Elizabeth Stephan Librarian for the College of Business and Economics
CBE Reference hours:
CBE Office PH45/45B
Oct 13 - Dec 2
Tuesday 1:30-3:30
Wednesday 9:30-11:30
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Phone: 360-650-2061
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Books and other resources can be found in the Western Library catalog or the Summit catalog by searching by subject. Please use the following Library of Congress subject headings:
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) • Dates covered: 1970-current
A bibliographic database of citations to agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library. Encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. The AGRICOLA database is organized into two bibliographic data sets, which must be searched separately. Both data sets are updated daily with newly cataloged and indexed materials. Online Public Access Catalog, contains citations to books, audiovisual materials, serial publications, and other materials in the NAL collection. AGRICOLA also contains bibliographic records for items cataloged by other libraries and not held in NAL's collection. Journal Article Citation Index, includes citations, many with abstracts, to journal articles (see List of Journals Indexed), book chapters, reports, and reprints.
AgEcon Search / University of Minnesota Developed and maintained at the University of Minnesota by the Magrath Library and the Department of Applied Economics. The AgEcon Search web site "collects, indexes, and electronically distributes full-text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural economics."
AGRIS/CARIS Centre of Information Management for International Agricultural Research / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Search on several databases simultaneously, including: 1. AGRIS (The International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology), part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (FAO) collects and identifies literature dealing with all facets of agriculture. At least 199 national, international and intergovernmental centers participate in this project and submit about 14,000 items per month. It allows simple and advanced searching as well as browsing by subject. It provides a Multilingual Agricultural Thesaurus that acts as a guide to choosing alternative words to search. 2. CARIS (Current Agricultural Research Information System), part of the FAO, is a database of current agricultural research projects being carried out by, or on behalf of, developing countries. It deals with all aspects of agriculture: plant and animal production and protection; post harvest processing of primary agricultural products; forestry; fisheries; agricultural engineering; natural resources and the environment as related to agriculture; food and human nutrition; agricultural economics; rural development, and agricultural administration; legislation, information, education and extension. 156 national, international and intergovernmental centers participate in CARIS and there is information available on approximately 30,000 currently active projects. 3. AGRIS-MHS - Multi-Host Based and Cross-Database Bibliographic Search Engine (AGRIS, ASFA, ELFIS and others) 4. FAO On-line Catalogue 5. FAO Resource Finder which finds information on the FAO website 6. Other databases from around the world.
CRIS /USDA / United States Department of Agriculture. Current Research Information System The CRIS/USDA online database contains information on ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food, nutrition and forestry, sponsored or conducted primarily within the USDA and State university agricultural research system. Information within this database includes all summaries and reports are issued from the research.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC) / University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC) is a unique literature collection and information service developed by agricultural communications faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. All documents in this collection deal with communications in connection with agriculture, emphasizing human and social dimensions of agriculture rather than the physical or technical aspects. The database is searchable by title, author, subject term, and/or journal. Access is given to feature articles, recent conference papers, useful links, a search tutorial, etc.
Farmland Information Library / Farmland Information Center This is a clearinghouse for information about farmland protection and stewardship. It contains a wealth of full-text reports, working papers, journals, newspapers, agencies, associations and reference resources. It is a partnership between USDA Natural Resources Conservation Serivce and American Farmland Trust.
Agriculture, trade, and the GATT : a glossary of terms / Lipton, Kathryn L. • Location: Haggard 2 Government Information A 1.75:625
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Reference Works: Encyclopedias
Agripedia / University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Agripedia, citing itself as an encyclopedia of agriculture, provides facts, figures, graphics, and more regarding the concepts, practices, and vocabulary of agriculture in a multimedia format using audio clips, graphics, text and animation. Of use to both the novice and the expert.
Agriculture fact book / United States. Department of Agriculture • Location: Haggard 2-Gov Inf Ref A 1.38/2:
• Check Catalog This report by the USDA contains a survey of consumers, an analysis of the structure of US agriculture, a survey of the US farm sector, surveys of recent developments in agriculture and discusses nutrition, regulations, safety, and environment. It is available both in print and as a pdf file
Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) AgNIC is a voluntary alliance and partnership of more than 60 institutions and organizations (including the National Agricultural Library and land-grant universities) established to provide reliable access to quality agricultural information and sources on the internet. Topics cover a full range of agricultural, environmental, and food related disciplines.
Agronomic links around the globe / Purdue University A collection of websites for crop, soil, and environmental issues from around the world. It is organized by international, national and state categories, and is maintained by R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Dept. of Agronomy, Purdue University.
Agriculture 21 / Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) The coverage for this monthly online magazine from Agriculture & Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN includes articles about crops, livestock, diseases and pests, land and water, nutrition food safety, rural services as well as articles about issues related to regulation, environmental risks, biosecurity and other agricultural topics.
Infomine / University of California Riverside, FIPSE & IMLS This portal, developed and supported by UC-Riverside, FIPSE & IMLS, provides access to a scholarly virtual library collection librarian-created and machine-created records which describe and link to academic Internet resources. Included are databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, etc., covering a vast number of subjects such as Bio, Ag, & Med Sciences, Maps & GIS.
Virtual library: agriculture The WWW Virtual Library for Agriculture is maintained by the NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management, located at North Carolina State University. The NSF Center for IPM maintains websites for a number of nonprofit, ag-related organizations. The database can be browsed by region, type of site (commercial, educational, government, non-profit, etc) and/or subject area.
Agriculture Industry Classification Codes NAICS codes
11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 111 Crop Production 112 Animal Production 113 Forestry and Logging 114 Fishing, Hunting and Trapping 115 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
Current industrial reports / United States. Bureau of the Census This publication provides monthly, quarterly, and annual measures of industrial activity including statistics on production and shipments of selected products. It includes a large number of industries.
Standard and Poor's industry surveys; Jan. 1973- / Standard and Poor's • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC106.6.S74
• Dates covered: current years are in Reference
• Check Catalog These are concise investment profiles for a wide range of key industries, including non-manufacturing industries such as retail and service. The profiles include a summary of the current state of the industry, trends, a section on "how the industry operates", and analysis of companies within an industry. Individual surveys also contain an overview, financial analysis and projections, rankings of top companies, market share, and much more.
The structure of American industry / Adams, Walter, • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HC106 .S85 2001
• Check Catalog This examines important US industries using a structure approach. The uniqueness of each industry and important international issues are examined throughout the text. Industries included are agriculture, petroleum, automobiles, beer, computers, college sports, airlines, motion picture entertainment, cigarettes, health care, telecommunications, and commercial banking.
FAPRI agricultural outlook / Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) prepares baseline projections for the U.S. agricultural sector as well as international commodity markets. These can be found in the outlook tab. It also contains agricultural commodity and policy databases, and lists various projects.
International Food Policy Research Institute / International Food Policy Research Institute This website provide links to various activities of the International Food Policy Research Institute. This organization's mission is to identify and analyze policies for sustainably meeting the food needs of the developing world. It has launched an initiative called "A 2020 vision for Food, Agriculture, and the Environment". These contain a variety of full text forecasts.
OECD agricultural outlook / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HD1401 .A338
• Check Catalog This looks at trends and prospects of markets for agricultural products in OECD countries.
Agriculture Law / AgricultureLaw.com, L.L.C This provides links to congressional committees, bills, legal documents, WTO position papers, trade cases and other legal news that affects agricultural businesses.
National Agricultural Law Center / University of Arkansas. School of Law The only agriculatural law research and information facility that is independent, national and international in scope. This center conducts research and analysis and provides up-to-date information to farmers and agri-businesses in the area of agricultural law. It lists full-text publications, and contains a large portal of information.
Agribusiness online / Fintrac.inc This gives a wide range of worldwide marketing, pricing and trade information related to the agribusinesses industry.
AgSites Ag Market Information This is a compilation of links to various agricultural sites that contain marketing information.
OECD agricultural outlook / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HD1401 .A338
• Check Catalog This looks at trends and prospects of markets for agricultural products in OECD countries.
FAO statistical yearbook / United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization • Location: Haggard 2 Reference HD1421 .F363 2004
Provides statistics and performance of food and agriculture. It provides data by topic for all countires and data for each country coveriing all topics. It lists production of cereals, meat, fish, forest products and other agricultural commodities, and covers aspects of international trade, consumption, prices and distribution.
FAO yearbook.;FAO annuaire. Production / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference HD1421 .F585
• Check Catalog This provides statistics on world agricultural production. Data includes tables covering agricultural machinery, crops, food supply, livestock, prices, etc.
FedStats / FedStats FedStats provides access to the full range of official statistical information available to the public from the Federal Government. This includes official statistics collected and published by more than 100 Federal agencies.
Statistical resources on the Web / University of Michigan University of Michigan has devised a portal of statistics. Topics include: Agriculture, Business and Industry, Comprehensive Subjects, Consumers, Cost-of-Living, Demographics, Economics, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Foreign Government Data Sources, Foreign/International Economics, Foreign Trade, Government Finances, Health, Housing, Labor, Military, Politics, Science, Sociology, Tourism, Transportation, Weather
United States. Economic Census / United States. Department of the Census Provides statistics on a wide variety of industries that are considered economic in nature. It is composed of two parts: The Industry Series; and the Geographic Series. Use the NAICS codes to help find the statistics on the industry you want.
International Agriculture and Trade / United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service Reports in this series analyze the forces that are changing agriculture and agricultural trade in selected regions and trade areas. Analysis includes short-and long-term projections for productions, consumption, and trade of key commodities in the selected areas. Regions covered vary yearly; can include NAFTA, NIS and the Baltics, China, Europe, APEC, Africa and the Middle East, WTO, Western Hemisphere, etc.
