Market Research, Countries, & Consumers
- Euromonitor PassportProvides industry data, country reports, international market reports, company profiles, and expert commentary. Requires login even from on-campus.
- StatistaGeneral quantitative data on an easy-to-use searchable platform. Covers thousands of sources and topics, with infographics that are easy to share or embed on a webpage.
- Gale Business Insights: GlobalInternational business intelligence, including country, company, and industry profiles, SWOT analyses, market research reports, and more.
- IBISWorldA comprehensive collection of industry market research reports.
- Business Source PremierA large collection of business information, including articles from scholarly, business and trade publications, SWOT analyses, and book chapters.
Culture, Customs, & Business Environment
- Cross-Cultural Business Behavior : A Guide for Global ManagementThis guidebook provides insights into the cultural differences in business communication styles across the world, including profiles for 40 countries.
- Country Commercial Guides - US International Trade AdminDetail guides prepared by U.S. Embassies to help U.S. companies do business in other countries, including trade information, travel and business customs.
- Food Cultures of the WorldThis e-book provides detailed information about the cuisine and food and dining culture of over 150 countries around the world.
- World Business CultureWeb resource with some free content covering many countries' business culture.
- Countries and Their CulturesAn older, but still useful reference book on culture and customs for all countries of the world.
History, Politics, and General Country Facts
- BBC Country ProfilesSearchable database of general country profiles with links to relevant BBC news articles about the country.
- World Factbook - CIAThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- Oxford Reference OnlineSearch hundreds of e-books at once for introductory information on research topics. Oxford Reference also offers detailed searchable timelines. Look under "Subject" to browse topics like "History" or "Society and Culture" to find specific reference books useful for learning about the history, culture and politics of a country.
News & Current Events
- The EconomistLeading international newspaper focused on economic, business, and political reporting. Use "Search within this publication" to search the archives from 1988 to current issues.
- Wall Street JournalLeading U.S. financial newspaper.
- New York Times (Current)New York Times in full text and full image.
- ProQuest Newsstand (Global Newsstream)Full-text access to US and international news sources. Includes coverage of The New York Times and The Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.
- Business Source PremierA large collection of business information, including articles from scholarly, business and trade publications, SWOT analyses, and book chapters.
Guides by Major
Use the Library's subject guides to learn more about key resources and search strategies specific to your major.
