International Business

News, journal articles, business tools for trade and economic exchange. APEC's 21 Member Economies are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Republic of the Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet Nam.

Asociacion LatinoAmericana de Integracion

Tariffs, import/export regulation. ALADI member countries include:Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela.

Background Notes

Reports for each country the United States has diplomatic ties with, produced by the U.S. State Department.

BBC: British Broadcasting County Profiles

Profiles include history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

Business Planet: Doing Business

Maps out which countries offer the best, or worst, economic structure for doing international business.

Doing Business Project: Measuring Business Regulations

Update and blog updates, plus yearly report on business regulation reform in various countries. Sponsored by the World Bank.

Doing Business In...

PDF guides (and an few web pages) from accounting firm HLB International, for over 30 countries.

Global Edge

International business information portal from the International Business Center at Michigan State University. Country Insights provide outline of business climate, political structure, history and statistical data for 190 countries. Includes a directory of international business resources and market potential indicators for 24 countries.

Qfinance

Professional level focus on international business finance, including documents, blog, and news releases.

Resources for International Business from Rutgers University Library

Guide to useful sources of information for international business. Includes full-text documents (such as country studies) available from the federal government, as well as economic and financial information from international and inter-governmental organizations.

UNdata

Keyword searching and country data reports. Provided by the United Nations Statistical Division. [note: British spelling may yield more results.]

Search the Library Catalog

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:25:30 -0700

Welcome to PCC Library. The Library Catalog is your starting point to find books, ebooks, DVDs, articles, and other materials.

Journals

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:47:57 -0700

China-U.S. trade issues

Emerging markets finance & trade

Euromoney

Inside U.S. trade

International country risk guide

International journal of electronic commerce

International trade journal

Latin trade

Databases

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:09:05 -0700

Organizations

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:58:18 -0700

International Council for Small Business

Office of Commercial and Business Affairs,U.S. Dept. of State

Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration

Oregon District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration

U.S. Department of State

Blogs and Analysts

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:55:34 -0700

Entrepreneurial Mind

Jeff Cornwall writes about issues that affect international small business.

International Economic Law and Policy Blog

Sponsored by WorldTradeNet, this blog offers "commentary on current developments and scholarship in the field of international economic law and policy."

Video

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:55:48 -0700

Yves Behar on designing objects that tell stories. From Ted Talks.

Video Links

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:53:48 -0800

A Quick Guide to Building a Successful Export Business from the Small Business How-To Seminars hosted by New York Public Library.

How to Protect Your Invention in China provided by veevr.

Search for streaming video related to international business available to PCC library users.

Get Help in Person or by Phone

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:41 -0700

You can ask our librarians a question during open hours at any PCC Library.

Need the phone number for your campus? Contact us! If you'd rather come by in person, check the PCC Library locations and hours.

Email Us

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:34:58 -0700

Need to ask a question by email? That's easy too. Use Ask a Librarian, or find your favorite librarian's email address on Library Staff.

Help from Tutors

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:15 -0700

Tutors are available to you both in person and online, and the service is free! Cascade, Sylvania, Rock Creek and Southeast Center each have a tutoring center with excellent in-person tutors in most subjects. If you're working on a paper, the writing tutors are popular (so don't wait until the last minute)! You can get more information about each campuses hours and locations at the links below:

Cascade Campus Learning Center

Rock Creek Student Learning Center

Tutoring at Southeast Center

Tutoring at Sylvania

Or get started working with PCC's online tutors:

eTutoring at PCC

Chat or Text a Librarian for Help

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:30 -0700

You can chat with a PCC librarian any time you see the PCC Ask A Librarian chat widget on any of the library's pages (like the PCC Library home page) or in a subject guide like this one. You can also get to us through AIM, Yahoo!, or Google Talk.

AIM/Y!: pcclib
Google Talk: pcclib@gmail

You can also text a librarian for help at:
971-259-TEXT (8398)

Need help when the library isn't open? Chat with an L-Net librarian 24-7.

Helping Yourself!

pkessing@pcc.edu (Pam Kessinger) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:35:44 -0700

PCC Library has lots of resources that you can use on your own. You may already know that about the quiet study spaces as well as study rooms you can reserve.

Citing sources is another way you can help yourself! PCC Library has all the information you need on Cite Sources. The library also has video tutorials on everything from how to develop a topic for your paper to figuring out how to incorporate those citations. You'll find those videos, as well as information about using e-resources, at Tutorials and Handouts.