International Relations (SS2411)

Background Information
Books & Videos at Landmark College
Books & Videos Available from Other Libraries
Articles 
Websites
Citations

International Politics Subject Guide

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Find Background Information

Use books in the Reference area and online for an overview of your topic.  This list is selective!

Ask a librarian for others.

Reference area (first floor)

• Oxford Companion to Politics of the World — 320.03 OXF

 

• History in Dispute -- 909 HIS
  • The Cold War
  • World War II
  • The Middle East

 

• US Presidents & Foreign Policy — 973.099 U84

 

• Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War -- 956.70442 GRO

 

• Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War -- 959.703 ENC

 

• Asia & The Middle East -- 950.43 W927

 

• The Middle East -- 956.05 M6277

 

 

Find Books & Films at the Landmark College Library

Use WebCat to search for other books, ebooks, and films at the Landmark College Library.

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Find Books & Films Available from Other Libraries

• Search in WorldCat for materials available from other libraries.

• Bring a print out of the book you want to the front desk of the library.
• Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.

 

 

 

Find Articles

Can't find the article?

• Search for the title of the journal in Serials Solutions to see if the full text is available in one of our databases. 
• If the article is not available, ask for help at the Library front desk. 
• We will get the article from another library.

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Databases

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Database version.  Full length articles. 

 

World News Digest

• Search for your country in their list of Country Profiles.
• Search for your country in the Title Text Only.

 

CQ Researcher

Comprehensive reports written by journalists on social issues, including international affairs and politics. 

• Browse the International Relations & World Politics topics list.
• Try an Advanced Search and choose International Relations & World Politics from the Topic pull down menu.

 

General OneFile

Scholarly articles from journals, magazines, and newspaper reports.

• Try a Subject Guide Search and use the Subdivisions to narrow your topic.
• Search for an additional term in the yellow box on the left of the screen. 

 

Academic Search Premier

Scholarly articles from journals and magazines.  Includes book reviews.

• Use "quotation marks" to search for phrases.
• Once you have a results list, Narrow By Subject. 
• Try an Advanced Search and search for terms in the Abstract.
  • type the words: international relations and choose Subject from the pull down menu.   

 

 

Websites

Use the Website Evaluation Checklist to evaluate your web sources.

 

CIA World Factbook 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html

• Use the pull down menu to choose a country. 
• Includes statistical information, population, map, and brief history and overview of the country.

 

Country Background Notes: US State Department

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

• Sections of country reports on: Foreign Relations & US Relations

 

Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles.html

• Factual information on each country including a profile, introduction, history, government, politics, military, economy, society, culture. 
• Longer reports than CIA Factbook. 

 

International Relations & Security Network

http://www.isn.ethz.ch/index.cfm

 

Citations

Use the Landmark College Citation Style Guides.

 

Need Help??

Contact your class librarian Elizabeth Dolinger x1628
Or Library Front Desk x1648

 

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