Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (4 volumes)
Index Table 5; call number: GN 333 W67 1998. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=722188
This encyclopedia includes over 500 articles on individual cultures. Entries are arranged first by geographic region, then by culture. A listing of all cultures by country is included in each geographically centered volume. Entries are composed in a standard format, with a brief introduction, then sections on location and homeland; language; folklore; religion; major holidays; rites of passage; interpersonal relations; living conditions; family life; clothing; food; education; cultural heritage; work; sports; entertainment and recreation; folk arts, crafts, and hobbies; social problems; and a bibliography.

Peoples of the World (7 volumes)
General Collection at individual call numbers; may also be located with a Title Search by title or series name in the Library Catalog.
These works include a concise description of people groups, covering key facts on population, language and location and describe where the people live and examine the influence of topography, climate, and natural resources on cultural developments. They trace the origins of the people, their immigration and migration, ties to homelands and relationships with governing bodies. They also cover family structure, education, industry, religion and the arts.
Individual titles in the series:

Africans South of the Sahara (call number: GN 645.M6) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=612803
Asians and Pacific Islanders (call number: GN 308.3.A83 M6) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630856
Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet Republics (call number: DJK 26.M67) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630853
Latin Americans (call number: F 1408.3.M84) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630855
Middle East and North Africa (call number: DS 58.M67) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630851
North Americans (call number: E 49.M67) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630852
Western Europeans (call number: GN 575.M68) Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=630857

Exporters' Encyclopaedia
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HF 3011 E9. Permanent Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=426011
A definitive resource for every aspect of exporting as well as for travel, communications, and general research on more than 200 foreign markets, covering topics ranging from import licensing and exchange regulations to documentation requirements. Arranged in six section, the majority of the work is Section II: Export Markets. "Country regions" are arranged alphabetically and individually profiled, covering such topics as climate, population, language, currency, transportation, communications, key contacts, trade regulations, documentation, special restrictions, marketing data, and business travel.

Regional Encyclopedia of Business and Management (4 volumes)
Index Table; call number: HF 1001 R44. Permanent Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1020217
Each volume is made up of three parts. Part one deals with general themes such as the overall state of manufacturing. Part two covers specialized themes relevant to the region such as accounting, banking and finance, human resource management, etc. Part three consists of country profiles with definitions and analysis of management within each country. Each chapter includes coverage on the management traditions, infrastructure and managerial styles of that particular country.
The four volumes included in this set include:

Management in the Americas
Management in Asia and the Pacific
Management in the Emerging Countries
Management in Europe

Area Handbook Series
Located in Government Documents Stacks at SuDoc Number: D101.22:550-no. May also be located with a title search in the Library Catalog.
Web Address (via Library of Congress): lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html.
Issued by the Department of the Army, this series provides detailed analyses of the social, political, and economic institutions of most of the countries of the world. Each volume contains an extensive bibliography. It was formerly called the Area Handbook series until the late 1970's, when the present series title was adopted.

International Marketing Research Reports
Web Address (via STATUSA/NTDB, on-campus/off-campus with PIN): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://www.stat-usa.gov/mrd.nsf.
These reports are prepared by the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration. They provide detailed information on a commodity or industry within a single country. Extremely useful if often somewhat dated.

Country Commercial Guides (series)
Link to http://www.state.gov/countries/ may also be found with a Title Search in the Library Catalog. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1020500
Web Address (via STATUSA/NTDB, on-campus/off-campus with PIN): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://www.stat-usa.gov/mrd.nsf
These guides were created by the merging of two long running publications of the Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, namely Foreign Economic Trends (FET) and Oversees Business Reports (OBR). Roughly 50 "pages" in length, they each follow a standard format, and provide basic information on a country's economic trends and outlook, political environment, marketing U.S. products and services, leading sectors for U.S. exports and investments, trade regulations and standards, investment climate, and trade and project financing. Statistical appendices include: country data, domestic economy, trade, investment statistics, U.S. and country contacts, available marketing research, and trade event schedule.

Country Briefings
Web Address (via The Economist): http://www.economist.com/countries/
Each country has a profile including forecasts, a fact sheet, economic data, information of the country’s economic structure and political structure and forces. Also included are backgrounders and links to additional web sites dealing with the country. Recent articles from the The Economist are included. For the full text of older articles of The Economist, use Business and Company Resource Center article search.

OECD Economic Surveys (series)
May be located with a Title Search in the Library Catalog.
These surveys on economic developments in each of the 24 Member countries and Yugoslavia provide detailed analyses of recent developments in demand, production, employment, prices and wages, conditions in the money and capital markets, and developments in the balance of payments. They include short-term forecasts as well as analyses of medium-term problems which are of special relevance for the country's economic policies at the time of the review.

Background Notes (series)
Located in Government Documents Stacks at SuDoc Number: S1.123:[no.]. May also be located with a Title Search in the Library Catalog.
Web Address (via STATUSA/NTDB, on-campus/off-campus with PIN): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://www.stat-usa.gov/miscfiles.nsf/ 85e140505600107b852566490063411d?OpenView (select "Country Background Notes").
Issued by the Department of State, these short factual pamphlets about various countries people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations. Maps and tables are also included.

Post Report (series)
Located in Government Documents Stacks at SuDoc Number: S1.127:[no.]. May also be located with a Title Search in the Library Catalog.
This series is issued by the Department of State and is designed to acquaint new foreign service personnel with important information about the host country and the city in which they will be serving. Topics covered include: area, geography, and climate; population; transportation; communications; health and medicine; employment opportunities for spouses and dependents; life at the post in specific cities; customs, duties and passage; banking and currency; weights and measures; taxes; and national and local holidays. Each volume also includes a list of references for additional information about the country, as well as a street map of the area in which the U.S. embassy or chancery is located.

Information guide (Price, Waterhouse & Co.) (series)
May be located with a Title Search in the Library Catalog..
Individual volumes begin with the title "Doing Business In" and focus on the economic situation of a country, general areas covered include structure and operation of business enterprises, investment law, foreign trading practices, and taxation.

Foreign Labor Trends (series)
Current Edition in Government Documents at SuDoc Number: L29.16. May also be located with a Title Search in the Library Catalog.
Web address: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/media/reports/flt/main.htm for older issues
Web Address (via STAT USA/NTDB, on-campus/off-campus with PIN): http://80-www.stat-usa.gov.proxy.wichita.edu/miscfiles.nsf/FLT?OpenView&Count=-1.
This publication is produced by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Each volume considers a specific country, and includes statistics on key labor indicators. Individual narrative sections deal with a summary of labor conditions, a country and labor background, and highlights and developments of the previous year. A directory of trade organizations for the country is also included.
Most current issues linked from the U.S. Department of Labor:

Foreign Labor Trends Report: India 2006 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/77593.htm
Foreign Labor Trends Report: United Kingdom 2006 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/77988.htm
Foreign Labor Trends Report: Uzbekistan 2006 http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/78396.htm

C. STATISTICAL

Publications by Euromonitor International:
International Marketing Data and Statistics. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=473322
World Economic Factbook. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=671596
Most current editions on Index Table 5.
These Euromonitor resources offer a wealth of international business statistics. Euromonitor's international resources focus primarily on Asia, North and South America. There is also some limited coverage of African and Middle Eastern Countries. From information about trading partners to consumption rates of products, the Euromonitor is a worthwhile international statistical resource.

European Marketing Data and Statistics
Most current edition on Index Table 5; call number: HA 1107 E87. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=473684
Also see Business & Company Resource Center at http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?vrsn=143&locID=ksstate_wichita&srchtp=art&ste=15.
EMDAS is a compendium of statistical information on the countries of Western and Eastern Europe. The data coverage includes a considerable number of ten- and eleven-year trends, which permit the analysis of socio-economic trends over a long time span as a basis for forecasting. In addition to reporting on major European countries, the country coverage also includes smaller European countries and principalities. The data are presented in spreadsheet form and a number of extrapolated tables have been included, together with graphs, marketing maps and diagrams.

International Marketing Data and Statistics
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HA 42 I56. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=473322
Also see Business & Company Resource Center at http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?vrsn=143&locID=ksstate_wichita&srchtp=art&ste=15.
IMDAS is a compendium of statistical information on the countries of the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. The sections of IMDAS cover a wide variety of marketing topics, rending from socio-economic trends and background information through to key consumer marketing parameters. There are also sections covering consumer expenditure, retailing, advertising, consumer market sizes and household composition. In addition to major country coverage smaller international countries and states are included. The final section includes spreadsheets showing consolidated key parameters for fourteen major sub-regions with comparisons with the major European economic entities.

Demographic Yearbook (published by the United Nations (UN))
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HA 17 D45. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=485717
Some information also available at: http://unstats.un.org.
This yearbook covers statistics on population, births, deaths, life expectancy, marriages, divorces, and other demographic data for some 250 countries. The entries are very detailed and include the sources of the data, as most countries report such statistics sporadically. There are also special topic tables with the subjects covered varying in each yearbook. This source is slow in being published.

Statistical Yearbook (published by the UN)
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HA 12.5 U63. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=745848
Some information also available at: http://unstats.un.org
This comprehensive compendium of statistical data covers more than 150 countries worldwide and encompasses a wide range of economic and social subjects. It consists chiefly of statistical tables, with explanatory notes in English and French. Following an informative world summary there are tables on general socio-economic statistics (population and manpower); national accounts; wages, prices, and consumption; government sector statistics, balance of payments; finance; health; education; culture; science and technology; development assistance; housing, and industrial property; and statistics of basic economic activity. Included in the appendix are international comparisons of gross domestic product for 60 countries in international dollars. This source is slow in being published.

Main Economic Indicators (OECD) (published monthly)
Most current issue on Index Table 5; issues from recently past months unbound in Reading Room; Older issues bound on 3rd Floor at call number: Per HC 10 O68. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=488239
This publication is designed to provide at a glance a picture of the most recent changes in the economy of the OECD countries, and a collection of international statistics on the economic developments affecting the OECD area in the past few years. The indicators selected cover national accounts, industrial production, deliveries, stocks and orders, construction, internal trade, labor, prices, domestic and foreign finance, interests, and trade and payments.

International Financial Statistics Yearbook (published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)) (Monthly, with Annual Yearbook)
Most current issue on Index Table 5; older issues monthly and annual volumes on 3rd Floor at call number: HG 3881 I63. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=364083
The monthly issues provide a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It reports, for most countries of the world, current data needed in the analysis of problems of international payments and of inflation and deflation, i.e., data on exchange rates, international liquidity, money and banking, international transactions, prices, production, government finance, interest rates, and other items. Information is presented in country tables and in tables of area and world aggregates. The yearbook, usually published in September, contains available annual data for up to 35 years for countries appearing in the monthly issues.

II. INDIVIDUAL COMPANY FOCUSED

    A. DIRECTORIES

Dun & Bradstreet Principal International Businesses
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HF 54 U5 P74. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1089332
This directory includes information on over 56,000 major companies in over 130 countries. Three color-coded sections are included: Geographical (white pages); Industry Classification, i.e., SIC Number (yellow), and Alphabetical Company Name Listing (blue pages). For the geographical listing each entry includes the company's DUNS Number, an import/export indicator, the business name, its address, cable/telex number, number of employees and sales, and principle SIC numbers. Within the industry classification section businesses are first listed by SIC code, then alphabetically by country, city, and name. An alphabetical listing is provided in the last section.

B. IN-DEPTH INFORMATION OF INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES

Mergent Online (electronic database)
This is a fully searchable database of 15,000 U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ, and includes corporate information for 20,000 non-U.S. companies. Fifteen years is the standard time frame for the financial data provided. Each company report also includes up-to-the-minute news items, a company description (narrative with SIC and NAICS information), and information on a company’s executives, property, capital stock (dividends and splits) and long-term debt (bonds and notes). Financial information may be downloaded utilizing software applications such as Microsoft® Word, Microsoft® Excel or Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®.

International Directory of Company Histories
Available through Business and Company Resource Center (via INFOTRAC).
Web Address (on-campus/off-campus with PIN): http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?vrsn=141&locID=ksstate_wichita&srchtp=adv&ste=26&aca=hist
This multi volume work includes entries on over 2,000 companies with minimum annual sales of US$200 million. Entries average three pages in length, and provide a detailed history of the corporation and a brief bibliography. In addition, each entry includes the company's legal name, the address of its headquarters, its telephone number and fax number, and a statement of public, private, state, or parent ownership.

Forbes (magazine)
Most current issues may be found in the Library at call number: Per HF 5001 F6. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=481082
Latest issue at publisher URL: http://www.forbes.com/forbes/.
May also be found in Business and Company Resource Center at http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?vrsn=143&locID=ksstate_wichita&srchtp=art&ste=15.
Special features of the online version of Forbes includes the following lists at http://www.forbes.com/lists/: Forbes 500, 200 Best Small Companies, 400 Best Big Companies, 500 Largest Private Companies, the Global 2000, and International 500.

Fortune (magazine)
May be found in the Library at call number: Per HF 5001 F7. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=479899
Latest issue at publisher URL: http://www.fortune.com/fortune/.
May also be found in LexisNexis Academic at http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/form/academic/s_guidednews.html?_m=37f4e3d06e974314289bca13c2ee044d&wchp=dGLbVlz-zSkVA&_md5=52c47089b5c54a18037e168082f35b4b&srccat=NEWS;TIMESL&srcecat=General+News&pubtitle=%22Fortune%22&fss=Y and Business and Company Resources Center at http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?vrsn=143&locID=ksstate_wichita&srchtp=art&ste=15.
Special issues of this periodical include: Fortune 500 (April), Global 500 (July), Best Companies to Work For, and 100 Fastest Growing Companies.

III. INDEXES TO INFORMATION

Business & Company Resource Center (electronic resource)
Web Address (on-campus/off-campus with PIN): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BCRC?locID=ksstate_wichita.
Business & Company Resource Center indexes over 950 business periodicals. These include scholarly journals, general business magazines, trade publications, and local business publications. The full text of articles is available for roughly half the titles indexed. The full image (via Adobe Acrobat) is also available for many titles. In addition, citations and full text articles may be emailed to user provided address. BCRC also includes detailed company histories, investment reports, company rankings, and industry overviews.

ABI/INFORM (electronic resource)
Web Address (on-campus/off-campus with PIN): http://proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTE3MjErMysxNmJjJklOVD0wJlZFUj0y&clientId=328
ABI/INFORM provides both indexing to over 800 business and trade journals and for each entry an abstract of the article indexed. The full text of approximately half of the indexed items is available. Individual words and phrases may be searched for in the titles of articles or in their abstracts. This allows for information on very detailed concepts and rarely mentioned companies to be located quickly. Results may be downloaded or emailed to a user provided address.

IV. GENERAL WORLD ECONOMY

Country by Country (published by The Economist Intelligence Unit)
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3all number: HF 5003 E36x. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1043528
Brings together, in one volume, detailed forecasts of the political and economic trends in over 165 countries. The countries are grouped regionally but covered separately for easy reference. Fully tabulated throughout, each country has a comprehensive six year series of macroeconomic indicators. Numerical GDP forecasts are given for all OECD economies and other selected countries. [Formerly entitled World Outlook.]

World Economic Outlook (published by IMF)
Most current edition on Index Table 5; older editions on 3rd Floor at call number: HC 10 W7979. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=403928
This source is a blend of individual country insights a swell as global perspectives. It consists of several chapters, supported by supplementary notes as background documentation, and a statistical appendix. The report discusses the problems of balance of payments adjustment by the major groups of countries, the key policy options available to them, issues of inflation and interest rates, debt, and capital flows, and features detailed scenarios for the evolution of the world economy over the medium term under various policy options.

V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

    A. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRODUCED

National Trade Data Bank
Web Address (via NTDB, on-campus/off-campus with PIN): proxy.wichita.edu/login?url=http://www.stat-usa.gov/tradtest.nsf
The National Trade Data Bank includes the most recent trade promotion, "how-to", and international economic data from over 15 Federal Agencies. The entire NTDB consists of over 200,000 documents, tables and time series. The introduction screen presents, by general categories, major files available in the National Trade Data Bank. Click on "The International Trade Library" link at the bottom of this introductory screen to link to the various search engines available in the NTDB. These search engines provide the ability to search NTDB by program name (i.e. Country Commercial Guides, Background Notes); by source agency (i.e. the CIA, Department of State); by country; and by product.

B. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Financial Statistics Yearbook (published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)) (Monthly, with Annual Yearbook)
Most current issue on Index Table 5; older issues monthly and annual volumes on 3rd Floor at call number: HG 3881 I63. Permanent Catalog Link: http://libcat.wichita.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=364083
The monthly issues provide a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. It reports, for most countries of the world, current data needed in the analysis of problems of international payments and of inflation and deflation, i.e., data on exchange rates, international liquidity, money and banking, international transactions, prices, production, government finance, interest rates, and other items. Information is presented in country tables and in tables of area and world aggregates. The yearbook, usually published in September, contains available annual data for up to 35 years for countries appearing in the monthly issues.

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