Subject Guides
Economics
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Databases
EconLit (index only)
EconLit, the American Economic Association's electronic database, is the world's foremost source of references to economic literature. The database contains more than 785,000 records from 1969-present. EconLit covers virtually every area related to economics.
Business Economics & Theory
Offers access to hundreds of full-text academic journals and magazines with a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit bibliographic index.
Conference Board
Best known for the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators, the Conference Board publishes approximately 1,500 reports, articles, newsletters and indicator releases, including approximately 12-15 research reports, 46-48 executive action reports, 10 economic forecasting newsletters, monthly economic indicator releases and several articles from each issue of our magazine each year.
OECD database
Access to External Debt Statistics and to Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Aid Recipients.
Related databases
Business Source Complete
Nearly 3,000 full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, 300+ books, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, 17,000+ industry reports, 1000+ market research reports, country reports, company profiles, 2200 SWOT analyses and more. Includes international company information.
An interdisciplinary database that provides full text articles.
Academic Onefile
This database provides access to peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Includes extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
CQ Researcher
Published 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. The CQ Researcher can be read in its entirety or by section, which includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Oxford Journals
Over 200 academic and research journals covering a broad range of subject areas, two-thirds of which are published in collaboration with learned societies and other international organizations.
Wiley Journals
Full text for 76 business journals.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Comprehensive news, business, and legal information, entirely full text.
Mergent Online
Mergent Online is an Internet-based suite of information resources that enables in-depth business and financial research.
New York Times
Archive: from 1857 to 4 years ago in Proquest Historical Newspapers
Indexing and full text of the WSJ from 1985 to the present. The WSJ is also indexed only (no Full Text) in Business Source Premier.
Oregonian (access through Lexis Nexis)
Full text coverage of all articles written by the Oregonian staff, plus non-syndicated editorials from 1988 to the present.
JSTOR
Arts & Sciences I
Established in 1997, JSTOR's first collection includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics. Overall, there are 119 titles in fifteen disciplines.
Arts & Sciences IV
This collection has a strong focus on the professions of business, education, and law, and also includes titles in psychology and public policy and administration. There are 112 titles in this collection.
Business
The 47 titles in the Business Collection are drawn from Arts & Sciences I, II, and IV. The collection brings together core titles in economics and finance, including publications from leading scholarly societies and a range of critical research journals in accounting, labor relations, marketing, management, operations research, and risk assessment.
Oxford Business Handbooks Online
Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management bring together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in business and management. Containing specially commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer both thorough introductions to topics in the discipline, and a useful reference resource for scholars, advanced students, and practitioners. (2 simultaneous user limit)
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Access the content of more than 100 Oxford reference books online with a single search.
Online Access to
• Encyclopedia of the History of American Management
• Handbook of United States Economic and Financial Indicators
• The Ultimate Business Library by Wiley
• French English Business Dictionary
• Spanish English Business Dictionary
Web resources
Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (Faculty Research)
Carnegie Council: the Voice for Ethics in International Policy
2008 OECD Factbook
Global Edge
Export.gov
International Trade Administration
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
World Trade Organization
World Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
QUNO (Quaker United Nations Organization)
United Nations Development Policy and Analysis Division
Europa—the European Union Gateway
NAFTA
Ashoka Video Library
AEAWeb (American Economic Association Reference Gateway page)
World Bank Data can be accessed via a central web site that makes it easier to find, use, and manipulate data. Free access includes World Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, Africa Development Indicators, and Global Economic Monitor.
Encyclopedias
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
Information Graphics : A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference
Cambridge Economic Histories Onine:
Professional organizations
American Economic Association
Economists for Peace
Association of Christian Economists
World Affairs Council of Oregon
Finding books
By subject search
Below are some links to various subject searches in the catalog. The subject search is a specific and helpful way to find materials about your area of interest. Explore these or try some of your own subject searches using the "Subject" tab in Foxtrax. For more information on "power searching" by subject, ask your reference librarian.
Below are some links to various subject searches in the catalog. The subject search is a specific and helpful way to find materials about your area of interest. Explore these or try some of your own subject searches using the "Subject" tab in Foxtrax. For more information on power searching" by subject, ask your reference librarian.
By call number
If you want to browse for books in the library, use the call numbers below to find the subject areas that are of interest to you. You can use them to browse the reference section or the main stacks. The Library of Congress website may have a more detailed outline of call numbers for your subject area.
| Subclass HA | |
| HA1-4737 | Statistics |
| HA29-32 | Theory and method of social science statistics |
| HA36-37 | Statistical services. Statistical bureaus |
| HA38-39 | Registration of vital events. |
| HA154-4737 | Statistical data |
| HA154-155 | Universal statistics |
| HA175-473 | By region or country |
| Subclass HB | |
| HB1-3840 | Economic theory. Demography |
| HB71-74 | Economics as a science. Relation to other |
| subjects | |
| HB75-130 | History of economics. |
| HB131-147 | Methodology |
| HB135-147 | Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods |
| HB201-206 | Value. Utility |
| HB221-236 | Price |
| HB238-251 | Competition. Production. Wealth |
| HB501 | Capital. Capitalism |
| HB522-715 | Income. Factor shares |
| HB535-551 | Interest |
| HB601 | Profit |
| HB615-715 | Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. |
| HB801-843 | Consumption. Demand |
| HB846-846.8 | Welfare theory |
| HB848-3697 | Demography. Population. Vital events |
| HB3711-3840 | Business cycles. Economic fluctuations |
| Subclass HC | |
| HC10-1085 | Economic history and conditions |
| HC79 | Special topics |
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