Guide to Milner Library Resources

General Information:

Subscription services and databases are available from any computer with Internet access:
     Start at the library home page. [http://www.library.ilstu.edu]
     For subscription resources, you will be asked to validate with your ULID and password.
     Be sure to keep your password current.

I have provided URL’s for resources that are available on the open Internet, so that you can go to them directly, even if your ULID and password are not working properly. Also, these can be shared with your business partners for their use once you are gone.

Links to these resources are provided on the subject web page: International Business [http://www.library.ilstu.edu/page/501]

The following resources are listed under the name of the section of the International Business web page in the order in which they appear on that page. Explore other resources listed on that web page for more information.

Country and Regional Sources

Look in Americas - especially consider Latin American Network Infiormation Center (lanic), Latin-Focus, and, if you read Spanish, SELA, Latin American Economic System.

Look in Worldwide Coverage for country by country coverage in Portals to the World [http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html]
     Select Argentina, then select Business, Commerce, and the Economy

General Sources

FAO Statistical Yearbook 2006 - Country Profile for Argentina
Provides basic statistical information.

Global Marketing Information Database  (GMID) – subscription resource
Select your topics: under Industrial Output and Agriculture, select Agriculture, then select Crops, and select Production of Apples, Production of Bananas, Production of Grapes,  and under Cereals, select Rice. Then select Argentina from the list under Latin America. Data can be displayed in Excel, and can be downloaded or printed.  Also view the Consumer Lifestyle report.

Political Risk Yearbook - South America (Reference JL 1866 .P6501)
Provides information on the political, economic, and investment climate in the country.

Guides to Sources

GlobalEDGE - A wide-ranging directory maintained by the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Includes links to electronic journals, country specific information, international trade, statistical sources, company information, and much more. [http://www.globaledge.msu.edu/brd/brd.asp]

VIBES--Virtual International Business and Economics Sources - Provides links to full-text files and statistics on international business. Sites are listed under three major categories: comprehensive, regional, and national. The site is maintained by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm]

International Trade Orgaizations

Consult the World Trade Organization's Trade Policy Review information.  Go to the chronological list at the WTO site and select the most recent review for Argentina.         

International Trade Sources (Import/Export)

STAT-USA – NTDB & Globus – subscription resource
In Market & Country Research:
    Select Country Commercial Guides – Argentina
    Open Doing Business in Argentina, whole or by chapters
    Select Industry Sector Analysis: Quick search for Argentina - 78 hits
    Select International Market Insights Reports – some quite old

In International Trade Library Highlights - Country-specific reports in the Library:
    Select National Trade Estimates on Foreign Trade Barriers
    Also check other countries in trading area for re-export information

Information Sources for Particular Crops

The following are examples of sources on the open Internet:

Argentina - Rice
Older data from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board.

Argentina Wineries and Argentina Wine
Basic information about the wine growing regions.

Argentina Wines
Provides basic information and includes a link to Argentina Winery Website Links.

Olives 101.com
An information website with international coverage.

Table Olives
An analysis of the Argentine olive industry.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Offers a variety of reports, including the GAIN (Global Agriculture Information Network) reports, such as: Argentina Citrus Annual 2006