The Web of Science online subscription goes back to 1993. The earlier print version of the Social Science Citation Index is in the Fairchild Reference Index collection and covers back to 1966.
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
Research Library
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.
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. You
must use Internet Explorer browser for best results.
LEXIS/NEXIS
ACADEMIC
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. Note that the coverage of the Los Angeles Times in Lexis
only extends back 6 months. At this time there is no other alternative
subscription.
MEMRI, Middle East Media Research
Institute
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) "explores the Middle
East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which
exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely
translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original
analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and
religious trends in the Middle East. Founded in February 1998 to inform
the debate over U.S. policy in the Middle East, MEMRI is an
independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501 (c)3 organization. MEMRI's
headquarters is located in Washington, DC with branch offices in
Berlin, London, and Jerusalem, where MEMRI also maintains its Media
Center."
WORLD
NEWS CONNECTION (Note: This product is produced by the U.S.
Government)
World News Connection (WNC) is an online news service, only accessible
via the World Wide Web.
It provides translations of non-US media sources by
Foreign Broadcast Information Service analysts. The WNC is useful for
monitoring coverage of political, social and economic events in the
foreign national and local press.
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. 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.
Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, founded in 1910, is a
private, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization"dedicated to advancing
cooperation between nations and promoting active international
engagement by the United States. " It publishes a wide range of books,
reports, policy briefs, and working papers on a range of international
affairs issues. Many of these resources appear on its website.
Congressional Budget Office
An agency of the U.S. Congress, CBO aims to "provide the Congress with
the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and
budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for
the Congressional budget process."
Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service is " the public policy research arm
of the United States Congress. As a legislative branch agency within
the Library of Congress, CRS works exclusively and directly for Members
of Congress, their Committees and staff on a confidential, nonpartisan
basis." The CRS prepares studies and reports analysing a broad spectrum
of issues of interest to the work of the Congress. These reports are not
widely distributed which is a issue of concern to information
advocates.Rrecently the websites which provided significant access to
these materials have been dismantled. Some websites that still maintain
access to a select number of older and recent reports are listed below:
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/index.html
http://fpc.state.gov/c4763.htm
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRS/
Federation of American Scientists
The Federation of American Scientists is a " nonprofit, tax-exempt
organization founded in 1945 as the Federation of Atomic Scientists. Its
founders were members of the Manhattan Project, creators of the atom
bomb and deeply concerned about the implications of its use for the
future of humankind. Known in its early years as the "scientists
lobby," FAS combines the scholarly resources of its member scientists
and informed citizens with knowledge of practical politics. Endorsed by
the nearly 60 Nobel Laureates in biology, chemistry, economics,
medicine, and physics as sponsors, FAS is uniquely qualified to bring
the scientific perspective to public policy. FAS' strategies include
advocacy, briefings with policy makers and the press, public education
and outreach, collaboration with civil rights, human rights, and arms
control groups, and grassroots organizing." The FAS homepage provides
information on its various projects such as Arms Sales Monitoring,
Biological Weapons, CyberStrategy, Intelligence Reform.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization,
supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations
worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. Its
mission is "to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to
protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders
to justice." Many of its publications and reports are downloadable from
the website.
INCORE:
INCORE, (International Conflict Research) was set up in 1993 by the
University of Ulster and the United Nations University to undertake
research and policy work that is useful to the resolution of ethnic,
political and religious conflicts.
International Atomic Energy Agency
The IAEA is " the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field.
It was set up as the world's "Atoms for Peace" organization in 1957
within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member
States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and
peaceful nuclear technologies." Website provides reports on nuclear
power capabilities of the countries of the world.
International
Crisis Group (ICG)
"An independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with 90
staff members on five continents, working through field-based
analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly
conflict."
Institute for Defense Analyses
The Institute for Defense Analyses is a "federally funded research and
development center established to assist the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, and Defense Agencies in
addressing important national security issues, particularly those
requiring scientific and technical expertise. IDA also conducts related
research for other government agencies on national problems for which
the Institute’s skills and experience are especially suited."
Iraq Watch
Iraq Watch is a "comprehensive web site devoted to tracking mass
destruction weapons in Iraq. In the wake of Saddam Hussein's ouster,
the site is committed to monitoring efforts to account for these
weapons. Iraq Watch details key Iraqi organizations and sites involved
in weapons proliferation, lists their foreign suppliers, and provides
access to U.N. and other documents that describe past and present
activities in Iraq." It is a private, non-profit, non-partisan
foundation that operates in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the
University of Wisconsin.
Rand Corporation
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that provides research
and analysis on defense and security but also increasingly on a variety
of other topics such as health and education. A good deal of their
funding comes from U.S. government, particularly the Department of
Defense.
United States
Institute of Peace
Reports from this U.S. funded institute are concerned with various
aspects of international conflict and its resolution.
VINC Project
The work of R. William Ayres, the VINC project is " a research program
studying the processes, outcomes, and resolutions of Violent, Intrastate Nationalist Conflicts."
The website includes access to papers and datasets.
Conservative and Republican Party
Advocacy Organizations:
American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research (AEI)
The American Enterprise Institute for Public
Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening...limited
government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political
institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense—through
scholarly research, open debate, and publications.
"Founded
in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational
institute - a think tank - whose mission is to formulate and promote
conservative public policies based on the principles of free
enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional
American values, and a strong national defense."
Liberal and Democratic Party
Advocacy Organizations:
People for the American Way
Formed in 1981 to combat what the Statement of Purpose of the
organization calls "the current voices of stridency and division
(that) may replace those of reason and unity. The long term
agenda of People For the American Way is broad. It includes reducing
social tension and polarizations, encouraging community participation,
fostering understanding among different segments of our society, and
increasing the level and quality of public dialogue."
Their website link called Progressive
Voice leads to listings of other Progressive advocacy organizations.
To find other political advocacy
groups:
Political
Advocacy Groups: A Directory ofUnited States Lobbists
This site offers a directory of over 200 advocacy groups arranged by
name and subject. Subject listing provides address, phone number, brief
description, and web link if available.
Political Issues and
Debates
This section of the larger Politics1 website provides a listing
of ideologies and political and social issues with links to
organizations which take a serious interest in that issue.
The Media Transparency :
the money behind the media
This website focuses on where many of the Research Institutes and
Advocacy organizations raise and spend their money: Critically focuses
on those organizations with a conservative agenda. For a variety of
perspectives look at some of the other organizations listed on: http://www.politics1.com/issues-speech.htm
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.
Other excellent sources of general and economic data include:
Global Development Finance, 2002 - CD ROM
Analyses global economic growth and provides complete statistical data
for 136 countries. "Internal debt stocks and flows, major economic
aggregates, and debt restructuring are provided for 1970, 1980 and
1990, and 1993 through 1998)." With the CD-ROM edition users can work
interactively with the data.
336.3435 G562 CD-INFO. FM-Reserve
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.
World Development Indicators, 2003 - 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 2001, 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://www.worldbank.org/data/dataquery.html
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.
Yearbook of Labour Statistics (UN)
Labor statistics from over 180 countries are reported in this volume.
Latest edition in Reference.
331 I61y FM-1-REF
Human Development
Reports
The UN Human Development office publishes global, regional and national
human development reports. This webpage provides access to these reports
from the most recent back to the mid 1990's. Human Development
Report’s primary purpose is to assess the state of human development
across the globe and provide a critical analysis of a specific theme
each year. It combines thematic policy analysis with detailed country
data that focus on human well-being, not just economic trends.
Selecting the "Statistics" link will get you to the Human Development
Indices - a summary composite index that measures a country's average
achievements in three basic aspects of human development: longevity,
knowledge, and a decent standard of living.
Minorities at
Risk Project
A University of Maryland based research project that monitors and
analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active
communal groups in all countries with a current population of at
least 500,000.
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
International Conflict, Military and Terrorism Data:
Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)
This website, produced as part of the Monterey Institute of
International Studies provides data and news on weapons of mass
destruction. CNS, in cooperation with the Nuclear Threat Initiative,
makes several of its WMD databases available freely. Go to the following
website for information and links: http://cns.miis.edu/dbinfo/about.htm
Guide to Resources: International
Terrorism
This guide, prepared for IR 90, provides an extensive list of resources
and links to materials on terrorism and terrorist groups.
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
Peace
and Conflict 2003
The second edition in the Integrated Network for Societal Conflict
Research (INSCR) Program's biennial global report series. This global
report details major trends in armed conflict, self-determination
movements, and democracy through the contemporary era, 1946-2002, and
provides a "conflict ledger" assessing each country's "peace-building
capacity" in 2003.
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.
InfoDome:Statistical
Information
A website developed by Lehigh University Libraries as a pointer to
useful statistical sources and databases.
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.
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:
Migration and Ethnic Relations
"This megadirectory of sites contains a massive set of annotated links
to information resources, primary documents, institutions, and research
centers on the broad topic of migration and ethnic relations/conflict.
Extremely well organized and well annotated, with a number of different
points of access and a good search engine for the entire site."
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.
Guide created by Roseann Bowerman, Social
Sciences Librarian, Lehigh University
To schedule an appointment for additional assistance with your research
you can reach me at 610-758-3053 or by email.
I also have consulting Room Hours: 1:00pm to 5pm, Wednesday afternoons
in Fairchild library.
January 2004