ECON/INTA 4740

Highlights of Key Resources - Mary A. Axford

- Ameet Doshi revised August, 2010

Today’s Topics

Subject guides Databases News Sources Statistics Country Information Think Tanks

Int’l Affairs Subject Guide

http://libguides.gatech.edu/intatop

>Homepage (www.library.gatech.edu)• >Research Tools>

Research Guides• International Affairs

Click “Search this Guide” to search

International Affairs Subject Guide

IA Subject Guide, 2

Related Guides

Economics Subject Guide

Databases

Index articles and more See Databases link on subject

guide

When to use CrossSearch

CrossSearch vs. Database Native Interface• Sledgehammer vs. scalpel• Get first idea of best databases in

CrossSearch• Refine search and use advanced

features in database native mode

List of Databases in Int’l Affairs

Databases - CIAO

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)

• unique content, working papers, case studies, policy briefs, books, etc.

• All items full-text

CIAO

Databases - PAIS

Index and Abstract for public policy, international affairs, etc

Includes books, articles, and U.S. government documents

Coverage since 1915 to current

PAIS

PAIS Search Results

Databases - JSTOR

Core scholarly journals Coverage from v. 1 Lacks most recent 3-5 years All full text

JSTOR

Databases – Viewswire

EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) – highly regarded source

Country information Economic and political background

by country

Viewswire

China in Viewswire

China – p. 2

EconLit

Indexes scholarly articles on Economics topics

Econlit

Econlit Results Page

Web of Science

Consists of three databases• Science Citation Index• Social Science Citation Index• Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Search for cited references (who has used a specific paper as a footnote) Sort by most highly cited

Web of Science

WoS Citation Searching

Select articles

Citing articles

Sort by Times Cited

Finding International NewsResearch Guide

News - Factiva

Many global news sources News pages tab Select country

Factiva News Pages

News - Germany

News: EU

News: Greater China

News – Lexis-Nexis Academic

Many world news sources Some non-English Check for source of interest Offers video tutorials and other

help

Example News Search

Example Search Results

Variety of Country Reports

Statistics Sources

Wide variety Some top-level aggregators

Statistics and Data Sets in Int’l Affairs Research Guide

Statistical Insight Database

Statistical Insight Search Results

Statistical Insight Results

Statistical Datasets

Statistics - Nationmaster

http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

Statistics aggregator Sources include CIA, UN, OECD Generate maps and graphs Country profiles

Nationmaster

Stats by Country - Argentina

Stats – Argentina - Industry

Energy Stats – Bar Chart

Energy Stat – Pie Chart

Energy Chart - Map

Statistics -UNdata

Portal for UN statistics from many agencies

Many topics – indicators, industry, ICT, population, tourism, etc.

UNData Portal

Country Profiles

Country Profile - Barbados

Specific Databases in UNData

OFFSTATS

OFFSTATS - Browse

OFFSTATS - Countries

OFFSTATS - Russia

OFFSTATS – by Subject

OFFSTATS - Armaments

Country Information

Many sources Databases include Viewswire,

Business Source Complete, LexisNexis Academic

See subject guide

Country Info Page, Int’l Affairs Subject Guide

Country Info – Latin America

CIA World Factbook

Factbook - Denmark

Denmark - Communications

Think Tanks

Variety of directories• NIRA• ISN• CIAO Working Papers

SourceWatch• Gives info about think tanks’

viewpoints

Think Tank Resources

Several Directories International Affairs Research

Guide• Reference

Think Tanks/Research Centers

Think Tanks Resources

NIRA Directory

ISN IR Directory

CIAO Working Papers

SourceWatch

Articles on Think Tanks - Sourcewatch

Contact Us

Mary A. Axford, INTA subject librarian• mary.axford@library.gatech.edu• 404-894-1392

Ameet Doshi, ECON subject librarian• ameet.doshi@library.gatech.edu• 404-894-4598