1. Hillary Campbell & Ellen Safley September 4, 2003 ECO 2301 – Macroeconomics

2. Session Goals Library Services Basic Economics Resources Finding Periodical Articles in Economics Finding Useful Statistics

3. McDermott Library - Hours Building Hours Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - Midnight Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - Midnight Hours Vary for Each Department http://www.utdallas.edu/library/hours.html

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6. McDermott Library – Reference Services Reference Desk Ask-A-Librarian http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/ereff orm.html Ask – A – UT System Librarian Virtual Reference Service http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/ask.html

7. Ask-A-Librarian

8. Ask – A – UT System Librarian Virtual Reference Service

9. RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet http://www.aeaweb.org/RFE/index.html An online guide sponsored by the American Economics Association Provides links to dictionaries, biographical information on economists, data, teaching resources, jobs, economic forecasts and more

10. RFE: Resources for Economists on the Internet

16. Print Resources – General MIT Dictionary of Modern Economics – Ref HB61.M49 1992 Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61.S466 1995 Dictionary of Economics – Ref HB61.B554 1997 Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Managerial Economics - NetLibrary

17. Print Resources - Specific Encyclopedia of Macroeconomics – Ref HB172.5.E55 2002 New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics and the Law – Ref K487.E3 N48 1998 Survey of Social Science: Economics – Ref HB61.S94 1991

18. Periodical Articles in Economics / Finance Print Titles – Listed in Catalog, Located on 2 nd floor Microfilm / Microfiche – Located on 2 nd floor, Most listed in Catalog Electronic – Available in Electronic Databases, accessible from library or home

19. Database #1 -EconLit THE MAJOR INDEX COVERING ECONOMICS LITERATURE Produced by the American Economic Association Indexes and provides Citations for over 600 journals, books, working papers in the area of economics and finance

20. Database #1 - EconLit

24. Citation Information Subject Headings

25. Database #1 -EconLit Other articles with this Subject Heading

26. Database #1 -EconLit

28. Use Citation Info to Search Library Catalog

29. Database #2 – Business Source Premier Includes Some Full Text General Research Materials for a variety of disciplines, including economics, finance, accounting, international business and more Searching can be limited by date, full-text and peer-reviewed Abstracts provided back to 1965 or date of first publication

30. Database #2 – Business Source Premier

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34. Database #2 – Business Source Premier

35. Citation Information

36. Database #2 – Business Source Premier

37. Full Text? Start with the Catalog…

38. Click to Access Journal in Database

39. Full Text?

40. Full Text

41. Full Text?

42. Full Text? BAM!

43. Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE INDEX IN SOCIAL SCIENCE Indexes major journals in economics and the other social sciences Search by topic, author, journal or cited author Cited author search allows you to find other works that reference a specific author or work

44. Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index Click Here to Enter

45. Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index

49. Other Articles Citing This One

50. Database # 3 – Social Sciences Citation Index

55. What if the Library Doesn’t Own the Journal? And, I NEED IT! InterLibrary Loan Request for Books or Articles http://www.utdallas.edu/library/ill/intro1. html

56. InterLibrary Loan Form

59. Finding Economics Working Papers EconLit Social Science Research Network – links to working papers are free http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayAbstractSe arch.cfm

60. Social Science Research Network

64. Statistical Sources Statistical Universe – library database Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.govwww.bls.gov FedStats-www.fedstats.govwww.fedstats.gov Stat-USA – www.stat-usa.govwww.stat-usa.gov World Bank Data and Statistics – www.worldbank.org/data www.worldbank.org/data

65. Statistical Universe Contains charts and tables derived from federal and state government agencies, international bodies and private organizations Keyword Searching Paper copies of indexes from 1974 – 2000 located in Microform Index Area Full – text not found in database is available in microfiche at the library

66. Statistical Universe

67. Recommended: Use the Subject List

68. Statistical Universe

70. No Full Text

71. Statistical Universe

72. Call Number for Microfiche in Library

73. Bureau of Labor Statistics Maintained by the United States Department of Labor Provides statistical information in the field of labor economics Inflation, consumer spending, wages, benefits, productivity, demographics, employment, and more… www.bls.gov

74. Bureau of Labor Statistics

76. Bureau of Economic Analysis Maintained by the United States Department of Commerce Produces economics accounts statistics and provides a snapshot of the current U.S. economy www.bea.gov

77. Bureau of Economic Analysis

79. FedStats Official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government Information maintained and updated by Federal agencies Economic and population trends, foreign trade, and more… www.fedstats.gov

80. FedStats

84. Stat-USA STAT-USA is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce Economic, business and trade information Domestic and International economic information www.stat-usa.gov

85. Stat-USA

88. World Bank Data & Statistics World Development Report – Reference HC59.7.W659 2003 ( www.worldbank.org/wdr/index.htm) www.worldbank.org/wdr/index.htm World Development Indicators – Reference HC59.7.W62 2003 (www.worldbank.org/data/wdi/home.html)www.worldbank.org/data/wdi/home.html

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