International Affairs

Background Information

Journal Articles

Books

Websites

Statistics

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Guides for finding information on countries and international organziations.

• CIA Publications and Handbooks
• Europa World Yearbook
• Library of Congress Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources
• Electronic Embassy. Provides links to foreign embassies in Washington, DC.
• Permanent Missions to the United Nations.
• Official WEB Site Locator for UN Organizations.
• Foreign Governments. Provides links to official government websites.
• ISN: Research Institutions in International Security and Related Fields.
• International Governmental Organizations. Provides links to IGO websites.
• European Union Internet Resources.
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• International Monetary Fund
• World Bank
• Amnesty International

JOURNAL ARTICLES (DATABASES)
Suggested databases to search for scholarly articles on your topic

• PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service. Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, and government documents. Available online for literature published since 1972 and in paper (H 1 P3 Ref) from 1915.
• International Bibliography of Political Science. Indexes articles and books in the fields of politics, economics, sociology, and anthropology from 1951 to the present. Click the button, "Direct" to access the database.
• Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law (K 38 B53 Ref).
  
  Examples of databases to locate primary materials (including news sources) on your topic
• Lexis Nexis Service. Provides the full text of major newspapers, both domestic and foreign.
• World News Connection. An online service provided by the U.S. government which offers translations of foreign news items from radio and television broadcasts, news agencies, newspapers, books and government reports.
• Omnivore: A Daily News and Information Service.
• European Treaty Series
• United Nations Treaty Collection
• Foreign Relations of the United States
• U.S. Congressional Serial Set
  The Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

BOOKS
Areas in the stacks you might browse, or major subject headings you could search under in the library catalog

• The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you might also browse the stacks in that particular area.

WEBSITES

• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources.
• Yale Library Selected Internet Resources: International Affairs.

STATISTICS

• International Relations Data Page. An extensive listing of international economic, social and political data accessible on the web.
• Statistical Agencies (International). Maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, this is an alphabetical listing of countries with www sites for their central statistical offices.
• European Public Opinion. Provides digests and reports based on the surveys done by Eurobarometer.
• World Development Indicators.