International Business
Catalog Holdings Government Documents Journals Databases Internet Resources
The Peterson Library has a wide array of resources in this subject area. This guide presents a selection of these resources as well as useful Internet websites. For a good overview of library research and our resources, take our Virtual Reference Tour. For research assistance, visit us at the library Information Desk, call us at 203-932-7189, or email us. For assistance with writing the research paper, visit the Center for Learning Resources in Maxcy Hall.
Library Home Page
Go to the Peterson Library home page at www.newhaven.edu/library and take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it. If you start at the UNH website at http://www.newhaven.edu/, click on Library in the top middle. All the links for accessing library materials and services are on the left on the library home page. The most important are the ones for Catalog, Databases, Journals, and library Guides, but a quick look at all the links will be time well spent.
Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find circulating and reference materials, including books, audio-visual resources, government documents, and periodical holdings. Our catalog uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system and subject headings. LC assigns call numbers (letters and numerals) according to the book's primary subject. The primary call number area for international commerce is HF3000-HF5000. Some quick catalog search tips:
- Truncate with ‘?': market? will get markets, marketer, marketing, etc.
- Put phrases in " ": "international business" or "global trade" or "foreign exchange"
- Sort results by Publish date descending to get newest items at the top of the list.
- Click on Bibliographic and use the subject-heading links below to find additional
material.
- Click on Linked Resources or look for the URL box next to an item for online access.
For additional search tips, consult the library guide on Using the UNH Library Catalog (OPAC) or take our interactive Online Library Catalog Tutorial.
Reference
China Venture Capital Yearbook. Ref. HG5788 .C36; CD-ROM at Circ. Desk on permanent reserve.
The Dictionary of Global Culture. Ref. CB9 .D53 1999
The Dictionary of International Business Terms. Ref. HD62.4 .S524 1998
Doing Business and Investing in...[various countries]. PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ref. HD62.4 .D64+
The Europa World Year Book. [Info Desk] Ref. JN1 .E85; older editions in circulating stacks.
Global Monitoring Report. Ref. HD72 .G56
International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management. Ref. TX905 .I68 2005x
International Financial Statistics. Ref. HG61 .I57
OECD Economic Survey(s) [titled as various countries]. Ref. HC240 .O7+ and online via catalog links.
Oxford Handbook of International Business. Ref. HF1379 .O996 2001
Republic of China Yearbook. (Taiwan) Ref. DS798.92 .R46; also online.
The Statesman's Yearbook. Ref. JA51 .S7 [Info Desk] and online in library at workstation 1.
Using Government Information Sources: Electronic and Print. Ref. Z1223 .Z7 S4 2001
World Development Indicators. The World Bank. Ref. HC59.15 .W656; also online.
World Economic Outlook. International Monetary Fund. Ref. HC10 .W7979; also online
The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. [Info Desk] Ref. JA51 .N3; also online.
The World Trade Report. World Trade Organization. Ref. HF1385 .W675; also online
Circulating
Best Practices in International Business. HD62.4 .B478 2001
Breaking into the Trade Game: A Small Business Guide to Exporting. [GovDocs] SBA 1.19: T 67/2005; also online .
Business Ethics... Responsible Business Enterprise in Emerging Market Economies. [GovDocs] C 61.8: B 96/2; also online.
Chinese Culture, Organizational Behavior, and International Business Management. HD58.7 .C4865 2003
Competitive Intelligence and Global Business. HD38.7 .C6594 2005
Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: the GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. HD57.7 .L4323 2004
Developing Global Leaders: Enhancing Competencies and Accelerating the Expatriate Experience. HD57.7 .K727 2005x
Global Engagement and the Innovation Activities of Firms. HB1 .A2 N3 no.11479; also online.
Global Firms and Emerging Markets in an Age of Anxiety. HD62.4 .G5435 2004
Importers, Exporters, and Multinationals: A Portrait of Firms in the U.S. that Trade Goods. HB1 .A2 N3 no.11404; also online.
International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. HD58.7 .A33 2002
International Management: Insights from Fiction and Practice. HD62.4 .I5643 2004
Mergers and the Composition of International Commerce. HB1 .A2 N3 no.10405; also online.
One Billion Customers...Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China. HC427.95 .M43 2006
Overseas Assembly and Country Sourcing Choices. HB1 .A2 N3 no.10697; also online.
Rising Above Sweatshops: Innovative Approaches to Global Labor Challenges. HF5549.5 .E45 R57 2003
A Short Course in International Business Plans... Success in Global Commerce. HD30.28 .B7817 2003
Vertical Production Networks in Multinational Firms. HB1 .A2 N3 no.9723; also online.
Working Across Cultures. HM1211 .H66 2004
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If you need something not in our catalog, please use our ILL service to have materials sent here from other libraries. Forms to request books and articles are available at the Information Desk, and also online. Fill out a separate ILL request form for each item. Incorrect or incomplete information will slow down receipt of material, so please be accurate.
A federal documents depository since 1971, the library currently receives about a third of Government Printing Office (GPO) publications. Documents received since 2000 will show up in catalog searches. Many of these are also available online so be sure to click on Linked Resources for each item. Most documents held in the library can be borrowed. Consult the Government Documents library guide for more information. To request catalog items with the U.S. Govt Docs location or to inquire about older documents, come to the Information Desk. Major online access points:
GPO Access has links for the U.S. Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, and others on the front page. Use the A-Z Resource List to identify and access all online publications.
USA.gov. The A-Z Agency Index is the most complete list of federal agencies available.
Periodical articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals are a valuable source of information in all research areas. Our Journals link lists of most of the periodical titles, current and historical, to which you have access through the library, in all formats.
Use the upper search box to enter a journal title to get links to databases containing the journal electronically and a link for any available library holdings as well. You can also use the drop-down box here to search for keywords like international or global or foreign and business or trade or commerce, etc.
Use the lower search box to drop down through topical groupings like: Business & Economics > Commerce > International Commerce. Click here to identify periodicals in this latter subject area and to browse current issues, either online or in the library.
Use the indexes in the next section to find periodical articles. For more help, consult our library guide on Finding Articles.
Searching for articles on a subject is best done using an electronic index that looks through the contents of many journals at one time. These databases now often provide the full text of articles or give you other ‘Find full text' options. For tips on searching effectively for articles, take our interactive Database Searching Tutorial.
Access all our Databases via the link on the library home page and enter your 16-digit UNH ID number when requested. Most are available 24/7 from any Internet terminal. Databases below with ** are only available in library. Ask at the Information Desk for log-on.
Databases dealing with international business are listed below. Use the Annotated Listing to get additional information about them. Use the Subject Listing to look for others in topical groupings. Those under General/Multidisciplinary will be most broadly useful.
Periodical Indexes
ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. These three databases can be searched together and cover periodicals back to the 1970s in all areas of business, industry, and economics and in all regions and locales.
Academic OneFile. Multidisciplinary journal index, good for all research topics.
Business and Company Resource Center. Best used for company and industry information that includes news articles, corporate histories, financials, rankings, analysts' reports, company brand names, and industry analysis.
HighWire Press. From Stanford University, free indexing and full-text access to thousands of articles from scholarly publishers.
LegalTrac. Indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals, plus law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest publications.
Other Research Databases
Conference Board Online. Up-to-date business analysis and economic indicators for the U.S. and other major countries.
CountryWatch. History and current affairs, plus comparative macroeconomic data for world countries.
Directory of Corporate Affiliations. Public and private companies and corporate structures, domestic and international.
Hoover's Online. Financials and competitive landscape for international as well as domestic companies.
Mergent Online. Search by company or by industry codes to rank companies or analyze industries by financial and statistical data. Construct complex searches with multiple textual and financial criteria and download in spreadsheet formats.
Stat-USA/Internet. The State of the Nation gives data on economic activity. GLOBUS and the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) offer international market research (Best Market Reports, Country Commercial Guides, etc.) and contact databases like the NTDB Global Trade Directory where firms can find companies to do business with. Available in library only at workstations 1 and 2.
USA Trade Online. U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities analyzed by Harmonized System (HS) classification codes. Value, quantity, and unit price information with annual data from 1992 to present, and monthly data from 2002 to present. Various options for sorting, ranking and calculating data. Available in library only at workstations 1 and 2.
Many of the websites below are from academic institutions and government agencies. Usually, ones like these with .edu and .gov domains are the most reliable. Google "international business" for additional sites and examine them carefully for their content, currency, and credentials. Look for the About us link. Here's a website to help you to critically evaluate Internet sources.
Federal Resources
Export.gov. Market research, trade leads, help with financing, logistics, licensing, and trade problems. Annual and quarterly trade data from TradeStats Express. Product statistics for U.S., national and state-by-state, exports globally and to specific countries.
Trade.gov. The International Trade Administration's site. The ITA's Import Administration sub-agency assists American firms with unfair trade practice complaints and administers the Foreign Trade Zone program, which offers customs-treatment advantages to domestic companies.
U.S. Census Bureau. Administers the Schedule B codes, based on the international Harmonized System (HS) classifications and used for all goods exported from the U.S. Search for product codes by keyword at this site or download the entire schedule.
U.S. International Trade Commission. Maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), using HS codes to classify and list tariff rates on goods imported into the United States. Click on ‘Tariff Schedule' to search for products or codes and tariff rates.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This page from the USPTO's website has links aimed at assisting with the protection of intellectual property rights in international trade and commerce.
U.S. Small Business Administration. The SBA has an Office of International Trade. Links for export finance programs, a small business guide to exporting, and Trade Mission Online (TMO), a contact database for finding potential business partners.
International Agencies
International Monetary Fund. Publishes World Economic Outlook and statistical database, surveys, country and regional data.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Links for countries, statistics, publications, and documents.
United Nations. Economic and trade reports like the World Investment Report and World Economic Situation and Prospects.
World Bank. Publishes World Economic Indicators and many other annual reports available online. Their Doing Business database gives regulation and enforcement indicators for nations, allowing comparison of business conditions and environments.
World Trade Organization. WTO and predecessor GATT documents are available here. The Resources tab leads to International Trade Statistics back to 1998 and other annual publications like the World Trade Report and WTO Annual Report.
International Business Associations
Most associations provide services and information to members only, but many allow access to some information with free online registration. Look for international links within these sites or search the sites with keywords like global or international.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
American Marketing Association
Direct Marketing Association
Federation of International Trade Associations
International Advertising Association
Marketing Research Association
National Retail Federation
Promotion Marketing Association of America
International Marketing Agencies
Marketing agency information, usually including the locations, principals, services, major clients, etc. Online disclaimer consent and free registration are often required to protect proprietary materials.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
Blue Book Research Services Directory - Marketing Research Association
Green Book: Worldwide Directory of Marketing Research Companies and Services
Media Research Firms
Arbitron. Well-known research firm serving a variety of media in the United States, Mexico and Europe. Use links on left to access information about media like radio and cable. Links on the right take you to ratings charts and many free consumer and marketing reports.
A.C. Nielsen Domestic and international marketing intelligence. Use drop-down boxes for countries of the world and look for free info and pamphlets throughout the site.
Other Useful Websites
Advertising Age. Databases include Index to Global Marketers, published annually in November, which gives top 100 advertisers worldwide, dollars spent by country, global agencies, and advertiser accounts.
Companieshouse.gov.uk. Company incorporation information from the government of the U.K. Links to governmental company incorporation registries throughout the world.
global EDGE. From Michigan State University, international business information including Country Insights on all nations and extensive links to research resources.
International Organizations and Related Information. From the University of Michigan Government Documents Center, links to international agencies of all types.
World-Wide Web Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources. Another excellent and comprehensive set of links.
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