BC 3761-3762 International Relations Library Resources

Barnard College Library Research Guide
BC3761: Senior Research Seminar in
International Relations
Professor Kimberley Zisk-Marten

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This guide is intended as a starting point in your research; the databases and reference tools listed here are a selective list. Always remember that you can ask for assistance at the Barnard Reference Desk at any point in your research, and you can always request a consultation. For a more complete list of electronic databases for political science check Columbia's Databases: Social Sciences list or Columbia's Databases: Law and Legislation list.

PRINT RESOURCES

TITLE	BARNARD REFERENCE CALL NUMBER
Encyclopedia of Democracy	JC423 .E53
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East	DS43 .E53
Encyclopedia of Nationalism	JC311 .E47
Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II	D843 .E46
Encyclopedia of International Peacekeeping Operations	JZ6374 .R36
Global Geopolitical Flashpoints: An Atlas of Conflict	JC319 .A52
Europa Yearbooks Africa South of the Sahara Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States The Europa world year book The Far East and Australasia The Middle East and North Africa South America, Central America and the Caribbean Western Europe : a political and economic survey	DT351 .A35 DJK1 .E22 JN1 .Eu741 DS1 .F3 DS49 .M58 F1408.29 .S68 HC240.A1 W4
International Conflict: a Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management, 1945-1995	D842 .B46
Women in the Third World: an Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues	HQ1870.9 .W6548
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament	JX1974 .E57

Searching CLIO
CLIO (Columbia Libraries Information Online) is the on-line catalog for materials added to the Columbia University Libraries since 1981.

For a title search, leave off the initial article (the, an, le, etc.)
For an author search, put last name, then first name
For a keyword search, you must use and, or or not between the terms, or quotes for a phrase
Only use a uniform title search for anonymous works
In a keyword search with relevancy ranking, do not use and, or or not between the terms, but put + in front of terms that must be in the record; if + is not used, or is assumed
You can limit to books in the Barnard library using the More Limits or Post Limits options

Other Library Catalogs
Those with Columbia ID have access to the libraries of Teachers’ College, Columbia Law School and Union Theological Seminary, but they are not included in CLIO; use the Catalogs list on CU LibraryWeb, or the following links:

EDUCAT for Teachers’ College Library
Sophia for Union Theological Seminary Library
Pegasus for Columbia Law Library
CATNYP for New York Public Library research branches

ONLINE INDEXES AND DATABASES

Access these indexes and databases from the Databases (reference works & indexes) list
Using an index to find journal articles is a two-step process; first, find citations in the index, and second, click on "e-link" to find the full text online or do a Journal Title search in CLIO to find out which library has the paper version

These indexes and databases will probably be the most relevant to your research.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Citations for articles from over 100 countries in more than 90 languages, in the disciplines of anthropology, economics, political science and sociology, from 1951 to the present.

International Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts for articles in the field of political science, including public administration, political theory and international relations, published in journals and yearbooks worldwide, 1989 to the present.

Kvinnsam
An international index to journal articles and essays in books dealing with all aspects of women, feminism, and gender studies, from 1981 to the present.

PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service database)
Citations and abstracts for articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs, 1972 to the present.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts of books and articles from professional journals and major news magazines, devoted to North American and international politics, 1976 to the present.

Social Sciences Abstracts
Abstracts for journal articles on anthropology, business, community health, economics, foreign affairs, geography, international relations, law and criminology, medical care, political science, politics, psychiatry, psychology, public welfare, social work, and sociology, 1983 to the present.

Social Sciences Citation Index Expanded
Cited references, bibliographic information, and abstracts, with some links to full-text articles, in various areas including anthropology, communication, criminology & penology, demography, economics, education, ethnic studies, health policy & services, industrial relations & labor, international relations, planning & development, political science, psychology, public administration, public health, social sciences, transportation, urban studies, and womens studies, 1973 to the present. Useful for tracing which authors cited a given article or book

Women's Studies International
Citations for articles on women's studies, gender studies, employment, family planning, feminism, feminist studies, feminist theory & history, gender, gender studies, international feminism, political/social activism, racial/ethnic studies, reproductive rights, sex discrimination, women’s studies, 1972 to the present.

E-JOURNALS

Many scholarly journals are available on the Web. In some cases, the library has a subscription to the print version, and then access to the online version is free to members of the university community. In other cases, the library pays for the online subscription separately. Sometimes the journal is included in a searchable collection of journals supplied as a package by the publisher or by another vendor. These collections are included on the list of Databases (Reference Works & Indexes) on the Barnard Library home page.

Searchable Journal Collections

Ingenta
Offers a single point of access to over 900,000 full-text articles published in the last 5 years, mainly by UK publishers. Political science journals include the British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Electoral Studies, Journal of Politics, Peace & Change, Political Geography, Political Psychology, and Political Quarterly.

JSTOR
An archive of full-text articles from more than 320 scholarly journals on anthropology, economics, education, finance, history, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, statistics, etc., from each journal’s first issue up to 2 to 6 years ago. Contains 10 political science journals, including American Journal of Political Science (1973-1998), American Political Science Review (1906-1996), Philosophy and Public Affairs (1971-1994), Political Science Quarterly (1886-1995), and World Politics (1948-1995).

Project Muse
Full-text articles from more than 100 scholarly journals published by university presses in the humanities and social sciences. Political science journals include Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Human Rights Quarterly, Journal of Democracy, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Washington Quarterly, World Politics, etc.

ScienceDirect
Full-text articles from journals in the areas of physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Political science journals include Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Electoral Studies, Food Policy, Government Information Quarterly. Use “group-wide login” to enter the database.

Lists of E-Journals Available at Columbia

OTHER FULL TEXT RESOURCES ONLINE

There is a multitude of other kinds of full text resources available online, other than journal articles. For example, government bills, reports, newspapers, newsletters, statistics, and hearing transcripts. Here are some of the databases available through the Columbia Library system which provide access to these resources. They are all on the list of Databases (Reference Works & Indexes) on the Barnard Library home page.

Contemporary Women's Issues
A selected full-text resource (some material is abstract only) for information about women in over 190 countries. Particularly useful for material relating to current topics in the social sciences disciplines, such as political science, psychology, reproductive rights, as well as contemporary cultural studies.

CQ.com on Congress
A legislative tracking and news service from Congressional Quarterly; includes access to CQ Weekly, CQ BillTrack, Congressional Transcripts, CQ Archives, etc.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text database of articles from the ethnic and minority press in the United States, 1991 to the present.

FactSearch
Facts and statistics about current social, economic, environmental, and political issues, 1984 to the present.

Jane's Online
Full-text database of journals, annuals, and reports on defense, the military and security.

Lexis-Nexis Academic
Full-text coverage of general news, medical, legal, business, governmental and reference topics. Coverage varies by source; generally begins in mid-1980s.

ProQuest Direct
Full-text articles and abstracts from newspapers and periodicals in many disciplines, including international affairs, law, psychology, public affairs, sociology, women's studies, from 1988 to the present. For scholarly journals, click on "Databases selected" at top, clear all databases and select PA Research II Periodicals, click on "Continue" at top, and select Advanced Search.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Contains full-text articles from the New York Times from 1851 to the present. Click on "Collections" to specify New York Times. For articles since 1999, select Current file.

USEFUL WEB SITES

Both the Barnard and Columbia Library home pages have lists of recommended Web pages on various topics. These make a good place to start with finding information on the World Wide Web.

The Subject Guides to Online Resources page, available from the Barnard Library home page, includes subject guides on art, history, literature, politics, ready reference, science, theater, women's studies, etc.

The Subject Guides page is available on the Columbia University LibraryWeb page (under Electronic Resources), and these guides do include print as well as online resources. There is a subject guide for Political Science: Information Resources, and several relating to U.S. Government Documents.

Online Resources at SIPA Listing of resources available at the School of International and Public Affairs, including links to external online resources

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

Council on Foreign Relations Web site includes full-text articles, transcripts of speeches and testimony, and reports designed to provide the interested public with reliable, clear, nonpartisan information on key international issues.

Institute for Global Communications (IGC) The Website of the nonprofit IGC offers progressive groups a place on the Internet to exchange information. Includes separate sections: PeaceNet; EcoNet, WomensNet, and AntiRacismNet.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Website of the IMF has articles, reports and working papers, on economic issues, policy analysis, countries and news.

Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) Reports and articles on the Middle East, translated from Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.

United Nations Has materials about global issues on the UN agenda, key UN documents, statements of the Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General, etc.

World News Connection (WNC) A foreign news service of the U.S. government that offers an extensive array of translated and English-language news and information, covering socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events.