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	Career Library	Features include career assessment tools, college search, quizzes for standardized tests, resume builder, and more.


	Business Source Complete	Business Source Complete covers international business, economics, management, operations, finance, accounting, labor, industry and more. Includes content from Academic Journals, Trade Publications, Magazines, Datamonitor Company Profiles, SWOT Analyses, and Industry Profiles. Searchable full text for over 8,200 serials back to 1965 in some cases.


	Entrepreneurial Studies Source	Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600 videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series.


	Entrepreneurial Studies Source	Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600+ videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV.


	Entrepreneurial Studies Source	Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600+ videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series and Vator.TV


	Entrepreneurial Studies Source	Covers topics relevant to entrepreneurship and small business, including key periodicals, reference books, case studies, company profiles and 600 videos with transcripts from the Harvard Faculty Series.


	Financial Times (London)	Full-text articles available from 1994 through InfoTrac's Business & Company Resource Center. Type "Financial Times" in the Journal Name field.


	Hoover's Online	Hoover's Company Information available through NC Live. Search U.S. and international company listings by industry, size, & geography to create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, and raise funds.


	Learning Express Library	Besides including over 25 professional and college practice tests, Learning Express Library also includes "Job Search and Workplace Skills" online courses. Click on the "Job and Career" hyperlink in this section for help with "Job Search and Networking Skills," "Creating Great Resumes and Cover Letters," "Interviewing," and more! .


	Legal Information Reference Center	Contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. The full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.


	Morningstar� Investment Research Center	Morningstar� Investment Research Center is a real-time resource for investment research. Includes research and independent opinions on thousands of stocks and mutual funds.


	NC LIVE Jobs Portal	Compiled and made available through NC Live, a collaboration of libraries throughout North Carolina, this �Jobs Portal� provides useful links for career development and job seekers. Explore and learn about career opportunities, research companies in preparation for job interviews, or take practices tests for the military, nursing, or plumbing. These are just a few of the multitude of employment assistance offered to you through this portal!


	New York Times	This leading newspaper is an excellent sources of business and economic news. The articles provide information about trends and issues affecting the business community. This database link provides an index of the paper from 1986 with complete articles from the most recent 90 days. Dates Covered: 1986 - present


	Newsbank: North Carolina Plus	Provides full-text coverage of Charlotte Observer, Business, North Carolina (Charlotte), Fayetteville Observer, Greensboro News Record, Wilmington Morning Star, the Winston-Salem Journal and other area newspapers.


	Newspaper Source	Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, 18 international newspapers, 6 newswires,9 newspaper columns, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Los Angeles Times. Most business-related stories featured. Updated daily.


	Reference USA (Back to top )	Reference USA offers information on over 14 million U.S. companies. Included are: mailing address, phone/fax number, executive names, SIC code, headquarters/branch, employee size, sales volume, ticker symbol (if applicable), and company URL. Custom Search by Company Name, Yellow Page Heading, Geography, Business Size, and additional Special Selects. Access Business, Residential, Health Care, and TechUSA databases. 15 records may be downloaded at one time.


	Regional Business News	Regional Business News incorporates 75 business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas nationwide, but it includes full-text access to Business North Carolina back to 1993. Besides keyword searching, advanced search fields include author, articles title, subject, journal name, and more. Updated daily.


	Small Business Reference Center (Back to top )	Small Business Reference Center


	Small Business Reference Center	Small Business Reference Center


	Small Business Reference Center	Offers a wide variety of information on small business and entrepreneurial subject areas, common business types, a help and advice section, and provides information on how to create business plans that lead to successful funding. Includes business lectures and �how to� videos, as well as state-specific resources.


	South Carolina Industrial Directory	Over 3,500 companies listed. Search by company name, county, city, product codes, product description, and title of report. Free results are in PDF format.


	Wall Street Journal (Back to top )	Full text available electronically from 1984 to the present through Bell & Howell ProQuest, part of the NCLive collection of databases.


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	100+ Winning Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions	As an experienced corporate management consultant, Casey Hawley, provides a triple-rated A method. Use the principles of answers that are Authentic, Automatic, and Accurate for a successful employment interview.


	American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries	Salary information for hundreds of occupations and professions. Updated regularly..


	Art of the Start : The Time-tested, Battle-hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything, The	This is a guide for anyone beginning any type of organization, profit or non-profit. The author uses twenty years experience as a basis for advice on starting out, marketing, raising money, hiring, and other practices.


	Best's Insurance Reports--Life-Health Edition	Rates approximately 4,700 insurance companies on financial strength, operating performance and market profile. Each company is evaluated at least every 12 months.


	Best's Insurance Reports--Property-Casualty Edition	Rates approximately 4,700 insurance companies on financial strength, operating performance and market profile. Each company is evaluated at least every 12 months.


	BNA Policy and Practice Series	Along with many other aspects of owning and managing a business, this 19 volume set presents practical instructions on tax issues such as: FICA, Withholding, Disability Insurance, Back Pay, Unemployment.


	Bold Women, Big Ideas: Learning to Play the High-Risk Entrepreneurial Game	The author shares her own story and the stories of women who have succeeded in starting their own business. She also gives advice on doing-it-yourself.


	Bonnie�s Household Budget Book	Need to get better control of your home budget and personal finances? Bonnie�s Household Budget Book information and forms to help you set up a budget, estimate income and expenses, reduce debt, set financial goals, and adjust your budget to fit changing needs.


	Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers	Metaindex of links to business and Forms focus on publishing related transactions - estimates, invoices, author-agent contracts, book publishing contracts, etc.


	Business plans handbook	A multi-volume set of actual business plans developed by small business throughout North America.


	Capital Changes Reporter	For public companies, provides a chronological list of changes in corporate capital and debt structure, including mergers and acquisitions.


	Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers: sensible strategies for overcoming job search fears	In this guidebook discover stimulating and suitable careers to fit you personally. Explore these careers to decide if they are a good choice for you. After making your choice, learn to assemble a workable plan to achieve your new career.


	Career Coward's Guide to Resumes: Sensible Strategies for Overcoming Job Search Fears	Be guided through the process of building a powerful resume. Also, learn strategies for cover letters, thank you notes, references, and portfolios.


	Charlotte Business Journal's Book of Lists	This compilation of lists that have appeared in the Charlotte Business Journal is a useful tool for identifying leading firms in a particular line of business within the Charlotte area.


	Charlotte Chamber Membership Directory and Buyer's Guide	Charlotte directory of goods and services.


	Charlotte's Major Employers Directory	Great tool for job seekers and anyone interested in top businesses in Charlotte.


	Charlotte: An Analytical Atlas of Patterns and Trends	This Charlotte Chamber resource is published by the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences and the Urban Institute at the University of North Carolina.


	Code of Federal Regulations	CFR is a subject arrangement of federal regulations currently in force. To look for the changes to the CFR, access the List of Sections Affected and Federal Register.


	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 26: Internal Revenue Service	These are the regulations that agencies use to enforce the law.


	Complete Book of Corporate Forms	This resource from Sphinx Publishing offers corporate forms covering topics such as resolutions, agreements, articles of incorporation, and power of attorney.


	Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-based Business	Topics include background and outlook; self-assessment and finding the right business; raising money; setting up; marketing; and management.


	Complete Small Business Legal Guide	Contains ready to use forms with explanations of how and when to use them.


	Corporation Forms	From pre-incorporation agreements to dissolution, P-H Corporation Forms, a two volume loose leaf service, covers the span of a corporation's existence.


	County Business Patterns	U.S. Dept. of Commerce publishes the number of establishments, number of employees, and payroll by major industry group and NAICS, for each state and county annually. The Library has past issues in print and recent years are available on the web.


	Demographic Yearbook (Back to top )	Annual vital statistics from the United Nations.


	Demographics USA, County Edition	This up to date title, provides the most current demographic information available here at the library. Find out current consumer statistics, to help set up your business. These title is split into two separate volumes. There is a Zip Code and a separate County edition.


	Demographics USA, Zip Code Edition	This up to date title, provides the most current demographic information available here at the library. Find out current consumer statistics, to help set up your business. These title is split into two separate volumes. There is a Zip Code and a separate County edition.


	Directory of Corporate Affiliations	Business directory covering major private and public companies in the U.S. and worldwide. Parent company and operating unit always in same volume. Updated annually and broken down into 4 volumes. Vol.1 - U.S. Public Vol.2 - U.S. Private Vol.3 - International Vol.4 - Master Index


	Douglas' Forms	This five volume compilation of forms has been used by North Carolina lawyers for over fifty years, and is now in its Fourth Edition. Douglas' Forms is a starting point for the preparation of legal documents.


	Economic Report of the President (Back to top )	This annual report prepared by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors and then presented to Congress overviews the nation's economic progress using narrative reports and extensive statistical appendices. It is available in both print and electronic formats.


	Economist guide to economic indicators : making sense of economics	Covers approximately 100 indicators-including GDP, population, exchange rates, disposable income, public expenditure, and bond yields. Incorporates data for the fifteen largest industrial countries.


	Editor and Publisher Market Guide	Annual edition of Editor and Publisher Magazine gives metro area population, age, income, and ethnicity figures from the latest census and estimates for the current year. Also, metro areas ranked by population, income, and retail sales by group.


	Editor and Publisher's International Yearbook	Editor and Publisher Magazine's special Newspaper edition. Each city's newspapers are listed with the name, address, phone, email, internet site, circulation, owner, advertising rates, news services, special editions, and executive directory.


	Encyclopedia of Associations	This annual, 5-volume set covers about 20,000 U.S. organizations (including industry trade associations) providing basic information on them: location, officers, publications, etc; keyword and geographical indexes.


	Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance	Five volume set. Volume one focuses on career guidance and career field profiles. Volumes 2-5 contain 738 career articles providing a comprehensive look at individual careers.


	Encyclopedia of Small Business	A two volume set which contains over 500 essays on topics of concern to small business. Use this source for a quick overview of such topics as health insurance, disabled customers or advertising on the Internet.


	Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook	Contains over 6,500 job descriptions. Combines important occupational information from the Occupational Outlook Handbook and the O*Net database. Includes material on earnings, job growth, education, and skills required for your career and job exploration.


	Ernst & Young�s Personal Financial Planning Guide, Special Tax Edition	The accounting firm of Ernst and Young has put together this informative source that emphasizes the relationship between financial planning and life events. Part I covers the fundamentals of financial planning, while Part II discusses how life events, such as marriage, raising a family, or buying or selling a home affect your financial planning strategies.


	Exporters Encyclopedia	This directory provides a country profile, overview of the communication and transportation structures, list of key contacts, trade regulations and marketing data for every country.


	Foundation Directory (Back to top )	This is a perennial research tool, published annually, for nonprofits to find foundation funding. Thees editions feature key facts on the nation's top, most influential 10,000 foundations in the nation!


	Foundation Directory Part 2	Companion volume to the Foundation Directory, featuring the next set of 10,000 largest U.S. foundations after those in Part 1 to broaden your fundraising base.


	Gallery of best cover letters : a collection of quality cover letters by professional resume writers	This collection of 311 cover letters and 23 resumes are written by professional resume writers. Discover tips for writing cover letters and resumes so you can acquire the job position you desire.


	Guide to Proposal Writing	This Foundation Center publication includes examples of winning proposals. Circulating copies of this title may be put on hold and checked out by library card holders.


	Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (Back to top )	Duty rates for all products entering the United States.


	Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies	Biennial. Provides information that is difficult to access about the 600 largest privately held commercial enterprises in the U.S. Companies listed alphabetically. Profiles include a brief overview, historical information, directory information, key competitors, and limited financial information.


	How the Bond Market Works	This work, now in its third edition, provides straightforward information on how to invest wisely in the bond market.


	How To Write A Business Plan	This popular manual includes fill-in-the blank forms and a few sample plans.


	I Can't Believe They Asked Me That!	Develop winning strategies to prepare yourself for that all important job interview. Utilize 110 tips and techniques to impress the interviewer that you are the perfect candidate for the job.


	Industry research using the economic census : how to find it, how to use it	Provides complete information on how to use the U.S. Economic Censuses, which provide data essential to understanding the nation's economy.


	International Directory of Company Histories	Provides detailed information dealing with the historical development of large public and private companies. Electronic access to this resource is available though Business and Company Resource Center. Search on the desired company by name, select it from the list of search results, and then click on the "Histories" tab to select the content from the "International Directory of Company Histories."


	Interview Magic: Job Interview Secrets From America's Career and Life Coach	Discover secrets from a trusted career coach. Show your value as an employee to a prospective employer during the crucial job interview. Included are sample interview questions with strategies for giving job winning answers.


	J.K. Lasser's Business Forms For Managing The Smaller Business	Forms for every area of business operations (personnel, sales, credit collection, bookkeeping, inventory and purchasing, expense control, routine office procedure, etc.).


	J.K. Lasser's Legal and Corporation Forms for the Smaller Business	A wide assortment of transactional forms.


	J.K. Lasser's the New Tax Law Simplified	Great information available in this resource.


	Jobs Rated Almanac	Ranks jobs according to their working environment, security, stress, income, employment outlook, physical demands, travel opportunities, and benefits.


	Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands (Back to top )	How to do business in 60 countries. Provides a cultural overview, behavior styles, negotiating techniques, protocol and business practices.


	Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business	Contains numerous forms needed to start and run a small business, including forms related to borrowing money, hiring employees and leasing space. Each section also contains a thorough explanation of each form.


	Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business	Provides entrepreneurs legal information on business structures, naming, buy-sell agreements, licenses and permits, taxes, raising money, and many other aspects of business ownership.


	LifeStyle Market Analyst	Wonderful resource for data on the interests, hobbies, and activities popular in larger cites within the US. This SRDS publication also gives demographics such as age, marital status, income level, etc.


	Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest and International Law Directory (Back to top )	A digest of laws and legal codes in 60 countries, as well as 10 international conventions. The directory portion lists lawyers and law firms in 150 countries.


	Master the ASVAB	Help prepare yourself for taking the ASVAB test. Included in this guidebook are practice tests and updated test advice.


	Mergent Moody's Handbook of Common Stock	Basic financial and business information on over 950 stocks with high investor interest. The statistics are revised quarterly.


	Mergent OTC Industrial Manual	Presents descriptive and tabular data on corporations and institutions operating in the U.S. and overseas; data is compiled from annual reports, 10-K reports and news releases. An entry includes a brief corporate history, list of subsidiaries, income, balance sheet, financial and operating statistics, and the number of stockholders and employees.


	Mergent's Bond Record	A monthly publication which covers about 56,000 fixed income issues in detail. For corporate bonds, this source gives the CUSIP number, call price, interest dates, call dates, price range, yield, yield to maturity, Moody's rating and amount outstanding. Various information is provided for convertible bonds, industrial development bonds, preferred stock and commercial paper ratings.


	Mergent's Dividend Record	An essential investing resource.


	Mergent's Industrial Manual	Presents descriptive and tabular data on corporations and institutions operating in the U.S. and overseas; data is compiled from annual reports, 10-K reports and news releases. An entry includes a brief corporate history, list of subsidiaries, income, balance sheet, financial and operating statistics, and the number of stockholders and employees.


	Mergent's International Manual	Corporate histories and financial statements for 11,000 foreign companies.


	Mergent's Public Utility Manual	Presents descriptive and tabular data on corporations and institutions operating in the U.S. and overseas; data is compiled from annual reports, 10-K reports and news releases. An entry includes a brief corporate history, list of subsidiaries, income, balance sheet, financial and operating statistics, and the number of stockholders and employees.


	Mergents Municipal & Government Manual	Presents descriptive and tabular data on corporations and institutions operating in the U.S. and overseas; data is compiled from annual reports, 10-K reports and news releases. An entry includes a brief corporate history, list of subsidiaries, income, balance sheet, financial and operating statistics, and the number of stockholders and employees.


	Mompreneurs : A Mother's Practical Step-by-Step Guide to Work-at-Home Success	A practical guide that deals with the transition from office to working at home. Just some of the topics include opportunities, childcare, time management, and setting up.


	Morningstar guide to mutual funds : five-star strategies for success	How do you find a mutual fund company that you trust? Are mutual funds still worth investing in? This book answers these and other questions that investors are confronted with daily.


	Morningstar Mutual Funds	This weekly loose-leaf service provides statistical profiles of important mutual funds. For each fund it gives description, minimum investment, fund manager, historical performance statistics and Morningstar rating.


	Mutual Funds for Dummies	If you want to begin building wealth, Mutual Funds for Dummies is a good first investment. You will discover how to pick better funds and avoid losers, put together and maintain a portfolio, select the best stock funds for continued growth, choose bond and money funds, and locate mutual fund information online.


	National Directory of Corporate Giving (Back to top )	Use this Foundation Center resource to identify Corporate Giving programs for grants, in-kind gifts, volunteers, and more.


	National Minority and Women-owned Business Directory	The resource is organized under 83 subject headings from Account Firms to Wood Products, and then alphabetically by state under each of these headings. Also includes Keyword and Company Alphabetical listing indices.


	Next-Day Job Interview: prepare tonight and get the job tomorrow	Preparation is key in a job interview. Learn quick tips to help you prepare for a job interview. Also included is advice on answering key and difficult interview questions, sources of industry information, and following up on an interview.


	No-nonsense Cover Letters: the Essential Guide to Creating Attention-grabbing Cover Letters That Get Interviews & Job Offers	A powerful cover letter is key to obtaining a job interview. Learn ways to present yourself as an attractive candidate to employers. Included are more than 100 sample cover letters.


	North Carolina Business Directory	Annual. Directory compiled from yellow page telephone directories. v.1: Yellow page category and manufacturing companies by city and SIC code. Vol.2 : Companies listed alphabetically by city.


	North Carolina Manufacturers Directory	Annual. Multiple listings in sections including: geographic, headquarters, SIC, alphabetic, and foreign trade.


	*ONET Dictionary of Occupational Titles**	This is the print version of information from the O*NET database of information on occupations. Based on data provided by the U.S. Dept. of Labor, this book was designed to update and replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.


	Occupational Outlook Handbook	Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Occupational Outlook Handbook describes over two hundred occupations. It gives the latest information on salaries, projected outlooks, related occupations, skills required, education or training, and working conditions.


	Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need	In his eighth edition of this book, Andrew Tobias once again offers sound and easy-to-understand advice and tips to help people make the most of their investments.


	Only Resume and Cover Letter Book You'll Ever Need	This one book contains 400 sample resumes for an extensive variety of industries and jobs. It also includes 400 sample cover letters to cover a wide range of employment letter situations.


	Parlay Your IRA into a Family Fortune (Back to top )	This resource provides simple instructions for managing your IRA and other retirement income, and maximizing your returns for a more comfortable retirement.


	Patent It Yourself	According to the author, Patent Attorney David Pressman, this resource will allow inventors to patent and profit from their inventions without the aid of a lawyer.


	Patent, Copyright, and Trademark: A Desk Reference of Intellectual Property Law	Nolo Press has a well deserved reputation for publishing quality legal information, written in plain English for non-lawyers.


	Principal International Business	A Dun & Bradstreet directory of the 50,000 largest employers worldwide. Use this directory to locate businesses alphabetically, geographically or by product classification.


	Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book: Write and Use an Effective Resume in Only One Day (Back to top )	Create a simple, yet effective resume in hours! Author Michael Farr includes essential resume advice but also incorporates much more for your employment search. Other sections include sample resumes, quick cover letters, job search suggestions, and tips on other job search related communication.


	Racial and Ethnic Diversity : Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites	Charts provide a comparison between population, health, education, household and living arrangements, housing, income, and labor force by race and ethnic cohorts.


	Red Book: Standard Directory of Advertisers	Listing of over 25,000 companies that spend a minimum of $200,000 on advertising. Gives name, address, phone, fax, email, internet site, personnel, advertising expenditures, media used, and advertising agency or agencies employed by the firm.


	Red Book: Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies	Listing of advertising agencies, house agencies, cyberagencies, media buying services, sales promotion agencies, and public relations firms.


	R�sum� Writing Made Easy : a Practical Guide to R�sum� Preparation and Job Search	Get noticed, and chosen for that all-important job interview. Learn to utilize the Internet and traditional job searching to maximize your chances of success. This updated edition provides sample resumes, worksheets, and creative ideas to help write the resume for employment success.


	Resumes for Health and Medical Careers	Prepare a winning resume to land a job in the health and medical employment fields. This book covers what is considered an effective resume, how to assemble it and its layout, and how to prepare an accompanying cover letter. It also includes sample resumes and cover letters.


	Resumes that Knock 'Em Dead	Explore how to put together a resume to land that job! Learn the best ways to describe your background and present it to potential employers.


	Small Business Encyclopedia (Back to top )	This three-volume, loose leaf binder, published by the Entrepreneur Magazine Group is an extensive "how to" resource covering all kinds of small businesses: franchising, home-based, family-run, etc.


	Small Business Sourcebook	This huge (over 3,100 pages), two-volume, annual serial profiles 312 specific small businesses and covers 78 general small business topics. Each profile covers 20 separate categories from "Start-up" to "Awards and Honors".


	SRDS Community Publication Advertising Source	Provides advertising information for the market segment including names, addresses, costs, and circulation figures.


	SRDS Consumer Magazine Advertising Source	Provides advertising information for the market segment including names, addresses, costs, and circulation figures.


	SRDS Radio Advertising Source	Provides advertising information for the market segment including names, addresses, costs, and circulation figures.


	SRDS TV & Cable Source.	Provides advertising information for the market segment including names, addresses, costs, and circulation figures.


	Standard & Poor's Corporation Records	Includes a brief description and history of public corporations listed on the AMEX and NYSE. The Daily News volume contains current information about dividends, splits, mergers, etc.


	Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys	An annual report on 52 industries in the United States covering recent developments, industry basics, top companies' data (new format expected in early 1998 will "have a comparative company analysis".)


	Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives	Annual. Parent corporations and operating units are included in a single alphabetical arrangement Vol. 1 - Alphabetical Listing Vol. 2 - Directors and Executives Vol. 3 - Indexes (SIC; Geographic; Cross Reference by operating units)


	Start a Business in North Carolina or South Carolina	This 2007 edition gives "how to" advice in creating a business. It includes 21 forms and a glossary.


	Statistical Abstract of the United States	This classical research tool provided by the U.S. Census is filled with extensive economic and demographic data. Available in both print and online versions. Includes analysis, data, and searchable index.


	Statistical Yearbook	A yearly United Nations publication which compiles statistics on social and economic conditions and activities at the world, regional and national levels. Covers a ten year period for such topics as economic growth, population, trade expansion and education.


	Survey of Current Business	Prepared by the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis, is an excellent source of information on trends in industry, the business situation, economic outlook - both national and international; also included are current business statistics and business cycle indicators.


	The overnight resume: the fastest way to your next job (Back to top )	Utilize current job tips in this updated, third edition. Included are computer savvy ideas to get your resume noticed.


	Trade Shows World Wide	This directory outlines approximately 8600 trade events and 6000 exhibition sponsors. Access trade shows by date, location or subject.


	Trademark: Legal Care for Your Business & Product Name	Includes all necessary forms and instructions to register a trademark in the U.S.


	United States Code. Title 26: Internal Revenue Service (Back to top )	Federal laws regarding taxation. Available in print format at the library or accessible on the Internet.


	Value Line Investment Survey (Back to top )	Offers historical as well as current financial information on some 1,800 companies and industry groups. Includes a five-year projection for financial performance of companies. A company and industry index is included at the front of the loose-leaf binder.


	Wall Street Words (Back to top )	Easy to use dictionary with concise definitions for over 5000 financial and economic concepts, including buzz words and new terminology.


	What Color is your Parachute?	This is one of the most popular and important works written on and about the subject of job hunting. This is a must read for anyone in pursuit of new or other employment. The title is updated annually.


	Why We Buy : the Science of Shopping	If you're going to sell, you need to understand why someone would buy--and market accordingly.


	World Chamber of Commerce Directory	Use this directory to find American Chambers of Commerce abroad, foreign Chambers of Commerce in the United States and embassies abroad.


	Your Federal Income Tax (IRS Publication 17) (Back to top )	This publication will not only help individuals prepare their return by going over each section, but also help with figuring out which form is needed. It has an excellent subject index.


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	Federal Jobs Digest	National weekly job listings.


	Industry norms and key business ratios	Provides financial norm and business ratio data developed from actual company income statements and balance sheets. The information is arranged by SIC code, with a short industry title, and an indication of the number of companies in each industry sample. Both typical and common-size financial statements and 14 key ratios provide important information about industry performance with respect to solvency, efficiency and, profitability.


	National Ad Search	National weekly job listings.


	Standard & Poor's Credit Week	A weekly publication which focuses on ratings, trends and outlook for fixed income securities. Also offers industry and legislative developments affecting the bond market.


	Wall Street Journal's National Business Employment Weekly	National weekly job listings.