ECO 312 ~ Economics of Labor

The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.

Please note that most of the links listed below will not work if you are accessing this page from off campus. You can remedy this by going to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles & Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals & Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College e-mail login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.

Finding Books

You can locate books owned by the library using Illinet Online.

If a book appears in the catalog, but is not available at Elmhurst, you can request the item directly in Illinet Online. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through Illinet may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form.

Finding Articles

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ also called Academic Universe; full-text articles from both newspapers and journals; click the Business link to gain access to business journals and information.
• ABI_Inform ~ select full-text articles.
• Business and Company Resource Center ~ while this full-text database often focuses on company information, you can find several articles on the economics of labor by typing in your term (for example, "occupational mobility") in the Subjects in Article box.
• Business Source Elite ~ select full-text articles.

What if the article I want is not full text?

• Use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm.
• Check to see if the journal (e.g., Journal of Asian Economics) is available elsewhere by searching for it in the Alphabetical List of Journals and Magazines Available Online.
• If you still don't find the journal you need, call or stop by the Reference Desk at (630) 617-3173. The librarian can tell you whether the library subscribes to the journal you need.
• You can also use Interlibrary Loan to request materials the library does not own.

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Helpful Web Resources

• Census Bureau

  • American FactFinder ~ Provides data on a variety of topics, including demographic information about individual communities in the U.S.
  • 1997 Economic Census ~ Includes reports on retail and wholesale trade, industry and manufacturing, and economic activity by state.
  • Industry and Business Facts ~ Look here for U.S. economic and business information on the local and national levels.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States ~ Provides commonly sought statistics about the United States.

   

• Stat-USA
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Economic Analysis ~ information from the Department of Commerce
• Economic Resources on the Internet ~ from CBE's web site
• How to find Internet resources ~ why you shouldn't rely exclusively on Yahoo! for your research
• OECD National Accounts ~ from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Documenting Your Sources

• APA Style: Electronic References
• Bibliography Styles Handbook: APA Format ~ from the University of Illinois
• Citing Sources ~ from Duke University, a concise guide to documenting sources in several styles: MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago
• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th edition. 2001. A.C. Buehler Library, Reference R808.06615 P976 2001.
• Using APA Format ~ from Purdue University

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Accessing Library Resources From Off Campus

Most library resources are accessible to Elmhurst College students, staff, and faculty from off-campus. See how to do this.

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This page was created February, 2002, by Donna Goodwyn, Associate Librarian
Last updated 29 July, 2002, by Jennifer Paliatka, Assistant Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College