EconLit Index to research materials in economics from over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers.
Coverage Dates: 1969 - present
Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
Coverage Dates: 1975 - present
Business Source Premier Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 3,300 scholarly business journals, including full text for more than 1000 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 300 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Coverage Dates: 1965 - present
Wall Street Journal Full-text of the Wall Street Journal from 1986.
Coverage Dates: 1986 - present
LexisNexis Statistical Contains more than 30,000 tables from statistical compendia and compilations issued by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The tables are linked to abstracts, which in turn link to the full-text source document.
Coverage Dates: 1970's - present
OSU Libraries Catalog The OSU catalog lists all the books held in the OSU Libraries.
Summit The Summit catalog lists books at other regional libraries that can be retrieved for you and delivered within 3-5 business days, free of charge.
WorldCat WorldCat lists books that are available at other libraries in the United States, and sometimes in other countries. If you find a book you want, and it is not listed in the OSU Libraries catalog or the Summit catalog, fill out an interlibrary loan request and the book will delivered to the library (and you'll be sent an email alerting you to its arrival). This service usually takes 2-3 weeks.
OSU Libraries subscribes to the following databases that can be used to search for articles, conference proceedings and other information on economics topics. Some of the databases provide access to full-text of articles, some provide citatiations only.
EconLit -- Index only: 1969-present Index to research materials in economics from over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers.
Business Source Premier Indexes 3,048 full-text scholarly journals, including nearly 1,000 peer-reviewed journals. Contains some regional business materials.
Social Sciences Citation Index -- Index only: 1999-present Index of cited articles from over 5000 journals in all areas of social science. Search by cited author, original author, title keywords or journal name.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage A collection of business, industry and investment databases published by Standard & Poors, including such publications as Industry Surveys, Corporation Record, S&P Register, the Bond Guide, Stock Guide, Dividend Record and the Outlook.
Wall Street Journal Full text coverage is from 1984-present; however, this electronic access is only for articles and does not include stock quote pages or classified ads.
AgEconSearch -- full-text AgEcon Search collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural economics including sub disciplines such as agribusiness, food supply, natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, agricultural trade, and economic development.
Valley Reference Desk D2 .E79 Comprehensive listing of international organizations and countries of the world. Includes summary information about the history,economic and government affairs of each country and statistics on economy, demographics, and industry.
World Development Indicators Valley Circulation CDROM HC59 .W68 A source for international and economic data for developing countries and emerging markets. Consists of six sections covering: worldview,states and markets, people, global links, economy and environment.
Resources Online
Countries and Their Cultures More than 200 countries are documented in a myriad of ways in which culture defines and separates the nations of the world. Each country's shared values, behaviors and cultural variations are surveyed -- from foods and rituals to pastimes and arts. It contains more than 1,000 photographs and more than 200 maps.
Countries and Regions These profiles from the World Bank Group focus on developing countries, with snapshots of their development progress and more detailed reports of key indicators tracing the trends in social and economic development.
Library of Congress Country Studies A series of country studies that describe and analyze thepolitical, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions of a country and examine the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by culturalfactors.
U.S. Commercial Service: Market Research Library This site provides three different types of reports. Under report type select Country Commerical Guides which present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments. These guides are divided into areas of Economic Trends and Outlook; Political Environment; Marketing U.S. Products and Services; Leading Sectors for U.S. Exports and Investment; Trade Regulations and Standards; Investment Climate;Trade and Project Financing; and Business Travel.
Locating Data
EconData Provides over 1,000 links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider, pointers to the Web's premiere data collections, and their own list of the ten best sites for finding regional economic data. Economagic More than 200,000 economic time series data files, with charts and Excel files for each. The majority of the data is USA data. The core data sets involve US macroeconomic data (that is, for the whole US), but the bulk of the data is employment data by local area -- state, county, MSA, and many cities and towns. Economic Data-Fred II Database of over 3000 U.S. economic time series. Download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data. Economic Policy Institute (EPI) EPI's Datazone provides access to about 50 time series dealing with labor market, earnings and income data organized in four areas: Wage and compensation trends, Family Earnings and Income Trends, Prices, and Low Wage Labor Market Indicators. Economic Report of the President Statistical tables in spreadsheet format available for the years 1997 to the present. FDIC Regional Economic Conditions Provides economic information at the state, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area), and county levels. Updated 8 times a year. Free Lunch Access to over 100,000 economic and financial data series. ICPSR The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) located at the University of Michigan is the world's largest data archive. ICPSR acquires, processes and distributes social science data collected by government agencies and other researchers. The data holdings cover a broad range of disciplines, including political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, education, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, and law. As OSU is a member of ICPSR, Oregon State University students, faculty and staff have access to these data at no charge. Population Reference Bureau Datafinder This database contains data on 95 demographic variables for more than 220 countries, 28 world regions and sub-regions, the world as a whole, the United States as a whole, and the U.S. states. (Not all countries have data on all variables.) The Geospatial and Statistical Data Center The Geostat Center houses the University of Virginia's collection of electronic statistical and social science data. All the resources are classified, and those items available only to the UVA community are noted as such. State of the Cities Data Systems Access to the original electronic data sets generated by HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD median family income limits, as well as microdata from research initiatives on topics such as housing discrimination, the HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, and the public housing population. USDA Economics and Statistics System Contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Most reports are text files that contain time-sensitive information. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and include time-series data that are updated yearly
Sources for Statistics
Sources for Statistics
OSU Libraries subscribe to the following finding aids for statistics:
Statistical Abstract of the United States A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations. Also available in print: Valley Reference HA 202
LexisNexis Statistical: 1970s-present Contains more than 30,000 tables from statistical compendia and compilations issued by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. The tables are linked to abstracts, which in turn link to the full-text source document.
FactSearch Online version of the print A Matter of fact. FactSearch draws widely from over 1000 newspapers, journals and government documents.
Stat-USA This U.S. Department of Commerce site is the site for current and historic economic data. Also provides access to Globus and the NTDB databases for international market research and analysis.
TableBase Database comprised of tabular information of a strategic nature. The tables provide information such as: market share, market size, capacity, production, imports, exports, sales, products and brand rankings, forecasts, health care statistics and demographics. When prompted for user name and password, click on the login button.
