AFRICAN STUDIES

= Collier Library - Pathfinder

BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field o= f Business Communications. Please note that this guide is = not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point fr= om which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.<= o:p>

The Library of Congress Class that includes Business Communications is HF. BROWSING the following CALL NUMBER= S may produce helpful titles. (For = a more complete listing see <http://= www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>)

HF 5717 – 5734.7

Business Communication

= In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing, consult UNACAT,= the online catalog. The following= are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.=

BUSIN= ESS COMMUNICATION	COMME= RCIAL CORRESPONDENCE
BUSIN= ESS ETIQUETTE	ENGLI= SH LANGUAGE BUSINESS ENGLISH
BUSIN= ESS REPORT WRITING	INTER= CULTURAL COMMUNICATION

= Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.

Ø = BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

Introduction and overview material<= o:p>

· &n= bsp; = Bridging the Culture Gap: A Practical Guide to International Business Communication [HF 5389 .C36 2004] by Penny Cart and Chris Fox
(Also available as an electronic book. A link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full-text.)

· = The Com= pany of the Future: How the Communications Revolution is Changing Management by Frances Cairncross. Electronic Book (a link is provid= ed in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· = Contemporary Business Communication [HF 5718 .B657 1997] by Louis E. Boone

· = Effective Business Communication: Principles and Practice for the Information Age [HF 5718 .B58 1998] = by Richard Blunde= ll

· = Effecti= ve Communication Skills for Scientific and Technical Professionals<= /span> by Harry E. Chambers. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· = = Essentials of Business Communication [HF 5718.3 .G84 1988] by Mary Ellen Guffey

· &n= bsp; Essentials of International Management: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
[HD 62.4 .T488 2002] by David C. Thomas

· = Harvard Business Review on Effective Communication.= Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· = Persuas= ive Business Writing: Achieve Res= ults and Raise Your Profile with Better Business Communication by Patrick Forsyth. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· &n= bsp; Report Writing for Business [HF&= nbsp; 5719 .L45 1998] by Raymond Vincent Lesikar

· &n= bsp; Successful Communication for Business and Management [HF 5718 .T73 1998] by Malra Treece=

· = Write t= o the Point: How to Communicate in Business with Style and Purpose by Salvatore J. Iacone. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

· = Encyclopedia of Business [Ref HF 1001 .E466 1995] edited by John G. Maurer

· = Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources [On Order] edited by Linda D. H= all

· = = Prentice-Hall Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Terms [Ref HF 1001 .C68 1995] by Wilbur Cross

Directories and Statistical Sources

· = Entrepreneur’s Ultimate Start-up Directory [Ref HD 62.5 .S742 2001]= = by James Stephenson

· = Headquarters USA [Ref HF 5035 .H42] (annual)

· &n= bsp; Statistical Abstract of the United States [Ref HA 202] (annual) by U.S. Bureau of the Cen= sus. (Also available on the Web at &l= t;http://www.census.gov/compendia/s= tatab/>)

Handbooks and Manuals

· &n= bsp; Handbook of Technical Writing [Ref T 11 .B78 1997] = = by Charles T. Brusaw

· &n= bsp; Business: The Ultim= ate Resource [Ref HD 38.15 .B878 2002]

· &n= bsp; <= span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Powerful Proposals: How to Give Your Business the Winning Edge by David G. Pugh. Electronic Book (a link is provi= ded in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· &n= bsp; = Business Idioms: 1,000 Everyday Idioms= in Business by Glenn Darragh. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

· &n= bsp; = Business English: A Complete Guide to Developing an Effective Business Writing Style = by Andrea B. Geffner. Electronic Book (a link is prov= ided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

Biographical Sources

· &n= bsp; Who’s Who in Finance= and Industry [Ref HF 3023 .A2 W5] (annual)=

Other Relevant Sources

· &n= bsp; The Chicago Manual of Styl= e [Ref LB 2369 .C57 2003] 15^th ed= . by Chicago University Press

· &n= bsp; The Oxford American Thesau= rus of Current English [Ref PE 1591 .O89 1999] by Christine A. Lindberg

· &n= bsp; Random House Webster’= ;s College Thesaurus [Ref&= nbsp; PE 1591 .R314 1997]

· &n= bsp; Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus [Ref PE 1591 .R715 1988]

· &n= bsp; Style M= anual by U.S. Government Printing Office. Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT<= /span> to the online full text of this work.)

Ø SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES = and other RELEVANT INFORMATION on BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS=

ABI/INFORM Complete (online database)

Business & Company Resource Center (online database)

Business Source Premie= r (online database)

General BusinessFile A= SAP (online database)

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (online database)

Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage (online database)

Thomas Register of American Manufacturers (online database)

Value Line Research Ce= nter (online database)

PERIODICAL titles held by the library= can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS li= nk under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www2.una.edu/library or by searching in UNACAT. You can search by Journal title or perform a Subject Category search for Business & Economics to find rele= vant titles.

A few frequent= ly used PERIODICALS in BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS are:

Business Alab= ama Monthly

Business Communication Quarterly

<= span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>Business Communications Review

Business Horizons

Journal= of Communication

Journal= of Technical Writing and Communication

Managem= ent Science

Public Relations Journal

INTERLIBRARY LOAN – It is possible to = borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. Inquire = at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy informati= on and request forms at: = http://= www2.una.edu/library/illindex.htm.

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UNA Libraries Internet Reso= urces Collection – Business and Economics

<http://= www2.una.edu/library/sa02/index.htm>=

HAVE A QUESTION? AS= K A LIBRARIAN.

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