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(1999). Directory of American firms operating in foreign countries. (15th ed., Vols. 1-3). New York: Uniworld Business Publications. (XHG 4538.A1D5 1999)
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Coverage: 2002-current. Find in-depth company information on over 5,000 companies
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(1992 to present). Hoover's handbook of world business. Austin, TX: Hoover's. (XHG 4009 .H66). Latest: READY REFERENCE
(1998 to present). International directory of company histories. Detroit: St. James. (XHD 2721.I63).
(2002). LexisNexis corporate affiliations. New Providence, NJ: LexisNexis Group. (XHG 4057.A217) Latest: READY REFERENCE
Pagell,
R. A., & Halperin, M. (1998). International business information:
How to find it, how to use it. (2nd ed.). Phoenix, AZ: Oryx.
(XHF 54.5 .P33 1998) READY REFERENCE
Woy,
J. (Ed). (2003). Encyclopedia of business information sources
(18th ed.). Detroit: Gale Research. (XHF 5353 .E5 2003) READY
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Bentley,
L. H. (1995). Investment statistics locator. (Rev. and exp.
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Direction of trade statistics quarterly. Washington: International Monetary Fund. (XHF1016.D5).
Direction of trade statisticsyearbook. Washington: International Monetary Fund. (XHF1016.D53).
International financial statistics. Washington: International Monetary Fund. (XHF1016.I5).
International trade statistics yearbook. New York: United Nations Statistical Office. (XHF91.U57).
Main economic indicators. Paris: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. (XHC10.O68). |
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ABI
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Coverage: Varies– present. Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. Funded by the Maryland Digital Library (MDL). Includes company profiles, many
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Coverage: Varies. A collection of E-texts covering specifically chosen by Maryland
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WorldCat [on-campus]
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Coverage: Varies. International database of collections (including books, journals
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Gale's
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Coverage: current. Contains more than 300,000 listings from 14 Gale directories
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Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media and Directories in Print.
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