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ARTICLES
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sclinksJournal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
EconLit with Full Text [EBSCO] - 1969 to present - Full Text
Indexes over 1 million articles on capital markets; country studies; forecasting; environmental, labor and urban economics, government regulation, monetary theory, etc. 400+ journals full-text.
General Business File ASAP [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Covers company performance, industry news, management, economics, and politics; includes investment reports and company profiles.
Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present
Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
Agricola - 1979 to present
Indexes 2,000+ journals and books, conference proceedings, research reports, government documents, theses, patents, and more on all aspects of agriculture.
Expanded Academic Index [GALE] - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Indexes 2,600+ international journals in economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. From the British Library of Political & Economic Science.
BOOKS AND MEDIA
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Library Catalogs
Five College Library Catalog - Help
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WorldCat - all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Book Purchases and Reviews
Books in Print - 1979 to present
Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present.
NEWS
LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
US Newspapers
Wall Street Journal - 1984 to present - Full Text
In-depth coverage of U.S. & international finance and general news.
REFERENCE TOOLS
Encyclopedias
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Gale] - Full Text
Statistics
Economagic
Over 100,000 economic time series data sets from US and foreign governments, trade associations and private companies. Includes the FRED database from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Federal Statistics
Links data and trend information on the economy, population, health care, trade, banking and more from over 100 federal agencies. Search by agency, topic, or state.
FreeLunch.com
From Moody's Economy.com, more than 165 million economic, financial, and demographic time series covering more than 180 countries and their sub-regions.
Historical Statistics of the United States - 1531 - 2000 - Full Text
Covers population, work & welfare, the economy, and government. Data may be downloaded and custom tables created. Includes essays, data reliability and references to secondary literature.
International Financial Statistics (IFS Online) - 1945 to present - Full Text - Help
Standard source of statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance, from the International Monetary Fund.
LexisNexis Statistical - Help
Summarizes statistical information from Congressional Information Service, Inc. and links to some full text websites.
Statistical Resources on the Web (UM)
From the University of Michigan Documents Center, links to hundreds of sources of statistics and data sets for national and foreign economies, labor, banking, consumers, trade and more.
World Development Indicators Online - 1960 to present - Full Text
Over 700 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups. Create speadsheets, graphs & maps.
Europa World Plus - Full Text
Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys.
International Statistical Agencies [Census Bureau links]
An alphabetical list of countries links to statistical agency websites.
Wall Street Journal: Markets Data Center
Free service of the WSJ contains data focussing on the recent transaction activity and performance of leading financial markets and national exchanges around the world.
Style Manuals
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
INTERNET META-SITES
International Economic Network
National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER)
Resources for Economists
INTERNET RESOURCES
iPOLL (Roper Center for Public Opinion Research) - 1935 to present - Full Text
Comprehensive database from major U.S. polling organizations, including questions asked & responses provided.
Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature - 1450-1850 - Full Text
Covers social history, early commerce, trade, colonization, industry, political systems, revolutions, slavery, exploration, philosophy, and more.
NBER Working Papers
Scientific papers reporting on recent work by National Bureau of Economic Research researchers of interest to professional economists in academic institutions, business, government, and the business media around the world.
Europa World Plus - Full Text
Covers the government and economy of 250+ countries & territories, with directory information and statistical tables. Online version of Europa World Year Book and the regional surveys.
ORGANIZATIONS
European Union
International Monetary Fund
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
United Nations
World Bank
Directory of International Organizations' web sites
Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean
The Unived Nations' ECLAC or CEPAL presents economic and statistical data for Latin America, as well as reports, studies, speeches, news and more.
RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
Department of Economics
EconPapers: Working Papers  - 2007 to present
Working Papers from Smith College, Department of Economics
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
ECO214: Economies of the Middle East and North Africa (K. Pfeifer) - Fall 2009
ECO318: Latin American Economics (N. Reinhardt) - Fall 2009
ECO375: The Theory and Practice of Central Banking (R. O'Sullivan) - Fall 2009
PRS308: Urbanization in the 21st Century (R. Bartlett) - Fall 2009
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