International Business Guide
 

A Guide to Sources at the Green Library, University Park

Associations directories Country guides Foundations directories Language Dictionaries
Bibliographies Databases Government directories Research Guides
Company directories,
Industry
Dictionaries Handbooks Statistics, international
Company directories,
Regional & Country
Encyclopedias Import Statistics, U.S.
Company directories,
Worldwide
Export Indexes Trade Organizations, directories

 

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Databases

ABI/Inform.  Proquest.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Business & Industry. Galenet..  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Business and Company Resource Center. Galenet.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

EIU.  Economist Intelligence Unit.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Index to U.S. Government Periodicals. DOCS Z1223.Z7I53.

Investext. IAC/Gale.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Mergent Online. FIS/Mergent.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

National Trade Data Base (NTDB): DOC and WWW (within STAT-USA).  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

New York Times. 1986-Current.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

New York Times. 1851-1999 .  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

NewsBank/Infoweb.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Social Sciences Index. A&I H1.S63.

Statistical Universe.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

Thompson One Banker.  Thompson Financial.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

U.S. Exports of Merchandise. CD at DOC DESK.

U.S. Imports of Merchandise. CD at DOC DESK.

Wall Street Journal Index. A&I HG1.W26 and WSJ Online.  Available to FIU students & staff only; go through the EZ-Proxy if you are off-campus.

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bibliographies and research guides

Business Information Sources. Daniells. DESK HF5351.D35 1993.

A Guide to Business Research. REF H62.S56.

A Guide to & Latin American and Caribbean Census Material.  REF HA755.G48 1990.

Inside Washington. REF HD2785.D385 1988.

International Business Information. DESK HF54.5.P33 1994.

International Jobs:  Where They Are & How to Get Them.  REF HF5549.5.E45K63 1993.

The Thunderbird Guide to International Business Resources onn the World Wide Web. REF HF54.56.D43 1997.

World Directory of Business Information Web Sites.  REF HF54.56.W67 2002.

World Directory of Non-Official Statistical Sources. REF HA36.W6.

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Dictionaries and encyclopedias

Cassell English-Japanese Business Dictionary.  REF HF1002.F43 1993.

Chinese-English International Trade Dictionary.  REF HF1002.H36 1989.

Coopers & Lybrand Multilingual Dictionary of Financial Reporting.  (German/Spanish/French/Italian/English).  REF HG151.C676 1996.

Diccionario Bilingüe de Negocios.  (Spanish/Engish).  REF HF1002.D477 1999.

Diccionario Bilingüe de Ternimos Bursatiles. nbsp;(Spanish/English).  REF HG4513.D53 1999.

Dictionary of Business and Management. REF HF1002.R68.

A Dictionary of Business Terms.  (English/Arabic).  REF HF1002.D4923 1992.

Dictionary of International Business Terms. REF HD62.4.S54 1998.

Dictionary of International Trade.  REF HF1373.H55 1999.

Elsevier's Banking Dictionary. [English (American), French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German] REF HG151.E45 1996.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Financial and Economic Terms.  (Spanish/English).  REF HG151.U75 1996.

Encyclopedia of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the New American Community, and Latin-American Trade.  REF HC94.R668.

Handbook of International Financial Terms. REF HG3881.M578 1997.

International Dictionary of Banking and Finance.  REF HG151.C54 1999.

International Standards Desk Reference. REF HF1416.Z78 1997.

The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of International Trade and Finance.  REF HF1373.G57 1994.

Multilingual Dictionary of Financial Reporting.  (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian).  REF HG151.C66 1996.

North American Industry Classification System: United States, 1997.  DESK HF1042.N67 1998.

The Oxford Dictionary for the Business World.  REF HF1001.O94 1993.

Spanish Dictionary of Business, Commerce and Finance.  (Spanish/English).  REF HF1002.R687 1998.

Wirtschaftsworterbuch II: Deutsch-Englisch.  REF HB1.S3 1992 Bd. 2.

[NOTE: To find language dictionaries, use WebLUIS; choose "SUBJECT"; type the name of the language, followed by "LANGUAGE--DICTIONARIES", i.e., for  Spanish  dictionaries, including  Spanish-English and English-Spanish,

SPANISH LANGUAGE--DICTIONARIES
This will produce a list of FIU's dictionaries, with bilingual dictionaries indicated separately.]

OR visit the following webpage for polylingual business-related dictionaries:

http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/buscoml.htm
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United States Statistics

Statistical Abstract of the United States.  DESK HA202.U5 or Online.

Historical Statistics of the United States: Colonial Times to 1970. Bureau of the Census, Dept. of Commerce. DOC C3.134/2:H62.

CRB Commodity Year Book. REF HF1041.C56.

Economic Indicators. DOC Y4.EC7.

Inter-City Cost of Living Index. REF HD6977.C63.

Producer Prices Indexes. DOC L2.61.

Survey of Current Business. DOC C59.11(Previous years: C43.8 and C56.109.) Also available via STAT-USA, Electronic Library, on the Library's webpage.

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General country guides

The Africa Review. REF HC501.A532.

The Americas Review. REF HC121.L2713.

Argentine Business. REF HC175.A844 1996.

The Asia & Pacific Review. REF HC411.A73.

The Big Emerging Markets. DOC DESK C61.45:996.

The following titles are available through the EIU database:

China Business. REF HC427.92.C4636 1995.

Doing Business in Mexico. REF HF3238.U5354 1997.

Encyclopedia of the First World. REF G63.K87 1990.

Encyclopedia of the Second World. REF D847.K82 1991.

Encyclopedia of the Third World. REF HC59.7.K87 1992.

Europa Yearbook. DESK JN1.E85.

The Europe Review. REF HC240.E819 (1997).

Exporter's  EncyclopaediaFact  File.  DESK HF3011.E9.

Global Benchmarks. REF HD75.5.Y34 1998.

A Guide to European Financial Centres. REF HG70.H39 1990.

How to Do Business in Mexico. REF HF3237.R44 1997.

International Handbook on Land Use Planning. REF HD108.6.I58 1986.

International Marketing Handbook. REF HF1009.5.I538 1988.

The International Traveler's Guide to Business In Latin America. REF HC125.M63 1997.

Japan Business. REF HF3827.J37 1994.

Mexico Business. REF HC135.N64 1994.

Middle East Review.  REF DS36.M5.

Political Risk Yearbook:

Vol. 1: North & Central America. REF JL1416.P65 1998.
Vol 2: Middle East & North Africa. REF JQ1754.A1P64 1998.
Vol. 3: South America. REF JL1866.P65 1998.
Vol. 4: Sub-Sahara Africa. REF JQ1871.A1P64 1998.
Vol. 5: Asia & the Pacific. REF JQ21.A1P64 1998.
Vol. 6: Europe. REF JN12.P644 1998.

Sources of World Financial and Banking Information.  REF HG173.D5.

 

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International directories - general

Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries. REF HG4538.A1D5.

Directory  of  Foreign  Firms Operating in  the  United  States.  REF HG4057.A155.

Directory of Foreign Manufacturers in the U.S REF HD9723.A76 1993.

Hoover's Masterlist of Major International Companies.  REF HD2755.5.H66 1998/1999.

International Brands and Their Companies. RRF HD69.B7I58.

International Directory of Company Histories. Business and Company Resource Center., Galenet.  Older in REF HD2721.I57.

Mergent's International Manual. BUS HG5150.M6.

Nelson's Directory of Investment Research. REF HG4908.N43.

Principal International Businesses. RRF HG54.U5P74.

World Market Share Reporter. REF HD2757.15.W67 1997/1998.

Worldwide Branch Locations of Multinational Companies. REF HD2755.5.W7 1994.

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government & trade organizations

Directory of European Banking Associations. REF HG2974.D57 1990.

Directory of Foreign Trade Organizations in Eastern Europe.  REF HF3500.7.A48D57 1989.

Global Benchmarks.  REF HD75.5.Y34 1998.

Government Economic Agencies of the World. REF HD98.255.G68 1985.

World Chamber of Commerce Directory. REF HF294.W75.

Political Handbook of the World. REF JF37.P6.

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Associations, foundations, & organizations

Directory of British Associations. REF AS 118.D56 1988.

Directory of Conventions. REF AS8.D48.

Directory of European Industrial and Trade AssociationsAS98.D55 1991.

Directory of European Professional and Learned Societies.  REF ASS98.D552 1989.

Encyclopedia of Associations:  International Organizations.  BUS AS22.E5.

International Conferences Calendar. REF AS8.I63.

International Organizations. REF JX1995.S2.

Yearbook of International Organizations. REF JX1904.A42.

World Guide to Trade Associations. REF HD2421.W67.

 

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International directories - By geographic location

Below are a; few examples of directories of businesses in; various countries or larger geographic regions. To find additional directories, use WebLUIS.

Asia's 7500 Largest Companies. REF HD2906.A8.

Asian Finance Directory. REF HG4907.A8 1990.

Brazil Company Handbook. REF HG4109.5.B7 1995/1996.

Caribbean/Latin America Profile. DESK HF3311.8.C374.

Caribbean and South Florida Yellow Pages. REF HF3311.8.C375.

Directory of Asian High Tech Companies in the United States. REF HC79.H53D5 1991.

Directory of Corporate Affiliations, vol. V. RRF HG4057.A219.

Dun's Latin America's Top 25,000. RFF HG4091.5.A2D8.

Europe's 15,000 Largest Companies. REF HD2356.E9E93.

Europe's Medium-Sized Companies Directory. REF HF5152.E98 1996.

Japan Trade Directory 1996-97. REF HF3823.J343 1996/1997.

The Latin American Securities Security Dealers. REF HG5160.5.A32C66 1993.

Major Business Organisations of Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States. REF HF3500.7.A48M34 1992/1993.

Major Companies of Europe. REF HC241.2.P667 1991/92.

Major Companies of the Arab World. REF HF3866.M3 1991/1992.

Major Companies of the Far East. REF HG4244.6.M35 1998.

Major Listed Companies in Korea. REF HG4257.Z65M3 1991.

Mexico Company Handbook. REF HG4092.Z65M43 1995/1996.

North Sea Oil and Gas Directory. REF TN874.N78N673 1991/92.

The Official ICP Guide to Caribbean Businesses.  REF HF3311.8.O32 1995/1996.

The U.S.-Mexico Trade Pages. REF HF54.52.U5K46 1992.

 

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International directories - By industry

Appropriate Technology Directory. REF T49.5.J45.

The Banker's Almanac. REF HG2984.B3.

Directory of World Stock Exchanges. REF HG4551.D53 1988.

Encyclopedia of Global Industries. REF HD2324.E5 1996.

Guide to World Commodity Markets. REF HG6046.G84 1989.

The 1991 Handbook of World Stock and Commodity Exchanges.  REF HG4551.H32 1991.

International Directory of Venture Capital Funds.  REF HG4751.F58.

International Television and Video Almanac. REF HE8698.I55.

Janes Urban Transport Systems. REF HE305.J3.

Latin American Media Directory. REF P88.8.H57 1998.

The Leo Burnett Worldwide Advertising and Media Fact Book.  REF HF5826.5.L46 1993.

The Official Airlines Guide: Worldwide Edition. RRF HE9768.O34.

The Oil and Gas Directory. REF TN862.O4953.

Publishers' International ISBN Directory. REF Z282.P78.

 

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Export-Import

Export/ImportProcedures and Documentation. REF HF1416.5.J64 2002.

Exporter's Encyclopaedia. DESK HF3011.E9.

Importers Manual USA. REF 3035.I45 1995/1996.

Importing from China. REF HF3837.I46 1990.

Importing from Hong Kong. REF HF3852.I46 1990.

Importing from Korea. REF HF3830.5.Z6I46 1991.

Importing from Malaysia. REF 3800.6.Z6I46 1990.

Importing from the Philippines. REF HF3817.I46 1990.

Importing from Vietnam. REF HF3800.5.Z6I46 1991.

International Directory of Importers:

Africa.  DESK HF3873.I58 2001.
Europe.  DESK HF3493.I46 2001.
Middle East.  DESK HF3756.A48I58 2001.
North America.   DESK HF3012.I58 2001.
North American volume includes only Canada and United States of America.
South America.  REF HF3230.5.A48I97 2001.
South American volume includes all of Latin America.

Official Export Guide. REF KF1987.A15O33.

Tax-Free Trade Zones of the World. REF HF1418.D5 1982.

U.S. Custom House Guide. REF KF6652.O35.

U.S. Export Management Companies. DOC C61.2:Ex7/5.

 

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statistical handbooks

Consumer Markets in Latin America. REF HC125.C67 1984.

CRB Commodity Year Book.  REF HF1041.C56.

Demographic Yearbook. United Nations. INT HA17.D45.

European Marketing Data and Statistics. DESK HA1107.E87.

Foreign Enterprise in Florida. REF HG5128.F6W54.

Global Consumer Demographics. REF HF5415.2.M68 1991.

Handbook of National Population Censuses: Europe. REF HA36.E93G69.

Handbook of National Population Censuses: Latin America & the Caribbean, North America, and Oceania. REF HA36.G67 1983

Index of Economic Freedom.  REF HB95.I48 1998.

International Directory of Non-Official Statistical Sources.  REF HA36.I56...1990.

International Finance Yearbook. REF HG3879.E86.

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia and Oceania. REF HA4675.M55 1995.

International  Historical  StatisticsThe Americas. REF HA175.M55 1998.

International Historical Statistics: Europe. REF HA1107.M5 1992.

International Marketing Data and Statistics. DESK HA42.I56.

International Monetary Fund. Balance of Payments Yearbook.  INT HF1014.I5.

__________. Direction of Trade. INT HF1014.D5.

__________. International Financial Statistics. INT HG3881.I626.

Latin American Advertising Marketing & Media Sourcebook. DESK HF6182.L29L37 1995.

OECD Employment Outlook. INT HD5701.O215.

OECD Financial  Statistics.  INT HG136.O77.

Statistical Abstract of Latin America. DESK HA935.S8.

Statistical Yearbook. United Nations. INT HA12.5.U63.

World Business Cycles. REF HB3711.W67.

World Economic Data. REF HC10.W7978.

World Tables. World Bank. REF HC59.W67.

Year Book of Labor Statistics. INT HD4826.I63.

 

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DESK = Ref. desk (2nd flr) RES = Reserve Room (2nd flr lobby)
DOC = Government Documents(2nd flr south) RRF = Ready Reference (2nd flr east)
DOCS DESK = Government Docs. Desk(2nd flr south) UGEN = General Collection (5th-7th floors)

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