Business

Consumer Price Indexes
Current indexes: Consumer, Producer, International. Labor and productivity statistics. Fact sheets. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information
Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval. Provides up to date SEC filings. Financial reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are available through a variety of search interfaces. 10-K reports are the annual statement of a corporation's revenue and income. 10-Q reports are the quarterly reports

Financial Times
International business news, and information. Commodity and currency markets, world politics, economic trends.

Harvard Business
A comprehensive portal of information sources for managers, business students, and educators. Audio, RSS, full text sources that are frequently updated by business and entrepreneur experts

Motley Fool
The Motley Fool exists, they say, to "educate, amuse and enrich." Several helpful sections for the beginning investor, such as the "13 steps to investing", and the articles in the section "Valuing Stocks"

North American Industry Classification System
Developed jointly by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. Links to NAIC based statistics; NAIC codes list (Formerly: SIC codes)

Oregon Business Channel
Brief profiles of Oregon based corporations, public and private. Rankings. Current business headlines

Oregon Policy Directory (University of Oregon Library)
Multi-regional organizations, commissions, districts, councils

Portland Business Alliance
Chamber information; locate area businesses; publications

TheyRule.net
Draw maps of the interconnections between companies' board of directors as well as people who are serve on the boards of major institutions.

U.S. Census Bureau
Search by place name, to receive census data and a map

U.S. Uniform Commercial Code
Rules for contract law

U.S. GPO Access
Government documents: U.S. Code, Federal Register

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Searchable database, with summaries of patents; advice on how to apply.

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:26:15 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Publications

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:51:34 -0700

Daily Journal of Commerce
Available in print at the Rock Creek Library, and online through Lexis Nexis.

Oregonian Newspaper
Via Lexis-Nexis.

OregonLive
Oregonian website

Portland Business Journal
Jobs, business news, and tracking of local companies -- the fastest growing top 100, for example. Print copies of the journal are also available at the Sylvania library.

Portland Tribune
Check the Metro news tab to link to other regional newspapers.

Williamette Week
Usually individuals, but sometimes companies or corporations, are singled out as the "Rogue of the Week."

Local Company Research

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:08:15 -0800

Better Business Bureau
Check out the 'reliability' of a company, that is, if any complaints were filed with the Bureau recently, or, if the company is a member of the BBB.

Company Profiles
Datamation reports, via EBSCO Business Source Database, provide "analysis and in depth forecasts for six industry sectors: Healthcare, Technology, Automotive,Energy, Consumer Markets, and Financial Services."

Oregon Business Channel
Brief profiles of Oregon based corporations, public and private. Rankings. Current business headlines.

Oregon Business Council
Link to the Oregon Business Plan, and other policy statements.

Oregon Business Ethics award winners
Awarded annually by the Rotary Club, the awards recognize local businesses and individuals who have held to high standards of ethical behavior.

Portland Business Alliance
Chamber of Commerce for the Portland area. Sources for and guides for businesses in the greater metropolitan area

Portland Development Commission
Documents, interactive maps, news updates, for urban renewal and economic development in the Portland area

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:35:26 -0700

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:56:56 -0700

Black Enterprise
Business magazine for black professionals, business people, college students and corporate executives.

Business Week
Reports on news, ideas and trends affecting industry and the economy for those in business management, with national and international coverage.

Consumer Reports
Presents articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers.

Economist
A weekly newsmagazine of world politics and current affairs, business, finance and science published in London, England.

Forbes
For corporate officers and other major executives in business interested in developing management insight through review of the nation's largest corporations.

Fortune
Gives top executives, and those working to reach senior positions in business information on the economic, political and social trends that affect the environment of business.

Harvard Business Review
Written for upper level management. Presents analysis of management problems and helpful commentary on advanced thinking and practice in all fields of management and administration.

Inc
Presents articles on financial & personnel management, marketing, administration, sales and operations for executives & managers of small to mid-sized companies

Journal of Small Business Management
Articles, notes and other features on subjects of current professional interest in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship aimed at small business readers and their advisors.

Kiplingers
Links to several Kiplinger's magazines including Kiplingers Personal Finance

Money
Personal and family finance magazine with articles providing guidance on making, investing, spending, and saving money

OfficePro
Articles, interviews, commentary, product reviews, and news of note for the professional secretary.

Newsfeed

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:47:08 -0700

Opinion, Politics, and Humor

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:30:55 -0800

Albert Hunt, editor, Bloomberg News, and other Bloomberg columnists.

CNNMoney.com
Special reports, breaking news, links for businesses, small and large.

Bloomberg Op-Ed Columnists
Day-by-day analysis of business trends and government decisions affecting the marketplace.

Anderson Cooper
CNN analyst who tracks business news and economic trends.

Drudge Report
Independent to conservative views and investigative reporting for business and corporate topics.

The Alliance for Business Leadership
Formerly the Progressive Business Leaders Network. A portal with news, a blog, and links to items for business "leaders committed to socially and environmentally responsible economic growth and the public policies that advance it."

Townhall
Conservative commentators and breaking news.

Business Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:04:35 -0700

Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat. Video provided by MIT Video.

Business Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:16:17 -0700

Did Facebook and Twitter Miss Their Window for Profit: Entrepreneurism, Begin With The End In Mind features Jon Fisher giving a talk at the Commonwealth Club, San Francisco. His bio on Fora.tv points out that he predicted a large rise in unemployment.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.