Articles
Discipline Specific
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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
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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
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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1975- .
Indexes and abstracts articles from over 1,400 political science and international relations journals.
Background Information
Encyclopedias
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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
Yearbooks
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
Data & Statistics
Statistical Resources
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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
News Sources
General News Sources
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Full text collection of selected articles from over 800 international newspapers, wire services and news agencies.
Primary Source Materials
Reports
Economist Intelligence Unit . Country Report
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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.