This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.
Websites
The websites for Business & Office are listed on a seperate page.
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.
EBSCO Business Source
EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases including this one for Business information.
Ebsco Business Source Tutorial
An Informs tutorial to help you use this database effectively.
Myilibrary (ebooks)
Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or "ebooks" available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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.)
Ebrary
The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)
Electronic Journals Service
Electronic Journals subscribed to by The Manchester College. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)
Gale Databases
The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through the service called 'Gale Databases.'
Intute
With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research.
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.
Mintel for Business and Events Management Tutorial
An Informs tutorial to help you to use this database
Tourism Insights
Articles written by Insights' professional contributors. They are drawn from all sectors of the tourism industry and monitor developments in the UK tourism market, analysing and interpreting trends and opportunities to keep you up to date. Articles listed here provide the information you need to plan your tourism strategy.
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 | |
| Event Management | 338.4791 |
| Business Law | 347.7 |
| Business, general | 650 |
| Business Administration | 651 |
| Business Accounting | 657 |
| Business Management | 658 |
| On-Line Business | 658.05 |
| Business Economics | 658.15 |
| Human Resource Management | 658.3 |
| Organisational Behaviour and Strategy | 658.4 |
| Managing Change | 658.406 |
| Operations Management | 658.5 |
| Marketing | 658.8 |
| Customer Services | 658.812 |
| Market Research | 658.83 |
| Sales Management | 658.84 |
| 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
- Business Review available through Gale Databases
- Business Weekly, also has a website
- Economist available through Gale Databases
- Economic Review available through Gale Databases
- Events Organiser, also has a website
- Financial Times , also has a website
- Hospitality
- Investors Chronicle available through Gale Databases
- Labour Market Trends
- Leisure Management
- Management Today available through Gale Databases
- People Management, also has a website
- Project Manager
- What Investment available through Gale Databases
Trades Union Education
- British Economic Survey
- Economist available through Gale Databases
- Financial Times , also has a website
- Guardian, also has a website
- New Statesman available through Gale Databases
Event Management
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. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.
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 TMC student 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.


