Microeconomics Research Guide

Finding Books

Reference Books

Audio/Visual

Periodical Search

Databases & Electronic Journals 

Webliography

 


Prepared by: Alice Abbott-Moore, Karen Caudill, Susan Irving, Joe Price, Chet Watson, and John Watts

Library Liaison: Lois Tucker
(502) 456-6773

libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated May 2008

 

Finding Books:

 

Search the library catalog using a specific topic, such as marketing or sales, or browse the following subject areas below.

 

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s), in the box below, then click GO!


 


 

Also, Sullivan University Library offers the Library Alert service, which is designed to alert SUS students, faculty and staff of the latest titles @ the Sullivan University Louisville library! Sign up to be notified by e-mail when the library receives new books, videos, DVDs, etc., in the categories that interest you.

 

 

 

 

Reference Books:

 

Audio/Visual:

 

Contemporary economic issues [sound recording] Sullivan-Louisville CD 330 C761, Parts 1-4
The crash Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 338.54 C894
Death by Growth: The Paradox of Capacity Sullivan-Louisville DVD 658.406 D285
Economics (Parts 1): an introduction Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 330 E19
Economics (Parts 2): an introduction Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 330 E19
Economics (Parts 3): an introduction Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 330 E19
Supply and demand Sullivan-Louisville   VIDEO 338.52 S959

 

Periodical Search:

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find periodical titles indexed in our databases.  For example, if you have a citation to an article and want to see if it is available full-text in our databases, search for the journal title, and the system will lead you to the correct database.

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find relevant "Country Monitor" and "Economic Studies" reports for a country.  In the "title begins with" search box, type your country name, e.g. "France."  The results list will show all titles beginning with that word.  In this case, "France Country Monitor" and "France Economic Studies" are listed.   Click the link to the Business Source Premier database, click the most recent publication listed, and the table of contents of the issue will appear.

Periodicals: the following paper-format periodicals in the Sullivan University Library may be searched for articles in this subject area:

The American economic review

Business and society review

Business Week

Consumer reports

Customer inter@ction solutions

Fast company

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Economic Review

Fortune

Journal of economic literature

The Journal of economic perspectives: a journal of the American Economic Association

Strategic management journal

U. S. News and World Report

 

 

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.

 

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 indexes The Wall Street Journal® from 1984 to the present.
 
Relevant journals in this database:

Econometrica

Economic Inquiry

Academic Search Premier: Available through EBSCOhost®, this database indexes 4,450 scholarly /peer-reviewed journals in all academic disciplines back to 1975 and provides the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles . Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Economic and Financial Review

Economist

Financial World

Accounting & Tax: Available through ProQuest® and recommended for business students and financial professionals, this database includes abstracts and full-text articles from nearly 300 accounting and tax publications, and additional tax-related topics compiled from thousands of business journals, from 1971-present.

 
Relevant journals in this database:

The Accounting Review

Commercial Lending Review

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 all business subjects  including management, finance and accountingAlso includes country economic reports as well as comprehensive  profiles for the 10,000 largest companies:  click the COMPANY PROFILE tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.  Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Business Week

Canadian Business

Caribbean Business

Economist

Forbes

Fortune

International Construction

Money

New Statesman

Newsweek

U.S. News & World Report

Relevant journals in this database:

Journal of Applied Economics

Theoretical Economics

Hoover’s Online: Provides capsule company profiles, company rankings, and other corporate information. 

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.

American Enterprise

Commonweal

Country Report. European Union

Country Report. France

Foreign Affairs

Global Agenda

National Journal

New Statesman

Newsweek

Tikkun

World Oil

Regional Business NewsAn EBSCOhost® database indexing full-text articles from 75 U.S. regional business journals, newspapers, and newswires.

 

 

NOTE: You can also click the search button below to locate online periodicals related to ECONOMICS.  As mentioned above, if you are off-campus, you will need to go to the Remote Access Page tab. 

  

 

Webliography (Internet Resources):

CNNMoney: Contains news stories classified by topics such as:  Markets, Technology, Jobs&Economy, Personal Finance, Small Business.

Economic News from NPR Online: Contains news stories on many economic topics.  Note – stories are available in audio format only; there is a fee for transcripts.

Federal Reserve System: Website of U.S. Federal Reserve System.   Contains information on interest rates, bank regulation, and other monetary policy topics.

Financial Times: This site provides financial market analysis, business news, directories, company quotes and data, plus providing a complete search feature.

Small Business Administration: Website devoted to providing useful and timely information to small businesses.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research: Includes newsbreaking stories from CNN and the New York Times as well as academic research.

 

Personal Finance:

Building a Balanced Financial Plan: Article discusses categories necessary for a personal financial plan – budget and savings, investing, retirement and estate planning.

How to Do an Annual Financial Checkup: Article provides tips on evaluating personal financial status.

 

Small Business:

Small Business Administration: Website devoted to providing useful and timely information to small businesses.

 

Economic and Financial Statistics:

Business Cycle Indicators: Global Business Cycle Indicators

Consumer Price Index Current Information: Consumer Price Index Current Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The March CPI will be released April 19. 

Consumer Price Index Page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "The Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services."

Economic Indicators 1995-Current Census Economic Briefing Room: "Available from April 1995 forward, this monthly compilation is prepared for the Joint Economic Committee by the Council of Economic Advisors and provides economic information on prices, wages, production, business activity, purchasing power, credit, money and Federal finance."

Producer Price Index Page from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: "The Producer Price Index (PPI) program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the PPI are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services."

Statistical Abstract of the United States: Website includes State & County Quickfacts and MapStats.

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