Financial Services: Reference Resources
What makes a book a reference book?
Reference books are usually encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, manuals and other books that you would refer to when wanting to know a definition of a word or concept, a general overview of a topic, specific information about a certain period of time or event in history, etc. They are most likely books you would not be reading cover to cover! We have a number of reference books that can be accessed and read online at all BCC campuses and remotely, and we have print reference books at all three campus libraries as well. The print reference books cannot be checked out but you can photocopy or scan pages, or use the reference books in the library.
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Reference E-book Databases
The databases noted here contain hundreds of full-text reference books for you to use at all Bristol campuses and remotely!
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowProvides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
- Gale eBooks (Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new windowFull text database providing subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and general reference books as well as the online version of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. Subjects include science, history, medicine, psychology and mental health, literature, drama, film, popular culture, business, law, and more.
BPL Online Reference Sources
A Boston Public Library ecard will enable you to access the numerous directories and other reference titles from the electronic databases in Business at the BPL . Below are a few books from the BPL's Gale Virtual Reference database (more titles included in their collection than BCC) that might benefit you when doing research in financial services.
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Selected Reference eBooks - Financial Management
QFinance: The Ultimate Resource by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1849300097Publication Date: 2010-02-16Includes best practice and thought leadership articles, as well as practical guides and solutions to daily financial challenges. In the "Essays" "Checklist" and "Dictionary" sections there are a number of articles and entries on credit management.
International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780080961200Publication Date: 2012-06-25The International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management covers all of the relevant issues in the field of hospitality management from both a sectoral level (including: Lodging, Restaurants, Clubs, Time-shares, and Conventions), as well as a functional one (covering Accounting & Finance, Marketing, Human resources, Information technology and Facilities management).
Selected Reference eBooks - Banking
A Financial History of the United States by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2002Focuses on the growth and expansion of banking, securities, and insurance from the colonial period right up to the incredible growth of the stock market during the 1990s and the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.
Selected Reference eBooks - Real Estate and Insurance
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780028660813Publication Date: 2006-09-01Designed for the non-specialist, this is a complete reference covering finance and banking, accounting, marketing, management, and information systems. Contributors include academics and business scholars from leading business programs. The new completely revised second edition includes 320 signed essays.
Key Concepts in Urban Studies by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781849724395Publication Date: 2009-11-10Offers concise discussions of concepts ranging from community, neighborhood, and the city to globalization, the New Urbanism, feminine space, and urban problems.- QFinance: The Ultimate Resource by Call Number: ebookISBN: 1849300097Publication Date: 2010-02-16Includes best practice and thought leadership articles, as well as practical guides and solutions to daily financial challenges. In the "Essays" "Checklist" and "Dictionary" sections there are a number of articles and entries on credit management.
Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781849722230Publication Date: 2007-09-16Includes entries in A-Z order, critically reviewing the literature on specific topics from abortion to world systems theory. In addition, nine major entries cover each of the major disciplines (political economy; management and business; human geography; politics; sociology; law; psychology; organizational behavior) and the history and development of the social sciences in a broader sense.West's Encyclopedia of American Law by
Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780787693732Publication Date: 2004-11-01Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide.
Selected Print Reference Books
Dictionary of Insurance Terms by Call Number: REF HG 8025 R83 2013ISBN: 9781438001395Publication Date: 2013-04-01Quick-reference fact finder defines approximately 4,500 key terms that apply to life, health, property, casualty, home owners', tenants', and professional liability insurance. Also included and defined in detail are important terms that apply to pension plans and individual retirement accounts.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms by Call Number: REF HD 1365 F75 2013ISBN: 9781438001463Publication Date: 2013-04-01Handy quick-reference source to the industry’s terminology. More than 3,000 short-entry terms and definitions cover topics that include appraisal, architectural styles, brokerage, construction, development, environmental finance, mortgage types, zoning, and much more. Many definitions are supplemented with graphs, charts, and line art.
Modern real estate practice by Call Number: REF KF 2042 R4 G34 2018ISBN: 1475463723Publication Date: 2018
Try Google Books!
Google books has many full text and limited text books available in banking, financial management, real estate and insurance. Try typing in banking reference; or insurance encyclopedia; or real estate handbook below.