The Holland and Terrell Libraries contain many resources for students and faculty interested in International Business. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website, or need assistance requesting a book or journal related to International Business, please contact Mary Gilles. WSU librarians are also available for research assistance. For questions about International Business programs at WSU, contact the International Business Institute.

For additional information on International Business topics, see these related subject guides:

Library Resources

• Library Catalog

  GRIFFIN Library Catalog. The library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other "virtual" publications are included in the catalog.

• Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

  • See Business at WSU Libraries
  • ABInform (Dateline, Global, Trade and Industry): Index of over 1000 business and economics journals with 500 in full text including charts and graphics.
  • Country Reports: Analyze historical political, infrastructural and economic trends for 126 countries and provide a two-year forecast for each country.
  • Global Market Information Database (GMID): Provides key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets and comsumers. Covers over 350 markets and 207 countries.
  • STAT-USA: (WSU Holland and Terrell Libraries - in-library access only; ask at the Reference Desk) provides access to National Trade Data Bank (NTDB) which contains country commercial guides, market research reports, import/export statistics, etc.
  • International Monetary Fund International Financial Statistics: (In-library access only, CD-ROM, Holland and Terrell Reference Area). This database is a standard source of international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. Many of the time series are available from the 1940s forward.

  Reference Books

  The Holland and Terrell Libraries' reference section is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk. 
  • International Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It HF 54.5 P33 1998
  • International Business Dictionary and Reference HF 1359 P74 1991
  • Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to Doing Business Around the World HF 1416 M78 2001
  • The ... Political Risk Yearbook D 839 W68x
  • Exporters' Encyclopaedia HF 3011 E96x
  • International Marketing Data and Statistics HA 42 I56
  • European Marketing Data and Statistics HA 1107 E87
  • World Business Resources.com: A Directory of Over 8000 International Business Resources on the Internet HF 54.56 W37 2000
  • Europa World Year Book JN 1 E85 [Kept at the reference desk]

Electronic Journals

• See Business at WSU Libraries.
• Emerald Library
• Wiley Interscience

Internet Links

• International Business Resources on the World Wide Web: Home of Michigan State University's Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Comprehensive starting point for global research.
• International Business & Technology: World Level: A meta-site from brint.com that provides access to global business, etc. sites.
• VIBES: Virtual International Business and Economic Sources: A meta-site from University of North Carolina Charlotte that provides over 1500 links to free sources.
• Interntional Business Information: Published by the National Trade Data Bank these provide an overview legal practices in almost all countries as well as up-to-date information on operating a business outside of the United States.
  
• World Factbook: Provides basic, primarily statistical, information on 267 countries.
• Country studies: Presented by the Library of Congress, they provide a book-length description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political and national security systems and institutions of 101 countries.
• U. S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Provides accurate and timely GDP and economic accounts data, including statistics on foreign direct investment in the U.S. and U.S. direct investment abroad.
• U. S. Commercial Service: Provides current information to support export of goods and services to markets worldwide; includes country market research, country commercial guides and industry sector analyses.
• State Exports to Countries and Regions: Contains data by country, product, and state for a number of major U.S.export markets. All data presented here are based on the basis of the location of the exporter of record.
• Human Rights Watch