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I. UMD E-Resources
II. General Reference
III. Company Reference
IV. Economic Reference
V. Demographic Reference
VI. Statistical Reference
VII. Country-specific Reference
VIII. Internet Resources

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I. UMD E-Resources
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ABI/Inform Global
Full text of 600+ journals, cumulative indexing/abstracting from 1970s onward of 1,500+ journals on business conditions, trends, corporate strategies/tactics, management and marketing techniques, international news from 24 countries.

RDS Business Reference Suite

• Business & Industry Database
  Covers 900+ publications focusing on business, all industries, more than 60% full text, 50 % U.S. and 50% international content. Uses keyword or code searching, companies, lines of business, SIC codes, concepts such as market share.
• Business & Management Practices
  Focuses on processes, methods, strategies of managing a business. Emphasizes planning for change and growth, decision-making, new technologies, etc. 300 core publications, articles from 300+ other sources, 60% full text.
• TableBase
  Uses Business & Industry indexing to find records with forecasts, market share, rankings, users, demographics by industry or country, display in full-text tables.

ISI Emerging Markets
Comprehensive, updated economic data on Central/Eastern Europe, Latin and South America, Asian emerging markets ( China , India etc). Economic and statistical data, marketing and news are derived from in-country sources. Unique resource for emerging markets.

Mergent Online 
Use the Advanced Search feature to search either within the International Company Data or International Company Data Archive for full text of 11,000+ international companies’ financial information.

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II. General Reference
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook; annual and online at https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

DESK REF G 122 .U56a 1982-

Encyclopedia of Associations--International Organizations; annual
DESK REF AS 22 .E52 

Facts on File; annual
REF D 410 .F3

Facts on File Yearbook; annual
REF D 410 .F35 1941-

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III. Company Reference
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Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
REF HG 4538 .A1 .D5 2001; 3 vols.

RDS Business Reference Suite

• Business & Industry Database
  Covers 900+ publications focusing on business, all industries, more than 60% full text, 50 % U.S. and 50% international content. Uses keyword or code searching, companies, lines of business, SIC codes, concepts such as market share.
• Business & Management Practices
  Focuses on processes, methods, strategies of managing a business. Emphasizes planning for change and growth, decision-making, new technologies, etc. 300 core publications, articles from 300+ other sources, 60% full text.
• TableBase
  Uses Business & Industry indexing to find records with forecasts, market share, rankings, users, demographics by industry or country, display in full-text tables.

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IV. Economic Reference
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Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: OECD Economic Surveys (by country); see Library's Serials List and the Voyager Online Catalog

Guide to the World's Major Emerging Economies.
REF HC 59.7 .B867 2000

World Economic Factbook.
REF HC 59.15 .W67 2002/03

World Economic Outlook (semi-annual)
REF HC 10 .W7979 1994-

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V. Demographic Reference
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European Marketing Data and Statistics, annual
REF HA 1107 .E87 1987-

International Marketing Data and Statistics, annual
REF HA 42 .I56 1994-

The World's Women, 2000: trends and statistics
REF HQ 1154 .W97 2000

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VI. Statistical Reference
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Commodity Research Bureau Commodity Yearbook
REF HF 1041 .C56 1985-

European Marketing Data and Statistics; annual
REF HA 1107 .E87 1987-

International Financial Statistics; monthly and yearbook
Periodicals, 3rd floor; for use in library only

International Historical Statistics: Africa and Asia 1750-1988
REF HA 1107 .M5 1982

International Historical Statistics: the Americas 1750-1988
REF HA 175 .M55 1993

International Historical Statistics: Europe 1750-1988
REF HA 1107 .M5 1992

International Marketing Data and Statistics; annual
REF HA 42 .I56 1994-

Year-Book of Labour Statistics; annual
REF HD 4826 .I63 1975-

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VII. Country-Specific Reference
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Africa South of the Sahara
REF DT 351 .A37 2001

Area Handbook Series. Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. ________, a Country Study.
Check Library Voyager Online Catalog for individual countries or http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Canada Year Book
REF HA 744 .C36 2001

Far East and Australasia
REF DS1 .F3 2003

ISI Emerging Markets
On the Library Web page - and available on Library 2nd floor internet stations
ISI offers comprehensive, updated economic data on Central/Eastern Europe, Latin and South America, and Asian (China, India, etc.) emerging markets. Economic and statistical data, marketing and  news, company and financial data direct from in-country sources. Unique resource for emerging markets. 

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VIII. Internet Resources
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Europa Home Page
http://europa.eu.int/index.htm

International Business Sources on the WWW: globalEDGE
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

Library of Congress/ Federal Research Division/ Country Studies/ area handbooks
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

News Central
http://www.all-links.com/newscentral/

U.S. Department of Commerce, Export.Gov (International Trade Administration)
http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no