http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rqs.phtml?subject_id=42 Contact Librarian: Sandy Hussey en-us Georgetown University Library, 2009 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=261&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 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 http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=96&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Indexes and abstracts articles from over 1,400 political science and international relations journals. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=392&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, containing more than: --72,000 articles --10,000 illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps, and flags) --75,000 definitions, including pronunciation guides and word histories from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Many of the articles include bibliographies and statistics. Also includes articles not yet included in the print Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Britannica Book of the Year. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=61&infotype_id=3&masterinfotype_id=2 Very useful yearbook providing concise, descriptive and statistical information on countries of the world. For latest volume ask at the Reference Desk SourceOECD is the online publications portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=293&infotype_id=34&masterinfotype_id=7 Full-text collection of selected articles from over 800 national and international newspapers, wire services, TV news transcripts, blogs and news agencies. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=464&infotype_id=19&masterinfotype_id=6 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. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=42&resource_id=221&infotype_id=25&masterinfotype_id=5