EC831 Library Resources 1.

The Library catalogue

http://libwww.essex.ac.uk/

http://serlib0.essex.ac.uk/ (classic catalogue) http://e core.essex.ac.uk/iii/e core/!la g"e g (Encore search box) The catalogue is the definitive record of what the Library holds in print form, and has access to in electronic form, including all of our print and online books and journals, as well as all databases that the Library subscribes to !sing the new E core search (a simple "oogle style search box), you can type in anything# author names, book titles, journal titles, keywords $or a search on a particular topic select keywor# search in the classic catalogue (or use Encore) %f you don&t get many results, use fewer keywords, more general terms, or try truncation (e g typing in econom' will retrieve records containing economic, economics, economy, etc ) Think about synonyms (words that mean essentially the same thing) ( use the )* operator, e g # work or labor or employment %f you are finding too many results, then use more keywords and+or more specific terms The Library catalogue does index the contents (chapter headings) within books, but browsing the shelves in the relevant classified se,uences will also help locate titles of interest $or an outline of the classification, see the appendix at the end To find a perio#ical or $our al do a periodical title search The catalogue record will tell you the classmark and also what print ( online holdings we have, and provide a link to the online version -rinted journals are for reference use in the Library, and mostly shelved at ./ 0, .1 0, ( ." 0 %f we don&t have a journal that is on your reading list, then we should have a xerox of the article in the %& collectio at the circulation desk, so do a search for the author or title of the article -lease ask at the circulation desk for the 23 number of the article you want %t will be issued to you as a short loan item %n Encore you have the additional option of searching for $our al articles on a topic 4imply switch the tab at the top from 5catalogue6 to 5article6 mode This is a rough and ready way of ,uickly finding some articles $or a more detailed literature search better results will be obtained from searching individually some of the databases listed in section 7 The ' li e Rea#i g Lists facility on )*/ is at# http#++orb essex ac uk+ec+

1licking on the hyperlinked classmarks within a reading list will take you straight to the appropriate record in the library catalogue 8ou may need to type campus9 before your network login to access the online lists 8ou can renew your books online, book short loan items, and reserve titles that are currently on loan (click on the *ecall+*e,uest a hold button at the top of the catalogue record to do this) (. Re)ere ce *aterial 3ictionaries ( encyclopaedias can be useful starting points for your research, giving you an idea of key concepts, terminology, and often providing some references as well "eneral language dictionaries are shelved in the 4tudent 1ollection on )loor 1, along the lakeside (*eference 3ictionary) There are multilingual dictionaries for Economics ( $inance at the beginning of this section, *ef 3ict ./:." *elevant reference books can be found interfiled with the loanable books on floor ;, notably# Economics dictionaries $inance dictionaries "ood comprehensive sources are# =ew -algrave dictionary of economics >??@ )nline =ew -algrave dictionary of money ( finance 0BB> (another set is kept in short loan) )xford encyclopaedia of economic history >??; *ef ./ <0 =A ( *ef ." 070 *ef .1 07 *ef ./ <0 *ef ." 070

3. Library +eb ,ages - Electro ic Resources .ebooks/ e$our als 0 #atabases1 The library subscribes to thousands of electronic journals and books relevant to Economics, and also provides access to an extensive range of databases Always check the library catalogue & access e-resources through the Library web pages Cccess through "oogle or other browsers is not recommended, as you need to be verified as a !niversity of Essex student D this happens when you type in your password as you access an e:resource through the Library webpages *ead the notes Cccessing e:*esources if you are having difficulty accessing a resource %f the problem persists please let me know The catalogue will indicate whether we have online access to an individual online journal, ( will also say what volumes are available online The ,uickest

way to search for online journal articles on a particular topic (the literature search) is by using the Encore catalogue (articles tab), but better results will be obtained by searching databases individually : the most useful ones are mentioned below 2. Library +ebpages - 3ub$ect 4ui#es There is a library web page for Economics 8ou may also find the one for Cccounting+$inance useful for sources of company financial data Cs well as access to library databases, they include links to reputable internet resources, especially relevant sources of freely available economic ( financial data This may save you time and offer more reliable information than searching via "oogle, etc 5. Library +ebpages 6 &atabases Cccess from the Economics subject page or from the e*esources ( 3atabases homepage http#++serlib? essex ac uk+search+h ' : indicates key database 7. Electro ic 8ooks 3awsonera Ebrary E/41).ost )xford 4cholarship )nline -algrave 1onnect Cll subjects (esp reading list books) 4ocial sciences Cll subjects (esp reading list books) Economics ( $inance /usiness ( management

7ll e:book titles are listed in the catalogue 8ou can search for specific titles, or do a keyword (subject) search limited to e:books, and search within the full text of e:books 8. 9our al 7rticles .)ull text1 Economics '/usiness 4ource 1omplete http#++serlib? essex ac uk+search+mE Thousands of journals c 0B7?: 1overs business, economics, finance, etc E%! country profiles ( reports )E13 economic surveys 3atamonitor company ( industry profiles Thousands of journals c 0BBG: Cll subjects Cround 0?? journals c 0B??: (A+7 year moving wall) Economics, finance ( other social sciences

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.istorical archive of the Economist ( the $inancial Times 0@A;: .undreds of Elsevier journals, c 0BG?: 4ocial science ( science, esp accounting, finance ( economics

These databases all include journals to which the Library #oes ot subscribe 1heck the C4L catalogue to see if we have access to a journal D we may have it in print form, or online via a different database C. +orki g ,apers These are important in economics, as they are often the vehicle for reporting current research, usually prior to publication in academic journals The Library subscribes to two major series# 1E-* discussion papers =/E* working papers )nline no >?7?: )nline 0BBB: 0BBA:

.undreds of thousands of working papers can be searched collectively through two excellent freely available databases# *e-Ec and 44*= /oth offer the full text of the majority of papers *e-Ec also includes journal articles (not all full text) &. Co:pa y &ata. 8usi ess 0 ;i a cial <ews. *arket Research http#++libwww essex ac uk+4ubjectI"uides+Cccweb htmJ1ompanies '/ankscope /usiness 4ource 1omplete international %nformation ( accounts for ;? ??? banks worldwide 1ompany profiles, selected companies Kany trade publications 3atamonitor market research reports '3atastream Cccess from C4L only (*eading *oom ground floor) E,uities time series data "lobal coverage 7 year archive of the $T /usiness news, analysis and data for recent years !L companies (listed ( private) 7 years of data

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1ompany reports ( profiles (%11,Extel, etc ) 3ata usually just for most recent years $T online from 0B@>: ( other papers 3etailed information on industries, countries ( consumers worldwide, from Euromonitor 4elected company profiles Crchive of over 0A million financial documents, notably annual reports for !L companies (0BB?:), ( good coverage of Europe (reports since 0BB<), !4 (top A??? companies 0BBB:) ( Csia (0BBG:) K(C data, %-) prospectuses ( bond documents are also available

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=. Eco o:ic/ ;i a cial 0 3tatistical &ata http#++libwww essex ac uk+4ubjectI"uides+econweb htmJeconomicfinancialda ta The majority of this data can also be accessed through a number of library databases# /ank4cope 1=T4 (1ross =ational Time (0@07:) as 4eries 3ata Crchive) 7ccess )ro: floor) '3atastream 7ccess )ro: 73L o ly (*eading *oom ground floor) Morld wide time series data for e,uities, e,uity indices (eg $T4E 0??), interest rates, exchange rates, futures ( options, ( a huge range of macroeconomic data from national statistical agencies, %L), %K$, )E13, !=, !=%3), Morld /ank, etc Eurostat, %L), %K$, )E13, !=, !=%3) ( /ank data 0B7?: (countries N time series) )fficial !L statistics website Time series Kajor source of bank data globally "ood source of historical data used by the 4tatesman&s 8earbook 73L o ly ($loor 0 ( *eading *oom ground

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Kacro time series data for countries (c 0B7?:) from Eurostat, %EC, %K$, )E13, !=, !=%3), Morld /ank Thousands of datasets in the social sciences Register to access #ata

4ee the Library statistics webpage for further resources# http#++libwww essex ac uk+%nformationI4kills+statistics htm 4tatistical publications are listed in the catalogue (use periodical title search) C few of the major series we subscribe to are# %nternational trade statistics yearbook (!=) Morld development indicators (Morld /ank) online Morld development report (Morld /ank) != statistical yearbook 0B7?: .$ 0 8A ( online 0BB@: .1 7B C0 ( 0BG@: .1 0 M<7 ( online 0B7B: .C 0 4G ( online

>. ? ter-Library Loa s 0 ;urther @elp %n the course of your research you may come across references to books, journal articles, conference papers, theses, or other publications not in the Library %f these are essential to your work, then we will obtain the material for you from other libraries -lease bear in mind that this is an expensive service for the Library to provide, and should be used sparingly 8ou need to fill out a form (available at the %LL counter on floor 0) for each item ( then get your supervisor to sign the re,uest Kore information can be found at# http#++libwww essex ac uk+ill htm $or further help feel free to contact me directly 4andy Kacmillen 4ocial 4ciences Librarian ?0>?< @G ;0@0 )ct >?0; amacmiOessex ac uk

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