Business Journals of the United States

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"Business Journals of the United States" surveys more than 100 business serials in separate profiles that, taken as a whole, provide a history of this type of publishing in the United States. The titles included here represent types of publishers of business information: business schools or university presses, professional associations or societies, and commercial publications of both the 19th and 20th centuries. Most of the titles are relatively new, having been in print for less than 50 years. Selected from the more than 7800 available business journals, this volume depicts a variety of publishers as well as the broad range of interests that make up the business community. Each entry is divided into two parts. First, a contributed essay highlights the development of the title and puts it into the context of business/management publishing. Factual data about the publisher's history, sources and, where appropriate, a bibliography of sources used by the contributors in preparing their essays, comprises the second part.

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Continuing Greenwood's Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals Research Series is this important survey of U.S. business journals. Used to trace the development of the business press, the 100 periodicals that were chosen for inclusion represent university, association, and commercial publishers. . . . An average of one to three pages is devoted to each periodical. The majority of the 14 contributors are business librarians. The descriptions are well written and mention noteworthy articles, special issues, and distinctive features. Comparisons between the journals are especially interesting and useful. . . . The editor has done an excellent job in selection of titles--popular, scholarly, mass market, unusual, specialized, and peripheral. . . . Business Journals continues the quality of previous volumes of the series and is an excellent resource for business, academic, and large public libraries. It will also be useful for journalism and business students; readers of the business press will also find it interesting.-Library Journal
Surveys more than 100 business serials in separate profiles that, taken as a whole, provide a history of business journal publishing in the US. The titles represent business schools or university presses, professional associations or societies, and commercial publications of both the 19th and 20th centuries. Business newsletters and in-house and company publications will be covered in a later volume.-Reference & Research Book News
"Surveys more than 100 business serials in separate profiles that, taken as a whole, provide a history of business journal publishing in the US. The titles represent business schools or university presses, professional associations or societies, and commercial publications of both the 19th and 20th centuries. Business newsletters and in-house and company publications will be covered in a later volume."-Reference & Research Book News
"Continuing Greenwood's Historical Guides to the World's Periodicals Research Series is this important survey of U.S. business journals. Used to trace the development of the business press, the 100 periodicals that were chosen for inclusion represent university, association, and commercial publishers. . . . An average of one to three pages is devoted to each periodical. The majority of the 14 contributors are business librarians. The descriptions are well written and mention noteworthy articles, special issues, and distinctive features. Comparisons between the journals are especially interesting and useful. . . . The editor has done an excellent job in selection of titles--popular, scholarly, mass market, unusual, specialized, and peripheral. . . . Business Journals continues the quality of previous volumes of the series and is an excellent resource for business, academic, and large public libraries. It will also be useful for journalism and business students; readers of the business press will also find it interesting."-Library Journal

Author Bio

WILLIAM FISHER is Associate Professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University. He is the editor of the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship.