1. Resources For FIN 716 B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library C.W. Post Campus Long Island University Brookville, New York 11548 Prof. Martha Cooney 516-299-2310 mcooney@liu.edu

2. FIN 716: International Financial Markets v Library v Information Literacy v International Finance Resources

3. v Letters of Transmittal v Evaluation of Web Sources v Internet Sites FIN 716: International Financial Markets

4. Library Access v 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. v Remote Access (24/7): u Library Homepages u Business Databases

5. Remote Access to Databases v Business Databases Available: u Country Commerce/Country Finance u ABI/Inform Global u Business & Company Resource Center u General BusinessFile (InfoTrac) u Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

6. Remote Access to Databases v LIU Username and Password v Access from http://library.liu.eduhttp://library.liu.edu

7. Information Literacy Component v Collaboration Between Classroom and Library u Authoritative Print and Electronic Resources u Database Searching and Citation Methods v Information Literacy Inventory v Literacy Competency Score (term paper)

8. What is Information Literacy? v A Set of abilities requiring individuals to: u Recognize when information is needed u Be able to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information

9. Why is Information Literacy Important? v Rapid Technological Change v People as Knowledge Professionals v Information is the Leading Business Asset v Increasing Need to Use Information Throughout Life (professionally and personally)

10. International Resources v Country Information v Economic Forecasts v Statistical Data v Periodicals

11. Country Information Sources v Country Commerce & Country Finance Country Commerce & Country Finance  Operating Environment  Tax environment  Currency Outlook  etc.

12. Country Information Sources...continued v Background Notes [Dept. of State] Background Notes v Country Commercial Guides [Dept. of Commerce] Country Commercial Guides v Economist.com – Country Briefings Economist.com v Worldwide Corporate Tax Guide [Ernst & Young] Worldwide Corporate Tax Guide

13. Economic Forecasts Foreign v International Cyclical Outlook [Economic Cycle Research Institute Inc.] [monthly] v OECD Economic Outlook [2/year - June & Dec.] OECD Economic Outlook

14. Economic Forecasts Foreign - continued v World Economic Outlook [ IMF - 2/yr] World Economic Outlook See also current articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers

15. Statistical Data v International Monetary Fund [IMF] v Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] v United Nations [UN] v Foreign Central Banks

16. Statistical Data - IMF v International Financial Statistics Yearbook  Charts  World Tables  Country Tables

17. Statistical Data - IMF v International Financial Statistics [monthly] v Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook Country-by-country detailed payments data

18. Statistical Data - OECD & UN v OECD Main Economic Indicators [monthly] v UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Indicators by subject and country

19. Statistical Data - Foreign Central Banks v France: Banque de FranceBanque de France v Germany: Deutsche BundesbankDeutsche Bundesbank v Japan: Bank of JapanBank of Japan v United Kingdom: Bank of EnglandBank of England

20. Periodicals – Magazines, Journals, Newspapers v Economist v Wall Street Journal v Financial Times v Plus many full-text magazines, journals, and newspapers available through library databases

21. Letters of Transmittal v Books on business writing (sample letters) v Internet examples (www.google.com)

22. Evaluation of Web Sources v Authority v Accuracy v Timeliness v Coverage v Objectivity v Support

23. Authority v Is this a.com,.gov,.edu, or.org web site? v Do I know who the author is? v What is the author’s affiliation? v Are the author’s credentials listed? v Can I contact the author?

24. Accuracy v Is the source of the data provided? v Any misspelled words or other errors?

25. Timeliness v Is there a date when the web page was created? v Is there a date when the web page was last revised? v Do the links from the web page still work?

26. Coverage v Is this factual information or sales hype? v Is the page more an ‘infomercial’ than an informative page? v How in-depth is the coverage?

27. Objectivity v Is the information biased or one-sided? v Can you distinguish between the ads and the information? v Does the author have a vested interest in the content of the web page?

28. Support v Are the sources used cited? v Are the sources for statistics cited? v Does the author provide contact information? v Can you corroborate the information on this page with other sources?

29. Internet Resources v WWW Business Sources WWW Business Sources International Sites v Resources for FIN 716Resources for FIN 716 Online Bibliography