To Find Books
Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and the MOBIUS Union Catalog to find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:
- Entrepreneurship
- Home-Based Businesses
- Limited Partnership
- New Business Enterprises
- One-person Corporations
- Small Business
- Sole Proprietorship
- Venture Capital
To find the location of a book in Miller Nichols Library, see the Location Guide.
To Find Articles
Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students, faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.
Serials Solutions is a tool to locate full-text journals, magazines and newspapers in UMKC licensed databases. Since not all electronic journals are cataloged in MERLIN, you need to check Serials Solutions as well to make sure you are not missing the journal.
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ABI/INFORM
Dateline (ProQuest), 1985 - present.
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Selected full text
This databasecovers business news from 170 local and regional business magazines, daily newspapers, and wire services including 154 full-text sources. This focus makes it a good place to research local business activities and private company information. Current material dates from 1994 forward, with retrospective coverage to 1985.
- ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest) 1971 - present. Save to del.icio.us.
Selected full text 1985 - present.
ABI/INFORM Global indexes and abstracts over 2,770 publications in the area of business and management, with full text available for over 1,840 titles. Publications range from magazines to trade publications to scholarly journals. Full text is also available for the Wall Street Journal.
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) 1975 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1975 - present.
This multidisciplinary database indexes and abstracts journals in a broad range of subjects. Full text is available for a large proportion of the titles. A high percentage of titles are peer-reviewed. Dates of coverage vary widely by title. All content of Academic Search Elite is included in this resource.
- ACM Digital Library 1954 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1954 - present; coverage varies by title.
Includes citations and full text of articles from journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery. -
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Source Premier (EBSCOhost) 1922 - present; coverage varies by title Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1922 - present; coverage varies by title.
"Provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more.... The database also includes …country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group, and CountryWatch” as well as the OECD. Detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies are generated from Datamonitor reports incorporating SWOT analysis. Market research reports emanate largely from Gartner. [Source: Business Source Premier Database Information Screen, June 23, 2005]
Link to EBSCOhost web user's guide.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (InfoTrac) Save to del.icio.us
Full text.
Use this database for access to the resource: Business Plans Handbook. The Handbook is a collection of 11 volumes of business plans compiled by entrepreneurs from the manufacturing, retail, and service industries. Includes a sample business plan template and some fictional plans, a glossary of small business terms, and a section giving advice.
- INSPEC (Ovid) 1969 - present. Save to del.icio.us
INSPEC (Ovid) 1987 - present. Save to del.icio.us
A good resource for entrepreneurs in the field of physics, electrical engineering, electronic, communications, computing and information technology.
- JSTOR 1838 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text. Coverage varies by title.
JSTOR covers a broad range of disciplines including nearly 90 full text journals in business, finance and economics searchable back to the first volume.
- Kansas City Star (NewsBank) 1991 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1991 - present.
A fully searchable database of articles from the Kansas City Star. The newspaper is available 1885 - present on microfilm on the Miller Nichols Library First Floor.
- LexisNexis Academic 1969 - present. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text 1980 - present.
Provides citations and abstracts or the full text of materials covering general news topics, company research and financial data, industry analysis, government and politics, taxation, and the law. Available resources include newspapers, magazines, journals, business reference materials, case law, law reviews, and industry reports. Link to LexisNexis Academic user's guide.
- Marquis Who’s Who on the Web Current edition Save to del.icio.us
Full text.
Marquis Who's Who on the Web features biographical profiles of 1.2 million individuals including all entries from Who's Who in Finance and Business.
- PAIS International (CSA) 1915 - present. Save to del.icio.us
New Now available: entries for the years 1915 - 1971 have been added through purchase of the PAIS Archive.
PAIS International covers public policy topics involving such areas as business, government, international relations, agriculture,banking, demographics, environment, health, law and legislation, political science, public administration, education, social sciences,and statistics -- all good background areas for entrepreneurs. It indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.
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Regional Business News (EBSCOhost) 1990 - present; coverage varies by title Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text; coverage varies by title.
Regional Business News includes business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Link to EBSCOhost web user's guide.
- SpringerLink (Springer) Coverage varies. Save to del.icio.us
Selected full text. Coverage varies by title.
Links to electronic full-text journals available from Springer and Kluwer. Most of the available journals are in the sciences or social sciences. Coverage for most journals begins in the late 1990's.Good coverage of entrepreneurship.
- Wiley InterScience (Wiley) 1946 - present; coverage varies by title. Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1996 - present; coverage varies by title.
A broad spectrum of electronic journals in the sciences and social sciences published by John Wiley & Sons. Includes full text articles, citations and abstracts for journals. Full text is generally available beginning in 1996 or 1997, although coverage does vary by title. Citations and abstracts are often available for articles published earlier; coverage varies by title. Good coverage of entrepreneurship.
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Selected Journals
This list includes journals available in the University Libraries (check the MERLIN Library Catalog for holdings and location information). To identify additional related journals, search MERLIN by subject or keyword.Current Journals Available at Miller Nichols Library:
(links to electronic versions, if available, are found in the MERLIN record)
- Business Franchise see Serials Solutions
- Journal of Small Business Management see Serials Solutions and MERLIN
- Entrepreneur see Serials Solutions
- Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice see Serials Solutions
- Internet Journal of Entrepreneurship see Serials Solutions
- Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship see Serials Solutions
- Journal of international entrepreneurship see Serials Solutions
- Minority Buisness Entrepreneur see Serials Solutions
- Venture
Capital Journal see Serials Solutions
Reference Sources: Business Plans, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Directories, Statistics, Bibliographies
Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions, general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or focus your research topic.
All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted. Titles are linked to the corresponding MERLIN Library Catalog record.
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
| Encyclopedia
of Emerging Industries Ref HD2324 .E527 Industry information includes the organization and structure, its background, development, and pioneers, current conditions, industry leaders, work force, the global marketplace for the industry, industry research and technology, and suggested reading. |
| Encyclopedia
of Small Business Ref HD62.7 .H553 Features topics such as advertising strategy, financial ratios, and tax planning. |
Handbooks
| Business
Plans Handbook Ref HD62.7 .B865; also online Gale Virtual Reference Library This set of volumes contains actual business plans created by entrepreneurs in North America to get funding for their new businesses. Appendices include: lists of organizations, consultants, SBA regional offices, small business development centers, glossary and bibliography. |
| The
Macmillan Small Business Handbook Ref HD62.7 .S819 Contains information helpful to people considering starting a business. A directory of small business investment companies, break-even analysis, suggested ways to compensate employees, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of small businesses are just some of the topics covered. |
| North American Industry Classification System, United States Ref Bus Alcove HF1041 .N614; also online: www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html Updates the SIC system, covering the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. |
| Standard Industrial Classification Manual Ref Bus Alcove HF1041 .U613 The SIC is a code system that classifies business activity by industry for the purposes of grouping and analyzing. Prepared by the Exec. Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. |
Directories
| Consultants
and Consulting Organizations Directory Ref HD69 .C6 C647 Lists more than 24,000 consulting firms and independent consultants. Entries provide name, location, WWW address, year founded, number of staff, revenues, activities, workshops, and seminars. |
| Small Business Sourcebook Ref HD2346 .U5 S65 Each small business profile gives start-up information, associations, trade periodicals, reference works, and libraries devoted to the business. Also included are sections for state agencies and federal government assistance. |
| Kansas City Metro Business Directory Ref HF5068 .K2 C66 Local area businesses are indexed by name, SIC code, ZIP code and telephone number. Entries contain location, phone number, names of top executives, range for the number of employees, and SIC code. The Key Individual section is an alphabetical list of key personnel. |
Statistics
| County
Business Patterns GovDocs C 3.204/3-1: also online www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cbptotal.html Lists number of businesses in a state, size of payrolls and number of employees within industries. Other data available. |
Additional Sources
| Entrepreneurship
2000 Ref HB615 .S725 This update on current research in entrepreneurship has five major divisions: Financing Growth; Growth Strategies; Entrepreneurship Education; Broader Dimensions of Entrepreneurship; and Research Applications, Issues, and Needs. The editors are from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City. |
Web Resources
- BPlans.com Business Plans
(bplans.com)
- Business Plans Archive
(www.businessplanarchive.org/)
Repository for business plans from the Dot.com era
- Edward Lowe Peerspectives
(peerspectives.org/)
This site is a service of the Edward Lowe Foundation.
- Entrepreneur.Com
(entrepreneur.com)
- Entrepreneurial
Edge Online
(www.entrepreneursexchange.org/newsletter/)
Obtain articles from the magazine "Entrepreneurial Edge" and get practical advice on writing a sales letter or preparing a balance sheet. The Business Builders section provides step-by-step tips for growing, managing, and promoting a business.
- Entrepreneurship Education on the Web
(eweb.slu.edu/welcome.htm)
- Federal Technology Transfer Offices on the Internet
(webdoc.gwdg.de/ebook/aw/ttic/guide.htm)
Listing of offices or centers at Federal Laboratories and related sites, arranged by Federal Department or Agency.
- Federal Trade Commission
(www.ftc.gov/index.html)
- Federal Trade Commission Facts for Consumers: Franchise and Business Opportunities
(www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/invest/inv07.pdf)
- IFA: International Franchise Organization
(www.franchise.org )
- Kauffman E-venturing
(www.eventuring.org/eShip/appmanager/eVenturing/eVenturingDesktop)
This Website of the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation provides a wealth of information for entrepreneurs and supporters of entrepreneurship. The three main sections, Starting Your Business, Growing Your Business, and Supporting Entrepreneurship point users to Websites covering topics such as financing your business, attracting and retaining employees, marketing, and even selling your business. Also find other information such as entrepreneurship centers and incubators around the country.
- KC Sourcelink
Assistance for Kansas City regional small business and start-ups.
- NAICS (North American Industry Classification System)
(www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html)
- NAICS
1997 NAICS - 1987 SIC Correspondance Tables
(www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm)
- NIH Office of Technology Transfer
(ott.od.nih.gov/about_nih/intl_tt.html)
- Small Business Administration
(www.sbaonline.gov)
- Small Business How-to Video Seminars
and Podcasts
(New York Public Library - Small Business Resource Center)
(www.nypl.org/research/sibl/smallbiz/video.html)
Other guides that may be useful for entrepreneurial research are the Library Guide to Industry Research and the Library Guide to Marketing.
For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.
