Guides, Handbooks and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945
JC 571 L2747 1999 REF

Encyclopedia of Human Rights
JC 571 E67 1996 REF

International Law: A Dictionary
KZ 1161 B63 2005 REF

World Directory of Minorities
GN 495.4 W67 1997 REF

World Directory of Human Rights Research and Training Institutions
JC 571 W889 2001 REF

Human Rights in Theory and Practice
JC 571 W35 1995 REF

Case and Materials on the International Legal System
KZ1242.5 .C375 2001 UMass

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:

  France -- Politics and Government -- [Subject or Date]
  France -- Politics and Government -- [Subject or Date] -- Sources

  Germany -- History -- [Subject or Date]
  Germany -- History -- [Subject or Date] -- Sources

  Poland -- Politics and Government -- [Subject or Date]
  Poland -- Politics and Government -- [Subject or Date] -- Sources
  
  Antisemitism -- [Name of Country]  -- History
  Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- [Name of Country]
  
  Europe -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements
  
  International Law -- Cases
  
  Linguistic minorities -- Civil rights
  Minorities -- [Name of Country]  
  

• For primary sources, look for these subdivisions: diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, sources.

  
  

Searching for Articles

Periodical Indexes (Secondary Sources)


Historical Abstracts

ABSEES/American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies

PAIS International/Public Affairs Information Service

Social Sciences Citation Index



Periodical Indexes (Primary Sources)

Lexis-Nexis (Contemporary Newspapers: US and European Newspapers and Law Reviews)

Rom News Network

World News Connection

Periodical Contents Index (1770-1991)

Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890 -1982)

PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service (1915 - 1970s)
Main Periodicals Stack - Level 2 1/2

International Index (1907 - 1974)
AI 3 R49 REF

Document Collections (Primary Sources)

Pre-World War II

League of Nations Documents (1919-1946): A Descriptive Guide to the Microfilm Collection
JZ 4853 R45 1973 REF

Post World War II (NGO's)

Human Rights Bibliography: UN documents and publications 1980-1990
JC 571 H85 1993 REF

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for [1979-2005]
JC 571 U48a

Council of Europe

Council of Europe's Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

European Union

European Commissioner for Human Rights

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

United Nations

United Nations Commissioner on Human Rights

Post World War II (Legal Sources)

Lexis-Nexis (EU Law and European Court of Justice cases)

European Court of Human Rights

Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law
K 38 B53

Sources for International Legal Research

Searching the Web

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

 

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, History liaison. We're here to help you with your research!