Getting Started
Library Basics
Research Assistance
Library staff members are always willing and eager to help you with your assignments. Please contact us by email, phone, or text message, and we will respond to your questions as soon as possible.
General Email: library@delval.edu
​Call or Text: 215-709-8851
Elise Georgulis is the Distance Learning & Graduate Studies Librarian.
Feel free to contact her directly if you'd like.
Elise's Email: elise.georgulis@delval.edu
Elise's Phone: 215-489-2386
Off-Campus Database Access
If you're doing research from home, click on the name of a database and then enter your myDelVal login credentials.
Book/DVD Circulation
Most books may be checked out for three weeks. If no one is waiting for the titles, you may then renew them for another three weeks. There is no limit to the number of books you may check out. DVDs are available for three-day loans. Did you know that the library has more than 1,500 popular movies and TV series? You may check out a maximum of three DVDs at a time.
Business Plans
Find Business Plans!
Search for "business plans", "business plans AND entrepreneurs", or "business plans AND small business".
WEBSITES with Sample Business Plans
- BplansSource: Palo Alto Software
A free library with access to more than 500 business plan templates.
Business Plan GuideBooks for ONLINE USE
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Includes selected encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works from a variety of subjects.
Business Plan GuideBooks for IN-LIBRARY USE
These titles may be used in the library, where photocopiers and scanners are available.
Elements of Small Business by Call Number: 658.022 T327EISBN: 9781563437847Publication Date: 2004-10-01Reserves - Saunier
How to write a business plan by Call Number: 658.4012 M194H 2005ISBN: 9781413300925Publication Date: 2005Reserves - Saunier
Business Plan GuideBooks for THREE-WEEK USE
Anatomy of a business plan: The step-by-step guide to building your business and securing your company's future by Call Number: 658.4012 P657a 2008ISBN: 9780944205372Publication Date: 2008
Burn your business plan!: What investors really want from entrepreneurs by Call Number: 658.4012 G953BISBN: 9780970118158Publication Date: 2002
These titles are shelved in the library's lower level and are available for three-week loans. Refer to the sample plans in these books as you draft your own proposal.
Business for beginners: From research and business plans to money, marketing and the law by Call Number: 658.022 M179BISBN: 9781402203923Publication Date: 2005
Business Plan Workbook by Call Number: 658.4012 B279B 2005ISBN: 9780749443467Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Business planning: A comprehensive framework and process by Call Number: 658.4012 T769BISBN: 9781567204759Publication Date: 2002
Business plans that work: A guide for small business by Call Number: 658.4012 T484bISBN: 9780071412872Publication Date: 2004
Entrepreneur's Guide to Writing Business Plans and Proposals by Call Number: 658.4012 C355eISBN: 9780275994983Publication Date: 2007-12-30
Guide to business planning by Call Number: 658.4012 F915g 2009ISBN: 9781576603284Publication Date: 2009
Industry Analysis
Find Industry Profiles!
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges.
WEBSITES with Access to Industry Profiles and Codes
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Industries at a GlanceSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business sector "snapshots" that include descriptions of primary activities as well as workforce statistics. - NAICS: North American Industry Classification SystemSource: US Census
Search by keyword or NAICS code to determine the classification of a particular business sector. - SIC: Standard Industrial ClassificationSource: OSHA
Search by keyword or SIC code to determine the classification of a particular business sector. - U.S. Census Bureau: Business and Industry DataSource: US Census
Reports and statistics from the 2007 Economic Census.
Marketing Plans
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Marketing Books for THREE-WEEK USE
These titles are shelved in the library's lower level and are available for three-week loans. Refer to the ideas in these books as you develop your own strategy.
Marketing Plan by Call Number: 658.802 W529MISBN: 074944178XPublication Date: 2005-05-01
Facebook Era by Call Number: 658.800285 Sh61f 2011ISBN: 9780137085125Publication Date: 2010-07-21
Small business marketing for dummies by Call Number: 658.8 SCH27S 2005ISBN: 9780764578397Publication Date: 2005
Financing Plans
Find Financing Articles Here!
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges.
Financing Books for THREE-WEEK USE
Accounting and finance for your small business by Call Number: 658.15 B73a 2006ISBN: 9780471771562Publication Date: 2006
These titles are shelved in the library's lower level and are available for three-week loans. Refer to the ideas in these books as you develop your own strategy.
Business ratios and formulas: A comprehensive guide by Call Number: 650.01513 B73b 2007ISBN: 9780470055175Publication Date: 2007
Definitive Guide to Business Finance by Call Number: 658.15 St98d 2007ISBN: 9780273710950Publication Date: 2008-07-23
Definitive Guide to Managing the Numbers by Call Number: 658.15 ST98DISBN: 9780273661030Publication Date: 2003-10-13
Done deals: Venture capitalists tell their stories by Call Number: 332.0415 D716ISBN: 9780875849386Publication Date: 2000
How to raise capital: Techniques and strategies for financing and valuing your small business by Call Number: 658.1592 T484hISBN: 9780071412889Publication Date: 2005
Databases
Find Articles Here!
This list offers an overview of the databases relevant to the MBA. Use the tabs at the top of this page to save time by focusing your research! Some databases are better than others for certain business/industry topics...
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of articles from scholarly journals for arts, sciences, social sciences and humanities. Includes selected book chapters and primary sources. - Mergent Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges.
Off-Campus Access
THE BASICS
Off campus access to library databases is available to current DelVal students, faculty, and staff. Enter your DelVal network/email credentials to access the databases.
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Getting Help
Graduate Studies Librarian
elise.georgulis@delval.edu
215-489-2386 (ZOOM phone). Please send me an email to set up an appointment.