OST 2336: Business Communications
This guide includes information specifically for this course. General information about business can also be found on the Business Subject Guide. Other subject and course information is available from the Subject & Course Guides menu. Books | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citation
Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.
Electronic books can be located and accessed from the catalog. You can either limit your search to e-books or select books marked with the e-book icon from your search results. You can also log in to several large e-book databases from the E-book Collections page.Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.
Finding ArticlesDatabases provide indexes for articles on a large variety of topics. LSCC provides access to a large number of databases covering a wide range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.
- General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research.
- Business Databases will provide articles about specific business topics and will help you with more in-depth research.
- Cultural databases like Daily Life Online (Greenwood Electronic Media) and World Geography (ABC-CLIO) will also provide useful information about business customs in other countries.
To access LSCC databases, log in using your X-ID number and PIN number (your six-digit birth date). For more infomation visit the libraries' How to Use Databases and How to Find Articles pages.
On-Campus DatabasesFor this course, there are some useful government databases available to supplement some of the Market Research websites listed in the Website section. Some of the information in the databases below can only be accessed on campus. Please ask a librarian if you need more information.
- U.S. Government Export Portal
- Export.gov: Market Research Library
- International Trade Web Resources
- Small Business Administration, Office of International Trade
- Small Business Guide to Exporting
- U. S. Customs and Border Protection
- World Trade Search
- Europages.com: International Business Directory
- International Business Resources on the WWW
- World Trade Organization
- For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
- For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides instructions and examples.