Useful Sources for Historical Background
- American DecadesChoose "Table of Contents," select your decade, then the category of interest. "World Events: Selected Occurrences Outside the United States" may be of special interest for your project.
- American Decades Primary SourcesEach "Primary Sources volume covers a decade in American history corresponding to an original "American Decades volume, amplifying and illuminating the decade with first-hand accounts and other primary source documentation.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern WorldProvides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics.
- Foreign Asistance : An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy.Created by Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
- News Sources Research GuideAmerican newspapers will cover visits by foreign leaders and international newspapers will cover travel by their own and neighboring/allied leaders.
- Countries & Their CulturesProvides excellent overviews of a country's culture describing the same categories for every country in the world.
- Statesman's Yearbook:Information on current government, climate, religion, data and statistics, etc. Older volumes can give you historical context.
- New York Times Historical Newspaper & Index This link opens in a new windowAccess the archives of the New York Times from 1851-2019. (ProQuest)
- Access World News (Historical and Current) This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles from thousands of US and global news sources. It includes some audio and video news sources, as well as traditional newspapers. (Newsbank/Readex)
- News, Policy & Politics Magazine Archive (feat. Newsweek) This link opens in a new windowAccess the archives for over 15 magazines that focused on current events, international relations, and public policy. Most notably, it includes the Newsweek archive from 1933-2012. (ProQuest)
- BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts, 1939-2001 This link opens in a new windowSearch this primary source database for a window into radio broadcasts happening in the second half of the 20th century. At the start of WWII, trained specialists listened to radio broadcasts from around the world to help Britain and its allies gather open-source intelligence.
Best Resources for Research Articles and Books
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowUse this discovery tool to search most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings. (Ex Libris)
- Books and MoreFind books, atlases and maps in the library's collection.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on most topics. This multi-disciplinary database is a good place to start if you don't know where else to begin. (EBSCO)
- America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. (EBSCO)
- 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)
- 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)
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to business. Also included is some financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, and more. (EBSCO)
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to the military and government. (EBSCO)
- Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new windowSearch for journal articles on topics related to communication, linguistics, mass media, and journalism. (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)
- World Bank Documents and Reports This link opens in a new windowSearch for reports and working papers published by the World Bank on international and country-specific economic, development, and environmental issues. (World Bank)
Help Menu
- Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowSearch our library catalog (aka OneSearch) for all types of sources. It combines results from many of our databases. (Ex Libris)
- OneSearch This link opens in a new windowUse this discovery tool to search most of the University Libraries' collections, including books, journal articles, newspapers, dissertations, music, and video recordings. (Ex Libris)
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