Economics

BUSINESS:

ABI/INFORM Global - Provides scholarly and comprehensive coverage of business research topics. Search nearly 3000 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Includes The Wall Street Journal.

CBCA Complete - This product includes all the content present in the Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) databases. Information is present from all areas including: current events, business, education, science and medicine, arts, law, academia, and lifestyles, all with a Canadian focus. Full text is available within these areas.

ProQuest Asian Business and Reference - Asian business and financial information from key international publications including Far Eastern Economic Review and Asiaweek.

LAW:

Westlaw - Online legal research service provides quick, easy access to West's vast collection of statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, as well as current news articles and business information.

GENERAL SOCIAL SCIENCE:

SocINDEX with Full Text - contains full text for 253 "core" coverage sociology journals dating back to 1895, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.

ProQuest Social Science Journals - Full-text periodicals covering the social sciences.

OxResearch - A "first draft of history" as it occurs. Provides succinct analytical articles covering world and regional economic and political developments of major significance. Evaluates issues and events within a coherent political, social, and economic framework. Contains objective, multi-disciplinary articles compiled by an extensive international network of over 1,000 faculty members at Oxford and other leading universities around the world, as well as think-tanks and institutes of international standing.

GENERAL JOURNAL DATABASES:

ProQuest Central - Includes articles from over 11,000 magazines and journals. Many, but not all, provide the full-text of articles. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, and social sciences.

Research Library - A smaller collection of periodicals than ProQuest Central. Covers a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

ProQuest National Newspapers Premier - Includes a balance of national and regional newspapers chosen for their journalistic excellence and regional representation. All titles are available in full text. Papers include national titles such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post along with a selection of titles from across the U.S. such as the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Denver Post, The Sacramento Bee plus other important U.S. papers.

Google Scholar - A service from Google that provides citations to scholarly journals.

Books books

LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.

Credo Reference - Search a collection of up to 100 online dictionaries and subject encyclopedias. Or click on "Find a Book," and search within only one title, such as Cambridge Guide to Theatre or Bloomsbury Guide to Art.

Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Cities ranked and rated : more than 400 metropolitan areas evaluated in the U.S. and Canada / Bert Sperling

Encyclopedia of business and finance / Burton S. Kaliski, editor-in-chief.

Encyclopedia of the Global Economy : A Guide for Students and Researchers.

Volume 1: 168 encyclopedic entries on key topics related to international economics and trade.

Volume 2: Primary documents and statistical data related to international trade.

Everyday Finance : Economics, Personal Money Management, and Entrepreneurship

The Statesman’s Yearbook 2007: the politics, cultures and economies of the world / edited by Barry Turner.

WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan. This database also provides more in-depth cataloguing to materials owned by LCSC.

Google Books - Info from their Website: "Just do a search on Google Book Search or on Google.com. When we find a book whose content contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your search results. Click a book title and you'll see, like a card catalog entry, some basic information about the book. You may also see a few snippets of text from the book showing your search term in context. If the publisher or author has given us permission through our Partner Program then you'll see a few full pages from the book and if the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to page through the entire book." Click on the "About This Book" link and look for a link called "Find This Book in a Library" to locate the nearest library holdings.

Web Sites

Economicae : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Economics - Provides 2-3 sentence definitions of fundamental terms in economics.

BEOnline Plus (Business and Economics Online) -- A subject guide to selected Websites. Maintained by the Library of Congress.

BusinessDictionary.com - A free online dictionary of business terms. Provided by WebFinance, Inc.

Internet Sources for U.S. Corporate, Industrial & Economic Information - Links to lots of sites. Provided by the J. Murrey Atkins Library of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte.

International Economics:

Center for Global Development - Research reports from an "independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality."

Doing Business - Provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 181 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level. A website of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.

Global Distribution of Poverty - Website of the Global Poverty Mapping Project at CIESIN (The Center for International Earth Science Information Network) at Columbia University,a partnership between CIESIN, the World Bank, and the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Globalization 101 - Information and interdisciplinary learning opportunities on globalization. Provided by the Levin Institute, a graduate institute of the State University of New York.

InfoNation - An interactive tool that allows the user to select up to 6 countries and compare selected data related to Population, Economy, Health, Technology, and Environment. Data provided by the United Nations.

International Monetary Fund: Country Information - Provides balance-of-payments and reserves information, as well as other IMF documents by country.

Labordoc -- Contains references and full text access to the world's literature on the world of work. It covers all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods and the work-related aspects of economic and social development, human rights and technological change. Provided by the Library of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

NationMaster.com - A searchable source for country statistics from sources such as CIA World Factbook, UN, UNESCO, and World Bank. A product of the Australian Web company, Rapid Intelligence.

UNdata -- Combines major UN databases and those of several international organizations into a single internet environment. The innovative design allows users to access a large number of UN databases either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search. Provided by the United Nations Statistics Division.

The World Bank - Provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog.

Gendernet - created by the Gender Knowledge Management Team in the Gender and Development Group of the World Bank.

World Economic Outlook - Economic and financial indicators for most of the countries of the world, provided by the International Monetary Fund.

U.S. Government:

Federal (Executive Branch):

the White House USA.gov - A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Another good source of statistics.

Data.gov - Information and access to data generated and help by the Federal Government.

Consumer Expenditure Survey.

Crude oil watch: the latest information on crude oil prices.

Economic Indicators.gov: Key economic indicators, provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Economic Report of the President

Expenditures on children by families: annual report.

The Federal Reserve Board : Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions -- Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.

US Credit Conditions -- Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. "The main part of the resource consists of interactive maps (with a county search feature) of delinquency rates for mortgages, as well as for auto loans, bank cards, and student loans, which can be saved in JPG or PDF formats... A tab for economic data show housing prices, general economic indicators, and unemployment rates...." C.E. Carter, CHOICE, December 2010.

FedFlix - The best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors, all of these fine flix are available for reuse without any restrictions whatsoever. A joint venture between the National Technical Information Service and Public.Resource.org.

FedStats -- A clearinghouse of information from more than 100 agencies that provide data and trend information on such topics as economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more.

FRASER : Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research -- Access to historical economic statistical publications. Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Indicators of welfare dependence: annual report to Congress.

Liber8 - Quick access to economic information. Provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

Producer Price Index : An archive of past releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

State & County QuickFacts - Provides population, business, and geographic information for national, state, and county levels in the United States.

State and metropolitan area data book - features more than 1,500 data items for the United States and individual states, counties and metropolitan areas from a variety of sources.

U.S. Department of the Treasury -- Information categorized by: Coins and Currency, Economy, Fighting Illicit Finance, Financial Markets, International, and Trade.

Federal (Legislative Branch):

the Capitol Building Federal Digital System - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government, including Congressional bills and hearings. Provided by the Government Printing Office.

Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.

Economic indicators - prepared for the Joint Committee on the Economic Report by the Council of Economic Advisers.

Idaho:

I-Docs - An online collection of paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government Documents.

County-level population data for Idaho

County-level unemployment and median household income for Idaho.

Idaho state fact sheet - facts that include but are not limited to population, income, education, and employment.

Idaho economic forecast - State of Idaho, Division of Financial Management.

Labor Market Information -- Reports on sectors of the Idaho economy by the Idaho Department of Labor. Includes reports on health care and high technology in the Idaho economy.

Job & Graduate School Information:

- Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, CareerOneStop provides job-seekers with career information, as well as tools to help in a job search.

Idaho Career Information System - CIS is a division of the Idaho Department of Labor and since 1980 has been helping people in Idaho with volumes of information about occupations, postsecondary education, financial aid and finding jobs.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Information on careers from the Department of Labor.

Standardized Tests:

Learning Express - Each of the Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Create a free account for yourself, so that the program can track your test results.

Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.

Citations:

APA Formatting and Style Guide - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

MLA Citation Style - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.

Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography. A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.

Son of Citation Machine -- An "interactive Web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties" (from the Website).

Research Paper Help:

Online Writing Lab - A service of the Humanities Division at LCSC, this center provides one-on-one advice from other students on improving your papers before turning them in.

Online Resources for Writers - Links to useful information from colleges and universities, covering all phases of writing academic essays. Provided by the Amherst Writing Center.

Assignment Calculator - Based on the start date and due date for your assignment, this calculator will map out benchmarks for completing tasks leading up to the final paper. It also provides links to other pages with tips on understanding your assignment, focusing your topic, etc. It was developed by the library at the University of Minnesota, so a few of its linked resources are not available to you. But we have many similar resources available to you on this campus.

Thesaurus.com - Find synonyms for your search terms. An Ask.com service.

Wikipedia : Researching with Wikipedia - A page on the Wikipedia site that describes the strengths and weaknesses of Wikipedia as a source of information. It includes this statement: "In all academic institutions, Wikipedia, along with most encyclopedias, is unacceptable as a major source for a research paper."