
Mike Van Fossen
International Documents Librarian
mvanfos@email.unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-1151
Davis Reference Desk
(919)962-1151
AIM: DavisRefDesk
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most complete source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, tables of contents of selected journals, and proceedings from conferences.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Indexes over 2,700 journals and about 7,000 books each year; fields covered include anthropology, political science, sociology, and economics.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
FIRST draws upon the factual database maintained by its project partners to create country profiles, including: Membership, agreements and events, conflicts and peace keeping activities, arms production and trade, military expenditure, weapons of mass destruction, armed forces and conventional weapon holdings, political system and country indicators, and other reference data.
SIPRI Cooperative Articles Database
A joint bibliography of articles on international relations and area studies with a focus on security, combining the databases of: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Landerkunde, Centre d'Informacio i Documentacio Internacionals a Barcelona, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, and NATO Review.
Europa World Plus
Europa World Plus contains the online versions of the renowned Europa World Year Book plus the content of the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series. Please note that a maximum of four users may access this resource simultaneously.
NationMaster.com
This database is a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. You can interactively generate maps and graphs (including country rankings) on all kinds of statistics that cover several hundred categories.
U.S. Department of State
This website "covers the Administration of President Barack Obama since he first took office on January 20, 2009. The Department's archive sites provide content available online prior to that date."
Guide to Finding Country Information
This is a selective guide to electronic resources for finding country background information and international news.
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International Relations
Public Policy Resource Guide
Guide to Public Policy resources at UNC.
Selected Resources for Research in Political Science
Guide to Political Science resources at UNC.