Electronic Commerce Research Guide

Written by Stephanie J. Movahedi-Lankarani

Search for books, videos and other materials in the CAT

Search for books

Sample subjects in the CAT:

•	Application Service Provider	•	Internet (combine with Addresses, Advertizing, Auctions, Banking, Business, Commerce, Consultants, Domain Names, Fraud, Industry, Marketing, Service Providers)
•	Business Enterprises
•	Computer Networks
•	Customer Relationship Management
•	E-Business	•	Online Commerce
•	E-Commerce	•	World Wide Web

Databases

Lexis/Nexis Academic

•	News: full-text regional, national and international newspapers, magazines and trade journals
•	Business Resources: full-text business news, company and industry information, SEC filings, and accounting literature
•	Legal Resources: full-text federal and state case opinions, law reviews, legal news, European Union legislation, tax law, and patents

Researchers also have access to e-commerce legal news (located in the Legal Research search section) and recent poll and survey results (located in the Reference search section).

EconLit

•	Comprehensive index of journals, books, dissertations, articles in collective volumes, and working papers

An Index search in the General Index , returns the most specific citations on e-commerce.

Hoover's Online

•	Proprietary company and industry information, SEC filings, plus reports on money management, career development, news, and business travel

ProQuest

•	Search for newspaper, magazine and journal articles. Many full-text

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

•	Investor information products
•	Industry Surveys
•	Company profiles and Corporation Records
•	Stock, bond and fund research

STAT-USA Internet

•	Economic, business, and international trade information
•	Trade news and opportunities
•	International marketing and industry reports
•	U.S. import and export statistics
•	Guides to international trade, country reports, and foreign exchange rates
•	Economic indicators, employment statistics and much more

TableBase

•	Tabular/statistical data
•	Companies, industries, products, and demographics
•	Market share, company and brand rankings, industry and product forecasts, imports and exports, production and consumption statistics, number of users, and trends
•	International in scope

Web/Print Resources

Reference Sources

Selected Websites

Selected Journals