Ready
Reference Sources
- CIA
Publications and Handbooks. Provides
links to the full-text of the current editions of the CIA World Factbook,
Chiefs of State, Maps, etc.
- Europa
World Yearbook: enhanced version of the print version (JN 1
E85 REF). Provides political and economic information on countries and
territories as well as international organizations. Features statistical
data and directories.
- Library
of Congress Country Studies. Online equivalent of the
Area Handbook Series which are located in the Library's Reference
Room. Each work focuses on a specific country's political, economic,
social, and national security systems and institutions.
- Country
Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices. Produced by
the US State Department for Congress.
- Portals
to the World. Provided by the Library of Congress, this site
contains "selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information
about the nations and other areas of the world."
- Biography.
Online www site for the A&E television program. For a more extensive
biography locating tool, ask a Reference Librarian about the microfiche
service called Bio-Base which is located behind the Reference
Desk.
- Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars.Provides, among other
resources, the full-text of recently declassified Soviet documents.
- Foreign
and International Law Web. Provides links to primary foreign
and international legal resources.
- World
Constitutions.Provides partial coverage of constitutions for
various countries. Constitutions of the Countries of the World
(K 3157 E5 C65) is a more comprehensive source.
- Multilaterals
Project. Ongoing project at the Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy to provide the texts of international multilateral conventions
and other instruments.
- European
Treaty Series. Provides the full text of treaties signed by
countries in Europe since 1949.
- United
Nation Treaty Collection.
- National
Security Archive. An independent, non-governmental research
institute that publishes declassified U.S. documents.
- Foreign
Relations of the United States. Selected volumes from
the printed set (JX 233 A3) published by the U.S. State Department since
1861. The set contain the official documentary historical record of
U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity of the U.S. government.
- Thomas:
Legislative Information on the Internet. Provides the full-text
of legislation and accompanying documents (hearings, reports, bills,
etc.) in the U.S. Congress.
- Electoral
Websites. Provides information on parliamentary elections and
links to www sites of national parliaments and political parties worldwide.
- INCORE
Internet Country Guides. Provides scholarly information on ethnic
confilicts in several countries.
- Internet
Legal Resources. Produced by Gonzaga University's School of
Law, this site provides links to information sources on national and
international politics and law.
- Political
Database of the Americas. Launched in 1995, this site provides
access to current primary source documents and political information
about Western Hemisphere politics.
- ISN:
International Relations and Security Network. Provides links
to government and academic texts, organized by subject, region, current
events, research institutes, professional conferences, and listservs.
Searching
for Books
- Browse the JX
section in the main stacks for primary and secondary sources on international
relations, law and organizations.
- Search the Five
College Online Library Catalog by author, title or subject.
Bibliographies
and Indexes
- PAIS: Public
Affairs Information Service. Indexes articles, books, conference
proceedings, and government documents. Available online via FirstSearch
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).
E-Journals
and International News Sources
Research
Institutes and 'Think Tanks"
Governmental
and Intergovernmental Homepages
Statistics
WWW
Sites
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