Library Home Page > Research Topics monopolies 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 monopolies.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about monopolies, materials in the library catalog about monopolies, websites relevant to monopolies, and links to library databases that contain information about monopolies.  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 other terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about monopolies: trust-busting monopolistic competition business competition unfair business practices Clayton Antitrust Act Sherman Antitrust Act Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to monopolies We have the following materials in the library catalog related to monopolies: restraint of trade monopolies competition trusts industrial antitrust law United States capitalism corporations Microsoft Corporation trials litigation etc.  Back to top of page Websites on monopolies The following websites will help you with your research on monopolies:    Promoting Competition, Protecting Consumers: A Plain English Guide to Antitrust Laws The U. S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a "consumer protection agency with two mandates under the FTC Act: to guard the marketplace from unfair methods of competition, and to prevent unfair or deceptive acts or practices that harm consumers." To aid in this mission, the FTC presents this site which explains concepts of illegal and illegal business competition practices as well as defining relevant terms. Sections include: "An Antitrust Primer", "Price Discrimination", Mergers", "Maintaining or Creating a Monopoly", and "Illegal Business Practices".  Antitrust Division U. S. Department of Justice The Antitrust Division is "charged with the general enforcement, by criminal and civil proceedings, of Federal antitrust and other laws antitrust and other laws relating to the protection of competition and the prohibition of monopolization and restraints of trade." Their site offers full text of selected antitrust cases, including U. S. vs Microsoft,  and other documents. Antitrust Division Statutory Provisions and Guidelines In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the Antitrust Division makes public the statutory provisions and guidelines that give them their mandate and purview, including provisions of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to monopolies The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to monopolies.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  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. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. 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 6/02/02 Back to top of page