Influence of Energy Prices on U.S. Economy Research Guide

Influence of Energy Prices on U.S. Economy Research Guide

Prepared by: Library Staff
Library Liaison: Lois Tucker
(502) 456-6773
libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated October 2007

Finding Books:

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Reference Books:

Current Issues - R306.0973 C976
Economic Indicators Handbook: time series, conversions - R 330.973 E19
Handbook of Key Economic Indicators - R330.973 R728h
Resources and Industry - R330.9 R434
Statistical Abstract of the United States: the national data book - R317.3 U58
Statistical Forecasts of the United States - R330.973 S797f

Audiovisual:

Who killed the electric car? [videorecording] / produced by Jessie Deeter ; written and directed by Chris Paine.

DVD 629.22 W628

Databases & Electronic Journals:

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please go to the Remote Access Page tab under the Databases menu. NOTE: You MUST enter your Sullivan username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with library staff for more information.

Many full-text articles can be found from these databases.

ABI/INFORM?: Available through ProQuest? and comprising nearly 1,400 North American journal sources, this database provides information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computers, plus 60,000 companies. Also, ABI now indexes The Wall Street Journal? from 1984 to the present.

BPubs.com: A search engine that scans an indexed directory of business publications.

Business Source Premier: An EBSCOhost? database indexing 3,650+ scholarly/peer-reviewed business journals back to 1922 and providing the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles on business subjects.

Relevant journals in this database:

American Economic Review

Business Week

Economist

Forbes

Fortune

Money

MasterFILE Premier: An EBSCOhost? database primarily designed as a general reference tool for public libraries, this database provides full-text articles from reference sources including magazines, books, biographies, primary documents, photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Atlantic Economic Journal

USA Today

U. S. News and World Report

Newspaper Source: An EBSCOhost? database providing full-text articles from 23 national and international newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, and 200 regional U.S. newspapers. Updated daily.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Critical Thinking?: This resource is a comprehensive, full-text database providing differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, mental health, prohibition and many other social issues.

Regional Business News: An EBSCOhost? database indexing full-text articles from 75 U.S. regional business journals, newspapers, and newswires.

Internet Resources:

American Gas Association: Information and services about the gas industry.

American Petroleum Industry: Trade organization of the national petroleum industry.

American Wind Energy Association: Trade organization of the wind energy industry.

BLS Data Series: economic reports provided by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Budget of the United States Government: Budget documents for the fiscal year 2006.

Consumer Price Indexes (CPI): Data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that represents the consumer price of a representative basket of goods and services.

Energy: Article about the relationship between economics and energy by Robert A. Leone.

Edison Electric Institute: Organization of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies.

Energy Economics Newsletter: Discussion of crude oil prices, relationship between prices and rig count and outlook for future of petroleum industry.

Energy Information Administration: Statistical agency of the Department of Energy.

Information Bridge: Open source full-text documents from 1995-present.

NationMaster.com?Where Stats Come Alive! Statistical data for regions and countries of the world.

OPEC: Official Website of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

OPEC: More information on OPEC, including maps, graphs, statistical data and hyperlinks to related materials from the Energy Information Administration.

Overview of the Economy: News and statistics provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis related to income, the GDP, and more.

Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering: Index of research sites and informational sources online.

U.S. Department of Energy: Publications and reports related to energy.

United States Department of Labor: The country's economy at a glance.

United States Economy 2000: U.S. Economic profiles from 1989-2004.