Business Subject Directories

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• Africa South of the Sahara - Directory. Can search, browse links by countries/regions & 35 topics (business, history, international relations, literature, etc.).



• African Studies Center - Directory. Can browse General Resources links to country pages, K-12 resources (lesson plans, etc.), multimedia archives, Web links in 30 categories (arts, business, health, history, human rights, etc.).



• afrika.no - Directory. Can search, browse (by country, subject [business, health, history, human rights, etc.], news) over 4,000 links.



• AllLaw.com - Directory. Can search, browse articles, forms, links in 15 categories (business & corporate, criminal, intellectual property, tax, etc.); Find a Lawyer.



• BRINT - Directory. Focus is knowledge management (information technology, contemporary organisations, business process re-engineering, organisational learning, intranets, virtual corporations, etc. Can browse links on industries, accounting, economics, investing, management, law, small business, etc.



• Business - Directory. Can browse over 3,000 links in 22 categories (accounting & finance, banks & financial services, biographical resources, business courseware, business ejournals, business news sources, company research, ecommerce, finance & economics, financing your business, general business, indexes to business topics, industry research, international business, Internet marketing, job searching, market research, organizational behavior & HRM, personal finance, small business & entrepreneurship, stock & commodity exchanges).



• CEOExpress - Directory. Can browse links to daily news & information, on business research (financial markets, company research, international, law, etc.) office tools & travel, etc.



• Doing Business on the Internet - Can browse links to general sources; on netiquette; to business directories, services & consultants.



• Dr. T's EconLinks.com - Directory. Can browse links to news & commentary, data & analysis, economics sites in over 30 categories (departments, associations, teaching resources, data, etc.).



• EcEdWeb (Economic Education Web) - Directory. Can search, browse data & information in 13 categories (general sites; economy wide, macro data, employment; international data; government budgets & debt; money, currencies, finance; stocks, mutual funds, company data; personal finance; population & places; government & political; environmental econ; economists directories, journals, papers, etc.), 200 links to K-12 & college teaching resources, etc.



• Economic Growth Resources - Directory. Can search, browse literature surveys back to 1988, references, reseacher's Web sites, papers, datasets, journals, networks, etc.



• ENTERWeb - Directory. Can browse rated links on enterprise development, business, finance, international trade, the economy in the age of cyberspace & globalization. Focus is on micro, small & medium scale enterprises, cooperatives, community economic evelopment, in developed & developing countries.



• Environment Directory, The - Directory. Can search, browse links in 30 categories (arts, business, education, government, health, science, social science, sustainable development, etc.).



• EuroInternet - Can browse 1,300 links on Europe, the European Union (EU), etc.



• European Union Internet Resources - Directory. Can browse links to servers & institutions, documents (bibliographic, collections, legislative, treaties, etc.).



• FITA (Federation of International Trade Associations), The - DIrectory. Can search, browse over 8,000 import-export links (codes & standards, language & translation, associations & chambers of commerce, etc.). Requires free registration.



• globalEDGE International Business Resource Desk - Has insights on 196 countries (business climate, economic landscape, etc.), community, academy, a knowledge room, diagnostic tools.



• HR-Guide.com - Directory. Can search, browse human resources links in 18 categories (selection/staffing, compensation, law/legal, job analysis, training/development, etc.).



• INFORMS OR/MS Resource Collection - Directory. Can browse links in 13 categories (companies, computer programs, educational programs, people, resources, etc.).



• International Business Resource Connection (IBRC) - Directory. Can browse links to business resources in 20 categories (embassies, exchange rates, trade articles, etc.), country resources, trade leades, ecommerce, companies, etc.



• International Economics Network, The - Directory. Can browse links to news, research, commentary in 8 categories (economics, politics, ICT & biotech, business & finance law, development, news & commentary, research papers).



• International Political Economy Network (IPNet), The - Directory. Can browse links in 8 categories (homepages of IPE scholars, 34 syllabi, universities & colleges, online journals & blogs, 29 links, etc.



• Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (IGCS) - Can browse links to library resources, full-text databases, etc., via the Library of Congress classification system (history, economy, society, politics, education, fine arts, etc.).



• Internet Intelligence Index - Directory. Can browse over 600 intelligence-related links (general business, industry, international from macro-economic data to individual patent & stock quote information



• internet.com - Directory. Can search, browse over 110,000 links in 16 categories (ecommerce, Windows, Linux, ISP, downloads, careers, etc.), news, 170 enewsletters.



• investorguide.com - Directory. Can search, browse over 7,000 links (news & commentary, stocks & investment information, tools, etc.).



• ISN Links Library (International Relations and Security Network), The - Search, browse links by country & to government agencies & departments, NGOs, research institutes & their projects, journals, research reports, etc.



• KnowThis.com - Can search, browse links in 14 categories (consumers, global marketing, legal issues, research, etc.).



• Labour Economics Gateway - Directory. Can browse links in 6 categories (economists, research institutes, reading room [ebooks, etc.], statistics & datasets, discussion forums, conference calls).



• Labour History - Can search, browse over 650 links on labor, business, economic history in 11 categories (research institutions, museums, archives & libraries, data libraries, journals, etc.).



• LANIC (Latin American Information Center) - Directory. Can search, browse 12,000 links on 27 countries in 14 categories (countries, economy, education, government, humanities, Internet & computing, media & communication, regional resources, science, society & culture, sustainable development).



• latinworld - Directory. Can search, browse links on business & culture in Iberoamerica & the Caribbean.



• LawCrawler - Legal Web & Databases Search - Can search law & legal sites & databases (U.S. government, Supreme Court, etc.).



• Lawyers.com - A subsidiary of LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell Has a directory of lawyers & basic consumer legal information. Let's you find, ask, contact lawyers.



• Marketing & Research Library, The - Directory. Can browse links (on research, business, general, persons) to portals, associations, suppliers, conferences, etc.



• Middle East North Africa Internet Resource Guide, The - Directory. Can browse links on disciplines (political science, history, etc.), nations & states, services (business & economics, etc.), etc.



• NGO Cafe, The - Can browse information by sphere (environment, urban, economy, etc.), theme (sustainable development, etc.), information (collaboration, etc.).



• Online Communication Studies Resources - Directory. Can search, browse links in 15 categories (advertising, digital media, film studies, health & science communication, journalism & mass communication, political communication, rhetoric studies, etc.).



• OSU Virtual Finance Library - Can browse links & resources in 12 categories (banks, exchanges, etc.).



• PAIR (Portal to Asian Internet Resources) - Directory. Can search, browse links on the disciplines in the social sciences (business & economics, education, political science, sociology), topics (banking & finance, demography, population, environment, health, industry & trade, politics, government, international relations).



• PINAKES - Directory. Can link to over 50 major subject gateways.



• PRAXIS - Directory. Can browse over 1,750 links to articles, books, chapters, reports on social & economic development.



• Psychological Research on the Net - Directory. Can browse links to experiments on the Internet in 19 categories (cognition, consumer, educational, forensic, health, industrial/organizational, mental, sensation & perseption, social, etc.).



• Resources for Economists on the Internet (RFE) - AEAweb (American Economic Association) directory. Can search, browse over 2,100 links in 97 sections.



• Search Systems - Directory. Can search, browse 19,100 public record databases of business information, corporate filings, property records, unclaimed property, professional licenses, offenders, inmates, criminal & civil court filings, etc.



• Small Business Research Portal (SBRP) - Directory. Can search, browse links in 12 categories (academics, books, centers, conferences, government, institutes, jobs, journals, mega-sites, message boards, news, resources, research tools).



• SmartPros Resource Library - Directory. Can search, browse accounting articles & interviews; associations & societies; State, Federal, international links; resources & tools; journals & newsletters; study guides & tutorials, an auditing glossary.



• Social Sciences - Can search, browse links in 19 categories (anthropology, business & management, economics, education, environmental studies, government policy, human geography, law, politics, psychology, research tools & methods, social welfare, sociology, sport & leisure practice, statistics & data, women's studies, etc.).



• SocioSite - Directory. Can search, browse links in 24 categories (communication, information, media; cyberspace & Web sociology; economic sociology; famous sociologists; history & social change; industrial relations & trade unions; management; music; power: conflict & war; social & cultural anthropology; social geography; social policy, social security & social work; sociology of (distance) education; sociology of health; sociology of labor; sociology of organization; teletrade - e-commerce - telemarketing; etc.). Has links to over 300 ejournals & emagazines (not all free).



• Speech and Transcript Center - Directory. Can browse links (text, audio) to recordings or transcripts of recent speeches of government & business leaders.



• Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - Directory. Can search, browse links in 45 categories (tax [forms & pubs, rates & tables, software, etc.], accounting [financial reporting, certification, law, etc.], payroll/hr [benefits administration, etc.]).



• Tax Resources on the Web - Directory. Can browse links (tips, laws, forms, calculators, guides, etc.) on over 180 topics.



• United Nations Scholars' Workstation - Directory. Can browse links to texts, finding aids, data sets, maps, pointers to print & electronic information. Covers disarmament, economic & social development, environment, human rights, international relations, international trade, peacekeeping, population & demography.



• Valuation Resources - Directory. Can search, browse links to business valuation publications; industry resources; economic, public market, transaction data; legal & tax resources, etc.



• Voice of the Shuttle (VOS) - Directory. Can search, browse thousands of links in 26 categories (humanities [art, literature, etc.]; social, technology, culture [politics & government, etc.]; postindustrial business theory; etc.). Includes teaching resources, reference, over 600 ejournals & collections (not all free), etc.



• Wall Street Executive Library - Directory. Can search, browse over 1,000 research & strategy links (enewspapers; media; financials; company & industry research, strategy; etc.).



• WebCPA - Directory. Can search, browse links (State CPA societies & tax agencies, boards of accountancy, etc.), etc. Some resources require free registration.



• WebEc (World Wide Web Resources in Economic) - Can search, browse over 1,500 links (most free) in over 20 categories, 200 ejournals (not all free).



• willyancey.com - Directory. Can browse links on tax, accounting, finance, law.



• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources, The - Can browse over 2,600 links in 5 categories (getting started, media sources, regions & countries, topic [international business & economics; peace conflict, international security; etc.),