ELIS Information Sources
This page provides you with a gateway to information sources that you might not have thought of. Try them!
Libraries
- New Zealand School of Export (ELIS) (for finding resources at the New Zealand School of Export)
- Publications NZ (for finding resources published in New Zealand)
- National Library of New Zealand|Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa (for finding what resources are at the National Library)
- New Zealand Libraries (for finding what resources are in NZ libraries)
- Directory of New Zealand Libraries (for finding a library near you)
- WorldCat (for finding resources published around the world)
Search engines
Wikis and Blogs
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons (for freely useable images)
- MFAT Blogs (Canada, Philippines, Poland)
- International Economic Law and Policy Blog (includes many trade posts)
Social Networking Sites for Business
- NZTE on Twitter (sign-up for tweets)
- Vidipedia
Newspapers
- New Zealand newspaper articles (pay per view service)
- New Zealand Herald
- New York Times
- World newspapers online
Articles from magazines and journals
- Google Scholar (academic articles)
- findNZarticles (index only - not fulltext)
- Index New Zealand (some fulltext). To get help with using Index New Zealand see the Pathfinder on the Free Downloads page.
Databases
The United Nations offers free access to its database under Comtrade. The Comtrade database will provide statistics of exports and imports between countries organised according to the Harmonised System Classification.
The following databases are examples which will provide much useful information about export markets, products, companies and competitors:
Business & industry
Business & management practices
Proquest ANZ Newsstand
They are not available through this site but may be accessible through your Public Library. Look at the Directory of New Zealand Libraries for your library and check out their online databases. They may have other databases such as Ebsco Host which will give you access to similar information.
Atlases
Encyclopedias
Yearbooks & Statistical Handbooks
Click for access to yearbooks or statistical handbooks for these ASEAN Regional Forum nations and European Commission members:
The New Zealand Dept. of Internal Affairs hosts a website which indexes publicly available datasets of New Zealand information. Click here.
Video & Visual Material
Web Directories
- Te Puna Web Directory (National Library)
Other Web Portals
Glossaries
- Deardorff's Glossary of International Economics
- Export Credit Office Glossary
- Trade & Export Finance Glossary
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade Glossary
- New Zealand Customs Service Glossary
- World Trade Organization Glossary
Page last updated 10 August 2010
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