International Companies

• Company Dossier via LexisNexis allows you to look at a Snapshot of information. Each section in the dossier contains summary data and a link to its sources. Please follow the link to each source to find more details.
• Business Source Premier - Enhanced Search includes many types of full-text sources, including articles and company overviews.
• Business & Company Resource Center brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and articles.
• Mergent - US and international public companies. Covers up to 15 years of financial data, including annual reports in pdf format and SEC filings. Log off after using!
• Hoover's Handbook of World Business
  Profiles of 300 of some of the most important global companies. Includes a list of non-US company stocks that are traded on US exchanges.
  Ref. HG 4009 .H66 2007
• International Directory of Company Histories
  89 volumes so far, latest includes index to all volumes by country and by company name.
  Ref. HD 2721 .I63

International Markets

• Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys
  Ref. HC 101 .S72 (Index at Reference Desk; latest surveys at Circulation Desk)
• Business Source Premier - Enhanced Search includes many types of full-text sources, including Datamonitor industry analyses, country profiles, and market research information.
• Global Market Information Database -
  International socioconomic data, including industry statistics and country information.
• Export.Gov
  (requires free registration - several hours for confirmation) Includes market information ("market research" - Market Research Library), industry data ("by industry"), tariff rates ("Find Tariff Rates"), "international logistics," etc.
• STAT-USA
  (2 simultaneous on campus users only; logoff after using!)
  Under GLOBUS and NTDB, under the "Market and Country Research" section it includes the "Industry Sector Analysis Reports." GLOBUS/NTDB also includes links to Background Notes, Country Commercial Guides, and the Market Research Library.
• USA Trade Online
  (only 2 simultaneous on campus users only; logoff after using!)
  Specific U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Remember that export and import are always as they relate to the U.S.

Countries

• Country Commercial Guides (also in STAT-USA)
  from the Market Research Library of the US Commercial Service.
• International Data Base (from the US Census Bureau) -
  Basic demographic data on foreign countries.
• Europa World Year Book
  Very up-to-date, new volume annually; includes recent history, economic affairs, education, statistics, etc. - Ref. JN 1 .E85
• Background Notes - from the U.S. Department of State
• CIA World Factbook - standard source of country profiles.
• Organisation for Economic Co-Operation & Development -
  Economic surveys and other economic reports for the 30 member countries - and some on other countries also.
• The World Bank - click on "Countries" in bar at top of page.
• Countries and Their Cultures - includes history and ethnic relations, economy, political life ... - .Ref. GN307.C68 2001

Contact Information

UNCTAD

UNCTAD Current Studies on FDI and Development

• Vol 1: TNCs and the Removal of Textiles and Clothing Quotas
• Vol 2: Measuring Restrictions on FDI in Services in Developing Countries and Transition Economies
  
• Vol 3: The Universe of the Largest Transnational Corporations

Article Databases

Search these databases for current articles from scholarly journals and trade magazines about your company/industry.

• ABI/Inform - 80% full-text articles from the business press, trade publications, academic journals, and newspapers (including full text of the Wall Street Journal)
• EBSCO Business Source Premier includes academic journals, trade publications, magazines, books, market research reports, and product reviews
• General Business ASAP includes analyses of companies, industry events and trends; broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, and journals.
• LexisNexis Academic Universe -
  Click on "News" in the red toolbar. In the "Select Sources" dropdown menu, select "Non-U.S. Newspapers & Wires."
• Wilson Business Abstracts contains abstracts to articles in business and economics journals and magazines.

Book Catalogs

• Library Catalog
  Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.
• MelCat
  A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you. For journal articles to which OU does not have access use ILLiad.

Tools & Guides

• RefWorks - a reference management tool that allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

• Consult Kresge Library's Student Writing Guide for tips on citing your sources in MLA, APA and other formats.