEDGAR
Hoover's Online
Thomas Register
Yahoo! Finance

Reserves
Material placed on reserve by your instructor should be requested at the circulation desk. Some library items are placed on permanent reserve and also must be requested at the circulation desk. You may check for reserves by clicking on the Course Reserves tab in the library catalog.

Questions?
If you still have questions after reading this guide, try some of COM Library's FAQs, or you may ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. The Reference Office is located on the ground floor of the library near the Online Library.

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How to Research Business Find Books, Find Articles or Find Internet resources. A print version of this guide is available in COM Library, but this online version should always be more current. Still have questions after reading this guide?

Find Books How to find books.

Subject Headings When you want books, search the library catalog for the following subject headings. Try the Library of Congress Subject Headings books for more subject headings.

Call Numbers If you want to browse the shelves, try the following call numbers in reference and the main collection.

Online Databases COM Library has access to many online databases that have full text articles.

Best Bet Databases To access the COM Library databases that are your best bets, go to COM Library's Databases: Business & Economics.

Periodicals The list below reflects periodicals currently subscribed to by the COM Library:

Find Internet How to find Internet sites.

COM Library pages Company & Industry Info

Best Bets on the Internet Corporate Information Forbes FreeEDGAR Hoover's Online Thomas Register Yahoo! Finance

Reserves Material placed on reserve by your instructor should be requested at the circulation desk. Some library items are placed on permanent reserve and also must be requested at the circulation desk. You may check for reserves by clicking on the Course Reserves tab in the library catalog.

Questions? If you still have questions after reading this guide, try some of COM Library's FAQs, or you may ask the Reference Librarian for assistance. The Reference Office is located on the ground floor of the library near the Online Library.