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Item	Availability	Notes
Articles about Management:
ABI Inform via ProQuest	1971-date	Indexes 1400+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields.
Business and Industry via GaleNet	1994-date	Indexes 1200+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents.
Business NewsBank via NewsBank InfoWeb	1993-date	Produces articles from the business sections of 400+ U.S. newspapers as well as many local business journals.
Wall Street Journal via ProQuest	1986-present	Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal.  For older issues, see microfilm in Gov. Docs., or access Wall Street Journal Historical File.
Business File ASAP via Galenet	1996-date	Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry.  Included in Gale Business & Company Resource Center, above
Wilson Business Full Text via FirstSearch	1986-date	Indexes 345+ major magazines in business.
Free Management Library via Authenticity Consulting, LLC	Check URL date	This is a page of topics which lead to online materials describing how to approach various aspects of management, from Advertising through Volunteers.  Articles include cross referencing to related topics, as well as references to additional publixhed materials.      [caahaj]
Business & Management, Generally         See also: Leadership, below.
21st Century Management (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2007	"21st Century Management provides clear and useful discussion by scholars from around the world of 100 of the key issues and topics that managers are confronting in the 21st century.  The structure of discourse for each issue, and important associated perspectives and research, is concisely and meaningfully presented. New technologies, globalization, and associated ethical implications frame many of these issues.  The management of 21st century nonprofit, arts, healthcare, sports, and philanthropic organizations are each given chapter length focus."          [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance   via Gale Virtual Reference page	2007	"Designed for the nonspecialist, the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is a 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas:  finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems.  Drawing on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars, the contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States."        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Management   via Gale Virtual Reference page	2007	"Includes essays on 350 topics in management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals who have first hand knowledge of the particular topic or essay they are contributing, and reviewed and edited by Dr. Marilyn M. Helms.  Topics include aggregate planning, benchmarking, logistics, diversification strategy, non-traditional work arrangements, performance measurement, productivity measures, and supply chain management, among many others."        [caaiac]
International Encyclopedia of Organizational Studies (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2007	"Capturing hybridity is notoriously difficult. Nonetheless, the International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field. No single effort can hope to capture the breadth and variety to be found in this discipline, but the Encyclopedia hopes to capture at least the most important highlights of organization studies."          [caaiac]
Laws, Ethics, & Human Resources Management:         See also: Leadership (for Values) (below) and Legal Environment Resources page for a more complete list.
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2007	"Commerce is by its very nature a normative enterprise.  It is concerned with creating value for owners and other constituencies, ranging from the firm’s immediate stakeholders, such as employees, customers, and suppliers, to the entire society within which the business operates.  As a field of study, business ethics aims to specify the principles under which businesses must operate to behave ethically....The Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society recognizes the inherent unity between business ethics and society that stems from their shared primary concern with value questions in commerce."        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of White Collar Crime (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2007	"For the purposes of this encyclopedia, whitecollar crime can be defined as:   Any behavior that occurs in a corporate and/or individual occupational context; and, that is committed for personal and/or corporate gain; and/or, violates the trust associated with that individual’s and/or corporation’s position and/or status; and that is a violation of any criminal law, civil law, administrative law, rule, ruling, norm, or regulation condemning the behavior."        [caaiac]
Health & Human Resources via CCH Internet Research Network	Current	Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management.
EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) via EIU	1996 - current	Analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment for selected countries, plus how to transact business in most countries.
Business Ethics via UIUC	Check URL date
An Introduction to Social Influence via Working Psychology/Kelton Rhoads	Check URL date	Written by Kelton Rhoads, a social psychologist and former business writer, this multi-page site deals with many different aspects of influence, such as persuasion, framing, and brainwashing, even to cults (which he categorizes as religious, psychological, commercial, and political organizations.)  Includes a section on ethics in persuasion.      [caahaj]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) via OSHA	Check URL date	OSHA manages the regulations relating to safety in the workplace.
Tools for Managers & Executives
CCH Business Owner's Toolkit via CCH	Check URL date	CCH provides a combination of free and for-fee materials to aid the business owner/entrepreneur.
U.S. Business Advisor via U.S. government	Check URL date	A collection of tools and links to help U.S. businesses.
Corporate Information	Check URL date	Not only does this site provide links to international corporate information, including state by state goverment records in the U.S., but also such things as property records that are online. It has access to definitions of corporation abreviations (inc., GmbH, etc.) and to news articles and a currency exchange rate calculator. You may search by company, country, or industry. This site provides a very broad source of business information.
e-Business World via businessworld.com	Check URL date	A business e-zine.
Earthcalendar via earthcalendar.net	Check URL date	A guide to national and religious holidays around the world.
Homefair.Com via homefair.com	Check URL date	This site has several "calculators", for determining such things as the cost of a move to the desireability of a location.
International Monetary Fund: Selected Exchange Rates via IMF	Check URL date	Some data is to the $US, some is $US to country currency, some is to SDR, the IMF's "Special Drawing Rights." (See elsewhere on the IMF site for a definition.)
Free Management Library via Authenticity Consulting, LLC	Check URL date	This is a page of topics which lead to online materials describing how to approach various aspects of management, from Advertising through Volunteers.  Articles include cross referencing to related topics, as well as references to additional publixhed materials.      [caahaj]<  /font>
U.S. City/State & ZIP Code Associations via USPS	Check URL date	Enter a city & state to find a zip code or enter a ZIP code to find the city/state in this resource from the United States Postal Service.
The World Clock	Check URL date	Time at any place in the world.
The World Factbook via the CIA	Check URL date	One of the most comprehensive sources of what is going on in countries around the world, this source can help you know what to do and what the internal conditions of other countries are.
Leadership Principles, Skills, and Tools           [Communication - Employee Recognition - Goal Setting, Planning, & Evaluation - Personality & Temperment; Occupational Psychology - Values]                   (Many of these links are from Kear, Robin.  "Cultivating Your Leadership Skills," College & University Library News, Nov., 2006, pp. 625-9.)
Encyclopedia of Leadership (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2004	"Leadership is a challenge and an opportunity facing leaders and followers in their professional and personal lives.  The Encyclopedia of Leadership brings together for the first time most of what is known and what truly matters about leadership as part of the human experience."  Includes 4 appendices:    * Appendix 1: Bibliography of Significant Books on Leadership   * Appendix 2: Directory of Leadership Programs   * Appendix 3: Primary Sources: Presidential Speeches on Foreign Policy and War   * Appendix 4: Primary Sources: Sacred Texts         [caaiac]
Advocacy Center at ISC via Advocacy Center	Check URL date	This organization for social justice provides many tools for leadership training, linked in their left margin.  These tools are classified under "ADVOCACY RESOURCES:" by links to:  1)Build the Team; 2)Craft the Campaign; 3)Empower the Coalition; 4)Speak to Inspire; and, 5)Fan the Flame.  (Roughly, organizing/leading, planning, values of cooperation, communication, and sustaining the effort.  Each of the 5 sections include links to additional resources.  For instance, the communication section (Speak to Inspire) includes internal communication as well as handling PR in the media.      [caahaj]
ASTD -- American Society for Training and Development via ASTD	Check URL date	A professional association of trainers, with international membership, "ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals."      [caahaj]
Center for Creative Leadership via CCL	Check URL date	This nonprofit organization provides training, research, and guidance to finding creative solutions to leadership problems.  Website available in English and Chinese languages.      [caahaj]
Free Management Library via Authenticity Consulting, LLC	Check URL date	This is a page of topics which lead to online materials describing how to approach various aspects of management, from Advertising through Volunteers.  Articles include cross referencing to related topics, as well as references to additional publixhed materials.      [caahaj]
Leadership Advantage-Articles & News via Leadership Advantage	Check URL date	This page of free articles about leadership is located on a commercial website.      [caahaj]
The Leadership Challenge via Wiley	Check URL date	A commercial publisher's website with some free materials related to the book of the same name by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner.  The basic principles of the "Leadership Challenge" are listed on the "About" page,       [caahaj]
The Management Portal via TheManager.org & RMP GmbH	Check URL date	This site is a collection of many things, including quite a few articles about managing and leading, arranged by topic, with bibliographies (wewb and in print sources) at the end.   (This commercial website does have many advertisements.)  Has a German-language portal (being hosted by Recklies Management Project GmbH.)      [caahak]
Mentoring via WebJunction	Check URL date	Although created by librarians for a library setting, much of the information concerning mentoring is relevant to any workplace.      [caahak]
Organizational Development and Change Management via ABOUT.com	Check URL date	This is a page of links to papers and sites related to change and the culture of change and organizational development..  (NOTE:  This is a heavily commercialized site.)      [caahba]
Robert K.Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership via Greenleaf Center	Check URL date	"The Greenleaf Center is an international, not-for-profit institution headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Our goal is to help people understand the principles and practices of servant-leadership; to nurture colleagues and institutions by providing a focal point and opportunities to share thoughts and ideas on servant-leadership; to produce and publish new resources by others on servant-leadership; and to connect servant-leaders in a network of learning."      [caahaj]
Teacher Coaching & Mentoring via Teacher Leaders Network	Check URL date	This is a page of resources for mentoring and coaching (as opposed to supervising) employees, focussed on teachers.      [caahba]
What Makes a Good Change Agent? via TheManager.org & RMP GmbH	Check URL date	By Dagmar Recklies, this is a page of analysis, instruction, and valuable tools, such as the chart of "Levels of Change Leadership Skills" and a list of key competencies of change agents.  Includes a brief bibliography at the end.   (This commercial website does have many advertisements.)  Has a German-language portal (being hosted by Recklies Management Project GmbH.)      [caahak]
Communication		See also:  B.I.C. Reference page, especially the 2 business dictionary sections and   English Usage & Style.  For business plans, see: BIC: Entrepreneurship:  Business Tools.
360 Degree Feedback via ABOUT.com	Check URL date	By Susan M. Heathfield, a page of discussion and resources concerning the implementation of 360 degree feedback techniques.  (NOTE:  This is a heavily commercialized site.)      [caahba]
Advanced Public Speaking Institute via APSI	Check URL date	This organization provides 20 topics (with more resources at many of the topical pages) on speaking effectively.  This page also provides links to free articles, checklists, and a glossary of speaking terms.      [caahaj]
BPlans.com	Check URL date	This commercial site provides examples of business plans. For a fee, they have products that will modify their example plans or provide a guide to starting a business, as well as other entrepreneurial tools.      [caahaj]
The Importance of Effective Communication via Edward G. Wertheim, Northeastern University	Check URL date	A lengthy essay on effective communication, including communication barriers, active listening, feedback, and why managers do not like providing feedback.  Unfortunately, the link to Dr. Wertheim's bibligraphy is a bad link.  Also, there is no date on the page and some signs that the site is not being maintained.      [caahak]
An Introduction to Social Influence via Working Psychology/Kelton Rhoads	Check URL date	Written by Kelton Rhoads, a social psychologist and former business writer, this multi-page site deals with many different aspects of influence, such as persuasion, framing, and brainwashing, even to cults (which he categorizes as religious, psychological, commercial, and political organizations.)  Includes a section on ethics in persuasion.      [caahaj]
Strategic Frame Analysis via the Frameworks Institute	Check URL date	Although designed to aid social concerns organizations to explain research to the public, the principles promoted here can be applied in any situation where a complex topic (such as vision, goals, etc.) needs to be explained in simpler yet convincing terms.       [caahaj]
Employee Recognition
Recognition Resources via Nelson Motivation	Check URL date	"Do you need an idea to help welcome a new employee? Or perhaps you need a free electronic thank you card. Or maybe you are starting a new recognition program and need some pointers."Provided by a professional motivation speaker, this page provides links to simple (as opposed to expensive) rewards and meaningful ways to recognize employees and their accomplishments.       [caahba]
Goal Setting, Planning, & Evaluation
Business Plans Handbook, vol. 13 (or, via Gale Virtual Reference Library if you are off campus or wish to see the first 12 volumes.)	2008	"Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses.  Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans."  12 additional volumes, as far back as 1998, are available through the Gale Virtual Reference Library site.        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Evaluation (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2004	"The Encyclopedia of Evaluation is a who, what, where, how, and why of evaluation.  Evaluation is a profession, a practice, a discipline—and it has developed and continues to develop through the ideas and work of evaluators and evaluation theorists working in real places with high hopes for social improvement.  Each individual entry in this book gives a glimpse of a particular aspect of this development, and taken as a whole, the encyclopedia captures the history of evaluation in all these many ways."        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2006	"Although hundreds of books have been written about the different topics that are contained in the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, and there are thousands upon thousands of studies that have been conducted in this area, what we offer here is something quite different—a comprehensive overview of important topics."        [caaiac]
BPlans.com	Check URL date	This commercial site provides examples of business plans. For a fee, they have products that will modify their example plans or provide a guide to starting a business, as well as other entrepreneurial tools.      [caahaj]
The Goals Grid via Distance Consulting	Check URL date	Subtitled, "A Tool for Clarifying Goals and Objectives," by Fred Nickols, this page provides a technique for developing clear goals and objectives.  Originally published in 1992, and updated most recently in 2004.      [caahaj]
Strategic Planning (in nonprofit or for-profit organizations) via Free Management Library	Check URL date	This is an article by Carter McNamara from his book, Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation..  For similar materials on other management related topics, see the main link to the Free Management Library.      [caahaj]
Personality & Temperment; Occupational Psychology
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2006	"The Encyclopedia is designed to be an introduction to the topics of I/O psychology for an audience including undergraduate students, beginning graduate students of I/O psychology and related disciplines, lay audiences seeking a nontechnical description of the field and its practices, practitioners wishing to stay abreast of the changes and updates in the field, and even the PhD-level academic seeking a portal into a new specialty area."          [caaiac]
Keirsey Temperment Sorter via Prometheus Nemesis Book Co.	Check URL date	The main Keirsey page, with information on the popular book for interpreting the Myers-Briggs, Please Understand Me, as well as the Keirsey Sorter.  Near the top is the link to the Keirsey™ Temperment Sorter® II, which is briefer than the Myers-Briggs.  The Sorter page also has a link to the Campbell Interest & Skills Survey, related to vocational comfort.  (Keirsey, a psychoanalyst at the University of Florida, wrote the book, Please Understand Me, to help people understand the results of the Myers-Briggs survey, which is itself based on the four temperment continuums of C. G. Jung.)  This main page has numerous links to information about the basic temperment types.      [caahaj]
Myers & Briggs Foundation via Myers & Briggs Foundation.	Check URL date	The foundation site explains much about the temperment types as well as the use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, and has links to locate a qualified person to administer the instrument.      [caahaj]
Job Analysis & Personality Research via Virginia Tech	Check URL date
Values		(See also:  Laws, Ethics, & Human Resources Management, above)
Checklist for Personal Values via Selfcounseling.com	Check URL date	This free commercial self-help website provides an exerecise on how to define one's own values.  NOTE:  Many of the apparent links are actually advertisements by Google.      [caahaj]
Clarifying and Applying Personal Values via Dr. Scott Williams, Wright State University	Check URL date	An issue of the author's newsletter, LeaderLetter, in which he defines values, why they matter, how to determine one's values, and how to communicate them in a leadership setting.      [caahaj]
Occupations & Employment          (See also:  Personality & Temperment, above;     For the most complete list, see   Labor & Employment Resources page.)
Career Information Center   Or, via Gale Virtual Reference page, if you are off campus.	2007	"Provides information for job seekers on various career areas.  Each profile includes a job summary chart, a job description, and up-to-date salary information."        [caaiac]
America's Job Bank	Check URL date
Career Guide to Industries via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Check URL date
Career Resource Center	Check URL date
Headhunter.net	Check URL date
Job Analysis & Personality Research via Virginia Tech	Check URL date
JobStar - Salary Surveys via JobStar	Check URL date	Includes salary survey results for general surveys as well as for many professions.
Labor, Dept. of via U.S. Dept. of Labor	Check URL date
Local Employment Dynamics via U. S. Census Bureau	Check URL date	Provides quarterly workforce indicators, and may be searched by state, year, quarter, gender, age group, geographic grouping, metropolitan area, industry (NAICS), and ownership.  The data include 8 "key indicators":  Total employment; Net job flows; Job creation; New hires; Separations; Turnover; Average monthly earnings; Average new hire earnings.
Occupational Outlook Handbook via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Check URL date	The standard source of what a job is all about and how to prepare for it, as well as what the outlook for employment is in specific fields.  Published biennially by the BLS.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly via U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics	Check URL date	This quarterly publication updates the biennial Occupational Outlook Handbook, above, and includes articles highlighting specific careers and other opportunities.
Quintessential Careers	Check URL date
State Unemployment Laws U.S. Dept. of Labor	Check URL date
Labor & Unions:        (See also:  Labor & Employment Resources page.)
Collective Bargaining: Negotiations and Contracts Green Library BUS HD6500.B8 2 vols., via BNA	Current looseleaf	A looseleaf service that surveys labor contact negotiations, including laws, regulations, and sample contract language.
AFL-CIO via AFL-CIO	Check URL date	The website of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Center for Labor Research and Studies via FIU	Check URL date
Labor Statistics, Bureau of via Dept. of Labor	Check URL date	The Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers and dissiminates data about employment and unemployment within the United States.
Labor, Dept. of via U.S. Dept. of Labor	Check URL date
National Mediation Board (NMB) via NMB	Check URL date
Workplace Environment; Health & Safety
CCH Health and Human Resources via CCH Internet Research NetWork	Current	Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management, with practical explanations and procedures to keep personnel policies within the law. Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) via CDC	Check URL date	"Since it was founded in 1946 to help control malaria, CDC has remained at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities, and environmental health threats.  Today, CDC is globally recognized for conducting research and investigations and for its action oriented approach.  CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s daily lives and responds to health emergencies—something that distinguishes CDC from its peer agencies."
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)   via EPA	Check URL date	The EPA has the responsibility for maintaining a healthy environment for all Americans, especially in controlling and eliminating pollutants and other toxic substances.  Especially check out their information about Indoor Air Quality!  [caahba]
Florida Dept. of Health A-Z Index   via the Dept. of State, Florida	Current	The main index to the Florida Dept. of Health's website, with great amounts of information on all sorts of health and safety issues.  Especially, see the materials assembled by the Bureau of Community Environmental Health, especially for such things as indoor air quality.      [caahba]
Great Place to Work Institute via Great Place to Work Institute	Check URL date	This organization defines what makes a great workplace.  In addition to their model, they list the company's benefits, financial results, and employee reaction.  Also includes a bibliography with download links.      [caahak]
Where to Find MSDS via Interactive Learning Pardigms	Check URL date	A collection of links to sites containing MSDS (material safety data sheets.)  "A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is designed to provide both workers and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance....An MSDS reflects the hazards of working with the material in an occupational fashion."      [caahba]
National Pesticide Information Center   via Oregon State U. & EPA	Check URL date	A cooperative effort by Oregon State University and the EPA, this site provides information about pesticides, their use and dangers, and related topics.
Occupational Health & Safety Adminstration (OSHA)   via OSHA	Check URL date	"The Occupational Safety and Health Administration aims to ensure worker safety and health in the United States by working with employers and employees to create better working environments."
Directories:
Managers & Corporate Officers
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage via Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage	Dates vary	Full text of 12 Standard & Poor's investment publications covering managment, corporation data, industry data, mutual funds, and investment analysis.  Under "Publication" select either "Register Executives" (to search by a persons last name), "Register Private Co," or "Register Public Co."
Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives Green Library RRF HG4057.A4 via S&P	Current year only	This annual directory (also included in S&P's Net Advantage, above) lists the top officers of both public and private companies, including the purchasing officer, along with their business backgrounds.
Reference Book of Corporate Managements Green Library RRF HD2745.D85 via D&B	Current year only	This annual publication includes the officers of U.S. corporations, their responsibilites, and their backgrounds, including education
Business Organizations:
Associations Unlimited via GaleNet	Current	Directory information for over 444000 international, U.S., national, regional, state, and local non-profit organizations.
Business Organizations via FirstSearch	Current	Directory of business organizations, agencies, and publications worldwide.
The Better Business Bureau Central Web Server for U.S. and Canada	Check URL date
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Directory	Check URL date	Chambers of Commerce & Convention & Visitors Bureaus in the United States.
World Chambers Network	Check URL date	Directory of chambers of commerce around the world.
Business Education:
AACSB Home Page via AACSB	Check URL date	The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, an international organization, accredits colleges and schools of business around the world.  This site gives access to brief descriptions of the accredited institutions.
Bschool.com via bschool	Check URL date	Provides links to business school websites.
Professional Training and Development
ASTD -- American Society for Training and Development via ASTD	Check URL date	A professional association of trainers, "ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals."      [caahaj]
U.S. Government Business-related Sites          (For a more complete list of agencies, go to the Government page.)
THOMAS--U.S. Congress on the Internet via Library of Congress	Check URL date	The Library of Congress' site for U.S. government links, including state governments, provides a general access to most agencies of the federal government.
Dept. of Commerce Home Page via Dept. of Commerce	Check URL date
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page via Census Bureau     Local Employment Dynamics	Check URL date	This federal agency collects data on population and business through various censuses. "Local Employment Dynamics" provides quarterly workforce indicators, and may be searched by state, year, quarter, gender, age group, geographic grouping, metropolitan area, industry (NAICS), and ownership.  The data include 8 "key indicators":  Total employment; Net job flows; Job creation; New hires; Separations; Turnover; Average monthly earnings; Average new hire earnings.
Environmental Protection Agency via EPA	Check URL date
FAA-Federal Aviation Administration via FAA	Check URL date
U.S. Food & Drug Administration   Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research via FDA	Check URL date
Digital Daily Welcome - IRS U.S. Treasury	Check URL date	The Internal Revenue Service collects taxes that fund the U.S. Government.
U.S. International Trade Commission via U.S. ITC	Check URL date
Labor, Dept. of via Dept. of Labor	Check URL date
Labor Statistics, Bureau of via Dept. of Labor     Career Guide to Industries     Consumer Price Index     Local Area Unemployment Statistics     Occupational Employment Projections     Producer Price Index     Survey of Occupational Injuries & Illnesses	Check URL date	The Dept. of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics gathers and dissiminates data about employment and unemployment within the United States, as well as other data that affect employment and wages..
National Mediation Board (NMB) via NMB	Check URL date
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) via OSHA	Check URL date	OSHA manages the regulations relating to safety in the workplace.
SBA: Small Business Administration Home Page via SBA	Check URL date	A federal government agency to aid in the development of businesses.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via SEC     EDGAR	Check URL date	The U.S. federal agency which regulates securities and their exchanges. The EDGAR database is a collection of reports made to the SEC by publicly-owned companies in the United States.
U.S. Dept. of Transportation via Dept. of Transportation	Check URL date
Management & HR Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Human Resource Management Green Library REF HF5549.A23D53 2001 via Oxford U. Press	Current	"An authoritative source of precise and easy to understand definistions of words, terms, and phrases that are used in the fields of human resource management, personnel, and industrial relations."
BLS Glossary of terms via BLS	Check url date	Definitions of terms used by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CNN site index: Glossary of business terms via CNN	Check url date	Actually, by the editors of CNN and Money magazine.
Glossary of Insurance and Financial Planning Terms via University of Calgary	Check url date	By Norma Nielson, Chairholder in Insurance and Risk Management within the Faculty of Management at the University of Calgary.
Glossary of Selected Financial Terms via IMF	Check url date
Management, Human Resources, & Business Glossary via ABOUT.com	Check url date	Provided by Susan M. Heathfield, this is the index to the glossary.  (NOTE:  This is a heavily commercialized site.)      [caahba]
Measuring Electronic Business: Definitions, Underlying Concepts, and Measurement Plans via U.S. Bureau of the Census	Check url date	The U.S. Census Bureau's definitions of e-business terms and measurements.

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