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Class Handouts ~ FCS336/Prof Bell
Objective: To develop an electronic retailing web presence including the electronic commerce, legal, and marketing aspects.
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Library Catalog and Internet Resources Library of Congress Subject Headings guide
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Databases, articles and journals
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Library Catalog and Internet Resources
For an overview or specific works on electronic retailing or any of its aspects, search the Library Catalog to find information on any of the following terms: computer security [web], consumer protection, contracts, electronic commerce [information on virtual businesses], internet marketing, legal aspects, online privacy, marketing and industry data, taxation, etc. look at the resources listed below. You may wish to browse the shelves for material near the call numbers of the titles listed below. In addition, you may wish to link to the selected web/Internet resources.
The Library Catalog uses the Library of Congress Subject Headings as well as the Library of Congress Classification System.
To search by subject go to the Library Catalog Select <BROWSE>. Under the Browse options, using the pull down menu, select <SUBJECT>. The subject heading "business planning" will take you to the list of titles the Library owns. A few of these resources are electronic books and can be accessed by linking to the web site from the catalog record.
Selected web resources listed below were selected for their reliability using such criteria as accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage. Many web sites are accessible only via paid subscription and we have subscriptions to many such sites.
Selected materials on computer/Internet security [web] or online privacy, marketing or Internet marketing, virtual businesses or electronic commerce are listed below.
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Electronic Commerce (E-commerce or Virtual businesses or web ) |
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Title (description and/or Web address) |
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HF5548.32 .C734 2001 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Creating a winning E-Business / H. Albert Napier, Philip J. Judd, Ollie N. Rivers, and Stuart W. Wagner. Boston: Course Technology, 2001 | |
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HF5548.32 .E174 2002 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The e-business handbook / edited by Paul Benjamin Lowry, J. Owen Cherrington, Ronald R. Watson. Boca Raton, Fla.: St. Lucie Press, 2002. |
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HF5548.32 .A3 2004 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The E-business revolution and the new economy: e-conics after the dot-com crash / F. Gerard Adams. Mason, Ohio : Thomson/South-Western, c2004. | |
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HF5548.32 .S35 2004 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Electronic commerce: the second wave / by Gary P. Schneider. 5th annual edition. Australia: Thomson/Course Technology, c2004. [Chapters on business strategies for electronic commerce; electronic commerce security and payment systems for e-commerce.] | |
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Ref HD 30.15 .E49 2000 |
Encyclopedia of management / edited by Marilyn M. Helms; foreword by David A. Whetten. 4th ed. Detroit, [Mich.]: Gale Group, 2000. [This encyclopedia has many articles that you may need before beginning this project such as techniques, and term explanations, etc.] |
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HF5548.32 M3778 2000 Reserve - Circ Desk |
How to Dotcom / Robert McGarvey. Irvine, CA: Entrepreneur Press, 2000. |
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Internet Business business & search engine marketing: E-commerce overview. [A web based course with chapters on: Setting up a website; Tips for developing a successful site; Online marketing and promotion, etc.] |
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E-book |
Make your web site work for you [computer file]: how to convert your online content into profits / Jeff Cannon. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2000. An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information. http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=24029 |
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| HF5548.32 .M355 2001 Reserve - Circ Desk | Managing business with electronic commerce: issues and trends. Aryya Gangopadhyay. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2001. | |
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TK5105.888 .W365 2003 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The real business of web design / John Waters. New York: Allworth Press, c2003. | |
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QA76.9 .A25 S3755 2004 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The secure online business handbook: e-commerce, IT functionality and business continuity / Jonathan Reuvid. Sterling, VA: Kogan Page, 2004. |
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HF5548.32 .S458 2002 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Web business bootcamp: hands on Internet lessons for managers, entrepreneurs, and professionals / Richard Seltzer. New York: Wiley, 2002. |
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E-book |
Web rules [computer file]: how the internet is changing the way consumers make choices / Tom Murphy. Dearborn, IL: Dearborn, 2000. An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information. http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=23779 |
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Legal Aspects (Computer/Internet Security, Consumer protection, Privacy, etc.) |
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E-book |
The complete guide to Internet security [computer file] / Mark S. Merkow and James Breithaupt. New York: AMACOM, 2000. An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information. http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=41882 |
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| HF5548.32 .K348 1999 Reserve - Circ Desk | E-business: roadmap for success / Kavi Kalakota and Marcia Robinson. Boston: Addison-Wesley, 1999. | |
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HF5548.32 .M47 2002 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The E-Privacy imperative: protect your customers’ Internet privacy and ensure your company’s survival in the electronic age / Mark S. Merkow and James Breithaupt. New York: AMACOM, 2002. |
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HF5548.32 .S35 2004 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Electronic commerce: the second wave / by Gary P. Schneider. 5th annual edition. Australia: Thomson/Course Technology, c2004. [Chapter 7: The environment of electronic commerce: legal, ethical and tax issues.] | |
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HF5548.32 .F873 2003 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Future prospect: envisioning e-business in 2020 / Y. Jayachandra and Gita Melkote. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003. |
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KF1263 .C65 J38 2003 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Privacy and the internet: your expectations and rights under the law / by Margaret C. Jasper. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana Publications, 2003. |
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Ref HB849.49 R875 2000 |
Demographics of the U.S.: trends and projections / by Cheryl Russell. Ithaca, N.Y.: New Strategist Publications, c2000. |
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Ref HF5415.1 .D46 2003 |
Demographics USA. County edition. New York, NY: Market Statistics, 2003. [Contents : State and county outline maps -- State & regional summaries -- Metropolitan area rankings -- DMA rankings -- Basic demographics: county level -- Population by age & sex: county level -- Household(er) data: county level -- Households by EBI: county level -- Retail sales by store group: county level -- Retail sales by merchandise line: county level -- 5 year projections: county level -- Consumer expenditures: county level -- Establishments/employment data: county level -- Employment by occupation: county level -- Metropolitan areas -- DMA's.] |
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Ref HF5905.E38 2005 |
Editor & Publisher Market Guide / New York, N.Y.: Editor & Publisher Co. [Section III: Population, ages, ethnicity by county...; Section IV: Housing, income, education by county...; Section V: Retail sales by county...] |
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| HF5548.32 .G557 2002 Reserve - Circ Desk | Global e-commerce and online marketing: watching the evolution / Edited by Nikhilesh Dholakia, Wolfgang Fritz, Ruby Roy Dholakia, and Norbert Mundorf. Westport, Conn: Quorum Books, 2002 | |
| Fuld & Company | Industry Resources. Offers links to industry resources in over thirty industry sectors. (Scroll down to link to "Industry Specific Internet Sources" such as Apparel, Food & Beverages, Retailing and Consumer Goods, etc.) | |
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HF5415.525 .S53 2001 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Loyalty marketing for the Internet age: how to identify, attract, serve and retain customers in an e-commerce environment / Kathleen Sindell. Chicago: Dearborn Financial Pub., 2001. |
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HF5415.L83 2001 Reserve - Circ Desk |
The marketing plan: how to prepare and implement it / William M. Luther. 3rd edition. New York: AMACOM, 2001. |
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| NAICS | North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) has replaced the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. NAICS will reshape the way we view our changing economy. NAICS was developed jointly by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. | |
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Ref HF1042.N6 2002 |
North American industry classification system: United States, 2002 / Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget. |
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HF6146.158 K46 2001 Reserve - Circ Desk |
Poor Richard's Internet marketing and promotions: how to promote yourself, your business, your ideas online. / Peter Kent and Tara Calishain. Second edition. Denver, Colo: Top Floor, 2001. |
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| SBA Marketing Basics: To succeed, entrepreneurs must attract and retain a growing base of satisfied customers. Marketing programs, though widely varied, are all aimed at convincing people to try out or keep using particular products or services. Business owners should carefully plan their marketing strategies and performance to keep their market presence strong. | ||
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United States Census 2000. [This web site links to US Census Bureau home page. Here you will find an array of links to many census products.] |
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US Census Bureau. State and County QuickFacts. Link to data for Shelby County, Alabama for the following categories: QuickFacts, General demographics, Social characteristics; Economic characteristics; and Housing characteristics. |
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Ref HC106.5.A17 2000 |
US industry & trade outlook. New York: DRI/McGraw-Hill: Standard & Poor’s; Washington, D.C.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce/International Trade Administration: [Supt. of Docs., US GPO., distributor.][2000 edition last print copy] To locate industry-specific information, link to Industries Homepage. Industry reviews and forecasts ... include NAICS data. |
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Databases, Articles and Journals
Many journals are received as part of our electronic database subscriptions and must be accessed via the appropriate database. These journal titles, as well as all subscriptions will be listed in the Library Catalog. Publishers embargo certain titles. Some publishers embargo the full-text for 6 months to one year or longer.
The databases listed below are multi-disciplinary and/or subject specific and index periodicals that include citations to articles. Check the Library Catalog to determine our holdings and format (bound, microfilm, microfiche, or electronic resource). The full-text is available for many of the articles cited in these databases.
Popular journals, or magazines, are written for the general public and provide general information. They are published on a regular basis and are usually available at newsstands or bookstores. They are attractive, heavily illustrated, and full of advertisements. Some examples of magazine titles are Gourmet, Psychology Today and People.
Scholarly journals are concerned with academic study, especially research. The articles in scholarly journals are written by professionals and experts in the field and contain language of the discipline being covered. They are peer reviewed which means that a panel of experts in the field are on the board and review the articles that have been submitted for publication. The articles submitted for publication have to go through a strict review process before being accepted for publication. Some examples of scholarly journals include American Economic Review, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and the Journal of the American Medical Association.
How to find articles
Scholarly journals, popular journals or magazines, and newspapers are called periodicals because they are published regularly, or "periodically". Why use journal, magazine, or newspaper articles?
Articles found in journals, magazines, and newspapers have some basic characteristics. They are relatively short in length and address specific topics. Articles are especially valued for providing current information. However, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles each serve a different purpose.
Articles published in journals are written for students and scholars by experts in an academic or professional field. These journal articles are checked for accuracy and quality by experts in that field before being published. These journals are called "refereed" or "peer-reviewed" journals and are considered more scholarly than most magazines or newspapers. Use scholarly articles from refereed journals when:
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Doing academic research
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Locating current information on your topic for a research paper or project
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Looking for bibliographies that point to relevant research
Magazine articles cover current events and topics of popular interest. They are usually written by journalists for a general audience, not for scholars or students. Use articles from magazines when:
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Searching for information or opinions about popular culture
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Looking for information about current events
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Identifying general articles for non-specialists
Newspaper articles offer the researcher the benefit of currency. They describe events or issues as they happen. Also, they offer a geographic focus and reflect local or regional perspectives. Most newspaper articles do not provide in-depth information required for a research paper. Use newspaper articles when:
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Locating current information about international, national, and local events
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Finding reviews; book, film, theatre, music, and art
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Looking for editorials, commentaries, and opinions
If you know the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper, look in the Library Catalog to find out if it is owned by the Library. Search by Journal Title. If it is owned by the library, the catalog will provide the url to the database(s) the electronic copy is available in as well as the volumes, dates, issue numbers available in print and owned by the library.
You can also search for full-text articles in electronic journals. Search full-text electronic journals by journal title, subject categories, and/or database titles.
To begin your research, select an appropriate source that will probably have articles on your topic. The Library subscribes to a number of printed indexes, electronic indexes, and full-text databases which provide access to articles published in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Often an academic, multidisciplinary database is a good starting point.
Finding Articles in journals and newspapers
Search strategies:
- Determine appropriate database(s) to search [from Database list below]
- Analyze question
- Identify key concepts
- Limit search results by year of publication, etc.
- Consider other limits
- Retrieve articles by linking to full-text [when in electronic source]
- Check Library Catalog to see if full-text in another of our subscription databases
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Determine holdings and format of a journal title
by going to
Library Catalog > BROWSE > Journal Title [includes journals in print and electronic format] - Remember some electronic journal titles that appear to be full-text may have an embargo.
Business & Company Resource Center
- Provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals
- Provides "Industry Description Search" for SIC and/or NAICS Codes; links to Encyclopedia of American Industries [online version]
- Provides detailed company and industry news and information
- Subject index is very effective
- Identifies scholarly journals by limiting search "to refereed publications"
- Print, download, or e-mail citations with abstracts or full text when available
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- Provides full-text to nearly 7,600 business journals both popular and scholarly.
- Provides full-text to more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications.
- Database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922.
- Database is updated daily.
- Limit to full-text articles, cover story, date published, specific journal titles, peer-reviewed journals, NAICS code, etc.
- Print, download, or e-mail citations with abstracts or full-text when available.
- Emerald currently publishes more than 150 journal titles in the fields of management and information science.
- Flagship titles such as Management Decision, European Journal of Marketing,... Journal of Consumer Marketing, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, and The TQM Magazine attract contributors from across the globe.
- In 1996 Emerald Fulltext was launched and offers an expanding collection of 40,000 articles from titles.
- Emerald Management Reviews provide independent article reviews from 400 leading international management journals published worldwide.
This database provides full-text access from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications, including broadcast news transcripts. This database has six Academic Search Forms:
- Quick Information - Provides Quick News search of most relevant documents.
- News - Select news category and news source
- Business - is subdivided into: Business News and Industry and Market News and then can be further narrowed by Source List: Apparel and Textiles, etc.; Accounting literature, Company Information and Business Resources
- Legal Research
- Medical
- Reference - Biographical information, Country Profiles, Polls and Surveys, Quotations, State Profiles, and World Almanac/
- ProQuest Newspapers provide indexing for many major US newspapers.
- Full text for Atlanta Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
- Provides full text for most newspapers from 1980s to present.
- Print, download, or e-mail citations with abstracts or full-text when available.
For assistance in selecting the appropriate database for your assignment, consult with a Reference Librarian.
| Current Business Reports | Current business reports. Annual benchmark report for retail trade and food services. U.S. Census Bureau. Reports include data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and data for the most recent 10 years; detailed annual estimates and ratios for the U.S. by kind-of-business. |
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Retail Merchandiser [journal]. Link to reports, business resources, Industry events, etc. Library has online subscription from 2000 to date via several of our full text databases. Check catalog for links. |
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| Startup Journal |
Startup Journal: The Wall Street Journal
Center for Entrepreneurs
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Stores Magazine. Links to current issues - free; back issues may be purchased. Come to the Library and use them at no charge. |
Below is information on citing sources using the APA style.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Book The
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
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Call # Reference BF76.7 .P83 2001
Web Carmichael Library's APA Style
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American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th Edition)
from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
Basic Forms for Electronic (Internet) Sources [From Purdue]
An article in a periodical (e.g., a journal, newspaper, or magazine)
Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of periodical, volume number, pages. |
For a magazine or newspaper article, you need to include specific publication dates (month and day, if applicable) as well as the year. For a journal article, you do not need to include the month or day of publication. See our examples below for more explanations.
You need list only the volume number if the periodical uses continuous pagination throughout a particular volume. If each issue begins with page 1, then you should list the issue number as well: Title of Periodical, Volume number (Issue number), pages. Note that the issue number is not italicized. If the journal does not use volume numbers, use the month, season, or other designation within the year to designate the specific journal article. From Purdue's Using American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Updated to 5th Edition)
In addition, refer to the APA Style.org for an explanation of how to cite electronic resources as well as components of these citations.
Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials
This material is extracted from the 5th edition of APA's Publication Manual (© 2001) and is linked to the APA Style.org web page.
This section of the APA Style.org web page will give you an explanation of the components of the URL and what is needed for someone else to find the resource you used as well as how to cite that resource.
