International Business

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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
ABI/Inform via ProQuest	1905-present	Indexes 1400+ scholarly and trade journals in accounting and all business-related fields.
Business and Industry via RDS	1994-present	Indexes 1,850+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents.
Wall Street Journal via ProQuest	1986-present	Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal.
EIU.com (Economist Intelligence Unit) via EIU	1996-present	Analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment for many countries, plus how to do business in most countries.
NTDB: National Trade Data Bank via STAT-USA	1990-present	U.S. import and export statistics, Country Commercial Guides, Market Research reports, Best Market reports, and other reports related to international commerce.
STAT-USA via STAT-USA	Current	Financial and economic data, daily trade leads, important statistics and international trade documents. Access to State of the Nation and Globus & NTDB.
Business and Company Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Indexes 5,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more. Predicast's PROMT, Newsletters ASAP and Thomson Financials' Investext Plus databases are fully integrated in this database.
General Business File ASAP via InfoTrac	1980-present	Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings.
Business Full Text via WilsonWeb	1982-present	Indexes 650+ major magazines and scholarly journals in business. Full text coverage begins in 1995.
Berkeley Electronic Press Journals (bepress) via Berkeley Electronic Press	Varies	Electronic-only journals published in the fields of Economic Analysis & Policy, Macroeconomics, Theoretical Economics, Business and Politics, Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, Review of Marketing Science, and Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Academic via LexisNexis	Varies	Full-text access to a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, government, statistical, and reference information; federal and state case law.
Aluminium Industry Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
Associations Unlimited via GaleNet	Current	Directory information for over 156,000 international, U.S., national, regional, state, and local non-profit organizations. Incorporated into Gale's Directory Library.
Bankruptcies; SDC Platinum via UP - ERC	1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full	Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
BNA Core Plus with Tax Management Package via Bureau of National Affairs	Varies	Bureau of National Affairs newsletters, reporters, and reference libraries.
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook via Gale Virtual Reference Library	2007	Covering nearly 200 countries, this yearbook is filled with reports from the U.S. Department of State. Entries typically cover the geography, history, government, and political conditions, economy and state relations with the United States for each. Includes information on passport applications, visa requirements, regulations and duties, international health and disease, and national holidays.
DataStream via UP - ERC	1971-present	Statistics and timeseries in the areas of business, economics, and finance. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
EconLit via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 400+ international publications in economics.
Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries via Gale Virtual Reference Library	2007	Provides information about the inception, emergence and current status of new and established industries and business segments that are pioneering new technologies, introducing break-through marketing strategies or implementing innovative means of serving new markets.
Encyclopedia of Global Industries via Gale Virtual Reference Library	2007	Chronicles the history, development and current status of the world's most lucrative and high profile industries. Each entry covers size and economic/social impact of the industry; its organization and structure; its history and development; major countries and companies involved (including rankings); size and nature of the work force; and research.
Europa World (Year Book) via Routledge	Current	For each of the over 250 countries and more than 1,600 international organizations covered, includes an introductory survey of recent history, economic affairs, government, defense, education and public holidays, as well as a statistical survey of population, health & welfare, agriculture, forestry, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, the media, and education. Each listing is concluded with a directory of addresses, phone numbers, email, & websites for government, embassy, business, political, religious, civic, and other organizations.
Geo-Data: The World Geographical Encyclopedia via Gale Virtual Reference Library	2003	Provides entries on the physical geography of every country in the world plus other selected locations. Each entry features a relief map depicting the geography of the location plus detailed text that describes its features, climate and vegetation.
Global Development Finance (GDF) via The World Bank Group	1970-present	Statistical database of developing countries' finance, including debt and financial flows for 147 countries.
GMID: Global Market Information Database via Euromonitor	Varies	An online business information system providing business intelligence on countries, consumers and industries. It offers integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. 205 countries are researched, with extended coverage of 52. Primary emphasis is on consumer impact rather than investors. Search by industries, countries, companies, or regions. Please read the agreement and select button ACCEPT to enter GMID.
Investext Plus via InfoTrac	1982-present	Provides hundreds of investment house reports on companies and industries from over 500 brokers in North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
Latin America Data Base (LADB) via University of New Mexico	1986-present	Analysis of economic, political and social news related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
LiveEDGAR via Thomson-West/GSI	Varies	A comprehensive collection of content that ranges from a listing of SEC filings dating back to 1967 (including all EDGAR filings), Annual Reports to Shareholders from 33,00 companies in 115 countries, complete SEDAR filings (Canada), and No-Action letters as early as 1971. Also has information on mergers & acquisitions, registrations, and prospectuses since 1996. Additional libraries include a comprehensive SEC library as well as a company news, quotes, & financials database.
Mergent Online via Mergent Online	1994-present	Corporate reports on 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus financial search engine. Formerly FIS Online.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
SDC Platinum: Bankruptcies via UP - ERC	1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full	Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
SDC Platinum: Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions via UP - ERC	US: 1979-present; Intl: 1985-present	Covers both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements. Please see instructions at http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/WMA07.htm before using. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
SourceOECD via OECD	1998-present	Provides full-text access to OECD's (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases.
Statistical via LexisNexis	Current	Indexes statistical data from U.S. government, international, professional, and other organizations.
TableBase via RDS	1997-present	Contains tabular statistical data on companies, industries, markets, products, and demographics. It is international in scope and covers more than 90 industries.
United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) via United Nations	1951-present	Includes more than 450 statistical series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. To use the database, choose any option from the menu on the left.
United Nations Treaty Collection via United Nations	Varies	Includes the full text of treaties of the League of Nations (1920-1944), the United Nations Treaty Series (1946-present), treaty handbook, and the Status of Multilateral Treaties on Deposit with the Secretary General. Available only at the Green Library, FIU University Park Campus. Consult Government Documents Desk or Reference Desk to obtain the password.
World Bank e-Library via The World Bank Group	1990-present	3400+ full text World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers comprehensively covering the area of social and economic development.
World Development Indicators via The World Bank Group	1960-present	Includes approximately 800 indicators of development for more than 220 countries. Organized in six sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations via Gale Virtual Reference Library	2007	Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics.
World Trade Atlas: U.S. State Export Edition Online via Global Trade Information Services	1996-present	Statistical data for U.S. exports by state, worldwide and by country.
Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions; SDC Platinum via UP - ERC	US: 1979-present; Intl: 1985-present	Covers both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements. Please see instructions at http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/WMA07.htm before using. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
INFO-LATINOAMERICA via BiblioLine	1988-present	Indexes 1,500 international scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, television and radio broadcasts for articles on Latin America. Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
Jane's Intelligence Review via Jane's Information Group	1993-present	This publication identifies transnational security risks before they hit the headlines. First-hand reports from correspondents across the world are combined with analysis from technical and subject experts to give you advance warning of step-changes in risk. Only 10 users at a time can access this database. You can not browse this publication by date. In order to take advantage of the archive (1993-present) you need to use Search feature.
Keesing's World News Archive via Keesings Worldwide	1987-present	Online version of Keesing's Record of World Events. Archive of news reports from all over the world. Among the events covered are elections and changes of government, wars, treaties, appointments, and diplomacy, terrorism, issues of internal security, legislation, budgets, economic developments, international agreements, environmental issues, and scientific discoveries. You can not browse Archives, in order to access old articles you need to use "Search the Archive option". This resource can be used only in the Biscayne Bay Library, Green Library (University Park Campus), Engineering Library Services (Engineering Campus).
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1907-present; Full text: 1995-present	Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently.
INTERNET SITES
FIU International MBA Program		FIU
Business Information Center: International Business		FIU Libraries
Virtual International Business and Economic Sources		UNC-Charlotte Library
Global Edge Resource Desk		MSU Center for International Business Education and Research