Library Home Page > Research Topics forecasting This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about forecasting.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about forecasting, materials in the library catalog about forecasting, websites relevant to forecasting, and links to library databases that contain information about forecasting.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about forecasting: prediction economic trends education forecasting trends prognosis prognostications Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to forecasting We have the following materials in the library catalog related to forecasting: forecasting twenty-first century forecasts economic forecasting technological forecasting social prediction prophecy  Back to top of page Websites on forecasting The following websites will help you with your research on forecasting: Employment Projections The U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via their Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections develops "information about the labor market for the Nation as a whole for 10 years in the future." California Department of Finance Economic Forecasts Information on national economic forecasts and on California economic forecasts. Institute for the Future: Wildcards A lighter look at improbable events that could occur in the future, and prognostications as to what would happen to society if they did occur. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to forecasting The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to forecasting.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. ABI/INFORM Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Business Source Premier Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Regional Business News Regional Business News provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Ethnic NewsWatch News, culture and history from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. NetLibrary Over 10,000 electronic books (e-books) from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Titles across all subject areas. Includes an extensive collection of e-books in the public domain, featuring classics in literature and history. (One maximum simultaneous user per book) Researched and evaluated by: ap 5/11/02 Back to top of page