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Economics
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Targeted Search:
Locate Books on a specific subject by title, author, keyword, or subject heading: Library Catalog of the University of Wisconsin Colleges .
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The library uses the Library of Congress classification system for organizing and shelving books.
Key Areas for Research in Economics:
HA: Statistics |
HB: Economic Theory |
HC: Economic History and Conditions |
| HD: Industries, land use, labor |
Basic Reference Resources
| The MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics | Ref HB 61.P4 1992 |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States 2004-2005 | Ref HA 202 2004-05 |
| Survey of Social Science Economics Series | Ref HB 61.S94 1991 |
| Economic Report of the President | Ref HC 106.5 .A272 2004 |
| Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles | E-Resource |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Ref HF 5381.A1 O36 2004/05 |
| World Factbook | E-Resource |
| Economic Statistics Briefing Room | E-Resource |
| Bureau of Economic Analysis | E-Resource |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics | E-Resource |
Journal Articles and Scholarly Works
| ABI/Inform Global | Focuses on issues in business, economics, and management. Over 1,300 journals are indexed with abstracts and full-text. Coverage ranges from 1971-present, with full-text coverage beginning in 1992. |
| Business Source Elite | Contains the full-text from nearly 960 journals and magazines covering business, management, economics, banking, finance, and accounting. |
| Corporate ResourceNet | A collection of periodicals including newspaper sources, magazines, newswire services, and a company directory. Subjects covered include international business, industries, scientific and medical information, regulation, policy, and company and product information. Full-text is available. |
| Education Full-Text | Indexes and abstracts journals and books from a variety of educational areas including business and economics. Full-text is available from 1996-Present. |
| Ivey Business Journal Online | The online version of the Ivey business journal. This periodical covers business management, innovation, leadership, corporate social responsibility, e-business, managing uncertainty, knowledge management, marketing, and strategy. Full-text coverage ranges from Sept/Oct 2002-present. |
| JSTOR | JSTOR is a digitized archive of major research journals in a variety of academic disciplines, many of which date back to the 1800's. Contains 23 important scholarly journals in economics, all in full-text. Full-text coverage ranges from the 1800's to 2004. |
| Project Muse | Contains 13 scholarly journals in economics from ten major university presses: Carnegie Mellon, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Indiana, MIT, Oxford, Penn State, Hawaii, Texas, and Wisconsin. Full-text coverage in economics ranges from 2000-present. |
| LexisNexis Academic | Specializes in business news, economics, legal research, business research, and news. Over 6,00 newspapers, magazines, trade journals, transcripts, company profiles, medical resources, and legal reference works are included. Full-text is available for most sources. Coverage depends upon the title indexed. |
| Social Sciences Full-Text | Indexes and abstracts 520 periodicals. Full-text articles for 162 journal titles are available online. Topics include anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, criminal justice and criminology, economics, family studies, geography, gerontology, international relations, law, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, political science, psychiatry, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects. Coverage begins in 1983. Full-text coverage ranges from 1995-present. |
| Web of Science | A multidisciplinary database that includes journals in economics. Full-text is available and coverage ranges from 1987-present. |
| Wilson Business Full-Text | Indexes and abstracts articles from the leading business research journals and trade magazines. Full-text coverage ranges from 1995-present. Indexing ranges from 1982-present. |
Digital Collections and Internet Resources
| Business Cycle Indicators | Summarizes leading, equivalent, and lagging indexes designed to signal peaks and dips in the business cycle for nine countries. |
| Business Resources | A list of Web sites relating to business compiled by Chris Chamness of UW Fox Valley. |
| Cost of Living Calculator | Uses the historical Consumer Price Index for urban customers to convert dollar values from different years. |
| Dr. Ed Yardeni's Economics Network | Includes economic data on countries, interest rates, commodities, stocks, foreign currency, fiscal policies, and more. |
| EconData.net | Provides links to socioeconomic data sources regarding regional economic activity. |
| Economic Growth Resources | Contains surveys, research papers, and data sets on economic growth. |
| EH.net | Economic History Services provides information for research in economic history. |
| Federal Reserve Board of Governors | Contains regional economic data and analysis, news and events, monetary policy, consumer information, research data, community development, publications, and links to education resources. |
| Resources for Economists | Provides links to free online reference resources in economics. This site id provided by the American Economics Association. |
| The Inflation Calculator | Adjusts any given amount of money according to the consumer price index from 1800 to 2005. |
| Monthly Economic Indicators | This government resource provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance. |
| NetLibrary | Provides access to over 1,500 electronic books. |
University of California Press Scholarship Editions (Complete Collection) |
A collection of electronic books from the University of California. The links lead to a subject list of over 350 publicly-accessible titles in the collection, many of which are out of print. |
| World Economic Outlook | From the International monetary Fund, this resource provides analysis and projections of economic development at the global level. Major economic policies and the analysis of economic developments and prospects are presented on this site. |
Professional Associations
| American Economic Association | A professional association that promotes research and scholarship in the field of economics. |
| National Association for Business Economics | A professional association of economists with a focus on business economics. |
Writer's Guides
| MLA Handbook | Ref LB 2369.G53 2003 (May be on reserve.) |
| A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations | LB 2369.T8 1973 |
| Writing the Modern Research Paper | LB 2369.D44 1993 |
| Student's Guide for Writing College Papers | LB 2369 T82 1969 |
| University of Nevada, Reno Libraries- Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style |
Internet Resource |
By Aaron F. Nichols - Public Services Librarian
Created:05/23/05
Last Update: 05/08/06