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The Systems and Services Department Library Services www.londonmet.ac.uk/libraries. Finding Information in Economics. Analyse Topic: Type of Information Journal and trade articles Newspaper articles Facts / figures - statistics Government / EU legislation Other useful sources. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome ProgrammeWelcome Programmewww.londonmet.ac.uk/librarieswww.londonmet.ac.uk/librariessystems and services
The Systems and ServicesThe Systems and ServicesDepartment Department
Library ServicesLibrary Services
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Finding Information in Finding Information in EconomicsEconomics Analyse Topic: Analyse Topic:
Type of InformationType of Information Journal and trade articlesJournal and trade articles Newspaper articlesNewspaper articles Facts / figures - statisticsFacts / figures - statistics Government / EU legislationGovernment / EU legislation Other useful sourcesOther useful sources
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Analyse Topic: Analyse Topic: Location of InformationLocation of Information
Printed sources: journals, reference books, Printed sources: journals, reference books, text books, reports and statisticstext books, reports and statistics
Electronic Library: databases, electronic Electronic Library: databases, electronic journalsjournals
Web sites Web sites
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Finding statistics: printedFinding statistics: printed
National Statistics Guide to Official National Statistics Guide to Official StatisticsStatistics
Unofficial statistics directoryUnofficial statistics directory
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Finding statistics: electronicFinding statistics: electronic
httphttp://www.statistics.gov.uk://www.statistics.gov.uk OECD:OECD:
http://www.oecd.org Mainly subscription but some http://www.oecd.org Mainly subscription but some freefree
International Labour OfficeInternational Labour Officehttp://laborsta.ilo.org/
Datastream (Moorgate Only)Datastream (Moorgate Only) ESDS – via Athens ESDS – via Athens http://portal.londonmet.ac.ukhttp://portal.londonmet.ac.uk Bloomberg (Moorgate Only)Bloomberg (Moorgate Only)
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Statistics: Datastream Statistics: Datastream & Bloomberg& Bloomberg
Online DatabasesOnline Databases Economics information for most Economics information for most
countriescountries Information from international Information from international
organisations eg IMF, OECD and from organisations eg IMF, OECD and from National Statistical OfficesNational Statistical Offices
Datastream info can be downloaded Datastream info can be downloaded into Excel into Excel
Bloomberg info can only be printed outBloomberg info can only be printed out
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Statistics (UK)Statistics (UK)
Economic Trends + Annual Supplement: Economic Trends + Annual Supplement: statistics also available on Statistics.gov and statistics also available on Statistics.gov and DatastreamDatastream
Note: Statistics.gov does not always give Note: Statistics.gov does not always give example units. Useful to use the printed table example units. Useful to use the printed table for referencefor reference
Also has articlesAlso has articles For example, you could find statistics for the For example, you could find statistics for the
unemployment rate in the UK since the unemployment rate in the UK since the introduction of the National Minimum Wages introduction of the National Minimum Wages Act 1998Act 1998
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Blue/Pink BookBlue/Pink Book
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Statistics (UK)Statistics (UK) New Earnings SurveyNew Earnings Survey Labour Market Trends: printed, and labour Labour Market Trends: printed, and labour
market statistics are on Statistics.gov market statistics are on Statistics.gov More detailed statistics on unemployment rate, More detailed statistics on unemployment rate,
for example, by age and regionfor example, by age and region Also articles:Also articles: The Low Pay Commission strategy for The Low Pay Commission strategy for
monitoring and evaluating the national minimum monitoring and evaluating the national minimum wage, December 2000 pg 549.wage, December 2000 pg 549.
Pay structures of the low-paid and the national Pay structures of the low-paid and the national minimum wage, March 1999, pg 129.minimum wage, March 1999, pg 129.
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Statistics: InternationalStatistics: International
ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics:ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics:printed ILO statisticsprinted ILO statisticshttp://http://laborsta.ilo.orglaborsta.ilo.org//
For example:For example:Compare wages in different countries - those with Compare wages in different countries - those with a minimum wage and those withouta minimum wage and those without
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Statistics - InternationalStatistics - International
OECD:OECD:printed statistics – selection of OECD printed statistics – selection of OECD publicationspublicationswww.sourceoecd.orgwww.sourceoecd.org – all OECD – all OECD publications plus a statistical databasepublications plus a statistical database
For example:For example:OECD Employment OutlookOECD Employment Outlook
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Units : £, $, millions, 000s, etc.Units : £, $, millions, 000s, etc. Index or valuesIndex or values Constant / current pricesConstant / current prices Base year for indexes / constant pricesBase year for indexes / constant prices
e.g 1985 =100e.g 1985 =100
Look at footnotes Look at footnotes e.g series may be redefinede.g series may be redefined
Classification systemsClassification systems Ask for help Ask for help
Using statistics: rememberUsing statistics: remember
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Finding journal articles: Finding journal articles: Indexing and abstracting services - for Indexing and abstracting services - for referencesreferences
Printed:Printed:
Journal of Economic LiteratureJournal of Economic Literature
ElectronicElectronic::
ZetocZetoc
IBSSIBSS
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Finding journal articles: Finding journal articles: Full Text ArticlesFull Text Articles
Subject search:
Business Source Premier)Business Source Premier) JSTOR (archive)JSTOR (archive)
Science DirectScience Direct
Journal title search:
MillenniumMillennium
Electronic journals
List on libraries website List on libraries website Online Resources from catalogueOnline Resources from catalogue
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Research topicResearch topic
e.g The effect of the National Minimum Wage on the labour market in the UK
Find Keywords to describe Find Keywords to describe your topic also looking at:your topic also looking at:
synonymssynonyms pluralsplurals alternative spellings alternative spellings
(American vs British)(American vs British)
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Search TechniquesSearch Techniques
Are essential in enabling you to extract Are essential in enabling you to extract relevant information from the databases.relevant information from the databases.
Take the same search: the effect of the Take the same search: the effect of the national minimum wage on the labour national minimum wage on the labour market in the UKmarket in the UK
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Example of KeywordsExample of Keywords
National Minimum WageNational Minimum Wage / / minimum wage minimum wage // wage(s) wage(s) // earnings earnings
labour/ labor marketlabour/ labor market / / employment employment // work force work force
United KingdomUnited Kingdom / / UKUK
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Link Words (Connectors) "AND"Link Words (Connectors) "AND"
AND AND narrows down a search, looks narrows down a search, looks for articles containing both keywords for articles containing both keywords e.g.e.g.
minimum wage AND United minimum wage AND United KingdomKingdom
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Link Words (Connectors) " AND"Link Words (Connectors) " AND"
Minimum wage
United Kingdom
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Link Words (Connectors "OR"Link Words (Connectors "OR"
broadens a searchbroadens a search looks for articles containing one or looks for articles containing one or
other or both keywordsother or both keywords
United Kingdom OR Britain United Kingdom OR Britain
Labour market OR Labor market OR Labour market OR Labor market OR employmentemployment
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Using ORUsing OR
Labour market
Employment
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Link Words (Connectors) Link Words (Connectors) ""NOT" or "AND NOTNOT" or "AND NOT""
excludes terms from a searchexcludes terms from a search
Employment AND minimum wage NOT Employment AND minimum wage NOT EuropeEurope
Labour market AND minimum wage AND Labour market AND minimum wage AND NOT EuropeNOT Europe
Labour NOT LaborLabour NOT Labor
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Using NOT or AND Using NOT or AND NOTNOT
Minimumwage
Europe
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Truncation: ? or * or !Truncation: ? or * or !
• Allows searching for any words starting with that word stem
• With some databases, you can replace a letter within a word to account for variant spellings
Replace (Wage OR Wages) with: Wage* / Wage?/Wage!
Replace (Labour OR Labor) with Labo?r / Labo*r
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Final searchFinal search
Minimum wage Minimum wage
AND Labour market OR EmploymentAND Labour market OR Employment
AND NOT EuropeAND NOT Europe Minimum wage Minimum wage
AND Labour market OR EmploymentAND Labour market OR Employment
AND United Kingdom OR UK ORAND United Kingdom OR UK ORBritain Britain
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Government informationGovernment information
Government Expenditure PlansGovernment Expenditure Plans Government Web site Government Web site
www.ukonline.gov.ukwww.ukonline.gov.uk Statistics Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/mainmenu.aspmainmenu.asp
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Newspaper sourcesNewspaper sources
Lexis Nexis GlobalLexis Nexis Global
Full text international newsFull text international news updated dailyupdated daily Over 800 worldwide sources: Financial Over 800 worldwide sources: Financial
Times, The Times, New York Times, India Times, The Times, New York Times, India TodayToday
Printed newspaper collection (1 Week)Printed newspaper collection (1 Week)
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Other useful sourcesOther useful sources
Reference collection/Electronic Reference collection/Electronic reference collectionreference collectionDictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, Country Dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories, Country reportsreports
Working PapersWorking PapersPublishing recent research often prior to journalsPublishing recent research often prior to journals
European Documentation CentreEuropean Documentation CentreEuropean AccessEuropean Access
World Wide Web World Wide Web
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Remote AccessRemote Access
Most databases are available off-campus Most databases are available off-campus via LIBRARY CATALOGUE via LIBRARY CATALOGUE
Amadeus, Bankscope, Business Source Amadeus, Bankscope, Business Source PremierPremier
Jstor, Lexis Nexis Executive, Science Jstor, Lexis Nexis Executive, Science DirectDirect
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Finding information in Finding information in economicseconomics
Don’t forget to check subject guides on library Don’t forget to check subject guides on library web pages web pages
Ask For Help!Ask For Help!
Your Subject LibrariansYour Subject Librarians
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