International Trade: Library Research and Resources

 

Kimberly M. Gay, B.S.; M.L.S Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian 

John B. Coleman Library: Prairie View A&M University- A part of the Texas A&M University System

 

Faculty Library Liaison: College of Business, Communication and Journalism, Literature and Language

 

World Map: Seven Continents And Five Oceans

 

Seven Continents-

Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America

 

Five Oceans-

Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans

 

 

 

 Nationsonline. org http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/small_continents_map.htm  This website was last modified on: Friday, 01-Jan-2010 17:40:23 CET - Copyright © 1998-2010 .:. nationsonline.org

 

 

Continent: North America

 

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/usa_map_small.htm

 

Continent: Central America and the Caribbean

 

 

>> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/central_america_map.htm

 

 

Continent: Africa

  

>> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/africa_map_small.htm

 

Continent: Europe

 

 

>> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/europe.htm

 

Continent: Asia

 

>>  http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/asia_map.htm

 

Continent: Oceania/Australia

 

>> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/oceania_small_map.htm

 

 

Continent: Antarctica

 

>> http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/Antarctica/Map

 

 

Continent: South America 

 

 

>> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/south_america_map.htm

 

  

 

International Trade: Library Research and Resources 

 

 

Resources:

 

Disclaimer- resources listed below are suggestions.

You are allowed to use any and all other resources (websites, magazines, newspapers, journals,  databases, books, online and print materials)  that you find as well

  

Prairie View A&M University >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/1.asp Academics- Library

 

PVAMU Library Mobile Library Applications >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/8251.asp

 

John B. Coleman LIbrary >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3585.asp

 

John B. Coleman Library Online Catalog >>  Books >> https://voyager-pv.tamu.edu/ ( Fill in the Box- Title search)

 

John B. Coleman Library Articles by Subject >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3620.asp ( Business)  

 

Print world: Books (Online catalog- Books and More- Fill in the box) ) Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

 

Online World: Books, Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

 

Business Electronic Resources >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3699.asp or http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3649.asp

     Database: Global Economy Journal

     Database: Lexis Nexis

     Database: ProQuest-ABI INFORM Global

     Database: Source OECD- Country Reports and Tables (link-drop down menu)

     Database: JSTOR

     Database: West Law

     Database: Business and Company Resource Center

     Database: STAT-USA

     Database: Value Line

     Database: EBSCOhost

     Database: Digital Dissertations

 

Source OECD iLibrary >> http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3649.asp#S

Source OECD

Varies

A single Portal for all OECD books, periodicals and interactive statistical databases

OECD iLibrary is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books,  papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It  replaced SourceOECD in July 2010. OECD iLibrary also contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF). OECD iLibrary presents all content so users can find - and cite - tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters in any available format: PDF, WEB, XLS, DATA, ePUB, READ. 

  

OECD iLibrary Statistics>> http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/statistics

 

PVAMU John B. Coleman Library Citation Style Guides: APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian (library homepage- Reference and Information Services- Style Guides >>http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3653.asp

 

PVAMU John B. Coleman Library Business Subject Guides >>  http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/3779.asp

 

PVAMU John B. Coleman Library- Reference and Information Services- E Books (Electronic)- Net Library >> http://www.netlibrary.com/Search/BasicSearch.aspx ( Title Search)

 

CIA World Fact Book >> https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

 

Office of United States Trade Relations >> http://www.ustr.gov/countries-regions

 

Trade Export United States Commerical Service- Trade Relations-  >> http://www.export.gov/index.asp

 

Library of Congress Country Studies >> http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html ( A very good resource)

 

Goggle Advance Search >> http://www.google.com/advanced_search (this exact wording or phrase:) International Trade and "your" key words

 

World Government >> http://www.govspot.com/categories/worldgovernment.htm

 

Bureau of Economic Analysis http://www.bea.gov/

 

Foreign & International Government Information and Related Resources >> http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/international.asp

 

World Stats >> http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

 

World Bank Data >> http://www.worldbank.org/

 

International Business Resources - http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

 

International Business Resources >> http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourcedesk/

 

US Foreign Trade >> http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/index.html

 

International Newspapers- World Newspapers >> http://www.ipl.org/div/news/index.html

 

Offical Web Site Locator for the United Nations >> http://www.unsystem.org/

 

World Health Organization >> http://www.who.int/en/

 

Countries and Regions of the World from A to Z >> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/countries_of_the_world.htm

 

The Continents of the World >> http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/continents.htm

 

International Business Resources - http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp

 

 

General Trade-Related Resources on the Internet

 

Websites: Trade and trade-related issues. Please click on the underlined name

 

• U.S. Department of Commerce
• CATO Center for Trade Policy Studies
• Global Trade Negotiations[  (Harvard)
• Global Environment & Trade Study
• Juris International
• Lex Mercatoria
• Institute for International Economics
• International Trade Administration  (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
• Organization of American States Trade Unit
• CISG Database (Pace Law School)
• United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
• U.S. International Trade Commission
• U.S. Trade Representative

 

 

• International Trade Administration
  Provides a wide range of information to assist U.S. exporters and promote international trade.  Includes trade statistics and state export data. 

 

• TradePort
  Comprehensive trade information, trade leads, and company databases. Presents lots of basic information for beginners. 

 

• Foreign Trade Statistics 
  From the U.S. Census Bureau.

 

• AnnualReports.com  Search by company name, ticker symbol, exchange, sector, etc.

 

• CAROL (Company Annual Reports Online)
  Provides access to corporate annual reports from Europe, Asia, and the U.S.  Reports can be downloaded in HTML and PDF formats. Many companies on the CAROL site also provide additional financial information. 

 

• International Trade Statistics - Foreign Trade Division
  Export statistics including country/product trade data and state export data.

 

• UN Commodity Trade Statistics Database
  Information available from 1962. Considered by some to be the most comprehensive trade database available.

• The World Bank
  This website focuses on recent and on-going research on international trade in the Bank - especially on developing nations.

• World Trade Organization
  The official website of the WTO includes news, legal documents, statistics, and information about the members of the organization.

 

• United Nations - International trade
  Links to UN bodies dealing with international trade, including the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UN Environment Programme, and International Trade Centre.

 

• Association of Southeast Asian Nations
  Aim of organization is to promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region.

 

• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  Financial, economic and country data

 

• International Monetary Fund
  Find data on national accounts, inflation, unemployment rates, balance of payments, fiscal indicators, trade for countries, and more.

 

• Asia Development Bank
  ADB is an international development finance institution representings 67 member countries. Focus is on reducing proverty & improving quality of life.

 

  

• US Dept. of Commerce Country Commercial Guides
  Choose a country from the drop-down menu. Guides cover Leading Sectors, Trade Regulations, Market Research, etc. See also the best markets by industry and the regional guides. 

 

 

 

Library of Congress Classification System HB ( Business)

 

1-3840..........Economic theory. Demography

71-74..........Economics as a science. Relation to other subjects

75-130..........History of economics. History of economic theory (Including special economic schools)

131-147..........Methodology

135-147..........Mathematical economics. Quantitative methods (Including econometrics, input-output analysis, game theory)

201-206..........Value. Utility

221-236..........Price

238-251..........Competition. Production. Wealth

501..........Capital. Capitalism

522-715..........Income. Factor shares

535-551..........Interest

601..........Profit

615-715..........Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property

801-843..........Consumption. Demand

846-846.8..........Welfare theory

848-3697..........Demography. Population. Vital events

3711-3840..........Business cycles. Economic fluctuations

 

Subclass HA Statistics

Subclass HB Economic theory. Demography

Subclass HC Economic history and conditions

Subclass HD Industries. Land use. Labor

Subclass HE Transportation and communications

Subclass HF Commerce

Subclass HG Finance

Subclass HJ Public finance

 

 

Global Economics - Global Exchange: Free Trade & Protection 

You Tube >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRJZWfqWcs0&feature=fvw

 

 

 

 

Kimberly M. Gay

B.S. (Magna Cum Laude); M.L.S. (Summa Cum Laude). Texas Woman’s University

 Academic Reference and Instruction Librarian,

Prairie View A&M University- a part of the Texas A&M University system.

John B. Coleman Library

 

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Prairie View A&M University a part of the Texas A&M University System

 

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Faculty Library Liaison: College of Business, Communication and Journalism, Literature and Language

 

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Prairie View A&M University- A part of the Texas A&M University System

 

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