E-COMMERCE RESOURCES
ARTICLES AND BOOKS
Full-text articles and books from the following databases:
ABI/INFORM Complete; Accounting and Tax; Banking Information Source; Business & Company Resource Center; Business Source Complete; EconLit; Factiva; Lexis/Nexis Academic; UC Library Catalog; Wilson Omni File Mega;
Can be searched individually or collectively at the following link: OneSearch--Business
In addition, search electronic books in eBrary and Safari Tech Books. Both have many books on e-commerce.
DATABASES
eMarketer
eMarketer contains two main segments, 1) Market research on E-Business, E-commerce, and Online Marketing. Each report combines eMarketer’s original analysis with aggregated data from leading market research firms, such as IDC, Gartner, Forrester, Yankee Group, government, non-profit, and academic sources. 2)The eStat portion of this database has statistics and graphs on Internet-related topics. Documents in the eStat Database are accessible by Basic and Advanced Search and browseable by subject and data (interactive chart).
Gartner
Gartner reports on and analyzes the technologies that drive business and organizational success. The more than 200 research topics include customer relationship management (CRM), business-to-business e-commerce, supply chain management, wireless, emerging technologies, security, IT services, e-business, and IT spending and strategies.
Info Tech Trends
Database covers market data on the information technology industry including computers, peripherals, software, storage, the Internet, and communications equipment. Details include sales and shipment forecasts, market share, installed base, and planned purchases. You can download data entries as Excel spreadsheets.
Plunkett Research Online
In Plunkett research, you can find a research center dealing with e-commerce. The center includes: market research and trends analysis, glossaries, statistics, company profiles and contacts, and industry associations and organizations.
Small Business Resource Center (SBRC)
The Center includes resources on how to start, finance, market, and manage your small business. SBRC includes: Business plan handbooks, small business encyclopedias and sourcebooks, electronic books covering many aspects of small business management, and journal articles from small business journals.
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia of E-Commerce, E-Government, and Mobile Commerce
provides up-to-date coverage of the e-technologies field. This two-volume encyclopedia highlightS current concepts, trends, challenges, applications, and dot.com experiences in the field of e-commerce, e-government, and mobile commerce. With over 200 contributions from more than 300 experts and researchers worldwide, and extensive reference sections which list 4,400 additional research works.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Basic Guide to E-commerce
An Introductory guide to starting in e-commerce. Part of the Free Management Library.
Business 2.0
Center for Research in Electronic Commerce
Many interesting full-text reports and links to useful web sites.
CIO Electronic Commerce Research Center
Contains articles, links to other sites, and some statistics.
E-commerce Information Center
Collection of useful e-commerce resources
E-Commerce Guide.com
Provides a single source of independent, up-to-date information about electronic commerce, including daily news, feature articles, product guides, case studies, an e-commerce events calendar, and e-commerce-focused discussion forums...
E-Payments Resource Center
Has articles and statistics on Internet transactions as well as a glossary of relevant terms.
Inc.com's E-commerce
From the magazine Inc..com. devoted to various aspects of e-commerce including helpful how-to guides.
The Information Economy
Hal Varian provides links to economic sources for evaluating the information market, particularly use of the Internet.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
E-Commerce and Development Report.
Basic facts and figures about e-commerce and its relevance to developing nations.
Web Marketing Today
A comprehensive site offering free and paid for materials related to e-marketing and e-commerce.
STATISTICS
E-Marketer--(E-Stats)
eMarketer contains two main segments, 1) Market research on E-Business, E-commerce, and Online Marketing. Each report combines eMarketer’s original analysis with aggregated data from leading market research firms, such as IDC, Gartner, Forrester, Yankee Group, government, non-profit, and academic sources. 2) The eStat portion of this database has statistics and graphs on Internet-related topics. Documents in the eStat Database are accessible by Basic and Advanced Search and browseable by subject and data (interactive chart)
E-Stats (U.S. Census Bureau)
E-commerce statistics and research papers from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Cisco Systems Facts & Stats
Facts and statistics on the Internet, the Internet Economy and Internet related processes - e-commerce, broadband access, Internet usage, etc.
ClickZ Stats.
Source for interactive and Internet research. Facts, figures, research, and data on every facet of the online industry, domestic and worldwide.
Google Internet Stats
Brings together industry facts and insights from across five different industries: Technology, Macro Economic Trends, Media Landscape, Media Consumption, and Consumer Trends. Within each topic are subcategories focusing on a particular aspect of that subject area. For example, within Technology, you can drill down into Broadband, Mobile, Devices, and Speed. While that's obviously not a comprehensive look at all of technology, the stats available are compell
NetCraft.com
Provides research data and analysis on many aspects of the Internet and is a respected authority on the market share of web servers, operating systems, hosting providers, ISPs, encrypted transactions, electronic commerce, scripting languages and content technologies on the internet.
OTHER GUIDES TO E-COMMERCE RESOURCES
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