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Reference Sources (Background)
Oxford Reference Online - Politics & Social Sciences (full text; current)
Search social science-related dictionaries and reference books published by Oxford University Press. Includes Dictionary of Contemporary World History, A-Z of Countries of the World, Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History, Dictionary of Geography, Dictionary of Political Biography, Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics, Dictionary of the Social Sciences, andOxford Guide to the United States Government.
Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
An encyclopedic source of information on countries and territories.
CIA World Factbook (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
Provides overview information on countries/
Congressional Digest
Current Periodical Stacks (shelved alphabetically)
Each issue is devoted to a single topic which is under consideration by the U.S. Congress
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Reports
Current Periodical Stacks (shelved alphabetically)
Provides individual voting records on major bills, summaries of Supreme Court decisions, texts of presidential speeches and news conferences.
Portals to the World (Library of Congress)
Selected links providing information about countries.
Finding Books
Some helpful subje ct headings to use are:
United States--Foreign Policy
United States--Foreign Relations
MaconCat
The library's online catalog, providing access to books, journals, music, and movies in the library.
WorldCat
A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Books and articles not owned by our library can be obtained from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan. Allow sufficient time for processing. Average turnaround time is 3-5 days for articles and 3-14 days for books, excluding holidays and weekends. Submit ILL requests well in advance of deadlines.
Locating Articles (Databases & Indexes)
PAIS International and PAIS Archive (1915-present; citations & abstracts)
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories.
Academic Search Complete
OmniFile Full Text Mega (some full text; 1994 to present)
Articles from scholarly and popular sources in all disciplines. Select a subject area at the bottom of the search screen to get the most relevant results.
CIAO (1991-present; full-text)
scholarly site dedicated to international affairs. Contains working papers, links to resources on international affairs, information policy, and economics relating to foreign policy.
LexisNexis Academic (dates vary, most 1990s-present ; full-text)
Provides full-text of legal, governmental, business, and general news information; searching under Legal Research and in News sources (particularly National or Regional papers) can be especially useful.
JSTOR (full text; dates vary by journal)
An archive of back issues of over 400 journals in many disciplines.
Websites
Central Intelligence Agency
Find out about all the (public) activies of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Foreign Affairs Online
Set-up to aid students and researchers on topics related to International Relations, International Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
Foreign Policy
A web interface for the print journal of the same name.
NATO
An extensive site for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. You can find useful information on organizations, issues, and even publications produced by NATO members.
U.S. Department of State
The official site for the U.S. State Department. Much of the information generated for this site comes from the day-to-day business of the Secretary of State.
Foreign Relations of the United States
This is a series of volumes consisting of primary source documents such as memoranda, telegrams, briefs, speeches, and other communications on foreign relations from the Truman-Nixon administrations
Evaluating Sources
Citing Sources