Library Guides: Agricultural and Resource Economics: Get Started

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Getting connected

Connecting from Off Campus
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On-campus Wifi
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New and Exciting

Library Events

Course Reserves
Course reserves (access to required course texts via the library) will continue to be provided via e-reserves through the 2022-23 academic year.
Calendar of Library Workshops
The Library offers drop-in workshops, particularly towards the beginning of each semester. Topics include Data Management, GIS, Citation Management, Productivity Tools, Data Visualization, and more.
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For workshops on software, data analysis, and programming languages such as R and Python, watch the BIDS and D-Lab calendars or subscribe to their email lists.

New Library Resources

Wharton Research Data Services This link opens in a new window
Web-based data service from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Provides access to financial, economic, accounting, and marketing data. All Berkeley students staff and faculty are eligible to create an account using a Berkeley email address.
International Trade Centre Market Analysis Tools This link opens in a new window
Detailed monthly, quarterly, and annual trade data for 220 countries and territories covering 5300 products using the six digit Harmonized System (HS). [2001-present, varies by country, monthly, quarterly, and annually].
Note: Free individual account registered to a berkeley.edu email address required to create country and product groups, and to use Market Price Information tool.
Includes other related tools providing data on market access and investment, sustainability, market prices, export companies, trade competitiveness and more.
PoliticoPro's California This link opens in a new window
California specific news coverage from Politico.
Politico is one of the nation's respected sources for national political and government news and analysis. Politico has recently expanded their coverage to California politics and government. In addition to finding news articles about the state, the Datapoint and Documents modules contain current primary source information and info-graphics used in Politico's reporting for California and the nation. These can be reused in papers, classes, or other research projects.
GuideStar Pro This link opens in a new window
Get profiles, data and general information on Nonprofit organizations. [1960s to present]
Includes information on 1.8 IRS-recognized tax-exempt organization and thousands of faith-based non-profits. Data provided by 990 forms, other IRS sources and data provided by the nonprofits themselves.