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Agriculture Network Information Center - Searchable; Information selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.; Directories of Experts
Agriculture Online - Online magazine featuring news, markets, land values, livestock ...
AgriSurf! - "The Farmers Search Engine" 
Agriculture Search Engines (Pendergrass Library)
Breeds of Livestock - (Okla State Univ., Dept of Animal Science) - Cattle, Horses, Goats, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Other Species
Current Crops & Weather (USDA) - Agricultural Statistics for U.S. and States
The Cyber-Farm (Ohio State Univ.) - various reference materials for these categories: Barn, Crops, Farmhouse, Garden, Greenhouse, Machine Shed, Miscellaneous, Orchard, Pasture, Pond, Windmill, and Woodlot
EDIS (Univ. of Fla. Inst. of Food and Agric. Sciences)(the successor to FAIRS) - agriculture, animal science, coastal plants, energy conservation, irrigation, pest control and pesticides, soil and water science ...
FDA Warning Letters (PDF format) warning letters and violation notices can be searched by Most Recent, by Company, by Subject, by Issuing Office, or by Date. Be sure to check that the status indicated in the letters has not changed subsequently.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Marketing Florida Agriculture (Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services) - statistics, market news, associations, plus state specific information on topics such as alligators, christmas trees, seafood, wineries, etc.
MooMilk - Everything about the Dairy industry
Reporters' Guide to Genetic Engineering in Agriculture - (Environmental Media Services)
Today's Market Prices - current and and historical wholesale market prices for US and international produce - This is a subscription service ($$)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA Economics and Statistics System (Cornell Univ) - search or browse for reports and datasets
USDA Market Reports - database featuring the United States Department of Agriculture's daily, weekly and monthly reports, covering a diverse range of produce items and countries. Part of the ProduceIndustry.com Network of Sites
Abandoned Property (Florida) - search by name or city
American Banker - publication ($$)
Banking data and research - (Ruth Kobylecky Humphrey) article details what free information is available on the Internet
BankRate Monitor - current U.S. bank loan and interest rates, consumer guides, calculators and news
CardTrak - (Global Payment Card Information Network) - Low Rate Credit Card Lists; rate surveys
Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the - The OCC regulates national banks.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - banking news and statistics, public documents, laws and regulations, consumer info., and assets for sale by the FDIC.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) - Oversees the FRB, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and OTS. Site has information about the programs such as the Community Reinvestment Act, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; profiles and statistical info. about financial institutions in the FDIC Financial Institution Directory; info. about bank holding companies in the Federal Reserve Systems National Information Center of Banking Information; and general info. about the FFIEC.
Federal Reserve Board - Oversees monetary policy and regulates bank holding companies and member state banks. Site has press releases, speeches and testimony, reports to Congress, statistics (including interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and bank balance info.), enforcement actions, letters ...
Federal Reserve System Beige Book - Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions; Published eight times per year, each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.
Florida Department of Banking and Finance (Office of the Comptroller) - Division of Banking info. includes statistics and legal information on state chartered institutions.
Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) - Regulates federal chartered thrifts and some state chartered thrifts. Site includes Quarterly Thrift Financial Reports, and other OTS publications; rules and regulations; rules, guides and filings on online banking ...
RateNet (DataTrac Corporation) - current and historic interest rates of over 11,000 U.S. financial institutions; ranking service analyzes interest rate performance and financial stability.
Treasury, U.S. Department of - Links to Treasury offices (Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, IRS, Secret Service, Customs, etc., press releases, speeches, document archives, ...
World Bank Group - country data
BankruptcyData.Com - business bankruptcy resources; free services include, links to bankruptcy courts and court information, search of public company bankruptcies since 1995. Premium services ($$) includes search of private and public bankruptcies, and search of bankruptcy news reports
InterNet Bankruptcy Library - Latest on businesses in trouble
Boycott Action News: (Co-op America) - information on boycotts. Site also has information on sweatshops and socially responsible shopping
Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (Illinois Institute of Technology) - collection of professional codes of ethics, and links to other ethics collections.
Children & Tobacco ComplianceChecker (Food & Drug Aadministration) - searchable database of charges against businesses selling tobacco products to children
Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet) - "the Government's official free electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily."
Dot-Com Layoffs and Shutdowns - (Wall Street Journal) - A comprehensive list of job cuts and closures among Web-related companies, with links to relevant articles.
Electronic Commerce Guide (Internet.com)
Firstview (current season $$, older ones free) - fashion publication with photos of the latest fashion collections. Models and top designer fashion shows straight from Milan, Paris, London and New York.
IDC - forecasts worldwide markets and trends and analyze business strategies, technologies, and vendors
International Business Information (IBI) Directory - "The IBI Directory is a resource for readers of the book, International Business Information on the Web: Searcher Magazine's Guide to Sites and Strategies for Global Business Research, by Sheri R. Lanza. Organized by chapter and periodically updated, the directory includes links to all the Web resources covered in the book."
International Council of Shopping Centers
The Internet Auction List - web portal to the auction community
Internet Business Technology Portal: @BRINT - major collection of links to information on Knowledge Management
The Internet Economy Indicators - (Univ.Texas' Center for Research in Electronic Commerce) employment and revenue figures on the Internet economy going back to 1998
Researching Companies on the Internet (Debbie Flanagan) - A Tutorial
ResourcesApplied Ethics Resources on WWW - A guide to publications, policies, articles, academic centers, government agencies and other relevant links for ethics in business, computing, the professions, media, the environment, research, government, and science and technology.
Special Report: Corporate Corruption - Fraud Inc. A great place to track developments related to corporate crime. In addition to news, articles, and breaking headlines, browse lists of recent investigations, read profiles of major corporate auditors and CEOs under investigation, see who went to court, and find out who went to jail.
Trade Show Central - trade show calendars, facilities
Uniform Commercial Code Locator (Cornell Legal Information Institute) - federally proposed legislation seeking state adoption. Locators are also available for the Uniform Probate Code, Uniform Code of Evidence, and uniform laws in the areas of: matrimonial, family and health, and business and finance.
World Chamber of Commerce Directory - Contact information and Web sites for city, state, and U.S. chambers of commerce, as well as for state boards of tourism, economic development organizations, embassies, foreign chambers of commerce, and more
World Chambers Network - Index of Chambers of Commerce worldwide.
EDGAR Online People - Biographical database on executives of public companies. Search by name and get information that appears in SEC proxy filings, including salary and stock ownership.
Forbes 500s Annual Directory - searchable; America's largest corporations by sales, profits, assets and market value. Has historical data back to 1997.
Hypertextual Finance Glossary (Campbell R. Harvey)- "The largest financial glossary on the Internet"
Language of Trade - glossary of terms commonly used in international trade and trade negotiations. Also has Acronym reference. This edition was prepared for the U. S. Information Agency
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) - 1997 NAICS United States Structure, Including Relationship to 1987 U.S. SIC (replaces old SIC codes); the codes
Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC codes) (EdgarScan)
Cost-of-Living Calculator (NewsEngin) for selected geographic region/metropolitan area; also offers a Percent Change Calculator
Cost-of-Living Calculator (American Institute for Economic Research) - 1913 to the present
Cost of Living Analysis - cost of living comparisons between U.S. cities. In addition to factoring in costs of goods and services (food clothing, shelter, utilities, transportation, health care and other miscellaneous items), the data presented here incorporates the cost difference of taxes. Site also has the Consumer Price Index inflation calculator 1913 to the present, Best Places to Work, Occupational Outlook Handbook and more
Currency Converter (OANDA) - Multi-lingual Foreign Exchange Calculator has exchange rates for any day from January 1, 1990, through today. Any 2 currencies, any dollar amount, reverse the exchange. 2 days behind current exchange rate. - Historic exchanges available to 1/1/90; For US dollar and German Mark, you can get rates back to 1970s.
Currency Converter(tm), The Full Universal - current currency conversions for 180 currencies in over 250 geographical locations.
The Inflation Calculator - adjusts any given amount of money for inflation, according to the Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to most recent available year. The pre-1975 data are the Consumer Price Index statistics from Historical Statistics of the United States (USGPO, 1975). All data since then are from the annual Statistical Abstracts of the United States.
Inflation conversion factors for dollars of 1800 to est. 2010 to dollars of CPI, 1995 to 2001
Interest Calculator (BankRate Monitor) - mortgages, loans, banking, credit cards etc.; Feature on mortgage calculator finds payoff date with additional principal payments
What is a dollar worth? (Consumer Price Index Calculation Machine) 1913 to most recent available year (current year is estimated)
BIG BOOK Directory Search - Business directory with zoomable maps; Search by category, city, state, name
Business Filings Databases (LLRX.com)
CAROL World - European, Asian and American Company Annual Reports
Company Web Site Locator (Websense Inc.) - Search by complete or partial companyname; uses Internic database
Competitive Intelligence Strategies & Tools - Compiled by the Fuld & Company Library - The Internet Intelligence Index is designed to help you gather competitive intelligence information. Links to by general business and industry-specific intelligence-related Internet sites, covering everything from macro-economic data to individual patent and stock quote information. Includes a limited number of International resources.
Corporate Information (Winthrop Corporation) - Searchable and alphabetical international list of companies analyzed. Company Reports, Company Profiles, Research Reports, Analysis Summaries, Sales Analyses, Price Analyses Earnings Analyses, Exchange Rates, TOP 100 LISTS, country reports and more. Requires free registration; unique feature helps you translate and define the abbreviations following company names
Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) - Internet Access for Credit Card Customers
EDGAR - see Securities & Exchange Commission filings below
Hoover's Online - Searchable profiles of companies for free capsule information; IPO new; reports from Dun & Bradstreet (through Telebase), Experian, Harris InfoSource and Dow Jones Publications can be purchased ($$); resources such as officers information and company profiles are for members only.
the Inc. 500 - annual list of America's fastest-growing private companies; database of all listed companies 1982 on.
Industry Research Desk - tools for researching specific companies, industries, and manufacturing processes. Tutorial format with links to the tools mentioned.
Locating U.S. Corporation Records Online - Internet Prospector - Directory of State Web Sites and Secretaries of State Contact Information; links to official U.S. state corporation databases and official state charities databases, non-profit corporations; links to genera international business resources
Public Register's Annual Report Service (PRARS) NASDAQ, NYSE, AMEX, OTC - free annual reports can be ordered.
Securities & Exchange Commission filings - EDGAR database
FreeEDGAR.com is a product of EDGAR Online, Inc.) EDGAR Online provides the alerting services and search tools to access data from SEC filings quickly and easily, by subscription.
Sedar - (System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval). The Canadian version of public company and mutual fund filings, plus news
Thomas Regional Directory - directory of manufacturers
Accounting Glossary - (Utah Association of CPAs)
Bureau of Economic Analysis (U.S. Dept of Commerce) - Data and Methodology - summary BEA estimates from the national, regional, and international programs--including the latest figures on gross domestic product, personal income, and balance of payments (free), plus fee-based data.
Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) - Univ. of Fla.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (U.S. Department of Labor) - BLS data, news, publications, and more, including Consumer Price Indexes
EconData - (Economic Development Administration) - guide to regional economic activity on the Web, with links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider.
Economagic: Economic Time Series - time series data; US macroeconomic data (the whole US), with the bulk being employment data by local area -- state, county, MSA, and many cities and towns. Subscription service allows user to download files in special formats.
Economic data and links (CSU - Dr. John A. Shaw)
Economic Time Series Page (Ted Bos/Univ. of Alabama/Birmingham) - Large collection of economic time series data, including business cycle indicators, employment and unemployment data, monthly economic indicators, housing starts, monetary data, interest rates, GDP, CPI, ...
Economists on the World Wide Web (Applied Economics Research Group at Portland State Univ.) and other economist directory services
Economy at a Glance (Bureau of Labor Statistics) - local and state data
Economic Statistics, U.S. National (Larry Schankman) - Macroeconomics section of a larger reference collection.
Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) - Historical U.S. economic and financial data, including daily U.S. interest rates, monetary and business indicators, exchange rates, GDP, CPI, PPI, employment data, ...
The Financial Data Finder (Charles A. Dice Center, Ohio State University) - Links to lots of Financial pages
Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site - (Nouriel Roubini - Stern School of Business, New York University) - Large selective collection of links and news
Retail & Wholesale Trade Data - (Census Dept) - current and historic data, some into the mid 1980's.
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Programs - Current economic indicators, links to Census sites for data on trade, income, wages, construction, retail, wholesale, etc., Census Economic Briefing Room, and Indicator Release Schedule.
WSRN.com: Economic Calendar - check today's releases or select any month, past or future. Links to state, federal and international releases and data. (Part of Wall Street Research Net)
Insurance Industry Links (Illinois Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors) select the link to industry links
Insurance News Network - Has state specific data and contacts, glossary, company guide, complaint finder, lawsuit library
InsureMIND (Life & Health Underwriters, Inc.) - Consumer oriented site with links to insurance information on just about every kind of insurance; group of glossaries of various insurance and employee benefits terms.
The Dale Dauten Web Site - syndicated columnist
Executive PayWatch (AFL-CIO) - "a working families' guide to monitoring and curtailing the excessive salaries, bonuses and perks in CEO compensation packages."
freeERISA.com - Pension and benefit information on U.S. employers. Facsimiles of employers’ most recent form 5500, as filed with the United States Department of Labor. Register free. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires U.S. employers to file annual reports on their employee pension plans and health/welfare plans with the Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service.
Labor Contracts Database (Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley) - "One-stop public on-line clearinghouse for cataloged and digitized complete text of union contracts." Browse by state, union, or represented occupations. Not searchable yet.
Licensed Occupations Database - Search occupational licensing requirements by state, occupation or agency. Not all states, agencies, and licenses are available. Includes contact information for licensing agencies, no links to web sites.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (Bureau of Labor Statistics) - 2000-01 Edition
The Work Doctor - The Hostile Workplace - fighting harassment (bullying)
The Foundation Center:
Gift Givers' Guide (Florida) Lists properly licensed charitable organizations, and includes list of state agencies for complaints, fines and settlements, no sales solicitation list information, links to other state non-solicitation pages, consumer alerts ...
GuideStar - The Donor's Guide to Charities and Nonprofits - IRS form 990 data in PDF format. Requires registration.
Idealist: Action Without Borders - the global clearinghouse of nonprofit and volunteering resources.
Internal Revenue Service - Search for Exempt Organizations; Electronic version of Publication 78 'Cumulative List of Organizations,' listing the names of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions, as well as the percentage of the contribution that is deductible. Also, Download the entire file.
Internet Non-Profit Center: Information For and About Nonprofit Organizations - The 'Nonprofit Locator' search was not functioning at the time this link was last evaluated; Nonprofit FAQ and other publications.
National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) (Urban Institute Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy) - databases, a data guide, glossary, fact sheets, state profiles, IRS forms
European Patent Office - various searches.
Delphion Intellectual Property Network (IPN) (formerly IBM Patent Server) - data available includes: U.S. patents (1971-present, updated weekly), European patent applications (1979-present, updated weekly), European patent issued (1980-present, updated weekly), Patent Abstracts of Japan(10/1976-present, updated monthly), and additional international patent materials.
Patent & Trademark Information (BizLink) - links to sources of patent and trademark searching and guides
Patents and Trademarks - links related to information on intellectual property, patents, inventions, and trademarks. Includes some non-U.S. resources. (Compiled by the Louisiana State University Libraries)
Patent Databases on the Internet (Stanford Univ) - links to sites to search patents by country and a few subject specialties.
Patents databases (the British Library) - A wide selection of links (some fee-based) related to patents, trademarks, copyright, and other intellectual property issues, with an emphasis on British and European resources.
Registered Trademarks - (International Trademark Association)
Trademark Information - U.S. Trademark Information and Database, the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS); USPTO Design Search Code Manual; and the U.S. Patent Office home page
bizjournals.com (American City Business Journals) - Current issues and archives
Bloomberg PERSONAL - Limited set of resources from Bloomberg
Business Week - Current issue and archives; some features accessed by subscribers only.
Business Wire - Current news
Commerce Business Daily - CBDNet is the Government's official FREE electronic version of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD)
CNNfn - the financial network
The Economist - some resources require account
Florida Trend - Current issue and archives
Inc. Online - Inc. Magazine's Resources for Growing your Small Business
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce
Wall Street Journal Interactive - (requires account)
A Bell Tolls - Long Distance Telephone Rates consumer information clearinghouse
American Water Works Association - resources include international directory of Water Utility Sites and links to Water Related News Sites
U.S. Energy Information Administration - supply, consumption, distribution, and price of energy in the United States. The weekly, monthly, and annual reports cover petroleum, natural gas, coal, electricity, and various forms of renewable energy. Also contains historical data, forecasts, and country-specific analyses.
WaterWiser Conservation/Water-Related Links (American Water Works Association)
Created by Barbara Gellis Shapiro (barbara@gate.net)