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

Hillary Campbell & Ellen Safley

September 4, 2003

ECO 2301 – Macroeconomics

Session Goals

• Library Services

• Basic Economics Resources

• Finding Periodical Articles in Economics

• Finding Useful Statistics

McDermott Library - Hours

• Building Hours

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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

McDermott Library – Comet Card

• Your UTD ID card

• Must be activated at Library Circulation Desk

• Required from home

http://libproxy.utdallas.edu/login• TexShare Cards—Access to other University

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Logging in from Home

McDermott Library – Reference Services

• Reference Desk

• Ask-A-Librarian

http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/erefform.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 thisSubject Heading

Database #1 -EconLit

Database #1 -EconLit

Database #1 -EconLit

Use CitationInfo to SearchLibrary 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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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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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/DisplayAbstractSearch.cfm

Social Science Research Network

Social Science Research Network

Social Science Research Network

Social Science Research Network

Statistical Sources

• 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 forMicrofiche 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