From the Committees of RUSA: Outstanding Business Information Sources 2024

Abstract

Each year, the Business Information Sources Committee of the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) selects the outstanding business information sources published since May of the previous year. This year, the committee reviewed twelve entries; of these, two were designated as “Outstanding” and three as “Notable.” Works are examined for the following: ease of use; reputation of the publisher, author, or editor; accuracy; appropriate bibliography; organization; comprehensiveness; value of the content; currency or timeliness; uniqueness; quality and accuracy of index or cited references; and quality and usefulness of graphics and illustrations. This year’s selection of works runs a wide range of topics from: the latest in green finance, issues of natural resource depletion and overreliance, social media influencers from beginnings to current industry, mega project management, and an eye-opening work on the destruction of industries because of private equity firms.