Contact Librarian: Jennifer Boettcher
Selected Resources for:
International Business
Display only the highlighted/core resources for this subject
Articles
Discipline Specific
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1918- .
Provides current and historic abstracts and many full-text articles from over 2,800 business and management journals, including hundreds of titles from outside the U.S. Covers finance, management, marketing, accounting, business conditions, and other business topics.
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BUSFT
Full text 1995- Abstracting and indexing 1982-
Wilson Business Full Text is part of Wilson OmniFile. It covers all aspects of contemporary business, from the broad areas of accounting, taxation, foreign trade, advertising, banking, public relations, government regulations, real estate, acquisitions and mergers, insurance, communications, management, marketing, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, tourism, oil and computers, to specific industries, businesses, trades and topics of current interest and concern. It also includes citations to book reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, new-product reviews, corporate profiles and obituaries. Additional information at Wilson's Website.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bth
Full-text business publications and hundreds of scholarly, peer-reviewed journals covering all aspects of business: management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more. Coverage goes as far back as 1886. Titles include the Harvard Business Review, California Management Review, MIT Sloan Management Review and Administrative Science Quarterly. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analysis, books, videos, major reference works, book digests, and conference proceedings.
Emerald Intelligence + Fulltext
http://0-www.emeraldinsight.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1989-present.
This source has over 130 full-text journals published by MCB University Press. Subjects include: general management, human resources, information management, library & information services, marketing, property, engineering, quality, training & education, operations, production & economics. Most of the journals have an international perspective.
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Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, and business-rich websites from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. Note: Number of simultaneous users is limited.
http://www.ft.com/
Financial Times current issues are available in the Pierce Reading Room, third floor of Lauinger. Older issues on microfilm are kept in Government Documents and Microforms, First Floor. Also searchable in LexisNexis Academic.
Location: Print index: Ref. HG 11 .F5.
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1960's-
Citations and abstracts from over 500 scholarly research and industry news publications relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. International in focus, subject areas cover hotel management, leisure & business travel, food service & beverage management, tourism, event management, gaming, hospitality law, market trends, research, demographics, and more.
http://jolis.worldbankimflib.org/uhtbin/webcat
1945- .
Provides citations from books, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and technical reports for 14 libraries in the Joint-Bank Library Network. IMF and World Bank publications are included.
http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=pais-set-c&db=paisarc-set-c&adv=1
1915 - .
A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations.
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A collection of 95 English-based business journals and magazines covering industry and company operations in Asia. Some titles are unique to this database. Search in ABI-Inform Complete as well.
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A collection of 154 English-based business journals and magazines covering industry and company operations in Western Europe. Some French publications are also included.
Background Information
Country Studies
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=480000248&eiu_publication_id=2000002400
1996- .
Information on foreign investment, interpretation of the laws, rules, and regulations governing establishment of new enterprises, and limitations on foreign ownership and taxation.
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=280000228&eiu_publication_id=1556500155
1996- .
Information on foreign exchange regulations, financial conditions, sources of capital, and strategies.
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=30000203&eiu_publication_id=2000000800
1996/97- .
Annual analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.
http://0-db.eiu.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=50000205&eiu_publication_id=2000001000
1996- .
Quarterly analysis of major trends in economies of over 180 countries. Includes forecasts for the upcoming year and evaluations of foreign trade data and background data on political developments in each country.
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://www.prsgroup.com/prsgroup_shoppingcart/viewYEARBOOKsub.aspx
Each country analysis provides forecast summaries for the country, economic performance, social indicators, general business climate, and eighteen-month and five-year political and economic forecasts. Annual.
Directories
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=Economatica
Historical database which tracks pricing, financial statements, company reports, and local news on over 1,000 securities from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. (Provided by the generous support of Stephen Jonathan and Cathleen Callahan)
http://0-www.westlaw.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/signon/default.wl?rs=IMP1.0&vr=2.0&sp=003381889%2D7000++
Use Internet Explorer.
LIVEDGAR has EDGAR filings, including full-text documents on mergers and acquisitions, new stock issues, annual reports, insider trading, No-Action Letters and SEC Staff Review Documents and Letters. The database also has SEC filings from foreign companies, international prospectuses and the SEDAR (Canada's EDGAR system).
M&A Center has public and private mergers and acquisitions information. It includes legal agreements, filings and transaction abstracts, along with M&A case law, laws and regulations.
Private Equity Center has laws, regulations, precedent authority, checklists and transaction offerings.
Restructuring Center has filings, agreements, laws, regulations and guides.
Historical Sources
Economist Historical Archive 1843-2006
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/gtuni
Fully searchable complete facsimile edition of The Economist from 1843 to 2006. Includes full-color images, multiple search indexes, topic and area supplements and surveys, a gallery of front covers and a selection of exportable financial tables.
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=https://www.globalfinancialdata.com/Platform/Login.aspx
Current & historical(varies)
Global Financial Data is a source for historical stock market, financial, and economic data, some of which is unavailable from any other online source. The GFD Database includes over 8500 current and historical data series covering over 200 countries that have been collected from original sources. Many of the series extend back two centuries.
http://www.keesings.com/search
1931-
Keesing's Online is the web-based version of the index to Keesing's Record of World Events. Full text is available in the Lauinger Reference Stacks at D 410. K4. This is an authoritative monthly digest of worldwide political, diplomatic and economic affairs since 1931. Topics cover constitution and governance, legislation, economics, politics, foreign relations, elections, legal issues, social issues, disarmament and rearmament, terrorism, human rights, war, disasters, the environment, and science and technology. For On-campus use only.
Location: Lau Ref D410.K4
http://0-webreports.mergent.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Mergent WebReports is an archive of corporate reports from the Moodys and Mergent Corporate Manuals. This database provides a comprehensive history of corporate America for almost 100 years. It includes corporate histories, financial statements, subsidiaries, long-term debt, officers and directors, and municipal debt. Users can search within and across manuals, by company name or manual year.
- Industrial Manual, 1914-Present
- Public Utility Manual, 1914-Present
- OTC Industrial Manual, 1970-Present
- OTC Unlisted Manual, 1986-Present
- Transportation and Railroad Manuals, 1909-Present
- International Manual, 1981-Present
- Bank and Finance Manual, 1928-Present
- Municipal & Government, 1918-Present
Overviews & Analysis
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://ippubs.bna.com/ip/bna/itr.nsf/highlights/highlights?opendocument
1996- .
Provides weekly reports on political, legal and economic developments affecting the trade and international business policies of the U.S. and its major trading partners. Includes calendars of US trade-related legislative activity and international trade-related events.
http://0-www.mergentonline.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/compsearch.asp
Full text information on over 10,000 U.S. public companies and over 15,000 non-U.S. companies. Includes company history, officers, subsidiaries, financial data, and annual reports. Access to SEC filings (EDGAR) back to 1993. Also includes Company Archives, with information on over 4,000 public companies that were acquired, went bankrupt or merged out of existence from 1995 onward. Includes US and International Industry Reports.
http://0-www.insidetrade.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Online access to the publication Inside U.S. Trade from 1993 to the latest issue. Also provides daily news updates and a collection of over 55,000 trade-related policy papers, WTO decisions, draft and final regulations, court decisions, legislation and other documents.
Yearbooks
Global Competitiveness Report
World Economic Forum's analysis of competitiveness among 80 countries estimates underlying prospects for growth. Offers a Microeconomic Competitiveness Index which measures institutions, market structures, and economic policies which support growth. Includes narratives, ranking tables, and individual country pages. Annual.
Location: Ref. HF 1414. G559
IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook
https://www.worldcompetitiveness.com/OnLine/App/Index.htm
Ranks 59 industrialized and emerging economies on these criteria: domestic economy, international trade, international investment, employment, prices, public finance, productivity, labor, finance and infrastructure.
Location: Ref. HF 1414 .W 67
Data & Statistics
Data Resources
International Financial Statistics - Online
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
1945 (varies)-
This International Monetary Fund source provides current and historical financial information on member countries. Includes exchange rates, inflation and deflation, government finance, balance of payments, money and banking, and national income accounts. International Financial Statistics Yearbooks (1979 - ) are in LAU Stacks at HG 3881.I6262 (latest year at reference desk). Monthly print editions in Ref. HG 3881.I626.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=USExportsOfMerchandise
1990-present (Current month available on cd-rom network.) Annual issues available in Govt Docs
Provides current statistics and year-to-date information on United States exports of merchandise, arranged by Harmonized Tariff Codes. Quantity and dollar value of products exported are shown, and the data includes breakdowns by entry/ exit port and shipment method.
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=USImportsOfMerchandise
1990-present (Current month available on cd-rom network. Annual issues available in the Governement
Provides data on commodities imported into the U.S. Arranged by Harmonized Tariff Codes, it displays quantity and value of merchandise, transportation mode, and country of origin. Current month statistics are shown, along with year-to-date summary.
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators
1960- .
Contains World Bank data for 208 countries and regional groups, and 500 topical timeseries in subjects such as population, health, education, labor, production, consumption, investment, debt, trade, infrastructure and technology. Data can be exported into an Excel spreadsheet or ASCII file.
Location: HC 59 .W62
International Statistics
Balance of Payments Statistics
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bop
Reports detailed balance of payments data for current account (goods and services), capital account, financial account (portfolio or direct investment), and reserves. This statistical database includes historical data from all series appearing in the Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) Country Tables (Part 1) and the World and Regional Tables (Part 2). The Methodologies, Compilation Practices, and Data Sources (Part 3) notes are available when selecting most country tables. The Country and World Tables, as presented in the printed copy of BOPSY, are available as selection options. The Economic Concept View provides a cross-country view of the concepts in the BOPSY by individual or groups of countries.
Location: HF1014 .I5c (1946- )
http://0-chinadataonline.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/eng/ereg/ceitgroup.asp
1997-
Statistical data at the national, provincial (31), county (over 2000), and city (over 700) level. The Website contains annual macroeconomic, industry, and socioeconomic data, with some monthly data. A few market research reports and trade data (in Chinese). Authorized by the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics. Georgetown only has access to the information under China Statistics and Statistical Yearbook (i.e. nothing under Census Data, Census Map & Report, Survey Data, etc.).
Location: Lau Ref HA4631 .C47 (1985- )
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/dot
Data reflects the merchandise trade with more than 250 countries marked as destination. Includes all series appearing on the Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook (DOTSY) World and Area Tables and Country Tables. Historical data goes back to 1980. Updated monthly. Data is at the aggregated level. For disaggregated data, use Comtrade.
Location: LAU Ref HF1014.I5 D5 (1981- )
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home
Data from the Statistical Office of the European Union which allows comparisons to be made among EU members and regions. Covers national accounts, employment, industry, energy, services, agriculture, external trade, prices, financial statistics and balance of payments. Monthly print version: Eurostatistics, available in Ref. HA 1107.5 .E895(1992- ).
Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs)
http://fsi.imf.org
The IMF's Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs) measure the soundness of financial institutions as a sector and the conditions of the counterpart corporate and household sectors. Indicators include regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets, nonperforming loans to total gross loans, return on assets, return on equity, interest margin to gross income, liquid assets to short-term liabilities, and net open position in foreign exchange to capital for all countries. There are also data on household debt to GDP, household debt service and principal payments to income, average bid-ask spread in the securities market, average daily turnover ratio in the securities market, residential real estate loans to total loans, and commercial real estate loans to total loans for selective countries.
http://0-www.indiastat.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/default.aspx
Provides social and economic statistics for India, covering topics such as agriculture, banking and finance, companies, crime and law, demographics, education, elections, environment, foreign trade, health, housing, media, and tourism. Click on the "IP Login" button on the Indiastat toolbar to log in and get access.
Statistical Resources
20th Century Petroleum Statistics
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=20thCenturyPetrol
2005 edition.
Historical production, prices, consumption and reserves statistics for oil, natural gas and other petroleum procduts.
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/
Social and economic statistics from the Canadian government's statistics agency. Includes data from Canada's 1996 and 2001 censuses. Provides statistics on the economy, people, geography, and government of Canada. Also newly released data, community profiles, and selected analytical articles. Contact the Reference Desk for password for off campus access.
Foreign Trade Statistics of Asia and the Pacific
Contains statistics on import/export trade, including tables with data for over all trade, trade between countries, intra-regional trade, and major products.
Location: Ref. HF 3751 .F64
http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/global-development-finance
1970- .
Formerly World Debt Tables, this resource presents statistics on public and publicly guaranteed debt of 138 countries and regional and income groups. It lets the user get a credit valuation of the country. Contains many types of data from the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, including: total external debt stocks and flows, key debt ratios, major economic aggregates, average terms of new commitments (private and public), currency composition of long-term debt, debt restructing, workers’ remittances, net inward foreign direct investment (FDI). Data may be displayed as tables, charts, or maps or exported as Excel or ASCII files. Results can be scaled, indexed against a particular year, or viewed as percentage change. A link to Part One (commentaries) of Global Development Finance is at http://www.worldbank.org/prospects
Location: LAU Ref Desk HJ 8899 .W67. (1997- )
LexisNexis Statistical Insight
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/
1998-
SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Contains over 1,500 books, 20 journals and newsletters, 10 statistical periodicals, reference works, and 600 interactive statistical data tables in over 25 database products published since 1998. Text can be searched by theme or country. Statistics can be searched by title and theme. Statistical databases allow users to build their own tables from the latest data, draw graphs and tables, and download to Excel or as .csv files.
Government & Legal Resources
International Resources
Bank of International Settlements
http://www.bis.org/
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks. It provides research and statistics on monetary policy and banking services.
European Union Internet Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html
Links to European Union websites, including collections of documents, legislation, treaties, and related pages.
Government Finance Statistics (GFS)
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/gfs
The Government Finance Statistics database, issued by the International Monetary Fund, contains data on revenue, expense, and transactions in assets and liabilities for the general government sector and its subsectors, such as military expenses or tax revenue. The time series present annual combined statistics on detailed revenues and expenditures for all levels of government. Topics covered include deficit/surplus or total financing, revenues or grants, expenditures, lending minus repayments, domestic financing, foreign financing, domestic debt or total debt, and foreign debt.
Location: HA 40 .F5 I58 (1977- )
Inter-American Development Bank: Research Department
http://www.iadb.org/res/
This organization is one of the oldest and largest regional multilateral development institutions. Its mission is to help accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This page links to the Research Department's publications on macroeconomics and trade, finance, labor, poverty and income distribution, state and institutional reform, demographics and household economics, and social services .
International Trade and Finance
http://www.bea.gov/bea/pubs.htm
- International Investment Position of the U.S. (Select issue of Survey of Current Business; scroll to International Data: Investment Tables)
Laws & Legislation
http://www.doingbusiness.org/
Annual
Doing Business provides a quantitative measure of regulations for starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders,enforcing contracts and closing a business—as they apply to domestic small and medium-size enterprises.
Investment Arbitration Reporter
http://0-www.iareporter.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
An electronic news service tracking cross-border arbitrations and lawsuits between foreign investors and their host governments.
Provided by the generous support of the Georgetown Law Library.
U.N. Resources
http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=UnctadHandbookOfStat
1950- (The time series cover periods that are as long as figures obtainable permit )
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics is an annual CD-ROM with statisitcal data on: Value, shares and growth of total trade, Trade and commodity price indices, Structure of world trade by region, Structure of world trade by product, Trade in services, International finance, Selected indicators of development, and Special studies.
U.S. Government Information
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
The focus of this U. S. Dept. of Commerce database is export and opportunities for U.S. businesses. Offers reports and statistical information on markets in individual countries and demand for products. Other trade related data included exchange rates, international transactions and agricultural information. Available on most public terminals within Lauinger Library.
Trade Policy Agenda and Annual Reports of the President of the United States on the Trade Agreements
http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/Section_Index.html
Trade policy agenda for regions of the world are reviewed here, along with economic assessments of trade agreements and tariffs.
Location: LAU Gov Docs PrEx9.11:999-2000
http://www.usatradeonline.gov/
Specific monthly U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide. Uses 2 digit to 10 digit Harmonized System Classification.
Internet Resources
Gateways
http://globaledge.msu.edu/
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University (IBC), globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information, insights, and learning resources on global business activities.
There are sections covering: global resources, market potential index (mpi), database of IB statistics (DIBS), glossary, all countries,US States, all sectors, GlobalEDGE blog, course development tools, research distribution, job banks, diagnostic tools, and information about the metasite.
Partially funded by a U.S. Department of Education Title VI B grant, globalEDGE™ is your source for global business knowledge.
Multimedia Materials
Image Collections
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://www.adforum.com/georgetown/index.asp
Provides access to over 35,000 advertisements in all media: TV, radio, cinema, Internet, print and outdoor ad campaigns. Also includes over 18,000 advertising agency sources, news and other information related to the advertising industry. Users can search for ads by keyword, media type, product, brand name, business sector, agency, country, celebrity or award.
News Sources
General News Sources
http://0-wnc.dialog.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
July 1994- .
Provided by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Contains translations of worldwide news and commentary from foreign television and radio broadcasts, newspapers, and periodicals from July 1994 to the present. World News Connection replaces Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Use FBIS Daily Reports for coverage before 1994.
Newspapers
http://0-library.pressdisplay.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
60 day rolling backfile
This resource contains the full text and color photos and images of 225 newspapers from all over the world. Issues are kept on file for 60 days. Printing is not available for most papers.
Primary Source Materials
Primary Source Collections
http://seekingalpha.com/tag/transcripts
This free website indexes quarterly earning conference calls by company name, ticker symbol, or words within transcripts.
Reports
Arab World Competitiveness Report
Country profiles have key indicators, data on exchange rates and capital restrictions, reflecting financial openness, export performance, and trade charts. This source also offers analysis on issues affecting economic development in the Arab world. Annual.
Location: Ref. HC 498 .A7195
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
http://0-www.ciaonet.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Conference proceedings and working papers from participating institutes around the world. Includes the full text of books and book summaries, journal abstracts, links to websites and a calendar of conferences and seminars.
http://www.fitchratings.com/
Fitch Inc. rates 1,600 financial institutions and 1,000 corporations and maintains surveillance on 3,300 structured financings and 17,000 municipal bond ratings in the U.S. tax-exempt market. Fitch also rates over 700 insurance companies plus 69 sovereign debt ratings. The web site provides brief ratings and news about bonds. gift provided by generous support of Anne Marie Barcia. Ask for initial login information at the Reference Desk, by calling 202 687-9351; then create your own account.
Global Market Information Database (GMID)
http://proxy.library.georgetown.edu/login?url=http://www.portal.euromonitor.com/portal
Global in scope, Euromonitor's GMID provides lifestyle statistics and reports; market data and analysis; company profiles, market share, and performance indicators; and market forecasts. Details include expenditure patterns, brand ranking, viewing time per medium and demographics. Use the search box in the upper left corner to find an industry.
Location: various
https://login.thomsonone.com/PooledAccess/2011-01-01/Validate.aspx?Expresslogincode=GeorgetownUniv.edu
1995- .
Provides full text of approximately 40,000 analyst reports, covering more than 11,000 companies and over 50 industries. Investext reports contain in-depth information on companies and industries, including industry trends, market share, and emerging technologies.
http://0-academic.mintel.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
These market research reports of 100+ pages in length cover such subjects as travel, finance, food, health, retailing, airlines, and lifestyles. Data sources used come from Mintel's own surveys, Simmons, Infoscan's IRI, and trade research. Acceptance of "Academic Conditions of Use" and registration are required to use this database.
http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=U0ZEPTImU01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTNBMjM@&clientId=5604
1984- .
Offers objective and authoritative analysis of international and country events in the areas of economics, politics, public policy and business. Updated weekly, but with three-month embargo. Covers events back to 1984.
http://0-www.policyfile.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
1990- .
Indexes otherwise hard to obtain research and publications from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers. Each item includes an abstract and, where available, access to the full-text of the report and/or the homepages and electronic mail addresses of the authoring institution.
http://trendwatching.com/trends/
Netherlands Marketing company that uses 8,000+ trend spotters scan the globe for emerging consumer trends. Resulting in free Trends Briefing monthly. Briefings are varied in scope and illustrated with photos of relevant examples. There is a also a index that goes back to 2008. Signing up the Trends Briefing is free, other materials from this website are fee-based.
Text Collections
http://0-galenet.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/servlet/MOME?locID=wash43584
Collection of digital facsimile images of 61,000 works of literature on economics and business published from 1450 through 1850. Covers commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade and transport.
Specialized Resources
Opinion Polls
http://www.worldpublicopinion.org
This site provides global public opinion polling data.
http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org
This site allows the user to browse survey data from numerous countries around the world.
Writing & Citing
Citation Management
http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks
RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies. Note: If you are asked for a Group Code when using Write-n-Cite, ask the reference desk. Code can only be sent to Georgetown email addresses.
