VCU Library Catalog
(use quotes " for phrase searching" and * for truncation)

(Use   in each database below to find full-text of articles not
directly provided in these databases. All  of these databases below use
the * symbol for truncation.

Dow Jones Factiva
Comprehensive, full text up-to-the-minute news and business source from
Dow Jones and Reuters. More than 28,000 sources from more than 200 countries
in  23 languages, including more than 600 continuously updated newswires.
And, more than 2,300 sources are available on or before the date of publication.
Same-day and archival coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,
Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, the Times, the Guardian, Les Echos, South China
Morning Post, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Straits Times, Yomiuri Shimbun,
The Irish Times and local newspapers from every corner of the globe. Plus radio and TV
transcripts from BBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, NPR, ABC (Australia), CTV,
Deutsche Welle and more.

Business Source Complete
Bibliographic and full text content from scholarly business journals and other sources
including peer-reviewed business publications. Indexing and abstracts for the most
important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886.

ABI-Inform
Abstracts and many full-text articles on business, finance, management topics from
business periodicals. Three parts: Global; Dateline; and Trade & Industry.
Includes Wall Street Journal.

Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database)  (NEW in March, 2011)
This database contain international marketing data and research.
Start your search with a product or a country

IBISWorld
Reports for 723 U.S. industries categorized by NAICS. Includes market size, competitors,
forecasting, business valuations, benchmarking. Includes business environment and global
industry reports.

Mintel Global Navigator
Market size, market share, and forecast data for thousands of consumer goods
categories worldwide.

Mergent Online
Detailed business and financial information on US and international public companies.
Provides 15 years historic data and financial ratios. Create reports; customize analysis.
Look for the Reports tab for industry reports.

Plunket's Industry Almanacs
( these are not online,  but are print resources at Cabell Library-
the link leads to list of available titles in this series)

VCU Libraries Marketing Resource Guide
  http://guides.library.vcu.edu/marketing

VCU Libraries Company Research Guide
 http://guides.library.vcu.edu/company
(both of the excellent guides above include contact info for
VCU Libraries Business Research specialist Bettina Peacemaker )

Ask a Librarian (e-mail, phone, directions)
http://www.library.vcu.edu/askalib/
   Request a Consultation Appointment
   https://www.library.vcu.edu/phpapps/forms/consult

The Citation Machine
http://citationmachine.net/

Worldwide Resources
(All resources below are on the open Internet and do not require a VCU eID to login)

Google News  (use capitalized OR for "or", "-" for "not", and no truncation)
http://news.google.com/
  Google's 70 regional editions worldwide
  Google News- New Zealand

Country Risk Ratings
http://www.coface.com/CofacePortal/COM_en_EN/pages/home/risks_home/country_risks
Coface is a large and impressive firm publishing analysis and financial ratings of companies and countries.
While some of its services are fee-based, a good deal is, surprisingly, free including this country rating service.
You can enter a country, choose to view either a business climate or overall country credit rating, and create
a custom comparison chart.
   (One impressive chart of the entire world can be viewed here at http://tinyurl.com/2abjmsd).
There is also information on whether the rating trend is in a positive or negative direction, recent news, and additional
detailed data on doing business in regions around the world. Consider this site if you are researching or considering
doing business in any region of the world and need to find out its overall receptiveness to business.

Business Planet (works better with the IE browser)
http://rru.worldbank.org/businessplanet/

Export.gov
http://www.export.gov
    See especially their Market Research Library
   http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
   Free registration required to see market research reports
   http://www.export.gov/about/eg_main_016804.asp

Virginia International Trade (VEDP)
http://www.exportvirginia.org/

Globalvirginia.com
http://www.globalvirginia.com
   Websites for Exporters
   http://www.globalvirginia.com/exporters.html

Interactive Tariff and Trade Dataweb
http://dataweb.usitc.gov/

Nationmaster
http://www.nationmaster.com/

Global Edge Resources
http://globaledge.msu.edu/ibrd/ibrd.asp
    Global Edge New Zealand
    http://globaledge.msu.edu/countries/new-zealand/

National Statistics Agencies
http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/stat_links.html#national

Really Useful Links for International Trade
http://www.fita.org/webindex/index.html

Office of Trade & Economic Analysis
http://www.trade.gov/mas/ian/

FTD - MAIN Foreign Trade Statistics page
http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/index.html

HIEROS GAMOS - Business and Legal Guides
http://www.hg.org/1table.html
      An Introduction to New Zealand Law & Sources of Legal Information
      http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/New_Zealand.htm
     Ease of Doing Business in New Zealand
      http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/new-zealand

SICE - Foreign Trade Information System
http://www.sice.oas.org/

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
http://www2.etown.edu/vl/index.html

Marketresearch.com  (free searching, but fees charged for reports)
http://www.marketresearch.com/

Foreign Labor Statistics Home Page
http://www.bls.gov/fls/

Trade Stats Express
http://tse.export.gov/

The Economist: Country Briefings  (some information free, some fee-based)
http://www.economist.com/countries/

International Trade Data System Industry Profiles
http://www.itds.treas.gov/commodityprof.html

International Trade Administration
http://www.trade.gov/index.asp

The CIA World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Newslink (international news directory)
http://newslink.org/
    Oceana Newspapers
   http://newslink.org/nonuso.html

Energy Information Administration: Country Analyses
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Reports
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/scr1_sp.cfm?s_year=2010&e_year=2010&brtype=default

Library of Congress Centers for International Research
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/int-gateway.html

Regional Resources

Africa South of the Sahara
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/
    Topics
     http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide2.html
    African News Resources
   http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/news.html
   African Economy and Business
   http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/biz.html

Regional News Sources: Africa
http://globaledge.msu.edu/resourceDesk/regionalNews.asp#Regional

Asia Society: Business & Economics
http://asiasociety.org/business-economics

China Business Vista
http://www.chinavista.com/business/home.html

CaribSeek: The Premier Caribbean Search Engine!
http://www.caribseek.com/

LANIC- the Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu/

American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html

Compiled By Dan Ream
dream@vcu.edu
Last Updated February, 2012