SOCIAL SCIENCE CITATION INDEX - CD ROM 1998-2001; Print 1966-1997
This CD-ROM index and its companion retrospective printed volumes
are 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/tutorials/crs-cdrom/
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.
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.
FACTIVA
DATABASE
While this database generally has a business focus, it is a very useful
source of foreign newspaper coverage of a variety of topics. Must use Internet
Explorer browser.
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 Coverage from Jan. 1, 1990
-
Included under News/General News/ Major Newspapers
Factiva coverage from 1992-
Wall Street Journal
Film: 1928-
Indexing includes:
The Wall Street Journal Index, FM-1-Index,
1958-
Lexis-Nexis Academic contains abstracts
from May 1, 1973 and selected full text from
1996. under News/General News/Major Newspapers
Factiva, full-text coverage from 1984-
Washington Post
Film: 1980-
Indexing includes:
Lexis-Nexis Academic , 1977- under News/US/Southeast
Regional Sources
Factiva, full-text coverage from 1984-
One of your first steps for finding statistics might be to
consult the Statistical Abstract of the United States
(317.3 U58s FM-1-R-REF or on the WWW
) or use the new Lexis-Nexis
Statistical. 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. We also own many of the statistical reports
in print format so it can't hurt to check
ASA,
the online catalog.
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 Indicators, 2001 (2002 edition on order)
- CD ROM
Data on poverty, health, education, gender and environment as well
as a comprehensive view of the world economy.
"Contains 40 years of time series data for more than 200 countries
from 1960 to 2000, single-year observations and spreadsheets of the book
edition's tables. It also includes more than 1000 country tables along
with the text for the World Development Indicators print edition and the
World Bank Atlas. Makes it possible to retrieve data into spreadsheet format,
create maps and graphs and export data." Some parts of the data can be
found on the web at their Data Query site which offers free access
to a 5-year, 54-indicators segment of the World Development Indicators
(WDI) database http://devdata.worldbank.org/data-query/
Online access to the 2002 print edition can be found at: http://www.worldbank.org/data/wdi2002/index.htm
330.91724 CD - FM-Reserve (1day loan)
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- 2003 in print at 330.91724 W9271 FM-3-North.
Recent editions on the Web with some exceptions.
Global Development Finance, 2000 (2002 edition on order) - CD ROMFinancial and Economic data
International Financial Statistics Yearbook (International Monetary
Fund)
Excellent source for information on exchange rates, international liquidity,
interest rates, prices, bank assets, production, imports and exports.
Updated by monthly issues of International Financial Statistics.
332.05 I61ib FM-1-REF
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
Military and Armed Forces Data
The Military Balance (London: International Institute for Strategic
Studies)
Presents armed forces data by country
355.2 L847c Latest edition at in FM-1-REF
SIPRI Yearbook
Covers Military spending
and armaments, Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament with extensive
annexes on arms control and disarmament agreements and a chronology of
security- and arms control-related events. Some data available at website:
http://databases.sipri.se/
341.6705 S864s Latest
edition in FM-1-REF
World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (U.S. Arms Control
and Disarmament Agency; U.S. Dept of State)
Provides data on arms imports and exports. Some data available on web:
http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureau_ac/reports_ac.html
355.62. u581wo Latest edition in FM-DOCS-Ref - Use Statistical
Universe for most recent editions (later than 1998), Govt publication access
has been inconsistent.
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.
STATISTICAL SOFTWARE PACKAGES FOR USE IN DATA ANALYSIS
Excel - A Microsoft spreadsheet package widely available on campus and through the CD's distributed by LTS.
SPSS and SAS are more complex statistical analysis packages. They are available at Lehigh Computing Public Sites. Must be downloaded to public site machines using the Install Software package. Douglas Reese is the Library and Technology Services computing consultant who supports this package. He can help you get started with the application and help you do basic tasks. He does NOT interpret results nor advise you as the the kind of analysis you should do to answer a particular question. You can contact him at dsr1@lehigh.edu or x85125.
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 October 2002