BUS D300 International Business Administration 

A Basic Guide to Exporting

United States Department of Commerce’s primer for companies exploring the possibilities of exporting products.

Countries and their Cultures, 4 vols. (Reference GN703 .C68 2001)

Specialized encyclopedia with anthropologically informed, signed articles and extensive bibliographies of books and Web sites. Articles are arranged alphabetically by country name.

Doing Business Internationally: The Resource for Business and Social Etiquette (Reference HF5389 .D64 1999)

A capsule historical overview is provided for each country along with a section on business practices covering such topics as hours of business, negotiating, and entertaining and a section on social values, customs, and tips.

Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World (Reference HF1416 .M78 2001)

Provides trade information, risk takings, and political profiles for the top 40 trade partners of the U.S. A typical country capsule includes age breakdown, time (time zones and views of promptness), holidays, work week, religious/societal influences on business, cultural tips, an economic overview, current leaders and political parties, political influences on business, contacts, and passport/visa requirements.

Europa World

First published in 1926, the year book is renowned for covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories. The online resource allows creation of comparative statistics tables that can be downloaded in tab-separated values, comma-separated values (csv) or HTML format. Resource also includes extensive list of governmental and non-governmental organizations by name and type.  Entries can be e-mailed and citing information is provided.

Books: Finding More

Using IUCAT catalog, you can locate more books in Helmke Library in either print or electronic format.  Search by your country's name.  If the result list is too large, add a keyword such as business or economics or culture

Example:

keywords anywhere: India and business

Marketing information, country background, and news about current events can all be obtained through Helmke Library’s subscription databases.  

ABI/INFORM Suite -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1971, and most titles indexed from 1990. Brief Description: Regional, national, and world-wide business information from scholary sources as well as news and trade publications. Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. Information on search options

Business Source Premier -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 3,800 national, regional, and international business journals, updated daily, with more than 3,000 titles available in full text. Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available here and here.

Tip: To keep up with current events in your country or industry, create a search alert to have articles forwarded to your e-mail account or RSS reader. Search alerts repeat a search each day and only send you new results. For more information on creating search alerts, check the help section in the database or Ask a Librarian.

Business Insights -

Coverage: 1998 - present Brief Description: International market research reports on the subjects of consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology, telecoms, e-commerce and human relations. Tools Available: A five minute Flash tutorial produced by vendor is available from within the database.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) -

Coverage: 1991 to the present Brief Description: Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Tools Available: A Guide to Using CIAO is available.

LexisNexis Academic -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies for the 6,000 information resources included, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1980 or earlier; most titles indexed from the 1990s Brief Description: LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 information resources including newspapers, news magazines, wire services, and transcripts of major radio and TV broadcasts. Tools Available: Help with searching and finding sources is available.

MarketLine Business Information Center -

Coverage: 2 year news archive and the most recent 12 months for reports. International coverage. Brief Description: Original industry and company reports based on published research and primary and secondary data sources. (Previously known as Datamonitor.) Tools Available: MarketLine Help and FAQs provide guidance on how to use the MarketLine effectively.

Passport Markets -

Coverage: Varies Brief Description: International coverage of consumers, companies and industries including statistics, market reports, and lifestyle reports. Tools Available: Use Help screens within database. Tutorial for finding economic indicators.

SourceOECD -

Coverage: 1983 to present Brief Description: SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international governmental organization, containing an online library of statistical databases, books, and periodicals for this organization. Other IPFW Formats: None Tools Available: User guide is  available as well as search tips

STAT-USA / Internet -

Brief Description: A compilation of U.S. business, economic, and trade information from the U.S. Government. Tools Available: A list of selected publications indexed is available. A brief help guide is available, along with a guide to information available on the site.

The U.S. government publishes a wealth of information useful for developing plans to sell products in other countries.  Government information ranges from analysis of current trade issues to statistics of actual sales.  Many of the Web portals (see below) will guide you to government information.  The sites listed here may be especially useful to D300 students.

Export-Import Bank of the United States

The official export credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to assist in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress provides valuable background information about countries around the world.

• Country Studies provide description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries.
• Portal to the World contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.

U.S. International Trade Statistics (U.S. Census Bureau)

Use the Country/Product Trade Data link to find value of exports to other  countries. Annual data is organized by 6-digit NAICS code and countries.

The Web sites of international organizations, national governments, non-government organizations, and trade and professional associations can all be sources of valuable information.  The following Web portals are collections of links to such sites. The sites presented were carefully selected by educators for the usefulness and authority of the information they provide.  You are still the ultimate judge of information you select.  Use the suggestions on the library guide Is Your Web Site Credible? to verify any information you find on the Web.

Everything International

Compiled by Dr. Lloyd C. Russow, Philadelphia University this international business portal provides links to a wide variety of international business, education, and research internet sites selected for being reliable, current, and free-of-charge or relatively inexpensive. Ten main lists with logical sub-divisions make this a useful, easy-to-use resource.

globalEdge

Created at Michigan State University, this Web portal connects to information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities. Partially funded by the U.S. Department of Education,  globalEDGE^tm contains more than 5,000 online resources, information on all countries,  in-depth analysis of selected industries, the news on issues in international business, and extensive research and teaching resources.

Green Boxes:

Indiana University Bloomington government information librarians compile and maintain this list of government publications from all countries.

VIBES

Virtual International Business & Economic Sources (VIBES), a Web portal maintained by librarians at University of North Carolina. 3,000 online resources selected and arranged by country as well as by region and topic.