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Business & Economics Resources

 

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Online Catalog

WorldCat [Global Library Holdings] or Open WorldCat [Regional Library Holdings]

**TIPS:

  • Use the Online Catalog to locate materials owned by Salem and our NC PALS consortium partners (Bennett, Greensboro, & Guilford College libraries). 
  • Use WorldCat to identify publications owned by libraries around the world - and Interlibrary Loan services to borrow books from these libraries.
  • Try to limit your search to the author, title, or key phrases...
  EXAMPLES:   Author (last name, first name): Bergsten, C. Fred
Title: China : the Balance Sheet
 Keyword: economy and china

Reference materials: almanacs, encyclopedias, and other informational guides relevant to research in Business and Economics. Please note that this is just a sampling - there are many others located in the same sections as the ones listed below. 

 

Reference Resource

Call Number

NetLibrary EBooks

Search and browse reference resources including encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories, handbooks, thesauri and more.

State Profiles:  The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State (3rd ed.)

ref  HA  203  .S734  2006

The Directory of Business Information Resources

ref  HD  2421  .B875  2005

International Encyclopedia of Business and Management (6 vols.)

ref  HF  1001  .I53  1996

Encyclopedia of Advertising (3 vols.)

ref  HF  5803  .A38  2003

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns 

ref  HF  5837  .E53  2000

 

FIND ARTICLES...

* = Highly Recommended 
Academic Search Premier 

Magazines and journals on many subjects, includes peer-reviewed and scholarly works.

America: History and Life

Comprehensive index to articles, dissertations, and books about American history and culture.

* Business Source Premier

Business journals, peer-reviewed publications, and magazines. 

Directory of Open Access Journals
"Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals" - SEE: BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
JSTOR

Full-text articles in over 375 core academic journals with backfiles lacking only the most recent 3 -5 years. 

* Lexis Nexis Index to articles, with full text, in hundreds of news, business, legal, medical, and general reference resources, including the NY Times.
Newspaper Source

Provides abstracts, full-text and indexing 1995 to present for selected newspapers.

Project Muse

Full-text scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences 

ProQuest Research Library

Information from newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics, including the arts, business, humanities, health, and the sciences. 

ProQuest Newspapers -Wall Street Journal

Includes abstracts and full-text to the Wall Street Journal.

Regional Business News 

Currently contains abstracts for 67 regional business publications, with full text for 52 of those titles. 

ScienceDirect Elsevier's scholarly journal collections w/limited full text.  Please use Interlibrary Loan services to request the actual articles.  
*Wall Street Journal

Index of articles from 1981 to present. Includes many complete articles from 1984 to present. 

FirstSearch databases include: 

 BusDateline   
Regional information vital to businesses
 BusIndustry   
Business and industry facts, figures, and key events
 BusManagement   
Practical aspects and approaches to business management
 BusinessOrgs   
Organizations that serve business and industry
 Disclosure   
Directory information on companies publicly traded on U.S. exchanges
 EconLit   
Journals, books, and working papers on economics
 WilsonBusiness   
Leading English-language business periodicals
 Worldscope   
Indexes leading English-language business periodicals
 
 

 Data / Statistics

see also:  Salem's Statistical Resources page        
***Morningstar Library Edition***

 Comprehensive information on mutual funds and stocks. 

North Carolina Information Resources include:

 Economic Development Information System

 Searchable profiles of NC counties
NC Agricultural Statistics  Tables, maps, graphs of NC agriculture
  Regional Accounts Data  Personal income data by state and county
State Data Center  Population, economic, income, health data & more
State Demographics  State, County, and Local demographics
Reference USA

Detailed residential, business, health care, and technical company listings 

Simply Map

A web-based demographic, business and marketing data mapping tool. USERS MUST "CREATE PERSONAL WORKSPACE" TO SAVE WORK. See also: brochure description and the "Quick Reference Guide" to get started. 

United Nations Common Database

Statistics from all the countries of the world 

WDI Online  

World Development Indicators Online--statistics from around the globe. Published by the World Bank. 

 

Accounting Web Resources

Accounting (LSU Libraries Webliography)

Links to sites for auditing, taxation,  international accounting, associations, federal and state boards, accounting firms and journals. 

American Accounting  Association

Homepage with information on activities and membership; also  valuable information on accounting topics and links to other resources. 

Financial Accounting Standards Board

Information on accounting standards and practices; articles and reports. 

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

Comprehensive index of tax and accounting resources. 

Business Plans and Profiles Index

Lists types of small business that includes background information on small businesses and business plans. 

 

Economics Web Resources

WebEC: worldwide resources in economics

Annotated listing for micro and macro economics; financial, business and regional economics; industrial organization 

Resources for Economists on the Internet

Lists more than 1200 online resources in 73 sections and sub-sections; sponsored by the American Economic Association. 

ECONOLink

Developed to provide easy access to basic economic and financial information; includes a variety of resources 

Economic Data and Links

Extensive list of current U.S. and international economic data 

FEDSTATS

Easy access to statistics and information produced by more than 70 agencies of the U.S. government 

World Bank Group

Information on developing countries and about particular development topics (i.e., agriculture, energy, etc). 

 

Company/Industry Research & General Web Resources

Hoover's

Company and industry reports from a respected source.

MarketWatch

A commercial site with useful business news and commentary - beware of advertising. 

Reuters

Up to date reporting from a respected economic news source; see, especially, the "Business & Finance" section.

SEC EDGAR

Publicly accessible and searchable company report filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Yahoo! Finance -or-
Google Finance 

Yahoo!'s financial pages have existed a bit longer, but both are useful for the latest trade figures, news, etc.

 

Associations and Organizations

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