Selected Resources for:
West European Studies

FRANCIS   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=francis-set-c&adv=1.If

FRANCIS, a multilingual, multidisciplinary database, provides abstracts in French or English, and descriptors in both languages, and includes coverage of journals, books, conference papers, and other materials in the humanities and social sciences. It contains more than 1 million citations for publications on archaeology, geography, linguistics, philosophy, religion, and sociology. Its coverage of articles and books on French language and literature is particularly strong.

International Political Science Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ijh

1989- .

An abstract of periodical articles on political science, government, international relations, and area studies. Indexes more than 1,000 international journals. The printed version (1951-1997) is available

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JA 36. I5, 1951-1997

PAIS International   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=pais-set-c&db=paisarc-set-c&adv=1

A subject guide to journals, books, pamphlets, and government publications relating to economics, social conditions, and international relations since 1915 worldwide.

Social Sciences Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT

1985-

Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences including public policy, since 1983. Earlier years are located in Lauinger Reference Stacks

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts   

http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=polsci-set-c&adv=1

1975- .

Indexes and abstracts articles from over 1,400 political science and international relations journals.

Academic Search Premier   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph

1965- (varies).

Indexes approximately 4,500 academic journals in the social sciences and humanities; 3,500 are available here full-text. Combining a country name or region (Germany, Europe) with an economic term (economic conditions or economic indicators, development) helps focus results.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)  

http://0-www.ciaonet.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Conference proceedings and working papers from participating institutes around the world. Includes the full text of books and book summaries, journal abstracts, links to websites and a calendar of conferences and seminars.

Historical Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia

1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

IBZ - International Bibliography of Periodical Literature  

http://0-gso.gbv.de.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/DB=2.4/LNG=EN/

1983- .

An international and interdisciplinary bibliography of academic periodical literature mainly from the humanities, social sciences and the arts, with some science. The article data includes a subject classification in German and English based on the German Personennormdatei (name authority file -PND) and Schlagwortnormdatei (controlled vocabulary - SWD).

Location: LAU Stacks AI9 .B5

JSTOR   

http://0-www.jstor.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Full text of selected, important scholarly journals in a number of fields: world history, humanities, social sciences.

Maps of Europe  

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/europe.html

The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, The University of Texas at Austin.

Library of Congress Country Studies  

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

This authoritative series includes a few European countries, each with a different call number. The social, political, and economic conditions of the country are described. Also includes bibliographies. Call numbers for print versions may be found in GEORGE by searching [Name of Country]: A Country Study.

Historical Dictionary of the European Union  

2006

Describes, analyzes, and explains the European Community's development, institutions, organizations, conferences, and policies. Includes maps and chronologies.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JN 15 .R75 2006

One Europe, Many Nations  

http://0-site.ebrary.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/lib/georgetown/Doc?id=10017990

Articles giving details about the group's population, geographic "homeland," flag, people (ethnic and linguistic identity), and the "nation" (historical evolution of the group).

Location: LAU Stacks D21.3 .M55 2000

Britannica Online  

http://0-www.search.eb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, containing articles, illustrations, definitions, including pronunciation guides and word histories. Many of the articles include bibliographies and statistics. 29 volumes of print version are available.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks AE5 .E363

Encyclopedia of the European Union  

2000

Authoritative, in-depth discussions by U.S. and European scholars on key items, and brief treatment of other concepts, issues, policies, events, and institutions.

Location: Ref. JN 30 .E52 2000

Encyclopedia of Western colonialism since 1450  

Overseas empires of Western Europe. Over 400 articles provide information about such aspects as economic concepts and ideas, explorations and migrations, industries, organizations and institutions, people and peoples, religions, scientific and cultural practices, and wars and conflicts.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JV22 .E535 2007

Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia  

2001

Covers all of Europe including Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. The focus is on political topics, but many essays discuss social, economic, and cultural issues. Entries include bibliographies. The two-volume set features a chronology and index.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JN 94 .A127 E8754 2001

Keesing's Record of World Events  

1987-

Monthly record of national and international current affairs, based on information from media, broadcasting, official and other sources.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks D 410 .K4

European Political Facts 1918-1990  

Provides information on international organizations and on various aspects of European countries, such as parliaments, elections, political parties, defense, and treaties. Other volumes cover earlier periods.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JN 12 .C643 1992

Western Europe  

Provides detailed introductory surveys of each country with detailed information and statistics on political, social, and economic institutions. Includes statistical tables and directories of government agencies, media, finance, and transportation.

Location: Ref. D 1050 .W47

Annuaire Européen/European Yearbook  

1955 - present

Overviews, facts and figures, history and recent events of the activities of European multinational associations and organizations (including OECD, EFTA: European Free Trade Association, Nordic Councils, CERN, Eurocontrol and many others).

Location: LAU Ref Stacks JN 3 .A5

Europa World Year Book  

http://0-www.europaworld.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1959-

Narrative and brief statistical information on the political, economic, and commercial conditions of the countries of the world. Updated annually.

Location: LAU Stacks JN 1 .E85

Statesman's Year-Book  

1875-

Very useful yearbook providing concise, descriptive and statistical information on countries of the world. For latest volume ask at the Reference Desk.

Location: LAU Stacks JA51 .S7

European Access  

1990 - present

The official classified listing of books, articles, and other sources on European Community events, developments, and initiatives, including international marketing topics. Includes non-European community publications.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks Z 7165 .E8 E87

World Bibliographical Series  

Annotated bibliographies on individual countries, covering a wide range of topics, including history. Search GEORGE by title: World Bibliographical Series, then browse the list or limit by name of country in title.

Location: Various Call Numbers

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

WorldCat   

http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP

WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

CountryWatch  

http://0-www.countrywatch.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ip

1998- .

Geographic, political, and economic information in narrative and statistical form on 192 individual countries. Provides GDP, growth, money, prices, unemployment, government, debt, trade, and balance of payments. Productivity data on five key sectors. Gives country rankings for trade, population, productivity, development and technology

WDI Online  

http://0-ddp-ext.worldbank.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ext/DDPQQ/member.do?method=getMembers&userid=1&queryId=6

1960- .

Comparable data collected by the World Bank to measure development outcomes. Includes over 500 indicators and covers 152 countries.

Location: HC 59 .W62

International Historical Statistics: Europe, 1750-2005  

1750-2005

This print source includes available statistics for European countries on population, labor, agriculture, industry, external trade, transport, communications, finance, prices, and national accounts.

Location: Ref. HA 1107 .M5 2007

Europe in Figures  

1989 - present

Detailed information, statistics, and tables on the European Union including its institutions, environment, population, labor market, finance, living standards, industry, services, energy, trade, and foreign and internal relations.

Location: Ref. HC 241.2 .E81297

Eurostatistics  

1992 - present

This monthly publication provides current statistical data on the European Union as a whole, individula members, the United states, and Japan. Includes national accounts, employment, industry, energy, services, agriculture, trade, consumer prices, financial statistics, and balance of payments.

Location: Ref. HA 1107.5 .E895

SourceOECD  

http://0-new.sourceoecd.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1998-

Contains over 1,500 books, 20 journals and newsletters, 10 statistical periodicals, reference works, and 600 interactive statistical data tables in over 25 database products published since 1998. Text can be searched by theme or country. Statistics can be searched by title and theme. Statistical databases allow users to build their own tables from the latest data, draw graphs and tables, and download to Excel or as .csv files.

Location: All titles also received in print. Check George

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CIA World Factbook  

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Brief, essential information about all the countries of the world.

EUROPA  

http://europa.eu/

This is the server for the European Union; it includes press releases, statistics, and institutional and policy information.

European Parliament  

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/

News and information from the European Parliament.

European Union Internet Resources  

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html

Links to European Union websites, including collections of documents, legislation, treaties, and related pages.

Eurostat  

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home

Data from the Statistical Office of the European Union which allows comparisons to be made among EU members and regions. Covers national accounts, employment, industry, energy, services, agriculture, external trade, prices, financial statistics and balance of payments. Monthly print version: Eurostatistics, available in Ref. HA 1107.5 .E895(1992- ).

West European Studies Home Page  

http://wess.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page

Emphasizes post-1945 period.

Includes links to online publications, European Union and non-European Union websites. Emphasizes post-1945 period.

Factiva  

http://0-global.factiva.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/en/sess/login.asp?xsid=S001WNa2sJyMTZyMTAoOT6vNparOXmm5DFHY96oYqZlNFFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFB

This provides worldwide full text coverage of international newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich Web sites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data from nearly 8,000 sources in 22 languages from 118 countries. MUST USE Internet Explorer to view.

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LexisNexis Academic   

http://0-www.lexisnexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/us/lnacademic

Varies by publication.

This service provides access to the full-text of thousands of magazines, newspapers, wire services, and broadcast transcripts, including international publications, not otherwise available in Lauinger. Includes such newspapers as The Times (London), Le Monde, Frankfurter Allgemeine, and El Pais.

NewsBank Access World News   

http://0-infoweb.newsbank.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Full text collection of selected articles from over 800 international newspapers, wire services and news agencies.

World News Connection  

http://0-wnc.dialog.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

July 1994- .

Contains translations of worldwide news and commentary from foreign television and radio broadcasts, newspapers, and periodicals from July 1994 to the present. World News Connection replaces Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Use the FBIS index . for 1975-1996. Documents from 1978-mid 1990s are on microfiche in the first floor in Government Documents and Microforms.

17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers  

http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=BBCN

1600-1700

Gathered by Reverend Charles Burney, 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers is a collection of the newspapers and news pamphlets primarily published in London, with some English provincial, Irish and Scottish papers, and examples from the American colonies. The original Burney volumes are now in a poor physical state and only available through restricted use.

Times Digital Archive  

http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=ttda

1785-1985

Searchable, electronic version of The Times, Britain's newspaper of record, essential for primary source research in British history, politics, and culture. Provides a complete full-text and full-image archive of The Times from 1785 to 1985.

EuroDocs: Primary Historical Documents from Western Europe  

http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Main_Page

Primary sources and other historical documents concerning political, economic, social and cultural history of European nations. Organized by country, the archive includes treaties, maps, literature, laws, letters, and other historically significant documents.

Economist Intelligence Unit . Country Report  

http://www.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=publications&publication_type_id=50000205&eiu_publication_id=2000001000

Quarterly and annual economic data and political analysis for over 200 countries; many updated monthly. Narratives and data appear in a standardized, easy-to-locate format. Covers the political scene, economic policy, the domestic economy, sectoral trends, and foreign trade and payments. Download in HTML, PDF, or Excel.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.