IIPS 20501: International Relations

Maps

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:27:59 -0400

ONLINE

A to Z maps online (political, physical, outline & others)
United Nations Cartographic Section (all regions but not all countries)
All the Worlds Maps (detail and type vary)
Atlapedia Online (regional)
Blank & Outline Maps (outline only)
Google Earth (no printing)

PRINT

Examples of specialized atlases available in the Hesburgh Library Reference Collection. The Libraries also have a collection of large, detailed maps published by various U.S. government agencies.

Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict. DS 119.7 .K85 2006
The state of the Middle East: an atlas of conflict and resolution. G 2205 .S6 2008
The Routledge atlas of the Arab-Israeli conflict. G 2236 .S1 G52 2008
The Penguin atlas of diasporas. GN 370 .C43 1995
Global geopolitical flashpoints: an atlas of conflict. JC 319 .A52 2000

Introduction to Peace Studies

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:57:02 -0400

Peace Studies is a relatively new academic disicplines with its roots in post WWII Scandinavia and Indiana (yes, Indiana). It has variously been described as a multidisiciplinary, cross-disciplinary or transdisciplinary discipline. At Notre Dame it draws upon the insights and resources of Political Science, Pyschology, Sociology, History, Theology/Religion, Anthropology, Economics, Philosophy and Law -- among others. This guide introduces you to the main peace studies resources and to selected resources from these allied academic disciplines.

Stats

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:02:56 -0400

Statistics are often divided into to categories, data sets that have not yet been analysed and statistical tables, charts and graphs based on data sets. Sometimes statistical tables will link to the original data sets but more often simply cite them.

Statistical Abstract (U.S. Census Bureau) (stats with cites)
Proquest Statistical Datasets (data sets & graphs)
Proquest Statistical (stats, charts & tables)
Polling the Nations (public opinion stats)
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (data sets)
United Nations Statistics Division (demongraphic stats)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (cultural stats)
International Financial Statistics Online Service (IMF financial stats)
World Development Indicators (economic stats)
Economist Intelligence Unit (See country reports)
Infonation Advanced (stats and graphs)
OECD iLibrary (economic stats)
Human Development Reports
World Bank Data
CIA The World Factbook

Finding data & statistics (Subject Guide)

Additional resources may be found from the Libraries homepage by going to Data, statistics and survey results.

Facts

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 12:31:37 -0400

Reference tools provide generally agreed upon "facts" or common knowledge -- background information, the who, what, where and when -- and a bit of the how and why -- for any topic. They include subject and biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias, almanacs, chronologies, directories and atlases. Many, especially dictionaries and encyclopedias, are now available online. Many others, especially historical atlases and chronologies are still only available in print.

ONLINE SOURCES

Oxford international encyclopedia of peace
Political handbook of the world
Europa world
CQ Researcher (domestic U.S.)
CQ Global Researcher (international)
Encyclopaedia Britannica online
Wikipedia
- Wikipedia can be a great quick help in identifying the "who, what, when and where" of any given issue -- subject to later verification. Librarians use it all the time. However, it can be highly suspect when it comes to "how and why" questions especially those concerning intense conflicts. Use it -- but use it with caution!

Links to online referernce collections that may contain helpful sources depending on your topic.

PAPER SOURCES

Selected examples of print reference sources. All titles are located in the General Reference Collection (1st floor, Hesburgh Library). Browsing the reference collection using the examples listed below as starting points can be very effective.

Religion and violence: an encyclopedia of faith and conflict. BL 65 .V55 R45555 2011
Encyclopedia of the stateless nations: ethnic and national groups. D 860 .M56 2002
Conflict in Northern Ireland: an encyclopedia. DA 990 .U46 E44 1999
Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia. DS 351 .C54 2003
Conflict in Korea: an encyclopedia. DS 916 .H62 1999
Encyclopedia of conflict resolution. HM 136 .B783 1997
Encyclopedia of violence, peace, & conflict. HM 291 .E625 2008
The Statesman's Yearbook. JA51 .ST29
Political Risk Yearbook. (e.g. Vol. 8 Central & South Asia) JQ 98 .A1 P64
Peace movement directory: North American organizations... JZ 5514 .B46 2001
World Encyclopedia of Peace. JZ 5533 .W67 1999
Handbook of peace and conflict studies. JZ 5538 .H36 2007
Encyclopaedia of war, peace and global security. JZ 5588 .E53 2005
Historical dictionary of multinational peacekeeping. JZ 6374 .M38 2004
Religion and violence: an encyclopedia of faith and conflict. BL 65 .V55 R45555 2011
Global directory of peace studies and conflict resolution programs. JZ 5534 .G58
SIPRI yearbook: world armaments and disarmament. UA 10 .I55

Finding Books, etc. at Notre Dame

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:29:55 -0400

Books, etc. owned by Notre and area libraries will be found in these online catalogs.

Catalog Plus:
- Allows searching for Hesburgh and Law Library holdings simultaneously.
- Allows searching of selected area libraries simultaneously.
- Provides faceted searching (think Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Wal-mart)
- Is quick and easy.
- Does not yet provide as complex searching options as ND Catalog Classic.
ND Catalog Classic:
- Allows searching of Hesburgh Libraries holdings only.
- Provides links to the Law Library catalog and other selected area libraries
- In addition to simple searching, provides complex options.

The Center for Research Libraries is a library cooperative located in Chicago. Notre Dame has been a member for many decades. Its resouces are available to all members of the Notre Dame community but is most often used by faculty and graduate students due to the nature of its holdings.

Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
- Contains large special collections of interest to Peace Studies including
  - area studies
  - foreign dissertations
  - non-U.S. newspapers
- Loans its materials (including microfilm) quickly and for extended periods.

Catalogs (Books, Docs, Videos, Journals, etc.)

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:18:40 -0500

Catalogs generally list complete items such as books, documents, journals and videos. Until recently they did not tend to list detailed contents such as the articles in journals and magazine or the individual essays or chapters in books. For articles use other databases. See other tabs for more details. This is changing as more an more books are being published electronically.

Search Techniques

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:46 -0500

Most people are familiar with keyword searching (think Google). However, most library catalogs and commercial, subscription databases also provide a subject headings search option. This approach can be extremely helpful in many cases. Give it a try.

While the following search functions are almost universally available, their specific form will vary from database to database. The examples listed here are the most common forms. If one or more do not work in a given database, look for a Help, Information, Tips, etc. tab or label somewhere on the home page. There are often found in the upper left or right of the screen and sometimes indicated by a ? or I symbol.

* -- asterisk -- truncation
( ) -- parentheses -- nesting or grouping of similar terms
" " -- quotation marks -- phrases
and, or, not -- logical or boolean operators

(Note: Google requires "OR" to be capitalized.)

In addition to phrase searching with quotation marks, many database offer proximity searching and other special features. This allows you to specify number of words that may appear between two search terms and their order. This feature can be especially helpful if you are searching in the full text of articles. For instance EBSCO databases use the following proximity operators.

n# -- where # = the number of words between 2 terms in any order.
w# -- where # = the number of words between 2 terms in the order typed.

Finding Books, etc. Anywhere

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:47:40 -0500

No library could possibly buy every resource of potential interest to people in international peace and confict studies. Notre Dames certainly attempts to make available materials relevant to the ongoing interests of Notre Dame faculty and students. To identify items that we don't own, we provide serveral additional databases. For example:

WorldCat
- Contains records for items held by almost all libraries in the U.S. and Canada.
- Contains records for items in many research libraries worldwide.
- Has FindText links for Interlibrary Loan requests for items not owned by ND.
- Note: Give yourself a couple of weeks for delivery, i.e. plan ahead.
Google Book Search
- Is a growing catalog of book.
- Provides full text for books in the public domain (out of copyright).
- Provides links to sources for books still in copyright.

While WorldCat and Google Books show promise of becoming truly world wide catalogs of books, they have not yet reached that goal. To expand your retrieval try using major library catalogs in appropriate countries. While there is no universal listing, these two websites are excellent.

Lib-Web-Cats (LIbrary Web Catalogs)
Libweb (Library Servers via WWW)

General and Multidisciplinary Databases

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:33:22 -0400

JSTOR
- mix of major journals in most academic disciplines
- complete coverage of any journal in the database
P.A.I.S International (Public Affairs Information Service) (CSA)
- mix of articles, reports, books and documents
- addresses public policy issues
- includes Anthropology, Sociology, Economics and Political Science
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
- mix of popular and scholarly sources on all subjects
- look for "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" limit
- complements Expanded Academic ASAP
Expanded Academic ASAP
- mix of popular and scholarly sources all subjects
- look for "Limit Results: to peer-reviewed publications"
- complements Academic Search Premier

Single Discipline Databases for IR

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:17:26 -0400

While many disciplines may be relevant to Peace Studies, the major indexes in Political Science and Religion are especially helpful. This is particularly true in an introductory course that examines the just war theory in depth.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)

International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO)

HeinOnline (LAW) - defaults to FindText for "The International Lawyer"
- select link for "Hein Online Law Journal Library"
- select "Collection Home" in left column under "Collection Resources"
- select "Search Tab"

More Databases

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:30:12 -0400

For additional resources you can go to the Course Pages and Research Guides page, to the subject page for Peace Studies or to the All Subjects page that lists all of the academic departments and institutes at Notre Dame to select databases from another academic discipline.

Course Pages and Research Guides
- Lists web pages prepared for individual courses
- Lists web guides to subjects of interest to more than one course
Peace Studies Subject Page
- Lists almost all electronic resources for peace studies
- Lists selected print resources

Political Science Subject Page
- Lists almost all electronic resources for peace studies
- Lists selected print resources

All Subject Pages
- Lists pages for all academic departments
- Lists pages for Institutes, Centers and other Units at Notre Dame

Popular Sources Contemporary to the Event(s)

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:45:19 -0400

Poular sources provide access to public opinon contemporary to events as expressed in or shaped by the mass media.

Readers' guide retrospective
Periodicals Archive Online (formerly: PCI Full Text) [less]
Periodicals index online

See also "News." tab,
See also "Catalog Classic."
- Search for subject headings containing "sources" and relevant keywords.
- Limit search to items published during time period.
- Use keywords peculiar to the time period.
- Search for authors of the time period.

Databases

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:21:12 -0400

Single Subject Databases

The most frequently relevant database for locating journal articles in Peace Studies is, not surprisingly, Peace Research Abstracts (PRA). Given that Peace Studies is a multi- or inter- or trans-disciplinary discipline, you will also want to use other single subject databases most relevant to your particular topic. Selected relevant subject databases for Peace Studies at Notre Dame are listed below. Additional databases are available on each discipline's "Subject Page" and through the Libraries's home page by searching under the "Databases" tab.

Multi-Subject Databases

Again, since Peace Studies involves so many discrete academic discipliens, multi-subject databases will of signigicant help. They cover fewer sources in any specific subject than single subject databases do. However, since they cross disciplinary boundaries and cover many or all subjects, they will often turn up otherwise hard to locate materials.

Working Papers, Policy Briefs, Dissertations, etc.

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:15:03 -0400

These databases contain "unpublished" resources (aka "gray" literature) that can be of great value but can also be difficult to locate.

CIAO: Columbia international affairs online
- Working papers, policy briefs, etc. on inter and intra state conflict.
International Relations and Security Networdk (ISN)
- Working papers, policy briefs, etc. on inter and intra state conflict. (Swiss)
Dissertations and theses, full text
- Full text of dissertations -- if not restricted by author.

Current News Sources

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:37:06 -0400

Lexis/Nexis Academic
- legal and political emphasis
- includes radio and television news transcripts
- includes major non-USA sources
- select "News" > "All News" > "Major World Publications"
Factiva
- business emphasis
- joint venture of Dow Jones and Reuters
- includes the Wall Street Journal
- includes major non-USA sources
- select "Source" and/or "Region"
World News Connection
- Non-U.S. & Non-English sources translated into English
- Some English language sources
- Covers 1996 to date
- See Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports for earlier coverage
Ethnic NewsWatch
- sources from ethnic communities within the USA
Television News Archive
- 1968-, ABC, CBS, NBC
- 1995-, CNN
- 2004-, Fox News
Newspaper source (EBSCO)
- major national and regional US sources and international papers
- English language
Google News
- great for breaking new from standard sources
- English translations of non-English sources
Google
- helpful for non-standard/mainstream media
- especially good for point of view/advocacy sources
- updates can be delayed from a couple of weeks to a month or more

Historical News Sources

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:59:15 -0500

Newspapers: A Research Guide
- A comprehensive guide to newspapers held by Notre Dame
- Arranged by current, contemporary and historical
Research Tools > Find: Articles | Journals | Newspapers
- A selective guide to major newpapers held by Notre Dame
- Arranged by current and historical
- Includes a link to "All News Sources"
ND Catalog > "More" > "Periodicals | Newspapers
- Provides searches for specific newspapers held by Notre Dame
- Search options include format, location, title and "Catholic"
Center for Research Libraries (CRL)
- Has back files of non-U.S. newspapers
- Will loan originals and microfilmed copies of substantial runs
- Responds quickly to requests
- Allows extended loan periods
Keesings World News Archive
- British
- News digests since 1931
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
- Non-U.S. & Non-English sources translated into English
- Some English language sources
- Will cover 1941-1996 when completed
- For later coverage see World News Connection

NGOs

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:27:11 -0400

An excellent guide to locating NGOs and their documents can be found at:

University of Michigan Libraries Research Guide: NGOs
- http://guides.lib.umich.edu/ngo

Another means of accessing NGO publications is to "Google" their name (i.e., search for the name of the group enclosed in parentheses, e.g., "human rights watch" or "amnesty international") and then use the navigation or search system of their web site. Reports and analysis from NGOs are often available free of charge from their websites since part of their mission is often to disseminate vital information to the general public. In many cases we have older publications in paper or microfilm.

For example:

Amnesty International Country Reports

Online at http://www.amnesty.org/

1990-1991 to date

Microforms [Lower Level] Serial Microfiche Collection (Microfiche S91)

Section A: Country Dossiers, 1975-1986

Section A: Country Dossiers, 1988-1993

Section A: Country Dossiers, 1998-2009

Section B: Publications, 1962-1986

Section B: Publications, 1988-1992

Section B: Publications, 1997-2009

Non U.S Gov. Docs

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:27:12 -0400

The following webpage contains several regional guides to non-U.S. governments and their publications.

University of Michigan Library
- http://guides.lib.umich.edu/cat.php?cid=1471

Alterately "Googling" the official or common name of the country and a topic or agency name and limiting your search to the .gov domain and the country code using the "Advanced Search" option should usually provide a link to official publications.

For example a search for < ("united kingdom" OR British) and foreign and site: .gov, .uk > retreives British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) Home at http://www.fco.gov.uk/en as your first hit.

A list of Internet country codes is available at Internet Assigned Number Authroity (IANA) "Root Zone Database" page at http://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ .

In addition to governemnt documents increasingly being made available on the Web, Notre Dame has several online and print collections of documents that may be found by searching Catalog Plus or Catalog Classic (ND Catalog) or by using the Databases tab on the Libraries homepage.

Sample Collections

United Nations

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:27:12 -0400

United Nations documents may be located online and on microfiche using Access UN and in paper using the Catalog Plus or Catalog Classic (ND Catalog).

Access UN
- Indexes UN documents from 1946 to date
- Contains the fulltest of many documents
- Provides UN documents number for documents in the Hesburgh Library Microtext Collection (Lower Level)

Additional documents may located or identified at the UN and affiliate organization websites.

United Nations (UN)

See Alphabetic Index of Websites of the United Nations System of Organizations for additional organizations.

IGOs

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:27:12 -0400

A helpful directory listing IGOs can be found in::

Open Directory

Path: Open Directory > Society > Government > Mulltilateral > Regional
- http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Government/Multilateral/Regional/

Another means of accessing IGO publications is to "Google" their name (i.e., search for the name of the group enclosed in parentheses, e.g., "european union" and then use the navigation or search system of their web site. Reports and analysis from IGOs are often available free of charge from their websites.

U.S. Gov. Docs

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:20:03 -0400

USA.gov
- Docs from all branches of U.S. government
- State. local and tribal docs.
ProQuest Congressional
- Congressional branch docs
- Digitized "Serial Set"
Thomas (Library of Congress)
- Congressional docs
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
- Executive branch docs
GPO Access
- Executive, legislative and judicial branch docs
- Only publications of the Government Printing Office (GPO)
Digital National Security Archive
- Previously classified executive branch docs
Declassified Documents Reference System
- Previously classified executive branch docs
Foreign Relations of the United States (Dept. of State)
- Online from 1968
- For pre- 1969 see Hesbugh General Collection JX 233 .A3

Tracking Research by Tracking Citations

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:09:17 -0400

Increasingly academic databases are including the ability to track citations forward and backward in time to discover who is citing whom including:

links to works cited in a given reference
links to works that have cited a given reference
see Web of Science
see "Who's Citing Whom? Fall '10 Faculty Workshop"

RefWorks

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:30:56 -0400

RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management tool that enables you to:

Insert formatted references into your paper
Format your footnotes and bibliographies
Create a personal database online
Store references which are accessible from any computer linked to the Internet
Collect references from your favorite article indexes
Organize your research
Search a wide variety of article databases and import references
Sort and organize those references into folders
Web Access from anywhere
Share references with others

FindText and FindIt

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:43:25 -0400

FindText

FindText is a software program that links together our catalog and most of our databases including WorldCat.

If there is a record for an item in a database but full text is not available onlikne in that database,
- selecting the FindText link will search other databases to locate online full text elsewhere.
If full text is not available online,
- FindText then searches our catalog to locate paper or microrfilm at Notre Dame.
If the text is not available at Notre Dame,
- a link to the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) sign in page will be displayed.
- Selecting that link will fill in the appropriate ILL form.
- A single "click" will then request the item.

The FindText Link in WorldCat take you directly to the Interlibary Loan sign in page from which you can request the item in question without having to fill in the form manually.

Note: FindIt is a feature of Catalog Classic (ND Catalog).linking catalog records to maps of the Hesburgh Libraries, WorldCat, and area libraries.

Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:20:26 -0400

The Interlibrary Loan service is available to all members of the Notre Dame community. If we don't own or have access to an item you need, we can usually get it for you.

If it is a book or document, we can usually borrow it.
If it is a journal, magazine or newspaper article, we can usually get a copy of it:
- a pdf by email (the default) or
- paper photocopy via the postal service if you choose.
There is no charge for the service.
They average loan period for books is two weeks.

To place a request:

go to the Interlibrary Loan link on the Libraries homepage for the ILL form (requires ND NetID & Password) or
use the FindText link in your database results list.

Please note:

All requests must be entered using the online form (sorry, no phone requests)
The first time you use the form you will need to fill out a profile.
Be sure to indicate you pickup location.
You may revise this profile at anytime.

For more details, go to More on ILL.

Please note that most libraries will not loan the following items though we can always try.

whole volumes of periodicals
reference works
rare or valuable materials
in some instances, audio-visual materials
fragile or bulky items
material on reserve or in heavy demand at the lending institution
in many instances, dissertations

Style Manuals

J.D.Archer.1@nd.edu (Doug Archer) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:57:04 -0500

The Citing Sources page offers links to guides for the most frequently used citation systems. These citation systems are available in RefWorks for the automatic creation of bibliographies. However, it's always essential to check automated output. So, even if you use RefWorks, reference to citation guides is always necessary.