Barnard College Library Research Guide
BC3118 Colloquium on Problems in International Security
(the above is an old syllabus, stay tuned for 07 link)
Professor Kimberly Marten
Librarian Jenna Freedman
 


DoD photo of a Medium Atomic Demolition Munition from the Brookings Institution.


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.  

 
 Databases | CLIO | Web Sites | Reference | Etc.
 

DATABASES

  • Access indexes and databases from the Find Databases interface

  • Using these resources to find journal articles is sometimes a two-step process

    1. find citations in the index

    2. click onto get to the full text online if it's available or to search for the article in CLIO to find out if CUL has an electronic or a print copy.   

These indexes and databases will be good places to start your research. Databases in bold print especially recommended:

A note on E-Journals: Many scholarly journals are available on the Web. The journal often 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 linked from the Barnard Library home page. If you have a particular journal that you want to access electronically:

  • Enter the title in CLIO, omitting the initial article (a, an, the, la, le, un, etc.)

  • In the Quick Limits box below the Search For field

  • Select Electronic Journals/Magazines/Serials

  • Click search

  • If we have an online subscription or database access, one or more links will be provided in the record

See also the statistical reference works cited below in the REFERENCE RESOURCES section.

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 OR or NOT between the terms, or quotes for a phrase. If you indicate nothing, AND is implied.  

  • You can limit to books in the Barnard library using the Pre-set Limits and Post Limit options


Other Library Catalogs
Those with Columbia ID have access to the libraries of the Columbia Law School, the Jewish Theological Seminary, Teachers’ College, and Union Theological Seminary, but they are not included in CLIO. CUID also provides access to the libraries of New York University. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in New York is entitled to a New York Public Library card. Use the Catalogs list on CU LibraryWeb, or the following links:

 

USEFUL WEB SITES

Course syllabus

Barnard Subject Guides
Politics/Government
Columbia Subject Guides
Electronic Data Service
Foreign Countries
Foreign Press Translations
International Conflict Resolution: Information Resources
International Security Policy and Military Affairs: Information Resources
Political Science: Information Resources
Terrorism: Information Resources
Think Tanks and Policy Centers
U.S. Government Documents: U.S. Foreign Policy Resources

Americans & the World
"This website will report on US public opinion on a broad range of international policy issues, integrating all publicly available polling data." Topics covered include globalization, international trade, women's international issues, terrorism, human rights, global warming, the United Nations, population, biotechnology, and regional issues such as "Iraq Debate" and "Israel and the Palestinians." Searchable. From the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA). (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The mission of this site is to provide relevant knowledge about the integration of public policy with programs such as international security, environment and natural resources, impact of science and technology, Russia and the Caspian, intrastate conflict, and other critical international affairs issues. There are links to publications, people, fellowships, events, press room, and an online library collection. Sponsored by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)  

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
This organization's purpose is to furnish "strategic insights on--and policy solutions to--current and emerging global issues." The Center approaches global issues in a bipartisan, strategic, interdisciplinary manner to produce "results-oriented policy solutions." Find here a press release listing Experts on Campaign Against Terrorism, recent news, and links to publications and affiliated institutes. Browse using Issues, organized geographically and by subject. Searchable. (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)  

FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
"High-quality, documented information covering the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on states and international organizations, statistics, chronologies and data on, for example, conflicts, arms transfers and military expenditure." Enter FIRST leads to an extensive list of databases by country or multiple country profiles. Help with the site is available under Enter Forums. From the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Center for Security Studies and Conflict (ISN). (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet) 

Google scholar
retrieves references to books, abstracts, and ejournal articles from selected university and scholarly repositories

International Affairs Resources
An annotated directory of nearly 3,000 links to "information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international studies, and international relations topics." Topics include business and economics, human rights, international development, and public health. Also features links to maps, media sources, and organizations. A Virtual Library site. (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)    

International Crisis Group - Conflict prevention and resolution
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. (description from the site)

TraCCC: Transnational Crime & Corruption Center
This center is "devoted to teaching, research, training and formulating policy advice in transnational crime, corruption and terrorism." Much of the work "has focused on the analysis of transnational crime and corruption in the countries which constitute the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe." The site provides descriptions of research with links to documents and related information in areas such as trafficking in persons, money laundering, corruption, and transnational crime. (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)

U.S. Department of State: International Information Programs (IIP)
IIP is an office of the U.S. Department of State which "conducts, develops, and distributes public diplomacy materials in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives." This searchable site offers information on country, regional, and international issues (terrorism, arms control, sustainable development, etc.); a daily press service (Washington File); publications; and more. In English with some material also available in Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, and Chinese. (description from the Librarians' Index to the Internet)
 

REFERENCE RESOURCES

Reference Books
 Use for:

  • an overview of a topic

  • background information

  • bibliographies

 TITLE BARNARD REFERENCE
CALL NUMBER
Regional guide to international conflict and management from 1945 to 2003

D842 B464 2004
The Middle East and North Africa  DS49 .M58
Encyclopedia of India DS405 E556 2006
Southeast Asia : a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor  DS524 .S68 2004
China today : an encyclopedia of life in the People’s Republic DS777.6 C49 2005
Encyclopedia of African history DT20 E53 2005
Americans at war : society, culture, and the homefront E181 A453 2005
Historical dictionary of terrorism HV6431 .A537 2002
Encyclopedia of world terrorism  HV6431 .E53 2003
The Statesman’s year-book JA51 St2 2007
Yearbook of the United Nations  JX1977.A37 Un33
Encyclopedia of international peacekeeping operations JZ6374 .R36 1999
Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements  KZ4968 .O84 2002
The African studies companion online 
Britannica online
Country profiles
CountryWatch
The world factbook
 

ETC

Style Guides

Bedford Handbook Online provides information and examples on using APA, Chicago, CSE, and MLA formatting. We also have documentation books in the reference section of the library and at the reference desk.

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association BF76.7 .P83 2001
MLA handbook for writers of research papers LB2369 .G53 2003
The Chicago manual of style  Z253 .U69 2003


RefWorks and EndNote

RefWorks requires you to create a user account from within the campus network or by going through our proxy server. This will happen automatically if you follow this link, and enter your UNI and password if prompted.

EndNote bibliographic software is available for downloading, free of charge, to all current Barnard and Columbia students from the AcIS software server. 

Consult the RefWorks and EndNote at Barnard and Columbia page for more details.
 

Last Modified 01/26/2007
Jenna Freedman
Coordinator of Reference Services / Zine Librarian