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Advertising	Exchange Rates	Postal/Telephone Codes
Associations	Exporting	Shipping Information
Better Business Bureaus	Franchises	Statistics
Black Business	Government Agencies	Stocks/Stock Exchanges
Business Plans, Forms	Home-Based Industries	Tax Information
Chambers of Commerce	Industries	Trade Shows
Companies (General)	Labor	Travel Information
Companies (By Industry)	Legal	Vehicle Prices
Country Information	Marketing/Market Research	Working Papers
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.	Megasites
Directories	Museums/Libraries
E-Journals and Books	News Services
Economics	Patents

Advertising

• Research Resources: "Electronic Reading Room for Advertising-Related Materials"
  http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/Topics.html
  Publisher: University of Texas at Austin. Advertising Dept.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98802807

Associations

• AAAA Membership List
  http://www.aaaa.org/
  Publisher: American Association of Advertising Agencies
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801619

• American Arbitration Association
  http://www.adr.org/
  Publisher: American Arbitration Association
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382970

• The Associations Database
  http://www.marketingsource.com/associations/
  Publisher: Concept Marketing Group
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801991

• The Associations Database Training Forum
  http://www.trainingforum.com/assoc.html
  Publisher: Interactive Training, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382559

• The Bond Market Association
  http://www.bondmarkets.com/
  Publisher: Bond Market Association

• BookWeb.org
  http://www.bookweb.org/bookstores/
  Publisher: American Booksellers Association

• Green Book: Worldwide Directory of Marketing Research Companies and Services
  http://www.greenbook.org/
  Publisher: American Marketing Association. New York Chapter
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802002

Better Business Bureaus

• The Better Business Bureau : US and Canada
  http://www.bbb.org/
  Publisher: Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801884

Black Business

• Black Enterprise
  (Registration required to access some features of the site)
  http://www.blackenterprise.com
  Publisher: Blackenterprise.com.
  

• MBNET :the Worldwide Minority Business Network
  http://www.mbnet.com
  Publisher: MBNet.com.
  

• Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
  http://www.mbda.gov/
  Publisher: Minority Business Development Agency

• Minority Business Entrepreneur
  http://www.mbemag.com
  Publisher: Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) magazine.

• National Black Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.nationalbcc.org
  Publisher: National Black Chamber of Commerce.

• SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives)
  http://www.score.org
  Publisher: SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives).

• U.S. Small Business Administration
  http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Small Business Administration
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97-803246

• Target Market News
  http://www.targetmarketnews.com/
  Publisher: Target Market News.

Business Plans, Forms

• America's Business Funding Directory
  http://www.businessfinance.com/
  Publisher: BFS, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801969

• bplans.com! The Business Planning Resource for Small Business
  http://www.bplans.com/
  Publisher: Palo Alto Software
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801968

• Business Tools: Model letters, contracts, policies, forms, templates ready to customize for your business.
  http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/tools.asp
  Publisher: CCH Incorporated
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803145

• Colorado Business Resource Guide
  http://www.state.co.us/oed/guide/
  Publisher: Colorado Small Business Development Center in partnership with the US Small Business Administration and Colorado Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)

• The Contracts Library
  http://cori.missouri.edu/
  Publisher: CORI - Contracting and Organizations Research Initiative (University of Missouri-Columbia) [Formerly maintained by the Center for Research on Contracts and the Structure of Enterprise at the University of Pittsburgh, http://crcse.business.pitt.edu/]
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801971

• IBP: Interactive business planner/Planificateur d'affaires interactif
  http://www.cbsc.org/ibp/
  Publisher: CBSC/CSEC Canadian Business Service Centers/Centres de Services aux Entreprises du Canada.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803121

Chambers of Commerce

• U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.uschamber.org
  Publisher: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382928

• World Network of Chambers of Commerce
  http://www.worldchambers.com
  Publisher: International Chamber of Commerce, etc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801875

Companies

• General
  • Corporate Information George Matthew Regnery
    http://www.corporateinformation.com/
    Publisher: Winthrop Corporation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98802808

  • EDGAR Database of Corporate Information (SEC)
    http://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml
    Publisher: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801440

  • Europages
    http://www.europages.com
    Publisher: Euredit
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382564

  • The Fortune 500
    http://www.fortune.com/
    Publisher: Fortune Magazine

  • Hoover's Online
    http://www.hoovers.com/
    Publisher: Hoover's Inc.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801437

  • Japan Company Record
    Official Financial Statement data: Tokyo Stock Exchange Firms: English & Japanese
    http://japanfinancials.com
    Publisher: Pacific Digital Media Ltd

  • SEDAR: System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval
    (Canadian Corporate Filings)
    http://www.sedar.com/
    Publisher: CDS INC under contract to the Canadian Securities Administrators

  • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers Online (Searching is free, but registration required.)
    http://www.thomasregister.com/
    Publisher: Thomas Publishing Co
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801876

• Industry Specific

  Airlines	Consultants	Multiple Industries
  Architects	Financial	Surplus Equipment Dealers
  Booksellers	Television

  Airlines
  Airlines of the Web (Marc-David Seidel)
  http://flyaow.com
  Publisher: Airlines of the Web
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97-803114

  Architects
  • ProFile on the Web: Listing of U.S. Architecture Firms
    http://www.cmdg.com/profile/
    Publisher: Construction Market Data in cooperation with American Institute of Architects

  Booksellers
  • BookWeb.org
    http://www.bookweb.org/bookstores/
    Publisher: American Booksellers Association

  Consultants
  • ASTD Buyer's Guide & Consultant Directory
    http://www.astd.org/buyersguideredesign/
    Publisher: American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801792

  • Institute of Management Consultants in the United States of America:
    Find a Consultant
    [Note: Select the either the "Find a Consultant" or the "Advanced Consultants Search" link from the organization's main Web page.]
    http://www.imcusa.org/
    Publisher: Institute of Management Consultants
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802004

  Financial
  • America's Business Funding Directory
    http://www.businessfinance.com/
    Publisher: BFS, Inc.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801969

  • MoneyTree Survey Report
    http://www.pwcmoneytree.com
    Publisher: PricewaterhouseCoopers: Global: Insights & Solutions in cooperation with VentureOne.

  • The Underwriters Directory [investment bankers]
    http://www.hoovers.com/ipo/guide/0,1334,59_2222,00.html
    Publisher: Hoovers, Inc.

  • The World's Best Money Managers (Nelson Investment Manager)
    Free registration required for access to some features.
    http://www.nelsoninformation.com
    Publisher: Nelson Investment Manager

  Television
  • TV Show: Television Worldwide
    http://www.tvshow.com/tv/
    Publisher: Buttle & Tuttle, Ltd.

  Multiple Industries
  • Current Industrial Reports
    http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    Listing by Report Number

  • The Industry Link Site
    http://www.industrylink.com/
    Publisher: Kuhn & Associates (Canada)

  • Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
    Searching is free, but registration required.
    http://www.thomasregister.com/
    Publisher: Thomas Publishing Co
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801876

  Surplus Equipment Dealers
  • Government Asset Sales, Auctions, and Surplus
    http://www.financenet.gov/sales.htm
    Publisher: FinanceNet: National Science Foundation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801967

  • FirstGov: Shopping and Auctions
    http://www.firstgov.gov/shopping/shopping.shtml
    Publisher: U.S. General Services Administration
    

  • DRMS (Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service)
    (Public Sales: Government Surplus Items)
    http://www.drms.dla.mil/
    Publisher: Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801995

  • Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment Directory
    http://www.surplusrecord.com/
    Publisher: Surplus Record Machinery & Equipment

Country Information

• Background Notes
  Current: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/
  Archive: http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of State
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382937

• Country Commercial Guides
  http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
  Publisher: U. S. Dept. Of State
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99107156

• Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices
  http://www.state.gov/e/eb/rls/rpts/eptp/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept.of State
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99107155

• Country Studies/Area Handbooks Program
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
  Publisher: U.S. Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803106

• Dangerous Places (Robert Young Pelton)
  Alternate Title: Fieldings Danger-Finder (Formerly Fieldings Dangerous Places)
  http://www.comebackalive.com/df/index.htm
  Publisher: Fielding Worldwide, Inc.

• INFONATION
  http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
  Publisher: United Nations Publications.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382562

• Internet Corruption Perception Index
  http://www.GWDG.DE/~uwvw/icr.htm
  Publisher: University of Goettingen and Transparency International
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801987

• MBendi AfroPaedia : Information for Africa
  http://mbendi.co.za
  Publisher: MBendi Information Services (Pty) Ltd
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382967

• U.S. State Department Travel Warnings
  http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.htm l
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of State
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801485

• World Factbook : Online
  http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
  Publisher: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98646984

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc.

• Acronyms

  • Transportation Acronym Guide
    http://www.bts.gov/programs/btsprod/tag/tagsearch.html
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Transportation

• Dictionaries
  
  • Transportation Expressions
    http://www.bts.gov/programs/btsprod/expr/index.html
    Publisher: U.S. Dept.of Transportation

  • WWWebster Collegiate Dictionary
    http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
    Publisher: Merriam-Webster
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801878

• Glossaries
  
  • Terms and Conditions Searchable Database,
    including The Anthology of Commercial Terms and Conditions, published by the US General Services Administration Federal Supply Service
    http://www.cadv.org/CAF_TCDatabase.htm
    Publisher:Commercial Advocates Forum

  • Washington Post.com Business Glossary
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/
    Created by Bill Frischling
    Publisher: washingtonpost.com [The Washington Post Company]

  Thesauri
  
  • WWWebster Collegiate Thesaurus
    http://www.m-w.com/thesaurus.htm
    Publisher: Merriam-Webster
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801877

Directories

• American Yellow Pages
  http://www.infousa.com/
  Publisher: infoUSA.com

• Asian Sources Online
  http://www.asiansources.com/
  Publisher: Trade Media, Ltd.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803128

• AsianNet
  http://www.asiannet.com/
  Publisher: AsianNet, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803127

• AT&T WorldNet Service. Directories
  http://www.att.net/search/find/index.html
  Publisher: AT&T
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97802770

• Canadian Exporters Catalogue
  http://www.worldexport.com/default.html
  Publisher: International Publishing & Development, Inc.

• The Complete DR Directory
  http://www.bankofny.com/adr/adirindx.htm
  Publisher: Bank of New York. Global Equity Investing Depository Receipt Services.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382558

• Congressional Directory
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong016.html
  Publisher: U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office

• Europages
  http://www.europages.com
  Publisher: Euredit
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382564

• FDIC Institution Directory
  http://www2.fdic.gov/id/
  Publisher: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803110

• GuideStar: The Donor's Guide to the Nonprofit Universe
  http://www.guidestar.org/
  Publisher: Philanthropic Research, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98802003

• infoUSA
  http://www.infousa.com/partner/home.htm
  includes American Yellow Pages and American Directory Assistance
  Publisher: infoUSA
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382930

• FindLaw. West Legal Directory
  http://directory.findlaw.com/
  Publisher: Find Law
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801990

• SuperPages.com: connecting buyers and sellers. (Formerly BigYellow)
  http://www.superpages.com/
  Publisher: Verizon New Media Services Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801545

• Yahoo!People Search
  (searchable directory of US telephone white pages and email addresses.)
  http://people.yahoo.com/
  Publisher: Yahoo! Inc.

• The Underwriters Directory [investment bankers]
  http://www.hoovers.com/ipo/guide/0,1334,59_2222,00.html
  Publisher: Hoovers, Inc.

• Who Represents Corporate America :
  The National Law Journal Client List
  Publisher: Law.com
  Note: This annual list has appeared in the National Law Journal on the following dates.
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 3, 1995
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) November 18, 1996
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 14, 1997
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 6, 1998
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C03) November 15, 1999
    
  • National Law Journal December 4, 2000
    
  • National Law Journal November 2001

  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801880

• The World's Best Money Managers (Nelson Investment Manager)
  Registration required for full access to the site.
  http://www.nelsoninformation.com/
  Publisher: Nelson Investment Manager

• WP Mutual Funds by Morningstar Mutual Funds
  http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/mutuals/
  Publisher: The Washington Post
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801879

E-Journals and Books

• E-Journals

  Full text articles from approximately 300 journals in the fields of business, health, society, entertainment, education, and sports are available at no cost from FindArticles.com, made available through a partnership between LookSmart and the Gale Group. Articles date from 1998 to the present. Other on-line jurnals with a business focus are listed below.

  • 1st Steps: Marketing and Design Daily
    http://www.interbiznet.com/nomad.html
    [Note: Not updated since Sept 1998. Preceding four years of archived issues no longer available on web site as viewed May 3, 2002.]
    Publisher: IBN (Internet Business Network)
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98660863

  • Advertising Age
    http://www.adage.com/
    Publisher: Crain Communications Inc.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-660865

  • American City Business Journals
    http://bizjournals.bcentral.com/search.html
    Publisher: American City Business Journals
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382554

  • American Demographics Magazine
    http://www.demographics.com/
    Publisher: Cowles Business Media/Primedia Intertec.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99107283

  • Asia, Inc Online
    http://www.asia-inc.com/
    Publisher: Golden Opportunity International, Ltd.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98048520

  • B>Quest (Business Quest)
    http://www.westga.edu/~bquest/
    Publisher: University of West Georgia. Richards College of Business.
    Catalog Record/Annotation sn95001014

  • BISNIS Bulletin
    http://bisnis.doc.gov/bisnis/bulletin.htm
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98646979

  • BondMarkets.com
    http://www.bondmarkets.com/newsletters/default.shtml
    Publisher: Bond Market Association

  • Business Week Online: Small business
    http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/index.html
    Publisher: Business Week Online
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99103080

  • Christian Science Monitor Electronic Edition
    http://www.csmonitor.com/
    Publisher: Christian Science Monitor

  • Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet)
    [Note: Archived database only as of January 1, 2002. Current information after that date available from Federal Business Opportunities http://www.fedbizopps.gov.]
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the U.S. Government Printing Office
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98646980

  • Consumer Reports Online (Subscription required for full access)
    http://www.consumerreports.org/
    Publisher: Consumer Union of U.S., Inc.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99103081

  • The Dismal Scientist
    http://www.dismal.com/
    Publisher: Dismal Sciences, Inc.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382923

  • Electronic Accountant
    http://www.electronicaccountant.com
    Publisher: Faulkner & Gray
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98646982

  • Electronic Money Tree: The Netpreneur's Digest for Small Business and Entrepreneurs
    http://www.talkbiz.com/digest/index.html
    Publisher: TalkBiz

  • The Entrepreneur's Mind
    http://www.benlore.com/index2.html
    Publisher: The Benlore Company

  • Euromoney
    http://www.euromoney.com/
    Publisher: Euromoney
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98646964

  • Fast Company
    http://www.fastcompany.com/search/index.html
    Publisher: Fast Company (Boston)

  • U.S. Federal Register
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
    Publisher: U. S. National Archives and Records Administration

  • Forbes Magazine
    http://www.forbes.com/forbes/current
    Publisher: Forbes

  • Fortune
    http://www.fortune.com/
    Publisher: Fortune Magazine

  • Guerilla Marketing Online
    http://www.gmarketing.com/
    Publisher: iPub & Buerilla Marketing International

  • Inc.
    http://www.inc.com/
    Publisher: Inc. Magazine

  • Industry, Trade, and Technology Review
    http://www.usitc.gov/ittr.htm
    Publisher: U.S. International Trade Commission.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98646983

  • International Economic Review
    http://www.usitc.gov/ier.htm
    Publisher: U.S. International Trade Commission.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98644902

  • Israel's Business Arena (Globes)
    http://www.globes.co.il/
    Publisher: Globes Publishers Ltd.

  • Journal of Economic Education
    http://www.indiana.edu/~econed/index.html
    Publisher: Heldref Publications in cooperation with the National Council on Economic Education and the Advisory Committee on Economic Education of the American Economic Association.

  • Journal of International Marketing
    http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/jim/
    Publisher: Michigan State University

  • The Journal Online [DC Metro Area]
    http://www.jrnl.com/
    Publisher: Journal Newspapers

  • The Latin Connection Newsletter
    http://www.latin-connection.com/en_index.shtml
    [Note: Not located on the Internet in search on July 31, 2002.]
    Publisher: The Latin Connection

  • Manufacturer & Builder : a practical journal of industrial progress 1869-1894
    scanned from originals as part of The Making of America (MOA) Project
    http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/moa_browse.html
    Publisher: Western and Company

  • Money
    http://www.money.com/money/
    Publisher: CNNmoney

  • PC World
    http://www.pcworld.com/
    Publisher: PC World

  • PeerSpectives
    http://peerspectives.org
    Publisher: Edward Lowe Foundation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102808

  • Resources
    http://www.rff.org/resources_archive/index.htm
    Publisher: Resources for the Future
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102807

  • The Scout Report for Business and Economics
    Issued from September 27, 1997 - May 31, 2001 only.
    http://scout.wisc.edu/report/bus-econ/archive/index.html
    Publisher: Internet Scout Project

  • Strategy & Business
    http://www.strategy-business.com
    Publisher: Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Inc.

  • Virginia Business Magazine (online edition of Virginia Business Online's monthly magazine)
    Available from the Virginiabusiness.com web site.
    http://www.virginiabusiness.com/
    Publisher: Media General/Virginia Business Magnet.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102806

• E-Books
  • Balancing the National Interest : U.S. National Security Export Controls and Global Economic Competition
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309037387.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382169

  • Borderline Case : International Tax Policy, Corporate Research and Development, and Investment
    James M. Poterba, editor
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/030906368X.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382168

  • A Census that Mirrors America
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309049792.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98803130

  • Company Research : a How-To Guide Susan Wheeler & Chris Black
    http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/research_aids/company_research/index.htm
    Publisher: University of Baltimore. Langsdale Library.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98803126

  • Dispelling the Manufacturing Myth : American Factories Can Compete in the Global Marketplace
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309046769.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382167

  • The Ecology of Industry: Sectors and Linkages Deanna J. Richards and Greg Pearson
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309063558.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382965

  • Education for the Manufacturing World of the Future
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309035848.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382162

  • Finding Common Ground : U.S. Export Controls in a Changed Global Environment
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309043921.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382170

  • Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development: Asset or Liability?
    Proctor P. Reid and Alan Schriescheim
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309050952.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382964

  • The Future of Money in the Information Age James A. Dorn, ed.
    http://www.cato.org/pubs/books/money/copy.htm
    Publisher: Cato Institute
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382163

  • Globalization of Technology: International Perspectives. Janet H. Muroyama and H. Guyford Stevers, editors.
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309038421.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382213

  • The Greening of Industrial Ecosystems. Branden R. Allenby and Deanna J. Richards
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309049377.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382216

  • Learning To Change: Opportunities to Improve the Performance of Smaller Manufacturers
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309049822.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382215

  • Managerial Cost Accounting Guide
    http://www.va.gov/cfo/pubs/costguide/
    Publisher:U. S. Dept. Of Veterans Affairs. Office of Financial Management.

  • Modernizing the U.S. Census
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309051827.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98803129

  • Occupational Outlook Handbook
    http://www.bls.gov/oco/
    Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Catalog Record/Annotation In process

  • Risk and Innovation: The Role and Importance of Small, High-Tech Companies in the U.S. Economy.
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309053765.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382214

  • Social Security Handbook
    http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/handbook/ssa-hbk.htm
    Publisher: U.S. Social Security Administration
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98660862

  • Standards, Conformity Assessment, and Trade : Into the 21st Century
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/030905236X.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382160

  • State Small Business Profiles
    http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/stats/profiles
    Publisher: U. S. Small Business Administration.

  • Transforming Post-Communist Political Economies. Joan M. Nelson, Charles Tilly, and Lee Walker, editors.
    http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/records/0309059291.html
    Publisher: National Academy Press
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382557

  • Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 1-9)
    http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/ucc/ucc.table.html
    Publisher: Legal Information Institute : copyright by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

  • U.S. Government Manual
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html
    Publisher: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Economics

• The Dismal Scientist
  http://www.dismal.com/
  Publisher: Dismal Sciences, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382923

• ECONbase
  http://www.elsevier.com/homepage/sae/econworld/menu.htm
  Publisher: Elsevier Science
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382977

• EconData : A Source of Economic Time Series Data from INFORUM
  http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Economics/EconData/econdata.html
  Publisher: University of Maryland. Economics Dept. INFORUM Research Group.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802806

• Economic Analysis and Research
  http://corp.bankofamerica.com/research/e_economic_analysis___research.html
  Publisher: Bank of America Corp.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382164

• Inomics Search Engine Dr. Thorsten Wichmann
  http://www.inomics.com/query/search/
  Publisher: Inomics
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803118

• NBER Macrohistory Database
  http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/
  Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803123

• NetEc
  http://netec.wustl.edu/
  Publisher: Thomas Krichel
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803108

• Resources
  http://www.rff.org/resources_archive/index.htm
  Publisher: Resources for the Future
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99102807

• Resources for Economists on the Internet (Bill Goffe)
  http://rfe.wustl.edu/EconFAQ.html
  Publisher: Washington University at St. Louis.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99107159

Exchange Rates

• Currency Converter
  http://www.oanda.com/cgi-bin/nc
  Publisher: OANDA, Inc.

• Daily 10 a.m. midpoint foreign exchange rates...
  http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/statistics/forex10.shtml/
  Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

• Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.10 Foreign Exchange Rates (weekly)
  http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H10/
  Publisher: U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99107284

• Pacific Exchange Rate Service
  http://pacific.commerce.ubc.ca/xr/
  Publisher: PACIFIC (Policy Analysis Computing & Information Facility in Commerce). University of British Columbia.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801994

• The Universal Currency Converter(TM)
  http://www.xe.net/currency/
  Publisher: Xenon Laboratories Incorporated
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801551

Exporting

• Canadian Exporters Catalogue
  http://www.worldexport.com/default.html
  Publisher: International Publishing & Development, Inc.

• FAS Online Export & Import Data
  

  For BICO data (bulk, intermediate, and consumer oriented foods and beverages) in calendar and fiscal year format, see
  http://ffas.usda.gov/scriptsw/bico/bico_frm.asp
  For a more comprehensive commodity by commodity breakdown of exports and imports over a two- or five-year period, see
  U.S. Trade Reports
  

  Publisher: U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801988

• Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
  http://www.usitc.gov/taffairs.htm
  Publisher: U.S. International Trade Commission. Office of Tariff Affairs and Trade Agreements.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98644901

• Market Access and Compliance: The Trade Compliance Center
  formerly the Global Export Market Information System (GEMS)
  http://www.tcc.mac.doc.gov/cgi-bin/doit.cgi?218:54:1:5
  Publisher: US International Trade Administration
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97-803243

• The Nafta Home Page
  http://www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/index.htm
  Publisher: U.S. Department of Commerce. International Trade Administration

• National Export Directory (NED)
  http://tradeinfo.doc.gov/ticwebsite/NEDHomeP.nsf/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Trade Information Center
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801438

• Regional Trade Agreements and U.S. Agriculture
  http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/aer771/
  Publisher: US Dept. of Agriculture. Market and Trade Economics Division.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382556

• Reports on U.S. Trade: Monthly Trade Update, U.S. Trade in Perspective, and State Development Agencies For Trade And Investment
  http://www.ita.doc.gov/td/industry/otea/ustrade.html
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. Of Commerce. International Trade Administration.

• STAT-USA: fee based
  http://www.stat-usa.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801466

• Trade Agreements Database
  http://www.mac.doc.gov/tcc/search/search_face.htm/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Trade Compliance Center.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803119

Franchises

• Find a Franchise.net
  http://www.findafranchise.net/
  Publisher: Find a Franchise.net

• Franchise Direct
  http://www.franchisedirect.co.uk/index.htm
  Publisher: McGarry Consulting
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382926

• Franchise Handbook: Online
  http://www.franchise1.com/
  Publisher: Enterprise Magazines, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801778

• Franchise Opportunity Search Database
  http://www.bison1.com/BisonFranch1.html
  Publisher: BISON (Business International Sales and Opportunity Network)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801998

Government Agencies

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  http://www.cfda.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. General Services Administration.

• Congressional Directory
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong016.html
  Publisher: U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Government Printing Office

• Current Industrial Reports
  http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
  Listing by Report Number

• Fairfax County, VA
  http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/
  Publisher: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and the Fairfax County VA Convention and Visitors' Bureau.

• International Monetary Fund Publications
  http://www.imf.org/external/pubind.htm
  Publisher: International Monetary Fund
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382969

• Introduction to Environmental Economics Research at the EPA
  [including the Environmental Economics Report Manager database (EERM) and the NSF/EPA Funding For Environmental Economics database.]
  http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epalib/ord1.nsf
  Publisher: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Law Institute.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801972

• Municipal Codes, Minutes, etc.
  Note: Select "Online Codes" or "Online Minutes" from the home page.
  http://www.municode.com/
  Publisher: Municipal Code Corporation
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803115

• OECD Policy Brief
  http://www.oecd.org/publications/Pol_brief
  Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98650650

• Office of Defects Investigation Recall Database (Automobiles and Accessories)
  http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recallsearch.cfm
  Publisher:U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

• (OSHA) Statistics & Data
  http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/
  Publisher: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• PRO-Net : Procurement Marketing and Access Network. [Database]
  formerly, SBA 8(A) Contractor Listings "Pilot Program"
  http://pro-net.sba.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Small Business Administration.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382166

• Public Records Online
  http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
  Publisher: NETR Real Estate Research and Information

• State Small Business Profiles
  http://www.sba.gov/ADVO/stats/profiles
  Publisher: U. S. Small Business Administration.

• Travel Management Policy
  http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/content/orgs_content.jsp?contentOID=22893&contentType=1005
  Publisher: U.S. General Services Administration. Office of Governmentwide Policy
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382968

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802432

• U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
  http://www.census.gov/
  Publisher: U. S. Bureau of the Census.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802431

• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
  http://www.usda.gov/
  Publisher: U. S. Dept. of Agriculture

• U.S. Dept. of State
  http://www.state.gov
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of State

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  http://www.epa.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• U.S. Export-Import Bank
  http://www.exim.gov/
  Publisher: U. S. Export Import Bank

• U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  http://www.ftc.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Federal Trade Commission

• U.S. Food & Drug Administration News
  http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpwhats.html
  Publisher: U.S. Food and Drug Administration

• U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service
  http://www.fas.usda.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service

• U.S. General Accounting Office
  http://www.gao.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. General Accounting Office

• General Accounting Office (GAO) Reports Online via GPO Access
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml
  Publisher: U.S. General Accounting Office
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98802000

• U.S. General Services Administration.
  http://www.gsa.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. General Services Administration.

• U.S. Government Manual
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

• U.S. Internal Revenue Service
  http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Internal Revenue Service

• U.S. International Trade Administration
  http://www.ita.doc.gov/
  Publisher: US International Trade Administration

• U.S. Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
  http://www.mbda.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Minority Business Development Agency

• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
  http://www.nara.gov
  Publisher: U. S. National Archives and Records Administration

• U.S. National Labor Relations Board
  http://www.nlrb.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

• U.S. National Technical Information Service
  http://www.ntis.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. National Technical Information Service

• U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Organization. : OSHA
  http://www.osha.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Labor. Occupational Safety and Health Organization

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  http://www.uspto.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801561

• U.S. Small Business Administration
  http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Small Business Administration
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97-803246

• U.S. Superintendent of Documents (and GPO ACCESS)
  http://www.access.gpo.gov/
  Publisher: U. S. Government Printing Office.

Home-Based Industries

• SOHO Guidebook: a practical guide to starting, running, and growing a small business.
  [Note: Part of CCH's Business Owner's Toolkit.]
  http://www.toolkit.cch.com/
  Publisher: CCH Incorporated

• Working Solo
  [Information and links to related resources for the solo business person]
  http://www.workingsolo.com/
  Publisher: WorkingSolo
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97802717
  

Industries

• Alcohol Industry and Policy Database
  http://www.andornot.com/marin
  Publisher: Marin Institute
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801794

• CIRF: Converging Industries Research Foundation (formerly TIAP : Telecommunications Industries Analysis Project)
  http://www.tiap.org/
  Publisher: Telecommunications Industries Analysis Project
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803122

• Current Industrial Reports
  http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
  Listing by Report Number

• The Contracts Library
  http://cori.missouri.edu/
  Publisher: CORI - Contracting and Organizations Research Initiative (University of Missouri-Columbia)
  [Formerly maintained by the Center for Research on Contracts and the Structure of Enterprise at the
  University of Pittsburgh, http://crcse.business.pitt.edu/]
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801971

• CSS | INFO
  Includes free search of database of standards and related materials. Most items retrieved are available by purchase only.
  http://www.cssinfo.com/
  Publisher: CSSInfo
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382924

• Decisions and Orders of the NLRB
  http://www.nlrb.gov/decision.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99103078

• Metal Industry Indicators
  http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mii
  Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

• Mineral Industry Surveys
  http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/mis.html
  Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

• North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
  Publisher: U. S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

• Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM):
  a bibliographic database for manufacturing and related areas
  http://www.eevl.ac.uk/ram/index.html
  Publisher: Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803104

• Standard Industrial Classification Manual
  http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics .html
  Comparison tables for SIC and NAICS codes.
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

Labor

• AFSCME LaborLinks: Women's Labor History
  http://www.afscme.org/otherlnk/whlinks.htm
  Publisher: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

• NLRB Manuals
  http://www.nlrb.gov/manuals.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

• [NLRB] Press Releases
  http://www.nlrb.gov/press/press.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

• NLRB Rules and Regulations
  http://www.nlrb.gov/rr.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

• U.S. National Labor Relations Board
  http://www.nlrb.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802432

• Weekly Summary of NLRB Cases
  http://www.nlrb.gov/weeklysum/w2782.html
  Publisher: U.S. National Labor Relations Board.

Legal

• Introduction to Environmental Economics Research at the EPA
  [including the Environmental Economics Report Manager database (EERM) and the NSF/EPA Funding For Environmental Economics database.]
  http://yosemite.epa.gov/ee/epalib/ord1.nsf
  Publisher: U. S. Environmental Protection Agency/Environmental Law Institute.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801972

• LawOffice.com (Formerly West Legal Directory)
  http://www.lawoffice.com/
  Publisher:West Group
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801990

• Uniform Commercial Code (Articles 1-9)
  http://www.law.cornell.edu:80/ucc/ucc.table.html
  Publisher: Legal Information Institute : copyright by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

• Who Represents Corporate America :
  The National Law Journal Client List
  Publisher: Law.com
  Note: This annual list has appeared in the National Law Journal on the following dates.
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 3, 1995
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) November 18, 1996
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 14, 1997
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C02) July 6, 1998
    
  • National Law Journal (p. C03) November 15, 1999
    
  • National Law Journal December 4, 2000
    
  • National Law Journal November 2001

    Catalog Record/Annotation 98801880

Marketing/Market Research

• 1st Steps: Marketing and Design Daily
  http://www.interbiznet.com/nomad.html
  [Note: Not updated since Sept 1998. Preceding four years of archived issues no longer available on web site as viewed May 3, 2002.]
  Publisher: IBN (Internet Business Network)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-660863

• American Demographics
  [Note: Following the cessation of Marketing Tools magazine in July 1998, American Demographics magazine extended its coverage to include Marketing Tools topics.]
  http://www.demographics.com/publications/ad/index.htm
  Publisher: Cowles Business Media/Primedia Intertec.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99107283

• Green Book: Worldwide Directory of Marketing Research Companies and Services
  http://www.greenbook.org/
  Publisher: American Marketing Association. New York Chapter
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802002

• Guerilla Marketing Online
  http://www.gmarketing.com/
  Publisher: iPub & Guerilla Marketing International

• Journal of International Marketing
  http://ciber.bus.msu.edu/jim/
  Publisher: Michigan State University

• World Market and Trade Reports [for agricultural commodities]
  http://ffas.usda.gov/archive.html
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Foreign Agricultural Service.

Megasites

• Argus Clearinghouse [formerly the Clearinghouse for Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides]
  [No longer actively maintained.]
  http://www.clearinghouse.net/
  Publisher: Argus Associates, Inc.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 97-803104

• BEOnline: Business and Economic Resources Online.
  http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/beonline/
  Publisher: U.S. Library of Congress. Cataloging Directorate. Bibliographic Enrichment Advisory Team.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803109

• CELCEE Database
  http://www.celcee.edu/
  Publisher: Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Clearinghouse on Entrepreneurship Education.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803208

• Colorado Business Resource Guide
  http://www.state.co.us/oed/guide/
  Publisher: Colorado Small Business Development Center in partnership with the US Small Business Administration and Colorado Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)

• Company Research : a How-To Guide Susan Wheeler & Chris Black
  http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/research_aids/company_research/index.htm
  Publisher: University of Baltimore. Langsdale Library.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803126

• Electronic Commerce Guide
  http://ecommerce.internet.com/
  Publisher: Mecklermedia Corporation
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801970

• EntreWorld : Resources for Entrepreneurs
  http://www.entreworld.org/
  Publisher: Kaufmann Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382927

• Fedworld Information Network
  http://www.fedworld.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. NTIS.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801435

• Financial Data Finder
  http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/de pt/fin/osudata.htm
  Publisher: Ohio State University. Max M. Fisher College of Business. Dept. of Finance. (Columbus OH)

• FINWeb Home Page
  http://www.finweb.com/
  Publisher: James R. Garven, PhD, Professor at University of Texas at Austin

• Global Edge (Formerly International Business Resources on the WWW)
  http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
  Publisher: Michigan State University. Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98802433

• Global Information Network for Small and Medium Enterprises
  http://www.gin.sme.ne.jp/homee.html
  Publisher: Japan Ministry of International Trade and Industry, for the G7 Information Society Initiative.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382929

• Idea Cafe
  http://www.ideacafe.com/
  Publisher: Idea Cafe
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99383063

• Industry Canada - Industrie Canada : Strategis
  http://strategis.ic.gc.ca
  Publisher: Strategis. Copyright by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Ministry of Industry.

• MBendi AfroPaedia : Information for Africa
  http://mbendi.co.za
  Publisher: MBendi Information Services (Pty) Ltd
  Catalog Record/Annotation 99382967 http://advertising.utexas.edu/research/Topics.html

• Small Biz Planet.com
  [Note: Available as a subscription product according to web site as viewed May 4, 2002. Free implementation available at http://www.smallbizplanet.com/montecito/ ]
  http://www.smallbizplanet.com/index.html
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803124

• SmallbizNet
  [Note: No longer available on the revised Edward Lowe web site as viewed September 2002 ]
  Publisher: The Edward Lowe Foundation

• The Small Business Advisor : the World of Small Business
  http://www.isquare.com/
  Publisher: Information International
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801966

• STAT-USA: fee based
  http://www.stat-usa.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801466

• U.S. Business Advisor
  http://www.business.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. NTIS.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801546

• Virginia Business Online
  http://www.virginiabusiness.com/
  Publisher: Virginia Business Magazine.
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98803125

• Virtual International Business and Economic Sources (VIBES)
  http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm
  Publisher: University of North Carolina at Charlotte. J. Murrey Atkins Library
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802434

Museums/Libraries

• Hagley Museum and Library
  http://www.hagley.lib.de.us/
  Publisher: Hagley Museum and Library
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98802607

News Services

• BusinessWire.com
  http://www.businesswire.com/
  Publihser: Business Wire

• Canadian Corporate News
  http://www.cdn-news.com/
  Publisher: Canadian Corporate News (CCN)

• PR Newswire
  http://www.prnewswire.com/
  Publisher: PR Newswire

• Yahoo! News : Business Headlines
  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/business/
  Publisher: Yahoo! Inc.

Patents

• Canadian Patent Database
  http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html
  Publisher: Strategis Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry.

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  http://www.uspto.gov/
  Publisher: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801561

Postal/Telephone Codes

• Canadian Postal Code Lookup Service
  http://www.westminster.ca/
  Select Canadian Postal Code Look-up from the main Westminster site.
  Publisher: Westminister International Computers Inc.

• International Dialing Codes
  http://kropla.com/dialcode.htm
  Publisher: Steve Kropla

• International Mailing Address Formats
  http://www.bitboost.com/ref/international-address-formats.html
  Publisher: BitBoost Systems

• Postage rates worldwide
  http://www.atms.ch/rates/
  Publisher: Markus Seitz, Luzern, Switzerland

• Telephone directories on the Web (Robert Hoare)
  http://www.teldir.com/eng/
  Publisher: Buttle & Tuttle, Ltd.

• Zip Plus 4 Code Look-Up
  http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/
  Publisher: U.S. Postal Service
  Catalog Record: 98-801563

Shipping Information

• Airborne Express
  http://www.airborne.com/
  Publisher: Airborne Freight Corporation

• DHL Worldwide Express Home Page
  http://www.dhl.com/
  Publisher: DHL Systems

• FedEx
  http://www.fedex.com/
  Publisher: FedEx

• UPS
  http://www.ups.com/
  Publisher: United Parcel Service of America

• Zip Code Look-Up and Address Information
  http://www.usps.gov/ncsc
  Publisher: U.S. Postal Service
  Catalog Record/Annotation 98801563

Statistics

• Agricultural
  • Agricultural Statistics
    http://www/usda.gov/nass/pubs/agstats.htm
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98660843

  • FAS Online Export & Import Data
    

    For BICO data (bulk, intermediate, and consumer oriented foods and beverages) in calendar and fiscal year format, see
    http://ffas.usda.gov/scriptsw/bico/bico_frm.asp
    For a more comprehensive commodity by commodity breakdown of exports and imports over a two- or five-year period, see
    U.S. Trade Inport System
    

    Publisher: U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801988

  • USDA Economics and Statistics System
    http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture in co-operation with the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382858

  • USDA FAS Sesarch Engines
    http://ffas.usda.gov/fassearc.html
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

• Census Data
  • County Business Patterns
    http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp /view/cbpview.html
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98660864

  • Current Industrial Reports
    http://www.census.gov/cir/www/
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
    Listing by Report Number

  • Earnings by Occupation and Education
    http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/earn-stateis.html
    [No longer offered through the Government Information Sharing Project as of June 2002 per notice on the web site]
    Publisher: U. S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census through the Government Information Sharing Project. Oregon State University. Information Services.

  • Economic Census (1992)
    http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/php/econ_census_92/home.php
    Publisher: U. S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census through the Government Information Sharing Project. Oregon State University. Information Services.

  • Economic Census (1997)
    http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/economic.html
    Publisher: U.S. Bureau of the Census.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382971

  • Economic Report of the President
    http://www.access.gpo.gov/eop/index.html
    Publisher: Executive Office of the President. US Government Printing Office.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99103079

  • Industry Statistics (Canada)
    http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/amis/siteSearch/jsp/search.jsp
    Publisher: Strategis. Copyright by Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Ministry of Industry.

  • National Income and Products Accounts
    http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/index.asp
    Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

  • Population and Housing Unit Estimates
    http://eire.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

  • Regional Economic Information System (REIS): 1969-2000
    http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/reis/
    Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

  • Statistical Abstract of the United States (.pdf file)
    http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census.

  • STAT-USA (fee based)
    http://www.stat-usa.gov/
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-801466

  • U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
    http://www.census.gov/
    Publisher: U. S. Bureau of the Census.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98-802431

  • USA Counties
    http://govinfo.kerr.orst.edu/php/commerce/index.php
    Publisher: U. S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census through the Government Information Sharing Project. Oregon State University. Information Services.

• Demographics
  • American Demographics Magazine
    http://www.demographics.com/
    Publisher: Cowles Business Media/Primedia Intertec.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99107283

  • BEARFACTS (BEA Regional Facts)
    http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/regional/bearfacts/index.htm
    Publisher: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99382555

  • County and City Databook (1988 and 1994)
    http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/ccdb
    Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of the Census via
    University of Virginia Library.
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99107160

  • The Right Site [Demographic reports]
    http://www.easidemographics.com/
    Publisher: Easi Analytic Software, Inc.

• Financial
  • Bank Rate Monitor
    http://www.bankrate.com/
    Publisher: Bank Rate Monitor
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99120700

  • Dow Data (Dow Jones Indexes)
    http://averages.dowjones.com/
    Publisher: Dow Jones & Company
    Catalog Record/Annotation 98803111

  • EMDB Frontier Market News
    [July 1998 latest available on web site as viewed November 2002]
    http://www.ifc.org/EMDB/FRONTIER/NEW/FRONTIER.HTM
    Publisher: International Finance Corporation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102804

  • FDIC Historical Statistics on Banking
    http://www.fdic.gov/bank/historical/index.html
    Publisher: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102803

  • FDIC Statistics on Banking
    http://www.fdic.gov/bank/statistical/statistics/index.html
    Publisher: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99102802

  • Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 Selected Interest Rates (weekly)
    http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/H15/
    Publisher: U.S. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
    Catalog Record/Annotation 99120701

  • Financial Data Finder
    http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/de pt/fin/osudata.htm
    Publisher: Ohio State University. Max M. Fisher College of Business. Dept. of Finance. (Columbus OH)

  • FRED