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- Columbia International Affairs Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Research papers on international affairs.
- Columbia International Affairs Online is an excellent resource for theory and research in international affairs. It gathers working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers from non-governmental organizations, foundation research projects, and conferences. Some items are in full text.
- Coverage Dates: 1991-
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: Columbia University Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xcia-uga1
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- Latin American Newspapers (NewsBank)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Latin American Newspapers
- Latin American Newspapers includes approximately 35 fully searchable newspapers (1.5 million pages) published throughout Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The database is the product of a partnership between the Center for Research Libraries, its member institutions, and Readex, a division of NewsBank Tutorials/Search Aids: None available Access: On campus and remote Database provider: NewsBank
- Coverage Dates: 19th and 20th centuries
- Updated: Monthly
- Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Database Provider: newsbank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=latm-uga1
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- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields.
- CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. The serials list of the new database is actively under construction, with a focus on expanding international coverage. Electronic full text may be available for records with ISSNs added to the database since January 2001.
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- Coverage Dates: 1975 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Title List
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: ProQuest-CSA
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xwps-uga1
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Related / Narrower Databases
- Access UN
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to the Official Records of the United Nations.
- Access UN is an index to the Official Records of the United Nations. It includes citations to the draft resolutions, meeting records, and the UN Treaty Series. Several thousand full-text UN documents are also included in the database. The index supports access to the microfiche and paper collections of United Nations documents held by the Library.
- Coverage Dates: 1944-
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: readex/newsbank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xaun-uga1
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- American State Papers (1789-1838)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.U.S. Congressional and Executive Department documents from 1789 to 1838.
- The American State Papers include approximately 6280 numbered publications, largely Congressional but also Executive Department materials, covering the areas of foreign relations, Indian affairs, finance, commerce and navigation, military affairs, naval affairs, the post-office department, public lands, and claims. Unlike the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, the publications in the American State Papers are not divided into reports and documents and do not include House and Senate journals. Approximately two-thirds of the publications cover the first 14 Congresses (1789-1817), whereas the remaining third chronologically overlap with the Serial Set from 1817-1838.
- Coverage Dates: 1789-1838
- Updated: Monthly until all years have been entered
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Readex/NewsBank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ame7-uga1
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- CQ Homeland Security
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Homeland security legislation and news.
- CQ Homeland Security is a Web-based intelligence service that provides up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information. The database includes real-time daily news, tracking of homeland security legislation, and analysis of the latest homeland security spending and policy issues.
- Coverage Dates: 2002- (107th Congress-)
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: CQ Press
- Ten concurrent users.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cqho-uga1
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- Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) (Chadwyck-Healey, ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full-text primary documents concerning U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945.
- The Digital National Security Archive contains over 58,000 declassified documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. The documents were collected by the National Security Archive, a non-profit research institute, through the extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). DNSA is comprised of a series of collections, each focused on a single topic. Each collection contains a diverse range of policy documents including presidential directives, memos, diplomatic dispatches, meeting notes, independent reports, briefing papers, White House communications, email, confidential letters and other secret material.
- Coverage Dates: 1945 to the present
- Updated: New topic collections are added annually.
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Chadwyck-Healey, ProQuest
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=digt-uga1
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- Global Market Information Database (GMID)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Extensive statistics about consumer markets and economies of many countries.
- The Global Market Information Database contains over 4,000,000 statistics on the consumer markets and economies of most countries of the world, eighty of them in depth. Consumer market statistics extend back to the 1990s; economic statistics back to the late 1970s.
- Coverage Dates: Economic statistics, late 1970s- Consumer market statistics, 1990s-
- Updated: Ongoing
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=glol-uga1
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- Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Materials for homeland security research
- Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) provides access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized sources such as theses and reports from universities, organizations, and local and state agencies. Also includes journal articles. HSDL supports the curriculum of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
- Coverage Dates: 1990-present (some older documents)
- Updated: Daily
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Ten concurrent users.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=home-uga1
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- JSTOR
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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- LexisNexis Congressional
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Coverage of U.S. Congress; hearings, prints, reports, bills, Congressional Record, CRS Reports, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations
- LexisNexis Congressional provides extensive historical indexing of Congressional documents. It also provides the full text of recent hearing transcripts, committee reports, bills, bill tracking reports, the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Code, and public laws, as well as the complete historical archives of CRS (Congressional Research Service) reports and Committee Prints. Additional coverage includes biographical profiles of congressmen and senators, committee assignments, voting records and financial data.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: cis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xcun-uga1
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- LexisNexis Statistical
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Statistics published by the U.S. government and other agencies
- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
- Search Tables Base Edition: selected statistical tables drawn mainly from sources published by the U.S. government since about 1998.
- Search Abstracts:
- American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts (1970-) and full text (ca 2004-) of Federal government sources
- Statistical Reference Index (SRI) abstracts (1980-) of state and private sources
- Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts (1983-) of international and inter-governmental sources
Coverage ranges across many topics including income, production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, demographics, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
- Coverage Dates: 1970s-
- Updated: Biannually
- Database Provider: cis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xstu-uga1
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- LexisNexis Statistical consists of:
- Policy File
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full text and citations of works covering all public policy issues.
- Policy File covers all public policy issues and provides bibliographic citations to the work of 300 public policy think tanks, university research programs, and non-governmental research organizations. Examples of the contributors include the American Enterprise Institute, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), RAND, and the United States Institute of Peace. Links are provided to organization web sites and full-text reports.
- Coverage Dates: 1990-
- Updated: Weekly
- Database Provider: chadwyck_healey
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xpol-uga1
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- Polling the Nations (public opinion)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.U.S. and international opinion polls on major issues, politics, and society.
- Polling the Nations is a database of opinion polls taken on a variety of subjects all over the world. Each record in the database consists of one poll question and the participants' responses. Records are indexed by subject matter, publication year, general and specific location, and survey method. Other information provided includes: source name and contact information, sample size, and notes on the sample population.
- Coverage Dates: 1986-
- Updated: Monthly
- Languages: English
- 4 concurrent users
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xptn-uga1
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- SourceOECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Full text access to OECD publications, 1998-present.
- SourceOECD provides access to the full text of publications from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of major developed countries. Covers all OECD books and periodicals published 1998-present. Contains extensive statistical data which can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The database is especially rich in annual economic surveys of member countries, industry reports, and statistical reports.
- Coverage Dates: Varies
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: OECD
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xoec-uga1
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- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (1817-1980)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Congress from the 15th Congress (1817) through the 96th (1980). (Work in progress, check database for coverage.)
- The U.S. Congressional Serial Set consists of the all the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from the 15th Congress (1817) through the 96th (1980), including some post-1816 content published in the American State Papers (a retrospective collection of materials originating from 1789 through 1838 but published in the second quarter of the 19th century). During much of the 19th century, especially in the pre-Civil War era, the Serial Set also included key Executive Department publications that were published only or primarily in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set. The Serial Set constitutes a rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history, including approximately 52,000 maps.
- Coverage Dates: 1789-1980
- Updated: Monthly until all years have been entered
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Readex/NewsBank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=usco-uga1
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Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- JSTOR
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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- Web of Knowledge
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Provides access to the Web of Science suite, Current Contents Connect, and Journal Citation Reports.
- Web of Knowledge contains a suite of research tools, including:
- Web of Science (Arts and Humanities Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index)
- Current Contents Connect (last 5 years)
- Journal Citation Reports (1999-)
- Coverage Dates: Last 5 years (Current Contents Connect); 1999- (Journal Citation Reports); 1945- (Science Citation Index); 1956- (Social Science Citation Index); 1975- (Arts and Humanities Citation Index)
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: isi
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=webf-uga1
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- Web of Knowledge contains a suite of research tools, including:
Books
- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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Conference Papers/Proceedings
- PapersFirst (conference papers)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of papers presented at conferences.
- The PapersFirst database provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, PapersFirst is a major new research aid, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zopi
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- United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISNET)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Catalogue of United Nations(UN) documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva with full text links where available. Coverage is greatest starting 1979 but older materials are being added. Also provides voting records for all resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-). Links to the full text of resolutions are provided. An index to speeches (1983-) with full text links is also provided. Full text links access the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS). UNBISNET supports the six official languages of the UN - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
- URL: http://unbisnet.un.org
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Country Background
- Constitutions of the World
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the FindLaw.com web site, links to constitutions for countries around the world with additional related sites.
- URL: http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/06constitutional/03forconst/index.html
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- Country Studies/Area Handbooks (online)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- 1988-1998. This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. Because the original intent of the Series' sponsor was to focus primarily on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed, the series is not all-inclusive. At present, 101 countries and regions are covered. Notable omissions include Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and other Western nations, as well as a number of African nations. The date of information for each country appears on the title page of each country and at the end of each secion of text.
- URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
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- World Factbook
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials, and the style, format, coverage, and content are designed to meet their specific requirements. Information is provided by Antarctic Information Program, Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Central Intelligence Agency, Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs, Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of State, Fish and Wildlife Service, Maritime Administration, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Office of Insular Affairs, Office of Naval Intelligence, US Board on Geographic Names, US Transportation Command, and other public and private sources.
- URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd Ed.
Call Number: Main Ref KZ4968.O84 2003- The focus of this four-volume encyclopedia is explaining the UN and the UN system. Key concepts of international relations are explained and major regional international organizations such as the Organization of American States (OAS) are identified. The Interdependency of the global economy is also emphasized in this edition. The full-text of some major UN treaties and international accords are included with bibliographic references to others.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
Government Publications
- Northwestern University Library: Foreign Governments on the Web
Online Access: On/Off Campus- URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
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- U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on International Relations
Online Access: On/Off Campus- List current legislation in committee as well as a schedule of specific hearings, subcommittees and their members. Specific areas of concern to the Committee such as Homeland Security are also identified.
- URL: http://wwwa.house.gov/international_relations
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- U.S. Secretary of State
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The United States Secretary of State site details the strategic plan of the department for international relations. It also contains briefings and press releases issued by the department as well as travel advisories, information on conducting business internationally and profiles of foreign nations.
- URL: http://state.gov
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- U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Lists legislation and hearings currently before the U.S. Senate as well as press releases.
- URL: http://foreign.senate.gov
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Manuscripts/Documents
- Digital National Security Archive
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Over 58,000 declassified documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. The documents were collected by the National Security Archive, a non-profit research institute, through the extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). DNSA is comprised of a series of collections, each focused on a single topic. Each collection contains a diverse range of policy documents including presidential directives, memos, diplomatic dispatches, meeting notes, independent reports, briefing papers, White House communications, email, confidential letters and other secret material.
- URL: http://andromeda.galib.uga.edu/cgi-bin/door/mygalileo.cgi?action=link&link=digt-uga1&h1=h1&h2=h2&rke
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- Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Full text documents from the Classical period to the 20th Century.
- URL: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/21st.htm
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- Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The system does not contain press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department of Public Information. ODS supports the six official languages of the UN - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. After selecting the language you want to use just click "Access ODS without logging in".
- URL: http://www.ods.un.org/
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- United Nations Bibliographic Information System (UNBISNET)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Catalogue of United Nations(UN) documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva with full text links where available. Coverage is greatest starting 1979 but older materials are being added. Also provides voting records for all resolutions which were adopted - either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-). Links to the full text of resolutions are provided. An index to speeches (1983-) with full text links is also provided. Full text links access the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS). UNBISNET supports the six official languages of the UN - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
- URL: http://unbisnet.un.org
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- United Nations Documents at UGA Libraries
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This web site provides information about locating publications that the University of Georgia Libraries owns from both the United Nations and UN-related organizations such as FAO, UNESCO and the World Bank.
- URL: http://www.libs.uga.edu/govdocs/collections/un.html
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Maps/Atlases
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection.
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The University of Texas at Austins map librarys digitized collection contains public domain maps of both current and historical interest. Most maps are in JPEG and GIF format. The site contains political maps from all areas of the world and many developing countries, some with economic and demographic profiles. There is also a large collection of thematic maps of current or recent interest that address specific issues such as "Iraq: Ballistic-Missile-Related Facilities." All international maps are produced by the CIA unless otherwise indicated. Recent world city maps are also included.
- URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html
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News Sources
- CQ Public Affairs Collection
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.CQ Press publications on current affairs
- CQ Public Affairs Collection brings together CQ Press's current affairs content in a single integrated reference tool. Organized by 22 key public affairs subject headings�like Advocacy and Public Service, Education, Energy, the Environment, Health, and Transportation. Includes in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas. CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly, and some other CQ publications covered in this resource are also available separately in GALILEO.
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: CQ Press
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cqpb-uga1
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- LexisNexis Academic
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information.
- LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
If you wish to search for articles published in only a specific publication, click on 'Sources' in the black bar at the top of the screen. Search for the publication, click on 'Find Title', then choose "Search This Title" next to the publication you want to search. This will paste the name of the publication into the search screen, and will ensure that you are searching the correct section of LexisNexis.
- Coverage Dates: Dates of coverage vary by publication
- Updated: Varies by publication (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually)
- Title List
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
- Database Provider: lexis_nexis
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zxau
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- LexisNexis Academic contains approximately 5,000 publications, virtually all include full text. Many types of publications are included: newspapers (in English, other languages, and translations of international papers), legal news, general interest magazines, medical journals, trade publications, company financial information, transcripts, wire service reports, government publications (such as the federal case law, U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.), law reviews, and reference works (such as the Forbes Annual Directory, the Official Guide/American Marketplace and the US Global Trade Outlook).
- Newslink
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The resource for online newspapers around the world. Their newspapers section lists around 5,000 papers searchable by title or location and also indexed geographically. In addition, the U.S. papers are indexed by state, frequency of publication, and category of publication.
- URL: http://www.newslink.org/
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Organizations/Associations
- European Union
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This site which is called "Europa" is the European Union's server.
- URL: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
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- International Monetary Fund
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Extensive background information on how the IMF operates. Provides the full text of many IMF periodicals, country research reports, working papers, and policy documents. Country monetary data. For information about International Financial Statistics, their major statistical database on CD-ROM, see the Statistics, Worldwide section.
- URL: http://www.imf.org
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- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The official site of NATO offers current news, text of speeches and conferences sponsored by the organization and policy statements.
- URL: http://www.nato.int/
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- The Organization of American States
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The OAS is consortium of 35 countries in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean sharing common goals. Central missions of the organization include promoting free trade, international security and human rights. Combating illegal drug use and corruption in the region and are also primary goals of the OAS. Their website details policy statements on these issues, and contains press releases and other news items.
- URL: http://www.oas.org
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- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Online Access: On/Off Campus- OPEC is an international organization of eleven countries relying on oil revenues as a main source of income. The current Members are Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. The website contains press releases and announcements issued by the organization as well as a Frequently Asked Questions page.
- URL: http://www.opec.org
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- United Nations
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The UN website contains basic information on the United Nations, press releases, some documents online, highlights of the General Assembly and Security Council publications and resolutions.
- URL: http://www.un.org
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- World Bank
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This site describes programs and publications of the World Bank. It also has extensive summaries of selected publications and a list of development indicators.
- URL: http://www.worldbank.org
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- World Trade Organization
Online Access: On/Off Campus- This site includes Trade Policy Reviews, information on regulation and policy on goods, services, and copyright and a description of the organization and its programs, press releases, newsletters and a bibliography of publications.
- URL: http://www.wto.org
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Statistics
- Data Services, Main Library, University of Georgia
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Facilitates access and provides assistance to users of datasets contained in the ICPSR archive and the Roper Polls as well as other data resources such as Compustat, Datastream International, and the Census Bureau. Note: Access to many of these data resources is restricted to University of Georgia faculty, students, and staff.
- URL: http://dataserv.libs.uga.edu
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- InfoNation
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Current statistics for all member states of the UN, covering population, economy, geography, and social indicators. Allows users to graph and compare data for up to six countries simultaneously.
- URL: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
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- International Financial Statistics
Call Number: Main Ref CD-ROM HG3881 .I576717- Contains international business and economic statistics for IMF countries including monetary, labor market, commodities pricing, IMF standings, and other data. Time series vary in coverage from 1945 forward and include future projections. Provides the capability to create tables and download data.
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- Statistical Abstract of the World, 2nd ed.
Call Number: Main Ref HA154 .S68 1996- The 1996 edition of The Statistical Abstract of the World is a general reference guide covering 186 countries on a wide range of topics. All UN countries are covered in addition to a selection of non-UN countries. Topics include physical characteristics, demographics, education, defense, technology and economics. The 1994 edition is located on the 5th Floor of the Main Library and can be checked out (HA154 .S68 1994).
- Location: Main Library Reference Collection
- U.S. International Trade Commission Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides interactive retrieval of export and import data by commodity. Also includes tariff and duty information. Coverage: 1989 to present. Requires registration.
- URL: http://dataweb.usitc.gov
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- World Development Indicators
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Contains a broad range of economic and social data, gathered by the World Bank. Provides the ability to create comparative country tables, individual country tables, and thematic maps; and to download data. A small subset of the data is on the Web at http://www.worldbank.org/data/
- Location: Main Library Only
- World Trade Analyzer
Call Number: Main Reference CD-ROM workstation- Contains data for 180 countries and 800 commodities, from 1980 forward, with approximately a two-year time lag. Provides great flexibility in creation of comparative tables; and downloading of results to Excel. Published annually. Produced by Statistics Canada from data supplied by the UN.
- Location: Main Library Only
Web Subject Guides
- Human and Constitutional Rights
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Links to electronic resources on both constitutional and international human rights law.
- URL: http://hrcr.law.columbia.edu
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- Social Sciences Information Gateway (International Relations)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Excellent searchable web portal providing descriptive information and links to online journals, governing bodies, news sites, research centers and other organizations. Many of the sites reviewed contain the full text of international treaties, foreign policy statements of individual governments and international relations conferences held in all parts of the world.
- URL: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/politics/international_relations
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- Terrorism Law and Policy
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A guide to documents published by government and private research agencies dealing with all aspects of terrorism, counter-terrorism policy and law.
- URL: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm
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