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Country Description
(General description, history, economy, environment, technology, etc.)
Business Source - Country Reports ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases> Business Source Premier
In Business Source Premier, click on "Country Reports" from the right hand bar.
BBC Country Profiles news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/country_profiles/html/default.stm
CIA World Factbook Reference, G122 U56 (print) or www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Country Studies - Area Handbook Series lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Use only for historical and background information; most studies are no longer current.
Country Watch Research Station > Articles & Databases > Country Watch
The Country Review section has economic and social overviews including information on the status of women, cultural etiquette, and the arts, and other topics.EIU ViewsWire Research Station > Articles & Databases > ABI/Inform
Select EIU ViewsWire from the drop-down menu labeled Multiple Database; then search by country name. There is also a related commercial web site, Country Briefings www.economist.com/countriesEuropa World Yearbook Reference, JN1E85
Statesman’s Yearbook Reference, JA51 S7
STAT-USA - Trade Library
www.stat-usa.gov/ or from the Research Station > Articles & Databases
Select "Globus & NTDB/Trade Library". Look at Country Background Notes, Country Reports on Economics & Trade, etc.
Countries and their Cultures Online Reference (or search by title in library catalog.)
Culturgrams, GT150 C85 Reference.
Information on family life and social customs.Cultural Profiles Project (Canada) http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/
Information on family life and customs. Funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, this information is several years old and may not be accurate.Dos & Taboos Around the World Reference, HF5387 D66
Also Dos & Taboos of Humo(u)r Around the World.Reference, HF5387 D69
ExecutivePlanet.com www.executiveplanet.com/
Business etiquette and negotiating techniques for 35 countries.Going Global Career Guides. ABI/Inform ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases
These guides offer business etiquette advice for 24 countries. Search ABI like this: pub(going global) and geo(spain). Browse for guides on "interviewing" and "cultural advice".Kiss Bow and Shake Hands Reference, HF5389 M67
When in Rome or Rio or Riyadh... Cultural Q&As for successful business behavior around the world. Reference, HF5389 O46 2004.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Reference, GN333 W6
Family life, food, living conditions, social problems, etc.Worldmark Enyclopedia of the Nations (2004). Online Reference or search library catalog
Domestic trade (retail), housing, education, legal system, etc.
InfoNation (United Nations)
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm or (print) United Nations Statistical Yearbook,
Reference HA12.5 U63.
The web site allows you to compare statistical information about countries. Includes population density, urbanization, educational expenditure, internet users, energy consumption, etc.
International Monetary Fund Data & Statistics (World Economic Outlook) http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm
Also in HC59 W64 Main Collection.
Nationmaster.com
www.nationmaster.com/index.php
Includes purchasing power, lifestyle, language, food and many other cultural measures. (Some information requires a subscription.)
OffStats - Official Statistics on the Web www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/
World Development Indicators Reference, HC59.15 W656 or
www.worldbank.org/data
Covers urbanization, traffic & motor vehicles, merchandise imports, illiteracy rates, etc.
World Development Report. Reference, HC59.7 W659 2007
STAT-USA - Country Commercial Guides (CCG). National Trade Data Bank (NTDB).
www.stat-usa.gov/ or from the Research Station > Articles & Databases.
Select Globus & NTDB > Market & Country Research> then Country Commercial Guides.
This is the best source of information on distribution channels.
Encyclopedia of the Nations (2004).
Exporter's Encyclopedia. Reference, HF3011 E9
Provides detailed info on regulations and documentation requirements of each country.
Export.gov. export.gov
Another federal site with info similar to STAT-USA / National Trade Data Bank. Requires registration for some reports.
Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/index.html
Doing Business (World Bank) www.doingbusiness.org/
Business Source - Industry Profiles ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases > Business Source Premier .
In Business Source Premier, click on Industry Profiles and browse by country.
European Marketing Data and Statistics Reference, HA42 I55
Contains retail, purchasing and product consumption data for European countries.
International Advertising Resource Center www.bgsu.edu/departments/tcom/faculty/ha/intlad1.html
International Marketing Data and Statistics. Reference, HA42 I56
Contains retail, purchasing and product consumption data for non-European countries (except China).
Mintel Oxygen
Library ReSearch Station > Articles & Databases www.csuchico.edu/lref/guides/rbn/index.htm
(To use Mintel, it is necessary to create a profile with a CSU Chico email address. You will need to log in and accept the copyright each time.)
Has excellent market research reports about products for UK and selected European countries.
STAT-USA- International Marketing Insight National Trade Data Bank (NTDB).
www.stat-usa.gov/ or from the Research Station > Articles & Databases
PATH: Select "Globus & NTDB," then "Market & Country Research." Choose International Marketing Insight (IMI) reports.
World Consumer Lifestyles Yearbook Reference, HF5414.3 W67
Books - search in the Library
catalog
From the ReSEARCH Station at www.csuchico.edu/library, go to "Books." Search a subject heading search such as "brazil social life and customs"
ABI/Inform
Global ReSEARCH
Station > Articles & Databases
Articles from trade journals and business magazines.
Combine your country name with search terms like "distribution channels,"
"retailing,""customers,""market strategy," or
a product. Similar to Business Source Premier.
Academic Search ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases
Current events, communication, education, etc.
Business Source Premier ReSEARCH Station > Articles & Databases > Business Source Premier
Articles from trade journals and business magazines. Combine your country name with search terms like "distribution channels," "retailing,""customers,""market strategy," or a product. Similar to ABI/Inform.
Proquest Newstand ReSEARCH
Station > Articles & Databases
International newspapers and wire services.
Virtual
International Business and Economics Sources
libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm
Global
Edge
globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
Citation Formats & Style Guides www.csuchico.edu/lref/newciting.html
A handout for APA style is also available at the Reference Desk or can be downloaded from the link.
Business Citations Format Guide (APA Style) library.uncg.edu/depts/ref/biz/apa_biz.asp (Used with permission, by J . Michael Davis, business librarian at University of Massachusetts Amherst).Citation Builder (North Carolina State University) http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/citationbuilder/citationbuilder.php?
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Last update 9/18/2008