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Business

Business 2.0: Web Guide to the Best Business Links
This site featuring a searchable annotated Web guide on general business topics (e.g. management, marketing, international business, small business, technology) that can be navigated to locate sites covering 11,000 specific subtopics (e.g. global branding, voice recognition software). The archives of articles can be searched by word, name, or phrase the archives of articles from Business 2.0. The site is updated daily.

College Journal
Sponsored by the Wall Street Journal with many articles written by established journalists. Its purpose is to help undergraduate and graduate business students get off to a strong start in their educational and work careers. A variety of articles discuss interview techniques, business fashion and style, exit strategies for leaving positions, business school stresses and global career opportunities. Well organized and easy to navigate, is a valuable source for those looking for a job in corporate America or wanting to pursue advanced study in business.

FITA: Web Resources for International Trade
A metasite maintained by the Federation of International Trade Associations, this is a wonderful place to begin research in international trade. Categories include Trade Leads; Business directories; Direct Investment; Currencies; International Taxation; Seaports; Translation Services; Industrial Commodity Codes; International Law; Treaties and International Conventions; Trade Barriers; Expatriate Resources; International Business Publications.

globalEDGE
A trademarked portal from the Center for International Business Education and Research, Michigan State University. It provides business professionals with a competitive advantage in making business decisions. The site effectively organizes and annotates more than 5,000 business and country-specific free internet resources.

Hoovers Business Directory
Hoovers provides a one-stop reference for business information. It gives company/industry information with detailed business reports and industry profiles. This database enables you to view companies/industries via an alphabetical listing, by business classification, geography, metro area and by country.

Librarian's Internet Index - Business
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of business.

United Small Business Administration
This award-winning site is intended to provide the millions of small business owners with information and tools to start and manage their companies. It also includes a Library section with more than 200 e-books and publications available in Word, text and PDF files, and a collection of business form and plans. The site contains additional links to business law, disaster recovery, training information from all sorts of sources, and guidance on finding business opportunities, as well as links to other business resources.

Wall Street Executive Library
Billed as containing “the Web’s Best Business Sites”, it offers a reliable, broad collection of online business resources in one place. It contains a number of categories from which users can choose, including News, company and Industry Research, Financial Markets Research, Statistics and Economics Research, Leisure, etc. Most links are to free sites, or those that are free after registering. The site serves as a good starting directory of top-level sites in many areas of business and for general news and market sites.


- Accounting

American Accounting Association
The site for the American Accounting Association, a voluntary organization, established to promote accounting education, research and professional development. It provides a gateway into programs, services, documents and conferences. Of particular value to students is the AAA Student Super-Links and Organizations. Services for accounting faculty include the AAA Audit Section, the American Tax Association Mid-Year Conference and the AAA International Accounting Research Conference.
A core resource for accounting students and professionals.

Librarian's Internet Index - Accounting
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of accounting.


- Advertising & Public Relations

Advertising World
A resource of the Department of Advertising at the University of Texas, Austin. “Advertising World” bills itself as “the ultimate marketing communication directory”. Links to advertising-related sites are grouped together in more than 80 broad topical areas, e.g. Account Planning, Demographic Information, Ethics & Self-Regulation, Product Placement and Web Ad Placement. The number of sites listed under different topics varies widely. It is simple to navigate and easy to use.

Emergence of advertising in America: 1850-1920
With more than 9,000 images, a site from Duke University, gives a unique collection of advertising history. Covering the years 1850-1920, it represents the first Web-based collection of advertising for this time frame. Business and history researchers will find EAA makes a significant contribution to the study of American culture and the advertising industry for this period.

Librarian's Internet Index - Advertising
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of advertising.


- Banking & Finance

Doingbusiness
Established by the World Bank to identify the regulatory aspects of private-sector development and investment in order to promote economic growth and to alleviate poverty – i.e. to identify the legal conditions of a favorable ambient for doing business. The information was collected from an analysis of current laws and regulations in each country, interviews with experts in the field of regulation, and exchanges of information with departments of the World Bank and other organizations. Users can analyze output by country or by topic. Topics include starting a business, hiring and firing workers, enforcing contracts, getting credit and closing a business.

European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank was created by the Treaty of Rome in 1958 as the long-term lending bank of the European Union. The task of the Bank is to contribute towards the integration, balanced development and economic and social cohesion of the EU Member States.The EIB raises substantial volumes of funds on the capital markets which it lends on favourable terms to projects furthering EU policy objectives. The EIB continuously adapts its activity to developments in EU policies. The EIB publishes a wide range of brochures aimed at both professionals and the general public which can be viewed online.

Financial Resources on the Web
This detailed directory is a tremendous resource because it covers several areas of fiancé in great detail. It is organized in major categories, e.g., General Finance and the Economy; Financial Markets; Corporate Finance; Company, Fund and Investment Research; Risk Management; and International Finance. Each category provides links to related sites, both scholarly and general in nature. The site also includes links to newspapers and magazines, government sites, and financial associations. One feature useful to students and faculty is the On-Line Learning section, which provides links to working papers, books, and online courses. The majority of the links send users to scholarly resources at professional and educational sites (college and universities).

International Monetary Fund
The site contains an incredible amount of information about the organization, international monetary cooperation, and member countries. Recommended for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and faculty in economics, international business, management and finance.

Librarian's Internet Index - Banking & Finance
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of banking and finance.

V&E DataLinks: Econ & Financial Data Sources
Sponsored by the American Statistical Association, this site is dedicated to indexing sources of domestic and international business and economic data, providing brief explanations and links to many relevant Web resources. The site is organized in three categories: Finance, Labor and General Macroeconomics. Useful for students and lecturers needing economic and financial data.

Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! Finance provides a wealth of financial information. The home page contains a daily market summary, market indexes, currency rates, financial news, and links to educational tools. The News & Commentary section is extensive and includes articles from major business and financial publications, and from Web sites and leading experts.
Extensive company profiles include key statistics, SEC Edgar filings, headline news and company events, industry information, key statistics of four or five competitors, top shareholders, top institutional holders, top mutual fund holders, and historical price ranges back to 1977.


- Economics

ArgMax:economics news, data and analysis
Created by an assistant professor of economics at Amherst College, the site contains economics news, data, and analysis from around the world. The site also contains links to other economics sites, including sites for data, general directories, and journals. It is a great resource to exchange ideas and keep up-to-date on economic issues. Recently the site was named by Forbes.com as a “Top Five Economics Blog”.

Eurozone Economic Indicators
There are thousands of economic indicators released in European Union relevant to the Foreign Exchange Market. On this website you will find the market's most watched. You will also find detailed definitions, comprehensive analysis and an explanation of how each report may affect the market. Scrolling down on this page, you will find several economic reports on the Eurozone.

International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) site contains an incredible amount of information about the organization, international monetary cooperation, and member countries. The IMF Finances section provides information on how the IMF gets and lends its money and contains monthly and quarterly statistics on IMF financial transactions, disbursements, repayments, and the financial position of individual member countries. The Country Information section provides an alphabetical directory with information on member countries’ relations with the organization. A useful section is Publications, which provides free access to most IMF publications. Publications include IMF staff papers, country reports, and working papers.

Librarian's Internet Index - Economics
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of economics.


RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
A public access Web site, serves as a directory and database for scholarly communication in economics and other social sciences. The site, created by economics scholars from around the world, provides access to an incredible amount of information, including citations to over 100,000 working papers, 80,000 articles, and 500 books and chapters. Entries cite both published and unpublished sources.

T’s EconLinks.com
Dr. T’s Econ Links.com claims to provide “a comprehensive index of useful links for anyone interested in economics, business and finance.” Users can access information through the site search engine or by browsing the Main Index, which contains numerous sections, e.g. Resources by Field, Research Resources, Resources for Students, and News.

The International Economics Network
This site was designed to be a portal for international economics and is organized by topic area. Main topical sections include International Economics, International Politics, News and Commentary, International ICT (information and communications technology) & Biotech, Global Business and Finance, International Law, International Development, and Research Papers.

World Bank
The World Bank site is an excellent resource for students and faculty interested in international economics, international finance, macroeconomics, and economic development. Reports on World Bank operations in various regions and countries are accessible from the Countries tab. One of the most valuable resources is the World Bank database accessible from the Data & Research tab. Another section of value is Topics, which contains an alphabetical listing of topics in development, e.g., AIDS, Environment, Faiths and Development, Macroeconomics and Growth.


- Human Resource Management

CIPD: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
The CIPD Web site offers resources for all involved in the management and development of people. The information can be accessed by choosing one of the subjects on the menu such as diversity, employee relations or employment law.
Information resources include factsheets, CIPD responses to government consultation, research publications and projects, as well as company profiles, training activities and online journals. The site is easy to navigate and covers a wide range of subjects.

Librarian's Internet Index - Human Resource Management
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of human resource management.

Society for Human Resource Management
This society is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. It aims to provide the most essential and comprehensive resources available.
Useful for both students and practitioners, it includes in-depth reports examining current issues and other research findings, workplace trends and forecasting as well as case studies and career guidance.


- Marketing

KnowThis.com: Marketing Virtual Library
Academics, students and business professionals will find this to be a valuable starting point for researching marketing topics. The site contains little data of its own but rather provides links to a wide variety of other sites. Organized around nine thematic areas, the site branches out via links to a very broad assortment of options for further study. In addition the site features Top 5 Areas, such as Basic Marketing, and Top 10 topics, such as Writing a Marketing Plan.

Librarian's Internet Index - Marketing
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of marketing.

MarketResearch.com
One of the top online aggregators of market research reports, it offers 50,000 business intelligence, market research, company and country reports from 350 research firms. Reports are supplied from recognized companies such as Datamonitor, Euromonitor and Frost & Sullivan. Coverage includes the US, UK, Europe, Asia and global markets.


- Retail Management

Librarian's Internet Index - Retail Management
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of retail management.


- Shipping

Librarian's Internet Index - Shipping
Searchable and annotated subject directory of Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. Excellent resource of reviewed websites covering the facets of shipping.