Two additions to the collection in May are model documents from the International Chamber of Commerce: The ICC Model Commercial Agency Contract and The ICC Model International Sale Contract. Both titles include CD-ROMs. These two titles strengthen the library's collection of international business materials, which includes the International Business Series published by Kluwer Law and Taxation on the legal aspects of doing business in various parts of the world, including Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and the Middle East. LexisNexis' International Agency and Distribution Agreements is another useful multi-volume set arranged by geographical area.

Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner's Guide, published by Oceana, also uses that popular country arrangement to guide litigators and business attorneys through the strategies, procedures, and choices involved when a foreign party is involved in a dispute. David Epstein's International Litigation: A Guide to Jurisdiction, Practice and Strategy is a single-volume explanation of the special problems of transnational cases.

A practical journal worth checking when you have an international business issue is the International Quarterly, published by Business Laws. Recent issues have included articles on doing business in China and the Pacific Rim, applying U.S. antidiscrimination laws to multinational employers, choosing the proper form of business entity in various countries, and using arbitration in international commercial transactions. This title is indexed in LegalTrac.