Economic & Financial Information

A research guide: books, articles, data, & web sites

     

 

Finding Books

 

 

·          How to Find Books in the ODU Library:  Search in the ODU Library Catalog. 

 

·          How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries: 
Search in the
OhioLINK Library Catalog, or start your search in the ODU Library Catalog and then click on the OhioLINK button at the top of the results screen to search statewide.

 

·          To Help You Search in the Catalogs:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

 

 

Reference Books—A Selection

 

Reference books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

 

Bibliographies and Guides to Researching for Information

·          International Business Information:  How to Find It, How to Use It.  R 016.33 P146i 1999

·          Directory of Business Information Resources.  R 016.65 D598, 2005

 

Dictionaries

·          The Routledge Dictionary of Economics  R 330.03 R975d 2002 

·          Dictionary of Financial Terms  R 330.03 M8328d 2000

·          Financial Lexicon: A Compendium of Financial Definitions, Acronyms and Colloquialisms.                  R 32.03 B2262f, 2005

·          International Dictionary of Banking and Finance  R   332.03 C5484i 1999

·          The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law. R  330.0321 P161n 1998  4 vols.

·          Routledge Critical Dictionary of Global Economics  R  330.03 R7657c 1999 

·          Terms of Trade: Glossary of International Economics. R 330.03 D3476t, 2006

·          Wall Street Dictionary  R  332.03 S77w 1999 

 

Directories

·          Annual Statement Studies: Financial Ratio Benchmarks. R 338 R529m, 2007-2008

·          The Directory of Business Information Resources. R 016.65 D598b, 2005

·          Hoover's Handbook Index. R  338.74 H762i  Use this index to find a company listing in:

1.        Hoover's Handbook of American Business.  R  338.74 H789h

2.        Hoover's Handbook of Emerging Companies.  R  338.7 S733h

3.        Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies. R  338.7 H789p

4.        Hoover's Handbook of World Business. R  338.74 S733h

·          International Directory of Company Histories.  R  338.7409 I61  30+ vols.

·          Mergent Industrial Manual  R 338.74 M542i, 2005 2 vols.

·          Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives.  R 332.67 S785r, 2004

·          Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory.  R 338.74 D339, 2005

·          Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. R 338.74 W216b, 2008, vols. 1-8

 

Encyclopedias

·                      The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia. R 330.973 A3537e vols. 1-2

·                      The Encyclopedia of American Business. R 338.097 F985d

·                      Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance  R  650.03 E193b 2001  2 vols.

·          Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. R 016.33 E193b

·          Encyclopeida of the Global Economy. R 330.03 O54e, 2006 vols. 1-2

·          Encyclopedia of World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present. R 382.03 E198w, 2005 vols. 1-4

·                      Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History  R  330.973 G151e, 1999  2 vols.

·                      Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History  R   330.9 O98e 2003  5 vols

·                      Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations.  R  W927, 1998 5 vols.

 

Guides, Handbooks, and Data—Economics

·          African Development Indicators 2006. 330.96 A835d, 2006 (CD-ROM too)

·          ARBA In-Depth: Economics and Business. R 016.33 A161i

·          Barron’s Accounting Handbook. R 657 S155a, 2006

·          Economic Indicators Handbook.  R  330.973 E745i

·          Economic Indicators Handbook: Time Series, Conversions, Documentation. R  330.973 E745i 

·                                  Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008: World Economic Forum.   R  338.6048 G5103c 2007-2008

·                                  Nations of the World: A Political, Economic & Business Handbook.  R  310 N2139w 2003

·                                  Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys.  R  332.67 S785 2004  3 vols.

·                                  2004 World Development Indicators. R 330.905 W8934d

·                                  Vital Signs 2003: The Trends That are Shaping Our Future.  R  363.702 V83s 2003

 

Guides, Handbooks, and Data—Finance

·                                  Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios. R338.0973 A62b 2008 (+ CD-ROM)

·          Business Plans Handbook: A Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Businesses throughout North America. R 658.4 B979 vols. 1-11

·          Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change. R 330.021 B9648s, 2005

·                                  Business Statistics on the Web. R 025.046 B4549s

·          The Core Business Web: A Guide to Information Resources. R 025.0665 C8125b

·                                  Demographics USA: County Ed. R 317.3 D3969u, 2007

·                                  Financial History of the United States.  R 332 M345f 3 vols. 2002

·                                  Financial Studies of the Small Business. R 338.642 F1908s, 2007

·                                  Financial Times World Desk Reference   At the Reference Desk  - Refr 912 F4908d 2002

·                                  History of Financial Disasters. R 338.542 H6296f, 2006 vols. 1-4

·                                  Introduction to Online Accounting & Finance Research. R 657.028 I893o 

·                                  International Financial Statistics.  R 332.0212 I852f, 2006  

·                                  International Financial Statistics: Country Notes.  R 332.0212 I852f, suppl., 2006

·                                  Internet Resources and Services for International Finance and Investment  R  025.06332 J56i, 2001 

·                                  North American Industry Classification System: United States, 2002.   R  338 N864a, 2002 

·                                  Portable MBA in Finance and Accounting   R  658.15 P8309m 2002

·                                  Research Guide to U.S. and International Interest Groups. R 322.43 R3113g, 2005

·                                  Stocks, Bonds, Bill and Inflation:  2003 Yearbook. R 332.6322 S627b 2003

 

 

Reference Resources Online

 

ODU Library Quick Reference

Searchable full-text dictionaries and other reference books are available on the ODU Library’s Quick Reference page. To access: From the library homepage, click on Quick Reference.

 

eBooks

 

NetLibrary

Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, books on business  and economics. Search by keyword, title, or author.  To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.

 

Brookings Press - General Economics Online Library

http://www.brookings.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxonomy=Economics,%20U.S.

Includes the following publications:

·        Economic Events, Ideas, and Policies: The 1960s and After (2000)

·        Deregulation of Network Industries: What's Next? (2000)

·        Papers on Financial Services 2000 (2000)

·        Social Security and Medicare: Individual versus Collective Risk and Responsibility (2000)

·        The Computer Revolution: An Economic Perspective (1997)

·        Behavioral Dimensions of Retirement Economics (1999)

·        The Price of Admission: Rethinking How Americans Pay for College (1999)

·        Savings for the Poor: The Hidden Benefits of Electronic Banking (1999)

·        Measuring the Prices of Medical Treatments (1999)

 

Brookings Press - International Economics Online Library

http://www.brookings.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxonomy=Economics,%20Global

Includes the following publications:

·        Brookings Trade Forum: 2000 (2001)

·        China's Unfinished Economic Revolution (1998)

·        Coming Together?: Mexico-U.S. Relations (1997)

·        Financial Markets and Development: The Crisis in Emerging Markets (1999)

·        Globaphobia: Confronting Fears about Open Trade (1998)

·        How Much Do National Borders Matter? (1998)

·        Weathering the Storm: Taiwan, Its Neighbors, and the Labor Markets in Latin America: Combining Social Protection with Market Flexibility (1997)

·        Managing Financial and Corporate Distress: Lessons from Asia (2000)

·        Private Markets for Public Goods: Raising the Stakes in Economic Reform (1998)

·        Weathering the Storm: Taiwan, Its Neighbors, and the Asian Financial Crisis (2000)

 

 

 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) – Main Online Publications

http://www.unctad.org/Templates/Page.asp?intItemID=1717&lang=1

 

Includes the latest editions of the following publications:

·        Trade and Environment Review

·        Trade and Development Report

·        World Investment Report

·        Economic Development in Africa Report

·        Least Developed Countries Report

·        Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures

·        UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics

·        Information Economy Report

·        E-commerce and Development Report

·        Review of Maritime Transport

 

 

Finding Articles

 

 

·          Use an online research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.

·          To access the databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Business--Economics category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.

·          To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print
by the library Reference Desk on the
top floor of Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.

 

 

Recommended Databases

 

Academic Search Complete

Contains peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications.  Covers many academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.  Updated daily. 

 

Business and Company Resource Center
Assembles detailed company and industry news and information.  Features company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

 

Business Source Complete
Offers access to over 2,710 scholarly business journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.  Updated daily.

 

ECONLIT

Provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more.

 

 

 

LexisNexis Academic

Offers news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.  Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.

 

Morningstar Library Edition

This database offers three main services for stocks and mutual funds: 1) Identify stocks or mutual funds that meet your needs, 2) Delve into a stock or mutual fund you are interested in- and find out what analysts have to say about that investment, or 3) input two or more stocks and/or mutual funds to see how they work together as a portfolio and print your results.

 

Oxford Scholarship Online

Oxford Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library of the full text of over 1,350 Oxford books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Coverage includes the following areas of economics: Development, Growth, and Environmental, Econometrics, Economic History, Economic Systems, Financial Economics, History of Economic Thought, International Macro- and Monetary Economics, Microeconomics, Public and Welfare, and South and East Asia

 

PAIS International

Summarizes literature of public affairs, such as important political, economic, and social issues.  Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, gray literature, research and conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more.  Updated monthly.

 

Regional Business News

Provides full text of newswires worldwide, with information on business, political, economic and other news events. Contains the most recent 30 days of information from each of these wire sources.

 

Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science)
Citations. Indexes articles of scholarly journals from 50 disciplines of the social sciences, with searchable author abstracts and a unique feature that enables searching of articles that cite a known author or work. Note: Not intended as a substitute for a comprehensive subject database such as SocINDEX, which comprehensively indexes journal articles, books, conference proceedings, and other documents.

 

 

Finding Periodicals in this Library

Listed below are some business periodicals available in the ODU Library.


·          Barron’s National Business & Financial Weekly

·          Forbes

·          Business Economics

·          Fortune

·          Business First

·          Harvard Business Review

·          Business Marketing

·          Inc.

·          Business Week

·          Journal of Finance

·          Columbia Journal of World Business

·          Money

·          Economic Indicators

·          Nation's Business Economist


 

 

How Do You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library?

 

·          Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper you’re trying to find. 
Choose a TITLE search and type in the title of the journal or newspaper you desire.

 

The library's journals and magazines are located:
 
(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section
 
A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at:
http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp

 

·          If you are looking for a specific article in a periodical, be sure to match issue number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine you need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

·          Use these research databases to find company and industry reports, rankings, legal materials, and
related information.

 

·          To access the databases below, click on Articles in Databases from the left-side menu of the ODU Library homepage. Then select the subject area that best fits your search topic.

 

 

 

Business and Company Resource Center
Abstracts.  Assembles detailed company and industry news and information.  Features company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

 

Hoover's Online

Amasses company, industry, and market intelligence information on public and private companies worldwide.  Updated continuously.

 

LexisNexis Academic

Offers news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.  Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.

 

Mergent Online

Provides a suite of global business and financial information products offering investment
research tools.  

 

Morningstar Library Edition

Offers services for stocks and mutual funds, including identifying stocks or mutual funds and providing analyst commentary.

 

 

Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Gives quick location of investment and market information by accessing the data contained in up to 13 influential Standard & Poor's publications. Updated continuously.

 

Thomson Research

Full text. Provides critical company information and analyst research reports, including in-depth forecasts and analysis based upon research reports covering more than 30,000 companies worldwide.

 

 

Finding Web Sites

 

 

A portal to Internet search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page.

 

In addition, listed below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information search.

 

Minimum recommended criteria for evaluating websites:    

·          Accuracy of the information

·          Authority of the person or group responsible for the information

·          When the information was created and last updated

For more information, view Evaluating Internet Sources & Search Tools on the Internet Search page.

 

 

 

Web Sites—A Selection

 

         Dictionaries

·                      RFE: Dictionaries, Glossaries, & Encyclopedias http://rfe.org/showCat.php?cat_id=10

·                      Online Dictionary abnd Glossary in Economic Geography http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/gloss

·                      Quickens' Glossary of Financial Terms  http://www.quicken.com/glossary

 

Economics Research

·          Beyond Economic Growth: An Introduction to Sustainable Development (an ebook from the World Bank Group) http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/beyond/global/beg-en.html

·          Bureau of Business Research http://www.bbr.unl.edu

·          Center for Business Research—WWW Business Resources, Economics http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/cbr/cbrvl.htm#economics

·                      CommerceNet  http://www.commerce.net

·                      eBusiness Research Center http://www.smeal.psu.edu/ebrc

·                      Economic History Services  http://www.eh.net

·          MSU-CIBER: Center for International Business Education & Research http://ciber.msu.edu/default.asp 

·                      National Bureau of Economic Research  http://www.nber.org

·                      Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development  (OECD)  http://www.oecd.org/home 

 

Financial & Investor Sites

·                      BigCharts--Charting a World of Investments  http://www.bigcharts.com

·                      Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System http://www.federalreserve.gov

·                      Center for Business Research—WWW Business Resources, Finance/Stocks http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/cbr/cbrvl.htm#finance

·                      Chicago Board of Trade  http://www.cbot.com

·                      CNN/Money  http://money.cnn.com

·                      Financial Data Finder http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=finance.setup.cgi

·                      Stock-Trak: Investment Information/Research Sites http://stocktrak.com/research.shtml

 

Gateways to Data and Resources

·                      Best of the Best Business Web Sites: Economics (ALA, Business Reference and Services Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbusinessweb.htm

·          Best of the Best Business Sites: Financial Markets and Investments (American Library Association, Business Reference & Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbusinesswebsitesfinancial.htm

·          Commodities and Futures: Selected Web Sites (ALA, Business Reference & Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/brasspres/financeinvest/bsbmosslinks.htm

·                      DMOZ Economics links http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics

·                      Economic Data and Statistics (ALA, Business Reference & Serivces Section) http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/brasspres/economics/economics.htm

·                      RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet  http://rfe.org

·                      WebEC http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc

 

Government Sites

·                      Economic Census http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html

·                      SEC Filings and Forms (EDGAR) http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm

·                      U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis  http://www.bea.gov/

·                      U.S. Department of Commerce  http://www.doc.gov

·                      U.S. Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov

 

Learning/Instruction Materials

·                      Biz/Ed Learning Materials http://bized.ac.uk/learn/learn.htm

·                      EconEdLink http://www.econedlink.org/

·                      Economic Eduation Web http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teach-ec.htm

 

Market Data

·                      American Stock Exchange  http://www.amex.com

·                      Chicago Mercantile Exchange  http://www.cme.com

·                      Daily Stocks Search Engine http://www.dailystocks.com

·                      Investor's Business Daily http://www.investors.com

·                      NASDAQ Stock Market  http://www.nasdaq.com

·                      New York Stock Exchange  http://www.nyse.com

·                      Standard & Poor's Stock Indexes  http://www2.standardandpoors.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=sp/Page/HomePg

·                      Tokyo Stock Exchange http://www.tse.or.jp/english/

·                      U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  http://www.sec.gov

·                      World Equities  http://www.bloomberg.com/markets

 

Statistics

·          Economic Indications http://www.economicindicators.gov

·          Economic Census http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html

·          Measuring America : the decennial censuses from 1790 to 2000 http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/pol02-ma.pdf

·          OSU Extension Data Center—Links to US Data and Ohio Data http://www.osuedc.org/current/links.php

·          U.S. Economic Accounts, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis  http://www.bea.gov/

 

 

Periodicals Online

·                      American Venture Magazine  http://www.americanventuremagazine.com/

·                      Barron's Online http://www.barrons.com

·                      The Beige Book: Summary  of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District http://www.federalreserve.gov/FOMC/BeigeBook/2004

·                      Business Week Online http://www.businessweek.com

·                      Dismal Scientist, from Economy.com http://www.dismal.com

·                      The Economist  http://www.economist.co.uk

·                      Financial Times  http://www.ft.com

·          Forbes Magazine http://www.forbes.com

·          Fortune http://www.fortune.com

·          Investor’s Business Daily  http://www.investors.com

·                      Kiplinger’s Online  http://www.kiplinger.com

·                      Money   http://www.money.com

·                      Scout Report for Business & Economics. http://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/Current/

·                      Survey of Current Business http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm

 

-These and many more periodicals are available full text online from our library databases.-

 

Note: For additional ecnomics publications, consult the following:

·          Economics Publications list from DMOZ http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Economics/Publications  

·          Harvard University’s WebEC—List of  Economic Journals Online   http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/journals.html

 

 

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Document last modified: 04 February 2008