Electronic Commerce

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Electronic Business

General Sites	Economic and Social Aspects
Current Awareness	Marketing
Government /Organisations	Information Systems
Research Sites

General Sites

Catherwood Library: Guide to E-Commerce: Geared toward a novice audience, this guide offers basic information on E-commerce in its introduction, and the main body of the guide consists of a collection of thoughtfully annotated links. [Scout Report]
Commerce as a Growth Strategy: Full text of paper entitled "Impact of electronic commerce on business level strategies."
CommerceNet Home Page: CommerceNet has grown into a unique global non-profit membership organization meeting the evolving needs of companies doing electronic commerce. Mainly for members but some articles are free.
Commercial Scenarios for the Web: Opportunities and Challenges:: Part of special issue of JCMC on electronic commerce.; Confused by the jargon? This site has explanations
E-Business Research: Perspectives on Business in Cyberspace from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
E-Commerce Information: Collection of resources from Walker Management Library - Vanderbilt University
eCommerce Innovation Centre: Case studies of SME's using eCommerce. Also has useful links. From the University of Wales, Cardiff.
Electronic Commerce Knowledge Base: Learning material for the Electronic Commerce course taught at the Department of Accounting and MIS, Bowling Green State University.
Electronic Commerce - Links: Links from UQ
Electronic Commerce Research Gateway: Aimed at business and informatics students as well a companies interested in e-commerce.
Electronic Commerce Tutorial: An e-commerce tutorial in three parts along with related articles.
Electronic Library about Electronic Commerce: From International Center for Electronic Commerce. Plenty of papers on such topics as Smart Cards.
Encyclopedia of the New Economy
e-Views: Our e-Business series provides insight into emerging issues that will affect businesses in the new economy. From Deloitte Research.
International Society for Professionals in e-Commerce: Free membership. Resources, employment , special section for students.
Internet & Marketing - Electronic Commerce: From Nanyang Technological University Library. Sections cover Reports and statistics , Journals and Newsletters , E-Commerce:link,, Electronic Payment and Cyberbanking , Legal Issues and Internet Security and Mailing Lists. Has a southeast Asian focus.
Internet & Networking:: Surveys and Statistics from International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Internet Resources on Economics and Electronic Commerce: Sites from University of Texas.
KPMG e-Business: Research articles, white papers and cases
Levelling the Playing Field: Electronic Commerce in Small and Medium Enterprises: Findings of a major survey into the adoption and use of e-commerce by small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), defined as companies with 250 employees or less, in the UK. The work was undertaken by the Information Systems Research Centre at Cranfield School of Management
O'Keefe Library-Best Information on the Net: Listing of Business-e-Commerce sites.
Point of View: Archive of all Outlook articles—Outlook Journal, Outlook Point of View and Outlook Special Edition—from 1999 to present, provided by Accenture. Articles can be viewed by Industry, geographical area or topic. Also has case studies.
Pricewaterhousecooper: From PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Lots of good things here - use Search to find extensive material dealing with e-commerce
Welcome to peterkeen.com!: Commercial site to promote Peter Keen's writings. Advertises itself as "The site for information and advice on all aspects for linking business and information technology".

Current Awareness

BUBL LINK: 384.3 Electronic commerce: Keep you eye on this space. BUBL-Link is a catalogue of selected Internet resources which are annotated and classified. The sites they choose are usually excellent. BUBLcatalogues sites by Dewey order with a short description. Sections here of interest are:
384.3 Business and the Internet
384.3 Electronic commerce
384.3 EDI: Electronic Data Interchange
384.3 Smart cards
384.34 Electronic mail
Sites are well chosen.
Business 2.0 - Web Article - eBusiness: More than just a magazine site it has articles on trends, an archive of back issues and a guide to sites on the Web.
eCompany Now - Reinventing Business: The online counterpart to the newly launched eCompany Magazine, eCompany Now strives "to be the straight-talking, sophisticated companion to business people who face the risks and opportunities the Web brings to the business world." Along with articles lifted from the print publication, eCompany Now has created several value-added features, including Web Files, which are online resources that correlate to articles in the paper version of the magazine. The site also provides interactive bulletin boards in its Discussion section, links, news headlines, and Hot Topics, which are groupings of articles, links, and bulletin boards related to single topics. (Scout Report) Articles on Relationship Marketing and case studies also feature.
e-newsletters: You an subscribe to Australian e-newsletter at Internet.com
International Journal of Electronic Commerce: Home page for this journal. Has archive of article abstracts. This journal is available in full text on EbscoHost Business Source Elite from Vol.5 No.2, 2000. However, the latest six months only provides abstracts.
Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce
Lex Mercatoria: International Commercial Law & E-Commerce Infrastructure Monitor: Global Business Centre: Internet Marketing
DCI's IT: Education and Information for IT Professionals. Try their IT News archives for good newsy practitioner type articles.

Economic and Social Aspects

Economic and Social Impacts of Electronic Commerce: Electronic Commerce has been in existence for little more than three years, but due to its enormous capacity to affect "economic activities and social environments," it has already had a huge impact on retail, finance, and communications, representing 30 percent of GDP. This 156-page report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development examines the past and potential impact that e-commerce promises to have on business and the economy. The report is broken into five chapters, which need to be downloaded separately, including "Growth of electronic commerce: present and potential," "Electronic commerce, jobs and skills," and "Societal implications of electronic commerce," each with its own set of charts and graphs. A report summary is also included. [Scout Report]
Electronic Commerce and the European Region: Also includes regional resources (eg. Australia & New Zealand). Reports, conferences etc. )
The Information Economy: The Economics of the Internet, Information Goods, Intellectual Property and Related Issues Compiled by Hal R. Varian, Berkeley University.
Internet and Economics: Another collection from Roy Davies.
Trust issues in European B2B e-procurement: Part of an archive of downloadable reports on e-business from Price Waterhouse

Government/Organisations

Australia's E-commerce Report Card.: From the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Current State of Play November 2000: From the National Office for the Information Economy. Demographics, statistics, e-commerce security etc.
Electronic Commerce Project: From the Australian Taxation Office.
Federal Reserve System-Payment Systems Resource: The Payment System Resource Center is an online knowledge management portal for information on payment systems such as electronic banking, payment cards, e-cash, e-commerce, consumer protection, privacy, security, technology, etc.
Information and Communications Policy: Emerging Market Economy Forum on E-Commerce- OECD
Information Industries Branch: Part of the Department of Communication and Information, Local Government, Planning and Sport. Feature articles on e-commerce, Internet Marketing and Knowledge Management.
National Office for the Information Economy: Australian Government site.
OECD Policy Brief : Electronic Commerce: Document discussing the potential for electronic commerce, consequences for employment, growth and trade, the safety of electronic transactions, consequences for taxation and tariffs, and consumer protection.
Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre: Joint Tasmanian Government/University of Tasmania initiative to help businesses in Tas. adopt e-commerce. Features local case studies.

Information Systems

Electronic Commerce Research Center: This commercial site developed and maintained by CIO Communications examines the current state and future directions of conducting commerce on the Net. Access to a collection of articles on electronic payments, markets, EDI, policy issues, privacy, security etc., and many other resources e.g. advice on web tools, servers, and e-commerce; and links to information on software/hardware security algorithms/protocols.
Electronic Money, or E-Money, and Digital Cash: This page of links to resources on e-money is maintained by Roy Davies and the University of Essex.
ISWorld Net's Electronic Commerce Course Page: Roger Clarke says this is even better than his site and you can see why he feel this way. Every aspect of e-commerce from course outlines and definitions through concepts, standards, security social issues and also includes case studies. Excellent site.
Identity Authentication and E-Commerce: Refereed articles discussing the use of identity authentication systems in the conduct of electronic business.
Roger Clarke's Electronic Commerce: Collection of articles on aspects of e-commerce including electronic payment, EDI, privacy, security . Annotated bibliography included.

Marketing

Cyber Dialogue: "The Cyber Dialogue Marketing Intelligence Center, is designed to be a helpful resource center for anyone who is interested in enlightened, innovative, interactive marketing. Within the site you can gain access to find interesting articles, reports and presentations written by Cyber Dialogue, as well as the full text of the 'Cyber Insider'" [Anbar Cool Sites]
Electronic Commerce & Electronic Markets:: At @Brint.com (tm) which is always worth a visit.
eMarketer: e-Marketer has been designed to advise how to succeed in business online through the building, promotion and maintenance of a successful Web site. Essentially a grab bag of what's new and groovy in e-commerce, this site is full of easily accessible, current market research results, trends and analyses on the business enabler that is e-commerce.
Global Business Centre: Internet Marketing: Content rich but you need to hunt through it. Extensive collection of articles included.
Journal of Internet Marketing: Interesting articles but issues are few. Offers a bi-monthly e-mail edition.