This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Business and Management are listed on a separate page.

E-book collections

The college has access to the following 2 e-book collections:

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.) You can access relevant titles as follows by clicking on title required: BTEC National Business book 1, 2010 BTEC National Business book 2, 2010

Myilibrary

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or ebooks bought by the college to support your course. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Online Resources

Some of these resources will require your Athens log in; please refer to Toolbox at the bottom of the page if you do not know what this is.

Business Link

Business Link is the Government's online resource for business containing essential information, support and services for all businesses.

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Business Elite

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases including this one for Business information.

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through the service called 'Gale Databases.'

Marketline

An extremely useful site with a huge collection of company, country and industry profiles, including country PESTLE information. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Mintel

Mintel is a global supplier of consumer, media and market research. Mintel can help you discover opportunities, monitor competitors, develop products and services, and hone your marketing and advertising efforts.

U.K. National Statistics

The official U.K. statistics site drawn exclusively from government sources.

Manchester Metropolitan University, Partner Institutions

MMU Students in partner institutions have access to a number of MMU resources designed to support them in their studies. (You will need your MMU login details to access them.)

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Business and Management
Business Law 347.7
Business, general 650
Business Administration 651
Business Accounting 657
Business Management 658
Human Resource Management 658.3
Organisational Behaviour and Strategy 658.4
Operations Management 658.5
Marketing 658.8
Advertising 659.1
Trades Union Education
Labour Party 329.942
Trade Unions 331.88
Employment Law 344
Health and Safety 363.11
Careers
Careers in finance 657.023
Careers in the civil service 352.63023
Careers in transport and distribution 388.023
Careers in office and secretarial work 651.37023

Journals

These are the journals or magazines that are useful for your course. If they are available on-line simply follow the link.

Business and Management

Trades Union Education

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research.

From end of July 2011, the Virtual Training Suite has been taken over by TutorPro, who will host the new site and tutorials and work with the content providers to keep the content up to date whilst moving the whole project forward into the world of smartphones, tablets and mobile devices. Access these via their KnowledgeBank section or vial the link at the start of this section.

ILRT will continue to host the popular Internet Detective tutorial, as well as the three JISC Digital Media tutorials.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service (especially if you use them outside College). You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Click on the Athens Information link on the front page of the Virtual LRC and complete and send the relevant application form. You will receive notification of your account through your student or personal e-mail account.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

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