Transcript Economics - The University of Texas at Dallas

ECO 2301 –
Macroeconomics
Hillary Campbell & Ellen Safley
September 4, 2003
Session Goals
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Library Services
Basic Economics Resources
Finding Periodical Articles in Economics
Finding Useful Statistics
McDermott Library - Hours
• Building Hours
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McDermott Library – Comet Card
• Your UTD ID card
• Must be activated at Library Circulation Desk
• Required from home
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• TexShare Cards—Access to other University
Libraries https://www.utdallas.edu/library/callier/texshare.html
Logging in from Home
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
Ask-A-Librarian
Ask – A – UT System Librarian
Virtual Reference Service
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
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
RFE: Resources for Economists on
the Internet
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
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
Periodical Articles in Economics /
Finance
• Print Titles – Listed in Catalog, Located on
2nd floor
• Microfilm / Microfiche – Located on 2nd
floor, Most listed in Catalog
• Electronic – Available in Electronic
Databases, accessible from library or home
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
Database #1 - EconLit
Database #1-EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Citation Information
Subject Headings
Database #1 -EconLit
Other articles with this
Subject Heading
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Database #1 -EconLit
Use Citation
Info to Search
Library Catalog
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
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
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Manufacturing
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Citation Information
Database #2 – Business Source
Premier
Full Text? Start with the Catalog…
Full Text? Start with the Catalog…
Click to Access Journal in Database
Full Text?
Full Text
Full Text?
Full Text? BAM!
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
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
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Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
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Citation Index
Other Articles Citing
This One
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
Database # 3 – Social Sciences
Citation Index
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
InterLibrary Loan Form
InterLibrary Loan Form
InterLibrary Loan Form
Finding Economics Working Papers
• EconLit
• Social Science Research Network – links to
working papers are free
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/DisplayAbstractSe
arch.cfm
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Social Science Research Network
Statistical Sources
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Statistical Universe – library database
Bureau of Labor Statistics – www.bls.gov
FedStats-www.fedstats.gov
Stat-USA – www.stat-usa.gov
World Bank Data and Statistics –
www.worldbank.org/data
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
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Recommended: Use the
Subject List
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
No Full Text
Statistical Universe
Statistical Universe
Call Number for
Microfiche in Library
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
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Bureau of Economic Analysis
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
FedStats
FedStats
FedStats
FedStats
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
Stat-USA
Stat-USA
Stat-USA
World Bank Data & Statistics
• World Development Report – Reference
HC59.7 .W659 2003
(www.worldbank.org/wdr/index.htm)
• World Development Indicators – Reference
HC59.7 .W62 2003
(www.worldbank.org/data/wdi/home.html)
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September 4, 2003