MGT 210 – Library research: Selecting an economic issue
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“Information You Can Trust” Alverno College Library MGT 210 – Library research: Selecting an economic issue Discrimination, U.S. Poverty, World Poverty, Health Care, Education, Housing, Social Security… The purpose of a pathfinder is to assist you in organizing your library research strategy. Use the information provided below to guide your search for information. A) Websites: • United States Poverty Information and data on income and poverty in the United States. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty.html • National Center for Children in Poverty http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_825.html • National Center for Law and Economic Justice http://www.nclej.org/index.php and http://www.nclej.org/poverty-in-the-us.php • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - http://www.eeoc.gov/ • Economic Policy Institute http://www.epi.org/ • Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - http://www.justice.gov/crt/ • Housing and Civil Enforcement (U.S. Department of Justice) - http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/hce/ • Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.splcenter.org/ • Internet Public Library - Economics Start at http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/ then choose more » next to Business & Economics • Federal Reserve Board Statistics: Releases and Historical Data http://federalreserve.gov/releases/ • Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) http://www.irp.wisc.edu/links/category.htm • Statistical Abstract of the United States This site offers statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is very helpful for locating demographic data on Milwaukee or other cities and states. http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/ Check out two sections of the library’s ‘Best Web Sites’: http://depts.alverno.edu/library/busi.html#econ Library Home > Best Web Sites > Business & Management > Economics http://depts.alverno.edu/library/socsci.html#eco Library Home > Best Web Sites > Sociology > Economics B) Databases: choose from the list Databases A to Z at http://depts.alverno.edu/library/dbalpha.html • Academic Search Premier – provides full-text articles • Business Source Premier – includes The Economist magazine – • Opposing Viewpoints • Global Issues in Context • National Newspapers Core Wisconsin – find the Wall Street Journal and New York Times newspapers C) Books & Print sources: Encyclopedias that may be helpful (depending on your topic) • Encyclopedia of Social Issues (6 volumes) (Ref 306.09 E56r) • Statistical Abstract of the United States (Ref 317.3 U58) • Rich and Poor in America (Ref 339.2 G464) • Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the World’s Greatest Challenges (Ref 338.9 A881) • Poverty in the United States, 2 volumes (Ref 339.46 P879) • An Atlas of Poverty in America (Ref 339.46 G548) • Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World (Ref 339.4 S797) • Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment, 4 volumes (Ref 364.E56c) • Pollution A to Z (Ref 363.73 P777s) • Encyclopedia of Homelessness (Ref 362.5 E62) • Encyclopedia of Death & Dying (Ref 306.9 M167) • Urban Sprawl (Ref 307.76 U72s) • Encyclopedia of Drugs and Alcohol, 4 volumes (Ref 362.29 E56) • World Poverty (Ref 339.46 W615) • Encyclopedia of world poverty (Ref 362.5 E56p) • Library online catalog (TOPCAT) There are many books in the library that contain statistical data. Use the library's online catalog (TOPCAT) to perform a KEYWORD search. To begin, start at the library homepage. Start in the section at the top titled Library Catalog Search (TOPCAT). Click on the link Advanced Search. In the different search fields type: (in the 1st box) statistics (in the 2nd box) [your topic] Limit the search to Alverno College in the 'Location' box below the search fields. Click Submit. C) Video online: *Directories: http://clipblast.com/, http://www.blinkx.com/, http://www.youtube.com/ ABC - http://abcnews.go.com/Video CBS - http://www.cbsnews.com/video/ CNBC - http://www.cnbc.com/id/15839263 CNN - http://www.cnn.com/video/ FOX News - http://video.foxnews.com/ FOX Business News - http://video.foxbusiness.com/ MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3096434/ NBC - http://www.nbc.com/video/ PBS - http://video.pbs.org/ WTMJ - http://www.todaystmj4.com/ [NBC] WISN - http://www.wisn.com/index.html [ABC] FOX Milwaukee - http://www.fox6now.com/ CBS58 - http://www.cbs58.com/ [CBS] MPTV Fourth Street Forum - http://www.4thstreetforum.org/ This pathfinder is only a beginning. For additional information & assistance, please contact the library by e-mail, phone or in person. Updated 3/19/2012 JD
