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Hillary Campbell & Ellen Safley
September 4, 2003
ECO 2301 – Macroeconomics
Session Goals
• Library Services
• Basic Economics Resources
• Finding Periodical Articles in Economics
• Finding Useful Statistics
McDermott Library - Hours
• Building Hours
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Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - Midnight
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McDermott Library – Comet Card
• Your UTD ID card
• Must be activated at Library Circulation Desk
• Required from home
http://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login• TexShare Cards—Access to other University
Libraries https://www.utdallas.edu/library/callier/texshare.html
Logging in from Home
McDermott Library – Reference Services
• Reference Desk
• Ask-A-Librarian
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/erefform.html
• Ask – A – UT System Librarian Virtual Reference Service
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/ask.html
Ask-A-Librarian
Ask – A – UT System Librarian Virtual Reference Service
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
• http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE/index.html
• An online guide sponsored by the American Economics Association
• Provides links to dictionaries, biographical information on economists, data, teaching resources, jobs, economic forecasts and more
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet
Print Resources – General
• MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics – Ref HB61 .M49 1992
• Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61 .S466 1995
• Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61 .B554 1997
• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics - NetLibrary
Print Resources - Specific
• Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics – Ref HB172 .5 .E55 2002
• New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law – Ref K487 .E3 N48 1998
• Survey of Social Science: Economics – Ref HB61 .S94 1991
Periodical Articles in Economics / Finance
• Print Titles – Listed in Catalog, Located on 2nd floor
• Microfilm / Microfiche – Located on 2nd floor, Most listed in Catalog
• Electronic – Available in Electronic Databases, accessible from library or home
Database #1 -EconLit
• THE MAJOR INDEX COVERING ECONOMICS LITERATURE
• Produced by the American Economic Association
• Indexes and provides Citations for over 600 journals, books, working papers in the area of economics and finance
Database #1 - EconLit
Database #1-EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Citation Information
Subject Headings
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Use CitationInfo to SearchLibrary Catalog
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
• Includes Some Full Text• General Research Materials for a variety of
disciplines, including economics, finance, accounting, international business and more
• Searching can be limited by date, full-text and peer-reviewed
• Abstracts provided back to 1965 or date of first publication
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
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Database #2 – Business Source Premier
Citation Information
Database #2 – Business Source Premier
Full Text? Start with the Catalog…
Full Text? Start with the Catalog…
Click to Access Journal in Database
Full Text?
Full Text
Full Text?
Full Text? BAM!
Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
• THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INDEX IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
• Indexes major journals in economics and the other social sciences
• Search by topic, author, journal or cited author
• Cited author search allows you to find other works that reference a specific author or work
Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
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Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
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Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
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Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index
What if the Library Doesn’t Own the Journal? And, I NEED IT!
• InterLibrary Loan Request for Books or Articles
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/ill/intro1.
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InterLibrary Loan Form
InterLibrary Loan Form
InterLibrary Loan Form
Finding Economics Working Papers
• EconLit
• Social Science Research Network – links to working papers are free
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayAbstractSearch.cfm
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Statistical Sources
• Statistical Universe – library database
• Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov
• FedStats-www.fedstats.gov
• Stat-USA – www.stat-usa.gov
• World Bank Data and Statistics – www.worldbank.org/data
Statistical Universe
• Contains charts and tables derived from federal and state government agencies, international bodies and private organizations
• Keyword Searching• Paper copies of indexes from 1974 – 2000
located in Microform Index Area• Full – text not found in database is available
in microfiche at the library
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Recommended: Use the Subject List
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
No Full Text
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Call Number forMicrofiche in Library
Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Maintained by the United States Department of Labor
• Provides statistical information in the field of labor economics
• Inflation, consumer spending, wages, benefits, productivity, demographics, employment, and more…
• www.bls.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Maintained by the United States Department of Commerce
• Produces economics accounts statistics and provides a snapshot of the current U.S. economy
• www.bea.gov
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis
FedStats
• Official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government
• Information maintained and updated by Federal agencies
• Economic and population trends, foreign trade, and more…
• www.fedstats.gov
FedStats
FedStats
FedStats
FedStats
Stat-USA
• STAT-USA is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce
• Economic, business and trade information
• Domestic and International economic information
• www.stat-usa.gov
Stat-USA
Stat-USA
Stat-USA
World Bank Data & Statistics
• World Development Report – Reference HC59.7 .W659 2003 (www.worldbank.org/wdr/index.htm)
• World Development Indicators – Reference HC59.7 .W62 2003 (www.worldbank.org/data/wdi/home.html)
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September 4, 2003