Study Abroad Summer Program

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 many relevant resources are provided on the subject web page: International Business [http://www.library.ilstu.edu/page/501].  Especially useful resources are highlighted below:

Country Overviews

CIA World Factbook
Profiles of each country of the world. Covers geography, population, government, economy, climate, etc. This site also includes maps that can be downloaded in gif, tif or pdf formats.

Country Briefings - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Much free information, but items noted as "premium content" are only available by subscription.

Detailed Country and Regional Sources

Asia Business Today
Provides data, documents, and links to resources on US/Asia relations and international business; country specific data includes economic statistics, Internet portals, company listings, and market information.

Asia-Pacific.com!
Offers a mix of business and economic resources, news, and data including links to respected media sources throughout the region, annual reports, and trade reports.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Especially for New Zealand.

business.govt.nz
For importing & exporting from the New Zealand perspective.

Deloitte International Tax and Business Guides
     China
     India
     New Zealand
     Poland

Doing Business In ...
Guides for India and New Zealand only; from the accounting firm of HLB International.

Doing Business in Asia (KNC 84 .B87 D65 2005)
Five volume set with country-by-country coverage of the legal aspects of doing business in each country.  CHina is covered in vol.1, India in vol.2.

Doing Business in Europe (Reference KJE 2045 .D65 1972)
A loose-leaf set with country-by-country coverage.

Internet Resources on Poland - in the Directory of Internet Resources on Central and Eastern Europe and Russia
The School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London provides links to online resources.

Political Risk Yearbook - East Asia & the Pacific (Reference JQ 21 .A1 P645) - China, New Zealand
Political Risk Yearbook - Central & South Asia (Reference JQ 21 .A1 P646) - India
Political Risk Yearbook - East Europe (Reference JN 94 .A1 P645) - Poland
Provides information on the political, economic, and investment climate in the country. (Sample table of contents at: www.library.ilstu.edu/page/1272)

Portals to the World [http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html] 
 Provides country by country coverage. Select your country, then select Business, Commerce, and the Economy.

REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies Virtual Library
Searchable by subject and keyword. Provides links to a wide variety of resources.

General Sources

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

Global Marketing Information Database  (GMID) – subscription resource
Select your topics and then select your country from the list under the region. Data can be displayed in Excel, and can be downloaded or printed.  Also view the Consumer Lifestyle report.

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 Organizations

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 your country.         

International Trade Sources (Import/Export)

Commodities and Products 
Provides links to trade data on US exports and imports of agricultural, fishery, and forestry products supplied by the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service.

Export.gov
The export portal from the US Department of Commerce, with links to resources on trade and exporting. For information concerning export tariffs, see the Schedule B and HS Numbers page.

STAT-USA – NTDB & Globus – subscription resource
In Market & Country Research:
    Select Country Commercial Guides
    Open Doing Business in ... whole or by chapters
    Select Industry Sector Analysis: Quick search for your country
    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

Industry Resources

AIR FILTRATION

Critical Assessment of Building Air Cleaner Technologies (www.epa.gov/nhsrc/pubs/600r08053.pdf)
Report from the US EPA, released in December 2008.

International Association of Air Cleaner Manufacturers (www.nafahq.org/)

National Air Filtration Association (http://www.nafahq.org)
Trade association in the US.

Selecting Proper Air Filter Efficiencies for Commercial Buildings (www.nafahq.org/LibaryFiles/Articles/Article018.htm)
Article supplied by NAFA.

BIOPLASTICS

Several useful books are:

• Biopolymers from Polysaccharides and Agroproteins.  Richard A. Gross and Carmen Scholz, editors. (TP 248.65 .P62 B547 2001)

• Biopolymers: Utilizing Nature's Advanced Materials.  Syed H. Imam, Richard V. Greene, and Baqar R. Zaidi, editors. (TP 248.65 .P64 B56 1999)

• Biorelated Polymers: Sustainable Polymer Science and Technology.  Edited by Emo Chiellini.  (TP 248.65 .P62 B556 2001)

• Polymers from Agricultural Coproducts.  Marshall L. Fishman, Robert B. Friedman, and Samuel J. Huang, editors. (TP 1081 .P66 1993)

Articles on bioplastics may be found by searching several of our indexes:

• Business Source Elite - search for BIOPLASTICS or for BIOPOLYMERS or combine CORN with PLASTIC (or use another crop, if corn is not your raw material)
   
• Articles may also be found by using the advanced version of Search It to search multiple indexes at one time.  Enter Search It Advanced from the library home page.  Select the indexes to search by opening GENERAL and selecting MULTI-SUBJECT  and opening SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and choosing AGRICULTURE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, and TECHNOLOGY. Use the same search terms as for Business Source Elite.

GRAIN MOISTURE

Grain Moisture Content Effects and Management  (www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/crops/ae905w.htm)
Information from North Dakota State University's agricultural extension service.

Grain Moisture Testers (www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1217876990578.xml)
Article from AgricultureOnline, the online site of a trade publisher.

Proper Use of Moisture Meters (www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/GQ/GQ-14.html)
Fact Sheet from Purdue University's Cooperative Extension Service.

What do Grain Moisture Meters Measure and How are They Calibrated? (http://ts.nist.gov/WeightsAndMeasures/upload/C-004.pdf) 
Article from the Technology Services division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

PESTICIDES

Agricultural Pesticide Application (www.fao.org/ag/AGS/AGSE/pae.htm)
Report from the FAO Agricultural Engineering Branch, Rome, Italy.

CropLife America (www.croplifeamerica.org/home.asp)
Trade association representing more than 80 developers, manufacturers, formulators and distributors of crop protection products.

Profile of the Agricultural Chemical, Pesticide, and Fertilizer Industry  (www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/agchem.pdf)
2000 report from the EPA.

Progress and Development on Unwanted Pesticides in Poland (www.chem.unep.ch/pops/indxhtms/oheur5.html)
1996 report concerning accumulated obsolete pesticides.

SOY

American Soybean Association (www.soygrowers.com)
Soybean producers trade group.

Organic Trade Association - Organic Export Directory Online (www.usorganicproducts.com/index.cfm)

Soyfoods Association of North America (www.soyfoods.org)
Trade association with a soymilk factsheet (www.soyfoods.org/products/soy-fact-sheets/soymilk-soy-milk/)

United Soybean Board (www.unitedsoybean.org)
The soybean checkoff supports the research and promotion efforts of the board.

USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (www.fas.usda.gov)

TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE

FAO (www.fao.org)
Wide-ranging web site - search for food additives.