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Library Liaison
Jeff Waller
Contents
Selected Reference Books
Find Journal Articles
Find Books
Find Company/Industry
Information
Find Statistics
Selected Websites
How to Cite Your Sources
Course Guides
EC 231 – Principles of
Marketing
EC 232 – Advertising
EC 233 – Consumer Behavior
EC 241 – Intermediate
Macroeconomic
Analysis
EC 244 – Economics
of Industrial
Organization
EC 322 – International Business
Management
EC 323 – Seminar in Business
EC 341 – Seminar in Economics
(Antitrust)
EC 342 – Econometrics
Department Website
Economics & Business
Department
Economics & Business
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These sources can serve a variety of useful purposes for your research. Browsing resources such as specialized encyclopedias can help you identify interesting topics to research, while providing the background information that will get you started. Handbooks and dictionaries can help clarify unfamiliar terminology, while directories and subject bibliographies can refer you to organizations and resources that offer more detailed information. Other reference books contain statistics that can support your arguments or add a valuable quantitative perspective to your paper.
Accounting
Accountants' Handbook
Ref HF5621 .A22
AICPA Professional Standards
Ref HF5667 .A55
Barron's Dictionary of Accounting Terms
From Answers.com
Miller GAAP Guide Level A
Ref HF5616 .U5 M53
Oxford Dictionary of Accounting
From Oxford Reference Online
U.S. Master GAAP Guide
Ref HF5616 .U5 F534
Business
Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising, 3 vols.
Ref HF5803 .A38
Business Statistics of the United States
Ref HC101 .A13122
Business Statistics on the Web
Ref HC1016 .B47
Dictionary of Marketing Terms
Ref HF5415 .D4874
Encyclopedia of American Industries
From Answers.com
Encyclopedia of Business
From Answers.com
Ref HF1001 .E466, 2 vols. (print version)
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society
From Gale Virtual Reference Center
Encyclopedia of Small Business
From Answers.com
International Directory of Company Histories
From Answers.com
Ref HD2721 .I63 (print version)
North American Industry Classification System, United States
Ref HF1042 .N67
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Ref HF5382.5 .U5O3 (print version)
Oxford Dictionary of Business and Management
From Oxford Reference Online
Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
Ref HG4910 .S75
Economics
CRB Commodity Yearbook
Ref HF1041 .C5622
Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics
Ref HB122.5 .E55
Finding and Using Economic Information
Ref HC106 .J63
Guide to Economic Indicators
Ref HC103 .F9 2000
Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics
Ref HD8064 .H38
International Trade Statistics Yearbook
Ref HF91 .U473
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Ref HB61 .N49
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law
Ref K487 .E3 N48
Oxford Dictionary of Economics
From Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Ref HC15 .O94 (print version, 5 vols.)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Ref HA202 .U5 (print version)
Survey of Social Science. Economics Series, 5 vols.
Ref HB61 .S94
World Development Report
Ref HC59.7 .W569 (print version)
Yearbook of Labor Statistics (ILO)
Ref HD4826 .I63
Finance
Barron's Finance and Investment Handbook
Ref HG173 .D66
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Money and Finance
Ref HG151 .N48
Oxford Dictionary of Finance and Banking
From Oxford Reference Online
RMA Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks
Ref HF5681 .B2 R6
S&P Security Price Index Record
Ref HG4910 .S76
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Search the following databases to locate citations and/or full text of journal articles. In some cases, the database will provide links to the full text of articles. If you see a  button next to an article of interest, click it to determine whether the journal is available in the Geisel Library or in full text via another electronic database. WebBridge will also help you request articles through Interlibrary Loan if they aren't available through our library. If there is no WebBridge button, search for the journal's availability using the Journal Finder. Journals listed as being in "Geisel Library Paper Holdings" are shelved alphabetically by journal title on the Lower Level of the library.
Core Resources
Business Source Premier with Business Searching Interface
Provides full-text articles and article abstracts for journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and more. Also includes country reports, industry/company profiles, and SWOT analyses from reputable sources such as the OECD, Data Monitor, Global Insight, and the Economist Intelligence Unit.
ABI INFORM
This database provides citations and abstracts from over 2,000 business and management periodicals, including academic journals and trade publications. It includes citations to numerous peer-reviewed journals offering scholarly analysis of industry trends and company developments.
EconLit
Provides citations for journal articles, books, and working papers on economics.
LexisNexis Academic: News
This database offers full-text articles from major newspapers and trade press publications. Next to the Select Sources label, choose "Business News Publications" in order to search business-specific publications.
Wall Street Journal
Full text access to the Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition) from 1984 to the present.
Other Subject Resources
Business and Industry
Here you'll find citations and some full-text articles from trade magazines, newsletters, the general business press, and international business dailies. This is also a source of articles on public and private companies, industries, and products.
Business & Management Practices
Look here for citations and some full-text articles that focus on decision-making in organizations and business strategies. This is a good database to search for case studies and how-to articles.
Business Dateline
This database provides citations and some full-text articles from regional publications, business wire press releases, and major newspapers. Look here for business news articles on a local scale.
Regional Business News
Search this database for full-text articles from 75 regional business publications covering the United States.
Supplemental Resources
Academic Search Premier
A broad index providing abstracts and some full-text for a range of academic areas, including economics and business.
JSTOR
Search here for full-text articles from several major journals in economics, including American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Finance, Journal of Labor Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics, among others. Coverage is generally from the beginning of publication to within 5 years of the current issue. User Guide
New York Times: Current
Search the full text of articles from the New York Times for 1980 through the present day.
New York Times: Historical
This database provides full-text access to every page of the New York Times, from 1851 to 2003. The searchable collection includes digital reproductions, so that even advertisements and political cartoons from every available issue may be viewed.
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Search the library catalog to locate books in Geisel Library. Search by keyword (e.g. "monetary policy") if you are unsure of the title you are looking for. Many economics and business books are located on the Upper Level of the library, in the HB through HG call-number sections.
Use WorldCat to search the collections of libraries worldwide. If you find a book in this database that is not owned by Geisel Library, you can request it from Interlibrary Loan with one click. Your book(s) will be available for pickup in the library within 7–14 days. Ask for help in using this database at the reference desk, in person, or online at Ask a Librarian.
Ebrary is an online library containing thousands of e-books spanning across all scholarly disciplines. Books can either be opened in QuickView for instant viewing or in the ebrary Reader (a downloadable plug-in), which provides enhanced functionality such as the ability to copy/paste, highlight, or take notes in a particular book.
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Use the following resources to gather detailed information about specific companies or industries. These resources provide both analytical and quantitative perspectives on company and industry performance. Exploring such information is critical to help you understand recent trends and predict future developments.
Annual Report Gallery
A one-stop source for the latest annual reports of over 2,000 companies, searchable by company name, industry, or sector.
Business Source Premier
This database includes industry reports from several well-respected sources, particularly Datamonitor's Industry Profiles and Global Insight's Industry Yearbooks. You can also read Datamonitor reports on individual companies within your sector, which include histories, SWOT analyses, and revenue analyses.
EDGAR Database
The government-maintained repository of corporate financial reports (such as 10-Ks and 10-Qs) filed with the SEC. These reports include cash flows, balance sheets, and other information for many companies.
Hoover's Online
While full site content is available only to subscribers, visitors can obtain "capsules" on many companies (including summary of activities, basic financial data such as balance sheets and income statements, competitors, and news information) and "snapshots" on industries (including "industry lowdown", key people, major companies, and links to additional resources).
LexisNexis Academic: Business
In the Business section of LexisNexis, you can access in-depth company profiles from sources such as Hoovers and S&P, view company financial data and SEC filings, or find news articles about individual companies or industries
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
This database is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to Standard & Poor's independent research, data and commentary on stocks, bonds, funds, and industries. Products available through this database include the Industry Surveys, Company Profiles, Stock Reports, Bond Reports, and Global Annual Reports. Profiles include detailed analysis by S&P experts as well as recent financial data.
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Statistics play a central role in economic and business analysis. They are used to develop forecasts of the business climate, examine the relationship between various socioeconomic factors, or simply to make the case for a change in public policy. The resources below offer convenient access to either recent economic figures or lengthy time series of business and economic indicators.
EconData.net
A handy guide to statistical data sources on the Internet, with website links organized by subject (such as Income, Quality of Life, and Occupations) and provider. Only authoritative resources are listed.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)
This online database maintained by the St. Louis branch of the Fed offers over 3,000 time series of U.S. economic data, generally going back several decades. Although many of the variables relate to banking and monetary economics, you can also find historical data for CPI, unemployment, earnings, and other economic indicators. The data can be viewed in charts or downloaded for analysis.
FedStats
The U.S. federal government's one-stop search engine for locating government-produced statistics on all subjects. Use the Topic Links to jump to the best resources by topic, or try their excellent search engine for more specific needs.
Free Lunch
An easy-to-use website sponsored by Moody's that offers free economic, financial, and demographic data for viewing and downloading. Free registration is required.
Historical Statistics of the United States
This comprehensive compendium of statistics provides a quantitative history of the United States, with over 37,000 data series on topics such as health, crime, migration, and the economy. The searchable online version allows you to create customized tables and download data series for processing in a spreadsheet.
International Financial Statistics
"The IFS database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas and includes all series appearing on the IFS Country Pages; exchange rate series for all Fund member countries, plus Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles; major Fund accounts series; and most other world, area, and country series from the IFS World Tables. The Country, World, and Commodity Prices Tables, as presented in the monthly printed copy of IFS, are available as selection options. The Economic Concept View provides a cross-country view of the concepts in the IFS by individual or groups of countries."
IFS Online Help Guide to IFS Codes
LABORSTA
This online database produced by the International Labor Organization (a UN agency) enables you to view and extract data such as employment, wages, and price indexes for over 200 countries.
STAT-USA IN LIBRARY ONLY
A source of business, economic and trade information from the Federal government. It includes the National Trade Data Bank. Access requires a password. Please ask at the Reference Desk to be signed in to STAT-USA by a reference librarian.
United Nations Statistical Databases
Although some of the UN's statistical products require a paid subscription, there are a number of excellent databases available from this website for free. These include the Demographic Yearbook system, the National Accounts time series, and several population databases.
US Census Bureau
The Census Bureau's page on its economic programs includes data by business sector, the Economic Census, County Business Patterns (economic profiles down to the local level), Statistics of U.S Businesses, and a wide range of other authoritative resources.
World Development Indicators Online
This database contains country-by-country time series data on over 600 development indicators, including variables related to health, education, trade, the economy, and the environment in each country. The step-by-step data selection procedure enables easy creation and download of data tables for analysis.
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Searching the World Wide Web can yield a vast amount of information, but in terms of quality and reliability, your results may be uneven at best. The ease and speed with which individuals can publish information on the web, regardless of accuracy or quality, makes it imperative that when doing research on the web you know how to evaluate the information you find. To learn more, see Judging What You Find.
General
Business Plans and Profiles Index (Carnegie Library)
This website offers links to business plans that are freely available online, organizing them by type of business.
Business Research Guide
This site, created at Rutgers University libraries, is a good starting point for basic business resources. See the "Starting Points" sections under Company Research, Industry Research, and Market Research.
Reference for Business
This website provides hundreds of full-text essays from several major business reference works, including the Encyclopedia of Small Business and Encyclopedia of Management. Also available on this site are massive collections of real-world business plans and company histories. You can conduct keyword searching on individual reference titles or the website as a whole.
Small Business Administration
This government agency's website provides a wealth of information and tools related to business development, management, government regulation, marketing, and other topics of concern to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
Accounting and Auditing
Accounting Terminology Guide
A glossary of over 450 terms covering accounting, auditing, taxation, finance, and business law. Entries are arranged alphabetically.
AICPA Online
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' AICPA Online is a searchable website of accounting information. The Professional Resources section links to a variety of useful documents related to professional ethics, personal financial planning, and other topics.
American Accounting Association
Find information on the AAA and useful links to other resources under the "Student Superlinks" category.
Financial Accounting Standards Board
This government agency maintains and updates the standards that apply to accountants in the US. Their site includes discussions of accounting concepts, research reports, and bulletins about revised standards.
Smart Pros Accounting
Their searchable resource library gathers articles and issue papers on accounting, along with extensive lists of links to organizations, tools, and resources.
Demographics
American FactFinder
This government site allows the 2000 census data of socioeconomic and demographic variables to be searched by geographic location, zip code, national and state totals, and metropolitan statistical areas.
Census Scope
This site offers numerous well-formatted charts, tables and maps summarizing major Census demographic variables, at the national, state, and metro levels. It also provides rankings by state and metro areas.
International Data Base
Another Census-produced site, with an easy-to-use database of demographic information by country, including historic data, projected population pyramids, and some valuable cross-tabulations.
New Hampshire Data Center
Developed by the state's Office of Energy Planning, this website compiles statistics on New Hampshire's population, economy, taxes, health, and other characteristics.
Population Reference Bureau
Click on the DataFinder to access the PRB's user-friendly database for obtaining basic demographic and health data on the countries of the world. Also check their data sheets for nice summaries of key demographic issues.
Social Explorer
This web tool allows you to interactively generate maps for a variety of Census variables such as race, income, and education level, with detail down to the Census tract level. Maps are currently available for Censuses dating back to 1940, although earlier Censuses will be added over time. You can also produce tables of tract-level data based on the maps you've created.
State and County Quick Facts
Easy to use website from the US Census Bureau. Provides comparative data for each state and county for 33 categories divided into three groups: Population, Business & Geography.
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
This well-known print reference source is now available online, including the most recent published versions as well as special issues and a historical supplement that contains data for 1948–1997. Includes a range of variables related to population, fertility, mortality, and marriage.
Economics
American Economic Association: Resources for Economists on the Internet
A page listing over 2,000 useful online resources handpicked by the AEA, and subdivided into approximately 100 categories.
Bureau of Economic Analysis
This government agency produces reports and statistics related to GDP, international trade, foreign investment, income, and other variables, with breakdowns by region and industry. You can also access the Survey of Current Business for free on their website.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The BLS is an agency of the US government that produces statistics related to employment, wages, productivity, and inflation (the CPI and PPI). Their website also includes a nice tool (Regional Resources) for viewing state and metro-level statistics, as well as the full text of the Monthly Labor Review.
Economagic: Economic Time Series Page
Provides free, economic time series data, mainly for the US. A great place to look for long historical trends in economic variables.
Economic Indicators
View the latest governmental press releases on the major economic indicators (such as housing starts, retail sales, GDP, and construction spending), or download spreadsheets containing historic time-series data for these indicators.
Economic Report of the President
Written by the Council of Economic Advisors, this report presents the President's overview and outlook of the US economy, including extensive tables of statistics. Reports available for 1995 through the present.
Also in print: Ref HC106.5 .A272
E.H. Net Encyclopedia
This online encyclopedia is comprised of alphabetically-arranged, scholarly articles providing in-depth coverage of topics in economic and business history. It is published by EH.net, a chartered organization created to provide economists and historians with access to scholarly resources.
History of Economic Thought
History of economic thought, from the ancient times until the modern day. The material is organized by individual economist, school of thought, and topic.
Money — Past, Present & Future
A website devoted to money and monetary policy. The website includes a lengthy treatise on the history of money and numerous links organized by topics such as monetary value, forms of money, and the Euro.
National Bureau of Economic Research
The NBER is a research organization that produces empirical research papers covering all aspects of economics. Their website provides access to scholarly papers and datasets, as well as links to additional economics resources.
Research Papers in Economics (REPEC)
An ever-growing resource of journal articles and working papers made freely available on the Web, designed to enhance the dissemination of scholarly research in economics.
WebEc: WWW Resources in Economics
A well-organized metasite that connects users to the best Web-based resources for every subdiscipline within economics. The recommended links are annotated to help direct you to the right websites to meet your needs.
World Bank
The organization that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries, targeted toward improving health, education, infrastructure, and other areas. A variety of reports and resources are available on their website.
Finance
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Official website of the Federal Reserve System, containing a wealth of research reports, statistics, and working papers related to finance, monetary policy, and the banking system. The Federal Reserve Bulletin can be accessed for free in the Publications section of the website.
Financial Services Fact Book
This website provides overviews and data on the sectors that comprise the financial services industry, including finance, banking, insurance, and securities. It also offers snapshots of savings, debt, investments, and retirement assets in the US.
FRASER (Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research)
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has created this unique archival resource containing back issues of the Fed's publications on banking and monetary statistics. This helps researchers obtain long time series of historical data with comparative ease.
PCQuote.com
Quote.com
Yahoo! Finance
Three of the best free sites for obtaining quotes from the U.S. stock, commodities, and futures markets, with some coverage of world market activity as well. All three websites offer tools for examining price trends for particular stocks, looking at the biggest gainers/losers, and reading the latest business news. Yahoo! Finance also enables you to access historical price data for particular stocks.
Virtual Finance Library (Ohio State)
A meta-resource filled with links to finance-related websites, including information about banking, financial markets, and finance research.
Wachowicz's Web World
A list of websites related to finance, organized from a student's perspective.
Wall Street Journal Market Data Center
This data-rich site is an excellent source for free statistics on US and international stocks, mutual funds, bonds, commodities, currencies, and credit markets.
International Business
Doing Business
A project of the World Bank, this website offers lengthy, frequently-updated reports on business regulations and their enforcement in over 180 countries. For each country, the reports cover how to hire workers, obtain credit, pay taxes, enforce contracts, and many other important business activities.
EU Business
An online business information source about the European Union and its business community, including business directories, news releases, and summaries of business-related legislation and policies of the EU (see the Documents section for the latter).
Everything International
This website, maintained by a business professor, offers a portal to hand-selected web resources in the area of international business. Links are organized into categories such as Country and Regional Data, Company and Industry Data, and Market Entry Assistance.
globalEDGE
globalEDGE is a knowledge web portal created by the Center for International Business Education and Research at Michigan State University. Includes many links to online resources related to global business, and a useful Country Insights tool that provides key statistics and background info on countries.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Promoting open international trade and investment, this site includes policy statements, codes, rules and model contracts.
International Trade Administration (US Department of Commerce)
The ITA's website includes TradeStats Express (annual and quarterly trade data), information on important government trade initiatives, and analytical reports.
Market Research Library (at Export.gov)
Includes the Country Commercial Guides (CCG), Industry Sector Reports, and many other reports offering the US government's perspective on overseas industries and markets.
VIBES (Virtual International Business and Economics Sources)
A metalink site that lists over 3,000 free online resources, including research reports and statistical data sets. Weblinks are organized by region and country.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
The global organization that promotes trade and business development. Their website includes trade statistics, free research reports, and a nice bibliography of trade-related publications.
Marketing
Ad*access
A collection of images from over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines from 1911 through 1955. Subject areas include: radio, television, transportation, beauty and hygiene and World War II.
Advertising Age Data Center
Sponsored by a prominent advertising magazine, this site offers a great deal of data on advertising spending and revenue, along with information on major marketing and advertising companies. You can also read articles from the magazine. Free registration is required.
ClickZ Network
A marketer's resource with recent news developments, columns by marketing experts, and a nice statistics toolbox with links to data on advertising, e-commerce, and Internet usage.
Consumer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Data on spending patterns on various consumer goods and services, with data by US region, race, age, income level, and other factors. Great for analyzing markets and target demographics.
KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library
A good starting point for researching marketing topics, this site provides links to many other online resources.
Taxation
Internal Revenue Service Tax Statistics
This subpage on the IRS website provides an abundance of statistics compiled from individual and corporate tax returns, including breakdowns by geographic areas. Can be searched by form or topic.
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
A huge directory of online resources related to taxes and accounting, categorized by a variety of topics.
Tax History Project
A historical overview of taxation in the United States, including important primary documents from the Federalist Papers to recent Congressional reports, as well as an informative "virtual history museum."
Tax Resources on the Web
Another metasite linking to online tax resources, organized by a large number of subjects.
U.S. Tax Code On-line
The complete text of Title 26 of the United States Code, which covers everything related to taxation.
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See the library's How To Cite Your Sources guide for resources on how to properly cite research materials. Always confirm the style required by your instructor.
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