Title: ArgMax: Economics News, Data, and Analysis Provider: argmax.com Subject Heading/s: Economics LC Class: HC Reference Category: Almanacs Description: "Created by John Irons, an assistant professor of economics at Amherst, the ArgMax Web site (named after a mathematical terms utilized in economics) provides a host of current news, data, and topical analysis of economics. Updated frequently by a newsbot, the news and commentary section is divided into several themed sections and drawn from a wide number of online sources. After reading some of these articles, visitors may want to consult the online economics glossary that offers brief explanations of terms ranging from absolute advantage to wire transfer." The Scout Report, May 9, 2003 -- Volume 9, Number 18, Research & Education

Title: Beige Book Provider: Federal Reserve Bank Subject Heading/s: United States-Economic conditions; Monetary policy LC Class: HC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: Each of the twelve District Federal Reserve Banks gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions; 8 reports/year are issued.

Title: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Provider: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Subject Heading/s: Economic assistance, Domestic--United States; Grants-in-aid--United States. LC Class: HC Reference Category: Directories Description: "A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public." It has several indexes in addition to applicant eligibility.

Title: EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History Provider: EH.Net Subject Heading/s: Economic history LC Class: HC Reference Category: Encyclopedias Description: "EH.Net Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History is designed to provide students and laymen with high quality reference articles in the field. Articles for the Online Encyclopedia are written by experts, screened by a group of authorities, and carefully edited." The Services button links to economic datasbases, surveys, bibliographies, and How Much is That?, an economic calculator.

Title: FRED II Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Subject Heading/s: United States-Economic conditions. LC Class: HC Reference Category: Compendiums Description: "Welcome to FRED II - a database of over 1000 U.S. economic time series. With FRED II you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series." Federal Reserve Economic Data includes Balance of Payments and Trade Data, Banking Data, Employment, Exchange Rates, Gross Domestic Product and Components, and Interest Rates.

Title: IMF Staff Country Reports Provider: International Monetary Fund Subject Heading/s: Economic conditions LC Class: HC Reference Category: Handbooks Description: Comprehensive reports on the economies of over 100 countries from the International Monetary Fund.

Title: Industry Center Provider: Yahoo! Finance Subject Heading/s: United States--Industries. LC Class: HC Reference Category: Almanacs Description: This Yahoo Finance page presents standardized information for all industries, including news, events calendar, press releases, top 10 companies, research reports, industry profiles, market summary, and industry buzz.

Title: Penn World Tables Provider: Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Toronto Subject Heading/s: Economic Hisory and Conditions LC Class: HC Reference Category: Databases Description: Economic series by country, most going back several decades. Provided by Computing in the Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Toronto.