Reference Sources

As you progress through your university career, you will often find yourself in need of reference sources to locate information, validate facts, and answer questions.  Here are a list of recommended dictionaries you can use in the subject area of business.  Some of these are available in print, electronically, or available through the Internet.  Don't forget to check out other available resources such as encyclopedias and handbooks.

• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics HF5387.B55 [location:  General Reference shelves and UNT Dallas Library; also accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management HD30.15.B456 [location:  General Reference shelves and UNT Dallas Library; also accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics HD30.22.B55 [location:  General Reference shelves and UNT Dallas Library; also accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior HD58.7.B57 [location:  General Reference shelves and UNT Dallas Library; also accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management HD30.28.B59 [location:  General Reference shelves and UNT Dallas Library; also accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]
  

For different practices or publishers such as marketing or Palgrave, consider using keyword search terms such as Accounting -- Dictionaries or New Palgrave Dictionaries to find more reference sources available to you.

For online dictionaries, consider the following links for additional glossaries and dictionaries:

• Business Dictionaries (Libraryspot.com) - This site provides glossaries of business, finance, investment, and economics.

• Business Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (Answers.com) - This site provides dictionaries and encyclopedias for Accounting, Banking, Business, Economics, Finance, Investment, Insurance, Marketing, Real Estate, Small Business.

• New York Stock Exchange glossary of financial terms - Click GLOSSARY on the home page. A second window will open up. The financial glossary furnishes brief definitions.

• Nolo.com [Everybody's Legal Dictionary] - This site furnishes definitions for over 1,000 legal terms. It also provides a legal encyclopedia with plain English articles about the most popular legal topics.

• One Look Dictionaries: the faster finder - This site searches for words in over 600 web dictionaries.

• Referenceforbusiness.com - Contents: Encyclopedia of Small Business, Encyclopedia of Business, Business Biographies, Business Plans, Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Management, Company Histories, Leading American Businesses.

• Webopedia (internet.com) - Provides computer and Internet technology definitions.

Business Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks in the UNT Libraries--a selected list

AMA Style Guide for Business Writing [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of International Management [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Organizational Behavior [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary]

Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Strategic Management [accessible as an ebook through NetLibrary] 

For online business encyclopedias, consider the following links for additional subject coverage including glossaries.

Business Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (Answers.com) - This site provides dictionaries and encyclopedias for Accounting, Banking, Business, Economics, Finance, Investment, Insurance, Marketing, Real Estate, and Small Business.

• Nolo.com [Everybody's Legal Dictionary]
  This site furnishes definitions for over 1,000 legal terms. It also provides a legal encyclopedia with plain English articles about the most popular legal topics.
• New York Stock Exchange glossary of financial terms
  Click GLOSSARY on the home page. A second window will open up. The financial glossary furnishes brief definitions.
• Referenceforbusiness.com - Contents: Encyclopedia of Small Business, Encyclopedia of Business, Business Biographies, Business Plans, Encyclopedia of American Industries, Encyclopedia of Management, Company Histories, Leading American Businesses.
• Webopedia (internet.com)
  Provides computer and Internet technology definitions.

Accountants' handbook. Vol. 1, Financial accounting and general topics
Available online through NetLibrary.

AMA handbook of business letters
Available online through NetLibrary.

Business information handbook
Available online through Gale's Virtual Reference Library.

Business Writer's Handbook
HF5718.3 .A46 Location: General Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library.

Complete handbook of business meetings
Available online through NetLibrary.

Economic indicators handbook
HC101 .E385 Location: General Reference, 1st floor, Willis Library.
This is a handbook of U.S. economic indicators.

Handbook for Memo Writing
Available online through NetLibrary.

Handbook for Technical Writing
Available online through NetLibrary.

How to research an old stock certificate
These web sites cover getting started, company histories, corporate records, what is Scripophily, and fee-based services.

International finance and accounting handbook
Available online through NetLibrary.

Kiss, bow, or shake hands
Willis Library, 1st Floor, RESERVE DESK  HF5389 .M67
This is the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries.

McGraw-Hill handbook of more business letters
Available online through NetLibrary.

Media handbook: a complete guide to advertising media selection, planning
Available online through NetLibrary.

NetLibrary: Tutorial by Ellen Truax
This tutorial covers how to use NetLibrary to read e-books online.