The Library Welcomes 2012 Visiting Economists
This is a one-stop guide to Economics and Statistics information resources at the EUI.
The main Library is located at the Badia Fiesolana . The Economics Department Reference Library, with multiple copies of heavily-used texts, is at the Villa San Paolo .
The Economics & Statistics Information Specialist, Thomas Bourke , is in the Economics Department three afternoons per week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday (ext. 2904). At other times, the Specialist is at the Badia Fiesolana (ext. 2346).
The following presentations are scheduled:
The Library Catalogue is the central starting-point for locating books, connecting to online journals and accessing statistical databases. All paper and electronic resources are included in the Library Catalogue .
To request books for delivery from the Badia Library to the Economics Department, please complete the VSP Book Delivery form . The form is in the lower menu of the Catalogue and on the Economics Collection homepage .
The EUI Data Portal is the main gateway to the Statistics Collection.
There is an overview on the Introduction to Statistical Data page.
69 major electronic statistical databases are available via the Data Portal . There are 37 Macro data sets and 32 Micro data sets .
Each data resource has an individual EUI description page with (i) data overview (ii) time coverage (iii) external support links (eg. user networks and online manuals) and (iv) specific instructions on how to access each database.
The EUI Library also provides a selection of statistics in paper format. All materials with prefix STA in the Catalogue are located in the five Statistics Rooms in the upper wing of the Library (ascend the short stairway from the Law Room ).
The Catalogue gives direct access to online economics journals and provides details of paper holdings. The EUI Economics Journals Collection is predominantly in electronic format. Paper journals are located on the lower (garden) floor of the Badia Library with shelfmark SER in the Catalogue.
Photocopies of older articles, may be requested for delivery to the Economics Department from the Main Library. Please check the Catalogue for online access before placing a request. Send the volume number, issue and page-range of the article required to econlibrary@eui.eu .
In the event that an article is not available at the EUI, readers should use the inter-library loan (article) service. Where possible, a PDF attachment will be supplied. Write to econlibrary@eui.eu to suggest a new journal for acquisition.
The Library subscribes to major bibliographic databases including EconLit ; Web of Science ; FirstSearch , ArticleFirst , – as well as the cross-journal search capacities of Ingenta , SpringerLink , ScienceDirect , JSTOR , Sage and Wiley Online .
Books on Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics and Statistical Theory are located on the entry-level of the Badia Library (shelfmarks LIB 330 to 659). Economic History is located on the lower (garden) floor in the 900 range.
Reference works in Economics and Statistics are listed on this Library page . Many reference works – including the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics – are available online.
Books may be borrowed for 30 days (renewable three times if not requested by another reader). Overdue books are subject to fines . Readers should regularly check their accounts for overdue books – especially approaching holiday periods. Readers may renew loans at the left menu of the Catalogue (unless another patron has placed a hold).
Books may be requested for delivery to the Economics Department (Villa San Paolo) by completing the 'VSP Book Delivery' form at the end of the Catalogue page . This form is also available at the centre of the Economics Collection homepage .
Library Books may be returned from the Department to the Main Library by depositing them in the white drop-box outside the VSP Porter's Office – or by personally taking them to the Badia Library issue desk.
Books not in the collection may be ordered via inter-library loan . Before using this service, Economists should suggest the book for acquisition, by writing to econlibrary@eui.eu .
The Departmental Library ('VSP Library') is located on the ground floor of the Villa San Paolo, beside the elevator shaft. The Economics & Statistics Information Specialist is in the Department on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 15:00 to 18:00 (ext.2904).
455 heavily-used course texts, software manuals, handbooks and dictionaries are available at the VSP Library. These volumes may only be consulted inside the VSP complex (Villa San Paolo & Villa San Paolino) which EUI economists may access 24-hours per day with card.
When consulting books and manuals at the VSP, follow these procedures scrupulously. Readers must complete the Check-out / Check-in form for each book.
Check out: Remove the loan slip from the book endpaper; fill in the user name and loan date. Place the slip on the shelf where the book was located.
Check in: Take the loan slip from the shelf, put a mark on the 'in' column, put the slip back in the book and replace the book on the shelf.
Books cannot be taken out of the VSP complex. There are no overnight or weekend loans. All books must be available at the VSP Library each morning. Books used at the adjacent Villa San Paolino must be returned to the VSP book case each day. These rules apply equally to Researchers, TAs, Professors and Fellows.
Every Friday during term, photocopies of the covers of new Economics books are displayed on the notice board in the VSP Library. If a new book is still being processed, a hold may be placed via the Request link at the top of the Catalogue record. All EUI economists (Departmental, MWP and RSCAS) receive a list of new titles in the Economics & Statistics e-Bulletin each Friday.
The computer in the VSP Library corridor is reserved for the exclusive use of the Economics Information Specialist.
Although most working papers in Economics are available via internet – some important series are only available under license. These series must be accessed via the Library Catalogue. Examples include: NBER , CEPR , FMG and SSRN .
Online working papers in Economics are available via RePEc ; Economists Online ; Google Scholar and TechReps .
EUI Economics Department working papers are available via the Library Catalogue , Cadmus (the EUI institutional repository); RePEc and Economists Online .
EUI Faculty, Researchers and Fellows should submit bibliographical details of their publications while at the EUI for inclusion in the Cadmus institutional repository, from which the EUI Academic Publications bibliography is generated. Guidelines for submissions are on this page .
Every Friday, Economists and Users of Statistics receive an e-Bulletin with news of Economics & Statistics collection development; a list of new economics books; data updates, and tips on how to access statistical data from EUI Library databases and the World Wide Web.
EUI Economists are automatically included in the e-Bulletin mailshot. Scholars from other EUI Departments and Centres who would like to receive the e-Bulletin, should send a note to econlibrary@eui.eu . The e-Bulletin is only delivered to ~eui.eu domain addresses.
The Economics Collection Profile is updated annually (i) to reflect the evolution of literature and data in scholarly Economics and (ii) to respond to the specific research and teaching requirements of the EUI Economics Department, the Max Weber Programme, the RSCAS and other users of Economics literature and statistical data campus-wide. There is a strong trend towards electronic access.
The Library Software Manuals page lists the locations of manuals most frequently used for economic research. Where possible, PDF versions are linked from this page. To suggest a new manual (or edition) for acquisition by the Library, write to econlibrary@eui.eu .
The Economist, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune and La Reppublica are available on the shelf outside the VSP Departmental café.
The full text of The Economist is available via this Catalogue link .
Copies of The Financial Times, Il Sole 24 Ore and The Economist are also available at the Badia Library issue desk, and at Villa La Fonte. The F.T. and I.H.T. are also available at Villa Schifanoia.
A wide range of online newspaper content is available via the Westlaw , Lexis Nexis , and ESO databases. A newspaper archive is held in the Microform Collection on the ground (garden) floor of the Badia Library.
Visiting Economists
Short term visitors to the EUI should read this Library page .
Library access rules are explained on this page .
Enquiries
Write to Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu for Economics and Statistics information assistance.
The Economics Office at the Badia Fiesolana is open every weekday morning, and on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The office is on the right side of the Library entry-level floor (ext. 2346).
The Economics Department information desk at the Villa San Paolo is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 15:00 to 18:00 (ext. 2904).
Contact: Thomas Bourke at econlibrary@eui.eu