ECON/INTA 4740 Highlights of Key Resources - Mary A. Axford - Ameet Doshi revised August, 2010
Dec 31, 2015
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• [email protected]• 404-894-1392
Ameet Doshi, ECON subject librarian• [email protected]• 404-894-4598