ECON/INTA 4740 Highlights of Key Resources - Mary A. Axford - Ameet Doshi revised August, 2010

Today’s Topics  Subject guides  Databases  News Sources  Statistics  Country Information  Think Tanks

Int’l Affairs Subject Guide   >Homepage ( >Research Tools>  Research Guides International Affairs  Click “Search this Guide” to search

International Affairs Subject Guide

IA Subject Guide, 2

Related Guides

Economics Subject Guide

Databases  Index articles and more  See Databases link on subject guide

When to use CrossSearch  CrossSearch vs. Database Native Interface Sledgehammer vs. scalpel Get first idea of best databases in CrossSearch Refine search and use advanced features in database native mode

List of Databases in Int’l Affairs

Databases - CIAO  CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) unique content, working papers, case studies, policy briefs, books, etc. All items full-text

CIAO

Databases - PAIS  Index and Abstract for public policy, international affairs, etc  Includes books, articles, and U.S. government documents  Coverage since 1915 to current

PAIS

PAIS Search Results

Databases - JSTOR  Core scholarly journals  Coverage from v. 1  Lacks most recent 3-5 years  All full text

JSTOR

Databases – Viewswire  EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) – highly regarded source  Country information  Economic and political background by country

Viewswire

China in Viewswire

China – p. 2

EconLit  Indexes scholarly articles on Economics topics

Econlit

Econlit Results Page

Web of Science  Consists of three databases Science Citation Index Social Science Citation Index Arts and Humanities Citation Index  Search for cited references (who has used a specific paper as a footnote)  Sort by most highly cited

Web of Science

WoS Citation Searching

Select articles

Citing articles

Sort by Times Cited

Finding International News Research Guide

News - Factiva  Many global news sources  News pages tab  Select country

Factiva News Pages

News - Germany

News: EU

News: Greater China

News – Lexis-Nexis Academic  Many world news sources  Some non-English  Check for source of interest  Offers video tutorials and other help

Example News Search

Example Search Results

Variety of Country Reports

Statistics Sources  Wide variety  Some top-level aggregators

Statistics and Data Sets in Int’l Affairs Research Guide

Statistical Insight Database

Statistical Insight Search Results

Statistical Insight Results

Statistical Datasets

Statistics - Nationmaster   Statistics aggregator  Sources include CIA, UN, OECD  Generate maps and graphs  Country profiles

Nationmaster

Stats by Country - Argentina

Stats – Argentina - Industry

Energy Stats – Bar Chart

Energy Stat – Pie Chart

Energy Chart - Map

Statistics -UNdata  Portal for UN statistics from many agencies  Many topics – indicators, industry, ICT, population, tourism, etc.

UNData Portal

Country Profiles

Country Profile - Barbados

Specific Databases in UNData

OFFSTATS

OFFSTATS - Browse

OFFSTATS - Countries

OFFSTATS - Russia

OFFSTATS – by Subject

OFFSTATS - Armaments

Country Information  Many sources  Databases include Viewswire, Business Source Complete, LexisNexis Academic  See subject guide

Country Info Page, Int’l Affairs Subject Guide

Country Info – Latin America

CIA World Factbook

Factbook - Denmark

Denmark - Communications

Think Tanks  Variety of directories NIRA ISN CIAO Working Papers  SourceWatch Gives info about think tanks’ viewpoints

Think Tank Resources  Several Directories  International Affairs Research Guide Reference  Think Tanks/Research Centers

Think Tanks Resources

NIRA Directory

ISN IR Directory

CIAO Working Papers

SourceWatch

Articles on Think Tanks - Sourcewatch

Contact Us  Mary A. Axford, INTA subject librarian  Ameet Doshi, ECON subject librarian