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
Library Office:
Haggard Hall 226
Phone: 360-650-2061
Email: Elizabeth Stephan
AOL IM: buslibrarian
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Find Books and more in our Library Use the Library Catalog to locate materials within our collection. The Library Catalog provides location, call number and bibliographic information for the books, journals, newspapers, selected government documents, microforms and other media, as well as online or electronic resources owned or accessed by the Western Libraries.
Subject Headings 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:
International law a dictionary / Boczek, Boleslaw • Location: Haggard 2 Reference KZ1161 B63 2005
This dictionary is useful not only for specialists in international law but can be read by students, journalists and anyone else interested in international law. The main body of the book is preceded by a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a glossary of Latin phrases and a chronology of international law.
The new Palgrave dictionary of economics and the law / Newman, Paul • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference K487.E3 N48 1998
• Check Catalog Over 300 contributors explore the intersection of law and economics in 399 essay-length entries. Entries include 655 biographies of economists past and present.
Nolo: Your legal companion / Nolo This site provides access to links on Business and human resources, Patents and copyright, Immigration, etc and also allows searching by specific term.
General Resources
Catalaw / CataLaw Inc This allows you to search for laws in various categories for most countries or areas of the world.
FindLaw / FindLaw FindLaw is a Web site that provides access to free legal information, sources and services. The Legal information includes legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme Court decisions back to 1893 and California Supreme Court and Appellate Court decisions back to 1934), legal news, a directory of legal professionals, court forms, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education.
Findlaw lawcrawler / Findlaw Search engine which allows you to search for laws
from a wide range of sources, including: FCC, FTC,
SEC, Library of Congress, US Military Sites and the
Federal Judicial Center.
Hieros Gamos / Hieros Gamos This provides links to legal resources in more than 230 countries, as well as links to federal, executive, legislative, judicial and state law for the US.
The legal and regulatory environment : contemporary perspectives in business / Cheeseman, Henry R. • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference KF888 .C464 2000
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LexisONE / Lexis Nexis This free Internet service provides federal and state appellate cases from 1996-current, a collection of legal forms, and an annotated legal guide with links to websites.
National directory of state business licensing and regulation / Gale Research Inc • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference KF1970.Z95 N38
• Check Catalog This is a descriptive guide to state and federal licensing requirements and regulations for specific businesses.
CIS (Congressional Information Service) U.S. Serial Set Index / Congressional Information Service • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. GP 3.6/76:
• Check Catalog The Serial Set is an excellent source for primary sources in U.S. History. The U.S. Serial Set includes committee reports, journals, manuals, and administrative reports of both Houses in addition to a variety of directories, orations and special publications. Portions of this collection are also available full-text and fully searchable on the Library of Congress American Memory website.
Code of Federal Regulations / United States. Office of the Federal Register • Location: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. AE 2.106/3:
The current rules and regulations of the executive branch of the United States federal government. Title 3 contains the president's executive orders and proclamations. In this source, one would find rules and regulations put out by the federal Department of Health and Human Resources here. Use the master index to the set to find regulations of a particular agency or on a particular subject.
Federal register Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
United States. National Labor Relations Board / United States. National Labor Relations Board The NLRB is the primary regulatory body governing union-management regulations. The library has a number of their publications in print form. The web site contains NLRB Rules and Regulations, Decisions, facts, press releases, public notices, and much more. Use this to determine if a company has had any recent disputes with its union where the NLRB was called into mediate.
Government Information: State Government
Access Washington Washington State maintains an extensive web site which contains a wealth of economic, demographic and other information.
Find-it! Washington / Washington State Library An online search tool developed to help citizens find government information. Web documents from around the state, government publications available at public and state libraries, and government information and services maintained by the State Dept. of Information Services are included.
ABA guide to international business negotiations : a comparison of cross-cultural issues and successful approaches / Silkenat, James R. • Location: Haggard 2 -Reference K1005.4 .A22 2000
• Check Catalog This gives you information about specific national legal cultures and international business transactions.
Doing business in..... / International Finance Corporation and the World Bank • Location: Haggard 2 Reference K3840.A15 D64 2007
• Check Catalog Surveys 155 countries for business regulations and their enforecement.
Hieros Gamos / Hieros Gamos This provides links to legal resources in more than 230 countries, as well as links to federal, executive, legislative, judicial and state law for the US.
