GLBL296 - Global Development and the Power of Information
Fall2009 -
Section BF
Easy Search
Search for books and articles related to the subject you are interested in learning more about.
Consider using a variety of terms such as development, specialized agencies, united nations,
millennium development goals, etc.
Find Articles, Books, Journals and Web Pages
Media Sources
Newspapers (online)
News resources can be very helpful and provide a good basis for your understanding of global
issues. We frequently forget that these reports are written from a particular point of view. We
have provided a number of sources for you to explore that include the New York Times, sometimes
known as the paper of record for the United States, as well as various other resources from the
U.S. and around the world.
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New York
Times - This will take you to the historical version of the paper which begins in 1868 and runs
through 2003. More current articles from this paper can be found in
NewsBank as
the first link in the center column of the page. Here you also have a choice of the New York Times
newspaper, the New York Times Review of Books and the New York Times Magazine, all from January
2000 to date. You can also
sign up to have a daily digest of news sent to your
e-mail by going directly. There is a fee to access archives and selected articles however you can
also access the articles through the Library subscription.
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The
Washington Post is another national newspaper of note. You can access the full-text of articles
electronically through this link from 1977 to date. For articles published between 1877 and 1990 go
to the drop-down list in
Historical Newspapers and select the title.
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The Christian Science Monitor is a leading newspaper with
an international focus and it tends to be a little different from other western news sources,
providing in-depth coverage of events from an analytical and less-biased viewpoint. The full text
is available from January 1, 1987 in the NewsBank link by entering specific terms, or you might
want to browse the issue for the entire date.
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Access
World News - A large aggregation of news articles in English from around the world.
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Watching America
- This is an independent web site that translates a wide variety of newspaper articles.
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Library PressDisplay - Facsimile front pages and papers from
around the world for the last week.
Other world news media resources
General Magazines
To search for general magazines and opinion journals, you might want to try
EBSCO or
InfoTrac.
These resources will lead you to a large number of resources, many with full-text. Some of the
titles you will find here include U.S. News and World Report, Time, Newsweek, New Republic,
National Review, Commentary, Nation, and the Economist. Most of these magazines can also be
accessed individually through the
Online Research
Resources page.
If you feel adventurous, try the new
Library Search Assistant. This searches many different general
online resources.
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Governmental and Intergovernmental Organization Resources
The governments of the world do a lot of publishing related to policy areas. In the United
States there are laws, hearings, regulations, and policy speeches that are made freely available to
the world. The University Library is a depository for U.S. government documents and has a huge
collection going back to the founding of our nation. You can search for specific titles through the
online catalog or for more
current items you can go to the following electronic resources.
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GPOAccess - This site leads to free
public access to full-text, official Federal information; Federal information finding aids and much
more. Information is broken up into the three branches of government - legislative, executive, and
judicial. You can find everything from Congressional bills to State of the Union speeches to the
Supreme Court website.
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THOMAS - A website supported by the Library of
Congress is a wealth of information about this branch of government and provides direct access to
the Congressional Record, Presidential Nominations, and much, much more.
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Presidential Speeches -
The official White House site provides access to the most recent speeches of the President as well
as other interesting links.
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Vital Speeches of the Day - The resource contains speeches by
the President and many, many other politicians and major figures. The resource extends back to 1931
for an historical perspective.
Intergovernmental organizations (IOs) are bodies that promote voluntary cooperation in and among
their members, or coordination between these members. The membership is comprised of sovereign
states and these states remain autonomous. Examples of these are listed below and many of these
organizations provide helpful reports and statistics related to the study of globalization.
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United Nations - As you will see if you
choose this link, the United Nations provides a wide variety of information about itself and its
constituent units. Choose any of the headings such as
Peace and Security,
Economic and Social
Development,
Human Rights,
Humanitarian Affairs, or
International Law to find
information in these distinct areas. Most of these links provide a section on documents and
research guides to help you learn more about this organization and the work that it does.
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AccessUN
(1946-) - This is an index to the UN microfiche/microprint collection that includes documents,
Official Records, periodicals, periodical articles, and sales publications of the General Assembly,
Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice
and the Secretariat.
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United Nations Documents Index (UN.ST/LIB/Ser.N - Documents Library) - The main
print index to the documents and publications of the UN and its subsidiary bodies. While you are
using these in the Documents Library, ask the reference librarian about the changes that have
occurred over the years if you are interested in pre-1998 items. While you are there, ask them
about the Index to Proceedings of the General Assembly, Index to the Proceedings of the Security
Council, Index to the Proceedings of the Trusteeship Council, and Index to the Proceedings of the
Economic and Social Council.
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UN-I-QUE - This is a
database created by the United Nations/Specialized Agencies Reference Desk of the Dag Hammarskjold
Library in response to frequently asked questions. It emphasizes access to special documents that
are sold by the UN.
Other Programs, Subsidiary Bodies and Autonomous Organizations of the UN
Other Major Intergovernmental Organizations
Regional IGOs
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Find Materials in a Specialized Database
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Access
World News - News in English from around
the
world.
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CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) - A
wide-ranging source for information on international affairs and policy studies found in full text
materials that include working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series
from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and
policy briefs.
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CQ Global Researcher - In-depth coverage of global affairs from a
number of international viewpoints, single-topic reports on vital world issues. Contain sections
such as "current situation," "pro-con", and "voices from abroad".
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Ethnic News Watch - Identifies full text
access for 200 newspapers and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
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EIU Country Intelligence - Provides quarterly analysis and
forecasts of the political, economic and business environment for nearly 200 countries. Quarterly
and annual statistics of at least 150 data points. Country Intelligence contains country reports
and profiles, risk ratings, licensing and trading information for the new economies, plus G-8 and
regional forecasts. An online newsletter, Business Middle East, is also included.
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GeoRef -
Identifies articles, books and other publications on geology and earth sciences.
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International Political Science Abstracts -
Identifies articles on political science issues such as government theory, political processes,
national and area studies.
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Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - Full text world
publications (news, transcripts).
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PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) -
Identifies articles, books, websites, statistics, yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings,
pamphlets, reports, government documents, and microfiches on political, social, public policy
issues from 1915 to date.
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Web of
Science - Includes Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index and Arts &
Humanities Citation Index.
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Women's Studies International - Identifies articles,
books, chapters, gray literature and media on women's studies and feminism.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts -
Identifies articles on political science, international relations, law, public
administration/policy and political economy.
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Find Books
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Library Catalog
- Search for a book in the Illinois collection. Remember you can renew and check your account from
the catalog as well.
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I-Share - Not finding what you
need here, check the statewide catalog for materials. You can also request a book from this
catalog.
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WorldCat -
WorldCat is the combined union catalog of more than 1500 libraries worldwide, with over 52 million
records representing materials in all formats. You can request books and other materials you find
in WorldCat using your
Illiad interlibrary
loan account.
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LibWeb - Links to libraries in
over 145 countries.
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Find Statistical Sources
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ICPSR - The
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research archives a large number of datasets.
If you have problems downloading any of these, please contact
ATLAS for assistance.
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LexisNexis Statistical Universe - Find publications,
tables, and datasets on a wide variety of topics.
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Eurostats - The European Union collects a large number of statistics about
its member countries.
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Statistical
Abstracts of the United States
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SourceOECD -
Click the statistics tab at the top of the page for information on both developing and developed
economies.
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United
Nations Statistics Division - Compiles economic, development, and environmental statistics from
international sources, and provides resources on statistical and data collection methods.
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Roper Center
for Public Opinion Research - Site includes links to the iPoll database, news, express dataset
download and selected topics that have been used for polling. Also includes the General
Social Survey from 1972-2008.
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Gallup
Brain - Over seventy years of opinion poll data is available here.
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Pew Research Center - Center is
well know for the polling it does in many areas, but especially the Internet.
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