Eli M. Oboler Library

Economics

Wall Street

Core Databases and Indexes

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Business Source Complete Description Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Early English Books Online Description Early English Books Online (ProQuest)
(trial only, ends Nov. 30th)
Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
EconLit  Description EconLit (EBSCOhost) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 4 On & Off Campus
A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Reference Onine) Description A Dictionary of Economics (Oxford Reference Online) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
WorldCat Description WorldCat (FirstSearch) Database Type Funded by LiLI   On & Off Campus

Related Databases and Indexes

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Academic Search Complete Description Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Database Description of American FactFinder American FactFinder (U.S. Census Bureau) Database Type
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Unrestricted
Dissertations and Theses - A&I Description Dissertations and Theses - A&I ‡ (ProQuest)
Database Type
Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Database Description of Fed in Print: A Comprehensive Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) Fed in Print: A Comprehensive Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) Database Type
Free
 
Unrestricted
Fuente Academica Description Fuente Academica (EBSCOhost) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Historical Abstracts Description Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective  Description Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective (WilsonWeb) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library 4 On & Off Campus
LexisNexis Academic Description LexisNexis Academic (LexisNexis) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
LexisNexis Statistical Description LexisNexis Statistical (LexisNexis) Database Type Funded by Eli M. Oboler Library   On & Off Campus
ProQuest Central Description ProQuest Central (ProQuest) Database Type Funded by LiLI   On & Off Campus
To search for a specific journal, use the A-Z Journal List.

Books

The following are selected resources on economics. For more books on this subject, use the Library Catalog.

To find books in other libraries, use WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries in the United States, Canada, and around the world. This catalog should not be used as a substitute for this library's catalog but as another avenue of searching for books.

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Economics (Reference Collection: HB61 .B554 1997): This dictionary defines economic terms and explains formulae and economic indicators and statistics. No index.

Great Economists Since Keynes (Reference Collection: HB76 .B55 1985): This resource contains brief biographies of important economists of the twentieth century. Also included are lists of selected critical works.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History (Reference Collection: HC15 .O94 2003): This multi-volume encyclopedia contains in-depth discussions of important concepts in world economic history including agriculture, labor, industry, politics, consumption and more. An index can be found in the last volume.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Media and Politics (Reference Center: P 95.82 U 6 E 47 2007): This encyclopedia covers the interplay between mass media, journalism, and politics. Its articles cover important journalists and political figures and concepts like media bias, attack journalism, and news analysis. Indexed.

Handbooks and Guides

Economist Guide to Economic Indicators (Reference Collection: HA29 .E28 1997): This guide contains articles on how economic indicators (such as exchange rates, employment statistics, prices and wages, growth trends) are factored and used in economics. Indexed.

Guide to Everyday Economic Statistics (Reference Collection: HB137 .C57 2004): This guide contains articles on how key economic statistics (GNP, sales and rates, employment, trade deficits, etc.) are calculated and used in economics. Indexed.

Economic Indicators and Statistics

World Economy: Historical Statistics (Reference Collection: HF1359 .M333 2003): This collection of economic statistics contains estimates of GNP, population and more for regions around the world from the 1500s to 2001. A bibliography of sources is included. No index.

Web Sites

Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary: Developed and maintained by the ITS Tutorial School, this online dictionary provides quick definitions of thousands of business, accounting, financial, and economics terms.

EconData: This site contains a searchable database of more than 1,000 sites that provide economic data on a variety of topics. This site primarily focuses on data for the United States.

Game Theory.net's Dictionary of Game Theory Terms: Created by an assistant professor of economics at Vanderbilt University, this online dictionary defines the terms and concepts associated with game theory. The dictionary is part of a larger Web site devoted to game theory.

Great Economists and their Times: Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, this page discusses influential economists and economic schools of thought from Adam Smith and the Merchantilists to the present.

INFOMINE: INFOMINE is a special database that searches for Web site and documents that most search engines miss, primarily Web pages and documents on university Web sites. This database is developed and maintained by the Library of the University of California, Riverside.

Librarians' Internet Index: Collected and annotated by librarians, this site contains a searchable database of high quality Web sites. To find a Web site, browse the available topics or use the search box.

WWW Virtual Library: Economics: A joint project by a professor at SUNY Oswego and the Helsinki School of Economics, this two-part Web site contains list of links to economics resources online. Links are organized into useful categories.

Librarians

Bibliographer & Reference Librarian for Economics Reference Librarians for Economics
Phil A. Homan
Catalog Librarian
(208) 282-3047
homaphil@isu.edu
Jenny Lynne Semenza
Head of Reference
(208) 282-2581
semejenn@isu.edu
Cheryl Sebold
Library Assistant III
Collection Development
(208) 282-3246
sebocher@isu.edu

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Last Modified: 10/27/2009 kk