Research Guides: HUMN 305 Global Issues: Country Research

How to Research a Country

Begin by researching your country in the library's databases - Business Source Complete, Global Road Warrior, and Mergent. In your research you will locate many resources:

Country profiles offer overviews of country information including economic, political and societal information.
Reference sources like online encyclopedias provide detailed country information on areas of customs, religion, etc.
Journal and magazines provide scholarly articles on many aspects of countries.
News sources (like news articles) offer current country information as well as global viewpoints on controversial issues.

The Country Research tutorial provides directions on locating Country Information.

Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business journals on management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.
Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Provides information about 175 countries, including "culture, customs, history and language."
Mergent Market Atlas This link opens in a new window
Contains public and private company data. Check the D & B Private Company database box to search for a private company.