FND 140: Informed Opinions

Locating Books

Online Catalog

Try a variety of subject headings including: weapons of mass destruction, military weapons, nuclear weapons.

Indexes, Abstracts and Full Text Resources

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes full-text of articles, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs.

General Science Full Text

Indexes and abstracts 150 English-language periodicals in all areas of the sciences.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Connections to full-text newspaper articles from US and international papers, news magazines, business publications, and legal resources. Coverage goes back at least 20 years for most titles.

PAIS International

Comprehensive subject index to periodical articles, books, government publications, and reports relating to economic and social conditions, public administration and global relations. 1972 to the present.

PAIS Archive

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) is an index to policy-oriented literature (books, journal articles and U.S. and foreign government documents). International coverage of information about political, economic and social issues and events in specific countries. Covers 1915 to 1976.

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes and abstracts over 400 English-language periodicals in all areas of the social sciences, including politics and economics.

Government Resources

Hot Topics and Current Issues

Includes links to the full text of recent intelligence reports and other documents dealing with Iran and Iraq.

Congressional Committee Hearings

Provides links to the full text of the transcripts of selected House and Senate committee hearings, 1995 to the present.

GPO Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

An index for federal publications that provides direct links to those documents that are available online. Covers July 1976 to the present.

Thomas (Legislative Information from the Library of Congress)

A major source for finding bills, public laws, and other congressional materials.

Internet Sources

Federation of American Scientists

http://www.fas.org/

Global Security Organization

http://www.globalsecurty.org/wmd/world/idex.html/

U.S. Department of State

http://www.state.gov/

Interational Atomic Energy Agency

http://www.iaea.org

U.S. Energy Information Administration

http://www.eia.doe.gov

Reference Sources - International Relations

Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament 3 vols.

Ref. Balcony JX 1974 .E57 1993

Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics

Ref. Balcony JZ 1160 .E53 2005

Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations 4 vols.

Ref. Balcony JZ 1160 .N65 2002

Internaional Law: A dictionary

Ref. Balcony KZ 1161 . B63 2005

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, 3rd Ed. 4 vols.

Ref. Balcony KZ 4968 .O84 2003

Strategic Survey

U 162 .S77 2009 - most recent edition in Reference

Weapons of Mass Destruction: An Encyclopedia of Worldwide Policy, Technology, and History 2 vols.

Ref. U 793 .W427 2005

Vol. 1 - Chemical and Biological Weapons; Vol. 2 - Nuclear Weapons

Military Balance

UA 15 .L65 - most recent edition in Reference

World Armaments, Disarmament and National Security: SIPRI yearbook

UA 10 .S69A - most recent edition in Reference

Encyclopedia of the Atomic Age

Sci. Ref. QC 773 .E49 2001

Reference Sources - Country Information

Europa Year Book

Ref. Desk D2 .E8 2009 2 vols. - older editions in the stacks

Middle East and North Africa 2008

Ref. DS 49 .M5 2008

The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East

Ref. DS 62.8 .P64 2002

Historical Dictionary of Iran, 2nd Ed.

Ref. DS 270 .L67 2007