Library

Europa World Plus (online)

Europa World Year Book

Main Ref JN 1 .E852 1963–present (print)

Don’t let the name fool you: these two overlapping sources are global in scope, containing economic, political, and geographic background information along with statistical data, by country. The online version includes nine regional surveys and is updated frequently.

Yearbook of International Environmental Law

Main Ref K 3581.2 .Y43 1991–present (print)

Encyclopedia of Human Rights

Main Ref JC 571 .E67 1996 (print)

Yearbook of the International Law Commission, United Nations

Main Libr JX 1261 U386 1949–present (print)

Country reports on human rights practices

Annual review of global peace operations

2008–present (print)

Journal Indexes and Full-text Databases

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier indexes over 4,000 English language periodicals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences, as well as general interest magazines and several important American newspapers. Date coverage varies between periodicals, some going as far back as the 1970s; most of the articles are in full text.

Lexis Nexis Academic

LexisNexis Academic is a full-text database of news and legal information. Within the “News” tab, you can search for news originating in any part of the world using the “Add Index Terms” panel. “International Law Reviews” within the “Legal” tab may also be useful. Duration of coverage varies between publications within the database; some go back as far as 1980.

CIAO

Published from 1991 forward, Columbia International Affairs Online is a full-text database of working papers, conference proceedings, policy briefs, and reports from private institutions, academic research centers, and NGOs.

World News Connection

1995–present (online, full text)

1992–1994 (via Lexis Nexis)

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports (FBIS) Index

1975–1996 (online, index only)

World News Connection is the current online, full-text version of the FBIS reports: daily compilations of broadcasts, speeches and newspaper articles from around the world, selected and translated by the CIA. The series is divided into seven regional publications. The Library has microfiche copies of FBIS reports from 1978 to 1996 in the Microform Room, call number Govt Doc PrEx 7.10.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

1976–present (online)

Government Documents Monthly Catalog

Govt Index GP 3.8 1892–1976 (print)

These indexes supplement the records of federal publications in the library’s catalog, which are not yet complete. The online index includes the full text of many recent publications; if full text is not available, or when you locate a relevant document in the printed Monthly Catalog, please make note of the “Sudocs” number in order to locate the document in Bowdoin’s collection.

PAIS indexes “publications on all subjects that bear on contemporary public issues and the making and evaluation of public policy, irrespective of source or traditional disciplinary boundaries.” Sources may be periodical articles, books, government documents or the reports of public and private organizations in the U.S. and internationally.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

1975–present (online)

This service indexes scholarly journals of both domestic and international political science. It is comprised of the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts and ABC Pol Sci with continuing new material. Publication coverage goes back to 1975. Selected scholarly web sites may be among the retrieved sources.

UN Bibliographic Information System

1979–present (online)

Full text of resolutions, speeches, voting records, reports, and other UN documents. Also includes major documents prior to 1979. NOTE: UNBISnet is shut down for maintenance every Monday through Friday at 8PM Eastern Time for approximately 1 hour.

AccessUN

1947–present (online)

UNDOC Index

Main Per Index 1947–2000 (print)

Bibliographic indexes to United Nations official publications.

United Nations Official Website

http://www.un.org/

Substantial collection of official UN documents, for example, all General Assembly Resolutions and Decisions since 1977. Look under the name of the UN body, i.e. General Assembly, National Security Council, Social and Economic Council, etc. to find documents.

United Nations Treaty Collection

Here you will find all current treaties registered with the United Nations.

Institute for War and Peace Reporting

http://www.iwpr.net/

Foreign Affairs Online

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjb3v/rjb.html

International Documents

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/

Foreign Government Resources on the Web

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

Council on Foreign Relations

http://www.cfr.org/

Timely discussion, analysis, and debate on international affairs from a decidedly American point of view. Organized by region and by topical issue.

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

http://www.sipri.org/