Economics
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- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information
than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
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For example,
+economics +australia
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- If a keyword search gives you too many results, you could add another keyword with +
For example, +economics +australia +statistics
Truncation is generally not needed as entering any version of a word will retrieve many variations.
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Databases and journal articles for Economics
Use databases to search for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers or
research reports
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Databases |
Notes |
Help |
| Academic Search Premier | Covers the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies and education. | Help and tips are available online from the Academic Search Premier search screen. |
| APAFT Australian public affairs full text | Provides indexing and selected full text access to Australian literature in business, health, social sciences and humanities | Help and tips are available online from the APAFT search screen. |
| ABS web site | Includes economic and social indicators, time series, community profiles, and census data, provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics | Help and tips are available online from the AusStats search screen. |
| Business Source Complete | Provides information covering all areas of business including accounting and finance; banking; finance and insurance; construction; computer science; economics and more. Includes country economic reports as well as detailed company profiles | An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Business Source Complete search screen |
| Econlit | The American Economic Association's database contains references related to economics. | Help and tips are available online from the EconLit search screen. |
| Source OECD | This site provides access to monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases issued by OECD on a variety of topics, including emerging economics; enterprise, trade, finance and investment. | Help and tips are available online from the Source OECD search screen. |
| Science Direct | Contains the full text of more than 1,000 Elsevier Science journals. Subject coverage includes the life, medical, technical, social and physical sciences. | An online video is available from the Library home page - Online Training. Help and tips are available online from the Science Direct search screen |
Complete list of Economics databases. Also check the multidisciplinary databases as they cover a wide range of academic topics. You can select other subjects from the database subject list
Full text not available?
When the full text is not available, search for the journal title in the Library
catalogue to discover if print or online copies are available
Database search tips
- Define your topic and identify the main concepts involved
For example economic? and international
- Make a list of keywords for each concept
For example
economic economics finance
international global multinational
- Think about how you can combine these keywords in your search using OR, AND or
NOT
Keywords on the same concept combine with an OR
Combine different concepts with an AND
For example
economic? or finance
and
international or global or multinational
- Appropriate truncation symbols can be used in databases to find variations of
a word, for example economic? finds economic, economics, economical, economically and so on
For help with searching databases see Connecting and Combining Search Terms or Truncation/Wildcards/Phrase searching: Basic or Online training or Ask the Library
It is important to critically evaluate all information you find particularly
information found on the web.
This is a starting list of internet sites. You may want to do your own searches
using
search engines
- G8 Information Centre Publications, research and news from participants in the 'G8' economics summit. (France, USA, UK, Russia, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada.)
- Royal Economic Society UK based association promoting the study of economic science. Their website includes publications and association information.
- Worldwatch Institute Dedicated to highlighting links between global economy and the environment; the site includes current research, events and publications.
- Economic resources By the Department of the Treasury. Includes economic data and full text access to their publication 'Economic Roundup'.
- Productivity Commission Website of Australian's principal research body on microeconomic policy and regulation; which includes research, publications and information about the commission.
- ANZ economic commentary Includes detailed publications on the economic conditions and prospects of countries important to Australia.
- Westpac economic reports Features a variety of economic reports: weekly updates, issues papers, market insights and an economic calendar.
- Reserve Bank of Australia Includes economic briefs and the 'Bulletin' in full text, as well as statistics, information about monetary policy, market operations and financial systems.
- Chinese Finance Association A non-profit organisation aimed at exchanging financial ideas between USA and China. Features links, papers, news and information about the organisation.
- China economy Links to business news on economics, business intelligence, statistics, government policies and regions.
- Asia Research Centre Research publications, events and links on social, political, and economic change in Asia.
- Malaysian Economics Association The Persatuan Ekonomi Malaysia (PEM), also known as the Malaysian Economic Association (MEA), was founded in 1962. The Association provides a forum for economists to exchange ideas and allows for the dissemination of new information on economic matters.
- World Economic Forum An independent international organisation, their website features a media centre, research library, events, initiatives and membership.
For further information about any of these resources please contact the
Ask the Library service or ask at the library desk
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