Washington and Lee University
| Producer: | ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A leading index and abstracting service for business and management, and it provides indexing and abstracts to articles from thousands of business and management publications. Many articles are available in full-text. Abstracting coverage begins with 1971. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Economics Business Administration | |
Business Source Complete (Info)
Connect to: Business Source Complete
| Producer: | Ebsco | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Business Source covers business journals, magazines, and newspapers. About 7,000 publications, over 2,000 of which are peer-reviewed journals, as well as other resources, including financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information Marketing Economics International Trade Business Administration | |
| Producer: | Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | International business and news coverage from over 8,000 sources including newspapers, news wires, magazines, trade journals, radio and television transcripts, and websites. Company information and data. Up to 5 years of historical market data. Photographs and pictures from Reuters and Knight Ridder. Internet Explorer is recommended for Factiva. | |
| Usage Tips: | Factiva searches for the exact phrase you enter. For example, "speech recognition software" will find articles that contain those three terms adjacent to each other and in that order. Combining Terms: Use AND, OR, NOT. For example, "mci communications AND speech recognition software" will find articles containing both "mci communications" and "speech recognition software." Truncation: Add an asterisk (*) to the end of a word to search for all forms of that term. Example: congress*. NOTE: When finished with Factiva, please click on the "logout" selection in the top right corner of the screen to keep all available accounts open for other users. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information Marketing .General (any topic) Business Administration | |
| Producer: | American Economic Association | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. It is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) covering both economic theory and application, and indexes journal articles, working papers, books, articles (chapters) in collective works, and dissertations. The index covers over 750 journals. Over 80% of all current records include abstracts. Book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993 are provided in fulltext. Coverage of some titles extends back to 1969. Updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms
To find records containing two or more terms, type the words in separate boxes connect by "and." (The boxes connected by "or" are used for searching for synonymous terms.)
Phrase To search for a multi-word phrase, simply type the words in the proper order. Example: economic development Truncation You may search for variations on a term by entering a minimum of the first three letters of the term followed by an asterisk (*). Example: inflat* finds inflated, inflation, inflationary, etc. Want to know more about EconLit? A 28 page EconLit Database Guide is available. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics International Trade Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: EconPapers (RePEc)
| Producer: | RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) | |
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| Description: | EconPapers provides a searchable interface to RePEc, the world's largest collection of online economics working papers, journal articles and software. RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers in 51 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The heart of the project is a decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components. All RePEc material is freely available. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Hospitality & Tourism Complete (Info)
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| Producer: | Ebsco | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. This collection contains more than 721,000 records, with coverage dating as far back as 1965. There is full text for more than 360 publications, including periodicals, company & country reports, and books. Sources are both domestic and international in range and scope, with material collected from countries and regions such as Canada, Australia, Europe and Asia. Subject areas covered include the culinary arts, demographics & statistics, development & investment, food & beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management & administrative practices, leisure & business travel, market trends, technology and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics Business Administration | |
Index To Legal Periodicals And Books (Info)
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| Producer: | H.W. Wilson / Ebscohost | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Covers articles from "legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand." The database consists of over 300,000 citations, drawn from nearly 1,000 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, and publications from bar associations, universities, and governments.
Retrospective coverage as far back as 1927. (Law Library subscription) | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Business Administration Poverty Studies | |
| Producer: | JSTOR | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A digital archive of over 1,100 important scholarly journals. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years, based on JSTOR's agreement with the journal's publisher.
August 2009 update: JSTOR is developing Data for Research, a tool for analysis of the content of the database. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The opening Advanced Search page presents 4 options for searching through the full text of all articles. You can change one or more these options to search through authors' names, words in article titles, words in article abstracts, or words in captions.
To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: modern* finds modern, modernism, moderns, modernistic, etc. To find articles containing two or more words, connect the search terms with AND. Example: terror* AND nationalis* To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose search terms in quotation marks. Example: "vernacular architecture" Results and Printing The list of articles resulting from a search is displayed in order of relevance (the number of appearances and prominence of your search terms), but can be re-sorted by publication date. To print an article, click on the "PDF" option. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Music Economics and Business - General History -- United States Humanities - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics Theater .General (any topic) Women's and Gender Studies History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
LexisNexis - Business & Industry News (Info)
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| Producer: | LexisNexis | |
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| Description: | Search the full text of business and industry publications. | |
| Usage Tips: | Be sure to select the types of sources you wish to search in the "Select Source(s)" section of the search form. The default selection is to search only articles indexed as "Business & Consumer Stories." | |
| Tutorial: | http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Academic_Help:_Business_News | |
| Librarian: | Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Marketing Business Administration | |
National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER) Working Papers (Info)
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| Producer: | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) | |
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| Description: | The National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. Their research is conducted by more than 600 university professors around the country, the leading scholars in their fields. NBER researchers initially report their findings in scientific papers aimed at other professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media around the world. Nearly 500 NBER Working Papers are published each year, and many subsequently appear in scholarly journals. Our subscription now includes all NBER programs. | |
| Usage Tips: | NBER working papers may be search using the NBER site, or by searching EconLit, Google Scholar, EconPapers (RePEc), and other various other search engines. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Sociology Politics -- General Economics | |
P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International (Info)
Connect to: P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International
| Producer: | Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Contains continually updated records for over one million journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more from about 120 countries on all aspects of public policy and social issues.
Coverage extends back to the 1910's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics International Trade African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Regional Business News
| Producer: | Ebsco | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
Wall Street Journal Historical Archive (1889-1995) (Info)
Connect to: Wall Street Journal Historical Archive (1889-1995)
| Producer: | ProQuest | |
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| Description: | The Wall Street Journal (1889-1995) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Access to articles after 1993 is available from Dow Jones Factiva | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The default search option is to search through all citations and the texts of all articles. Other options, such as searching through article titles, are available.
Truncation To search for various forms of a word (or part of a word), place an asterisk (*) at the end of the word. For example, exhibit* will retrieve exhibit, exhibits, exhibition, exhibitionist, etc. Combining Terms Find citations containing two or more words by connecting them with the word "AND." Example: pollut* AND potomac. To search for a phrase, enclose the words in quotation marks. Example: "washington and lee university". Search Results Results are arranged with the oldest articles first. Use the "Sort results by" option to re-arrange to have the most recent articles first or to have the most relevant articles first. Full-text copies of most articles are provided in PDF format, which requires Adobe Acrobat reader software installed on your computer. | |
| Librarian: | Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General .General (any topic) Business Administration | |
Work And Family Literature Database (Info)
Connect to: Work and Family Literature Database
| Producer: | Sloan Work and Family Research Network, Boston College | |
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| Description: | Created by the Sloan Work and Family Research Network, this database contains over 9,000 records of journal articles and other materials constituting a "representative sampling of academic research-oriented literature that reflects the diverse disciplines addressing work and family studies." | |
| Usage Tips: | Note: This database does not provide the full text of any items. To find out if W&L has a cited article, use the Periodical Finder on our library home page. For most other items, consult Annie, the W&L library catalog. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Sociology Economics Business Administration Women's and Gender Studies | |
Accountable Corporation -- Business Ethics (Info)
Connect to: Accountable Corporation -- Business Ethics
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | One part of the four-volume Accountable Corporation set (2006), this volume explores the principles of business ethics in both theory and practice, including the philosophical, religious, and moral foundations, the development of ethical business cultures, the practice of ethical decision making, and the emergence of ethics as an essential component of the business school curriculum.
Other volumes cover Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Business-Government Relations. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the table of contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the
alphabetically-arranged Index option (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entires containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "strategic management" To search for forms of a word, use and asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: manage* will find manage, manager, management, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: shareholder* AND right* | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Economics Business Administration | |
Accountable Corporation -- Business-Government Relations (Info)
Connect to: Accountable Corporation -- Business-Government Relations
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | One part of the four-volume Accountable Corporation set (2006), this volume focuses on the sometimes antagonistic and sometimes too-cozy relationship between business and government, and showcases innovative efforts around the world to create collaborative policies and programs that promote both corporate profitability and social welfare.
Other volumes cover Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the table of contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the
alphabetically-arranged Index option (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entires containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "strategic management" To search for forms of a word, use and asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: manage* will find manage, manager, management, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: shareholder* AND right* | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Economics Business Administration | |
Accountable Corporation -- Corporate Governance (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | One part of the four-volume Accountable Corporation set (2006), this volume offers an emphasis on the legal and institutional implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Topics include the historical evolution of governance, the roles and responsibilities of directors and institutional investors, and efforts to improve corporate leadership in an age of public scrutiny.
Other volumes cover Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Business-Government Relations. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the table of contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the
alphabetically-arranged Index option (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entires containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "strategic management" To search for forms of a word, use and asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: manage* will find manage, manager, management, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: shareholder* AND right* | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Business Administration | |
Accountable Corporation -- Corporate Social Responsibility (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | One part of the four-volume Accountable Corporation set (2006), this volume highlights the debate over the corporation's responsibilities as an agent of social change and influence, with essays on corporate citizenship and community development, entrepreneurship and social investing, and environmentally sustainable business practices, including consideration of the effects of these practices on corporate strategy and performance.
Other volumes cover Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, and Business-Government Relations. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the table of contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the
alphabetically-arranged Index option (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entires containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "strategic management" To search for forms of a word, use and asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: manage* will find manage, manager, management, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, connect the words with AND. Example: shareholder* AND right* | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Economics Business Administration | |
Connect to: CIA World Fact Book
| Producer: | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency | |
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| Description: | Annual publications profiles the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues of countries around the world. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General | |
Dictionary Of Finance And Banking (Info)
Connect to: Dictionary of Finance and Banking
| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | The 2008 edition contains over 5,000 entries covering "the vocabulary used in banking, money markets, foreign exchanges, public and government finance, and private investment and borrowing, and much more." | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database.
If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the "Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "hedge fund". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: tax* will find tax, taxes, taxation, taxable, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Economics & Business"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
Encyclopedia Of American Industries (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of American Industries
| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This two-volume work provides information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business, with profiles of over 1,000 industries. Volume One covers manufacturing industries and Volume Two covers service and other non-manufacturing industries.
The above link takes to you to the fifth edition. We also have access to the fourth edition (2004). | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that Volume 1 covers "Manufacturing Industries," while Volume 2 covers "Service & Non-Manufacturing Industires." You may open any of the sub-divided article lists by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
Encyclopedia Of Economic And Business History (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History
| Producer: | EH.net | |
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| Description: | Lengthy signed articles on topics in international economic and business history. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States Economics History -- Outside U.S. | |
Encyclopedia Of Finance (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Finance
| Producer: | Springer / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This 2007 volume includes coverage of "finance (financial management, security analysis, portfolio management, financial markets and instruments, insurance, real estate, options and futures, international finance) and statistical applications in finance (applications in portfolio analysis, option pricing models and financial research)."
You can view the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which then presents four broadly-defined sections: "Terminolgies and Essays," "Papers,""Appendix," and "References." Any of the sections can be "opened" by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of many hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: securit* finds security, securities, securitization, etc. Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General | |
Encyclopedia Of Management (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of Management
| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | The fifth edition (2005) contains about 350 signed entries in "management theories and applications, written by academics and business professionals." You may view the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 8 groups, beginning with "Activity-Concurrent." You may open any of these sections by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: assess* finds assess, assessing, assessment, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
Encyclopedia Of White-Collar And Corporate Crime (Info)
Connect to: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime
| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | This two-volume work (2004), with more than 500 entries, covers a variety of white-collar crimes and their history and investigations, including such high profile cases as Martha Stewart and Enron. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 2 "volumes," beginning with "A-to-I." You may open any of the article lists, such as "Global-Infant," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences (Info)
Connect to: International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Adolescence and Youth."
For additional assistance with browsing, search, and article delivery, see this help page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Psychology Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Bioethics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
Manager's Pocket Calculator; A Quick Guide To Essential Business Formulas And Ratios (Info)
Connect to: Manager's Pocket Calculator; A Quick Guide to Essential Business Formulas and Ratios
| Producer: | AMACOM / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This 2010 book "contains more than 100 formulas and ratios with numerical examples, spreadsheet entries, and step-by-step calculations," covering "the essentials of budgeting and forecasting, financial analysis, reporting, interest and rate-of-return calculation, statistics, and more." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
| Producer: | Greenwood Press | |
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| Description: | 2006 volume presents a basic introduction to the U.S. national economy, with an emphasis on sources of information. Coverage includes the concept of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and its components, including supply and demand, long-term growth, and short-term fluctuations resulting from such factors as interest rates and inflation, and the four basic sectors of the economy -- businesses, households, government, and the international arena.
Purchase was made possible by Henry P. Johnston, Class of 1929, in memory of Henry P. Johnston, Jr., Class of 1970. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse the contents of this volume by using the Table of Contents listing of chapter titles in the left-hand column or the alphabetically-arranged Index (lower-left of screen).
Searching The "Quick Search" option, located near the top of the screen, allows you to search through the text of "This Title" (volume). To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: "consumer price" To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for one or more letters. Example: invest* will find invest, investing, investments, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Oxford Reference Online -- Economics And Business Dictionaries (Info)
Connect to: Oxford Reference Online -- Economics and Business Dictionaries
| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Searchable collection of a half-dozen dictionaries. | |
| Usage Tips: | Quick Search This option enables you to search through all volumes in this sub-set.
Search Within A Book You can opt to search only one volume at a time by clicking on the desired title and then entering your search term(s) on the subsequent page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General | |
| Producer: | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis | |
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| Description: | The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis librarians designed this site to provide a single point of access to the economic information that the Federal Reserve System, other government agencies, and data providers have to offer. We specifically selected non-technical sources that would be simpler to use and easier for the non-economist to understand. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
RFE: Resources For Economists On The Internet (Info)
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| Producer: | sponsored by the American Economic Association | |
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| Description: | RFE lists 1,589 resources in 97 sections and sub-sections available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. Almost all resources are also described. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Connect to: Economic Indicators
| Producer: | U.S. Council of Economic Advisers | |
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| Description: | Updates related to the economic conditions in the U.S., providing statistical data both in tabular and graphic form and includes information on consumer and producer prices, employment, production, and money and banking."
The above link take you to the GPOAccess' links to issues from 1998 to date. The U.S. Commerce Department provides an Economic Indicators.gov site, which emphasizes "timely" access to recent releases, with some historical data. The Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis' FRASER system has digitized copies of issues dating 1948 to date. The library also has printed issues in its collection. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Estimates Professional 2007: CD-ROM (Info)
Connect to: Estimates Professional 2007: CD-ROM
| Producer: | GeoLytics, Inc. | |
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| Description: | This CD provides easy to access data based upon the results of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2000 census. Included are population, household, housing, income, and expenditure data estimates for 2007 and projections for 2012. Many popularly requested statistics based on census data, such as: proportions of population by race and/or income, are included in the datafile. Maps and data tables can be generated at the state, metropolitan area, county, zip code, tract or block track group level. Study areas can also be selected by specifying a radius from a position identified by latitude and longitude. The maps and tables created can be imported into GIS programs. | |
| Usage Tips: | CD is housed in Permanent Reserve. Ask for it at the Circulation Desk in Leyburn Library. Call number: CD-ROM 56 | |
| Librarian: | Carol Hansen Karsch | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Marketing | |
Global Distribution Of Poverty (Info)
Connect to: Global Distribution of Poverty
| Producer: | CIESIN (The Center for International Earth Science Information Network) | |
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| Description: | This site hosts the Poverty Mapping Project at CIESIN (The Center for International Earth Science Information Network). Global and national data (about 20 countries), maps and shapefiles are available. The site also provides the full text of Where the Poor Are: An Atlas of Poverty. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
LexisNexis Academic - Company Profies And Reports (Info)
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| Producer: | LexisNexis | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | This is the "Company Profiles" section of Lexis/Nexis Academic, offering company reports such as Hoover's Company and Industry Reports, Standard and Poor's Corporate Descriptions and more. The "Company Dossiers" selection provides easy access to company information and financial data. The SEC Filings selection provides access to 10-K, 20-F, Annual Reports, Proxy Statements, Prospectuses and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Sections are devoted to:
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| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information Business Administration | |
Manufacturing & Distribution USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics And Leading Companies (Info)
Connect to: Manufacturing & Distribution USA: Industry Analyses, Statistics and Leading Companies
| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Fifth edition (2008) offers "statistics on more than 600 NAICS classifications in the manufacturing, wholesaling and retail industries." | |
| Usage Tips: | Entries are arranged in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) categories. Here is an NAICS outline.
You may find material within this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word. For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. Indexes at the end of Volume 3 include a Company Index and a Product/Activity Index. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |
| Producer: | Mergent | |
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| Description: | U.S. and international company data.
Coverage includes: History; Mergers, acquisitions, disposals; Joint ventures; Business; Property; Subsidiaries; Officers and directors; News reports; Long-term debt; Bond ratings; Capital stock; Exchange and ticker symbol; Annual stock price ranges; Registrar; Transfer agent; Stock splits; Dividend payment history; Income statement; Cash flow statement; Balance sheet; Contact information; Auditors; Qualified auditors' report
Use Mergent Online to:
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| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information Business Administration | |
| Producer: | Infogroup | |
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| Description: | OneSource aggregates company and industry information from many sources, and provides global coverage of over 4 million firms, more than 100 industry sectors, and over 12 million corporate executives. Key features include ten years of financials for public companies, corporate family relationships, industry averages (for the U.S.), analyst reports, industry profiles, executive profiles, and current news articles. | |
| Usage Tips: | To access OneSource, you must first start at the Reference USA database menu and select Onesource. The other database options are U.S. Businesses and U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles. | |
| Tutorial: | http://mysupport.onesource.com/my_tutorials.asp | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information Marketing Business Administration | |
Patent Data - United States (Info)
Connect to: Patent Data - United States
| Producer: | United States Patent and Trademark Office | |
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| Description: | Use your W&L username and password to authenticate. Data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office including: U.S. citations, foreign citations, claims, inventor, foreign priority, related applications and pct. The extracts are associated with U.S. utility patents granted from January 1, 1975, to December 31, 2009, and U.S. design, plant, and reissue patents, and statutory invention registrations (SIRs) granted from January 1, 1977, to December 31, 2009. See the file: info_multifile_dvd_09.txt for more information. | |
| Usage Tips: | You will need to authenticate that you are a member of the W&L community in order to gain access to these datasets. Use your W&L username and password to authenticate. | |
| Librarian: | Carol Hansen Karsch | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics Business Administration | |
ReferenceUSA -- U.S. Businesses (Info)
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| Producer: | Infogroup | |
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| Description: | ReferenceUSA U.S. Businesses provides directory information on 14 million U.S. businesses. Search criteria includes company name, executives, business type, geography, phone number, business size and more. | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Company Information Marketing Business Administration | |
| Producer: | Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality | |
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| Description: | StatPlanet is a browser-based interactive data visualization and mapping tool. It is used by international organizations such as UNESCO and SACMEQ, NGOs, Fortune 500 companies, government departments, schools and universities for a wide variety of purposes. It can be used to easily and rapidly create interactive thematic maps, interactive graphs, and feature-rich interactive infographics. StatPlanet is also available as a stand-alone application which can be used as free educational software. It comes with up-to-date statistics on demography, economy, education, environment & energy, gender and health, for most countries in the world. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Statistical Abstract Of The United States (Info)
Connect to: Statistical Abstract of the United States
| Producer: | ProQuest / U.S. Census Bureau | |
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| Description: | Published annually since the 19th century, this probably is the single most useful published collection of statistical information on virtually all aspects of life in the United States, with selected international data.
In 2012 the U.S. Census Bureau ceased publication of the series and the commercial publisher ProQuest immediately picked up the opportunity. The above link connects with the latest edition (from ProQuest). Earlier editions also are available online from the Census Bureau. Printed copies (1878-2011) are available in our Reference collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | These tips refer only to the most recent (ProQuest) version:
To return to the opening menu page from anywhere in the database, click on the ProQuest | Statistical Abstract of the U.S. banner at the top of the page. Browsing To browse through the tables in a subject area, click on the appropriate section in the Table of Contents listing on the left. Searching Search for tables labeled with a particular word or words by using the search box above the Table of Contents. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Government -- U.S. Federal Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Government -- U.S. State and Local Politics -- American Politics Economics | |
Statistical Resources On The Web (Info)
Connect to: Statistical Resources on the Web
| Producer: | The Documents Center at the University of Michigan Library | |
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| Description: | This site provides annotations and links to statistical sources and databases on the Web. The sources listed are primarily from the US Federal Government, but many other sources of information are included. | |
| Usage Tips: | Some sources listed are limited to the University of Michigan community, but if you check our databases you may find that W&L has a subscription to the same source. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Survey Of Current Business (Info)
Connect to: Survey of Current Business
| Producer: | U.lS. Department of Commerce | |
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| Description: | "Monthly publication that provides data on U.S. business on the regional, national, and international levels."
The link above takes you to the Bureau of Economic Analysis site, which includes issues from 1994 to date. The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank's FRASER system includes issues from the 1920's to 1998. Printed issues are available in the library collection. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
| Producer: | United Nations Statistics Division | |
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| Description: | UNdata brings together data from many different sources into a single search interface. Among the main data sources are the UN Statistics Division's own databases in merchandise trade, national accounts, demography, energy, status of women and industrial commodities production; and statistics from the Population Division, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs' Project Link, FAO, ILO, IMF, ITU, OECD, UNESCO, WHO, WIPO, World Bank and World Tourism Organization, among others. | |
| Usage Tips: | There are several ways to access the data:
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| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics | |
Value Line Research Center (Info)
Connect to: Value Line Research Center
| Producer: | Value Line | |
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| Description: | The Value Line Investment Survey is one of the most widely used independent investment information services in the world. Its up-to-date issues are a comprehensive reference that has useful information for virtually every investor. In breadth of coverage it is encyclopedic, covering some 1,700 equity issues. Every week, about 135 stocks in seven or eight industries are covered. The subscription includes:
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| Usage Tips: | NOTE: W&L's subscription to this database is limited to 3 users, please use the button when you are finished with this database. Help documents:
The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey gives you proprietary ranks on over 7,000 mutual funds, full reports including analyst commentaries for an additional 1,500 leading equity funds, and profile summary reports on over 10,000 mutual funds. Additionally, you can screen the Value Line database to find specific funds that meet your investment objectives. (Help documents: How to Read a Mutual Fund Survey Page, Value Line Guide To Option Strategies) The Value Line Special Situations Service opens the world of emerging companies with bright futures to the more aggressive investor. Value Line analysts are constantly on the lookout for lesser-known stocks where unusual developments may pave the way for extraordinary rewards. (Help documents: How To Invest in Special Situations) The Value Line Convertibles Survey provides analysis and evaluation of nearly 600 convertible issues and 120 warrants in a timely and easy to use format in The Value Line Convertibles Survey. Besides buy and sell recommendations, comprehensive reports on recommended securities, as well as news on companies in the service, Part 2 (the Evaluation Section) is available in Microsoft Excel ® format. (Help documents: Value Line Guide To Convertible Strategies) | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Accounting Company Information | |
Value Of A Dollar: Prices And Incomes In The United States, 1860-2009 (Info)
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| Producer: | Grey House / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Fourth edition (2009) provides the actual prices of thousands of items purchased by consumers in the U.S. over the past 150 years, as well as typical income levels for selected occupations. You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States | |
Wall Street Journal: Market Data Center (Info)
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| Producer: | The Wall Street Journal | |
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| Description: | The Market Data Center focuses on recent transaction activity and performace of leading financial markets and national exchanges from around the world. Data is available for stocks, bonds, mutual funds, options, commodities, credit instruments, currency exchange and benchmark indexes. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Business Administration | |