Library Home Page > Research Topics free and fair trade This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about free and fair trade.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about free and fair trade, materials in the library catalog about free and fair trade, websites relevant to free and fair trade, and links to library databases that contain information about free and fair trade.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about free and fair trade: free trade fair trade NAFTA Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about free and fair trade We have the following materials in the library catalog about free and fair trade: free trade international trade World Trade Organization globalization Back to top of page Websites on free and fair trade The following websites will help you with your research on free and fair trade: World Trade Organization http://www.wto.org This official website describes the purpose and activities of one of the foremost organizations involved in promoting international free trade. The International Forum on Globalization http://www.ifg.org/ The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is an alliance of activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization. Includes reports on the World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Public Citizen--Global Trade Watch http://www.citizen.org/trade/ Ralph Nader's consumer advocacy group also monitors international trade as it has an impact on labor and consumers. IMF-- International Monetary Fund http://www.imf.org Produces reports on the economic conditions in most countries and on special issues such as the impact of globalization on living conditions in the Third World. Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to free and fair trade The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to free and fair trade.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. ABI/INFORM Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Business Source Premier Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business. Regional Business News Regional Business News provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. CountryWatch Country Reviews provide geographical, political, economic, corporate and environmental information for every country in the world. Country Wire is compiled from the wire services on the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental events on a country by country basis. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. NetLibrary Over 10,000 electronic books (e-books) from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Titles across all subject areas. Includes an extensive collection of e-books in the public domain, featuring classics in literature and history. (One maximum simultaneous user per book) Researched and evaluated by: Paula Zeszotarski, Librarian, 17 June 2002 Back to top of page