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Item	Availability	Notes
Indexes to Journals about Business:
ABI Inform via ProQuest	1971-date	Indexes 1400+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields.
Business and Industry via GaleNet	1994-date	Indexes 1200+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents.
Business NewsBank via NewsBank InfoWeb	1993-date	Produces articles from the business sections of 400+ U.S. newspapers as well as many local business journals.
Wall Street Journal via ProQuest	1986-present	Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal.  OIder issues are in microfilm near Gov. Docs. and available via Wall Street Journal Historical File.
Business File ASAP via Galenet	1996-date	Indexes 1000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry.  Included in Gale Business & Company Resource Center, above
Wilson Business Full Text via Wilsonweb	1986-date	Indexes 345+ major magazines in business.
Indexes to Automation and Computer Journals:
Computers & Information Systems Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 800+ scholarly journals and conference literature in computers and computer applications in fields from bioengineering to applied physics.
Electronics & Communications Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 600+ international scholarly journals and other publications in electronic and communication systems.
Information Studies Indexes:
Computer & Information Systems Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 800+ scholarly journals and conference literature in computers and computer applications in fields from bioengineering to applied physics.
Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1969 - present	Indexes 440+ periodicals in Library and Information Science.
Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts via EBSCO Host	mid 1960s - present	Indexes more 600+ periodicals, books, research reports, and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Library Literature and Information Science Abstracts Full Text via WilsonWeb	1984-present	Indexes 234+ international scholarly and trade journals and other publications in library and information science. Full text coverage begins in 1994.
Automation & E-Business:
Electronic Commerce & Law Report   via FIU College of Law's BNA Core package page	Current	The online version of BNA's Electronic Commerce & Law Report.    The above link goes to the FIU College of Law's page where you will need to click on the appropriate link, as required by their contract with BNA.
Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce   via Gale Virtual Reference page	2002	Provides access to the world of Internet commerce and addresses the concerns of those who want to join the ranks of the Internet business community. Presents answers to common questions about website development, financing, advertising, and more. Features 470 essays covering topics and terms, profiles of the top e-commerce companies, biographies of e-commerce innovators, and coverage of events and legislation related to e-commerce.        [caaiac]
Gale E-Commerce Sourcebook   via Gale Virtual Reference page	2003	Combines a variety of information, including how-to topics in e-commerce and directory listings of companies, services, associations, and government agencies related to e-commerce, to provide the most relevant information and resources. Organized into three sections: how-to topics, directory information, and a listing of the top 250 e-commerce companies worldwide. Also includes rankings by revenue and number of employees for the e-commerce companies listed.        [caaiac]
Statistical & Research Methods:
Encyclopedia of Evaluation (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2004	"The Encyclopedia of Evaluation is a who, what, where, how, and why of evaluation.  Evaluation is a profession, a practice, a discipline—and it has developed and continues to develop through the ideas and work of evaluators and evaluation theorists working in real places with high hopes for social improvement.  Each individual entry in this book gives a glimpse of a particular aspect of this development, and taken as a whole, the encyclopedia captures the history of evaluation in all these many ways."        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2006	"Although hundreds of books have been written about the different topics that are contained in the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, and there are thousands upon thousands of studies that have been conducted in this area, what we offer here is something quite different—a comprehensive overview of important topics."        [caaiac]
Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods (or, via Sage e-Reference if you are off campus.)	2003	"It is only natural, at the beginning of a new century, for us to take stock of the entire spectrum of our social science methodological knowledge, even though it is impossible and impractical to include every method that has ever been used in the social sciences.  The cardinal aim of this encyclopedia is to provide our readers—be they students, academics, or applied researchers—with an introduction to a vast array of research methods by giving an account of their purposes, principles, developments, and applications."        [caaiac]
Doing Your Own Research Green Library REF H62.K275	1985	"How to do basic descriptive research in the social sciences and humanities."
Handbook of Data Analysis Green Library REF HA29.H2483	2004
Sampling of Populations:  Methods and Applications Green Library REF HB849.49.L48	1999
Reference Sources:
Links on Objects and Components via Cetus Links	Check url date
Webopedia via Webopedia	Check url date	An online dictionary of terms related to the internet and computers in general.
Directories:
Directory of Computer Science Journals via Simon Fraser University	Check url date
Information Structure and Management Organizations:
DOI System via International DOI Foundation	Check url date	Digital Object Identifier:  "The DOI System is for identifying content objects in the digital environment. DOI® names are assigned to any entity for use on digital networks. They are used to provide current information, including where they (or information about them) can be found on the Internet. Information about a digital object may change over time, including where to find it, but its DOI name will not change."
NISO via National Information Standards Organization	Check url date	"NISO, the National Information Standards Organization, a non-profit association accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), identifies, develops, maintains, and publishes technical standards to manage information in our changing and ever-more digital environment. NISO standards apply both traditional and new technologies to the full range of information-related needs, including retrieval, re-purposing, storage, metadata, and preservation.."
STIX Fonts via STIXFonts	Check url date	"The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font creation project is the preparation of a comprehensive set of fonts that serve the scientific and engineering community in the process from manuscript creation through final publication, both in electronic and print formats."
World Wide Web Consortium via W3	Check url date	This is the organization which sets the standards for use on the web.  "The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. "  (Statement from the W3C page.)
See also:   Statistical Sources page.		See also:   Corporations & Company Information page.

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