Graduate Management Writing: Reference

Search the CSS Library's Reference collection for your topic by using Reference Universe. This database will direct you to articles within the encyclopedias and other reference sources in the print collection at CSS, as well as reference works within our electronic reference collections.

Click Here to Search Reference Universe

Note: Once you click submit you will be prompted for your Novell user name and password. This is the same user name and password you use to access your CSS email, your WebCT courses, and the computers in the computer labs on the main campus.

Write down all the sources you consult. Be sure to include all the information you need to cite your sources! Also, list sub-topics, terminology, authorities on your topic, and intersting authors/titles from bibliographies.

The library maintains a collection of online reference sources which may be searched both on-campus and off-campus. When accessing these works from off-campus, you will be prompted for your Novell username and password, which are the same username and password you use when accessing Cor, Blackboard or your CSS email.

Business, Management, Marketing, & Economics Encyclopedias

• American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia, The
• Bulls, Bear, Boom, and Bust: A Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
• Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries, The
• CaseBase: Case Studies in Global Business -2012
• CaseBase: Case Studies in Global Business - 2011
• Encyclopedia of African American Business
• Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
• Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World
• Encyclopedia of Career Development
• Encyclopedia of Case Study Research
• Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 6th ed.
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries, 5th ed.
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Markets
• Encyclopedia of Finance
• Encyclopedia of Leadership
• Encyclopedia of Marketing Campaigns
• Encyclopedia of Money
• Encyclopedia of New Venture Management
• Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finance
• Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing
• Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History
• Encyclopedia of Tourism
• Encyclopedia of World Poverty
• Federal Reserve System: An Encyclopedia, The
• Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, 2nd ed.
• Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
• Globalization: Encyclopedia of Trade, Labor, and Politics
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Business
• International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies
• Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, The
• The Way We Work: An Encyclopedia of Business Culture
• Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society

General Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition
• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Reference Collections

• Gale Virtual Reference Library - a collection of electronic encyclopedias on a variety of subjects. Includes Business encyclopedias including Business Plans Handbook, Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, and Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries.

• Sage Reference Collection - a collection of electronic encyclopedias by Sage Publishing. Includes Business encyclopedias including Encyclopedia of Leadership and the Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

NOTE: These collections are limited to the CSS population. Therefore, you will need to login to the reference collections using your Novell user name and password. This is the same user name and password that use to login to Cor, Blackboard, your CSS email, or the computer labs on the main campus.

The Reference Collection has a variety of different sources that can help you with your research project. The most common types of sources include directories, handbooks, dictionaries, almanacs, and encyclopedias. Each source has a specific function and contains different information. 

What kind of information will you find in each of these sources?

• Dictionaries - use to find the correct spellings of words and their meanings.  
• Directories - use to find information about organizations, their address, phone numbers, and key personnel.  
• Almanacs - use to find statistics, figures, tables, and facts on specific areas or topics.
• Atlases - use to find maps and other geographical information including statistics, dates, physical features, etc.
• Handbooks - use to locate concise data on a specialized topic. Examples of data include statistics, instructions, procedures, etc.
• Encyclopedias (both specific and subject specific) - are great places to background information on your topic. Other information you will find include: important dates, authorities on your topic, bibiliographies, and key terminology.