Finding Books

Search the library catalog using a specific topic, i.e. international business enterprises, or competition, international or search for the specific country of interest, such as France, Japan, European Union, etc., or browse the following subject areas in the Dewey Decimal numbers indicated below:  

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s)in the box below, then click GO!

Subjects Business intelligence (658.47) China--Economic Conditions (332, 338) China--Economic policy (337, 338) Commerce (346, 657, 658) Economic history (346, 657, 658) International trade (331, 382, 658) Investments, Foreign (331, 332) Joint ventures (658.3, 658.4063, 658.18) Marketing (658.8) Competition, international (658, 658.4, 338.9) International business enterprises (338.8, 382.1, 658.049, 658.8) International finance (337, 658.15) Statistics (317.3)

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• Americans traveling abroad : what you should know before you go/ by Gladson Il Nwanna. Reference Non-Circ R 910.2 N992a

• Business : the ultimate resource. Reference Non-Circ R 650.03 C178

• Clements Encyclopedia of World Governments:  Reference/  R 320.4 C626

• Countries and Their Cultures:  Reference/ R 306.03 C855 2001

• This day in business history : great corporate tales, commercial milestones, colorful titans, captivating quotes, and calamitous blunders for every day of the year / Raymond L. Francis. Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ R 330.9 F819t

• Dun & Bradstreet's guide to doing business around the world  R 658.848 M882d

• Hoover's handbook : profiles of over 750 major corporations Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ R 338.7 H789h

• International business information: how to find it, how to use it:   R 332.1 P133i

• The international instant business plan book : 12 quick-and-easy steps to a profitable business  R 658.4012 B514i

• The McGraw-Hill dictionary of international trade and finance  R 332.042 G514m

• Merriam-Webster?s guide to international business communications:  R 651.7 A878m

• The Oxford companion to economics in India / edited by Kaushik Basu: R 330.954 O98

• Rand McNally commercial atlas & marketing guide, 2005:  R 912.7 R 187

• The World Almanac and Book of Facts:  Reference/  R 317.3 WOR 2004

• World Chamber of Commerce Directory:  Reference/  R 380.1 W927 2003

• The World Factbook:  Reference/ R910 W927w 2003, or
  go to the web go to the version at http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html for weekly updates.

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations:  Reference/  R 904 W927 2001

The library also has a set of circulating books on the corporate cultures of other countries.  Shelved in the 395s in the library, titles include: Passport Hong Kong;  Passport India; Passport France; etc.  To find a specific title, search our catalog for "passport" and the name of the country.

Available at the Louisville Free Public Library:

• The Europa world year book. REF 310 Eu74  (Bon Air Branch, Main, etc.)

• International marketing: competing in a global marketplace  VIDEO 658.84 I61

• The reasonably-priced world of marketing VIDEO 658.8 S785

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find relevant "Country Monitor" and "Economic Studies" reports for a country.  In the "title begins with" search box, type your country name, e.g. "France."  The results list will show all titles beginning with that word.  In this case, "France Country Monitor" and "France Economic Studies" are listed.   Click the link to the Business Source Premier database, click the most recent publication listed, and the table of contents of the issue will appear. 

Periodicals: the following paper-format periodicals in the Sullivan University Library may be searched for articles in this subject area:

          Advertising Age

          Business Week

          Forbes

          Fortune

          Harvard Business Review

ABI/INFORM Research: This scholarly business periodicals database comprises nearly 1400 North American sources to provide information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computers and more. Fast access to information on over 60,000 companies. Now indexes The Wall Street Journal.

Relevant journals in this database:

          International business (Rye, N.Y.)

          Journal of international business studies

          Law and policy in international business

          Thunderbird international business review

Accounting & Tax: Available through ProQuest? and recommended for business students and financial professionals, this database includes abstracts and full-text articles from nearly 300 accounting and tax publications, and additional tax-related topics compiled from thousands of business journals, from 1971-present.

BPubs.com:  A search engine that scans an indexed directory of business publications.

Business Plans Handbook: A searchable, full-text index of the Business Plans Handbook, a reference resource that includes articles about developing business plans for catering companies, restaurants, marketing consulting firms, and other types of businesses, as well as a variety of other business topics.

Business Source Premier:  An EBSCOhost database indexing 3,650+ scholarly/peer-reviewed business journals back to 1922 and providing the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles on all business subjects  including management, finance and accounting.  Also includes country economic reports as well as comprehensive  profiles for the 10,000 largest companies:  click the COMPANY PROFILE tab on the toolbar at the top of the page.  Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

          International journal of business studies

          International journal of the economics of business

          MBI : music business international

          Northwestern journal of international law & business

Data Query: Provides limited access to the World Development Indicators database, a collection of development resources for 208 countries.

Hoover's Online: delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence. Our database covers 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises.  The site is updated daily to provide the most current business information.

Morningstar: Library Edition comprises a premier financial database providing 1995- present access to 6,000+ stock and 13,000+ mutual fund reports,  plus analyst reports on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds. A special feature is Morningstar's INVESTMENT CLASSROOM containing 150 different interactive financial courses. The exclusive stock and fund Morningstar Ratings are industry standards. Updated daily.

Newspaper Source: An EBSCOhost database providing full-text articles from 23 national and international newspapers, television and radio news transcripts, and 200 regional U.S. newspapers.  Updated daily.

Louisville Free Public Library Databases:  users need a Louisville Free Public Library card to access these databases

• Business and Company Resource Center:  A comprehensive database of company and industry information, and business journals and newspapers.

• New York Times: Newspaper articles from New York Times, many include full text.

BEOnline: BEOnline began in 1996 as an experimental project of the Bibliographic Enrichment Advisory Team (BEAT) of the Cataloging Directorate of the Library of Congress to explore means of access and bibliographic control for remote Internet resources of interest to the practice or study of entrepreneurship and small business.

Canadian Securities Administration:  Financial information for Canadian companies.

Country Commercial Guides: Maintained by the U.S. State Department and prepared by U.S. embassies, a user may select the fiscal year to review background of a country's commercial environment.

European Business Directory: Directory of European companies.

FITA: International Trade Web Resources: This metasite maintained by the Federation of International Trade Associations provides a jumping off point to basic international research.

Forecastcenter.com: Outgrowth of a proprietary consulting firm, this site offers forecasts by broad subject area featuring government reports, published articles and consulting presentations.  Registration required but free.

Global Edge: Directory of international business resources, categorized by specific orientation and content.

Industry Research Desk: Compiled by a private organization, this award-winning site identifies and annotates 17+ steps in the industry research process with additional resources for patent research, product evaluations and industry portals.

International Business Resources from the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER):  Developed by the University of Michigan, access to country insights and global resources within international business and economics.  Includes foreign-language sites and business directories.

MarketResearch.com: One of the top online aggregators of market research reports, this site offers 50,000 business intelligence, market research, company and country reports from 350 research firms. Coverage includes the US, UK, Europe, Asia and global markets. 

OANDA 164 Currency Converter:  Provides a currency converter for current and historical exchange rates from 1990 to the present. 

Researching Companies Online: Business research tutorial that provides step-by-step instruction for finding high-level company information, industry information, finding sales prospects, company financial information.

Stock and Commodity Exchanges: This Webguide lists stock and commodity exchanges worldwide, including those dealing in futures, options, and derivatives, as well as sources for market and stock prices and reports.

Third World Network: Covers globalizations, trade, and other international business and economic issues.

True Who Is: Search for company homepages.

UK Business Portal:  Access to company and industry information from the United Kingdom.

U.S. Foreign Embassies: Links to foreign embassies that may promote local business.

Vidcast: A video interview of Thomas Friedman of The World is Flat fame. Note: RealPlayer required.

Virtual Finance Library : Created by Ohio State's Department of Finance, this Web site covers most investment areas, including information about equities, bonds, money markets, insurance, currencies, investment banks, and macroeconomics information.

The World Bank: This website allows access to the organizations publications, news and speeches, development economics, information, global bond information, world development marketplace, regions and countries, and operations and policies, as well as other resources related to the World Bank.

The World Factbook:  Web site for the regularly updated - generally weekly, electronic version of the highly acclaimed source of important unclassified CIA data includes all of the nations of the world. Covers each country's area, political climate, recent international disputes, natural resources, environment, population, inflation rates, GDP, etc. 
NOTE: the library has a paper copy in Reference 910 W927w 2003.

Wright Research Center :  Analysis of over 18,000 companies worldwide.