Outline of this guide: Reference Works Primary Sources Secondary Sources

Other useful links: Course Reserves/E-Reserves for this class Book Review Sources Narrowing or Broadening a Topic RefWorks RefWorks: A Guide Research Log Research Planner Scholarly Articles: How to Identify Them

• Biographical Works
  • Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. Ed. Robert J. Alexander. New York: Greenwood, 1988.
    Reference R 923.2 B615
  • Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
  • Mexican Political Biographies, 1884-1935. Roderic A. Camp. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1991.
    Reference R 923.272 C186me
  • Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993. Roderic Ali Camp. 3rd ed. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1995.
    Reference R 923.272 C186m, 1995
  • Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001.
    Reference R 920.7 N8992
  • Notable U.S. Ambassadors since 1775: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. Cathal J. Nolan. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997.
    Reference R 327.73 N899
  • Principal Officers of the Department of States and United States Chiefs of Mission, 1778-1986. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., 1986.
    Government Information Stacks S 1.2:Of 2
• Country Background Information
  • Background Notes. U.S. Department of State, 2004- .
    The Department of State has many useful resources on its Web site, including reports on economic Policies, trade practices, human rights, and other topics. See the issues section of the site.
  • CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency, [current year].
    Copies of the World Factbook from earlier years are shelved in the Government Information Stacks (PrEx 3.15).
  • Country Studies. Federal Research Division, Library of Congress, [current].
  • Enciclopedia de México. José Rogelio Alvarez. 14 vols. Mexico City: Enciclopedia de México, 1987-1988.
    Reference R 972 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, history, Culture. Ed. Luis Martínez-Fernández et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
    Reference R 972.91 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society, & Culture. Ed. Michael S. Werner. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
    Reference R 972 E561
  • Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- .
    
    • Online: current edition
    • Print: 1959 to present
      Reference R 341.1 E89
  • Historical Dictionaries of Latin America Series. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1970- .
       Historical Dictionary of ...
          ... Bolivia (Reference R 984 H437h)
          ... Brazil (Reference R 981 L665h)
          ... Chile (Reference R 983 B625h)
          ... Colombia (Reference R 986.1 D263h)
          ... Costa Rica (Reference R 972.86 C913h)
          ... Cuba (Reference R 972.91 S942h)
          ... Ecuador (Reference R 986.6 B734h)
          ... El Salvador (Reference R 972.84 F598h)
          ... Honduras (Reference R 972.83 M612h)
          ... Nicaragua (Reference R 972.85 M612h)
          ... Panama (Reference R 918.62 H456h)
          ... Paraguay (Reference R 989.2 K81h)
          ... Uruguay (Reference R 989.5 W734h)
          ... Venezuela (Reference R 987 R917h)
  • LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center, from the University of Texas at Austin
  • Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History. Ed. Don M. Coerver et al. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
    Reference R 972 C672m
  • Political Handbook of the World. New York: CQ Press, 2003- .
    • Online: 2008 to present
    • Print: Reference R 320 P7691
      Library has: 2000-2002, 2005-2006
  • Political Parties of the World. Ed. Bogdan Szajkowski. 6th ed. London: John Harper, 2005.
  • Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World. Ed. Bogdan Szajkowski. 4th ed. London: John Harper, 2004.
• General Works
  • American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature. Ed. Robert L. Beisner. 2nd ed. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2003.
    Reference R 016.327 A512
  • Central America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: An Annotated Bibliography. Ed. Kenneth J. Grieb. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1988.
    Reference R 016.9728 G848c
  • Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Lester H. Brune. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2003.
    Reference R 327.73 B894c 2003
  • The Columbia Guide to the Cold War. Michael Kort. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1998.
    Reference R 909.82 K85c
  • CQ Electronic Library
    For more information about this collection, see below.
  • Dictionary of American Diplomatic History. John E. Findling. 2nd ed. New York: Greenwood, 1989.
    Reference R 327.73 F494d2
  • Dictionary of American Foreign Affairs. Stephen A. Flanders and Carl N. Flanders. New York: Macmillan, 1993.
    Reference R 327.73 F584d
  • Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Ed. Phil Gunson. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
    Reference R 972.8 G976d
  • Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America. Phil Gunson et al. New York: Macmillan, 1989.
    Reference R 980.03 G976d
  • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. Ed. Alexander DeConde et al. 2nd ed. 3 vols. New York: Scribner, 2002.
    Reference R 327.73 E56 2002
  • Encyclopedia of American Immigration. Ed. James Ciment. 4 vols. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2001.
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Ed. Daniel Balderston et al. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
    Reference R 972.9 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Erick Langer and Jay Kinsbruner. 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008.
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. Ed. Diana Kapiszewski. Westport, CT: Oryx, 2002.
    Reference R 320.98 E56
  • Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. Ed. Bruce W. Jentleson and Thomas G. Paterson. 4 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997.
    Reference R 327.73 E561
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations. Ed. Cathal J. Nolan. 4 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
    Reference R 327.03 N787g
  • Handbook of Leftist Guerilla Groups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lisa Gross. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1995.
    Little Library Stacks 320.98 G878h
  • Handbook of Research on the International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean. G. Pope Atkins. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001.
    Reference R 016.327 A873h
  • Historical Dictionary of the "Dirty Wars." David Kohut et al. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003.
    Reference R 982 K79h
  • Historical Dictionary of U.S.-Latin American Relations. David Dent. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005.
    Reference R 327.73 D414h
  • International Relations: A Concise Companion. David Weigall. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2002.
    Reference R 327 W419i
  • International Relations: A Political Dictionary. Lawrence Ziring et al. 5th ed. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1995.
    Reference R 327.03 Z81i
  • Latin America: A Political Dictionary. Ernest E. Rossi and Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
    Reference R 980 R831L
  • Latin American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Core Works. Ana María Cobos and Ana Lya Sater. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2002.
    Reference R 016.98 C657L
  • The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine: A Reference Guide to U.S. Involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean. David W. Dent. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.
    Reference R 327.73 D414L
  • The Military and Politics in Latin America. Herbert E. Gooch. Los Angeles, CA: Latin American Studies Center, California State University, 1979.
    Reference R 016.32 G645m
  • Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Ed. Charles D. Ameringer. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.
    Reference R 324.27 P7691
  • A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Ed. James D. Henderson et al. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
    Reference R 980 R332
  • U.S. National Security Policy Groups: Institutional Profiles. Cynthia Watson. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1990.
    Reference R 355.03 W337u
  • World Development Report. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1978- .
    Little Library Stacks 330.9172 W927
    Note: The most recent year is on Reserve at the Circulation Desk.
• Statistical Information
  • Balance of Payments Statistics: Yearbook. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981- .
    Reference R 382.3 I61b
    Library has: 1981 to present.
  • Demographic Yearbook / Annuaire Démographique. New York: United Nations, 1948- .
    Reference R 312 D38
    Library has 1954, 1964-1993, 1995 to present.
  • Direction of Trade Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1981- . Library has:
    • Quarterly (1991 to present): Reference R 382 D598m
    • Yearbook (1988-1989, 1992-1998, 2000 to present): Reference R 382 D598y
  • Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- .
    
    • Online: current edition
    • Print: 1959 to present
      Reference R 341.1 E89
  • Global Illicit Drug Trends, from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
    Includes the full text of reports from 1999 to the present.
    The Library has a print copy of the 2001 edition in Reference at call number R 363.45 G562.
  • International Financial Statistics. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1948- .
    Library has:
    • Online (1945 to present)
    • Yearbook (1988 to present): Reference R 382 I61y
    • Monthly updates (most recent three years): Reference R 382 I61m
  • International Trade Statistics Yearbook = Annuaire Statistique du Commerce International. New York: United Nations, 1983- .
    Reference R 382 U58y Library has 1964-1993, 1995 to present.
  • Latin American Election Statistics, from the Social Sciences & Humanities Library, University of California, San Diego
    Provides information about sources of statistics.
  • Political Handbook of the World. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2003- .
    Reference R 320 P7691
    Library has 2000-2002 and 2005-2006.
  • Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles, CA: Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 1956- .
    Reference R 318 S797
    Library has: 1957, 1962, 1969 to present and supplements.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States.
    Reference R 317.3 U54
    Government Document Stacks C 3.134
    Online (1995 to present)
    A compendium of statistics on a wide variety of subjects. Particularly useful for its source notes, which will direct to statistical publications that contain additional information. Also useful for retrospective information; the Library has a long run of this title, so you can consult tables in earlier volumes if you need to chart historical trends.
    Supplemented by County and City Data Book (Reference R 317.3 S797) and State and Metropolitan Data Book (Reference R 317.3 U54c).
  • Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique. New York: United Nations, 1956- .
    Reference R 311 U58s
  • World Development Indicators. Washington, DC: World Bank, 1997- .
    Reference R 330.9 W9271
    Library has 1998 to present.
    2005 available on CD-ROM; ask at Circulation Desk.
    Note: Selected indicators for the past five years are also available online.

• Congress (Legislative Branch)
  • Background information, Overviews, and Analysis
    • CQ Electronic Library
      Provides background information, current and historical coverage, and statistical data related to U.S. government, legislative history, politics, public policy, and current affairs. Includes:
      • Congress and the Nation. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1965- .
        The library also has print volumes covering 1945 to present (Reference R 320.97 C74c).
        
      • CQ Almanac
        (1945 - present) Contains reports on major activities of the U.S. Congress; includes detailed information on political issues arising in each congressional session, roll call votes, interest group ratings, data on presidential support, information about party unity, and texts of presidential messages.
        The library also has print volumes for 1948, 1958-2000 (Bound Periodicals stacks).
      • CQ Congress Collection
        (1945 to present) Contains detailed legislative information and analyses as well as biographical information, electoral data, interest group ratings, and vote analysis for members of Congress.
      • CQ Weekly
        (October 1983 to present) Contains the full text of CQ Weekly, which provides current coverage and analysis of the activities of the U.S. Congress; includes information about bill status, votes, and amendments as well as summaries of committee activities, including investigations, hearings, and debates.
        The library also has:
        • 1953-1957
          Format: microfilm
          Location: microfilm cabinet C-12
        • 1958-2005
          Format: paper
          Location: Bound Periodicals stacks
  • Congressional Documents
    • LexisNexis Congressional
      Indexes congressional documents published from 1789 to the present. Includes the full text of congressional testimony and selected transcripts of hearings (1988 to present), committee reports (1989 to present), bill tracking (1989 to present), selected committee prints (1995 to present), public laws (1988 to present), biographical information, voting records (1988 to present), and the text of the Congressional Record, (1985 to present), Roll Call (1989 to present), the Federal Register (1980 to present), and the current Code of Federal Regulations, among other documents.
      Note: Most of the full-text documents in LexisNexis Congressional date from the late 1980s to the present. Many of the older documents indexed by LexisNexis Congressional can be found in the United States Congressional Serial Set; note that the earlier volumes of the Serial Set are still being digitized.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an exclamation point
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
      • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
    • Library Catalog
      Lists government documents in the Library as well as books, periodicals, and other materials.
      To locate government documents,
      • In the first drop-down menu at the top of the page ("You are searching..."), select "Little Government Information."
      For more details, see below.
    • THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet, from the Library of Congress
      Provides the full text of major legislation, including bills (1989/90 to present), public laws (1973 to present), the Annals of Congress, Congressional Record and Congressional Record Index (1989/90 to present), roll call votes, and Congressional Committee reports (1995/96 to present). Also provides bill summary and status information from 1973 to the present and the full text of important historical documents.
    • USAGov
      The U.S. Government's official Web portal to federal, state, and local government information.
    • See also the links on Federal Government Resources: Legislative Branch, from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
• Executive Branch
  • Department of State Bulletin (later titled U.S. Department of State Dispatch)
    Library has 1946-1999
    Location: Government Information Stacks S 1.3:2 (1946-1989) and S 1.3/5 (1990-1999)
    Note: 1993-1999 are also available online
  • Library Catalog
    Lists government documents in the Library as well as books, periodicals, and other materials.
    To locate government documents,
    • In the first drop-down menu at the top of the page ("You are searching..."), select "Little Government Information."
    For more details, see below.
  • Presidential Directives
    See the Digital National Security Archive, below.
  • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
    Note: volumes covering 1929-2000 are available online from the University of Michigan; volumes from 1992 to the present are available online from the GPO Access.
    The library also has the print volumes:
    • Franklin D. Roosevelt
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1928-1932 through GS 4.113: 1944-45
    • Harry S. Truman
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1945 through GS 4.113: 1952-1953
    • Dwight D. Eisenhower
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1953 through GS 4.113: 1960-1961
    • John F. Kennedy
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1961 through GS 4.113: 1963
    • Lyndon B. Johnson
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1963-1964 through GS 4.113: 1968-69
    • Richard M. Nixon
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1969 through GS 4.113: 1974
      Available online from the Nixon Foundation.
    • Gerald R. Ford
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1974 through GS 4.113: 1976-1977
    • Jimmy Carter
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1977 through GS 4.113: 1980-1981
    • Ronald Reagan
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1981 through GS 4.113: 1988
    • George Bush
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1989 through GS 4.113: 1992-1993
      Note: some years are also available online.
    • William J. Clinton
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 1993 through GS 4.113: 2000-2001
      Note: some years are also available online.
    • George W. Bush
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113: 2001 through GS 4.113: 2002 [incomplete; still being published]
      Note: some years are also available online.
  • USAGov
    The U.S. Government's official Web portal to federal, state, and local government information.
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Service, 1965- .
    Library has: 1965 to present
    Location: Government Information Stacks GS 4.114
    Note: the years 1993 to the present are also online.
    Information from 1977 to the present also appears in the Public Papers of the Presidents.
  • See also the links on Federal Government Resources: Executive Branch and Federal Government Resources: President of the United States, from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
• Other U.S. Government Documents
  • CIA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room, from the Central Intelligence Agency
    Contains the full text of many CIA records released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Includes a selection of documents on Human Rights in Latin America.
  • Digital National Security Archive
    Contains over 61,000 declassified U.S. government foreign policy documents dating from the mid to the late twentieth century. These documents were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and are drawn from the collections of the National Security Archive at George Washington University.
    Includes:
    • Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Covert Operations, and Genocide: Guatemala and the United States, 1954-1999
    • El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1984
    • El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980-1994
    • The Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988
    • Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy
    • Presidential Directives on National Security, Part I: From Truman to Clinton
    • "Presidential Directives on National Security, Part II: From Truman to George W. Bush
    • ... and much more!
  • The Dynamics of World Power: A Documentary History of United States Foreign Policy, 1945-1973. Ed. Arthur M. Schlesinger. 5 vols. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1973.
    Little Library Stacks 327.73 S342d
    Vol. 3 covers Latin America.
  • Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., 1861- .
    Government Information Stacks S1.1
    (Some volumes are online)
  • Library Catalog
    Lists government documents in the Library as well as books, periodicals, and other materials.
    To locate government documents,
    • In the first drop-down menu at the top of the page ("You are searching..."), select "Little Government Information."
    For more details, see below.
  • Vital Speeches of the Day. New York: City News, 1934- .
    
    • Paper version: Bound Periodicals
      Library has: 1934 to present
    • Online: through Academic Search Premier (1934 to present)

• Books
  • Library Catalog
    Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
    • To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
    • To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
    • To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
      Useful subject headings include:
      • [name of country] democracy
      • [name of country] drug control
      • [name of country] drug traffic
      • [name of country] economic conditions
      • [name of country] economic policy
      • [name of country] foreign relations
      • [name of country] national security
      • [name of country] politics and government
      • International relations
      • International trade
      • United States foreign economic relations
      • United States foreign relations
      • United States foreign relations [country name]
      • United States relations [country name]
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use a dollar sign $
    • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
    • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • ebrary
    A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
    Note: To read ebrary books, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
  • WorldCat
    Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
    Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use an asterisk *
    • Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
    • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
• Articles
  Starting Points | Core Resources | News Sources | Reports from Think Tanks
  • Starting Points
    • Academic Search Premier
      (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • OmniFile Full Text Mega
      (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
      • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
  • Core Resources
    • CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
      (1991 to present) A collection of resources on international affairs. Includes citations to journal articles and books; also includes the full text of over 400 working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, and economic indicators. A small selection of journals and books are also available full text.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
      (1935 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers covering topics related to Latin America; covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, art, economics, geography, history, international relations, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
    • HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
      (1970 to present) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and original literary works and covers the literature, history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States-Mexico border. Also covers works related to Hispanics in the United States.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: automatic
      • Phrase searching: automatic.
    • PAIS International
      (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: automatic
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • PROceedings (Political Science Research Online)
      (2003 to present) Provides access to the full text of papers from the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association.
    • Web of Knowledge
      (c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
      (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: automatic
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • News Sources
    News Magazines | Newspapers | Other News Sources
    • News Magazines
      • Academic Search Premier
        (1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
        Contains the full text of The Economist from June 1990 to present (but see LexisNexis Academic, which tends to be more up-to-date), as well as the full text of The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, and many other news magazines.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • Readers' Guide Abstracts
        (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
    • Newspapers
      • Historical Newspapers: The New York Times
        (1851-2004) Provides the full text of the New York Times; page images can be viewed and downloaded as pdf files. For articles after 2005, search LexisNexis Academic.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • LexisNexis Academic
        (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines (including the Economist, and trade journals as well as the text of news wires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. Also includes articles from law reviews and federal and state cases.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • Wall Street Journal Index
        (1981 to present) Provides indexing for the newspaper. Some full text is available beginning in 1984.
        Search Syntax:
        
        • Truncation: use an asterisk *
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
        • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
      • Westlaw Campus Research
        Includes the full text of news articles and federal and state court cases.
        Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
        Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches):
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point !
        • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
    • Other News Sources
      • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
        (1974 to present) Provides English-language translations of selected foreign newspaper articles, broadcasts, and wire reports as well as government documents, technical reports, and conference proceedings from around the world.
        • 1974-1996: FBIS Daily Reports, 1974-1996
        • 1995 to present: World News Connection
      • LexisNexis Academic
        (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes transcripts of radio and television broadcasts, the full text of news wires, and the full text of documents and transcripts selected and translated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as well as the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines (including the Economist, and trade journals. Also includes patents, legal documents, and articles from law reviews and federal and state cases.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • LexisNexis Country Analysis
        Provides economic, business, and political risk information for over 190 countries; includes data and analysis from sources such as BMI International News, Edimax Market Newsletters, Euromonitor, Interfax International News, PRS Group Country Reports and International Country Risk Guide, World Market Research Centre News, and reports from the U.S. Government.
        Search Syntax:
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point
        • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
      • Vanderbilt Television News Archive
        (c. August 1968 to present) A catalog of news broadcasts. This database contains:
        • Streaming video of NBC nightly news broadcasts (August 1968 to present) and CNN broadcasts (1995 to present). Requires RealPlayer.
          Note: content is added to the databases approximately 72 hours after it was broadcast.
        • 850,000 abstracts of evening news broadcasts from ABC, NBC, and CBS (August 1968 to present); daily news programs from CNN (1995 to present), FOX News (2004 to present) and ABC Nightline (12 September 1988 to present); and a selection of special programs, including coverage of elections, political conventions, events related to September 11, 2001, and more.
        Note: if you would like to view a broadcast that is not available online, please submit an interlibrary loan request (be sure to add "Vanderbilt TV News Archive" in the notes field), and we'll borrow the material for you.
      • Westlaw Campus Research
        Includes the full text of transcripts of radio and television news broadcasts as well as news articles and federal and state court cases.
        Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
        Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches):
        • Truncation: use an exclamation point !
        • Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
        • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
  • Reports from Think Tanks
    • To find think tanks, information about their publications, and links to full text documents, consult Political Science Resources: Think Tanks, from the University of Michigan Library Documents Center.
    • Working papers from some think tanks are also included in CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online.