Although much information about business in North Carolina can be found by using a variety of tools made available through Joyner Library’s Electronic Resources page, this guide focuses on resources specifically pertaining to North Carolina businesses.
Periodicals
Covering the period from 1992 to the present, this product selectively indexes
Business North Carolina and North Carolina, but also includes entries for business-
related articles in other periodicals published in the state. This is not a full-text
database. The periodicals in which these articles appear are available in the North Carolina
Collection.
Newspapers
- North Carolina Collection Newspaper Clipping File
http://web.lib.ecu.edu/clipping/
The Newspaper Clipping File contains indexed articles primarily from 1991 to the present,
with some business-related articles dating to the 1930s. This is not a full-text database. Articles
may be requested at the North Carolina Collection’s Service Desk.
- Newsbank: North Carolina Newspapers
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/reference/erdbs_subject.cfm#4
This full-text database is available to users with an ECU e-mail account or may be accessed
on computers in the library. Newspapers published in the state’s major cities, from Asheville
to Wilmington, as well as small newspapers, are included. Dates of coverage vary.
Directories (Print)
Web Resources
- North Carolina Links Collection (East Carolina University)
http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/ncc/NClinks/ncwebsites.cfm
For a comprehensive listing, with links, of Web sites pertaining to business in North
Carolina, see the Agriculture, Business and Economics, Demographics, State of North
Carolina, Taxes, Transportation, and Travel and Tourism categories of the North Carolina
Links Collection.
Books and Government Documents
Search the online catalog using subject headings like those listed below to find print titles.
Many of these books and documents can be checked out at the Circulation Department on the First Floor of Joyner Library. Reference books and state documents with the location Joyner NC Documents must be used in the North Carolina Collection.
- Agriculture--North Carolina
- Business enterprises--North Carolina
- Industries--North Carolina
- Manufactures--North Carolina
- New business enterprises--North Carolina
- North Carolina--Commerce
- North Carolina--Economic conditions
- North Carolina--Industries
- North Carolina--Manufactures
- Retail trade--North Carolina
- Service industries--North Carolina
- Small business--North Carolina
- Wholesale trade--North Carolina
Guide developed by Maury York (updated July, 2006)
