See the printed material accompanying the Journal Citation Reports handed out in class.
To search for articles which cite particularly useful earlier articles ("Chaining citations forward") use:
SOCIAL SCIENCE CITATION INDEX - CD ROM 1998-2001; Print 1966-1997
This is a CD-ROM index and its companion retrospective printed volumes,
located in Fairchild Library, Reference area. This index covers over 2,000
journals. Citation indexes allow the user to track a particular article
to see if it has been cited by other authors and discover more recent articles
that may be crucial to your research.
For an online tutorial on using "cited reference" searching in the CD
rom product go to http://www.isinet.com/training/tutorials/citedreference/prim1.html
Follow this tutorial selecting the "Sample Cited Reference search"
for the Science Citation Index(Compact Disk Edition).
While this example is based on a scientific journal, the process of
conducting a cited reference search for a journal article is identical
to that used in the Social Science Citation index.
CIAO, Columbia International Affairs
Online-
a comprehensive source for theory and research in international
affairs. It publishes a wide range of
scholarship including papers from university research institutes
and NGO's, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from
conferences.
ECONLIT
An index to journals, books and working papers in Economics. Coverage
goes back to 1969 in this online database.
PAIS
(Public Affairs Information Service)
This database contains materials published since 1972. It includes
articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters,
and statistical directories about public affairs. Covers most of the major
International Relations journals.
PROQUEST
This index provides access to citations and in many cases full text
of articles from over 1800 journals on a wide range of topics. Also a source
for news from major U.S. newspapers. Dates of coverage vary by periodical,
many go back to 1986 or earlier.
WorldCat
Database
Not an index to articles in journals, this specialized tool is essentially
a catalog of the books, manuscripts, documents , journal
holdings and other materials in libraries in the U.S. and
internationally.
Gladis- University of California at Berkeley
Palci - Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium Direct borrowing project
InfoDome:
International Relations
This website hosted by Lehigh University brings together the electronic
resources available to LU students. It also will retrieve web sites selected
by LU librarians for their academic research value.
The WWW Virtual Library: International
Affairs Resources
A major gateway to resources in international affairs. Provides annotations
and links to a significant number of web sites from international
organizations and countries as well as foreign news resources.
DOW
JONES INTERACTIVE
While this database generally has a business focus, it is a very useful
source of foreign newspaper coverage of a variety of topics.
LEXIS/NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE
Hundreds of international and foreign news sources are available in
full text from this proprietary database. Includes the New York Times and
the Washington Post as well as major newspapers from countries around the
world.
WORLD NEWS CONNECTION
World News Connection (WNC) is an online news service, only accessible
via the World Wide Web. It offers an extensive array of translated
and English-language news and information. Particularly effective
in its coverage of local media sources, WNC provides the power to
identify what really is happening in a specific country or region. Compiled
from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, the information in WNC covers
significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and
environmental issues and events. This database is a rolling file and covers
only the current approximately 6 years. LU has a one-user account.
If someone else is searching you cannot get into the files. IMPORTANT:
USE THE EXIT BUTTON TO LEAVE THE SYSTEM OR IT WILL NOT ADMIT THE NEXT USER
UNTIL IT TIMES OUT.
Times (London)
Film: 1914-
Indexing includes:
Palmer's Index to the Times (CD Rom - Linderman)
1790-1905
Official Index to the Times ( Film: 1937-1955, Paper
FM-1-Index, 1957-1997)
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Coverage from Jan.
1, 1990 -
Included under News/General News/ Major Newspapers
Dow Jones Interactive coverage from 1992-
Wall Street Journal
Film: 1928-
Indexing includes:
The Wall Street Journal Index, FM-1-Index,
1958-
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe contains abstracts
from May 1, 1973 and selected full text from
1996. under News/General News/Major Newspapers
Dow Jones Interactive, full-text coverage
from 1984-
Washington Post
Film: 1980-
Indexing includes:
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, 1977- under News/US/Southeast
Regional Sources
Dow Jones Interactive, full-text coverage from 1984-
One of your first steps for finding statistics is to consult
the Statistical Abstract of the United States
(317.3 U58s FM-1-R-REF or on the WWW
) or use the new Statistical
Universe Database. This database is a web based product that incorporates
the information from the Index to International Statistics:IIS
(
310.016 I38 FM-1-REF) as well as other statistical indexes
such as the American Statistics Index and the Statistical Reference
Index. . In particular, the IIS component provides thorough indexing
of the statistical studies and reports produced by international agencies
and organizations. It is a terrific resource for identifying social and
economic data on foreign countries. While some of the data may be
accessible directly from the Statistical Universe product, the library
owns the IIS microfiche collection that provides access to the text and
data from the actual reports.
The statistical abstract-like volumes for other nations are available in Fairchild Library in a microfiche collection known as the CIS National Statistical Compendiums. FM-2-South, microfiche area.
General/Demographic Data
Demographic Yearbook (UN)
Population, vital and other statistics for many countries. Latest edition
kept in Reference.
312.058 D383 FM-1-REF
Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)
Contains a wide variety of statistics for countries throughout the
world. Latest edition kept in Reference.
310.58 U581s FM-1-REF
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Updates the UN Statistical Yearbook immediately above.
310-5 M78a FM-3-South
Statistical Yearbook (UNESCO)
Contains international statistics on education, science, culture and
communications. Latest edition in Reference.
312.9 U589s FM-1-REF
World Development Report
"The World Bank's annual World Development Report (WDR) is an invaluable
guide to the economic, social and environmental state of the world today.
Each year the WDR provides in depth analysis of a specific aspect of development.
Past reports have considered such topics as the role of the state, transition
economies, labor, infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty.
" 1979- 1997 in print at 330.91724 W9271 FM-3-North. Most recent
editions on the Web.
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (International Monetary Fund)Financial and Economic data
International Trade Statistics Yearbook
Detailed trade data for individual countries and world trade
statistics for specific commodities. Latest in Reference. 382.058 U581y
FM-1-REF.
Main Economic Indicators (OECD)
Contains data on the most recent changes in the economies of member
countries. Recent issues in Current Periodicals area. Later editions bound
in 330.5 O68m FM-3-South.
National Accounts Statistics: main aggregates and detailed tables
Analysis of national accounts, such as gross domestic product, expenditures,
income and outlay by individual country. Latest edition in Reference.
339.2 U589ya FM-1-REF
Yearbook of Labour Statistics (UN)
Over 180 countries labor statistics are reported in this volume. Latest
edition in Reference.
331 I61y FM-1-REF
OTHER WEB PORTALS FOR STATISTICAL DATA
Fedstats
A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. federal agencies.
Statistical
Resources on the Web
Valuable gateway to all types of data sites.
Guide created by Roseann Bowerman, Social Sciences
Librarian, Lehigh University
For additional assistance with your class project research you can
reach me at 610-758-3053 or by email.
revised September 2001