Catherwood
Library: Guide to e-commerce
This page, provided by Catherwood
Library of Cornell University,
"may be viewed as a beginner's introduction to the topic" of e-commerce.
It provides "links to various aspects of e-commerce including international
commerce, technical information, legal resources, online journals
and newspapers, industry and association guides, and government
policies."
CNET
Builder.com: E-Commerce Tutorial
This page tells all about how to use the internet to create e-business
for an already existing store, or use it as a starting point for
those interested in creating a web page to market a product. Included
is information on the topics of software options, installation,
cataloging your products, setting product categories, product families,
adding image support, populating your catalog, importing files,
publishing your catalog, and supporting transactions.
E-Commerce
This page, provided by ZDNet,
provides news and up-to-date information about e-commerce. Scroll
down to the bottom of the page to find information on the best practices
on the Internet, case studies, research and small business advice.
eCommerce
Info Center
This is an excellent page providing all kinds of information on
e-commerce. A number of universities recommend this site which includes
information for shoppers, merchants, and e-commerce professionals.
Resources about products, technologies, and government issues for
e-commerce providers are also available.
E-Commerce
Overview and General Resources
This site provides access to a number of articles on what E-Commerce
is, strategies for success in E-business, how to make the transition
from the old economy to the new economy and more. It is maintained
by CIO.com, the online arm of
CIO the magazine that is billed as "The leading resource for information
executives."
Electronic
Commerce 101
This page, provided by About.com
and authored by Gordon
Whyte, is set up as an introductory course to conducting business
on the Internet. The page provides links to other pages designed
to teach the essentials of e-commerce.
Electronic
Commerce: The Technological Transformation of Business
Deborah Lynn Harrington, a business reference librarian at the West
Campus Library at Texas A&M University, has written this
paper as a guide to e-commerce. She provides numerous links on all
kinds of information, such as getting started, newsgroups, statistics,
etc.
Electronic
Commerce Tutorial
This tutorial, Bob Browning (President of Text or Webmasters Ltd.,
a company that specializes in electronic commerce) provides an overview
of the features commonly found in electronic commerce sites.
How
E-commerce Works
This overview, describing how e-commerce works, was written by Marshall
Brain (scroll down to view his credentials).
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Research
AIIM
(The Association for Information and Image Management)
Advisory
Committee on Online Access and Security
This report, from the Federal Trade
Commission, covers issues related to fair trade practices and
electronic commerce.
AllNetResearch
This site provides research information about demographics, software
and hardware developments, and trends and news related to electronic
commerce. Although the page links to abstracts and offers the research
reports for sale, many of the abstracts themselves contain information
that may be used and cited in research. The concepts described in
the abstracts may also offer users ideas for searching in periodical
indexes.
The
Art and Science of Electronic Commerce
This is the online site for an electronic commerce class taught
by Michael Reimann at the University of Texas at Arlington. Online
sources created by his students include a glossary, a bibliography
of print and online sources, reviews of books about electronic commerce,
and projects completed by students for organizations and businesses.
The
Better Business Bureau
Users can search for information about electronic commerce to retrieve
the latest reports and documents issued by the Better Business Bureau
about this topic.
Center
for Information Technology and Marketplace Transfer
Research papers about electronic commerce are available at this
site. This site is sponsored by the Fisher Center.
Center
for Research in Electronic Commerce
The University of Texas at Austin maintains this site. Links are
available to documented research papers and current news about electronic
commerce.
Commerce
Information is provided on this page about electronic commerce payment
systems, pricing, marketing, and standards and protocols. The site
author's credentials are listed on the About
the Information Economy page.
CommerceNet
The mission of CommerceNet is "venturing with partners worldwide
to create value through innovation in electronic commerce." This
page boasts a membership of over 600 companies and organizations
including "the leading banks, telecommunications companies, VANs,
ISPs, online services, software and service companies, as well as
major end-users." Current research reports are available as well
as information about current conferences and presentations.
The
E-Business Research Center
Along with keeping the visitor updated on recent articles and upcoming
events in the field of E-Commerce, this page links to E-commerce
research information. The following research topics are available:
business-to-business e-commerce, demographics and market research,
e-commerce case studies, e-commerce overview and general resources,
electronic banking, billing and payment systems, electronic data
interchange (EDI), industry associations, legal issues and government
efforts, management and ROI, online customer service, security and
infrastructure, web marketing and sales, and web retailing. It is
maintained by CIO.com, the online
arm of CIO the magazine that is billed as "The leading resource
for information executives."
E-Commerce
and Web Marketing
This site includes information about marketing and research related
to electronic commerce. The director of the project, Dr. Ralph F.
Wilson, is a published author in the field of electronic commerce.
E-Commerce
Times
This online news service provides up-to-date stories about trends
and developments in the field of electronic commerce. It's purpose
is to provide current, daily news to e-commerce providers. The mission
and purpose of the site are described in About
the Publication.
Economic
Perspectives on the Internet
This report, from the Federal Trade Commision, is divided into five
sections labeled What is the Internet?, Pricing of Access to the
Internet, Pricing of Goods and Services on the Internet, Network
Effects and the Internet, and Internet Taxation. Altogether, this
is a very useful source of statistical information in the area of
e-commerce.
E-conomy
Project, University of California
eLab
This page, founded by the Owen
Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt
University, is an ongoing research project to study the marketing
implications of commerce done over the Internet. Originally started
as a 5-year-study in 1994, the research still continues.
Electronic
Commerce and EDI
Links to sites that provide online reference resources; information
enabling e-commerce; and facts about information infrastructure,
intranets and extranets, legality, privacy, security markets payments,
surveys, and technology are available at this site created by Linda
Hansen, Electronic and Technical Services Librarian, at the Ward
Chipman Library, University of
New Brunswick.
Electronic
Commerce in Canada
This site is a Canadian governmental entity that provides news,
speeches, presentations, and statistics, as well as position papers,
about electronic commerce. The purpose and background of the site
are available on the About
the Task Force page.
Electronic
Commerce Navigator
This government site, described on the About
Us page, features three divisions that can help make your e-commerce
information search easier. Information is available for both buyers
and sellers.
Electronic
Library about EC
Full-text periodical articles, statistics and abstracts of papers
about electronic commerce are available at this site. Information
about the organization responsible for this site is available on
the About ICEC page.
eMarketer
The Who's
Who Behind eMarketer and Company
Profile pages explain the background and experience of the personnel
associated with this Web site and the track record of the organization.
Reports on current trends and developments in electronic commerce,
statistics related to e-marketing, and news articles are some of
the features highlighted at this site.
Electronic
Markets
"EM was the first journal to report on developments and the latest
trends related to the exciting and
rapidly evolving research field of electronic commerce."
Federal
Electronic Commerce Program Office
This site supports and encourages electronic commerce in the government
sector. Links are organized by topic including best practices, educational
programs, initiatives, and service offices. A menu of links to federal
electronic commerce Web sites is also available here. The scope
and purpose of governmental electronic commerce is explained on
the About EC page.
A
Framework for Electronic Commerce in the NII
This white paper from The
Hermes Group discusses the advantages and disadvantages of electronic
commerce, as well as future developments and challenges.
Global
Information Infrastructure Commission: Electronic Commerce
The Global Information Infrastructure Commission provides links
to online papers, reports and presentations detailing information
about electronic commerce.
Harvard
Business School's Working Knowledge
The
Institute for Global Electronic Commerce
About IEGC explains
the goals and purposes of this site which provides links to current
news stories and information relating to electronic commerce.
International
Chamber of Commerce: Electronic Commerce
This voluntary international organization reports on current e-commerce
news and provides legal information pertaining to electronic commerce.
Information about this organization is available on the Introducing
the International Chamber of Commerce page.
International
Journal of Agile Management Systems
"Tracks advances in the development and application of systems that
help organizations become more
flexible, responsive and efficient."
International
Journal of Electronic Commerce
This refereed journal includes researched articles about electronic
commerce. The Web site includes abstracts of the articles available
in the print periodical. Users may glean ideas for the abstracts
or order articles via Interlibrary Loan. The mission of the journal
is described on the Mission page linked in the left-hand column
of the home page. A page describing the editors, who represent a
wide variety of higher educational institutions, is also linked
in the left-hand column of the home page.
International
Journal of Project Management
Joint
Electronic Commerce Program Office
The purpose of this program office is to facilitate the relationship
of vendors and the Department of Defense via electronic commerce.
Information to help vendors move toward an online relationship with
the Department of Defense is included.
Journal
of Interactive Marketing
Journal
of Internet Banking and Commerce
This online publication includes articles about e-commerce. Users
can have articles e-mailed to them as they are published.
Journal
of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce Quarterly.
It "intends to be the leading academic journal in the field of electronic
commerce."
Journal
of the Association of Information Systems
"The mission of the Journal of AIS is to promote the production
and widespread dissemination of new knowledge concerning the field
of Information Systems in all its variety."
NOIE:
The (Australian) National Office for the Information Economy: E-commerce
Projects
This official Austrailian government site includes information about
Internet banking, online health and pharmaceutical services, and
trucking related to the e-commerce industry. Information about NOIE
is available on the NOIE
About Page.
OECD,
OCDE Electronic Commerce
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development promotes electronic commerce. This site includes
links to reports and conference proceedings describing trends and
developments in electronic commerce.
TechWeb
E-Business
This publication provides links to articles reporting current news
in the field of electronic commerce. The TechWeb Staff is listed
on the "Who We Are" page.
Roger
Clarke's Electronic Commerce Pages
Links to papers providing electronic commerce overviews and in depth
analysis of specific topics including policies, privacy, security,
encryption, and electronic payments are available at this site.
Clarke's credentials are listed at the top of the page.
Stanford
University - Graduate School of Business, Center for Electronic
Business and Commerce
United
States Government Electronic Commerce Policy
The United States Department of Commerce
maintains this site providing up-to-date reports on legislation,
Department of Commerce releases, Congressional hearings, tax information
and other governmental issues related to electronic commerce.
The
Wharton Forum on Electronic Commerce
Online research papers and articles are available at this site.
The Concept of
the Forum page provides information about the purpose and mission
of this site which is a collaborative effort of business and educational
sponsors.
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Design
The
Argus Clearinghouse: Internet Marketing
The consultants (Who
We Are) at Argus Clearinghouse have created a list of evaluated
links providing information about effective online marketing.
Computer
Security Resource Clearinghouse
The Computer Security Resource Clearinghouse is attached to the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology. The purpose of the clearinghouse is to collect,
make available and disseminate information about computer and data
security. World Wide Web sites and full-text resources related to
authentication, common criteria, emerging technologies, encryption
and keys, incident handling, security objects, testing, and virus
information are linked from this site.
Cybercrime,
Infowar, and Infosecurity
Dorothy
Denning, a computer science professor at Georgetown University,
has created a page of links to full-text documents about encryption
and computer security.
Crypto
Related Links
Mihir Bellare
of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University
of California at San Diego has created a list of links to documents
discussing security and encryption of data
ecommerce
one
This page is "the business and technology professionals' connection
to electronic commerce solutions." A directory of the leading online
resources is provided to help readers build or maintain an e-commerce
web site.
Electronic
Commerce - Software
About.com provides
this page which lists up-to-date software that may be used to create
a site for conducting business over the Internet.
Financial
Services Technology Consortium
Research about software and technical products related to banking
is the focus of this Web site. Clink on the About
the FSTC link to read information about the site's sponsor.
How
Electronic Encryption Works and How It Will Change Your Business
Jim Heath has written
an overview of encryption.
International
Workz
The topic for this page, linked from workz.com,
is "Build a Global Business Online." It provides a special section
for e-commerce that includes an introduction, taking orders online,
collecting payment online, international currency, affiliate programs
and security and fraud. Information is also supplied on how to build
a company Web page.
The
Internet Marketing Center
This site provides links to tools Webmasters use to develop e-commerce
sites, as well as Web promotion tips. Click on the link to the Contact
Us page to read information about the editor of this site.
Interoperability
of Data in E-Commerce Systems (indecs)
This organization hopes to develop standards for intellectual property
rights related to electronic commerce. Information about the background
of this site is available in the About
indecs presentation.
Java
Commerce Business Perspective
This white paper about secure transactions and payment protocols
is available at the Java
commercial site.
National
Industrial Information Infrastructure Protocols
This organization seeks to develop open protocols for electronic
commerce for the governmental and private sectors.
Secure
Internet Programming
Edward Felten
and Andrew Appel
of Princeton University's Computer Science Department provide links
to full-text publications describing computer security systems including
ActiveX, Java, and JavaScript.
Service
Machine
This is a page designed for smaller companies to inform them how
to conduct their business over the Internet. It provides simple
explanations of e-commerce and whether it is necessary for a business.
Information about the sponsoring organization is listed under the
Service link on the About the Service Machine page.
Sticky
Business
This article was written by Thomas Davenport, a professor of management
information systems at Boston University School of Management. "Sticky"
Web sites are defined and information about how to create a sticky
Web site is provided.
Software
Industry Issues: Electronic Commerce
Kaye
Caldwell has created a page that provides links to information
about digital signatures, electronic cash, state taxes, international
taxation, state laws, encryption, and electronic funds transfer.
W3C
Security Resources
W3C: The Technology & Society
Domain maintains this resource which supplies links to full
text documents about protocols and standards, current initiatives,
cryptography, and other security issues related to the Internet.
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Cost
Effectiveness
CyberAtlas
"CyberAtlas is the Web marketer's guide to online facts." The site
offers help by providing statistical and Web marketing information
to help consumers understand their business enviornment. Locate
links to statistics and demographics in the left margin under the
heading Big Picture. The About
Internet.com page provides information about the company that
sponsors this page.
Electronic
Commerce Statistics and Reports
This page provides links to information on statistics and reports
regarding e-commerce. It also provides related e-commerce articles.
The page is provided by About.com.
The
Internet Economy Indicators
This online quarterly publication includes statistics, economic
information and researched articles. Many of the articles included
are of a scholarly nature and author credentials are listed.
safeshopping.org
Buying goods online is just as important as selling goods online.
This page, supplied by the American
Bar Association, provides tips and information for safer shopping
online.
Shopping
Safely Online
This is another page about safety and online shopping. This page
includes fraud information, online safety, and bogus Web sites.
This site is sponsored by the Better
Business Bureau.
ZD
Journals: eCommerce Alert
This site links to articles describing the economic context
of electronic commerce. The About
ZD Journals page describes the background and content of
these articles.
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