Selective guide to Resources for I.R. 1: Current Issues in World Affairs
Selective guide to Resources for I.R. 1: Current Issues in World Affairs
The following books provide background information and may be useful
to you during your research:
The International year
book and statesmen's who's who. East Grinstead, West Sussex,
England : Kelly's Directories, 1999
305.8 I61 1999 FM-1-REF
The Encyclopedia
of the United Nations and International Relations. Osmanczyk, E.J.
(1985). New York: Taylor and Francis.
341.2303 O83e 1990 FM-1-REF
Global development : a
reference handbook . William Savitt, Paula Bottorf. Santa Barbara,
Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1995.
338.9 S267g FM-1-REF
The Penguin dictionary
of international relations . Graham Evans and Jeffrey Newnham.
London ; New York : Penguin Books, c1998.
327.03 E92p FM-1-REF
Political Handbook of the World.
New York : Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research
of the State
University of New York at Binghamton and for
the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw-Hill Book Co.
329.9 P76 1997 FM-1-REF
The Statesman's Year-book; Statistical and
Historical Annual of the States of the World. (latest). London, New
York, Macmillan, St.
Martin's Press.
305 S797 FM-1-REF
The Times atlas of the world : tenth comprehensive
edition. New York : Times Books, 1999.
912 T58 1999 FM-1-ATLAS
or L-1-ATLAS. Note: the libraries
have a wide variety of atlases that may be useful for your work.
New editions are frequently added. Check the
Atlas cases in both libraries.
Yearbook of the United Nations. United Nations. 1947-
341.1 U5805 Latest edition in FM-1-REF
Ziring, L., Plano, J.C., and Olton, R. (1995)
International Relations : A Political Dictionary. (5th Edition). Santa
Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO. , c1995.
327.03 P712i 1995 FM-1-REF
Search
ASA to find those books, journals, government documents and electronic
resources owned by the library. It is often
useful to begin your search with a keyword
search. After you have located a few materials on target for your topic,
utilize the
hypertext linked subject headings to expand
your search to other materials cataloged under that same subject heading.
You can search ASA to locate those journals owned
by Lehigh in either print or electronic form. If you know the title
of the journal, perform
a Browse/Periodical Title search.
Some useful Library of Congress subjects headings for finding books in International Relations are:
You can also use the Library of Congress Subject
Headings, available in the Reference room, to determine the exact heading
you need,
such as these for International Relations:
Arbitration, International.
Balance of power.
Comity of nations.
Communication in international relations.
Competition, International.
Detente.
Diplomacy.
Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
International cooperation.
International economic relations.
Mediation, International.
Peace.
Treaties.
United Nations -- Armed Forces. International
police.
World politics.
Political history or foreign relations pertaining to individual countries will be listed as in the following examples:
Africa -- History, Military.
France -- Foreign relations -- United States.
Insurgency -- Asia -- History -- 20th century.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Causes.
Terrorism.
United States -- Foreign relations.
Infotrac (Academic Index)
This database indexes and abstracts
a wide range of journals in the social sciences. It includes the full text
and graphics of many
of the articles it indexes. Coverage goes
back to 1980.
CIAO: Columbia
International Affairs Online
This database specializes in international affairs
and foreign policy issues. 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, and
proceedings from conferences. It also provides access
to abstracts (and at times the full text) of articles from 26 International
Relations
journals.
PAIS:
Public Affairs Information Service
PAIS indexes periodicals, books, government
documents and to some degree publications of International organizations
on a
wide variety of public affairs topics. The
database covers the years 1972 - present. Lehigh also owns the printed
index back to
1923. INDEX FM-3-SOUTH 016.3 P976.
Lexis/Nexis
Academic Universe
Contains the full-text of articles in many
major U.S and international newspapers. Some foreign language newspapers
can also be
accessed. Selected journals, magazines and
newswires are also part of the product. The service is updated daily and
although
the coverage varies, content can go back to
the 1980's.
World
News Connection
Index to the FBIS translated full-text of
foreign news broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals. One user liscense.
Please be sure
to exit the system properly or other users
will have trouble. Covers past 5 years.
Are facts and statistics documented?
Is information properly cited?
Is the site well researched?
Reliability/Authority
Can the author or sponsor be identified?
What are the credentials or qualifications
of the author or sponsor?
What is the institutional affiliation?
Is contact information provided?
Objectivity
Are there biases in the document? Is it designed
to sway opinion?
Are the aims or goals of the author/sponsor
clearly stated?
Timeliness
When was the site or information last updated?
Are the links up-to-date?
Coverage
How does the information compare with other
sources available on the topic?
How in-depth is the material?
Additional Readings on this topic:
Evaluating
Web-Based Information (Follow all "next" links)
Evaluating
Internet Information
Evaluating
Internet Research Resources
Governments and International Organizations:
Europa - European Union Server
http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm
Government (UMich Documents Center)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/
Governments on the WWW
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/
GPO Access
http://www.access.gpo.gov/
An Online database with access to the full
texts of government publications. Also includes links to government agency
homepages.
Guide to Law Online. U.S. Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/glin/worldlaw.html
International Affairs Resources (Virtual Library)
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
ISN: International Relations and Security Network,
Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research, ETH Zurich.
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
In Particular try their
LinksLibrary by Subject (i.e., International Relations-Journals) by
Region (i.e., Middle East), or a Directory (i.e.,
International Organizations).
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/linkslib/
Yahoo International Organizations
http://www.yahoo.com/Government/International_Organizations/
United Nations
http://www.un.org/english/
UN and International Organizations and Related
Links.
http://undcp.org/unlinks.html
Country Information and Regional Resources:
Asian Studies Online Virtual Library
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html
Background Notes.
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes
The State Department's electronic version
of Background Notes on the Countries of the World.
CIA WorldFactbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/Government/uk.html
Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Sponsored by the Department of the Army, this
series is also called the "Area Handbook Series", earlier editins, in printed
volumes are also
available in the Library collection. Search ASA,
the online catalog for locations.
Internet Resources on the Middle East (Harvard)
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~mideast/inMEres/inMEres.html
Latin American Network Information Center
http://Lanic.utexas.edu
Meria: Middle Eastern Review of International Affairs
http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/index.html
This website to a peer reviewed MERIA journal provides
access to all it's articles since 1997. Also useful is the section labeled:
Resources for Research.
Political Resources on the Net http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/
Listings of political sites available on the Internet
sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Government,
Media and more
from all around the world
Regions and Countries (The World Bank)
http://www.worldbank.org/html/extdr/regions.htm
Web sites focusing on foreign policy:
Africa Policy Information Center
http://www.africapolicy.org
American Foreign Policy Council
http://www.afpc.org
CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online
http://www.ciaonet.org/
Foreign Affairs Journal
http://www.foreignaffairs.org
Foreign Policy
http://www.foreignpolicy.com
Online Middle East net assessment reports [computer
file]
Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington,
D.C.)
http://www.csis.org/mideast/online.html
US Department of State
http://www.state.gov/
American Psychological Association. (1994).
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Fairchild or Linderman Library Reserve desks: 808.02
A512p 1994
The APA web site offers an official way to cite Internet sources at http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
In addition, a number of APA crib sheets are available at http://www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm
Contact:
Roseann Bowerman
Social Sciences Librarian
Lehigh University
Office: Linderman Library 100
Phone: 758-3053
email: rb04@lehigh.edu
Web Guide created May 2001