These materials are useful for basic research in Business. If you need more help with your research or finding resources, contact Library staff.
Searching for Books
Library Catalogue
Search for books in our library catalogue. The items you need will likely be found in the following areas:
Browse Shelves Virtually
Did you find a good book and want to see related books nearby? Select Browse the Shelf on the book’s item details page. Use the arrow keys on either side to see what other books have been shelved in that subject and might be useful for your papers.
Articles and Databases
- Business Source Premier: This collection features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines. In addition, it includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
- Canadian Reference Centre: Emphasis on Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires, and reference books, with some international coverage.
- Academic Search Premier: Multi-disciplinary database providing full text on a variety of topics.
- Innovation, Science, Economic Development Canada: Company profiles, business information by sector, economic analysis, industry statistics, and more.
- Harvard Business Review: Business news, articles, podcasts, and case studies.
Writing and Citing
- Citation styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
- Online citation creators
- How to cite Canadian Government documents (Queens University)
- Writing guides
- Business and professional writing: A basic guide by Paul MacRae & Michel W. Pharand (HF 5718.3 M3135 B979 2019)
- Style guide for business writing by Michael C. Thomsett
Company and Industry Information
- Annual Reports: Primarily U.S. publicly traded companies.
- Canadian Corporate Reports Project: (McGill) Traces many companies back to the 19th century and consists of annual reports of approximately 2,000 Canadian corporations in all business sectors.
- Canadian Industry Statistics: Canadian and U.S. industry trends.
- Corporate websites: Search for corporate websites to find useful product information, annual reports, mission statements, code of ethics, etc.
- EDGAR: Company filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Federally Incorporated Companies: Canadian company information.
- Innovation, Science, Economic Development Canada: Company profiles, business information by sector, economic analysis, industry statistics, and more.
- NAICS Canada: North American Industry Classification System.
- National Occupation Classification: Identify and categorize jobs.
- SEDAR: Contains Canadian securities filings and may be used to find public company profiles and annual reports.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Overview of BLS statistics by industry. Includes Industries at a Glance which gives profiles of major U.S. industries.
- SME Benchmarking Tools: Small Business Profiles – Provides detailed financial and employment data on small businesses in Canada. Information is organized by industry.
- Small Business Accelerator (SBA): Provides guides to industry-specific resources such as Clothing Retailer or Coffee Shop Business, with an emphasis on BC.
Statistics
Canada
- Manitoba Business Facts: Includes Business Indicators, Consumer Price Index, Labour Force Statistics, Regional Statistics, Migration and Immigration, and Historical Data.
- Statistics Canada: Canada’s national statistical agency, Statistics Canada provides extensive demographic and social, socio-economic, and economic statistics on Canada.
- CANSIM: Contains data on population, labour, industry, national accounts, and more.
- Census of Population: Find census statistics for Canadian communities including cities, towns, villages, Indian reserves, metropolitan areas, health regions, provinces, territories, and Canada.
International Statistics and Country
Bureau of Labor Statistics: The main U.S. Federal agency that is responsible for collecting information on labor economics and statistics. Contains an easy to use index.
U.S. Census Bureau – Business & Industry: Economic data by sector.
OECD – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development: Contains statistics that are international in scope as well as online documents relevant to economics.