Librarian
Paul Rosenstein
Contact:
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261 Richmond Way
Richmond, VA 23238
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Richmond, VA 23238
804.289.8851
GLOBAL STUDIES
Top Resources for Global Studies
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles, reports, and grey literature on topics related to the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics. "PAIS" stands for "Public Affairs Information Service," and the content dates from the early 1900s-present. (ProQuest)
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to political science, political theory, political behavior, public policy, law, international relations, comparative politics, and non-governmental organizations. (EBSCO)
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new windowSearch for ebooks, journal articles, policy briefs, reports, and case studies on topics related to international politics and policy. The content is written by scholars, research institutes, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and think-tanks. (Columbia University Press)
- Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on all aspects of world history (excluding the US and Canada) from 1450 to the present. (EBSCO)
- Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to the humanities. (EBSCO)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics in the arts, humanities, social sciences and some math/science. Most journals have volumes/issues dating from the 19th century to within 3-5 years of present day. (ITHAKA)
- GeoBase (on Engineering Village) This link opens in a new windowSearch for peer-reviewed articles in geography, geology and ecology. (Elsevier)
Embassies & Consulates
- Embassy WorldDirectory and search engine for all embassies and consulates in the world.
- embassy.orgResource for embassies in Washington D.C.
Statistical Resources
- OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web (University of Auckland Library)Portal to statistics gathered by agencies all over the world on a variety of topics.
- UN National Statistical OfficesLists the websites of statistics-gathering agencies throughout the world.
International Resources Handout
- International Resources HandoutHandout describing the resources on this research guide.
International Legal Resources
- Constitution FinderProvides constitutions, charters and other legal documents by country.
- Global Legal Information NetworkDatabase of laws, regulations, court documents and other legal documents of participating countries and IGOs.