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Commerce Research Library - Home: Home

Home page of the Commerce Research Library website. The Commerce Research Library is a federal library serving the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Upcoming Library Events

Featured Video: Find Journals by Name

Did you know that you have access to, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Economist, Metal Bulletin Daily, Journal of Commerce, and many more with your OpenAthens Library Account?

Check out our quick video above on locating available journals through research databases using Library Search. In this quick example, we’ll walk you through locating Harvard Business Review articles.

Library News

Books Flying

Now that we're transitioning back to the office, we want to know what and how you like to read! Take our 3-question survey to help us get you the resources you need in the format you want.

Fill out our survey!

Did you know you can request articles/books that fit within our collection if we don't have them? Submit a request today!

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The Commerce Research Library is pleased to now provide access to the Export Compliance Manager for Commerce staff of the Herbert C. Hoover Building.

"Published ten times a year, Export Compliance Manager addresses the challenges faced by trade compliance professionals with insight and practical guidance. With contributions from leading advisors and thought-leaders, and shared experiences from senior managers in industry, Export Compliance Manager helps you deliver real commercial benefit to your organisation." ~Export Compliance Manager

Contact the library with access questions: research@doc.gov.

We've Got News! To learn more visit our updated news guide. Image of tablet with the word News papers and coffee on a wooden surface

We've Got News! Training

Tuesday, May 24th
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Use your Library Account to access news resources remotely or on your mobile devices. Visit our News guide to learn more about the resources available and then check out the Database Troubleshooting guide if you need help logging in to any of the following resources for the first time.

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Our latest booklist Leadership eBooks is available now! Conveniently every title is hyperlinked to the catalog, and from there, you may login with your OpenAthens account and request the book. Check out our entire collection of booklists here.

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Our latest booklist Global Trade eBooks is available now! Conveniently every title is hyperlinked to the catalog, and from there, you may login with your OpenAthens account and request the book. Check out our entire collection of booklists here.