International Business Information, 2nd Edition

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

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The second edition of this reference work describes key international business reference sources and databases, and provides the instructive analysis needed to effectively use them. It lists and explains the most important resources - both electronic and print - for use by professional researchers, business instructors, reference and business librarians, and student researchers. The authors also describe business practices in various regions and countries, the basics of international trade and finance, international business organizations, and relevant political departments and agencies. The book features an extensive number of exhibits and tables, and the appendixes include glossaries, checklists for evaluating sources, and sample disclosure documents.

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International Business Information is a highly recommended purchase for any library, academic, public, or special, that provides international business information. It will serve as both a ready reference source and a teaching tool.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
Librarians will find this resource useful for collection development and research assistance. It is an excellent resource for academic, corporate, and public libraries.-ARBA
The book is not only highly readable, it is captivating....gives beginners what they need as grounding, and it gives experienced professionals the awareness of, detail about, and comparisons among resources available.-Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship
"Librarians will find this resource useful for collection development and research assistance. It is an excellent resource for academic, corporate, and public libraries."-ARBA
"The book is not only highly readable, it is captivating....gives beginners what they need as grounding, and it gives experienced professionals the awareness of, detail about, and comparisons among resources available."-Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship
"International Business Information is a highly recommended purchase for any library, academic, public, or special, that provides international business information. It will serve as both a ready reference source and a teaching tool."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Author Bio

RUTH A. PAGELL is director of Business Information Services, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. From 1981 through 1993, she was at the Lippincott Library, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, serving the last five years as associate director. She has also been an adjunct associate professor at Drexel College of Information Studies, teaching the course in business resources. In 1989, she was an ALA/USIA Fellow, serving in Bangkok, Thailand. She holds an MBA and an MS in library science from Drexel University. Ms. Pagell writes and speaks extensively, both in the United States and internationally, on subjects such as international business information, online and CD-ROM databases, and management and evaluation of information technologies. MICHAEL HALPERIN is the director of the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania). He holds an MBA and an MS in library science from Drexel University as well as a PhD in information studies. Dr. Halperin is a frequent contributor to Database and Online magazines. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of Online magazine. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at Drexel University's College of Information Studies.