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Books and journals are arranged in according to the Library of Congress Classification
on the shelves and materials for Economics may be found at the following classes:
- H
- Social sciences (General)
- HA
- Statistics
- HB
- Economic theory, Population, Demography
- HC
- Economic history and conditions, National production
- HD
- Production, Industry, Labour
- HF
- Commerce, Tariff policy, Business
- HG
- Finance, Money, Banking
- HJ
- Public finance
To identify journal articles and sometimes book chapters on a particular topic. In addition to the citation of the item,
abstracts summarise the contents of the item. After getting the citation, check in LINC to
see if the journal or book is held in the Library.
List of indexes and abstracts in NUS Libraries available.
EconLit [computer file]. 1969-
Available at Digital Library
Index to articles, books, dissertations, conference proceedings on economics and related subjects.
Has abstracts for selected citations. Equivalent to Journal of Economic Literature and
Index to economic articles in journals and collective volumes.
Social Science Citation Index [computer file]. 1988-
Available at Digital Library
Indexes thousands of academic journals in virtually every discipline in the social sciences, including demography, economics and statistics.
Its unique feature is the ability to trace related articles, using a citation as a starting point.
Current Contents Connect [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
To search and view the table of contents of recent academic journals covered by the Institute of Scientific Information.
Social Sciences Abstracts [computer file]. 1984-
Available at Digital Library
Indexes over 400 journals covering the fields of economics, sociology, political science
ABI/Inform Complete [computer file]. 1987-
Available at Digital Library
Abstracts for business, management and marketing journals. Linked to many full text articles.
Bibliography of Asian studies [computer file]. 1971-
Available at Digital Library
Books and articles on the Asian region are covered. Arranged by country and subdivided by subject area which includes economics.
Business Source Premier [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Abstracts for business, management and marketing journals. Linked to many full text articles.
EIU Viewswire Asia [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Provides daily business intelligence on 35 countries in Asia and Australasia.
The information includes economic, political and financial briefings, forecasts of
market conditions, background facts, figures, quarterly indicators and business regulations.
Expanded Academic Index (EAI) [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Covers current affairs, and includes economics, sociology, history, psychology.
Index to over 900 journals with abstracts and selected full text. Includes peer-reviewed journals and magazines.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences: Economics [computer file]. 1981-
Available at Digital Library
Lists scholarly books, articles, government reports, research reports, theses or dissertations relevant to the field of economics.
Covers non-English materials too. Entries are in classified order with a subject index.
Geobase [computer file]. 1980-
Available at CL Information Desk
Covers geography and includes International Development Abstracts.
PAIS on CD-ROM [computer file]. 1972-
Available at CL Information Desk
Index to journal articles, books, government documents on a broad spectrum of subjects which includes the
social sciences, business, finance and public administration. Equivalent to PAIS International.
Perind [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
For articles mainly on Singapore, Malaysia and ASEAN.
Transport [computer file]. 1988-
Available at CL Information Desk
Combines the databases of 3 leading research organizations: OECD's International Road Research Documentation;
ECMT TRANSDOC database; TRB Transportation Research Information Services.
Singapore National Bibliography [computer file]. 1967-
Available at CL Information Desk
Index to books published in Singapore from 1967.
Singapore Periodicals Index [computer file]. 1981-
Available at CL Information Desk
Index to periodical articles published in Singapore.
IntlEc CD-ROM: the index to international economics, development and finance [computer file]. 1980-1995.
Available at CL Information Desk
Index to journal articles and research papers on business, agriculture, trade, energy,
natural resources, monetary policy, labour and finance.
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EIU CountryData [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Source for economic indicators and forecasts of 115 countries worldwide.
Produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Global Market Information Database [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Produced by Euromonitor and provides data on countries and various consumer markets.
International Financial Statistics (IFS) [computer file].
Available at CL Information Desk
Has annual, quarterly or monthly time series and financial statistics of over 200 countries.
Includes figures for balance of payment, exchange rates, interest rates, government finance and
national accounts. Data from 1948. Produced by International Monetary Fund.
International Statistical Yearbook [computer file].
Available at CL Information Desk
Gives statistical data from IMF, OECD, Eurostat, UNIDO, CITICORP, Federal Reserve Bank of Germany,
major official international economic databases, including special country databases for USA and Germany.
Data from 1991.
Global development finance [computer file].
Available at CL Information Desk
More than 200 time-series indicators for 138 countries. Data from 1970.
Singapore Trade Connection [computer file].
Available at CL Information Desk
Contains Singapore external trade statistics, with detailed breakdown by SITC.
Source OECD: Statistics [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Contains 24 OECD statistical databases covering data from 1960 onwards covering economics, trade,
finance, national accounts.
Word Development Indicators [computer file].
Available at Digital Library
Contains more than 500 time series indicators for over 200 countries economies.
The data is grouped under six headings; World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Market,
and Global Links. Produced by the World Bank.
World Data [computer file].
Has national accounts data from 1960, social indicators from 1965 and other data from 1970 for
many countries.
To find sources for statistics.
Cheung, Paul. A guide to Singapore official statistics. Singapore: Dept of Statistics, 1999.
HA1806 Che (CL Main Shelves, CL Reference 3, CL Sing/Mal Coll, HL Main Shelves)
Also available at http://www.singstat.gov.sg/stats/resources.html#guide
TREND directory. Singapore: Dept of Statistics.
(CL Information Desk)
The directory shows the titles of Singapore statistics available in the TREND database.
The data can be downloaded to diskette by filling a
TREND request form,
with approval from your supervisor and head of Dept,
and submitting the form at the CL Information Desk.
Statistics on Singapore: an annotated list of sources in NUS Libraries.
Singapore: Reference and Information Services Dept, NUS Central Library, 2003.
Available at
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/bib/ss/
Sources of national manpower data: a select bibliography.
Singapore: Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, Manpower Planning and Development Centre, 1997.
Z3268 Lab.So (CL Sing/Mal Coll)
Wasserman, Paul, ed. Statistics sources. Detroit: Gale Research. Latest ed. 2v.
Z7551 STA (CL Reference 3)
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Press Clippings in the Singapore Malaysia Collection is a useful source for topical and current information, which are not available in journal articles or books.
Articles on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN from The Straits Times and Business Times are arranged by subject.
A copy of Press clippings subject headings is also available there. Some relevant headings are: Economic conditions, Labour, Public finance.
LexisNexis Academic is an online source where you can search for and obtain the full text newspaper articles from
Washington Post, Financial Times and other newspapers and journals. The Straits Times and Business Times available from May 1992.
Available at Digital Library
Factiva is another online source where you can search for and obtain the full text newspaper articles from
New York Times, Financial Times and other newspapers and journals. The Straits Times and Business Times available from Jan 1995.
Available at Digital Library
Singapore Press Holdings Web site has the current day paper and a 7-day archive of The Straits Times and Business Times.
NUS Digital Library has a list of electronic journals for economics and business.
The Economist [computer file]. 1987-
Available at CL Information Desk
Has the fulltext articles found in the magazine. Current 6 issues available on the Web
at http://www.economist.com/printedition/index.cfm.
You can also search more than 20 years of The Economist on Academic Universe or Factiva.
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Theses submitted to the NUS Dept of Economics are in the Closed Stacks
under the call number HD30.
Theses submitted to the School of Business are in Hon Sui Sen Memorial Library under the call number HF345.
Permission is needed to photocopy the thesis. Approach the staff in the CL Loan Counter or HL Information Desk.
To check what theses have been done abroad and in NUS.
Proquest Digital Dissertations [computer file].
Available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/digital/
Index to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities of Great Britain and Ireland [Web site].
Available at http://www.theses.com/
NUS masters and PhD theses kept in Central Library. Singapore: NUS Libraries, 2000.
Available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/theses/
How to search LINC: Theses Collection.
Available at http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html
To look up the meaning of words and phrases. Some sources give longer write-ups with a bibliography included.
Beynon, Robert. The Routledge critical dictionary of global economics. New York: Routledge, 1999.
HB61 Rou (CL Reference 1)
Black, John. A dictionary of economics. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
HB61 Bla (CL Reference 1)
Foldvary, Fred E. Dictionary of free-market economics. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 1998.
HB61 Fol (CL Reference 1)
Henderson, David R., ed. The Fortune encyclopedia of economics. New York: Warner Books, 1993.
HB61 For (CL Reference 1)
Livesey, Frank. Dictionary of economics. London: Pitman, 1993.
HB61 Liv (CL Reference 1)
O'Hara, Phillip Anthony, ed. Encyclopedia of political economy. New York: Routledge, 1998.
HB61 Enc (CL Reference 1)
Pande, G.C. and D.M. Mithani, eds. Encyclopedic dictionary of economics. New Delhi: Anmol Publications, 1990. 11 v.
HB61 Encl (CL Reference 1)
Shim, Jae K. and Joel G. Siegel. Dictionary of economics. New York: Wiley, 1995.
HB61 Shi (CL Reference 1)
Vogt, W. Paul. Dictionary of statistics and methodology: a nontechnical guide for the social sciences. Newbury Park: Sage, 1993.
HA17 Vog (CL Reference 1)
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For guides on doing research in libraries and finding information.
Ethridge, Don E. Research methodology in applied economics: organizing, planning, and conducting economic research.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1995.
HB74.5 Eth (CL Main Shelves)
Fletcher, John. Information sources in economics. 2nd ed. London: Butterworths, 1984.
HB71 Inf (CL Reference 8)
Hart, Chris. Doing a literature search: a comprehensive guide for the social sciences.
London: Sage, 2001.
H62 Har 2001 (CL Main Shelves)
Johnson, Glenn Leroy. Research methodology for economists: philosophy and practice.
New York: Macmillan, 1986.
HB74.5 Joh (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)
Scott, Julie. Source guide to economic information.
London: London Business School Information Service, 1990.
Z7164 Eco.So (CL Reference 8)
Medema, Seven G. and Warren J. Samuels, eds. Foundations of research in economics: how do economists do economics?
Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar, 1996.
HB74.5 Fou (CL Main Shelves, HL Main Shelves)
Wyrick, Thomas L. The economist's handbook: a research and writing guide.
Minneapolis: West, 1994.
HB74.5 Wyr (CL Reference 8)
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To help you do your research, write your thesis and guide you in citing your sources
Ader, Herman J and Gideon J. Mellenbergh. Research methodology in the life, behavioural and social sciences.
London: SAGE, 1999.
H62 Ree (CL Main Shelves)
Adler, Emily Stier and Roger Clark. How it's done : an invitation to social research.
2nd ed. Victoria: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2003.
HM48 Adl 2003 (CL Main Shelves)
Baker, Therese L. Doing social research. 3rd ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill College, 1999.
H62 Bak (CL RBR)
The Chicago manual of style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Z253 Chi (CL Reference 8, CL Main Shelves, HL Reference)
The Economist style guide.
8th ed. London: Profile, 2003.
PE1421 Eco 2003 (CL Reference 8)
Also available on the Web at http://www.economist.com/library/StyleGuide/index.cfm
Newman, Isadore and et al. Theses and dissertations: a guide to writing in the social and physical sciences.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1997.
LB2369 The (CL Main Shelves)
Thomas, R. Murray and Dale L. Brubaker.
Theses and dissertations: a guide to planning, research, and writing.
Westport, CN: Bergin & Garvey, 2000.
LB2369 Tho (CL Main Shelves)
Turabian, Kate L. rev. by John Grossman and Alice Bennett. A manual for writers of term papers,
theses and dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: Univ of Chicago Press, 1996.
LB2369 Tur (CL Reference, CL RBR, SC Main Shelves)
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