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Greetings from the Library!
I help you find information about your country, articles, or answer any other research or data focused question.
If you'd like some one-on-one help click here to book an appointment or feel free to email me directly.
Jenny Castel | jcastel@jwu.edu |
You can also chat or text with one of our on-duty librarians
To find business and culture norms, traditions, policy, and research use about your country...
- Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
- In-depth country overviews with a focus on cultural, social, and business norms
- Includes country geo statistics, facts, maps, photos, and recipes
- Supports cultural competence development for international travel and assignment
- US Department of State
- Click on "Countries and Areas" and choose your country from the drop down menu
- "Fact sheet" on the country
- Can also find policies (US relations with the country), travel, US history of trade with country, etc.
- Business Source Complete
- For country and industry information
- Search "apparel industry" report AND the country's name
- Download the PDF
Free Resources:
Hofstede Insights: Compare Countries
On this free tool you can compare countries based on six "dimensions" such as "individualism," "indulgence," "masculinity" and more.
For company specific information...
- For a company profile go to "Company Profiles" and search the name of your company (it must be publicly traded)
- Can also search on the database homepage for articles about the company (such as human rights violations, ethical or legal issues, etc.)
To find articles about a variety of topics: business related topics, global issues, industry information, market research, and retail trends...
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- A great place to start for most topics
- Mostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers
- If full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
To find industry data (US and some international/global industry data)...
Business Source Complete
- Marketline Report for the industry and country (search "apparel industry" and the name of the country).
IBISWorld
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industry research for over 700 US industries
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research on hundreds of international industries
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Watch the video below for a quick tutorial on how to navigate and access global industry data and reports
Did you know you can copy and paste citations if you use the "Articles" tab from the library homepage?
1. Save time - look for the "Cite" Button or " " icon.
2. Scroll to the style you need (MLA, APA)
3. Copy and paste the full citation into your paper
Ta Da! You're done! Well, almost. Sometimes weird formatting issues happen, so always double check your work.
Citing Images
Image label (If including image in your written work):
Fig. 1 New York Sunshine. (WGSN Denim Team, [Sept. 2018]).
In the text:
WGSN Denim Team [Sept. 2018].
In your list of figures or references (omit figure number if you haven't included the image in your assignment)
Figure 1. WGSN Denim Team. [Sept. 2018] New York Sunshine. WGSN. Denim Forecast S/S 20: Empower Up! [Online image]. available from https://www-wgsn-com.jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/content/board_viewer/#/80499/page/1
Need help with in-text citations or more complicated citations? Use the OWL! It's super easy, and totally simple. This is also a really good time to make an appointment with a writing tutor to make sure your paper is totally perfect and all your citations are good to go.
