Good for brainstorming paper topics, especially for narrowing too-broad topics
The Mindmap contains follow-able links
Offers citation support (will generate the reference for your References / Works Cited page)
Look on the upper right on essays/articles for the quote icon
The Reference Room is on the 1st floor of the Whittemore Library
Located in the back left next to the Reference Desk and the two printer stations
Contains hundreds of authoritative encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, atlases and more
Locate Reference titles using our catalog (must limit by location to FSU only)
A Reference book's call number will have Ref added to it
Reference books do not circulate; must stay in the library
A Photocopier is available next to the printers outside the Reference Room
The Reference Room is also the Silent Study Room - no noise allowed
FSU's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) Service
FSU students can receive from other libraries, at no cost to themselves, books that are NOT available at FSU or available from the Minuteman Library Network
Covers a vast range of terminology from all areas of business including management, strategy, finance, human resources, economics, marketing, sales, insurance, and international business.
A comprehensive glossary providing clear explanations of the major terms in the field of innovation, covering areas such as product development, design and creativity.
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management by Cary L. Cooper (Editor); Chris Argyris (Editor); William Starbuck (Editor)
Curates the latest and most significant management and business thinking from around the world and distills often highly complex concepts into straightforward summaries which highlight how ideas can be applied to improve organizational performance.
The 50 most intriguing case studies derived from research on 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment.
A surprising new way of thinking about the mysteries of group behavior that challenges everything we thought we knew about nurturing radical breakthroughs.
Shares a set of detailed personal practices and environmental changes that can humanize the creative process, allow people to stay more open to opportunity, and harness fear and uncertainty.