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

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

3. Int’l Affairs Subject Guide  http://libguides.gatech.edu/intatop http://  >Homepage (www.library.gatech.edu)www.library.gatech.edu >Research Tools>  Research Guides International Affairs  Click “Search this Guide” to search

4. International Affairs Subject Guide

5. IA Subject Guide, 2

6. Related Guides

7. Economics Subject Guide

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

9. 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

10. List of Databases in Int’l Affairs

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

12. CIAO

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

14. PAIS

15. PAIS Search Results

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

17. JSTOR

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

19. Viewswire

20. China in Viewswire

21. China – p. 2

22. EconLit  Indexes scholarly articles on Economics topics

23. Econlit

24. Econlit Results Page

25. 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

26. Web of Science

27. WoS Citation Searching

28. Select articles

29. Citing articles

30. Sort by Times Cited

31. Finding International News Research Guide

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

33. Factiva News Pages

34. News - Germany

35. News: EU

36. News: Greater China

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

38. Example News Search

39. Example Search Results

40. Variety of Country Reports

41. Statistics Sources  Wide variety  Some top-level aggregators

42. Statistics and Data Sets in Int’l Affairs Research Guide

43. Statistical Insight Database

44. Statistical Insight Search Results

45. Statistical Insight Results

46. Statistical Datasets

47. Statistics - Nationmaster  http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php  Statistics aggregator  Sources include CIA, UN, OECD  Generate maps and graphs  Country profiles

48. Nationmaster

49. Stats by Country - Argentina

50. Stats – Argentina - Industry

51. Energy Stats – Bar Chart

52. Energy Stat – Pie Chart

53. Energy Chart - Map

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

55. UNData Portal

56. Country Profiles

57. Country Profile - Barbados

58. Specific Databases in UNData

59. OFFSTATS

60. OFFSTATS - Browse

61. OFFSTATS - Countries

62. OFFSTATS - Russia

63. OFFSTATS – by Subject

64. OFFSTATS - Armaments

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

66. Country Info Page, Int’l Affairs Subject Guide

67. Country Info – Latin America

68. CIA World Factbook

69. Factbook - Denmark

70. Denmark - Communications

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

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

73. Think Tanks Resources

74. NIRA Directory

75. ISN IR Directory

76. CIAO Working Papers

77. SourceWatch

78. Articles on Think Tanks - Sourcewatch

79. Contact Us  Mary A. Axford, INTA subject librarian mary.axford@library.gatech.edu 404-894-1392  Ameet Doshi, ECON subject librarian ameet.doshi@library.gatech.edu 404-894-4598