ALL MAJORS

• Census Bureau - Statistical Abstract of the US
  Wide variety of statistics compiled from government and non-government sources

• Fedstats
  Links to statistical data from over 100 federal government agencies


• FirstGov
  Search portal that can help you locate all sorts of information published by all branches of the federal government

ACCOUNTING MAJORS

• Internal Revenue Service
  • Tax forms, publications, and instructions
  • News releases
  • Variety of resources for tax professionals including the Internal Revenue Code and the Internal Revenue Bulletin


• Securities and Exchange Commission
  • EDGAR (database of corporate SEC filings)
  • Agency regulations
  • Staff interpretations
  • News releases, congressional testimony by SEC officials, and special studies

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MAJORS

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • Wide variety of labor force statistics
  • Available data organized by
    • Population characteristics (race, age, gender, etc)
    • Industry
    • Geographic area
    • Occupation
  
  
• Census Bureau - American Factfinder
  • Decennial Census (1990 and 2000)
  • American Community Survey
  • Economic Census (1997 and 2002)


• Census Bureau - Annual Survey of Manfactures
  • Detailed data for US manufacturing industries
  • Three reports are available:
    • Statistics for Industry Groups and Industries
    • Value of Product Shipments
    • Geographic Area Statistics


• Census Bureau - County Business Patterns
  Annual publication that provides industry data at the national, state, and county levels


• Small Business Administration - Small Business Economic Indicators
  Detailed statistics on small business in the US

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING MAJORS

• DOE Information Bridge
  Full-text DOE research and development reports in a variety of scientific fields


• Energy Information Administration
  Data and analyses on energy production, consumption, prices, distribution, and reserves

For additional assistance, please contact:
J. Peter Thayer, Reference and Access Services Librarian
Dawes Memorial Library, Marietta College
Email: peter.thayer@marietta.edu
Phone: 4361

Updated 09-05-05