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Panitza library offers you mainly online services. Here you can find briefly described the AUBG Library databases, to which you have access through the AUBG library web-page (http://www.aubg.bg/library) at all computers in the Elieff Center. Remote access is provided for the EBSCO databases and ProQuest if you sign a license agreement with the Library.
The resources you are provided access to, are of high quality and in different formats – you can find full-text magazines, newspapers, article abstracts, reference resources - encyclopedias, dictionaries, and statistical information guides. In addition to that, for your further convenience, we included a selection of important free Internet resources, related to the MBA programs content.
An access to electronic resources is conveniently organized through the library web-portal –
http://www.aubg.bg/library and is available for research and study around the clock.
You can use our online reference services if you need information or assistance in locating resources using our
reference assistance form via our page, Meebo
me - live chat with reference librarian or feel free to contact us at:
libmail@aubg.bg
Important Information!
Remember, that you have full access to the all electronic resources only from the Elieff Center
network. Once back to your place or offices, you will be able to access only EBSCO databases if you have signed a license agreement with the AUBG Library.
©The information we provide you with is copyright protected. It is only for private study or research and shall not be used for any commercial purposes. For more information on legal and moral implication of using information, please check the library web page section copyright and plagiarism.
Panitza library Online Public Access Catalog http://library.aubg.bg:8000/index-cat.html - this automated cataloging system permits users to have access to the AUBG library holdings via Internet and thus makes them available to any internet user.
EBSCO
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive
scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000
full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. In
addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for
more than 11,000 journals and a total of more than 11,600 publications
including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database
features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of
full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited
references are provided for more than 1,000 journals.
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
EBSCO
EconLit
EconLit, the American Economic Association’s electronic
database, is the world’s foremost source of references to economic
literature. The database contains more than 1,010,900 records from
1969-present. EconLit covers virtually every area related to
economics.
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for
nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database
also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and
selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This
database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
EBSCO Regional Business News
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as
well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus,
Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, and
the Britannica Book of the Year. Through this service, you can find more
than 118,000 articles; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs,
drawings, maps, and flags; and more than 215,000 entries--including
definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories-from
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Global Development Finance Online
Global Development Finance Online provides direct access to more than 200 debt and financial flows indicators for the 136 countries that report public and publicly-guaranteed debt to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System. These data run from 1970 to 2013, where available. The database covers external debt stocks and flows, major economic aggregates, and key debt ratios as well as average terms of new commitments, currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructuring, and scheduled debt service projections
The Global Economic Monitor (GEM) is produced by the World Bank's Prospects Group. GEM provides daily updates of global economic developments, with coverage of high income- as well as developing countries. Daily data is provided for exchange rates, equity markets, interest rates, stripped bond spreads, commodity prices and emerging market bond indices. Monthly data coverage is provided for consumer prices, high-tech market indicators, industrial production and merchandise trade, etc. Quarterly data is available for GDP, current account balances, and budget balances.
JSTOR is an archive of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR offers both multidisciplinary and discipline-specific collections. Many of the journals date from the 19th century. JSTOR has a moving wall policy that keeps a 2 to 5 year gap between current articles and articles in JSTOR.
ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated full-text database in the market today totaling more than 12,665 titles—with over 9,745 titles in full text. It serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels in all markets. Over 160 subjects areas are covered extensively in this product including business and economics, health and medical, news and world affairs, technology, social sciences and more.
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection
ScienceDirect Freedom Collection is a full-text database published by Elsevier that offers a collection of high-quality journal articles online. Content includes access to over 2500 full-text scientific journals and e-books dating back to 2003.
Scopus, the world’s largest abstract and indexing
database.
Scopus is a multidisciplinary navigational tool that contains records
going back to the mid 1960s, offering newly-linked citations across the
widest body of scientific abstracts available in one place.
World Bank e-Library is an online, fully
cross-searchable portal of over 3,000 World Bank documents. The
collection consists of over 1,400 World Bank publications and over 2,000
Policy Research Working Papers plus each new book and paper as they are
published.
World Development Indicators Online
Database provides direct access to more than 600 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2004, where data is available (2004 data for selected indicators only). Data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
Business Research Presentation
This directory offers a selection of very good Internet resources, which, we hope, will be of help to you when doing research in the area of Business. They include the most reliable, accurate and up-to-date information on the topic. The information is organized in the following sections: General business resources, Company information, Financial information, Patent information, Marketing information, Law information and Statistics. The web sites within each area appear in alphabetical order.
Although we have tried to choose high-quality sites, we cannot be responsible for their accuracy or comprehensiveness. More in-depth research will require that you use a subscribed database accessible from the library’s homepage.
When questions or problems arise, ask for help using online reference form via AUBG Library web-page
http://www.aubg.bg/library
American City Business Journals http://www.bizjournals.com/
41 weekly business journals around the country with searchable archive and daily updates
BEOnline Plus http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline
Library of Congress project to identify, select, and provide bibliographic access to over 300 electronic works in the fields of business and economics.
Bill Goffe's Resources for Economists http://rfe.org/
Collection of links, part of the WWW Virtual Library
Business Library http://www.businesslibr.com/
Gateway to sites relating to all aspects of business and business education, particularly in the US. However much of the material is of general interest to all.
Econ.bg http://www.econ.bg/
Bulgarian business portal - news, analyses, companies, links.
Economics Working Papers
http://econwpa.wustl.edu/wpawelcome.html
Archive of electronic working papers in economics, organized by subject area. There are 22 subject areas. Washington University of St Louis
Economics Links to Resources http://econltsn.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/links.htm
Internet resources relating to economics, including journals, statistics, datasets, and software archives
ESDS International http://www.esds.ac.uk/International/Introduction.asp
ESDS International provides access to, and support for, a range of international datasets - both macro and micro sources.. ESDS International is being run jointly by Manchester Information and Associated Services (MIMAS) at Manchester and the UK Data Archive (UKDA) at Essex.
History of Economics http://www.eh.net/HE/
The History of Economics web site provides online access to resources for teaching, scholarship and research in the history of economics and the history of economic thought.
Inomics http://www.inomics.com/cgi/show
At this site you can find job openings for economists, conference announcements, a human-edited directory as well as a database of research papers in economics.
Labour Economics Gateway http://labour.ceps.lu/
Collection of Internet sites that are of interest to labor economists, statistics on labor markets, datasets for labor market research, and a selection of journals, online books, and articles.
Research Papers in Economics (RePEc) http://www.repec.org/
A decentralized database of working papers, journal articles and software components- collaborative effort of over 100 volunteers in 47 countries to enhance the dissemination of research in economics. The RePEc database holds over 334,000 items of interest, over 234,000 of which are available online
Social Science Research Network http://www.ssrn.com/
Contains a number of specialized networks on various social science topics including economics, finance, law and accounting. The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 98,100 scholarly working papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 71,200 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
SOSIG: Economics http://sosig.esrc.bris.ac.uk/economics/
The SOSIG Economics Gateway provides free access to high quality resources on the Internet for researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business, and law
SOSIG World Catalogue: Economics
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World/econ.html
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to economics.
Wachowicz's Web World
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html
Links to journals, magazines, case studies, and newspapers comprising resources for students of financial management, covering topics such as tax, accountancy, business ethics, financial technology, and corporate finance. Materials, accompanying the author's textbook, 'Fundamentals of Financial Management'.
World Wide Web Resources in Economics
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/
Collection of links, part of the WWW Virtual Library
Selected Free Internet Resources Directory TOP
AllBusiness http://www.allbusiness.com/
Provides practical advice and resources to help small and medium-size businesses succeed.
BizWeb: Business Guide to the Web http://www.bizweb.com/
Internet resources of businesses, arranged by the companies' products and services. Uses broad subject categories.
BgBusiness http://www.bgbusiness.com/?lang=en
Buseness portal - business catalog,consulting, stock and fund market, news, etc.
Business.bg http://www.business.bg/
Branch directory
Domino http://www.domino.bg/
Bulgarian Business directory. Includes Bulgarian municipalities, Company index, maps of Bulgarian towns etc.
Europages: European Business Directory
http://www.europages.com/home-en.html
Links to useful European business resources, searchable by product, service, or company name, or browsable by subject. Available in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portugese, and a range of Scandinavian and Eastern European languages.
Euromonitor - Sources
http://www.euromonitor.com/databases.aspx
Forbes 500 Annual Directory
http://www.forbes.com
The annual directory published by Forbes contains the United States' biggest companies. The directory is searchable by rank of sales, market value, assets, and profits, as well as by state or industry.
Useful country specific resources.
International Telephone Directory
http://www.infobel.com/world/default.asp
Links to telephone, fax and business directories worldwide.
Kompas.com http://www.kompass.com/
Worldwide business purchasing and marketing directory. 23 m product and service references in 53000 classes; 1.9 m companies in 70 countries; 750 000 trade names; 3.5 m executive names
White and Yellow Pages Europe http://www.wayp.com/
A collection of links to personal and business telephone directories from over 25 countries around the world.
Exchange Information
American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com/
The second largest options exchange in the world. Trades equity, index, sector
and FLEX options. Contains product information, market data,etc.
Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia
http://www.bse-sofia.bg/index.php?site_lang=bg
Euronext http://www.euronext.com/home/0,3766,1732,00.html
Integration platform of the exchanges of Bruxelles, Paris, and Amsterdam.
London Stock Exchange www.londonstockexchange.com
General information about markets of London Stock Exchange. UK shares equities, AIM gilts stocks warrants.
x-rates http://www.x-rates.com/
Exchange rates
Yahoo Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/
Directory with market summaries, currency rates, investing, business news.
Selected Free Internet Resources Directory TOP
Accounting
AICPA - http://www.aicpa.org/index.htm
The page the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant. Incl. Resources of AICPA Antifraud & Corporate Responsibility Resource Center
Internet Public Library- Accounting - http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/bus03.00.00/
Theory and methods of recording business transactions and stating the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a business.
Academic Info - http://www.academicinfo.net/busacct.html
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Online http://www.swlearning.com/finance/corporate_finance_online_main.html
Study aid for finance from Steve Wyatt - South-Western College.
Milbank research portal - http://www.fei.org/resources.cfm
Internet resources. Credit management
Selected Free Internet Resources Directory TOP
Credits
Business Credit Management UK: News
http://www.creditman.biz/uk/members/news.asp?id=1&mylocation=News
This is a daily feed of news from the credit and collection industry. To access this news feed free, users need to register with the service. Use it to find out about the latest bankruptcies, mergers and acquisitions. There is a weekly update of all companies in receivership.
Institute of Credit Management (ICM) http://www.icm.org.uk/
Institute offers professional qualifications in credit management, including distance learning. The ICM journal, Credit Management, publishes selected articles free on this Web site, although the whole journal can only be viewed by subscription.
The Virtual Library on Microcredit http://www.gdrc.org/icm/
The Virtual Library on Microcredit is a repository of information on alternative/non-conventional financial systems and the informal credit markets (ICM). Contains bibliographies, documents and links to financial institutions involved in community mobilization and development.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en
The page contains the full text of all the treaties administered by WIPO with information on the countries which have ratified them. Also accessible are press releases from 1997 onwards, WIPO standards and a catalogue of publications. Additionally access is offered to WIPO industrial property statistics
Free Patents Online http://www.freepatentsonline.com/
Access to a database of freely available full text patent records. The database currently holds all patents published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) since December 1976.These can be searched by keyword or browsed by patent number.
European Patent Office http://www.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php
This site includes news, information about courses and seminars, and Patent information of all 18-member states of the European Patent Organization
KnowThis.com - http://www.knowthis.com/
KnowThis.com is a leading resource and reference site for those involved in marketing, market research, advertising, selling, promotion, and other marketing-related areas, section of
WWW-VL.
ResearchInfo - http://www.researchinfo.com
Free marketing research resources
Business Law - http://www.lectlaw.com/tbul.html
The “Lectric Law Library Lawcopedia”
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics http://users.ugent.be/~gdegeest/
Provides an overview of literature in law and economics, offering a bibliographic database which is browsable by topic, and searchable by author, title, publication date, journal, and publisher. Author is Edward Elgar Publishing and University of Ghent
The Law Encyclopedia - www.TheLawEncyclopedia.com
Free legal information from the experts at the Law Encyclopedia
Legal Database www.legal-database.com
Free, complete legal information.
Bulgarian National Statistical Institute http://www.nsi.bg/Index_e.htm
Storage of statistical data
Economy at a Glance http://www.bls.gov/eag/
(U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Easy access to labor statistics such as labor force, unemployment, earnings, and consumer and producer price indexes
Eurostat
Eurostat
provides high-quality statistical information service
Foreign Governments Statistics http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forstats.html
University of Michigan Documents Center). Links to statistical data from individual countries.
Free Statistical Tools on the WEB http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/statontheweb.html
General links on statistics -STAT-USA http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Delivers vital economic, business, and international trade information produced by the US
Globastat http://www.globastat.com/
Statistical resources
United Nations Statistics Division http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
Current statistics on international trade, national accounts, energy, industry, environment, transport and demographic and social statistics gathered from many national and international sources
Selected Free Internet Resources Directory TOP
What
is copyright?
"The exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator
for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record
literary, artistic, or musical material".
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Fair Use
U.S. Code: Title 17, Section 107 governing Fair Use
Sec.
107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of
a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or
phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for
purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including
multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an
infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work
in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall
include -the purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the
portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and the
effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself
bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of
all the above factors.
As
students in Business and Economics you will be asked by your instructors
to organize sources you have used in a bibliography in “APA style”,
which is a system of citations in text and reference format. It is an
editorial style that many of the social sciences (including business,
economics and finance) have adopted to present written material in the
field.
American
University in Bulgaria Library compiled for you an APA style guide
based on the Purdue University APA Style online guide that offers a
wealth of information about writing and formatting papers in APA style.
If
you are asked to use APA format for a paper, the book to consult is the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th
edition). Citing electronic sources was a major part of this update, as
these types of sources are increasingly common in research within the
social sciences. Below, you will find some examples of these updated
citation styles. If you want to view the latest updates about electronic
sources in more detail, visit the new APA style web site at http://www.apastyle.org.
The
AUBG library guide covers the following basic issues:
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General
Format
- Referring
to the Works of Others in Your Text
- Your
Reference List
- Examples
Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5 X 11 inches) with margins of 1 inch on all sides. Your final essay should include, in the order indicated below, as many of the following sections as are applicable, each of which should begin on a separate page:
History,
Facts, Mission