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Framingham State College Library Catalog
Owned by FSC and 40+ area libraries, FSC online library catalog provides access to information about books and other materials.

World Cat                                                  Off Campus
World Catalog indexes books and electronic resources owned by over 10,000 libraries worldwide, including Internet sites, by name & subject via First Search. FirstSearch provides online access to more than 30 databases.

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Directory of Open Access Journals – Business & Economics
Provides links to online business & economics journals.

Full Text Electronic Journal Finder - Business & Economics
Use the Full Text Electronic Journal Finder to find journals indexed within the full-text FSC Library databases.

Find Articles    [top of page]

Business Source Premier  1922 - present              Off-campus
Provides full text for nearly 7,800 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles.

Econlit 1969 - present                                              Off-campus
Journals, books, and working papers on economics.

JSTOR                                                                   Off-campus
Includes 13 Economics journals indexed in full-text PDF format.  Back issues available.

LexisNexis Academic Universe                     Off-campus
Provides full text access to news, business and legal information.

Mergent Online                                             Off-campus
Contains company data for U.S. and international companies as well as annual reports.  Search by company name, ticker symbol, or country.

Background Information     [top of page]

Encyclopedia of Busine$$ and Finance. 2 Vols. (Ref HF1001 .E466 2001)  

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Economics (Ref HB61 .E55 1994)  

Biz/ed – Glossary, Diagram Bank, and Acronym Finder
Over definitions 1000 business and economics terms and almost 200 commonly used diagrams.  

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
A searchable encyclopedia that also contains articles, data, and other links.
 
The Washington Post Business Glossary
Contains over 1,200 cross-referenced business terms.
 

Grammar & Style Guides      [top of page]

Cite a Source
Provides examples for bibliography lists for the APA, Chicago, and MLA style formats.  

Bibliographies & Works Cited Page
A list of websites that contain rules and examples for bibliography lists in the APA, CBE, Chicago, MLA, Turabian, and other styles.  
 

Business & Economics Statistics      [top of page]

Business websites on Del.icio.us

Websites recommended by the Framingham State College community.

American FactFinder
Useful information and facts on US population, history, industry and business statistics from the U.S. Dept. of the Census.  

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Includes industrial, international, national, state, and local data.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Offers national and regional statistical information on employment, pricing & living conditions, compensation & working conditions, and productivity & technology.  

Census Bureau
Provides data relating to people, business, geography and more.  

Census Bureau Economic Information
Offers data on minority and women-owned businesses, U.S. businesses, county business patterns, foreign trade, exports, and more.  

FedStats
The gateway to federal statistical information, which can be searched by state or government agency.  

Internet Public Library – Business & Economic Statistics
Supplies a list of statistical websites pertinent to business and economics. 
 

Recommended Websites     [top of page] 

Business & Economic Associations

American Economic Association
The AEA’s purpose is to encourage economic research, promote the publication of economic research, and encourage economic discussion and development.  

Association for Information Systems
Founded in 1994, its purpose is to serve as the primary organization for academics that specialize in information systems.  

Econometric Society
An international organization that aims to unify the theoretical-quantitative and empirical-quantitative approaches to economics.  

International Association of Business Communicators 
Dedicated to enhancing all aspects of communication in business.  

National Business Association
Created for self-employed businesspersons and small business owners to assist in professional achievements.

General Business & Economics Websites

Business.com
A business search engine that includes a browsable subject directory.  

Biz/ed
Designed for students and educators, this site provides topics of interest, learning materials, data, company information, reference information and news.   

Resources for Economists on the Internet
A comprehensive guide to over 1,500 Internet resources for economists.  

VIBES – Virtual International Business & Economic Sources
Provides links to websites, tables, articles, reports, and more relating to business & economics.

Websites for Specific Business & Economics Disciplines   

Accounting Info
Includes a directory of accounting-related websites, financial calculators, news, and jokes.  

BetterManagement.com
A web portal that consists of an e-library, special topics, industry information, regional information, news, etc.  

Business Law
An annotated list of popular sites relating to business law.  

International Business: Best of the Best Business Websites
A compilation of websites relating to international business.  

KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library
Contains news, articles, tutorials, and a directory of websites relating to marketing.  

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
A highly organized directory providing lists of websites relating to taxes, accounting, and HR/payroll.  

TechWeb: The Business Technology Network
Website of business-related IT information including the areas of news, software, security, e-business & management, networking, hardware, etc.    

Virtual Finance Library
Contains lists of finance websites grouped by news, popular, banks, exchanges, world market, and more.
 
Other Recommended Websites 

Better Business Bureau
Consists of news, tips, consumer ratings, and more.  

Careers in Business
Provides information on several business-related careers and offers information such as overviews, salaries, entry-level requirements, and recommended websites.  

Industry Information Resources
Supplies comprehensive information including industry reports, overviews, trends, outlooks, news, links, etc.  

U.S. Department of Commerce
Includes information about the Department, jobs, news, local government directories, free trade, and more.  

Women and Business
An annotated list of web resources associations, biographies, business directories, newsletters, etc. that all relate to women. 
  
 

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