Here are some resources for your country research:
Link to Library Home Page
Forms for Requesting Materials
Frequently Asked Questions
Europa World Year Book [Ref JN1 .E85] .
Central and South-Eastern Europe 2003 [Ref HC244.A1 C46 2003].
Doing Business in 2006 [Data from the World Bank providing comparative indicators on business regulations in 155 countries. Includes indexes related to starting a business, hiring and firing workers, enforcing contracts, getting credit and closing a business.] [Ref HD3611 .D58 2006]
World Development Indicators [Ref HC59.69 .W659].
Human Development Report [Ref HD4904 .H85].
Demographic Yearbook
[Ref HA17 .D45] .
CultureGrams (4 volumes) [Ref GT150 .C85].
Kiss, bow, or shake hands : the bestselling guide to doing business in more than 60 countries / Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway. [Cultural overviews, negotiating strategies, protocol, and tips for doing business in more than 60 countries] [Ref HF5389 .M67 2006]
Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World [HF1416 .M78 2001]
Doing Business Internationally : The Guide to Cross-Cultural Success [HD31 .B7235 2003]
Doing Business in the new Latin America : a guide to cultures, practices, and opportunities [HF3230.5 .Z5 B43 2004]
Doing Business in Emerging Europe [HF1532.7 .Z368 2003]
Europa Guide to Central and South-Eastern Europe [Ref JN1.E85 2003]
Doing Business in the New China [HG5784 .Z56 2004]
Europa Guide to Far East and Australasia [Ref JN1.E85 2003]
Bridging the culture gap : a practical guide to international business communication. [HF5389 .C36 2004]
Cross-Cultural Business Behavior: Marketing, Negotiating, and Managing Across Cultures. [Contains short chapters on the negotiating and communication styles in different countries, including India, China, Slovakia, Romania, Ireland, and Australia.] [HF5389.G47 2002]
Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys through 23 Nations. [Contains chapters on the prevailing cultural philosophies of India, Ireland, and China]. [GN345.7 .G36 2001]
LCSC Library Catalog - provides information about the materials owned by the LCSC Library and other North Idaho Academic Libraries, including North Idaho College and the University of Idaho. Also has a link to WIN Libraries, so you can search Gonzaga, Whitworth, and VALNet Libraries.
Virtual Reference Library - Search a collection on online reference books from Gale, a respected publisher of subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries.
For information on culture, try searching for your country with subject terms like "National Characteristics" or "Manners and customs" or "Culture" (for example, Hungary AND national characteristics).
ELECTRONIC BOOKS:
Encyclopedia of business and finance: Burton S. Kaliski, editor-in-chief.
Encyclopedia of the Global Economy : A Guide for Students and Researchers.
Volume 1: 168 encyclopedic entries on key topics related to international economics and trade.
Volume 2: Primary documents and statistical data related to international trade.
The Statesman’s Yearbook 2007: the politics, cultures and economies of the world / edited by Barry Turner.
WorldCat - A catalog of items held at libraries throughout the world. Many of these materials can be borrowed through inter-library loan. This database also provides more in-depth cataloguing to materials owned by LCSC.
Academic OneFile - Academic OneFile is the premier
source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals
and reference sources. Includes full-text coverage of the New York
Times back to 1995. Updated daily. A Thomson Gale database.
ProQuest Newstand database.
Includes coverage of 27 newspapers
including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post,
plus other important U.S., international and minority interest papers.
Google Scholar - A service from Google that provides citations to scholarly journals.
Country Profiles:
Background Notes [from the U.S. State Department].
BBC news, country profiles [electronic resource]: Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
The World Bank - Economic and social statistics for most of the countries of the world.
newnations.com [A service of British-based International Industrial Information, Inc. It provides free reports on emerging economies around the world. They also sell customized reports to businesses. You will have to register your email address the first time you read a report, but it is a free service.]
General Information:
VIBES – Virtual International Business & Economics Sources [A service of the library of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, VIBES provides over 1,600 links to Internet sources of international business and economic information that are in English and available free of charge. Links include: Full-text files of recent articles and research reports, Statistical tables and graphs, and Portals (pages with links to other sources).]
European Union [The official site of the EU].
International Currency Converter.
World Wide Metric (Converter).
World News:
Inc.com - Short, non-scholarly articles on topics of interest to small business owners.
Government:
USA.gov
- A search engine for government Web pages, with an emphasis on the Executive
Branch of the Federal Government. Another good source of statistics.
GPO
Access - Searchable database of Web pages, with an emphasis on the
Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Provided by the Government
Printing Office.
Thomas - An easy-to-search source for legislative information, provided by the Library of Congress.
I-Docs - An online collection of
paper and digital resources selectively chosen from published Idaho Government
Documents.
Standardized Tests:
Test Prep Review -- Free access to sample questions from many standardized tests, such as graduate school entrance exams and certification exams.
Citations:
Knight Cite -- An automatic generator of citations in either MLA, APA, or Chicago style. Registering for the service allows you to save citations to generate a bibliography. A free service provided by the Hekman Library at Calvin College.
APA Citation Style - examples of citations in APA Format for your list of References.
Bibliographies : MLA Format - Guidance provided by the University of Illinois Writers' Workshop.
Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format - Guidance provided by Purdue University Online Writing Lab.
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Page Author: Barbara Barnes
Last updated: August 3, 2007
