Finding Books

• 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 should also browse the stacks in that particular area.
• Possible Subject Headings to use in the Library Catalog:
  

  Sample Subject Headings:
  * Europe -- History 1945-
  * Europe -- Economic Conditions
  * Europe -- Economic Policy
  * Europe -- Politics and Government
  * Europe -- Social Conditions

  * India -- Economic Conditions
  * India -- Economic Policy
  * China -- Economic Conditions
  * China -- Economic Policy

  * Mexico -- Free Trade

  * Globalization
  * Globalization -- Economic Aspects
  * Developing Countries -- Economic Conditions
  * World Trade Organization
  * International Monetary Fund
  * World Bank

   

Subject Guides

• Economics
• History
• Politics
• International Affairs

Searching for Articles using E-Resources A - Z

PAIS International/Public Affairs Information Service

EconLit

Expanded Academic Index

Historical Abstracts

Social Science Abstracts

Social Sciences Citation Index


News Resources

Lexis-Nexis Academic provides full-text of US and foreign newspapers and some periodicals. European legal materials are also available online.

World News Connection provides English-language transcripts of foreign news broadcasts.

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

 

Web Resources (examples)

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

International Monetary Fund

World Bank

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics
HB 61 N49 1987REF

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
HC 15 O94 2003 REF


Handbooks, Guides

Europa World Yearbook
JN 1 E85 REF

World Development Report
Also in print at HC 59.7 W659 REF

World Factbook

Statistics

Demographic Yearbook (UN)
HA 17 D45 1994 REF

Statistical Abstract of the US

Statistical Yearbook (UN)
HA 12.5 U63 REF

UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
AZ 361 U45 REF

World Population Projections
HA 154 W6 REF

World Development Indicators

Having trouble finding what you need? Go to LITS and chat with a librarian at the Reference Desk. Or, with advance notice, set up an appointment to meet with Bryan Goodwin, Politics liaison. We're here to help you with your research!