Internet Links
To
Business Information

A Session in the University of Central Florida Library
Internet Workshop Series

Scope:

This session focuses on more than 25 sites that contain links to thousands of business sites. Subjects included are Accounting, Economics, Finance, International Business, Management and Entrepreneurship, Marketing, and Travel. General business links, to hundreds of other sites, are also included. For a selective list of business sources, click on the following title from the UCF Library Internet Workshop Series:

Business Information Sources on the Internet
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~pkenly/businfo.htm
This page lists sites for business sources (some directories, news sources, journals) and economic and governmental statistics.

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General

Argus Clearinghouse
http://www.clearinghouse.net
From the Business & Employment section, note especially the Business Webliography from T. Diamond of LSU.
Business and Economics Resources
http://www.clark.net/pub/lschank/web/business.html
Comprehensive and current.
Business Web Sites
http://www.bus.umich.edu/lib/busweb/busweb.htm
Emphasis is on Financial and International Business sites, but includes many business topics.
Internet Business Library
http://www.bschool.ukans.edu/intbuslib/virtual.htm
Comprehensive; probably the best starting point for in-depth business research. From the University of Kansas School of Business. Demographic and Census Data, Small Business, Strategic Management, Current News, and Economics and Statistics as well as ten other topics are included.
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/InternetIndex
An excellent starting point. Grouped by general topic: Business; Jobs; Employmet; Computers. Further divided by: Companies; Stocks; Money; Taxes.
Local & Regional Business Publications on the Web
http://www.library.hbs.edu/localbiz.htm
List from Harvard University. Includes not only local & regional business periodicals but also business sections of some newspapers. Arranged by state.
Marr and Kirkwood Official Guide to Business School Webs
http://www.SSRN.Com/BSCHOOL/
This is the most comprehensive list of websites of business schools. Also includes published business scho ol rankings from Business Week and U.S. News & World Report.
MBA Page (Ohio State University)
http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/dept/fin/mba.htm
List of links for business students.
Nijenrode Business Webserver
http://www.nijenrode.nl/nbr/index.html
Many useful links from this university in the Netherlands. But, some links are outdated.

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Accounting

Accountant's Home Page
http://www.computercpa.com/
Links to tax, government sources (state revenue offices and IRS), AICPA, CPA review publishers, and professional organizations.
AccountingNet
http://www.accountingnet.com/
News plus some governmental links, list of CPA firms, and jobs (accepts posts).
Accounting Resources on the Internet
http://www.rutgers.edu/Accounting/raw/internet/internet.htm
From RAW (Rutgers Accounting Web). FASB's home page resides at R AW (summaries and status of all statements are included).

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Economics

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/
Links to the Federal Reserve Banks and their publications. Also includes Beige Book, which contains commentary on current economic conditions by district.
Economics Gopher at Sam Houston State University
gopher://Niord.SHSU.edu:70/11gopher_root:[_DATA.ECONOMICS]
Impressive list of economics links. However, recent attempts to access this site were unsuccessful.
Resources for Economists on the Internet
http://econwpa.wustl.edu/EconFAQ/EconFAQ.html
WebEc
http://netec.wustl.edu/WebEc.html

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Finance

FINWeb
http://www.finweb.com/
Links to journal home pages and working papers as well as financial and economic sites.
RISKWeb
http://www.riskweb.com/
For risk management and insurance. Although the emphasis is academic and professional, useful consumer links to insurance sites (especially auto) are also included.

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International Business

International Business Resources on the WWW
http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/busres.htm
Excellent general list from Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research.
Virtual International Business and Economic Sources (VIBES)
http://www.uncc.edu/lis/library/reference/intbus/vibehome.htm
Comprehensive (more than 1,000 links).

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Management and Entrepreneurship

SBA Hotlist
http://www.sba.gov/hotlist/
Many government sites from this US agency. Arranged by function (Financing; Marketing) and topic (Year 2000; Women in Business).

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Marketing

Advertising World
http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/
Formerly Advertising Web. Mostly links to companies and product offerings on a variety of advertising topics.
Institute for the Study of Business Markets
http://www.smeal.psu.edu/isbm/
From Pennsylvania State University.
Marketing Resources
http://www.bus.orst.edu/tools/other/market/market.htm
From Ohio State University. Selective links, including one to VALS.
Project 2000
http://www2000.ogsm.vanderbilt.edu/
Many links. Also includes course syllabi from other universities, list of marketing discussion groups. Emphasis is on marketing in computer-mediated environments.

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Travel

Biz Travel
http://www.biztravel.com/V4/newhome.cfm
For the business traveler. Includes, for selected countries (US, UK, Germany, Mexico, Canada, Japan), information on business customs as well as leisure activities such as shopping.
Traveler.Net
http://www.traveler.net/two
From a major travel industry publication (Travel Weekly). Several thousand links (yes!) are included for hotels, airlines, cities, etc.

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Patricia E. Kenly, pkenly@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu, 11/15/96; Last revised 10/20/97.