{"id":97,"date":"2014-07-25T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T21:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/englishforbusiness\/?post_type=chapter&p=97"},"modified":"2015-01-30T00:22:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T00:22:56","slug":"10-7-additional-resources","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-hccc-businesscommunication\/chapter\/10-7-additional-resources\/","title":{"raw":"Additional Resources: Writing Preparation","rendered":"Additional Resources: Writing Preparation"},"content":{"raw":"The Library of Congress is the nation\u2019s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/index.html<\/a>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe Copyright Office of the Library of Congress offers a wide variety of resources for understanding copyright law and how to avoid plagiarism. http:\/\/www.copyright.gov<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Learning Center is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age, and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research. http:\/\/www.plagiarism.org\/<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe New York Public Library\u2019s Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) is the nation\u2019s largest public information center devoted solely to science and business. http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/sibl<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Lippincott Library serves the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world\u2019s top business schools. http:\/\/www.library.upenn.edu\/lippincott<\/a>\r\n\r\nThunderbird School of Global Management operates Thunderbird Knowledge Network, an interactive forum on contemporary business issues delivered in stories, columns, videos, podcasts, and blogs. http:\/\/knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu\/research<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Wall Street Journal<\/em> is one of the most widely read sources of business news. http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/home-page<\/a>\r\n\r\nINSEAD: The Business School for the World, one of the largest and most highly regarded schools for MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD degrees in business, makes its library resources available online. http:\/\/www.insead.edu\/library\/index.cfm<\/a>\r\n\r\nAs an example of an industry trade association, the Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM) is a voluntary association of specialist project management professionals working in the built environment. http:\/\/www.acpm.co.za<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe United States Government\u2019s Small Business Administration has a mandate to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. http:\/\/www.sba.gov<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets the standards and conducts inspections to ensure safety and prevent accidents in the workplace. http:\/\/www.osha.gov<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Society for Human Resource Management is a key source of news and information on HR topics. http:\/\/www.shrm.org\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Chicago Board of Trade, the world\u2019s oldest futures and options exchange, trades treasury bonds, corn, soybean, wheat, gold, silver, and other commodities. http:\/\/www.cbot.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nYahoo! Finance is a useful site for tracking the Dow, S&P 500, and other major stock indices in the United States and abroad; it also has areas for financial news, investing, and personal finance. http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/em>, published every two years by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, describes hundreds of different types of jobs, the training and education each job requires, the typical earnings in that job, and more. http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/OCO<\/a>\r\n\r\nCareerBuilder.com, which describes itself as the largest online job search site, offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. http:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nAccording to its Web site, Fast Company<\/em> \u201csets the agenda, charting the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace.\u201d http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nLinkedIn, which has been described as the professional counterpart to social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. http:\/\/www.linkedin.com<\/a>\r\n\r\nIntuit, maker of QuickBooks, Quicken, TurboTax, and other accounting software, provides a small business information center on its Web site. What would you expect to find here that is different from the resources a noncommercial source would offer? http:\/\/smallbusiness.intuit.com<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

The Library of Congress is the nation\u2019s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of the U.S. Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts in its collections. http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Copyright Office of the Library of Congress offers a wide variety of resources for understanding copyright law and how to avoid plagiarism. http:\/\/www.copyright.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

The Learning Center is designed to help educators and students develop a better sense of what plagiarism means in the information age, and to teach the planning, organizational, and citation skills essential for producing quality writing and research. http:\/\/www.plagiarism.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The New York Public Library\u2019s Science, Industry, and Business Library (SIBL) is the nation\u2019s largest public information center devoted solely to science and business. http:\/\/www.nypl.org\/research\/sibl<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lippincott Library serves the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the world\u2019s top business schools. http:\/\/www.library.upenn.edu\/lippincott<\/a><\/p>\n

Thunderbird School of Global Management operates Thunderbird Knowledge Network, an interactive forum on contemporary business issues delivered in stories, columns, videos, podcasts, and blogs. http:\/\/knowledgenetwork.thunderbird.edu\/research<\/a><\/p>\n

The Wall Street Journal<\/em> is one of the most widely read sources of business news. http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/home-page<\/a><\/p>\n

INSEAD: The Business School for the World, one of the largest and most highly regarded schools for MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD degrees in business, makes its library resources available online. http:\/\/www.insead.edu\/library\/index.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n

As an example of an industry trade association, the Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM) is a voluntary association of specialist project management professionals working in the built environment. http:\/\/www.acpm.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n

The United States Government\u2019s Small Business Administration has a mandate to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, to preserve free competitive enterprise, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation. http:\/\/www.sba.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

The U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets the standards and conducts inspections to ensure safety and prevent accidents in the workplace. http:\/\/www.osha.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

The Society for Human Resource Management is a key source of news and information on HR topics. http:\/\/www.shrm.org\/Pages\/default.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n

The Chicago Board of Trade, the world\u2019s oldest futures and options exchange, trades treasury bonds, corn, soybean, wheat, gold, silver, and other commodities. http:\/\/www.cbot.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Yahoo! Finance is a useful site for tracking the Dow, S&P 500, and other major stock indices in the United States and abroad; it also has areas for financial news, investing, and personal finance. http:\/\/finance.yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/em>, published every two years by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, describes hundreds of different types of jobs, the training and education each job requires, the typical earnings in that job, and more. http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/OCO<\/a><\/p>\n

CareerBuilder.com, which describes itself as the largest online job search site, offers a vast online and print network to help job seekers connect with employers. http:\/\/www.careerbuilder.com<\/a><\/p>\n

According to its Web site, Fast Company<\/em> \u201csets the agenda, charting the evolution of business through a unique focus on the most creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace.\u201d http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com<\/a><\/p>\n

LinkedIn, which has been described as the professional counterpart to social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world, representing 170 industries and 200 countries. http:\/\/www.linkedin.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Intuit, maker of QuickBooks, Quicken, TurboTax, and other accounting software, provides a small business information center on its Web site. What would you expect to find here that is different from the resources a noncommercial source would offer? http:\/\/smallbusiness.intuit.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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