International Business

Library Forms

For Everyone:: Interlibrary Loan; Item Not Found on Shelf
For Students:: Information Commons
For Faculty:: Library Instruction; Place a Book/Article on Reserves

Import/Export Data

Export.gov

U.S. Government resource to assist American businesses succeed in planning their international sales strategies.

Trade Stats Express

Government website to search for import and export data.

Search Tips

1. Click on “National Trade Data.”

2. Pick either “Global Patterns” to search for export data on a product type to all countries or “Product Profiles” to search based on a particular country or region.

3. Click the change button under the “product” module to search for you particular trade good. You can pick your product based on different industry codes.

APA Citation

Print Style Guide

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association REF BF76.7 .P83 2001

Online Style Guides

APA Style Essentials

Online Writing Lab, Purdue University, MLA

Citation Builder

This site, from North Carolina State University, formats your citations in the APA, MLA, and CBE styles.

APA Citation Tutorials

APA Citation Tutorial
Reviews creating APA reference citations

APA Interactive Tutorial
Indepth hands on tutorial about APA citation including in-text citations, references, and proper quoting and paraphrasing.

Databases for Country Research

Marketline

Use this database to search for key business in other countries and to retrieve country business profiles

Marketline Video Tour

Marketline Country Search Video Tutorial

LexisNexis

Searh for international news using this database

Lexis Nexis Searching for International News Video Tutorial

Country Profiles (Free Web Resources)

BBC Country Profiles

Basic overview information & facts about media and freedom of the press.

CIA World Fact Book (CIA World Fact Book

Basic overview with statistics and a focus on international issues (illegal drug and human trafficking, current international disputes)

Department of State Background Notes

Government, politics, history and foreign relations.

Economist Country Profiles

Focuses on recent news, political and economic information.

Library of Congress Country Profiles

Short but comprehensive overview of government, economics, and politics.

Country Studies (Library Resources)

Culture Grams Reference GT150 .C85 2006

Basic overview including information about the county’s history, people, customs, lifestyle, culture, and society.

Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Reference GN333 .W67 1998

Discusses multiple aspects of daily life such as clothing food language and religion.

Statesman’s Yearbook Reference HA46.S7 2008

Includes basic country statistics and political and economic data.

Country Statistics

Nation Master

This is a great tool for country comparisons across a huge range of topics. It is also a good place to find sources for statistics.

To search: Go to the Country A-Z list at the top of the website, select your country, select the topic area you wish to find statistics for, and then click on “all stats.”

United Nations Statistics Division

Contains numerous and varied statistical data on economic, demographic, and environmental conditions in countries around the world.

OffStats

Country statistics from official sources gathered from across the internet. This site is earchable by country, region, or topic. It is a good place to find sources for statistics.