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Insurgencies & Counterinsurgencies Professor Crandall Fall 2006 Reference Works Secondary Sources Starting Points Core Resources for Political Science Core Resources for History Other Scholarly Sources News Sources Working Papers & Reports Primary Sources Using RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works General Works | Country Background Information The United Nations | Statistical Information General Works Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . 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 The Columbia Guide to the Cold War. Michael Kort. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1998. Reference R 909.82 K85c 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 Guerrilla Warfare. Ian F.W. Beckett. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Reference R 355.4 B396e The Encyclopedia of Political Revolutions. Ed. Jack Goldstone. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1998. Reference R 903 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 Civil Wars in Africa. Guy Arnold. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1999. Reference R 960 A752h 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 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 World Conflicts. Patrick Brogan. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1998. Reference R 303.6 B866w 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. 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 Policy and Trade Practices, Human Rights, and other topics. 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]. Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- . The online edition contains current data and information. The Library also has print versions of the Europa World Year Book from 1959 to present (Reference R 341.1 E89). Political Handbook of the World. New York: CQ Press, 2003- . Reference R 320 P7691 Library has 2000-2002 and 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. United Nations Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements. Edmund Jan Osmaçzyk. 3rd ed. 4 vols. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 341.23 O99e Great Debates of the United Nations: An Encyclopedia of Fifty Key Issues, 1945-2000. Robert F. Gorman. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001. Reference R 341.23 G671g International Instruments of the United Nations: A Compilation of Agreements, Charters, Conventions, Declarations, Principles, Proclamations, Protocols, Treaties Adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, 1945-1995. Comp. Irving Sarnoff. New York: United Nations, 1997. Reference R 341.23 I61 Key Resolutions of the United States General Assembly, 1946-1996. Ed. Dietrich Rauschning et al. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1997. Reference R 341.23 U581 Statistical Information To find other sources of statistics, consult Statistics Sources (2 vols.; Detroit, MI: Gale, 2006), shelved at the Reference Desk at call number R 016.31 W322s 2006. 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- . The online edition contains current data and information. The Library also has print versions of the Europa World Year Book from 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. The Military Balance. London: Institute for Strategic Studies, 1963- . Reference R 355.03 M6441 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. Secondary Sources Starting Points | Core Resources for Political Science | Core Resources for History | Other Scholarly Sources | Working Papers & Reports from NGOs, Research Institutes, & Think Tanks | News Sources Starting Points Books | Articles Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject headings include: Counterinsurgency Guerrilla warfare Guerrillas Insurgency National liberation movements Revolutions Subversive activities [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 trade United States foreign relations [name of other country] 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. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. 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 Catalogue 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 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 for Political Science 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 ?. International Political Science Abstracts Library has: vol. 6 (Oct. 1955) - vol. 55, no.1 (Feb. 2005) Reference Index Area R 050 I61 Indexes over 600 journals; international in scope. Covers political science, political thinkers and ideas, governmental and administrative institutions, political process, international relations, and national and area studies. 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. 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 ?. Core Resources for History America: History and Life & Historical Abstracts (Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.) Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other Scholarly Sources ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (1987 to present) Indexes articles on topics related to economics, immigration, health, education, psychology, race relations, social services, and sociology. International in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Center for Latin American Studies Working and Policy Papers, from the University of California and California Digital Library 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. Historical Abstracts (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. Periodicals Index Online (c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology. 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 ?. Working Papers & Reports from NGOs, Research Institutes, and Think Tanks Working papers and reports from NGOs, research institutes, and some think tanks are included in CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online. To find other 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. News Sources The Economist Paper: current issues Ask at Circulation Desk Microfilm: June 1980 to present Microfilm cabinet C-13 Online: LexisNexis (January 1975 to present) To find articles from the "Americas" section of the most recent issue: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop-down menu, choose "General News" as the news category; in the second drop-down menu, choose "Magazines and Journals." Enter the keyword "Americas." For step four, select "Previous week" as the time period. Finally, in step five, enter the phrase "The Economist." Online: Academic Search Elite June 1990 to present Note: LexisNexis is usually more up-to-date. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. To find international news: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "World News." In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," select the appropriate region of the world. Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate. [You can also select "Non-English Language News" as the news category to find international news.] To find BBC Monitoring reports: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "World News." In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," select "North/South American News Sources." Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate. Finally, enter the phrase "BBC Monitoring" in step 5, "Search this publication title." 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. To search Country Analysis: choose "Business" from the list of Academic Search Forms in the upper left-hand corner of the main LexisNexis Academic page and then select "Country Analysis." Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point !. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. New York Times Available online (1851-2001): Historical Newspapers: The New York Times Available on microfilm (1851 to present) Index (1851 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 N53 Personal Name Index: Reference Index Area 071 N53p 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 Contains full text news articles and legal materials. The "News & Information" section includes articles from magazines, national and international newspapers, and business, professional, and trade journals as well as newswires, newsletters, and transcripts of television broadcasts. Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research. To find legal materials: Click on the "Law" tab in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches) Truncation: use an exclamation point !. Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. World News Connection (1995 to present) Contains full-text, English-language summaries and translations of foreign news reports, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, non-classified technical reports, and other local media sources from around the world. Covers political, scientific, socioeconomic, technical, and environmental issues and events. These materials are provided by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Note: The Library also has earlier years of the FBIS Reports: 1978-1996 [microfiche]: Government Information Microfiche Cabinets, call number PrEX 7.10:FBIS- 1996-2001 [CD-ROM]: Government Information CD-ROMS, located in the top drawer of the cabinet behind the Reference Office. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Primary Sources Government Documents | Other Primary Sources Government Documents Library Catalogue Lists government documents in the Library as well as books, periodicals, and other materials.. To locate government documents, limit your keyword search to "Little Government Information" (first drop-down menu on the catalogue search page). Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., 1861- . Government Information Stacks S1.1 Some volumes are online through the U.S. Department of State. Many volumes from 1863 to 1958 are also online through the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Guide to Country Information in International Governmental Organization Publications. Government Documents Round Table, American Library Association. Washington, DC: American Library Association, 1996. Reference R 011.5 G946 Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries. Government Documents Round Table, American Library Association. 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: CIS, 1997. Reference R 011.5 G9461 1997 LexisNexis Congressional Indexes congressional documents (1789 to present) and provides the full text of many recent congressional publications. 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. The Davidson College Library has many volumes of the Serial Set, including the following: A selection of print volumes from the 79th Congress (1945-1946) through the 85th Congress (1956-1958) [incomplete] The Serial Set volumes are shelved at the end of the Government Information Stacks, near the 24-Hour Room 86th Congress (1958-59) through the 91st Congress (1969-71) [microfiche] Microfiche cabinet B-9 92nd Congress (1971-1972) through the 95th Congress (1977-1978) The Serial Set volumes are shelved at the end of the Government Information Stacks, near the 24-Hour Room 96th Congress to the present [microfiche] Microfiche cabinets B-9 and B-10 If you need documents from volumes that are not in our collection, please let us know; we can borrow these volumes from another library for you. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. 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. 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. Electronic Briefing Books, from the National Security Archive at George Washington University Contains electronic versions of selected declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Note: The Davidson College Library does not subscribe to the Digital National Security Archive. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States 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 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. Transdex Index Library has: 1980-1983 Microfiche cabinet A-1A Indexes English-language translations of foreign newspaper articles, journal articles, research reports, and unclassified foreign government documents; the translations are prepared by the The United States Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS). U.S. Department of State Bulletin (later titled U.S. Department of State Dispatch) Government Information Stacks S 1.3:2 (1946-1989) Government Information Stacks S 1.3/5 (1990-1999) Library has 1946-1999 1993-1999 are also available online. World News Connection (1995 to present) Contains full-text, English-language summaries and translations of foreign news reports, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, non-classified technical reports, and other local media sources from around the world. Covers political, scientific, socioeconomic, technical, and environmental issues and events. These materials are provided by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Note: The Library also has earlier years of the FBIS Reports: 1978-1996 [microfiche]: Government Information Microfiche Cabinets, call number PrEX 7.10:FBIS- 1996-2001 [CD-ROM]: Government Information CD-ROMS, located in the top drawer of the cabinet behind the Reference Office. Search Syntax Truncation: use a question mark ?. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other Primary Sources Library Catalogue To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. You can also do a keyword search and limit your search by publication date. For more details, see below. Newspapers The Christian Science Monitor Microfilm (1954 to present): microfilm cabinet C-11 Index (1954-1992): Reference Index Area R 070 C555 New York Times Online (1851-2001): Historical Newspapers: The New York Times Microfilm (1851 to present): Microfilm cabinets C-20 through C-26 Index (1851 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 N53 Personal Name Index: Reference Index Area 071 N53p The [London] Times Microfilm (1785 to present): microfilm cabinets C-35 through C-37 Index: Reference Index Area R 070 T58 The Wall St. Journal Microfilm (1961 to present): microfilm cabinet C-42 Online (1981 to present): Wall Street Journal Index Index (1961-2003): Reference Index Area R 071 W187 The Washington Post Microfilm (1877 to present): microfilm cabinets C-43, C45, and C46 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 ?. WorldCat To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. Note: Rare and archival materials cannot be borrowed on interlibrary loan. You can sometimes locate microfilm or microfiche copies of these documents in WorldCat; try doing an advanced search, enter your keywords or subject terms, and then apply a "subtype limit," choosing "Microform" as the format. For more details, see below. Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. 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