Transcript An Introduction to Library Services

Angela Paul, temporary Business
Librarian and Assistant Instructor
[email protected]
978-5081
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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
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Library of Congress: Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
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Nation Master (compiles CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD)
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
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U.S. Dept of State: Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
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World Bank Group: Doing Business in….
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
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CIA World Factbook
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http://www.bea.gov/index.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/index.html
Economic: U.S. Economy at a Glance (Bureau of
Labor Statistics) http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.us.htm
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Regional Economic information
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An Outline of the U.S. Economy
http://www.philadelphiafed.org/econ/regdata/index.cfm
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/homepage.htm
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The Governor’s Economic and Demographic
Report call number: HC107.K2 A45
http://budget.ks.gov/
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Kansas Dept. of Labor
http://www.dol.ks.gov/lmis/lmis.html
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Kansas Regional Economic Analysis Project
http://www.pnreap.org/kansas/
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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)
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Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition
(GWEDC) http://www.gwedc.org/
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Kansas Statistical Abstract call number: HA383
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WSU Center for Real Estate
http://realestate.wichita.edu/
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.K2x www.ipsr.ku.edu/ksdata/ksah/
WSU Center for Economic Development and
Business Research
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=cedbr
Wichita Economic Profile
http://www.wichitalinks.com/business.html
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TSCentral http://www.tscentral.com/
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New Products Magazine
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http://www.newproductsonline.com/
Energy sector market analysis
http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS89787
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Lifestyle Market Analyst
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Internet …Int’l Marketing and Advertising
call number: HF5415.33 .U6 L54
call number: HF1416 .C69
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Hoover's Company Capsules
http://www.hoovers.com/free/
Yahoo Business Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Econo
my/
WSJ Annual Report Service
http://wsjie.ar.wilink.com/
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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.com
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce: Industry Analysis
http://ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/
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Trade Data Online
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STAT-USA/NTDB
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Univ. of Michigan Documents Center
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Economic Statistics Briefing Room
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/tdodcd.nsf/en/Home
available online via U. L.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/statsnew.html
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American FactFinder http://factfinder.census.gov/
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County Business Patterns
http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/index.html
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State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/smadb.htm
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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Community Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html
call number: HA 203 S66
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NAICS codes
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SIC codes
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http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naicstab.htm
http://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/sicsearch.html
Salary Calculator (Costs of Living for U.S.)
http://www.homefair.com/realestate/salary-calculator.asp?cc=1
http://zipskinny.com/