LibGuides: International Business: Tips for Accessing/Navigating Government Websites

General Tips

Realize that services often have their own terminology, jargon and abbreviations. Look for glossaries or dictionaries. Some sites will provide a definition when you hover over a word, others have a specific sub-page, or section at the bottom of a page.
Familiarize yourself with the structure of the site. Look for a site map, headings, subheadings and breadcrumbs.
Use advanced search whenever possible. If an advanced search option is not available, experiment in the standard search box with limiters, AND, OR or NOT, quotation marks etc.,
Not getting many results? Try 'zooming out''; think about your question from a broader perspective.
Getting too many results? Add a limiting factor to narrow your focus.
Minimize information overload by making your search as simple and specific as possible.

Background Notes (US State Department)
A series which provides brief Economic and Political updates for countries around the world.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
As the largest library in the world, the Library of Congress includes multiple unique digital collections.
United Nations-News
World Development Indictors (WDI)
The World Bank compiles statistics about development indicators for countries around the world across several domains including economy, environment, poverty and states and markets. The database covers over 40 company groups and many of the indicators go back 50 years.
The World Factbook
Information in The Factbook is collected from – and coordinated with – a wide variety of US Government agencies, as well as from hundreds of other published sources.
Data360
A comprehensive, integrated set of curated development data from across the World Bank Group and partners. By opening up to 300 million data points in one place and by launching new search and analytics functions, Data360 is designed to make World Bank Group and partner data more accessible, user-friendly, and actionable for a wide range of data users around the world.