Business+&+Finance

Librarian's Email: AHenryStephens@schools.nyc.gov
=__Introduction__= This business and finance collection is made up of books, magazines, DVDs, videos, and web-based resources. The collection is geared toward educating high school students about everything from stock market investing to personal money management to careers in the business and finance industry.

=__Questions for Inquiry__= • What is the stock market? How does it affect our economy and our personal lives? • What is a business plan and how does one write one? • How do franchises function and how do they differ from other companies? • What places and opportunities are there for investing one's money? • Why is maintaining good credit important for us? • What do advertisers consider when they target consumer groups? • What careers are there in the business and finance industry?

=__Keywords__= Business Finance Stocks Investments Banks

=__Subject Headings__= Stock Market The Banking Industry Business Plans Private Companies World Businesses Entrepreneurs Money Management Business Management Personal Finance

=__Dewey Decimal Classification(s)__= Non-Fiction/Special Collection 332, 338, 650, and 658. Reference/Special Collection 332, 338, 650, and 658.

=__Key Books: Reference__= •REF/SP 338.7 **//Hoover's Handbook of World Business 2006//**. Austin: Hoover's Business Press, 2006.

•REF/SP 338.7 //**Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2006**//. Austin: Hoover's Business Press, 2005.

•REF/SP 658.4 Muechenheim, Jacqueline K. //**Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Businesses Throughout North America**//. Detroit: Gale Research, 2002.

•REF/SP 650.03 Kaliski, Burton S. //**Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance**//. New York: McMillan Reference USA, 2001.

•REF/SP 338.7 //**Stock Market Encyclopedia**//. New York: Standards and Poor, 2006.

•REF/SP 338.092 Logan, Rochelle, and Julie Halverstadt. //**100 Most Popular Business Leaders for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional Paths**//. Greenwood Village: Libraries Unlimited, 2002.

=__Key Books: Non-Fiction__= •SP 332.63 McGowan, Eileen, et al. //**Stock Market Smart**//. Brookfield: Millbrook, 2002.

•SP 658.4 Tiffany, Paul, and Steven Peterson. //**Business Plans for Dummies**//. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2005.

•SP 332.6 Bamford, Janet. **//Street Wise: A Guide for Teen Investors//**. Princeton: Bloomberg, 2002.

•SP 332.63 Bell, Gregory. **//In The Black: A History of African Americans on Wall Street//**. New York: Wiley, 2002.

•SP 338 Sherrow, Victoria. **//A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs//**. New York: Facts on File, 2002.

•SP 332.023 Lui, Ying. //**The Harvard Business School Guide to Careers in Finance**//. Boston: Harvard Business School, 2002.

=__Magazines__= Business Week Entrepreneur Money Smart Money Forbes Fortune

=__Magazine Articles: Print/Online__= Farzad, Roben, and David Henry. "**What The Market Is Telling Us**." //Business Week//. Mar. 12, 2007: 34-40.

Pearlman, Russell, et al. **//"//Where to Invest in 2007//."//** //Smart Money//. Jan. 2007: 59-70.

Sellers, Patricia, et al. **//"//50 Most Powerful Women In Business//."//** //Fortune//. Oct. 11, 2006.

"**100 Best Companies to Work For-2006**." //Fortune Online//. http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/full_list/


 * Additional articles on business and finance can be found at** //The Economist// at http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/

=__Databases__= EBSCOhost Thompson/Gale

=__Web Sites__= New York Stock Exchange: [|http://www.nyse.com] Federal Reserve Bank of New York: [|http://www.ny.frb.org] Bloomberg : [|http://bloomberg.com] Business Week Magazine Online: [|http://www.businessweek.com] U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics: [|http://www.bls.gov] CNN Money: [|http://www.cnnmoney.com]

=__Videos/DVDs__= Here is a sample of our collection: Davis, Teri. //**The Profit & Loss Statement.**// Hawthorne: Sunburst Visual Media, 2004. Davis, Teri. //**The Profits & Pitfalls of Mutual Funds.**// Hawthorne: Sunburst Visual Media, 2004. Davis, Teri. //**Ups & Downs of Stocks.**// Hawthorne: Sunburst Visual Media, 2004. Dunn, Kitty. **//The Stock Market: What Goes Up...?//** Madison: Knowledge Unlimited, 1999. Schrank, Jeffrey. **//The Stock Market: Learning Without Losing.//** Lake Zurich: Learning Seed, 2004. Watts, Keith. **//Financial Management for Young Adults: Getting Your Start.//** New York: Pro Balance, 1999. Wright, Kevin. //**Teens and Credit Cards: Use or Abuse?**// Huntsville: Educational Video Network, 2003.

=__EdVideo__= [|www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/index_fin.html]

=__Community Resources__= Citigroup Foundation

===Curriculum Standards Related to This Area Can Be Found at New York State Education Department's Learning Standards for Career Development and Occupational Studies at http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/cte/cdlearn.html.===

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