Business Administration Library Guide

Best Bets for Business

Academic Search Ultimate - Content types: articles. Covers a wide range of subjects and contains the full text of nearly 12,400 journals, including 10,900 peer-reviewed journals. Learn More.

Business Source Complete - Content types: articles, reports. Access to journal articles, company profiles, market research reports and more.

MOBIUS Library Catalog - Content type: books Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.

Stephens Library Catalog - Content type: books, video. Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

Stephens Library Quick Search - Content types: articles, books. Search across most all of Stephens Library holdings as well as millions of additional books and articles using the EBSCOhost Discovery Service. Learn More.

Librarians for Business

Emma Fernandez
efernandez@stephens.edu
(573) 441-5129

Book an appointment

Anne Cox
acox@stephens.edu
(573) 876-7181

Book a meeting

Library Contact Info

library@stephens.edu
Front Desk: (573) 876-7182
Text the Library: (573) 475-4211
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Finding Business Books

Library Resources

Stephens Library Catalog - Search the traditional catalog for Stephens College books, videos, and more.

MOBIUS Library Catalog - Search the MOBIUS Consortium catalog and request physical/print books be sent to Stephens for pickup. Books are generally ready to be picked up in two to three work days.

eMO Electronic Books - Search and view over 250,000 electronic books. Entirely full-text.

Business Print Book Locations

Business books are generally located in the following sections (second floor of the Stephens Library):

  • HF - Commerce 

    • HF 5387 - Business ethics 

    • HF 5428-5429 - Retail trade 

    • HF 5437-5444 - Purchasing. Selling 

    • HF 5549 - Personnel management 

    • HF 5691-5716 - Business mathematics 

    • HF 5717-5734 - Business communication 

    • HF 5801-6182 - Advertising 

Search Tips

Search the Stephens Library Catalog to find physical materials and eBooks held at the Stephens Library. The MOBIUS Catalog is a good option to broaden your search for print books to libraries across Missouri.

Finding Articles on Business

Library Resources

Search Tips

When searching these databases, you will likely come across articles that are not immediately available. In such cases, choose to “Request It” and complete the process. Articles usually become available within one business day, although it can take as many as five days. You can review your request history and make requests from scratch by using the following link:

Finding Business News

Resources

  • NewsBank: Access World News Research Collection

    Content types: newspaper articles.

    Includes current and archived news content from more than 12,700 sources spanning 200+ countries and territories.

  • U.S. Major Dailies

    Content types: newspaper articles. Contains New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. Full-text from the 1980s to the present.

  • Bloomberg 

    Content types: news and video.

    Contains business and markets news, data, analysis, and video to the world, featuring stories from Businessweek and Bloomberg News.

  • Forbes 

    Content type: newspaper articles.

    Focuses on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle.

  • The Street

    Content type: articles.

    Covers the most engaging stories about how to make money, invest your money, save your money, and spend your money.

  • Ad Age

    Content type: articles.

    Global media brand that publishes news, analysis, and data on marketing and media.

Search Tips

Databases of news content from NewsBank and U.S. Major Dailies offer greater breadth and depth of content than you’ll find from a single publication. They include a number of business-specific publications, as well as business coverage from general newspapers.

*Searching by keyword or the article title (if known) is the best place to start. If searching for a specific article, check the list of included publications for the newspaper title and date range.

Data Sources

National Data Sources

  • Census Business Builder (CBB)

    A tool for accessing U.S. Census demographic and economic data, tailored to small business or regional analysis.

  • Economic Census

    Statistics about U.S. businesses collected every five years by the U.S. Census Bureau.

  • EDGAR Company Filings

    Research public companies financial and operations information via filings made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Source for U.S. economic data, reports, and publications. Examples of data include the Consumer Price Index, Consumer Expenditure Surveys, unemployment rates, and National Compensation Data.

  • U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

    Source for U.S. economic news, research papers, and data on topics such as GDP, consumer spending, income & saving, industries, international trade, prices, inflation, and investment.

State & Local Data Sources

Opinion & Polling Data

  • General Social Survey

    Demographic and attitudinal questions, tracks social change in the U.S. - a project of the National Opinion Research Center.

  • PEW Research Center

    A nonpartisan fact tank that provides information about issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.