Subject Resource Guide for International Business

Selected and updated by reference librarians in support of the TC3 program in International Business. Selection criteria include quality, content, reliability and currency.

• Books in the TC3 Library
• Multimedia
• Databases
• Company and Industry Information
• News
• Business and Trade Statistics
• Federal and International Trade Agencies and Organizations
• Country and Cultural Information
• Comprehensive Gateways

Books in the TC3 Library

Try these keyword searches to find books on International Business in the TC3 Library Catalog, the SUNY Catalog and WorldCat.

• Business Etiquette
• International Business Enterprises
• International Trade
• Investments, Foreign

Multimedia

Films on Demand offers over 5,500 educational videos on all topics. Relevent titles include:

• China or Bust! Chasing Success in the World's Fastest-Growing Economy - 2008 (51 minutes).
• Dubai: City of Money and Mystery - CNBC, 2008, (45 minutes).
• India Rising: The New Empire - CNBC, 2008 (44 minutes)
• The Russian Gamble: Risky Business in the Land of Putin - CNBC, 2008 (45 minutes)
• Trade: The Dollar Speaks English - 2001 (49 minutes)

Databases

TC3's Electronic Databases are listed by title and subject (see Business). The New York Times provides extensive coverage in the areas of international business and finance. You can also locate E-journals about international business in the area of International Commerce, including Export today's global business; Export wise; and Export America

Company and Industry Information

• Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America - “These 23 AmChams represent more than 20,000 companies and over 80% of U.S. investment in the region.”
• Canadian Company Directories by Industrial Sector
• Danish Exporters - Danish Trade Council. Information about 8000 Danish companies.
• Europages - “1.500.000 European and international suppliers, manufacturers and distributors.”

News

• BBC Business News
• CNN Money International News
• EuroMoney
• Financial Times
• Major World Indices - Yahoo Finance
• New York Times - News for Africa, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East
• Wall Street Journal Asian Edition

Business and Trade Statistics

• Dow Jones Global Index Analysis
• Eurostat - European Union
• Foreign Trade Statistics - U.S. Census Bureau
• Foreign Trade Information System - Organization of American States. See countries
• Statistics Canada
• Stat USA/Internet Transition - “STAT-USA Office to cease operations September 30, 2010”
• United Nations Statistics Division

Trade Agencies and Organizations

• Asian Development Bank
• Export.gov: Export Basics
• Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Inter-American Development Bank
• International Labor Organization
• International Monetary Fund
• International Trade Centre
• Japan External Trade Organization
• Office of the United States Trade Representative
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation - U.S. agency's mission“ is to mobilize and facilitate the participation of United States private capital and skills in the economic and social development of less developed countries and areas, and countries in transition from nonmarket to market economies.” Offers Guides and Handbooks.
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• United States Bureau of Industry and Security
• United States Commercial Service
• United States International Trade Administration
• United States International Trade Commission
• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
• World Bank - Publications
• World Trade Organization

Country and Cultural Information

• Area Handbooks/Country Studies
• CIA World Factbook
• Country Commercial Guides - See also Doing Business In Guides
• Country-Specific Pages for Africa
• Current Travel Warnings - U.S. Department of State
• Doing Business - World Bank service provides hundreds of reports and papers on countries and regions.
• Latin American Countries
• Country Specific Information - U. S. Department of State
• U.S. Commercial Service Market Research Library
• World Bank:Countries and Regions

Comprehensive Gateways

• Export.gov: U.S. Government Export Portal
• GlobalEDGE: International Business Resources

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Last update: Tuesday, October 25, 2011