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Economics & Statisticscollections and services

30 August 2011

econlibrary@eui.eu

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Library Support for Economists

• Economics Collection homepage• econlibrary@eui.eu• Weekly e-Bulletin (every Friday during term)

• Departmental InfoDesk– Mon., Wed., & Fri. afternoons

• Badia Info. Office– Weekday mornings and Tue. & Thurs. afternoons

• Badia ✆ 2346; VSP ✆ 2904

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Library Opening Hours

• Badia FiesolanaAugust to June

• Monday to Saturday: 08:30-22:30

• VSP Departmental RefLibrary• 24 hr. access with EUI card

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Departmental RefLibraryVilla San Paolo

• 455 VSP books (in Catalogue order)

• Procedure for checking out books• Multiple copies at Badia• Manuals & Dictionaries• North Holland Handbook series• Book delivery from Badia to VSP

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Multiple formats

• Online / IP, PW

• DVD / CD-rom• Paper• Internet• Microform• Shift from ownership to access

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The Collection

• 6,200 e-Journals (7,500 total)

• 700,000 books• 70 major numeric databases• 14 bibliographic databases• 120,000 e-books• Inter Library Loan service

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The Catalogue• Full text journals• Book locations (shelf marks)• Full text working papers (eg. NBER)• e-Book access• Keywords (bibliographical)

• Place a ‘hold’• Renew a book• View own record / view own reading history• VSP Book & Article delivery service• Inter-Library Loan

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Book Delivery Service

• From Badia to Department• Complete the online form• Books delivered at 1pm each day• Pick up at Porter’s office• Return via the white drop-box• Do not order books for other patrons

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Book Suggestions Welcome

• econlibrary@eui.eu

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Economics Journals Online

• Multiple links in Catalogue - periodisation

• Journals’ database searching (keywords &c.)

• Ingenta• JSTOR• Springerlink• Science Direct (Elsevier)• Sage

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e-Journals List

• List of electronic journals: Economics

• Note: Also check Catalogue for paper holdings

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Connectivity

• Computing Service presentation– Wednesday, 31 Aug. 2pm, VSP 1

• Martin & Josh, VSP site office

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Library Rules

• Rules• Fines

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Institutional Repository

• EUI – Cadmus

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Portal: Economists Online

• A network of Economics research library collections, integrating access to scholarly content in Europe and beyond

• Led by Tilburg & LSE libraries

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Working Papers

• via internet• via the Library Catalogue• WP subscriptions

– NBER– CEPR– SSRN– FMG

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DeskTop Statistics

• Data Portal

• Macro data sets Description / Access

• Micro data setsDescription / Access

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Access to Statistical Databases

• Web based (Internet Protocol or password)• Programme-run / Desktop (Datastream)• CD-rom server (Mail format login / PW)• Statistics on the internet• K:/drive micro data• Statistics via Administrator (ICPSR)• Free-standing CDs / DVDs (eg. GSOEP)• Misc.: Statistics on Journal / WP portals• Paper

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Statistics – platforms

examples:

• OECDiLibrary (IP)

• Datastream (run from ‘programs’)

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Statistics CD-rom format

examples...

• WIIW Industrial Data Eastern Europe

• Direction of Trade Statistics

• Fünfzig Jahre Deutsche Mark

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K:\ microeconomic data

• Special terms for micro data• Microeconomic data resources

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Library Support for Economists

• Economics Collection homepage• econlibrary@eui.eu• Weekly e-Bulletin (every Friday during term)

• Departmental InfoDesk– Mon., Wed., & Fri. afternoons

• Badia Info. Office– Weekday mornings and Tue. & Thurs. afternoons

• Badia x 2346; VSP x 2904

Library

Economics & Statisticscollections and services

30 August 2011

econlibrary@eui.eu