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A quick search of resources in this field of study can be done in the Cast-A-Net box to the right. Otherwise, select from the tabs above.
If you need any type of assistance, do not hesitate to get in touch with the librarian liaison.
Cast-A-Net Combined Search
simultaneously searches these databases
· Academic Search Premier
· Bowdoin College Library Catalog
· CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
· Facts on File World News Digest
· IngentaConnect
· Jstor
· PAIS International (1972-Present)
· Project Muse
· Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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Library Catalogs
In the catalogs to the left, you can begin looking for your topic with a keyword search or a subject search. For a subject search, here are examples of subject headings for International Relations.
By Region or Country
- Africa -- Foreign Relations
- Asia -- Foreign Relations -- United States
- Europe -- Foreign Economic Relations -- United States
- China -- Foreign relations -- 20th Century
- Great Britain -- Foreign Relations -- United States
- China -- Foreign Economic Relations -- United States
By Topic
- International Relations
- International Relations and Culture
- International Relations- History
- Security International
- International trade
- Balance of Power
- Disarmament
- Economics
- Trade
- International Law
- Terrorism
- War
- Arbitration -- International
- Competition -- International
Browsing
Another strategy involves browsing the book shelves, either online by entering the call number for a subject in the catalog and browsing the nearby numbers, or physically by perusing the actual shelves. Examples of International Relations call numbers:
- International Law -- International Relations: JX1 - JX1195
- International Relations -- Foreign Relations: JX1305 -- JX1598
- Diplomacy: JX1625 -- JX1896
- International Arbitration: JX1901 -- JX1995
- International Law & treatises: JX2001 - JX5810
Bowdoin College Library Catalog
Books, videos, government documents, etc. in Bowdoin's library.
NExpress
A combined catalog containing the library holdings of Bowdoin, Bates, Colby, Wellesley,
Williams, Middlebury, and Northeastern. Requests take 2-3 days.
MaineCat
Includes the holdings of most Maine libraries. Requests take 2-5 days
WorldCat
A combined database of many library catalogs worldwide. Request items found in WorldCat through our Interlibrary Loan service.
Indexes and Databases
Some of these databases are strictly bibliographic, i.e. they provide citations only. To discover whether Bowdoin Library either holds the journal in print or provides online access to the full text, please click the “check availability” link in the index. Or select the "Find Journals" search screen on the Library Gateway and enter the name of the journal in the search form.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Online 1975-
Political science database providing thorough indexing coverage of both domestic and international political science scholarship.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Online Index 1972-
PAIS Online Archive
1915-1976
Index for "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 include articles, books, government documents and NGO reports.
CIAO
Online 1991-
Fulltext database of working papers, conference proceedings, policy briefs and other materials for the study of international relations, produced collaboratively by the Columbia University Libraries and Columbia University Press.
Econlit
Online 1969-
Primary index for the scholarly literature of economics, covering journal articles, books, and working papers, published from 1969 to the present.
AccessUN
Online 1947-
Bibliographic index to United Nations official publications from 1947 to the present.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP)
Online 1976-
Bowdoin's collection of U.S. government documents is not yet fully cataloged, so this online index supplements the library catalog's records of holdings of federal publications. Produced by the Government Printing Office, the CGP indexes government documents back to 1976.
World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Online 1976-present
More than 500 development indicators for over 200 countries and country groups.
World News Connection
Online Fulltext 1995-
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports (FBIS) Index
Online 1978-1996
World News Connection is the current online, fulltext 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# Govt Doc PrEx 7.10: FBIS.
Reference Sources
Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia
The Middle East and North Africa
Central and Southeastern Europe
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament
Annual review of global peace operations
Country reports on human rights practices
Govt Doc Y 4.F 76/1-15:
Govt Doc numbers for earlier years of this title vary; please check library catalog.
Journals and Newspapers
Journals
To see a partial list of International Relations periodicals owned by Bowdoin search " International Relations -- Periodicals" as subject. Below are listed some important journals.
- Foreign affairs
- World Politics
- Current History
- Foreign Policy
- Global Governance
- International Affairs
- International Organization
- International Studies Quarterly
- New Left Review
- Political Science Quarterly
- Review of international studies
Newspaper Sources
OnlineNewspapers.com
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Links to current international newspapers
Access World News
Online 1980-
Fulltext database of news in English, both domestic and international. Includes newspapers from all parts of the world. Duration of coverage varies between publications within the database.
LexisNexis Academic
Online 1980-
Fulltext database of news and legal information. Includes newspapers from all parts of the world. Duration of coverage varies between publications within the database.
World News Connection
Online Fulltext 1995-
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Reports (FBIS) Index
Online 1978-1996
World News Connection is the current online, fulltext 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# Govt Doc PrEx 7.10: FBIS.
United Nations
AccessUN
Bibliographic index to United Nations official publications from 1947 to the present.
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.
UNDOC Index, 1947-2000
Main Per Index
Bibliographic Index to United Nations official publications from 1947 to 2000.
The Library holds many historical UN publications in paper:
Annual Review of United Nations Affairs
Main Libr JX 1977.A1A5
Official Records of the General Assembly. United Nations.
Main Libr JX1977 .A41 1946-1984
Official Records/Social and Economic Council, United Nations.
Main Libr JZ5007.3 .A1 1966-1986
Official Records/United Nations, Security Council
Main Libr JX1977 .A515 1946-1985
Yearbook of the International Law Commission
Main Libr JX1261 U386 1949-present
Yearbook of the United Nations, 1946-present
Main Libr JX 1977.A37 Y4
Last 5 years in Main Ref JX 1977.A37 Y4
United Nations documents and publications, microfiche edition, 1982-present
Colby College Library
The Colby library has agreed to either lend the microfiche or make copies for Bowdoin students and faculty for UN publications not held in our collection or available through the UN website. These publications may be identified through bibliographies or through the UNDOC, the UN index to official and sales publications. These requests should go through interlibrary loan; for assistance see Ginny Hopcroft.
Web Sites
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
http://www.iwpr.net/index.pl?top_about.html%20
Political Science Resources -- International Relations
(University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/frames/psintlfr.html
International Documents Collection
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govinfo/resource/internat/
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
University of Texas at Austin
Regional online network information centers:
MENIC http://menic.utexas.edu/menic.html
LANIC http://lanic.utexas.edu/index.html
Foreign Affairs Online
http://www.people.virginia.edu/%7Erjb3v/rjb.html
European Union Internet Resources
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/intl/gov_eu.html
Paul Hensel's International Relations Data Site
http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/%7Ephensel/data.html