1. Angela Paul, temporary Business Librarian and Assistant Instructor angela.paul@wichita.edu 978-5081

2.  Library Catalog  Electronic Databases-by subject  WuKnows Reference Services  Services and General Information  Resources by Subject ◦ Business ◦ Government ◦ Reference Shelf  Citation/Style Guides  Kansas Resources,  Statistics

3.  Library of Congress: Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html  Nation Master (compiles CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD) http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php  U.S. Dept of State: Background Notes http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/  World Bank Group: Doing Business in…. http://www.doingbusiness.org/ http://www.doingbusiness.org/

4.  Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/index.htm http://www.bea.gov/index.htm  CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/index.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/index.html  Economic: U.S. Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics) http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm  Regional Economic information http://www.philadelphiafed.org/econ/regdata/index.cfm http://www.philadelphiafed.org/econ/regdata/index.cfm  An Outline of the U.S. Economy http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/homepage.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/homepage.htm

5.  The Governor’s Economic and Demographic Report call number: HC107.K2 A45 http://budget.ks.gov/ http://budget.ks.gov/  Kansas Dept. of Labor http://www.dol.ks.gov/lmis/lmis.html http://www.dol.ks.gov/lmis/lmis.html  Kansas Regional Economic Analysis Project http://www.pnreap.org/kansas/ http://www.pnreap.org/kansas/  State Profiles: The Population and Economy of each U.S. State call number: HA203.S7314 (also available as an e-book via U. L. Catalog)

6.  Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition (GWEDC) http://www.gwedc.org/http://www.gwedc.org/  Kansas Statistical Abstract call number: HA383.K2x www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/  WSU Center for Real Estate http://realestate.wichita.edu/ http://realestate.wichita.edu/  WSU Center for Economic Development and Business Research http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=cedbr http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=cedbr  Wichita Economic Profile http://www.wichitalinks.com/business.html http://www.wichitalinks.com/business.html

7.  TSCentral http://www.tscentral.com/http://www.tscentral.com/  New Products Magazine http://www.newproductsonline.com/http://www.newproductsonline.com/  Energy sector market analysis http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS89787 http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS89787  Lifestyle Market Analyst call number: HF5415.33.U6 L54  Internet …Int’l Marketing and Advertising call number: HF1416.C69

8.  Hoover's Company Capsules http://www.hoovers.com/free/ http://www.hoovers.com/free/  Yahoo Business Directory http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Econo my/ http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Econo my/  WSJ Annual Report Service http://wsjie.ar.wilink.com/ http://wsjie.ar.wilink.com/

9.  U.L. Catalog (by name of company)  Business & Company, Compustat, Standard & Poor's, NetAdvantage, Reference USA,Valueline, WRDS, all electronically via U.L.  Mergent Online - electronically via U.L. as well as www.mergentonline.comwww.mergentonline.com

10.  U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Industry Analysis http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/ http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/  Trade Data Online http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/tdo- dcd.nsf/en/Home http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/tdo- dcd.nsf/en/Home  STAT-USA/NTDB available online via U. L.  Univ. of Michigan Documents Center http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html  Economic Statistics Briefing Room http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html

11.  American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/http://factfinder.census.gov/  County Business Patterns http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/index.html http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/index.html  State and Metropolitan Area Data Book http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.htm http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.htm  Statistical Abstract of the United States http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html  Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics call number: HA 203 S66

12.  NAICS codes http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm  SIC codes http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html  Salary Calculator (Costs of Living for U.S.) http://www.homefair.com/real- estate/salary-calculator.asp?cc=1 http://www.homefair.com/real- estate/salary-calculator.asp?cc=1  http://zipskinny.com/ http://zipskinny.com/