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March 1, 2006

Irene Kuchta

ikuchta@ramapo.edu

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 I. Library Homepage: http://library.ramapo.edu

• Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.

II. Finding Books at the Potter Library

• Catalog: use this to find books, journal titles NOT ARTICLES, government documents, reserve items, music,and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.

• Search the catalog using Keywords to find material

  Search for international trade statistics to locate a broad range of materials the library has on those keywords

Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature ONLY if you know the Library of Congress Subject Headings

III.  COUNTRY INFORMATION

Doing business in... K3826.4 .D64 or K3826.4 .D642  - For individual countries, describes the business climate

Countrywatch

ABI/INFORM Global  for articles

Library of Congress Country Studies

IV. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Reference material that might be useful for your project:

International Trade Statistics Yearbook  (United Nations)	Ref HF91 .U473	1993-2003
Direction of Trade Statistics Yearbook (International Monetary Fund)	Ref HF1016 .D59	1981-2001
International Trade Statistics (WTO)	Ref HF1371 .A56	1998-2004
Balance of Payment Statistics (IMF)	Ref HG3882 .B34	1988-2004

• Web resources that might be useful for your project:

  WTO Disputes

  International Trade Centre

 

V. CURRENCY

• Historic Exchange Rates  Lets you lookup a rate between any 2 currencies back to 1990.
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  Has currency rates, in US$, in some cases back to the 80's.

VI.  Research Tips

(Scholarly/Peer Reviewed/Refereed articles have been reviewed by a selected panel of experts in the discipline covered by that journal).

Both of these links can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.

In the OPAC:

1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Related Records tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.

In the databases :

1. Always switch to the Advance Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
2. Always use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search.
3. Always check your Spelling if the database results are Zero.
4. Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.

Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for "Works Cited" citation style guidance.

Use Citing Sources for examples of "In-Text Citations" and "Works Cited".

VI. Using Web Sources

Use Evaluating Websites to determine if the site is authoritative enough to use in your paper.

Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574