Electronic Indexes and databases The following electronic databases index articles in newspapers, magazines and journals, many of which are full-text. They are available from the Library Homepage (/) by selecting Databases and Periodical Indexes. These databases are accessible from library Network Stations and from campus computer labs. For connecting to library databases from off-campus, please read instructions at   http://library.csus.edu/content2.asp?pageID=47   CIAO CQ Library, Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)   JSTOR CountryWatch   Social Sciences Fulltext Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe CountryWatch   Project MUSE  America: History and Life AccessUN  Historical Abstracts STAT-USA WorldAlmanac

Printed sources Periodicals are located in Floor 3 South, shelved alphabetically by title. Volumes published prior to 1980 are shelved on Lower Level. Current newspapers are in 3 South Newsprint until replaced by microfilm in Library Media Center on Floor 1. For a look at the active periodical subscriptions in the category of international affairs in CSUS library, click here at /guides/wangh/ia_journals.htm. The following are the major printed indexes to periodical articles. CSA political science & government (ABC Pol Sci.). Index Area JA 71 .A214   PAIS international in print. Index Area HZ 7163 .P94  Social Sciences Index. Index Area AI 3 .R494 Social Sciences Citation Index. Index Area HZ7161.S62 Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals. ref UGZ 5063 .A2 A4 Peace Research Abstracts Journal. ref JX 1901 .P38 __________________________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                   --> Back to the top

Books and Reports   

United States Government Documents  

United Nations Publications

Treaties

Statistics   
          (Statistical publications on individual countries appear under ref HA 12-HA 175 and HA 741-HA 5000)

          International historical statistics : the Americas, 1750-1993  ref  HA 175 .M55 1998 
          International historical statistics : Europe, 1750-1993  ref HA 1107 .M5 1998 
          International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993  ref HA 4675 .M552 1998 
          African statistical yearbook  ref HA 1955 .U5 (1998)
          Asia-Pacific in figures.  ref HA 4551 .A853 1999 
          Political data handbook : OECD countries  ref HA 155 .P65 1997 
          Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean.   Ref HA 755 .A5  (1985--)
          World population projections to 2150  ref  HA 155 .W67 1998 
          The illustrated book of world rankings  ref HA 155 .K87 2001 
          Statistical yearbook = Annuaire statistique  Ref HA 12.5 .U63 (1989-1998)
          United Nations. Demographic Yearbook. ref HB 881 .D4
          Yearbook of Labour Statistics. ref HD 4826 .I63
          Yearbook of National Accounts Statistics. ref HC 79 .I5 D9
          World Economic Outlook: a Survey by the Staff of the International Monetary Fund. ref HC 59 .W64
          UNESCO Statistical Yearbook. ref HA 40 .C8 U53
          World Military and Social Expenditures. ref HJ 7469 .S58
          World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers. Gov Docs AC 1.16:
          World Armaments and Disarmament: SIPRI Yearbook. ref UA 10 /S69a
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World Wide Web
          
          Selected Political Sciences Resources (Ben Amata, government document librarian) 
          CSUS Government Department--Sites of Interest  (including site evaluation)
          Argus Clearinghouse This internet site reviews and ranks useful sites in all subjects. To get to a list of  
                     recommended sites for international politics, select Social Science and Social Issues, then Political 
                      Science and finally International Affairs.
            More:    
          

Governement Sites Portals to the World www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html Links to electronic resources from around the world, starting with an alphabetical list of  country names.   World Fact Book-- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) www.cia.gov Country profiles.  The State Department www.state.gov Links to press briefings and biographies of key diplomats, "Country Background Notes", travel warnings and visa information... Other Sites Foreign Affairs Online www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html A broad range of international relations topics, under categories of reference material, governments, international law and organization, international affairs. The Global Site www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/ir/ Gateway to world politics, society and culture. International Affairs.com internationalaffairs.com/ A selection of resources arranged topically and geographically. Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) http://www.pipa.org Complete wire coverage of the latest international events  The Canadian Institute of International Affairs www.ciia.org List of links to other foreign-affairs-related sites. The United Nations www.un.org Latest news from the world body, a calendar of U.N. events, various U.N. documents...  Embassy.org www.embassy.org A clearinghouse for the various embassies in Washington.  The Council on Foreign Relations www.cfr.org Latest news in foreign relations, policy studies, links to its publication, Foreign Affairs... The BBC News Web www.bbc.co.uk News by regions of the world, liver forums...  The European Union www.eurounion.org Information on Europe and European Union....  Foreign Policy www.foreignpolicy.com Access to articles from its current issue (subscription required), a list of international links broken down by topic...  Virtual Resources: International Relations Research Resources on the Web mitpress.mit.edu/journals/INOR/deibert-guide/TOC.html Annotated links to resources in a wide variety of categories. Irish Times www.ireland.com Weather reports of any paper in the world and their international news coverage.  Human Rights Watch www.hrw.org International human rights concerns broken down by region and issue, its publications including World Report.....

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Questions/comments to:
Hong  Wang, Social Science Reference Librarian
wanghong@csus.edu
California State University, Sacramento
Created  8/02
Last updated: 10/2007