Strauss's Handbook of Business Information

A long awaited update of the popular 1988 handbook by Diane Wheeler Strauss, this book is divided into two main parts. The first seven chapters cover business information according to the formats in which it is made available:

Guides

Bibliographies and quick reference sources

Directories

Periodicals and newspapers

Looseleaf services

Government documents

Statistics

Examples of different types of electronic sources The second part of the book covers specific topics within the area of business. Included are chapters on marketing; money, credit, and banking; and the many aspects of investment ranging from stocks through bonds, mutual funds, and futures and options. Recognizing the changes in information retrieval techniques since the first edition, special emphasis is placed on the Internet as a source of reliable, accurate, and timely information. Nevertheless, print resources have not been neglected, as they continue to provide a strong foundation for most collections.

Moss has prepared a new edition of Diane W. Strauss's Handbook of Business Information, which was hailed as an impressive 'how-to' book that had a place in every library. Since its publication, much has changed in the availability and format of business information. This edition's basic organization is like Strauss's: the first part lists materials by format (bibliographies, directories, periodicals, and the like), the second by topic. Moss builds on the strengths of the earlier work, eliminating dated concepts like the vertical file and integrating references to electronic and Internet resources now so critical to business reference…. This work promises to become a textbook for library students, a guide for working librarians who deal with business inquiries, and a key addition to any library collection. Rival guides are at least ten years old, and the revolution in the access and formatting of business information makes this update clearly needed. Highly recommended. Graduate students; faculty. -

Choice

Starred Review Collection Development/Business ReferenceLibrary Journal

^IStrauss's Handbook on Business Information^R belongs in every academic and public library and in many special libraries. -

Business Information Alert

Most business collections will want to purchase. -

Booklist/Professional Reading

Moss' handbook is well researched and very thorough. She also provides a good balance between print and electronic sources. …Recommended for public libraries with large business collections. -

Public Libraries

"This long-awaited update of Diana W. Strauss's 1988 original edition first covers 'formats': directories, periodicals, loose-leaf services, government information services, and electronic sources. References are then organized by 'fields': banking, marketing, accounting, stocks and bonds, etc. Graphics include screen shots of e-sources. -

Library Journal, Starred Review

A long awaited update of the popular 1988 handbook by Diane Wheeler Strauss, this book is divided into two main parts. The first seven chapters cover business information according to the formats in which it is made available. The second part of the book covers specific topics within the area of business.

A long awaited update of the popular 1988 handbook by Diane Wheeler Strauss, this book is divided into two main parts. The first seven chapters cover business information according to the formats in which it is made available.

The second part of the book covers specific topics within the area of business. Included are chapters on marketing; money, credit, and banking; and the many aspects of investment ranging from stocks through bonds, mutual funds, and futures and options. Recognizing the changes in information retrieval techniques since the first edition, special emphasis is placed on the Internet as a source of reliable, accurate, and timely information. Nevertheless, print resources have not been neglected, as they continue to provide a strong foundation for most collections.

Covers business information according to the formats in which it is made available, and specific topics within the area of business.

A long awaited update of the popular 1988 handbook, this book covers business information and specific topics within the area of business.