Eng 303

Writing in Professional Fields

Selected Resources by the A. C. Buehler Library at Elmhurst College


 

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Finding Business-Related Articles

 

Does Elmhurst College own the journal I need?

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Finding Books

 

  • Use Illinet Online to find books and materials held in the Elmhurst College library. You can also search search the collections of 56 other Illinois academic libraries
  • On the search screen, you can browse by subject. Pick "Browse Subject" from the scroll down list

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Business Ethics
Business Writing
Commercial Correspondence
English Language--Business English
English Language--Rhetoric
English Language--Technical English

Business Communication

Proposal Writing for Grants

Memorandums
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Press Releases
Proposal Writing in Business
Public Relations

Technical Writing

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Demographics, Marketing, and General Business Information

 

Business Internet Resources

  • American FactFinder ~ Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau, plus articles of interest.
  • U.S. Department of Labor ~ The Bureau of Labor Statistics has tons of useful information on the American workforce
  • Gallup Poll Releases ~ Some polls on this site can contain current or relevant information that you may be able to use in your research

Business Print Resources

U.S. Market Trends & Forecasts, 1999, Reference R 658.834 U58mt 1999

Overview of various aspects of the American Market, with percentile breakdowns, charts, and lists. Easy to read and interpret, with lots of graphics.

2003 Market Guide, Reference R 658.8 E23

Guide to the U.S. Market- includes geographical market information, broken down by state, county and city. Lots of demographic information and very current.

SRDS: The Lifestyle Market Analyst 2003, Reference R 658.834 L723 2003

Includes demographic, geographic, and lifestyle information for more than 9.7 million U.S. households.

Business Rankings Annual, 2003, R 338.74 B979 (2 books)

Has lists of top products/companies in select market areas. See your competition and their sales numbers.

Business Plans Handbook, Reference R 658.4102

Many example of professional writing and business plans in general

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Evaluating Internet Sources

Sometimes in your research you may find information that comes from questionable or unclear sources. In these cases, you must decide whether the are reliable or accurate enough to be used. To help you with this process, we have included links to some websites that can help you evaluate your sources.
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Internet Resources

 

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webpage created 10/31/2000, updated 11/12/2003 by J. Hill.