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• Search the Library Catalog
  Books and other resources can be found in the Western Library catalog or the Summit catalog by searching by subject. Please use the following Library of Congress subject headings:
  Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography
  Businesswomen -- United States -- Biography
  Businessmen -- United States -- Biography
  Executives -- United States -- Biography
  Women executives -- United States -- Biography
  Economists -- Biography
  Economists --United States -- Biography
  Accountants -- Biography
  Accountants --United States-- Biography
  Labor Leaders --United States -- Biography

• Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
  Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) is a comprehensive index to millions of biographical sketches in more than 2,700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. Consortium (8 Libraries) Shares 8 Simultaneous Users.
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• United States entrepreneurs and the companies they built: an index to biographies in collected works / Nasrallah, Wahib
  • Location: Haggard 2 Reference HC102.5 A2 N37 2003
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  This is an index to books and articles which contain biographies of leading entrepreneurs who shaped the history of American enterprise. Biographies are 3-10 pages in length.

• African-American business leaders and entrepreneurs / Kranz, Rachel.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC102.5.A2 K73 2004
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  This covers biographies of important African-American business leaders from colonial times to present.

• Biographical dictionary of American business leaders / Ingham, John N.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC102.5.A2 I53 1983
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  This biography is a four volume work and covers over 800 American business leaders from the earliest period of American history to 1980.

• Contemporary American business leaders : a biographical dictionary / Ingham, John N.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC102.5.A2 I534 1990
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  This biography focuses on business people who played a role in US business history since World War II. The biographies are less oriented with the personal lives, but focus on the business decisions they made and their impact.

• Historical encyclopedia of American women entrepreneurs : 1776 to the present / Oppedisano, Jeannette M., 1943-
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF3023.A2 O64 2000
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  This encyclopedia chronicles some of the most important contributions that entrepreneurial women have made to the American economy. The women profiled have achieved success in fields ranging from construction to retail, and every period in the history of the United States is covered.

• People tracker / Forbes
  Track over 120,000 executives and members of the Forbes rich and celebrity lists. Requires signing up for free membership.

• United States entrepreneurs and the companies they built: an index to biographies in collected works / Nasrallah, Wahib
  • Location: Haggard 2 Reference HC102.5 A2 N37 2003
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  This is an index to books and articles which contain biographies of leading entrepreneurs who shaped the history of American enterprise. Biographies are 3-10 pages in length.

• Who's who in finance and industry
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF3023.A2 W5
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  This contains biographical details on more than 22,000 leading business people around the world.

• Who's who in international business education and research / Shepherd, William F.
  • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HF1106 .W584 1999
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  This lists 150 leading scholars and practitioners extracted from a sample of at least 1200 in the field. "The sample is drawn from the use of multiple selection criteria, reflecting research productivity, citational analysis, executive officers and fellows of AIB, management of US-based CIBERS and peer-based nominations." Each person listed also gives a personal statement on the principal contributions they have made to the field of international business.

• Zoominfo / Zoom Information Inc
  This is a great tool for researching people.

• Drucker archives / Drucker archives
  The Drucker Archive contains the life works of this extraordinary thinker and social ecologist.

• Expert pages / Expert pages.com
  Easy to use menu by subject, then state. Covers all topics. Cites itself as the original & leading online directory of expert witnesses.

• Experts / United States. Bureau of the Census
  This is a list of experts employed by US government agencies. The ones used most often are from the Dept. of Commerce (such as the International trade Administration or the Bureau of Economic Analysis), the Dept. of Labor, Agriculture, the Treasury, and in the Small Business Administration.

• People whose ideas influence / Clarke, Wendy
  This contains short biographies of business thinkers.

• Sources and experts / Bennett, Kitty
  A list of experts used for the St Petersburg Times. It links to 1) experts on a wide variety of topics arranged by area of expertise, 2) organizations that publish directories of experts on the web, 3) authors and editors; and 4) universities and think tanks

• Thinkers 50 / Suntop Media
  Provides a global ranking of the top business researchers & thinkers.

• Top 50 business gurus / Accenture
  The top 50 business thinkers as published in the Outlook journal.