Guide to Milner Library Resources

General Information:

Subscription services and databases are available from any computer with Internet access:
     Start at the library home page. [http://www.library.ilstu.edu]
     For subscription resources, you will be asked to validate with your ULID and password.
     Be sure to keep your password current.

I have provided URL’s for resources that are available on the open Internet, so that you can go to them directly, even if your ULID and password are not working properly. Also, these can be shared with your business partners for their use once you are gone.

Links to these resources are provided on the subject web page: International Business [http://www.library.ilstu.edu/page/501]

The following resources are listed under the name of the section of the International Business web page in the order in which they appear on that page. Explore other resources listed on that web page for more information.

Country and Regional Sources

Under Asia, try Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) [http://www.apec.org]

Look in Worldwide Coverage for country by country coverage in Portals to the World [http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html]
     Select New Zealand, then select Business, Commerce, and the Economy
     Look at Business Information Zone (BIZ) [http://www.biz.org.nz/]
          for importing & exporting from the New Zealand perspective

General Sources

Global Marketing Information Database  (GMID) – subscription resource
     Select your country or region, then select any topics from the "Categories" section
     Data can be displayed in Excel, and can be downloaded or printed.

Guides to Sources

GlobalEDGE - A wide-ranging directory maintained by the Michigan State University Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER). Includes links to electronic journals, country specific information, international trade, statistical sources, company information, and much more. [http://www.globaledge.msu.edu/brd/brd.asp]

VIBES--Virtual International Business and Economics Sources - Provides links to full-text files and statistics on international business. Sites are listed under three major categories: comprehensive, regional, and national. The site is maintained by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [http://libweb.uncc.edu/ref-bus/vibehome.htm]

International Trade Orgaizations

Consult the World Trade Organization's Trade Policy Review information.  Go to the chronological list at the WTO site and select the most recent review for New Zealand.         

International Trade Sources (Import/Export)

STAT-USA – NTDB & Globus – subscription resource
In Market & Country Research:
    Select Country Commercial Guides – New Zealand
    Open Doing Business in New Zealand, whole or by chapters
        Also access NZ from Buyusainfo  [http://www.buyusainfo.net/docs/x_3130079.pdf]
    Select Industry Sector Analysis: Quick search for New Zealand - 222 hits
    Select International Market Insights Reports – some quite old

In International Trade Library Highlights - Country-specific reports in the Library:
    Select National Trade Estimates on Foreign Trade Barriers
     Select  New Zealand.
    Also check other countries in trading area for re-export information

Bioplastics

Several useful books are:

• Biopolymers from Polysaccharides and Agroproteins.  Richard A. Gross and Carmen Scholz, editors. (TP 248.65 .P62 B547 2001)

• Biopolymers: Utilizing Nature's Advanced Materials.  Syed H. Imam, Richard V. Greene, and Baqar R. Zaidi, editors. (TP 248.65 .P64 B56 1999)

• Biorelated Polymers: Sustainable Polymer Science and Technology.  Edited by Emo Chiellini.  (TP 248.65 .P62 B556 2001)

• Polymers from Agricultural Coproducts.  Marshall L. Fishman, Robert B. Friedman, and Samuel J. Huang, editors. (TP 1081 .P66 1993)

Articles on bioplastics may be found by searching several of our indexes:

• Business Source Elite - search for BIOPLASTICS or for BIOPOLYMERS or combine CORN with PLASTIC (or use another crop, if corn is not your raw material)
   
• Articles may also be found by using the advanced version of Search It to search multiple indexes at one time.  Enter Search It Advanced from the library home page.  Select the indexes to search by opening GENERAL and selecting MULTI-SUBJECT  and opening SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and choosing AGRICULTURE, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, and TECHNOLOGY. Use the same search terms as for Business Source Elite. 

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