Resource Center - The Wedewer Group

Resource Center
Some basic resources are available right on your computer through Internet websites. Here are a few of our favorite resources for quick look-ups.

U.S. Government Statistics and Data
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s EDGAR Database (http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar) - Filings related to publicly traded companies

The Library of Congress offers the THOMAS Database
(http://thomas.loc.gov/) - For all types of legislative information, including bill summary, status and text, committee information and reports

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (http://www.uspto.gov/) - Database to search patent and trademark filings

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics
(http://www.bls.gov/) - Offers a wealth of economic- and employment-related data

The U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/) - Has numerous resources related to traveling and doing business with other countries. Especially helpful are the Background Notes they keep on foreign countries.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s American FactFinder
(http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet) - Offers access to some of the Bureau’s largest data sets. Users can create a variety of tables, reports, or maps with information on their community, the economy, or American society.

News and Newspapers
CNN (http://www.cnn.com/) - Offers an e-mail news alert for breaking news stories

The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/)

USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/)

The Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com)

Newspaper Links (http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm) - A portal to local newspapers throughout the U.S.

Association Resources
American Society of Association Executives
(http://www.asaenet.org) – This site offers articles from the monthly magazine Association Management as well as a bookstore with resources specifically for associations.

Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (http://www.gwsae.org/Home.htm) - Offers Executive Update magazine and an extensive calendar of professional development opportunities

Association Meetings magazine
(http://www.industryclick.com/magazine.asp?magazineid=275) – Offers up-to-date meeting industry news