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Resources For FIN 716

B. Davis Schwartz Memorial LibraryC.W. Post CampusLong Island UniversityBrookville, New York 11548

Prof. Martha Cooney516-299-2310mcooney@liu.edu

FIN 716: International Financial Markets

Library

Information Literacy

International Finance Resources

Letters of Transmittal

Evaluation of Web Sources

Internet Sites

FIN 716: International Financial Markets

Library Access

Hours:Mon. - Thurs. 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sat. 8 a.m. - 5

p.m.Sun. Noon - 8 p.m.

Remote Access (24/7): Library Homepages Business Databases

Remote Access to Databases

Business Databases Available:

Country Commerce/Country Finance

ABI/Inform Global

Business & Company Resource Center

General BusinessFile (InfoTrac)

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Remote Access to Databases

LIU Username and Password

Access from http://library.liu.edu

Information Literacy Component

Collaboration Between Classroom and Library

Authoritative Print and Electronic Resources

Database Searching and Citation Methods

Information Literacy Inventory

Literacy Competency Score (term paper)

What is Information Literacy? A Set of abilities requiring

individuals to: Recognize when information is needed

Be able to locate, evaluate, and use

effectively the needed information

Why is Information Literacy Important?

Rapid Technological Change

People as Knowledge Professionals

Information is the Leading Business Asset

Increasing Need to Use Information Throughout Life (professionally and personally)

International Resources

Country Information

Economic Forecasts

Statistical Data

Periodicals

Country Information Sources

Country Commerce & Country Finance

Operating Environment

Tax environment Currency Outlook etc.

Country Information Sources ...continued

Background Notes [Dept. of State]

Country Commercial Guides [Dept. of

Commerce]

Economist.com – Country Briefings

Worldwide Corporate Tax Guide [Ernst & Young]

Economic Forecasts

Foreign International Cyclical Outlook

[Economic Cycle Research Institute Inc.] [monthly]

OECD Economic Outlook [2/year - June

& Dec.]

Economic Forecasts

Foreign - continued

World Economic Outlook [IMF - 2/yr]

See also current articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers

Statistical Data

International Monetary Fund [IMF]

Organisation for Economic

Cooperation and Development

[OECD]

United Nations [UN]

Foreign Central Banks

Statistical Data - IMF

International Financial Statistics Yearbook

Charts World Tables Country Tables

Statistical Data - IMF

International Financial Statistics [monthly]

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook Country-by-country detailed

payments data

Statistical Data - OECD & UN

OECD Main Economic Indicators [monthly]

UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics

Indicators by subject and country

Statistical Data - Foreign Central Banks

France: Banque de France

Germany: Deutsche Bundesbank

Japan: Bank of Japan

United Kingdom: Bank of England

Periodicals – Magazines, Journals, Newspapers

Economist

Wall Street Journal

Financial Times

Plus many full-text magazines, journals, and newspapers available through library databases

Letters of Transmittal

Books on business writing (sample

letters)

Internet examples (www.google.com)

Evaluation of Web Sources Authority

Accuracy

Timeliness

Coverage

Objectivity

Support

Authority

Is this a .com, .gov, .edu, or .org web site?

Do I know who the author is?

What is the author’s affiliation?

Are the author’s credentials listed?

Can I contact the author?

Accuracy

Is the source of the data provided?

Any misspelled words or other errors?

Timeliness

Is there a date when the web page was created?

Is there a date when the web page was last revised?

Do the links from the web page

still work?

Coverage

Is this factual information or sales hype?

Is the page more an ‘infomercial’

than an informative page?

How in-depth is the coverage?

Objectivity

Is the information biased or one-sided?

Can you distinguish between the ads

and the information?

Does the author have a vested interest

in the content of the web page?

Support

Are the sources used cited?

Are the sources for statistics cited?

Does the author provide contact information?

Can you corroborate the information on this page with other sources?

Internet Resources

WWW Business Sources

International Sites

Resources for FIN 716

Online Bibliography