Economics and Business Economics

Library Catalogs

To locate books, periodical titles, government publications, and other materials on your topic, search by author, title, or keyword in CONSORT, the shared catalog of the libraries of The College of Wooster, Denison University, Kenyon College, and Ohio Wesleyan University. If the title you are looking for is not held in CONSORT, then go to the OhioLINK central catalog, the shared catalog of Ohio academic libraries.

Databases and Indexes

For articles you will want to search the following databases or printed indexes and abstracts to which we subscribe. The following databases and printed sources will be helpful in finding information for economics and business economics topics. Be sure to take advantage of the help features in each of the databases to refine your searches. Most databases also have additional helpful information, such as dates of coverage of the database, subjects covered in the database, and a list of journal titles that are indexed by that database.

Business And Industry (1994-6/2006): is a database of broad-based business information at an international level. It includes 60% full-text coverage. B&I draws business news, facts and events from over 1000 trade publications, national, international, regional newspapers, business dailies, and newsletters. It focuses on facts, figures, key events, market information and intellectual property information.
Business Periodicals Index (1958-1998) WOO Reference HF5001 .B848: is a subject index to more than 340 widely-read journals in business and economics, including titles in accounting, advertising, finance, management, personnel administration, and marketing. It covers such topics as public relations, computer technology and applications, industrial relations, and international business. Published monthly with quarterly and annual accumulations.
Business Source Complete (1965-present; some coverage as early as 1940s and 1950s): provides nearly 3,300 full text scholarly publications, including more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 4,100 journals. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. The database also includes other sources of full text information such as country economic reports from the EIU, DRI-WEFA, ICON Group and CountryWatch and detailed company profiles for the world's 5,000 largest companies.
Econlit: is compiled from the American Economic Association's "Journal of Economic Literature" and "Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes," this comprehensive subject database includes primarily English language sources from the world literature of business and economics with selected abstracts from journal articles, collective volumes, books, dissertations, working papers, and book reviews ; the beginning coverage dates vary, e.g., journal articles are covered from 1969 to present, and book reviews are included from 1994 onwards.; Note:It may be useful to look at "Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) and Index of Economic Articles Classification Schemes: Old and New" (Reference HB 1 .J6) to get an overview of the alpha numeric and numeric subject terms. These subject descriptors are also available at the American Economic Association Web site.
Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes (1886-present) WOO Reference HB1 .I64: covers articles from over 400 journals and the contents of collective volumes. The entries are arranged by a numerical classified subject system with geographic labels assigned to each record. It has a separate author index and features a brief "Topical Guide" for determining the appropriate classification to use in the subject section. Publication is annual with a gap of as much as 6 years.
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) (1963-present) WOO Reference HB1.J6: is a quarterly index that analyzes articles from virtually all major economics and business journals, collective volumes, books, and doctoral dissertations. Since 1966 it has been arranged by a classified subject scheme with sections covering types of materials (e.g., journal articles, books, book reviews) and includes selected article abstracts. Author indexes are at the back of each issue and are cumulated annually. Each issue also contains major research articles in the field.
NBER Working Paper Series: indexes and provides full text access to the National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series online. "The NBER Web site offers full-text downloads of most NBER Working Papers. All papers issued since 1994 or numbered 4935 and higher are available...." (quoted from the Web site).
Regional Business News (1990-present): incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI) (1980-present): is a multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the social sciences. Economics, business, and industrial relations are among more than 50 disciplines covered.

Statistical/Data Resources

American Statistics Index (ASI) (1970-2003) WOO Reference HA37 .U55A46: is a comprehensive guide to all statistical material published by the U.S. government, including the executive branch, Congress, and federal agencies, and by other independent bodies. It identifies sources and provides detailed subject indexing with abstracts giving specific page locations for data and tables in publications issued from 1960- present since the first volume for 1970 is retrospective. Despite its title, the scope of materials indexed is international.
Fedstats: Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Index to International Statistics (IIS) (1996-present) WOO Reference HA155 .I53: indexes the statistical publications of international intergovernmental organizations.
LexisNexis Statistical: provides indexing, abstract summaries and full text access to U.S. Government as well as international statistical sources. The print include: American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference, and Index to International Statistics. The Content Lists is available through the SOURCES button at the top of the database web page.
Mergent Online: Mergent Online provides business information, including financial reports, company news and securities data. Mergent Online contains company data and annual reports for both U.S. and international companies. U.S. company data includes SEC (EDGAR) filings.
STAT-USA: provides both domestic (State of the Nation) and international (Globus and NTDB) statistical information. Produced by the Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, it gathers business, economic, and trade data from over 40 government agencies, consolidates this information, and then provides it in a range of electronic formats.
Thomson Research: A source for real-time and historical [last ten years] financial and business information. It is a powerful integrated research tool designed for financial analysts, money managers, corporate leaders and professional researchers who require instant, desktop access to a full-range of critical company information.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Information gathered by the Department of Labor Bureau.
U. S. Census Bureau: High quality user-friendly page. Some features of interest include customized maps and current population projections.
ValueLine Investment Survey
World Development Indicators (WDI) (World Bank)

Journals

Journal titles can be located in CONSORT by doing a journal title, keyword, or subject search. For example, doing a subject search "Economics-Periodicals" will give you a list of many periodicals to which we subscribe that are related to Economics. They may be in paper, electronic, or micro format. If you have a citation for an article in a specific periodical, a journal title search in CONSORT will tell you if we have the periodical.

One historical database that covers many Business and Economics journals is JSTOR. Relevant periodicals are found in the Economics category. The journals are also searchable and can be limited to Economics. Full-text articles are available in this searchable database. Keep in mind that JSTOR generally does not include the most recent issues for a journal title.

Another recource for current journals is the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC). This collection contains full-text of current journal issues from major, scholarly publishers. It is searchable and can also be browsed by subject including Business, Economics, and Management.

References

Economics encyclopedias and dictionaries can be found by going into CONSORT and doing a keyword search for economics AND dictionary limited to location WOO Reference.

Three newspapers that the Libraries subscribes to that have economics and business economics coverage are The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Back issues are on microfilm. We have a complete run of the New York Times. Indexes to all three are in the Index Reference section of the Reference room.

Selected Internet Sites

African Survey Navigator: Find national household surveys, sortable by country, region, survey type, year, and data quality.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: Find publications, speeches, and general information on the Federal Reserve.
Business and Economics Numeric Data: Business and Economics Numeric Data websites via Mansfield University North Hall Librar
CIESIN (Columbia University): Includes dataset variables, data acquisition/collection, related datasets.
Data on the Net: Searchable internet listings of statistical data, data catalogs, data libraries, social science gateways, and addresses.
Economic Census Information (Columbia Univ. Libraries)
EcEdWeb: Economic education resource in all forms and at all levels.
Economic Growth Resources: Resources on Economic Growth- includes data sets, journals, networks and papers.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room: The White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room (ESBR) serves as a single resource for recent data on basic federal economic indicators.
Economics Working Paper Archive: Resource of economics working papers on 22 different subjects.
The Economist: A premier British magazine - some areas require a subscription.
Federal Reserve Banks: Has links to the web sites of all twelve federal reserve districts.
The Financial Times: The premier newspaper for International Economic & Business.
Guide to e-commerce (Cornell University - School of Industrial and Labor Relations)
International Statistics (Mansfield Univ. Library)
Resources for Economists
Statistical Sources (Univ. of Michigan Documents Center)
United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN): Comprehensive international, regional, and national demographic data on population. Also includes information on conferences.
WebEc: WWW resources in Economics Huge economics link resource covering all major topics and subjects.
World Bank
World Bank Group Project: listings and publications regarding international finance.
World Bank-LSMS Household Survey Data: Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) household surveys have become an important tool in measuring and understanding poverty in developing countries. Datasets and survey explainations are available electronically.
Yahoo!--Economics

Selected Course/Research Guides

Business and Industry Statistics: (College of Wooster Libraries, Government Information Dept. Specific topics)
Economic Statistics: (College of Wooster Libraries, Government Information Dept. Specific topics) Listing of indexes, statistical sources, and non-government and government web sites.
Labor and Employment Statistics: (College of Wooster Libraries, Government Information Dept. Specific topics)
Statistical Sources in Economics: compiled by Margaret S. Powell and Barbara L. Bell
Business and Economic Statistics on the Web: from Government Information Dept. web-site.

Additional Resources

When sources you have identified are not available in the Libraries, you can usually obtain them from another library. Request books on Interlibrary Loan directly from CONSORT or OhioLINK. For books in libraries outside of Ohio use the WebZap book form found on the Libraries' home page. Journal articles not available at Wooster can be ordered by using the WebZap article form.

Data Sources and Econometrics Information: Resources site compiled by the College of Wooster Department of Economics inlcudes databases not available through the library pages.
Links to Economics Journals on the Web: Resources site compiled by the College of Wooster Department of Economics.
Recent Library Acquisitions in Economics, Jan.-Nov. 2004

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