Business Information Alert articles from June 2002

Business Information Alert archives from June 2002

Selling library services: Selling your expertise.
June 1, 2002... Each year I count on a few days in December that I can spend housecleaning -- weeding through and sorting the piles of paper that are making it harder and harder for me to extricate my legs from under my desk. Last year, I decided to migrate my...

From the editor.
June 1, 2002... We're always selling ourselves and our services in one way or another. Susan M. Klopper's lead article provides a solid and timeless message that we can pass along to our own organizations. China is an important, immense, and somewhat...

The journey of a thousand miles. (News & Trends).(China allows exports)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... What has changed in China since it joined the World Trade Organization (WTO)? The list wouldn't fill a teacup. Human rights violations, brand piracy, and corruption have not abated. Further, as economist and co-preparer of Penn World Tables...

AsianSources is not limited to China, but it is one of the best showcases of Chinese products. (Where to Trade).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... AsianSources is not limited to China, but it is one of the best showcases of Chinese products. It began as a Hong Kong trade journal in 1971. It provides short profiles of thousands of exporters as well as product photos, specifications, and...

The World Access Network Directory. (Where to Trade).(Web site)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The World Access Network Directory resembles the Kompass products, but it is free. After a search is narrowed down to "remote control devices" for example, it can then be limited to country. www.wand.com Terese Mulkern Terry is a business...

MeetWorldTrade, a San Francisco company, started in 1998 as MeetChina.com and recently expanded to include other Asian product catalogs. (Where to Trade).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... MeetWorldTrade, a San Francisco company, started in 1998 as MeetChina.com and recently expanded to include other Asian product catalogs. They have just added a real-time chat service. The China database is headquartered in Shanghai....

Asian Development Bank. (Where to Trade).(Web site features)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... For business opportunities in intangibles such as environmental or financial services, or major industries such as transport or construction, the Asian Development Bank is a treasure chest of up-to-date, free, and low-cost reports. www.adb.org...

The U.S. International Trade Administration's "China Gateway" is a very useful resource. (How to Trade).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The U.S. International Trade Administration's "China Gateway" is a very useful resource. Two of the regularly updated features are "Impact of the WTO Agreement on Your Business" and "Industry Fact Sheets." The latter outlines tariffs,...

Foreign Commercial Service. (How to Trade).(China Commercial Brief, free journal)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... China Commercial Brief is a free online biweekly journal from the Foreign Commercial Service of the American Embassy in Beijing. Articles summarize new investment opportunities. "China to Encourage Foreign Investment in Auto Manufacturing...

U.S.-China Business Council. (How to Trade).(publishes The China Business Review periodical)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The China Business Review, published bimonthly since 1974, comes from the U.S.-China Business Council. CBR focuses on practical guides for the long-term business planner. It reports on foreign and domestic investment. The site includes a...

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation PRC. (How to Trade).(evaluation of Web site)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... I must include The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation PRC (MOFTEC) because it is the official Chinese information source for trading rules and regulations, treaties, and policies. Unfortunately, the MOFTEC web site appears to...

Mergers and acquisitions are at low tide, while hedge funds are riding the crest again. (Riding the Waves. Bubble Alert?).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2002... Mergers and acquisitions are at low tide, while hedge funds are riding the crest again. Investment Dealers Digest reports that "the volume of announced global mergers and acquisitions fell 45 percent in the first quarter of 2002 to $248 billion...

Bloomberg claims to be the dernier cri in hedge fund information and from my observation, that claim is well founded. (Riding the Waves. Bubble Alert?).(Hedgeindex)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Bloomberg claims to be the dernier cri in hedge fund information and from my observation, that claim is well founded. It's a must for serious traders. However, more general but good quality information resources are available. Hedgeindex...

Hedgeworld.com. (Riding the Waves. Bubble Alert?).(online hedge fund service provider directory)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Hedgeworld.com offers a free directory of hedge fund service providers in more than 40 categories. Most of the other content is fee based. Hedge specialists are identified in several print directories, listed at the end of this column....

Morgan Stanley. (Ridding the Waves. Bubble Alert?).(Hedge Funds 2002 survey)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The lure of hedging resides in fast returns, lack of regulation, and high commissions. It has reached the bubble stage, according to Barton Biggs of Morgan Stanley. See the free Financial Times survey "Hedge Funds 2002" at http://surveysft.com....

The Directory of Alternative Investment Programs. (Hedge Fund Directories).(Asset Alternatives Inc.; Money Market Directories; Nelson Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... The Directory of Alternative Investment Programs. Wellesley, MA: Asset Alternatives Inc. (Also issued on CD-ROM together with Galante's Venture Capital & Private Equity Directory.) Directory of Registered Investment Advisors. with the...

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and Information Services. (New Sources: Information Technology).
June 1, 2002... Lewis-Guodo Liu, ed. 2001. Greenwood Press. Hardcover. 334p. ISBN: 0-313-30920-5. $67.95. Lewis-Guodo Liu, the editor of The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and Information Services, introduces the book with a literature survey...

The New Entrepreneurs of Europe and Asia: Patterns of Business Development in Russia, Eastern Europe, and China. (New Sources: International Business).
June 1, 2002... Victoria F. Bonnell & Thomas B. Gold, eds. 2002. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Softcover. 382p. ISBN 0-7656-0776-X. $29.95. Hardcover. ISBN 0-7656-0775-1. $86.95. This book examines entrepreneurism in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe as...

The Illustrated Book of World Rankings, fifth edition. (New Sources: Reference, International).
June 1, 2002... George Thomas Kurian, ed. 2001. M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Hardcover with multi-platform CD-ROM 496p. ISBN. 0-7656-8026-2. $149. The Illustrated Book of World Rankings is in its fifth edition. The book examines and ranks data from over 190 nations...

Creating Value with Science and Technology. (New Sources: Science and Technology).
June 1, 2002... Eliezer Geisler. 2001. Quorum Books. Hardcover. 328p. ISBN: 1-56720-405-8. $65. Creating Value with Science and Technology could be taken as a rational and articulate response to the "unibomber." Eliezer Geisler reviews and critiques...

Calendar.
June 1, 2002... July 14-18,2002 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries 2002 Sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), ACM SIGIR (Special Interest Group on Information retrieval) & IEEE Computer Society Portland, OR ...