Accounting and Business Resources

GENERAL INFORMATION

• ipl.org Business, Economics, and Employment Resources: hundreds of links to hundreds of business-related resources available free on the web

FIND TOPICS 

• CQ Researcher: a great place look for controversial issues and in-depth background information on a variety of current topics
• Topic Search: looking for a topic for your assignment? this database provides information on current issues and suggests great topics

FIND ARTICLES

• ABI/Inform: more than 750 business periodicals including trade and industry research.
• Academic Search Premier: search here for journal articles on almost any topic
• ArticleFirst: index of more than 13,000 journals in many topic areas
• ProQuest Research Library: both abstracts and full-text articles on multi-disciplinary topics ranging from arts to medicine.

 FIND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

• National Newspapers Core: search the Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post all at the same time, or select a specific title from the Publications link on the database home page
• Newspaper Source: find news articles from around the world 
• Washington State Newsstand: articles from newspapers such as the Seattle Times and Tri-Cities Herald.

FIND INDUSTRY TRENDS

• Computer Source: search here for the latest trends in the high-tech industry
• Vocational and Career Collection: search here for trade related publications.
• GPO Monthly Catalog: if the US Government prints it, you'll probably find it here.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics: the place to go for statistics about jobs in the USA
• Department of Commerce: US department of commerce and industry
• US Government/Money and Taxes: links from the US Government on taxes and saving money.

FIND CULTURAL DATA 

• Culturegrams: find out about cultures, major exports and customs of countries and states around the world
• Fuente Academica: find information in Spanish on a variety of topics, including business and economics
• CIA WorldFactbook: basic statistics about most world countries, collected by the US Government

FIND BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND BOOKS

• World Almanac: basic background information on all kinds of fascinating topics.
• WorldCat: a world-wide catalog of books and materials owned by libraries. We can order materials and have them brought to our library for you.