• Library Catalog -- Search the library catalog for books, journals government documents, and films available at UIUC.
• I-Share Catalog -- Search the catalogs of affiliated Illinois libraries for materials not found in the UIUC catalog. 
• Online Reference Collection -- Use the Easy Search to find online articles from reference materials available instantly.

CQ Researcher -- Focusing on current news issues, these articles provide a good topic overview for many of today's most contentious subjects. Be sure to check out the bibliographies for further reading. Below are links to a few relevant articles:

• Financial Bailout
  
• Financial Misconduct
• Financial Industry Overhaul
• Occupy Movement

E-Books

• The American Economy: A Historical Perspective -- Northrup, Cynthia. ABC-CLIO 2011.
• Lessons from the Financial Crisis -- Kolb, Robert W. 2010. Wiley Publishing. 
• Global Financial Crisis -- Savano, Paolo. 2011. Ashgate Publishing.
• An Assessment of the Global Impact of the Financial Crisis -- Sobreira, Rogerio. 2010. Palgrave MacMillan.