Business Liaison Librarian
Beth Vizzini
Contact:
West Texas A&M University
Cornette Library
Room #125D
WTAMU Box 60748
Canyon, TX 79016
Cornette Library
Room #125D
WTAMU Box 60748
Canyon, TX 79016
(806) 651-2225
Subjects: Business, Market Info
Business Liaison Librarian
Core Resources
- Value Line This link opens in a new windowProvides detailed analysis and key financial ratios for stocks (including Small and Mid Cap) and mutual funds, and overviews of about 100 industry segments.
- Checkpoint Edge This link opens in a new windowDeveloped for tax preparers and other accounting professionals. Contains the full-text of United States tax law and code (with commentary), IRS rulings and releases, tax news sources, tax court rulings and international tax treaties.
You can register for an individual account using this link and your WT email address.
(Formerly RIA Checkpoint.) - EIU Viewpoint (Economist Intelligence Unit) This link opens in a new windowSpecialized information such as Country Profile, Country Report, Country Data/Market Indicators and Forecasts.
- IBISWorld This link opens in a new windowA collection of industry market research and industry risk ratings, offering reports on more than 1300 US industries. Over 700 NAICS Industry reports, 600+ US Specialized Industry Reports on emerging and sub niche industries, US Business Environment Profiles provide data and analysis on more than 350 key economic, demographic and consumer indicators, US and International Risk Rating Reports, 74 Global Industry Reports full of statistics and easy-to-digest analysis.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) data This link opens in a new windowIncludes:
International Financial Statistics – all aspects of international and domestic finance, with history to 1948.
Direction of Trade - value of exports and imports between countries and their trading partners, with history to 1980.
Balance of Payments - international economic transactions data and International Investment Position, with history to 1960.
Government Finance Statistics - budgetary and extra-budgetary financial operations data of governments, with history to 1990. - WRDS (Wharton Research Data Service) This link opens in a new windowWRDS is an account-based business intelligence, data analytics, and research platform through which multiple providers offer their data by subscription. Our subscription principally features Compustat from S&P Global.
Accounts are available for WT faculty, students, and staff.
You can request an account through the link above.
Account requests are approved within 24 hours by Dr. Eric McKee of the College of Business. If you don't see a response to your request within that time, you can then email Dr. McKee at emckee@wtamu.edu or librarian Beth Vizzini at bavizzini@wtamu.edu.
Scholarly Articles
Scholarly articles:
- are written, reviewed, and edited by experts,
- refer to work by other scholars
Developing Keywords
Make a research question from your topic.
- For example: "What is currently being done to help conserve the endangered Giant Panda population?"
- Keywords: conserve and Giant Panda
Think of related words.
- Conserve: conservation, preservation, protection
- Giant Panda: panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca (scientific name).
Get searching!
Evaluate Resources
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Get Help from the Library
Research & Access Help
- Use our 24/7 Live Chat located on the bottom right of library websites.
- Call (806) 651-2215 during library hours
- Use "Email a Librarian" to ask a question. Typical response time is within 1 business day.
- Stop by the first floor Research or Access desks anytime the library is open
- Renew items using the My Account feature of the online catalog
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