What Are Reference Tools? Reference tools are: printed books and online databases items you "refer" to quickly for background information, including: encyclopedias dictionaries statistics definitions or facts

Examples of Reference Tools for Business Reference Books Reference Databases We hold several guides to business literature and research materials, which could lead you to many other sources not listed in this Research Guide or the ZU library catalog, but which could be retrieved for you from other libraries: The Basic Business library: Core resources 2002.  Z675.B8B37 The Best Business books ever: the 100 most influential management books you'll never have time to read  2003.  (Electronic book available via the catalog) Business information at work  1999.  HF54.5.L69 Business information basics  1997.  HF3506.B87 Essential business books  2003.  Z7164.C81E87 International business information: how to find it, how to use it  1998.  (Electronic book available via the catalog) The International directory of business information sources and services  1996.  HF54.5.I58 The portable MBA desk reference: an essential business companion  1998.  HD38.15.P67 Bankscope is a comprehensive world banking information database. Includes bank and country ratings, annual accounts, shareholders and subsidiaries, ratios and peer group information, and mergers and acquisitions information. Business Source Premier coverage includes management, finance, economics, accounting, international business. EIU Viewswire provides daily business intelligence service provides analysis on economic, political, business developments worldwide. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe is updated by the minute, full-text, news archive including news, business, finance reports, country data. Europa World includes political and economic information from over 250 countries and territories. Proquest 5000 is an easy to use full-text database including many business resources such as ABI/INFORM Global, accounting, taxation, business and news resources.