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Journal Articles | Background & Reference Information | Books & More | Selected Websites | Interlibrary Loan | Further Information

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Find Journal Articles

Based on these descriptions, select the database that best meets your needs.

Core Databases
ABI/INFORM Global, 1971 - present (full text 1985 - present)
Search over 2,000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also includes information on 60,000+ companies and the full text of approximately 25,000 dissertations
 
Business Source Complete, Full text. 1965 - present, varies by title. SUNY Connect logo
Full text in all disciplines of business, including journals (many peer reviewed), market research reports, industry reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, and much more.
 
JSTOR
Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago.
 
General Databases
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present). SUNY Connect logo
This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles.
 
EconLit, 1969 - present
Subject indexing and abstracts of over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers.
 
Specialized Databases
Fed in Print, Dates vary.
Keyword searchable index of Federal Reserve economic research. Includes abstracts and/or full text articles from working papers and Federal Reserve Bank periodicals.
 
Find Background & Reference Information

Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.

General Reference Resources
CQ Researcher, 1991 - present.
Excellent background and analysis of recent national and international issues in the news. Includes CQ Global Researcher
 
Economic Report of the President
also available in paper copy: Ref HC 106.5 A272
 
Economics A - Z
From the Economist.com An online Economics dictionary.
 
Encyclopedia of American Economic History, REF HC 103 E52
 
Encyclopedia of Finance, 2006
 
Encyclopedia of Political Economy, REF HB 61 E554 1999
 
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics, REF HB 61 E55 1994
 
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center SUNY Connect logo
Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research.
 
Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
Also available in paper copy: Ref HC16 .O64 2003
 
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies, (4 v.), 2002
 
Books & More

Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).

Selected Websites

These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.

Internet Resources - General Resources
SUNY Oswego Department of Economics
Links to many useful sites including online textbooks, journals, and books.
 
Resources for Economists on the Internet
Sponsored by the American Economic Association.
 
The Dismal Scientist
Information on the economy, data, forecasts, community economic profiles, etc.
 
FRASER: Federal Reserve Archival System for Economic Research
Access to historical economic statistical publications, releases and documents.
 
NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research
Working papers, current research, data, etc.
 
RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
On-line working papers, journal articles, etc.
 
Economic Policy Debates
Provide a primer on the issues and links to background information and current in-depth commentaries from experts around the world.
 
The SOSIG Economics Gateway
A UK site aimed at students & researchers in higher education & beyond. Top quality Internet resources are categorized by subject.
 
Interlibrary Loan

Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)

Further Information

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