Business Research Sources, a Reference Navigator
by F. Patrick Butler
This valuable e-book, authored by a seasoned business professor and originally published by McGraw-Hill, is freely accessible online and a significant aid to researchers. It is composed of 50 chapters and over 100 classic business reference sources.
"The problem for anyone doing research in the Information Age is not a lack of information, but rather how to target the information required for a particular project and how to get to it quickly. That's what this book accomplishes."
IRVING R. LEVINE
former Chief Economics Correspondent for NBC NewsTot 10 Business Research Sources
- RMA Risk Management Association (formerly named Robert Morris Associates): Annual Statement Studies
- Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios
- Journal of Advertising Research
- Business Periodicals Index
- Small Business Sourcebook
- Business & the Contemporary World -now called Global Outlook-
- Hoover´s Handbook
- Standard & Poor´s / Industry Surveys
- Business Information
- Encyclopedia of Business Information Resources
Prof. Butler's Top 5 Reccommended Business Resources

Browse Business Research Sources
by section
- General Concepts about Business Reference Books
- General Business Reference Sources
- Directories, Almanacs, Periodicals, Indexes, and Encyclopedias
- Computer Databases and Vendors
- Statistics, Demographics, and Consumerism
- Governmental Affairs and Nongovernmental Organizations
- The Organizational Functions
- International References
