Research Resources: Class Guides

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

Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering all major scientific fields. Indexing from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1993 to present.

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. 1914 to the present.

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Includes both Abstracts and Full Text Articles. Covers 1983 to the present.

Recommended Periodical

Bulletin of the atomic scientists

Available from 1999-present, 1994-present and 1945-1998

Government Resources

FDsys

GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides public access to Government information submitted by Congress and Federal agencies and preserved as technology changes.

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/

International 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

International 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 2011 - 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 2010 - most recent edition in Reference

World Armaments, Disarmament and National Security: SIPRI yearbook

UA 10 .S69A 2010 - most recent edition in Reference

Reference Sources - Country Information

Europa Year Book

Ref. Desk D2 .E8 2011 2 vols. - older editions in the stacks

The Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History

Ref. DS 42 .F44 2008

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa 4 vols.

Ref. DS 43 .E53 2004

Middle East and North Africa 2010

Ref. DS 49 .M5 2010

Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic 2 vols.

Ref. DS 253 .I69 2008

Historical Dictionary of Iran, 2nd Ed.

Ref. DS 270 .L67 2007

Reference Sources - Science Information

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Oxford Reference Online

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

AccessScience

Full access to more than 7100 articles, 115,000 definitions, 2,000 biographies, and research advances in science and technology. Updated daily.