Selected Resources for Research in International Relations and Studies and Regional Studies
Use the Library Online Catalog to find books. Examples of useful subject headings are:
- japan politics and government
- mass media asia
- china foreign relations 1976-
- regionalism east asia
- political culture india
Works published prior to the mid 1970s may be identifiable with the card catalog (paper) only.
It is helpful to use the Library of Congress Classification Outline to identify useful sections of the stacks to browse.
WorldCat facilitates identification of relevant books, videos, recordings, etc.
Dissertations can be instructive, and the references therein point to salient literature. To identify dissertations, use Dissertations and Theses
Indexes, Abstracting Tools, Bibliographies, and Full Text Sources
Academic Search Premier(1990 to the present) Indexes approximately 3,200 scholarly and other journals covering the humanities and social sciences; full text for about 1,000 journal titles. (An NC LIVE database)
LexisNexis Academic(backfile varies) Provides an array of full text materials, with special emphasis on news.
America History and Life (1984 to the present) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and multi-author works in American and Canadian history. (Printed volumes begin in 1964.)
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (1987-> ) "ASSIA indexes journal articles in over 650 journals published in 16 different countries. Subjects include cultural anthropology, education, ethnic studies, family, unemployment, immigration, industrial relations, politics, psychology, religion, sociology, and social work."
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) Full text or abstracts of recent working papers, conference proceedings, journals, books, etc. Scope includes international politics and economics, geopolitics, and global environmental issues.
Bibliographic Index Plus (1982 to the present) "Bibliographic Index Plus covers some 271,000 bibliographies appearing in periodicals, as whole books or parts of books, published in English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Czech and other languages in the Roman alphabet... Bibliographic essays, literature reviews, serial bibliographies, and bibliographies appearing as regular features are among the resources cited." Reference has earlier years at Z1002.B593 .
EconLit Indexes world economic literature. Printed vols. (Journal of Economic Literature) are on Row 15 and begin in 1963 (title varied).
E-Journal Finder (file depth varies) Accessible through the Library web page. Of especial use may be JSTOR,which provides electronic backfiles of several scholarly journals, and Project Muse, which provides electronic access to more current issues of about forty journals in the humanities and social sciences. Rolling backfiles.
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980 to the present ) Contains indexing in Social Sciences Index, Humanities Index, and several hundred of the titles indexed in PAIS; selected articles available in full text.
Global Newsbank 1996- Full text; replaces FBIS Index and includes related material such as news summaries. See also World News Connection.
Historical Abstracts (1982- ) Provides an international index to articles, book reviews, dissertations, and multi-authored works in post-1450 world history. Excludes North American history. Printed volumes on Row 16 are in two parts (A covers early 1400s to 1914; B covers 1914->).
Historical Newspapers Online Provides electronic indexing for the Times of London, 1790-1980. Microfilm of the newspaper is in the Microforms Department at Film Serial 1-537.
Index to Foreign Broadcast Information Service (CD-ROM) 1991/96. In documents "By Title" compact disk drawer, near ref. desk. Documents (mostly fiche) in docs. Earlier, printed issues (region-specific, such as East Europe, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa) are shelved on Row 14.
IngentaConnect (1988 to present) Provides table of contents service; searchable by keyword in article title, journal title, and author.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (1951 to present) "Broadly covers the social sciences, indexing over 2,700 journals and about 7,000 books each year."
International Relations and Security Network http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
MasterFILE FullTEXT 1500 Indexes about 3,100 periodicals, and provides full text for about 1,000 of those. (An NC LIVE database)
New York Times Historical Newspaper Provides full text and full image of the newspaper from 1851 to 2001.
Newspaper Abstracts (1989- ) Indexes and provides brief abstracts for articles appearing in about thirty major U.S. newspapers.
Newspaper Source (1995- ) Provides indexing and abstracting for the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal. (An NC LIVE database)
PAIS (1972-> ) Public Affairs Information Service Indexes and provides brief abstracts for journal articles, government documents, selected books, and conference proceedings in business, economic/social conditions, public administration, international relations, and social studies. (Printed volumes begin in 1915.)
PCI (Periodical Contents Index) (up to 1990/1991) Provides indexing based on title information for articles in over 2,000 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. International in scope.
PolicyFile (Public Policy Research and Analysis) Provides abstracts of working papers, books, journals from research organizations, and think tanks. Links to full text of material as available. Scope includes domestic and international issues and policy.
RAND Publication Database (1963 to date) "The RAND research organization publishes many papers and reports on topics of current public policy interest, including such areas as criminal justice, education, health, national security and international affairs, energy, environment, and science and technology." Many Rand publications held in Davis are shelved in the area of AS36 .R28 and AS36 .R26.
Social Sciences Citation Index (1981-1997 on CD-ROM; 1980-> for all three citation indexes through Library web page) Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information. Provides access through a permuterm subject index to keywords in titles of about 2,000 journals; citation index is arranged alphabetically by cited author; corporate sources index allows institution-specific searching. (Printed volumes begin in 1969.)
Universal Database of Russian Newspapers Coverage and updating schedule vary. Use on E-Ref Internet 5 and 6.
Wall Street Journal (1990-> ) Microforms holds 1889-> at film serial 1-542; printed indexing for 1955-1996) is on Row 13.
World News Connectionsee reference desk staff for access (earlier: CD-ROM index for Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1991-1996) and printed indexes for 1986-1993 are on Row 14)
Worldwide Political Science AbstractsProvides indexing and abstracting for journal literature in political science and related fields.
Printed Tools, in Addition to the Print Corollary of the Above:
Air University Abstracts of Research Reports Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Library, v. 10-32, 1966-1988. Ref. Z 6724 .A3 U44
CRIS: Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in Political Science, 1886-1974. Washington, DC: Carrollton Press. Ref. Z7163 .C65 Six-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of English language periodicals covering all chronological periods and political science fields.
Essay and General Literature Index, New York: H.W. Wilson, v.1- , 1900/33-> Row 19.Indexes by author and subject collections of essays in the humanities and social sciences. Essays on Supreme Court cases are indexed by case name.
International Development Abstracts Norwich, Norfolk: Geo Abstracts, v.1- , 1982-> Row 14 Indexes a variety of formats, including journal articles.
International Political Science Abstracts Oxford: Basil Blackwell, v.1- , 1951-> Row 14 Provides non-evaluative abstracts of articles published in journals and yearbooks worldwide. For English language articles, the abstracts are in English; articles published in other languages usually have French abstracts.
Peace Research Abstracts Oakville, Ontario: Canadian Peace Research Institute, v.1- , 1964/65-> Row 14 Indexes these formats: books, periodicals, conference papers, government documents, and other materials. Categorical arrangement.
Sage Public Administration Abstracts Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, v. 1- , 1974-> Row 14 Indexes about 150 English language journals, books, government documents, legal research services, and speeches. Indexed by broad category; index gives abstract number, which is in volume in same binding.
Theories of Political Processes: A Bibliographic Guide to the Journal Literature, 1965-1995. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. stacks Z 7161 .A2 B76 1997
United States Political Science Documents Pittsburg: University Center for International Studies, 1975-> Row 14 Provides in vol. I author, subject, geographic place, proper name, and journal title indexes; volume II provides the abstracts for items indexed in volume I.
Writings on American History Washington: American Historical Association, 1902-1989/90 Stacks Z1236 .W77 Arranges in an unannotated bibliography citations in categories of three types: geographic, chronologic, and subject. A given citation's three entries will not necessarily be arranged one per category. There is not a subject index per se.
Note: Newspapers In Addition to Those Electronically Accessible Davis Library holds extensive backfiles of some other newspapers (for instance, The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor); some indexing for these may be found on Row 13. LexisNexis Academic provides access to many newspapers--national, regional, and international. Some printed region-specific indexes and abstracting services are on Row 6 or Row 18. Some printed region-specific news services are on Row 6.
Examples of Region- and Country-Level Overviews & Other Resources
Annual Register, or A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year... New York: St. Martin's Press annual. (Earlier publishers varied.) significant backfiles. Ref. Desk D 2 .A7 backfiles in stacks
Annual Review of Political Science. Palo Alto, CA: Annual Reviews, Inc. 1998-> stacks JA 1 .A66
BBC World Service Glossary of Current Affairs. Chicago: St. James Press, 1991. Ref. D 848 .B33 1991
Confidence and Security-Building Measures: From Europe to Other Regions. New York: United Nations, 1991. Davis REF International Docs.
Country Studies/Area Handbooks. Washington: Department of the Army. Bay 8 holds current edition; backfiles in basement http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html (current**)
Democracy in Europe and the Americas. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1998. Ref. JC 421 .D4634 1998
EIU Country Reports and Country Profiles http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/description.php?EIDID=752
Encyclopedia of Geographical Features in World History: Europe and the Americas. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1997. Ref. G 141 .P43 1997
Encyclopedia of the Third World. New York: Facts on File, 1992. Ref. HC 59.7 .K87 1992
Europa World Yearbook. London: Europa Publications Ltd. Ref. Desk JN 1 .E85
Facts on File: World News Digest with Index. New York: Facts on File. 1941-> Row 6
Facts on File: World Political Almanac. New York: Facts on File. 3rd. ed. 1995. Ref. D 843 .C5797 1995
International Historical Statistics, Africa, Asia, and Oceania, 1750-1993. 3rd ed. London: Macmillan Reference, 1998. Ref. HA 4675 .M553 1998
International Relations: A Political Dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1995. Ref. JX 1226 .P55 1995
Keesing's Contemporary Archives: A Weekly Diary of World Events. London: Keesing's Worldwide. 1931-> Row 6
Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 1997. 3rd. ed. Ref. Desk G 103.5 .W42 1997
National Geographic Desk Reference. Washington: National Geographic, 1999. Ref. G 123 .N38 1999
Nations Without States: A Historical Dictionary of Contemporary National Movements. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Ref. D 860 .M56 1996
The New Third World. 2nd ed. Boulder: Westview Press, 1998. stacks HC 59.7 .N377 1998
Oxford Analytica http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/description.php?EIDID=634
Political Handbook of the World. New York: Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw Hill, annual Ref. Desk JF 37 .P6 (backfiles in stacks)
Political Risk Yearbook. New York: Frost & Sullivan. annual. Ref. JC 330.2 .P75 backfiles in stacks
The Political Role of the Military: an International Handbook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. Ref. JF 195 .C5 P67 1996
Privatisation Experiences in African and Asian Countries: An Economic and Political Analysis of Institutional Transformation: With an Annotated Bibliography. Amsterdam: SISWO, 1994. Stacks HD 4276 .P758 1994
State of the World Atlas. New York: Penguin Books, 1995. 5th ed, newly revised. Ref. G 1021 .K46 1995
Third World Handbook. London: Cassell, 1994. Ref. D 883 .A76 1994
Third World Political Ecology. Bryant, Raymond L. London: Routledge, 1997. stacks JA 75.8 .B79 1997
World Bank Atlas Washington: World Bank. annual Presents key statistical indicators for countries. reference desk--international docs
World Geographical Encyclopedia. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1995. vols. Ref. Folio G 63 .E5213 1995
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 9th ed. Detroit: Gale, 1998. vols. Ref. G 63 .W67 1998
Examples of Resources for Studying Asia
Asia and Oceania Today: A Reproducible Atlas. Littleton, MA: World Eagle, 1995. Maps folio G 2200 .W62 1995
Asian Bibliography. Serial. Bangkok: ECAFE Library. V.13 (1964) -> Davis REF International Docs.
Asian Recorder. New Delhi: Laindi Philip. 1955-> Row 6
Asian States’ Relations with the Middle East and North Africa: A Bibliography, 1950-1993. Metuchen, JJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994. Stacks Z 3014 .R44 S54 1994
Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. Berlin; New York: Mouton de Gruyter, 1996. Stacks folio P 130.5 .A87 1996
Atlas of the Languages and Ethnic Communities of South Asia. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press, 1997. Stacks PK 1541 .A1 1997
Bibliography of Asian Studies (1971- ) Presents citations to literature, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, relating to East, Southeast, and South Asia.
Bibliography of Chinese Studies. Serial. Berlin: Ostasien-Verlag. 1982-> Stacks Z 3001 .U65
Bibliography of Islamic Central Asia. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1995. Stacks Z 3411 .B744 1995
Bibliography of South Asia. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994. Stacks Z 3185 .N45 1994
Doctoral Dissertations on China and on Inner Asia, 1976-1990: an Annotated Bibliography of Studies in Western Languages. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. Stacks DS 706 .S435 1998
China Academic Journals (Social Sciences and Humanities) "Contains 1,700 journals indexed, mostly Chinese language, beginning with 1994. This database consists of 1700 journals in the humanities and social sciences, covering the fields of literature, history, philosophy, economics, politics, law, and education."
Far East and Australasia. London: Europa Publications Ltd. Ref. Desk DS 1 .F3
A Historical Atlas of South Asia. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Ref. Atlas Case G 2261 .S1 H5 1992
Historical Atlas of South-East Asia. Leiden; New York: EJ Brill, 1995. Ref. G 2361 .S1 H5 1995
South Asia Bibliography and Documentation. New Delhi: Segment Books, 1994. Stacks Z3185 .G8o6 1994
Southeast Asia, Excluding Indonesia. [Munchen]: Nelles Verlag, 1992. Maps folio G 2361 .P2 N4 1992
Southeast Asian Serials Index (1995 to present) "Contains citations to articles from major academic and current affairs journals."
Women in the Economy: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Asia and Pacific. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1991. Stacks Z 7964 .A78 W66 1991
Examples of Resources for Studying Africa and the Middle East
Africa Bibliography 1984- Manchester, England; Dover, N H: Manchester University Press Ref. Z3503 .A34
Africa Index to Continental Periodical Literature nos. 2-6 1977-1981 Oxford, England: hans Zell Publishers Ltd. Ref. Z3501 .A43
Africa South of the Sahara London: Europa Publications. annual Ref. Desk DT 351 .A37
African Recorder 1962- [New Delhi: M. H. Samuel]. (news summaries arranged by country) Row 6
African Studies 1961-> Provides indexing and some abstracts for over 190,000 holdings in several scholarly collections. Formats indexed include journal articles, monographs, musical recordings, and treaties.
African Studies Thesaurus: Subject Headings for Library Users Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992. Ref. Z 695.1 .A37 O85 1992
African Studies WWW (U. Penn) http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/AS.html
Current Bibliography on African Affairs 1964-65; 1968- [Farmingdale, NY]: Baywood Pub. Co. Ref. Z3501 .C72
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997. Ref. DT 351 .E53 1997
Handbook of Political Science Research on the Middle East and North Africa. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. Ref. JQ 1758 .A58 H36 1998
International African Bibliography 1971- London: Mansell Publishing Co. Current volume year in serials reading room; back files in stacks. stacks Z 3503 .I5
The Middle East: Abstracts and Index. Pittsburgh: Library Information and Research Service. v. 1-, 1978- Row 18
Middle East and North Africa. London: Europa Publications Ltd. Ref. Desk DS 49.5 .M5
Militarism in Arab Society: An Historiographical and Bibliographical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. Ref. DS 37.8 .J36 1997
Examples of Resources for Studying Europe
Annual Survey of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, Inc. annual. Ref. DJ 51 .O68
Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press. Columbus, Ohio: Current Digest of the Soviet Press. v. 44- 1992/93-> (Earlier title Current Digest of the Soviet Press, v.1-43, 1948/50-1991/92) Current issues at desk in serials reading room; backfiles in stacks. stacks D 839 .C87
The Demographic Characteristics of National Minorities in Certain European States. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub., 1998- Davis REF International Docs
Eastern Europe: a Directory and Sourcebook. London: Euromonitor plc, 1998. Ref. HF 3500.7 .A48 E224 1998
European Policy Analyst: Key Issues and Developments for Business. London: Economist Intelligence Unit. 1996- [Earlier issues (European Trends, 1963-1996) are in the stacks at same call number.] Ref. Desk HC 241.2 .E87
European Political Facts, 1900-1996. 4th ed. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1998. Ref. JN 12 .C637 1998
The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe. Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: E. Elgar, 1998. Ref. HN 380.7 .A8 H36 1998
Human Rights Today: European Legal Texts. 2nd ed. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing, 1999. Davis REF. International Docs.
International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-1993. London: Macmillan Reference, 1998. Ref. HA 1107 .M583 1998
The Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century. London; New York: Longman, 1998. Ref. JV 151 .C475 1998
The Longman Companion to the European Union Since 1945. London; New York: Longman, 1999. Ref. JN 15 .B59 1999
The Longman Handbook of Modern European History, 1763-1997. 3rd ed. London; New York: Longman, 1998. Ref. D 299 .C627 1998
Parties and Party Systems: a Bibliographic Guide to the Literature on Parties. London: Sage, 199- E. Ref. CD-ROM
The Rebirth of Democracy: 12 Constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe. 2nd ed., rev. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Pub., 1996. Davis REF International Docs.
Statistical Sources for Social Research on Western Europe 1945-1995: a Guide to Social Statistics. Opladen: Leske & Budrich, 1998. Ref. HA 1107 .R68 1998
Examples of Resources for Studying Latin America
Business Latin America. New York: Business International. 1966-> Ref. Room Bay 8; earlier stacks HF 1 .B8856
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996. 5 vols. Ref. F 1406 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of the Inter-American System. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. Ref. F 1410 .A79 1997
Handbook of Leftist Guerrilla Groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995. Ref. F 1410 .G83 1995
The History Atlas of South America. New York: Macmillan, 1998. Ref. G 1701 .S1 E4 1998
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Online. 1970-
Handbook of Latin American Studies (1935 to present) "Latin Americanist scholars produce this bibliography of the humanities and social sciences. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities."
International Historical Statistics: the Americas, 1750-1993. 4th ed. London: Macmillan Reference, 1998. Ref. HA 175 .M524 1998
ISLA (Information Services on Latin America) Oakland, CA: ISLA. 1970-1997 Microforms film serial 1-349 (Quarterly indexing on reels)
LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center) http://lanic.utexas.edu/
Latin American Studies. Baltimore: National Information Services Corp.. v. 1 (periodical and monographic indexing), 1970-1992 (includes Hispanic American Periodicals Index); v. 2 (newsletters) 1986-1992. E-Ref CD-ROM.
Miami Herald (1997-> ) (E-Ref CD-ROM) Full text of the newspaper except advertising, calendar listings, games and puzzles, some letters to the editor, some syndicated columns, sports statistics, and weather.
Political Database of the Americas http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/english.html
South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. London: Europa. 1986-> Ref. Desk F 1414.2 .S68 (latest)
Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center Publication. annual Ref. HA 935 .S8
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean. New York: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. annual Ref. HA 755 .A68
Examples of Resources for Studying the Cultures of Countries
Anthropology Plus. Late 1800s to the present. Index of journal articles, reports, commentaries, and obituaries from over 2500 periodicals and edited works in the fields of biological, cultural, linguistic, physical, and social anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore; and material culture. This database represents a combination of the former Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index Online.
AnthroSource(late nineteenth century to the present) "Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online to scholars and the public, including: a complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003; seamless access to archival content housed at JSTOR for key AAA publications including American Anthropologist; and current issues for 11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications."
Anthropology Bibliography. (E-Ref CD-ROM) Provides cataloging for the Tozzer Library at Harvard University. Audio visual formats, books, journals, and series are included.
Contemporary Women's Issues. (1992-> ) Focuses on global information for women. Formats include government publications, journals, newsletters, and research reports.
Electronic HRAF. 1995- Provides full text of topically related excerpts of text related to specific cultures. Continues the microfiche found in the first reference microfiche drawers. (Be sure to ask a reference person for assistance with the fiche.)
Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. London; Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. Ref. CB 203 .E539 1997
Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1998. Ref. P 380 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1991. vols. Ref. GN 307 .E53 1991
GenderWatch. mid-1970s- Full text includes conference proceedings, journals, magazines, and newsletters which address gender issues. Based in Women R.
IBZ Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur (1984 to the present) Provides subject indexing for approximately 7,000 periodicals published worldwide. Subject emphasis: humanities. Printed volumes are on Ref. Row 20 and begin in 1963.
Index Islamicus. (1906 to the present) ""The international classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world". These materials, from about 2500 periodicals worldwide, include journal articles, books, reviews, papers, and multi-author works. The authors are Western scholars and Muslims writing in European languages."
MLA International Bibliography. (1967 to the present) Indexes books and periodical articles on the languages and literatures of the world. Printed volumes are on Row 17 and begin in 1956.
Population Index (1937-1999) "Population Index, published since 1935, is a primary reference tool for the world's population literature."
ATLA Religion Index (1949 to the present) Indexes journal literature and multi-authored works on religions of the world. Printed volumes are on Row 16.
Sociological Abstracts(1963 to the present) Provides bibliographic access to periodical articles and conference papers in sociology, social policy and planning, and social development. Printed volumes are on Row 7 and begin in 1952.
Women's Studies International. Backfile varies. Provides electronic access to Women Studies Abstracts (printed volumes on Row 16) and several interdisciplinary bibliographic works.
Tools Related to Government Documents--Federal
Catalog of Federal Documents (GPO Monthly Catalog) 1976-> Searchable through the online catalog. see The Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (W S 8--11) 1895-
GPO Access Full text access to items such as the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Public Laws, and US Code. Searchable through the online catalog.
A.I.D. Research and Development Abstracts. Washington: U.S. Agency for International Development. v. 9->, 1981-> Row 14
Bell and Howell Transdex. (Joint Publication Research Service) Wooster, Ohio: Bell and Howell. 1974- Indexes U. S. documents PrEx 7.20:84/ . Current issues on Row 14. Cumulations in Ref. Microfiche at 10-13.
CIS Annual Washington: Congressional Information Services. 1970-> Ref. KF 49 .C62 on WS 19 See next Two titles.
Congressional Masterfile. E-Docs CD-ROM. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Services. Indexes serial set 1789-1969; Senate and House Documents and Reports; Hearings and Committee Prints.
LexisNexis Congressional Indexing, abstracts, and some full text of publications from and about the U.S. Congress.
CQ Researcher. (1991 to the present) Issue summaries and event information; updated weekly.
CQ Weekly. 1983- Correlate of the printed Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, the current quarter of which resides at the Reference Desk, with backfiles in the reference room at Ref. JK 1 .C15.
Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976. Arlington, VA: United States Historical Documents Institute, 1979-1982. Ref. Z1223 .Z7 L47 On WS 12
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications, 1900-1971. Washington: Carrollton Press, 1973-75. Ref. Z1223 On WS 12
Declassified Documents Reference System Index and Abstracts. (earlier title varied) 1975- Index: Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications. CD-ROM in docs "By Title" drawers. fiche of documents in Microforms 1-1030
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Ref. E 183.7 .E53 1997
Foreign Affairs Bibliography: A Selected and Annotated List of Books on International Relations, 1962-1972. New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1976. Ref. Z 6461 .K73
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1932- . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1948-. Ref. JX 233 .A3
LexisNexis Government Periodicals . Backfile varies. Provides indexing for government periodicals.
Government Reports Announcements and Index. Washington: National Technical Information Service. Bay 11--last five years; earlier indexes downstairs in documents. D. H. Hill Library (N.C. State) receives NTIS documents.
Index to U.S. Government Periodicals. [Chicago]: Infordata International. 1971-1987 WS 11
Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service. (Index and supplements) Frederick, MD: University Publications of America. Ref. Z 733 .U63 C 653 1916-1989 Ref. Z 733 .U63 C668 1989/90->
NTDB National Trade Data Bank. Washington: Department of Commerce. In E-Docs. CD-ROM cabinet C 1.88:
Presidential Papers on Disc (E-Ref. CD-ROM) Excludes Wilson (see stacks E660 .W717), Coolidge (see Microforms film 1-2118), and Harding.
Public Papers of the Presidents. Washington: Government Printing Office. Set includes Hoover (1929-1933); then Truman, 1945-> Bush. Ref. J 80 .A283 (See also Weekly Compilation...) Bay 10
United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. (earlier titles vary) 1885- Ref. Z1223 .A18 On WS 8, 9, 10, 11
Tools Related to Government Documents--International
Index to Proceedings (United Nations) all on Row 10: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council
Index to United Nations Documents and Publications (CD-ROM) 1966-> ; E-Docs. "By Title" drawers, near ref. desk
Industrial Competitiveness: Benchmarking Business Environments in the Global Economy. Paris: OECD, 1997. Desk Docs.
International Bibliography 1973- Row 10
League of Nations Documents in depository (basement)
OECD Index 1970- In E-Docs CD-ROM "By Title" drawers, near ref. desk
UNBISnet Provides electronic indexing to some United Nations materials.
UNDOC: Current Index (earlier titles varied) 1946-1996> All on row 10
The Consolidated Treaty Series. Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceania Publications, Inc., 1969. Ref. JX 120 .P35
Hein Online "Hein-On-Line is a comprehensive, ever-expanding, image-based collection of legal research material that currently provides "full text" searching for a growing database of legal periodicals." Note the section of treaties.
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776-1949. Compiled under the Direction of Charles I. Bevans. Washington: Department of State, 1968-1976. Ref. JX 236 1968 .A5 v. 1-13
Treaties in Force on January 1, (an index) Washington: Government Printing Office. Current--desk. Request at Reference Desk -- S 9.14:
United Nations Treaty Series. New York: United Nations, 1946-> Davis REF International Docs.
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements. Washington:
Government Printing Office, 1952-> Ref. JX 233 .S34
United States Treaties and Other International Agreements--Cumulative Index to United States Treaties and Other International Agreements 1776-1949 as Published in Statutes at Large, Malloy, Miller, Bevans, and Other Relevant Sources. Buffalo: W.S. Hein, 1975. Ref. JX 231 .K4 v.1-4 and especially these periodicals on Row 11:
Foreign Policy Bulletin: the Documentary Record of United States Foreign Policy. Washington: Foreign Policy Bulletin, v.1- , 1990/91-> (note: privately published)
U. S. Department of State Bulletin. Washington: Office of Public Communication. v. 1, 1939--v. 89, 1989. 1980-1989 are on Row 11; earlier ones in basement at S 1.3: Replaced by:
U. S. Department of State Dispatch. Washington: Office of Public Communication. v. 1- 1990/91- S 1.3/5:
Additional Examples of Internet Sites:
APSAnet: American Political Science Association On-line http://www.apsanet.org/
CIA Publications and Handbooks http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/
Government Information Homepage http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/govinfo
FedWorld http://www.fedworld.gov/
Foreign Affairs, Council on Foreign Relations http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources http://www2.etown.edu/vl/
Library of Congress Research Tools http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/tools.html
Pathway Services http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/browsetopics/
Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/
United Nations http://www.un.org
Quick Reference http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/quick.html
Bunge, Mario Augusto. Social Science under Debate: a Philosophical Perspective. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. stacks H 62 .B837 1998
Farr, James, John S. Dryzek, and Stephen T. Leonard, eds. Political Science in History: Research Programs and Political Traditions. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. stacks JA 84 .U5 P6117 1995
Haas, Peter J. Applied Policy Research: Concepts and Cases. New York: Garland Publications, 1998. stacks H 97 .H3 1998
Hajnal, Peter I., ed. International Information: Documents, Publications, and Electronic Information of International Governmental Organizations. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1997. Ref. Desk JZ 4850 .I58 1997
Johnson, Janet Buttolph and Richard A. Joslyn. Political Science Research Methods. Washington: CQ Press, 2001 4th ed. stacks JA 71 .J55 2001
Katzer, Jeffrey. Evaluating Information: a Guide for Users of Social Science Research. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. stacks H 62 .K378 1998
Krathwohl, David R. Methods of Educational and Social Science Research: an Integrated Approach. New York: Longman, 1997. stacks H 62 .K6793 1997
Morton, Rebecca B. Methods and Models: a Guide to the Empirical Analysis of Formal Models in Political Science. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. stacks JA 72 .M67 1999
Pennings, Paul. Doing Research in Political Science: an Introduction to Comparative Methods and Statistics. London: Sage, 1999. stacks JA 71 .Pa398 1999
Scott, Gregory. The Political Science Student Writer's Manual. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1998. UL JA 86 .S39 1998
Tessler, Mark, ed. Area Studies and Social Science: Strategies for Understanding Middle East Politics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. stacks H 62 .A6626 1999
Vaughan, Roger J. Communicating Social Science Research to Policymakers. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications 1998. stacks H 62 .V35 1998
Statistics--Sources and Indexes
Indexes
American Statistics Index (A S I). Indexes statistics gathered by the federal government. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1973- Row 19 Most of these documents are held here through our regional depository status; microfiche of most others may be found in fiche drawers at end of Row 19. (See also LexisNexis Statistical .)
Global Data Locator. Lanham, MD: Bernan Associates, 1997. Ref. Desk HA 36 .K87 1997
Statistical Reference Index (S R I) Indexes statistics gathered by states and private organizations. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1980- Row 19 Fiche collection at end of Row 19. (See also LexisNexis Statistical .)
Index to International Statistics (I I S) Indexes statistics gathered by international organizations. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1983- Row 19. See also LexisNexis Statistical . Fiche collection beside Row 19 supports the index; approach Reference Desk to inquire about accessing other documents--for instance, we hold documents from International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as well as several other international organizations, and we are a United Nations depository.
Sources:
Demographic Yearbook. New York: United Nations. Ref. HA 17 .D45
Human Development Report. New York: United Nations. Ref. HD 72 .H85
InfoNation Allows cross-country searching--up to seven countries. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
International Marketing Data and Statistics. London: Euromonitor. Reference Desk HA 42 .I56
International Sectoral Database. Docs. CD-ROM. Paris: OECD. Time series, standardized data for 14 OECD countries. Industrial and economic focus.
International Statistical Yearbook. CD-ROM Rheinberg, Germany: Data Service and Information. E-Ref. CD-ROM cabinet, Business section.
Military Balance. London: International Institute for Strategic Studies. Current issue in Ref.; backfiles in stacks. Ref. UA 15 .L652
SIPRI Yearbook: World Armaments and Disarmaments. Stockholm: Almquist & Wiksell. Current issue in Davis Ref.; backfiles in stacks. Ref. UA 10 .S83
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1878- Reference Desk and last bay
Statistical Abstract of the World. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. Reference Desk HA 154 .S83
Statistical Resources on the Web
University of Michigan. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
LexisNexis Statistical . Provides electronic indexing for American Statistics Index, full text of hundreds of U.S. government statistical publications, and links from index/abstracts to full text as available from government web sites.
StatUSA Provides electronic access to an array of statistical materials, including international market research and country analysis.
World Development Report. Washington: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Ref. HC 59.7 .W659
World Directory of Non-Official Statistical Sources. London: Euromonitor plc, 1996- Ref. HA 36 .W67
Copies of Style Manuals (American Psychological Association, Turabian, MLA, Chicago) are at the Reference Desk.
Journals held in Davis usually will be found in the current periodicals reading room for the current volume year; backfiles will be classed and in the stacks. Use the online catalog to determine holdings and locations. For access to U.S. government periodicals and periodicals published by international organizations, consult Reference Desk staff.
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