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Related Research Guides
Other guides which may be useful for international research include:
identifies resources for Companies & Industries, Countries & Regions, Statistics & Demographics,
Financial Markets, International Trade - Importing & Exporting, Living & Working Abroad
- Doing Business in Various Countries
identifies resources for federal & state government information and various subject
resources.
include specific guides for Lodging Industry, Statistics/Demographics, and Travel &
Tourism Industries
provides links to some encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference resources for
which the UCF Libraries provide online access, e.g.: Historic World Leaders,
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, International Conflict...1945-1995,
Hutchinson Chronology of World History, Routledge Encyclopedia of International
Political Economy, and Encyclopedia of the European Union. Links for individual
countries are provided to titles from the Library of Congress Country Studies and the
ABC-CLIO World Bibliographical Series.
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Countries & Governments - Key Resources
See also Countries & Governments - Other Resources
Browse: Country Reports by country, region, or publisher to retrieve:
- Business Monitor International -
monthly regional Monitor reports on political risk and macroeconomic
prospects; quarterly country Business Forecast Reports "covering
political risk, economic outlook & industry performance, set against global
economic trends"
- CountryWatch - Country Reviews -
"a concise and meaningful source of country-specific information, containing
fundamental demographic, socio-cultural, political, economic, investment and
environmental information, in a consistent format"
- Datamonitor - Country Profiles
- "a detailed analysis on [the country], providing an overview of [the country's]
political, economic and business environment, represented both textually and
in graph and tabular formats"
- EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit) - Country
Commerce Reports - "Comprehensive guide to business, regulatory and
trade framework. Includes key economic indicators, foreign investment, guidance
on obtaining proper permits & complying with local tax laws-including e-commerce
rules"
- Global Insight - Country Monitor
- "Presents [monthly] Analyses, Statistics, and Forecasts on the Economy of
[the country]. Includes information on Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Real GDP,
Consumer Prices, Foreign Trade, Official Exchange Rate, etc. Also provides Import
and Export Statistics as well as the names of important government officials."
- Going Global Career Guides - provide
information for specific countries about employment trends & opportunities,
financial considerations, interviewing advice, job application guidelines, job
search resources, and work permits & visas. (also available in
ABI/INFORM)
- Icon Group - Economic Competitiveness
- financial returns, labor productivity & international gaps - individual
country reports focusing on competitiveness in the economy of the country. "This
series was created for international firms who rely on foreign markets for a
substantial portion of their business or who might be threatened by international
competition."
- OECD Economic Surveys - "in-depth
reviews of Member countries' economies and selected non-Member countries. A
minimum eighteen surveys are issued during a calendar year. Each issue provides
a solid analysis of developments in the subject country, special reports on
topics of current interest, and extensive statistical information." See also
the UCF Library's online subscription to
Source
OECD and
print versions in the UCF Library
- PRS Group - Political Risk Yearbook
- see also the separate entry and description for
Political Risk Yearbook.
- Superintendent of Documents - Background
Notes on Countries of the World - see also the
U.S. State Department online access.
Country Studies (Library
of Congress)
"a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political,
and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world....
Web site also contains brief, more up-to-date
Country Profiles on select
countries." Previous title:
Area Handbook for...
World Factbook (CIA)
provides information about individual countries, territories & dependencies including
a reference map, national flag, geography, people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and transnational issues.
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Countries & Governments - Other Resources
See also Countries & Governments - Key Resources
"include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,
and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special
sovereignty."
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments (CIA)
provides the full text of some encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources
for multidisciplinary research, including:
"features 90,000 locations. The maps are presented in a highly accessible style,
displaying all the qualities for which Collins atlases are renowned: authority,
accuracy, style and comprehensive coverage of the world."
"An A-Z reference guide to every country in the world, including: • Brightly coloured
maps showing major towns, roads and rivers • Information on each nation's geography,
climate, economy, history and politics • National flags, climate graphs and over
100 stamps • Ready reference tables with up-to-date statistics."
...Diverse Peoples: A Reference Sourcebook
Ref JN 1 .E85 (latest 2 years)
General Collection JN 1 .E85 (1963, 1965+)
"Each country is covered by an individual chapter, containing: an introductory survey
including recent history, economic affairs, government, defense, education, and public
holidays; an economic & demographic survey using the latest available statistics on
area & population, health & welfare, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, finance,
trade, transport, tourism, the media, and education; and a directory section listing
names, addresses and other useful facts about organizations in the fields of government,
election commissions, political parties, diplomatic representation, judiciary, religions,
the media, telecommunications, banking, insurance, trade & industry, development organizations,
chambers of commerce, industrial & trade associations, utilities, trade unions, transport,
and tourism."
provides the full text of some encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources
for multidisciplinary research, including:
"A compilation of current information on cultural, geographic, and political
conditions in 193 countries and their cities covering six continents, based
on the Department of State's Post Reports. Maps and photos of many cities included."
Countries of the World & Their Leaders Yearbook
"Covering nearly 200 countries, the yearbook is filled with reports from the
U.S. Department of State. Entries typically cover politicians, geography, defense,
agriculture, and trade. Includes information on passport applications, regulations
and duties, international health and disease, national holidays, and more."
"This comprehensive survey of press and electronic media covers over 200 countries
and their systems. Arranged alphabetically by country, entries include overview
and background, economic framework, general characteristics, number and type
of media, press laws, censorship issues, state-press relations, education and
training in journalism, and more."
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
"Presents easy-to-understand information on 200 countries and dependencies from
around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking
and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also
includes biographical essays on national leaders."
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens'
Rights & Responsibilities
Ref JA 61 .G645
"accessible, authoritative background information about governments, political issues,
and citizen politics in 198 regions, including every independent nation of the world
and several territories under the jurisdiction of sovereign countries." Also includes
biographies, conventions & documents, region profiles, forms of government, history,
international & supranational entities, law & the courts, and rights, responsibilities
& freedoms.
- PRS Group International Country Risk Guide (1989+) - for each
of 128 countries "provides a detailed country-by-country breakdown of the comparative
risks of operating in, investing or lending to particular countries using a
three-dimensional evaluation system that weighs the composite risk and identifies
the disaggregated political, financial and economic risks by indicator."
- PRS Group Political Risk Service (1987+) - "presents accurate
and rigorous analysis of present and future political and economic conditions
in the 85 countries most important to international business. The reports
are invaluable in planning for changes in government and essential in making
decisions about upcoming projects. Reports can be used to develop market
currency values, assess political risk insurance and foreign credit risk, capital
investment and corporate security. Reports follow a standardized format:
- Executive summary - includes 18-month and 5-year forecasts based on
political, economic, demographic and social data.
- Background - reviews geographical details, territorial and maritime
disputes, social and economic conditions, power structures and climate
for business.
- Comprehensive forecasts - covers regime stability, political turmoil,
international investment restrictions, trade restrictions and economic
policies."
- See also Political Risk Yearbook
- PARLINE Database on National Parliaments "contains information on the structure
and working methods of 263 parliamentary chambers in all of the 189 countries
where a national legislature exists."
- Websites of National Parliaments
- See also IPU bibliographic databases
Political Handbook of the World
Ref JF 37 .P61 (1958+)
- Governments (Countries A-Z)
- The Country
- Government & Politics
- Political Parties & Groups
- Legislature
- Cabinet
- Communications
- Intergovernmental Organizations
- Origin & Development
- Structure
- Activities
- Chronology of Major International Events, 1945+
- Chronology of Major International Conferences Sponsored by the United Nations,
1946+
- Membership of the United Nations and Its Specialized & Related Agencies
Ref JL 1416 .P65 (1993)
CD-ROM JL 1416 .P65 (1999, 2001)
"PRS Country Reports forecast the risk of doing business in 100 countries.... Each includes
comments and analysis on recent events, profiles of key political players, and wide-ranging
forecast scenarios, as well as basic historical and political background and data on
the government, political entities, the environment, and the economy, including key
sectors."
Most Likely Regimes and Their Probabilities. "We predict the government
most likely to be in power over two forecast periods, 18 months and five years, from
the date of publication. The percentages after the regime names show the probabilities
of those forecasts."
Risk Factors. "Each Country Report provides the current level and likely
changes of the following 17 risk components (12 in the 18-month forecast and five in
the five-year forecast), which are also used to compile the risk scores.
18-Month Risk Factors - Twelve factors are analyzed from an 18-month
forecast perspective, including political turmoil, which is included in both the 18-month
and the five-year forecasts.
- Turmoil. Actions that can result in threats or harm to people
or property by political groups or foreign governments, operating within the
country or from an external base: Riots and demonstrations, Politically motivated
strikes, Disputes with other countries that may affect business, Terrorism &
guerrilla activities, Civil or international war, Street crime that might affect
international business personnel, Organized crime having an impact on political
stability or foreign business. Not included in turmoil are legal, work-related
labor strikes that do not lead to violence.
- Equity Restrictions. Limitations on the foreign ownership of
businesses, emphasizing sectors where limitations are either especially liberal
or especially restrictive.
- Operations Restrictions. Restrictions on procurement, hiring
foreign personnel, or locating business activities, as well as the efficiency
and honesty of officials with whom business executives must deal and the effectiveness
and integrity of the judicial system.
- Taxation Discrimination. The formal and informal tax policies
that either lead to bias against, or special advantages favoring international
business.
- Repatriation Restrictions. Formal and informal rules regarding
the reparation of profits, dividends, and investment capital.
- Exchange Controls. Formal policies, informal practices, and
financial conditions that either ease or inhibit converting local currency to
foreign currency, normally a firm's home currency.
- Tariff Barriers. The average and range of financial costs imposed
on imports.
- Other Import Barriers. Formal and informal quotas, licensing
provisions, or other restrictions on imports.
- Payment Delays. The punctuality, or otherwise, with which government
and private importers pay their foreign creditors, based on government policies,
domestic economic conditions, and international financial conditions.
- Fiscal and Monetary Expansion. An assessment of the effect
of the government's spending, taxing, interest rate and other monetary policies.
The assessment is based on a judgment as to whether the expansion is inadequate
for a healthy business climate, acceptably expansionist, or so excessively expansionist
as to threaten inflation or other economic disorder.
- Labor Policies. Government policies, trade union activity,
and productivity of the labor force that create either high or low costs for
businesses.
- Foreign Debt. The magnitude of all foreign debt relative to
the size of the economy and the ability of the country's public and private
institutions to repay debt service obligations promptly.
Five-Year Risk Factors - Four additional factors are analyzed from
a five-year forecast perspective. (Turmoil is included in both the 18-month and the
five-year forecasts.)
- Investment Restrictions. The current base and likely changes
in the general climate for restricting foreign investments.
- Trade Restrictions. The current base and the likely changes
in the general climate for restricting the entry of foreign trade.
- Domestic Economic Problems. A country's ranking according to
its most recent five-year performance record in per capita GDP, GDP growth,
inflation, unemployment, capital investment, and budget balance.
- International Economic Problems. A country's ranking according
to its most recent five-year performance record in current account (as a percentage
of GDP), the ratio of debt service to exports, and the annual percentage change
in the value of the currency."
See also content in
LexisNexis Academic and
Business Source Premier
"contains selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations
and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for
each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists
and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria."
Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures & Economies
of the World
Ref JA 51 .S7 (1966+)
the individual country entries provide information about key historical events, territory
& population, social statistics, climate, constitution & government, government chronology,
recent elections, current administration, current leaders, defense, international relations,
economy, energy & natural resources, industry, international trade, communications,
social institutions, religion, diplomatic representatives, and further reading.
Ask at the UCF Library Reference Desk to be
logged
in (in-library use only). (Campus-wide subscription cancelled due to budget cuts.)
NTDB (National Trade Data Bank) provides access to many country reports,
including
Country Commercial Guides which "profile the political,
economic, and commercial environment of foreign countries. More specifically, CCGs look
at market conditions, economic situations, political environment, best export sectors,
trade regulations, investment incentives, finance techniques, upcoming trade events,
marketing strategies, services for exporters, and business travel tips for nearly 150
countries." See also
Market
Research Library for access to Country Commercial Guides, and the State Department's
archive
1997-2001.
Web directories to governments by country:
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Embassies & Consulates
"Directory & Search Engine of the World's Embassies & Consulates"
Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts (U.S. State Department)
provides the names of key U.S. officials serving in foreign countries with whom American
business representatives would most likely have contact.
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Historical Resources
"photographs, audio sound bytes, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history....over
one million photographs dating back to 1826 and as current as a few moments ago. Tens
of thousands of graphics, more than 4,500 hours of audio files dating from the 1920's,
and news stories and headlines dating from 1997."
Annual Register of World Events: A Review of the
Year
Ref D 2 .A7 (current 5 years)
General Collection D 2 .A7 (1758+)
Online version (1758-1778)
"Includes survey articles on the year's developments in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth,
and other countries of the world; international organizations; and chapters on religion,
science, law, the arts, economics, etc. Includes some public documents, and many abstracts
of political speeches. Gives English affairs with more fullness than those of other
countries." [ALA Guide to Reference Books, 11th ed.]
British Documents on Foreign Affairs: Reports & Papers
from the Foreign Office Confidential Print
"The Confidential Print comprises diplomatic dispatches and other papers...it is important
to note that British diplomats used a wide variety of contemporary sources—newspapers,
speeches, government documents, political pamphlets and manifestos, economic statistics,
census reports, personal interviews, and formal and informal discussions with the leaders
of their host countries—as the factual bases for their dispatches and reports. These
sources were not only used and quoted but were frequently translated and included as
addenda in the Confidential Print."
General Collection JZ 632.B74 -- JZ 632.B75 -- JZ 632.B76 -- JZ 632.B77
Series A: Russia/Soviet Union & Finland, 1859-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B743 -- JZ 632.B753 -- JZ 632.B763 -- JZ 632.B773
Series C: North America, 1837-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B744 -- JZ 632.B754 -- JZ 632.B764 -- JZ 633.6.L29.B75
Series D: Latin America, 1845-1950
General Collection JZ 632.B747 -- JZ 632.B757 -- JZ 632.B767 -- JZ 632.B777
Series G: Africa, 1848-1950
British Parliamentary Papers (1801-1900)
shelved on the 1st floor along the wall near the East stairs and cataloged by subject
in the
UCF library catalog.
Catalogue of British Parliamentary Papers in the Irish University Press 1000-Volume
Series and Area Studies Series 1801-1900
Reference Z 2019 .I72 1977
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Colonies
- General
- Africa
- Australia
- Canada
- Canadian Boundary
- East India
- New Zealand
- West Indies
- Crime & Punishment
- Civil Disorder
- Juvenile Offenders
- Penal Servitude
- Police
- Prisons
- Transportation
- Education
- General
- British Museum
- Fine Arts
- Poorer Classes
- Public Libraries
- Scientific & Technical
- Emigration
- Famine, Ireland
- Fisheries
- Fuel & Power
- Coal Trade
- Gas
- Mining Accidents
- Mining Districts
- Mining Royalties
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- Government
- Civil Service
- Diplomatic Service
- Elections
- Municipal Corporations
- Health
- General
- Food & Drugs
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Profession
- Mental
- Industrial Relations
- Industrial Revolution
- Children's Employment
- Design
- Factories
- Textiles
- Trade
- Insurance, Friendly Societies
- Inventions
- Legal Administration
- Marriage & Divorce
- Military & Naval
- Monetary Policy
- General
- Commercial Distress
- Currency
- Decimal Coinage
- Joint Stock Banks
- Savings Banks
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- National Finance
- Newspapers
- Poor Law
- Population
- 1801, 1811, 1821, 1831
- 1841-1891 Censuses
- Posts & Telegraphs
- Religion
- Shipping, Safety
- Slave Trade
- Social Problems
- Drunkenness
- Gambling
- Sunday Observance
- Stage & Theatre
- Trade & Industry
- Depression
- Explosives
- Navigation Laws
- Silver & Gold Wares
- Tobacco
- Transport & Communications
- Urban Areas
- Housing
- Planning
- Sanitation
- Water Supply
- Area Studies
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"illustrates nineteenth and early twentieth century Chinese immigration to California
through about 8,000 images and pages of primary source materials. Included are photographs,
original art, cartoons and other illustrations; letters, excerpts from diaries, business
records, and legal documents; as well as pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, sheet music,
and other printed matter. These documents describe the experiences of Chinese immigrants
in California, including the nature of inter-ethnic tensions. They also document the
specific contributions of Chinese immigrants to commerce and business, architecture
and art, agriculture and other industries, and cultural and social life in California."
Documents on Canadian External Relations
General Collection JX 1515 .A25 (1909-1925, 1939-1943, 1946)
- v.1 - 1909-1918
- v.2 - The Paris Peace Conference of 1919
- v.3 - 1919-1925
- v.7 & v.8 - 1939-1941
- v.9 - 1942-1943
- v.12 - 1946
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
"Essays by subject experts treat concepts and doctrines, policymaking, commerce and
science, human rights and arms control, with specific articles on topics ranging from
anti-imperialism to environmental diplomacy, from refugee policies to terrorism and
countermeasures. Also includes a chronology."
"This encyclopedia looks at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of
the religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains thematic
articles, biographies of key figures, definitions, illustrations, maps and more."
Foreign Relations of the United States
"presents the official documentary historical record of major foreign policy decisions
and significant diplomatic activity of the United States Government. The series documents
the facts and events that contributed to the formulation of policies and includes evidence
of supporting and alternative views to the policy positions ultimately adopted." This
bound set of more than 350 volumes is available in the UCF Library and is still being
published, but has a delay in publication of approximately 30-35 years.
*The volume for Africa, 1973-1976, is the only post-1972 volume currently available.
Keesing's Contemporary Archives / Record of World Events
Ref D 410 .K4 (1931+)
provides weekly summaries of world events, drawn from newspapers, wire services, and
other information sources. The issues from 1983 forward are monthly summaries. Includes
the texts of speeches and documents.
contains the full text of over 250 League of Nations documents, including:
- Armaments Yearbook, 1924-1940
- Statistical Yearbook of the League of Nations, 1926-1944
identifies many of the microform sets in the UCF Library. Most of these sets include
non-journal publications and represent primary source materials, e.g.,
- Papers of Queen Victoria on Foreign Affairs: Part 4, Portugal & Spain (1841-1900);
Part 5, France & Belgium (1848-1900)
- U.S. Military Intelligence Reports : Surveillance of Radicals in the United
States, 1917-1941
- Paris. Peace Conference, 1919. Select Reports of the American Commission to
Negotiate Peace
- Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files, Internal & Foreign Affairs
for: Argentina (1945-1949, 1955-1959), Cuba (1945-1963), France (1945-1954),
Mexico (1940-1963), Palestine & Israel (1945-1954), Panama (1930-1949), Spain
(1930-1939)
- Confidential U.S. Diplomatic Post Records 1930-1945) for Cuba, El Salvador,
Honduras, & Nicaragua
- OSS State Department Intelligence & Research Reports, Latin America, 1941-1961
- North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Archive of Latin Americana:
Caribbean (1959-1991), Central America (1964-1992), Latin America (1960-1992),
Argentina (1944-1991), Chile (1959-1990), Cuba (1956-1994), Mexico (1947-1992),
Peru (1961-1991), Puerto Rico (1957-1991), Venezuela (1964-1983)
- CIA Research Reports: Latin America, 1946-1976
- The United States & Castro's Cuba, 1950-1970, the Paterson Collection
- The John F. Kennedy National Security Files, Latin America (1961-1963)
- The Lyndon B. Johnson National Security Files, Latin America (1963-1969)
Rulers and Governments of the World
Ref D 11.5.R67 1977
- Earliest times to 1975, in three volumes
- arranged by country, territory, ecclesiastical see, dynasty, peoples, and hordes
in one alphabetical sequence, irrespective of time and place
- identifies rulers, heads of state, regents, prime ministers, cabinets, governors,
commissioners, etc.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set
Browse by various topics, e.g.
geographic names,
international affairs, immigrants.
See also
American State Papers (1789-1838)
The Serial Set & American State Papers include consular
reports, trade statistics, diplomatic correspondence, etc. Examples of publications
available in the Serial Set:
Reports of the Immigration Commission (1909-1910)
-
5663 - Changes in Bodily Form of Descendents of Immigrants
-
5664 - Occupations of the First & Second Generations
of Immigrants in the U.S.
-
5664 - Fecundity of Immigrant Women
-
5665 &
5666 - Immigrants in Cities: A Study of the Population
of Selected Districts in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia,
Boston, Cleveland, Buffalo, & Milwaukee
-
5667-5684
- Immigrants in Industries (in 25 parts)
-
5865 &
5866 - Abstracts of Reports of the Immigration Commission,
with Conclusions & Recommendations & Views of the Minority
-
5867 - Dictionary of Races or Peoples
-
5868 &
5869 - Immigrants as Charity Seekers
-
5870 - Emigration Conditions in Europe
-
5871-5875
- The Children of Immigrants in Schools
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-
5876 - Immigration & Crime
-
5877 - Steerage Conditions
-
5877 - Importation & Harboring of Women for Immoral
Purposes
-
5877 - Immigrant Homes & Aid Societies
-
5877 - Immigrant Banks
-
5878 - Statistical Review of Immigration, 1820-1910
-
5878 - Distribution of Immigrants, 1850-1900
-
5879 - Federal Immigration Legislation
-
5879 - Digest of Immigration Decisions
-
5879 - Steerage Legislation, 1819-1908
-
5879 - State Immigration & Alien Laws
-
5880 - The Immigration Situation in Other Countries:
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil
-
5881 - Statements & Recommendations Submitted by Societies
& Organizations Interested in the Subject of Immigration
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Reports of the National Monetary Commission (1909-1910)
-
5606 - The History of Banking in Canada
-
5609 - The National Bank of Belgium
-
5610 - The Swiss Banking Law
-
5611 - The Fiscal Systems of the United States, England,
France, & Germany
-
5615 - The Reichsbank, 1876-1900
-
5617 - The English Banking System
-
5618 - The Banking System of Mexico
-
5623 - Evolution of Credit & Banks in France from the
Founding of the Bank of France to the Present Time
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-
5628 - The Banks of Issue in Italy
-
5629 - The Swedish Bank System
-
5630 - Statistics for Great Britain, Germany, & France,
1867-1909
-
5631 - The Credit of Nations
-
5631 - The Trade Balance of the United States
-
5635 - The Canadian Banking System
-
5636 - Banking in Russia, Austro-Hungary, the Netherlands
& Japan
-
5640 - History of the Bank of England & Its Financial
Services to the State
-
5642 - The German Great Banks & Their Concentration
in Connection with the Economic Development of Germany
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Special Consular Reports
-
2799 - Malt & Beer in Spanish America
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2857 - Port Regulations in Foreign Countries
-
2974 - European Emigration
-
2974 - Streets & Highways in Foreign Countries
-
2991 - Coal & Coal Consumption in Spanish America
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-
3128 - Tariffs of Foreign Countries
-
3137 - Vagrancy & Public Charities in Foreign Countries
-
3404 - Highways of Commerce: The Ocean Lines, Railways,
Canals, & Other Trade Routes of Foreign Countries
-
3677 - The Drug Trade in Foreign Countries
-
3947 - Disposal of Sewage & Garbage in Foreign Countries
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Immigration
provides access to various reports and data tables.
- Coming to America: A Profile of the Nation's Foreign Born
- Coming from the Americas: A Profile of the Nation's Latin American Foreign
Born
- Foreign-Born Population in the U.S. (annual, 1994-2003)
- From the Mideast to the Pacific: A Profile of the Nation's Asian Foreign-Born
Population
- Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the U.S.:
1850-1990
Immigration & Asylum from 1900 to Present
"offers numerous entries organized around four themes:
- immigration and asylum;
- the major migrating groups around the world;
- expulsions and other forced population movements; and
- the politics of migration."
Includes a section of primary sources, including legislation, treaties, speeches, and
United Nations documents.
provides links to resources including:
- Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants (in English, Chinese,
Polish & Spanish)
- Naturalization Information
- Naturalization Test Study Materials
Immigration & Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
"contains approximately 175 full and excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine
and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works
of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context."
Immigration Statistics
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
"a compendium of tables that provides data on foreign nationals who, during a fiscal
year, were granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., admitted as immigrants or became
legal permanent residents), were admitted into the United States on a temporary
basis (e.g., tourists, students, or workers), applied for asylum or refugee status,
or were naturalized. The
Yearbook also presents data on immigration law
enforcement actions, including alien apprehensions, removals, and prosecutions."
"In addition to the Yearbook, the Office of Immigration Statistics
Annual Flow
Reports and
Annual Reports
provide text, tables, and charts on legal permanent residents, refugees and asylees,
nonimmigrant admissions, naturalizations, and enforcement actions. The
Annual
Flow Reports and
Annual Reports have replaced the text chapters in
the earlier editions of the Yearbook."
Statistical Yearbook of the Immigration & Naturalization Service
previous title: Immigration & Naturalization Service Annual Report
Online Archives (1996-2001)
U.S. Documents J 21.2: St 2/ (1978, 1980, 1981)
U.S. Documents J 21.2/10: (1982, 1984, 1997, 2001)
U.S. Documents Microfiche J 21.2/10: (1983, 1986-1996)
ASI Microfiche 6264-2 (1971-2001)
test preparation materials
Web directories to immigration resources:
NOTE: The UCF Library may not have direct access to all of the resources listed:
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International Organizations
Basic Documents of African Regional Organizations (1957-1969)
General Collection JX 1582 .A2 .S64
- Volume 1 - Organization of African Unity, African Development Bank, & some organizations
of French-speaking Africa
- Volume 2 - remainder of documents relating to French-speaking Africa
- Volume 3 - documents of regional organizations in West, North, and East Africa
- Volume 4 - documents relating to the association of various groups of African
States with the European Economic Community
Europa Directory of International Organizations
Ref JZ 4838 .E94 2002
"offers readers a comprehensive guide to international organizations and an essential
understanding of the framework of international affairs...detailed coverage of the most
important intergovernmental groupings, as well as more concise details of some 1,500
other entities. Extensive background information gives a historical and legal perspective
to the international system."
Europa World Year Book
Ref JN 1 .E85 (latest 2 years)
General Collection JN 1 .E85 (1963, 1965+)
"The International Organizations section gives extensive coverage to the United Nations
and its related agencies & bodies. There are also detailed articles concerning some
60 other major international & regional organizations; entries for many affiliated organizations
appear within these articles. In addition, briefer details of around 1,500 other international
organizations appear in a separate section."
Statesman's Yearbook: The Politics, Cultures & Economies of the World
Ref JA 51 .S7 (1966+)
provides brief histories & missions of international organizations and lists of member
states.
Specific Organizations
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Latin America
See also many other resources on this page, especially
Countries & Governments and
Statistics & Demographics
"intends to understand, cooperate and coordinate with, and respond effectively to changes
in Latin American, Caribbean, and Spanish financial institutions and markets. Our mission
involves better supervising constituencies, strengthening the Federal Reserve System's
and Sixth Federal Reserve District's voice and influence in hemispheric policymaking,
and adding value to evolving regional payment processing."
provides executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during
the period between 1821 and 1993, and by its provincial governments from the earliest
available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889.
provides archival collection finding aids and digitized content from those collections, including
photographs, letters, manuscripts, maps, and other documents.
"a multifaceted and collaborative international digital library project that will preserve
and increase access to valuable resources for the study of the Caribbean and the advancement
of Caribbean Studies."
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American & Caribbean Cultures
Ref F 1406 .E515 2000
"The entries are listed alphabetically but also, at the start of the book, listed by
field and by country--from Literature and the Visual Arts to Music and Cinema. There
are also a number of entries which explore cultural concepts and categories--like 'Time'
or 'Meat' or 'Exile'--and others that provide brief biographies of significant figures
with date and place of birth and death."
Handbook of Latin American Studies
"a selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America.... Works reviewed
include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the disciplines
of Anthropology (including Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Ethnology), Art, Economics,
Geography, Government and Politics, History, International Relations, Literature, Music,
Philosophy, and Sociology. Starting with Volume 54, the Handbook also includes a section
on Electronic Resources for Latin American studies. In addition, some of the earlier
volumes included other disciplines such as Cartography, Film, Folklore, Law, and so
forth."
organizes and describes the many Latin American and Caribbean official documents appearing
on the Internet.
- Latin American Periodicals
Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) - a searchable Web database that provides access
to the tables of contents of more than 800 journals, primarily in the humanities
and social sciences, published in Latin America.
- Latin American Open Archives
Portal - providing access to social sciences grey literature produced in
Latin America, such as working documents, pre-prints, research papers, statistical
documents, and other difficult-to-access materials from the "deep Web".
- Presidential Messages
- providing digital images of presidential speeches since the early 19th century
from Mexico and Argentina.
"This project, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, digitizes and makes accessible
Mexican state statistical abstracts from 1994-2000 for all 31 Mexican states. The print
volumes are available by chapter in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Excel spreadsheets
are available for individual statistical tables from socio-demographic and economic
chapters for 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000."
South America, Central America & the Caribbean (Europa Regional Surveys of the World)
Ref F 1406.5 .S68 (1986+)
"provides a survey of the political & economic life both of the region and of the 50
countries & territories within it." Country Surveys: Geography & Map, History, Economy,
Statistical Survey, The Constitution, The Government (Head of State, Cabinet/Council
of Ministers, Ministries), Legislature, Election Commission, Political Organizations,
Diplomatic Representation, Judicial System, Religion, The Press, Publishers, Broadcasting
& Communications (Telecommunications, Radio, Television), Finance (Central Bank, State
Banks, Development Banks, Commercial Banks, Foreign Banks, Banking Associations, Stock
Exchange, Insurance), Trade & Industry (Government Agencies, Development Organizations,
Chambers of Commerce, Industrial & Trade Associations, Employers' Associations, Major
Companies, Utilities, Trade Unions), Transport (Railways, Roads, Shipping, Civil Aviation),
Tourism, Defense, Education.
Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean (United Nations, Economic Commission
for Latin America and the Caribbean)
Ref HA 931 .A58
provides social, economic and environmental statistics
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Legal Resources
"designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners and researchers as a self-guided
tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international
law."
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, & Cultural Encyclopedia
Ref K 48 .L44 2002
- "400 A–Z entries on places from Scotland to Suriname, concepts and terms like
legal realism and retribution, and key documents such as the Writ of Certiorari
- Entries by an international team of over 350 contributors
- Highly readable maps of every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe
- Nearly 275 diagrams illustrating the legal structure of various states and countries
A glossary of hundreds of key terms like 'adversarialism' and 'sharia'."
Legal Dictionaries
Elsevier's Legal Dictionary: in English, German, French, Dutch, & Spanish
Ref K 54 .E45 2001
Wiley's English-Spanish, Spanish-English Legal Dictionary
Ref K 52 .S6 .K63 1997
Foreign & International Laws and Cases
"a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other
complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations.
These GLIN members contribute the full texts of their published documents to the database
in their original languages. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and,
in many cases in additional languages, plus subject terms selected from the multilingual
index to GLIN. All summaries are available to the public, and public access to full
texts is also available for most jurisdictions."
provides links for individual nations to constitutions, branches of government, legal
guides and general sources.
"collection of world legal materials gathers, country by country, continent by continent,
the Internet-accessible sources of the constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and
related legal material from around the globe (excluding the U.S. material held in the
LII's other collections). It also holds resources and document collections of International
law."
LexisNexis Academic
Use the
Sources tab to filter the publications to be searched by country or region
of the world.
Online Tutorial - Selecting Sources
Examples of specialized files include:
-
EUR-Lex EU Law Database: Combined Files (1952+) - "This
combined source includes full-text, English language EC/EU Treaties, Legislation,
Preparatory Documents, National Provisions Implementing Directives, Parliamentary
Questions, EFTA, and other documents as provided by EUR-Lex--the computerized
documentation system on Community law, which the EU institutions makes available
to their officials and the public. References to documents in other languages
are also included. Sources include Series L (legislative) and C (communications)
of the Official Journal of the European Communities, SEC and COM final documents,
etc."
-
European Union, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations provides
cases from GATT Panel, World Trade Organization, Australia, New Zealand, England,
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Africa, Singapore,
Malaysia, and Brunei.
-
International Legal Materials (1962+) provides the full
texts of important treaties and agreements, judicial and arbitral decisions,
national legislation, international organizations resolutions and other documents.
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest
Ref K 526 .M37
- "Digests of the laws of 82 countries.... In the case of Australia and Canada,
digests of the laws of the States and Provinces of these countries are included
along with the digest of their Federal Laws.... Because of its significance
to the laws of a number of European countries, a separate digest is included...
setting forth European Union Law."
- "the complete texts of ten International Conventions to which the U.S. is a
party."
lists print items which reprint the laws and regulations of international jurisdictions
on a particular legal topic, comparative in nature. The purpose of the database is to
provide additional identifying information about titles, beyond that which is provided
in the Library of Congress online catalog. After identifying a specific title held by
the Library of Congress using this
online database,
search the
UCF Library's online catalog
to see if the specific title is held locally.
Other Digests of International Law
American International Law Cases
Ref JX 238 .A2 .D4 through JX 238 .A2 .D42 (1783+)
discusses published federal and state decisions involving questions of public international
law. The cases for each year are organized using a numbered list of subjects, but
the list of subjects has changed since the first volumes were published in 1971.
Recent volumes had the following arrangement:
- International Law in General
- Territories, Trusteeships, Boundaries & Navigable Waters
- Procedure
- Diplomacy & Diplomatic Immunity
- Treaties & Agreements
- Aliens
- International Organizations
- War, Belligerency & Neutrality
- International Trade
- Customs
- Environmental Law
- International Communications
- Human Rights
- Criminal Law
- Arbitration
Digest of International Law (Moore)
Digest of International Law (Hackworth)
U.S. Documents S 7.12: (1940-1943)
Digest of International Law (Whiteman)
U.S. Documents S 7.12/2: (1963-1973)
Digest of United States Practice in International Law
Legal Periodicals
See also other international Periodical Articles
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Online version (1985+) - online subscription cancelled
- Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (1926+)
- LegalTrac (1980+)
- LexisNexis Academic (1970+)
- Westlaw
American Journal of International Law
Online version (1907+)
Microfilm JX 1 .A7 (1907-1967)
General Collection JX 1 .A7 (1968+)
International & Comparative Law Quarterly
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Statistics & Demographics - Key Resources
See also Statistics & Demographics - Other
Resources
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LexisNexis Statistical
provides online access to three major indexing and abstracting sources--the UCF Libraries
have the full text of most indexed reports in print or microfiche formats.
CIS Index to International Statistics (IIS)
statistical publications from approximately 100 international issuing sources, including:
United Nations main and subsidiary bodies, regional
commissions, and affiliated agencies, e.g.
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Trade Center (ITC)
- UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD)
- World Bank Group
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
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- Asian Development Bank (AsDB)
- European Union (EU)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
- World Tourism Organization (WTO)
- and some 30 other international intergovernmental organizations.
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CIS American Statistics Index (ASI)
statistical publications from most U.S. government sources, including:
- Agency for International Development
- Agriculture: Economic Research Service: International
- Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services
- Census Bureau: Foreign Trade
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Customs & Border Protection
- Export-Import Bank
- Inter-American Foundation
- International Trade Administration
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- National Science Foundation: Science & Engineering Indicators
- Office of Refugee Resettlement
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Overseas Private Investment Corp.
- Peace Corps
- State Department
- U.S. International Trade Commission
- U.S. Trade & Development Agency
- U.S. Travel & Tourism Administration
- and many other federal departments, agencies, bureaus, boards, &
offices
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CIS Statistical Reference Index (SRI)
a selective guide to American statistical publications from private organizations and
state government sources.
"Data on Foreign Countries--World economic and demographic trends; international finance,
investment, and trade data; and foreign country social and economic indicators, frequently
organized to permit comparison with data for the United States."
Sources include:
- Bread for the World Institute
- Center for Immigration Studies
- Chicago Council on Foreign Relations
- Commodity Research Bureau
- East-West Center: Program on Population
- Foreign Policy Association
- German American Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Business, Inc.
- International Association of Amusement Parks & Attractions
- International Food Policy Research Institute
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- JPMorgan: World Financial Markets
- Population Reference Bureau
- Spain-U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Synovate: U.S. Diversity Markets Report
- Travel Industry Association of America
- U.S.-China Business Council
- U.S. Committee for Refugees & Immigrants
- World Resources Institute
- and over 300 other associations, business organizations, commercial
publishers, independent research organizations, & university research
centers
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International Monetary Fund (IMF)
See also
LexisNexis Statistical which indexes and abstracts various IMF publications, with the full
text of many publications available on microfiche in the IIS
Collection.
Balance of Payments Statistics
Ref HF 1014.I5 (1981+)
Latest 5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating).
Direction of Trade Statistics
Online version -
Univ. of Virginia (1948-1998)
General Collection HF 91 .I65 - Yearbook (1987+; latest edition in Ref)
IIS Microfiche 3840-S1 (1990+)
International Financial Statistics Yearbook
provides "time series data for GDP growth, inflation, unemployment, payments balances,
exports, imports, external debt, capital flows, commodity prices, more." Latest 5 years
in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating). The
IMF Data Mapper provides
comparisons of GDP, inflation, & current account balance for up to five selected countries,
geographic regions, or analytical groups at a time.
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United Nations
See also International
Trade
"disseminates statistics on population size and composition, births, deaths, marriage
and divorce on an annual basis. Demographic Yearbook special topics issues cover a wide
range of additional topics including economic activity, educational attainment, household
characteristics, housing, ethnicity and language, among others." Latest 5 years in Reference;
Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating).
InfoNation creates a table comparing up to six countries in up to six specific characteristics
(i.e., urban growth rate, energy consumption, GDP per capita, unemployment, population
density, infant mortality, life expectancy, illiteracy rate, spending on education,
homicides, etc.) Country at a Glance provides statistics about individual countries.
"contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national
accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the
world."
"ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older
UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access
to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council
and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The system does not contain
press releases, UN sales publications,
the
United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department of
Public Information." Some of the UN sales publications may be available in the UCF Library
in
print or
microfiche.
Statistical Yearbook (United Nations)
Ref HA 12.5 .U63 (1963+)
"The 76 tables of the Yearbook are organized in four parts. The first part presents
key world and regional aggregates and totals. In the other three parts, the subject
matter is generally presented by countries or areas, with world and regional aggregates
shown in some cases only. Parts two, three and four cover, respectively, population
& social topics, national economic activity and international economic relations." Latest
5 years in Reference; Others in General Collection (Non-Circulating).
UNBISnet (United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold Library)
-
Voting Records - "The voting records for all resolutions which were adopted
- either without a vote or by roll-call or recorded vote - by the General Assembly
beginning with its 38th session (1983-) and the Security Council beginning with
its 1st year (1946-). Links to the full text of resolutions are provided."
-
Index to Speeches - "Citations to speeches made in the General Assembly
beginning with its 38th session (1983-), the Security Council beginning with
its 38th year (1983-), the Economic and Social Council beginning in 1983 and
the Trusteeship Council beginning with its 15th special session (1982). Links
to the full text of speeches are provided."
Voting Practices in the United Nations (U.S. State Department)
Online version (2000+)
U.S. Documents Microfiche S 1.1/8: (1992-1999)
U.S. Documents S 1.1/8: (1985-1991)
U.S. Documents S 1.2: V94 (1984)
ASI Microfiche 7004-18 (1984-85, 1987, 1989+)
CIS Microfiche 85-S181-19 (1983)
CIS Microfiche 83-H181-103 (1982)
"assesses for the preceding calendar year, with respect to each foreign country member
of the United Nations, the voting practices of the governments of such countries at
the United Nations, and which evaluates General Assembly and Security Council actions
and the responsiveness of those governments to United States policy on issues of special
importance to the United States.”
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Other Key Statistical Sources
See also OECD's
Statistics
Portal for descriptions and links by topic to various resources, and the UCF Library's
subscription to
Source OECD
for full text access to some publications, e.g.,
- OECD Economic Surveys - see also
print versions in the UCF Library
- OECD Factbook: Economic, Environmental & Social Statistics
- OECD Statistics on International Trade in Services
- Structural & Demographic Business Statistics
Statistics Sources: A Subject
Guide to Data on Industrial, Business, Social, Educational, Financial, and Other Topics
for the United States and Internationally
Ask at the Reference Desk - Ref HA 36.S84
"Two types of key statistical sources are cited in listings for countries (as applicable
and available) and precede the alphabetical list of specific subjects for the country.
The first is the National Statistical Office, if the country has such an office. This
is followed by a reference to the major printed sources for the country, termed the
Primary Statistics Source of Sources. These sources should be consulted by users seeking
more in-depth data, particularly for technical and commercial activities in countries
other than the U.S. and Canada."
Ref HC 59.15.W656
Online version provides direct access to more than 700 development indicators, with
time series for 210 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2006, where data are
available. Time series topic groups include balance of payments, development framework,
environment, exchange rates & prices, external debt, financial statistics, government
finance, national accounts, social indicators, and trade.
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Statistics & Demographics - Other Resources
See also Statistics & Demographics - Key Resources,
Historical Resources, and Resources
for Statistics, Demographics & Census.
provide quick access to essential information on population, health, and the environment
for over 200 countries.
provides links to resources on agriculture, archives, bibliographic/documentary references,
contacts, customs & trade, environment, Euro, external relations, development assistance,
industry/energy, legal, press, procurement, regional policy, research, social, employment,
consumers, education, drugs, statistical classifications, taxation, and terminology.
"Economic and financial conditions of the global economy are outlined in charts and
other resources."
Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest
Times to the Present
provides U.S. data regarding population, work & welfare, economic structure & performance,
economic sectors, and governance & international relations, with downloadable tables
and graphs, including
- Foreign-Born Population by Sex & Race: 1850-1990; by Sex & Age, 1870-1990
- Military Personnel & Casualties, by War & Branch of Service, 1775-1991
- Exports & Imports of Goods & Services, 1869-1928, 1929-2002
- Exports, by Country of Destination, 1790-2001
- Imports, by Country of Origin, 1790-2001
- Tables - "Demographic data for selected indicators, countries and user-selected
regions, and years."
- Country Rankings - "Largest countries for any year, 1950-2050."
- World Population Information - "Global population trends, links to historical
population estimates, population clocks, and estimates of population, births,
and deaths occuring each year, day, hour, or second."
- Country Summary - "Summary data, population pyramids and access to more data
for a single country."
- Population Pyramid - "Graphs of the population, by age and sex, for a selected
country."
"simplifies the search for world-wide economic indicators. Individual indicators (such
as GDP and CPI) are linked, and each link has a description of the data. Included in
each record is the title, corporate author, publisher, years covered in the data series,
type of publication (text, table, chart), frequency with which the data is published,
country of origin, a URL, available languages, subject headings, format (.pdf, .xls,
etc.), a summary (where available), and any notes needed to clarify the data. The database
is title, country, subject and keyword searchable."
International Historical Statistics (1750-1993)
Ref HA 175 .M55 1998
The Americas
Ref HA 1107 .M5 1998
Europe
Ref HA 4675 .M55 1998
Africa, Asia & Oceania
provides links to principal U.S. federal statistical agencies and international statistical
agencies from over 130 countries, e.g.,
USSR Facts & Figures Annual / Russia & Eurasia Facts &
Figures Annual
Ref DK 18 .U8 (1977-2002)
provides statistical data about the USSR and subsequently the Russian Federation and
the post-Soviet successor states, including the Commonwealth of Independent States,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, & Uzbekistan
U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (U.S. Agency for International
Development)
The "Greenbook" shows a complete historical record of United States' foreign aid to
the rest of the world by reporting all loans and grants authorized by the U.S. Government
for each fiscal year from 1945 to the present.
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Periodical Articles - Key Resources
Use the following electronic and print indexes to find articles about specific topics. Once
you have found the articles you want, in some instances you will need to check the
UCF Library Catalog to determine if we own the periodicals
you need.
"is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers
from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded
research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs."
provides full text coverage of over 600 scholarly journals, including:
- African Affairs (1901-1999)
- American Journal of International Law (1907-2007)
- Asian Survey (1932-2003)
- International Affairs (1922-2001)
- International Organization (1947-2003)
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- International Studies Quarterly (1957-2001)
- Journal of Near Eastern Studies (1884-2006)
- Latin American Politics and Society (1959-2003)
- Pacific Affairs (1926-2002)
- Slavic Review (1941-2005)
- World Politics (1948-2005)
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NOTE: Only about 10% of articles in the JSTOR collection include abstracts. Other indexing
of older journals, including some JSTOR titles, is available in
International Index to Periodicals.
Use the Sources tab to filter the publications to be searched by country
or region of the world.
Online Tutorial - Selecting Sources
- News sources include aggregate news sources, blogs, industry trade press, magazines
& journals, news transcripts, newsletters, newspapers, newswires & press releases,
etc.
- "Full-text of more than 350 newspapers from the U.S. and around the world, many
same day of publication"
- "More than 300 magazines and journals and over 600 newsletters, including: American
Journalism Review, Business Week, The Economist, Library Journal, New Republic,
Newsweek, and Variety"
- "Wire services, updated several times a day, including respected names such
as the Associated Press, Business Wire and PR Newswire"
- "Non-English language news sources available in Spanish, French, German, Italian
and Dutch, including both newspapers and magazines"
PAIS International
indexes "journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey
literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies,
microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
PAIS International includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world.
In addition to English, some of the indexed materials are published in French, German,
Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish."
Cumulative Subject Index to the Public Affairs Information Service Annual Bulletins,
1915-1974
Index H 1 .P78
Worldwide Political Science
Abstracts
"provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature
in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations,
law, and public administration / policy. The database is building on the merged backfiles
of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI,
published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. Since 2000, development of the serials list has focused
on expanding international coverage. As of November 2005 approximately 1,500+ titles
are being monitored for coverage; of these, 67% are published outside the United States."
Political Science, Government, & Public Policy (Universal Reference System)
Index JA 37 .U66 (1960-1966)
"an annotated & intensively indexed compilation of significant books, pamphlets,
and articles.... Some classic works are included here; but the great bulk concentrates
in the years 1960 to 1966."
- v. 1 - International Affairs
- v. 2 - Legislative Process, Representation, & Decision-Making
- v. 3 - Bibliography of Bibliographies in Political Science,
Government & Public Policy
- v. 4 - Administrative Management
- v. 5 - Current Events & Problems of Modern Society
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- v. 6 - Public Opinion, Mass Behavior, & Political Psychology
- v. 7 - Law, Jurisprudence, & Judicial Process
- v. 8 - Economic Regulation
- v. 9 - Public Policy & the Management of Science
- v. 10 - Comparative Government & Cultures
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Political Science, Government, & Public Policy - Annual Supplement
Index JA 37 .U662 (1967-1979)
Political Science Abstracts
Index JA 37 .U662 (1980-1997)
ABC POL SCI (Advance Bibliography of Contents: Political Science & Government)
Index JA 71 .A26 (1969-2000)
"reproduces edited tables of contents in alphabetical order by journal title....
The Subject Profile Index (SPIndex) provides a profile of each article cited and
comprises two or more subject, geographic, and biographic descriptors."
CSA Political Science & Government
Index JA 71 .A26 (2001-2004)
"provides indexed citations to articles published in the international academic
literature in political science and related disciplines."
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Periodical Articles - Other Resources
Use the following electronic and print indexes to find articles about specific topics. Once
you have found the articles you want, in some instances you will need to check the
UCF Library Catalog to determine if we own the periodicals
you need.
See also Periodical Articles - Key Resources
and the periodical resources listed on the Multicultural
Resources and
International Business
pages.
provides browsing and searching access to many UCF Libraries' subscriptions, including:
- Africa Research Bulletin (1997+)
- British Journal of Politics & International Relations (1999+)
- Bulletin of Latin American Research (1995+)
- Developing Economies (1962+)
- Development & Change (1997+)
- Ethics & International Affairs (1987+)
- Foreign Policy Analysis (2005+)
- Global Networks: A Journal of Transnational Affairs (2001+)
- International Affairs (1998+)
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- International Migration (1997+)
- International Migration Review (2001+)
- International Studies Perspectives (2000+)
- International Studies Quarterly (1997+)
- International Studies Review (1999+)
- Middle East Policy (2001+)
- Nations & Nationalism (1995+)
- Peace & Change (1997+)
- Population & Development Review (1999+)
- Scandinavian Political Studies (1978+)
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"includes the full-text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies....
It covers such subjects as Journalism, Public Opinion, Political Communication, Mass
Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Cultural Studies / Intercultural Communication,
Television / Film Studies, Media Studies, Business Communication, Organizational / Management
Communication, Written Communication, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies."
"an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database
of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press."
"source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico,
Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos
in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues
to unique coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete
bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original
literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and
humanities journals published throughout the world."
International Index to Periodicals
(1802+)
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
Index AI 3 .P7 (1802-1906)
International Index to Periodicals
Index AI 3 .R49 (1907-1965)
Social Sciences & Humanities Index
Index AI 3 .R49 (1965-1974)
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Social Sciences Index
Index AI 3 .R492 (1974+)
Online version (Indexing 1983+, Abstracting 1984+, Full text 1994+)
Humanities Index
Index AI 3 .R493 (1974+)
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International Political Science Abstracts
Index JA 36 .I5 (1971-2004)
"non evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in
journals (and yearbooks) all over the world."
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
"a unique database of bibliographic references on the role, structure and working
methods of national parliaments, and on electoral systems, constitutional law, history
and political science....The database currently includes references to over 7,000
books and studies as well as 30,000 articles taken from 160 periodicals used as
information sources."
"contains bibliographic references on books and articles dealing with women in politics....
It covers titles representing international, regional, country-by-country as well
as thematic perspectives."
New York Times
provides browsing and searching access to many UCF Libraries' subscriptions, including:
- American Foreign Policy Interests: The Journal of the National Committee
on American Foreign Policy (2001+)
- Australian Journal of International Affairs (1999+)
- British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies (1974+)
- Cambridge Review of International Affairs (1986+)
- Central Asian Survey (1982+)
- Colonial Latin American Review (1998+)
- Cultural Studies (1987+)
- Diplomacy & Statecraft (1990+)
- Ethnic & Racial Studies (1998+)
- Ethnopolitics (2001+)
- Europe-Asia Studies (1949+)
- Global Society: Journal of Interdisciplinary International Relations
(2000+)
- Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power (2002+)
- Immigrants & Minorities (2003+)
- Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (2000+)
- International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in
International Relations (2002+)
- International Journal of Cultural Policy (2002+)
- International Journal of Human Rights (1997+)
- International Spectator (2007+)
- International Trade Journal: Western Hemispheric Studies (1986+)
- Iranian Studies (1967+)
- Israel Affairs (1994+)
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- Journal for Cultural Research (2002+)
- Journal of Baltic Studies (1970+)
- Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies (2000+)
- Journal of European Integration (1977+)
- Journal of Intercultural Communication Research (2006+)
- Journal of Intercultural Studies (2000+)
- Latin American & Caribbean Ethnic Studies (2007+)
- Mediterranean Politics (1996+)
- Middle Eastern Studies (1964+)
- Mobilities (2006+)
- National Identities (2000+)
- Nationalism & Ethnic Politics (2003+)
- Nationalities Papers (1972+)
- Ocean Development & International Law (1999+)
- Pacific Review (1988+)
- Regional Studies (1997+)
- Review of International Political Economy (1997+)
- Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs (1999+)
- Social & Cultural Geography (2000+)
- Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
(1996+)
- South Asia: Journal of South Asia Studies (1978+)
- Third World Quarterly (1979+)
- Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions (2000+)
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Times (London)
World News Connection
Online version (subscription cancelled)
provides full text English-language translations or summaries of newspaper articles,
television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, conference proceedings, and reports. Strong
coverage of local media sources. Created by the Foreign Broadcast Information
Service (FBIS).
FBIS Publications (Foreign Broadcast Information Service)
U.S. Documents CD-ROM PrEx 7.10/3: (1997-2004)
FBIS Publications (All regions)
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-AFR- (1990-1996)
Africa (Sub-Sahara) - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-APA- (1983-1986)
Asia and Pacific - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-CHI- (1990-1996)
People's Republic of China - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-EAS- (1987-1996)
East Asia - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
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U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-EEU- (1990-1996)
Eastern Europe - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-LAT- (1990-1996)
Latin America - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-NES- (1990-1996)
Near East and South Asia - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-SOV- (1987, 1990-1996)
Soviet Union - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
U.S. Documents Microfiche PrEx 7.10: FBIS-WEU- (1990-1996)
Western Europe - Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
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Key Periodicals
The following selected periodicals are some of those covering international topics. Please
note, however, that many other periodicals not listed here will contain articles about some
aspect of international issues; thus, the need to consult a periodical
database or index. Current print issues of periodicals
to which the Libraries subscribe are arranged by title on the third floor; print back issues
are shelved in the general collection by call number, while microform back issues are arranged
by call number on the third floor. See also periodicals
about cross-cultural issues and
periodicals about international
business.
European Journal of International Relations (European Consortium for Political Research)
"The Journal represents no particular school or approach, nor is it restricted to any
particular methodology. Instead, it seeks to foster an awareness of methodological and
epistemological questions in the study of International Relations, and to reflect research
and developments of a conceptual, normative and empirical nature in all the major sub-areas
of the field. The Journal also seeks to strengthen ties with cognate areas in social
science and beyond, in particular with international history, international law and
international economics. Its purpose is to stimulate and disseminate theory-aware research
and scholarship in International Relations throughout the international academic community."
http://ejt.sagepub.com/
Foreign Affairs (Council on Foreign Relations)
"Since 1922, the Council has published
Foreign Affairs, America's most influential
publication on international affairs and foreign policy. It is more than a magazine—it
is the international forum of choice for the most important new ideas, analysis, and
debate on the most significant issues in the world. Inevitably, articles published in
Foreign Affairs shape the political dialogue for months and years to come."
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
Foreign Policy (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
"the premier, award-winning magazine of global politics, economics, and ideas. Our mission
is to explain how the world works—in particular, how the process of globalization is
reshaping nations, institutions, cultures, and, more fundamentally, our daily lives.
Equal parts scout and translator, we draw on the world’s leading journalists, thinkers,
and professionals to analyze the most significant international trends and events of
our times, without regard to ideology or political bias."
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Foreign Policy Analysis (International Studies Association)
"Reflecting the diverse, comparative and multidisciplinary nature of the field,
Foreign Policy Analysis provides an open forum for research publication that enhances
the communication of concepts and ideas across theoretical, methodological, geographical
and disciplinary boundaries. By emphasizing accessibility of content for scholars of
all perspectives and approaches in the editorial and review process, Foreign Policy
Analysis serves as a source for efforts at theoretical and methodological integration
and deepening the conceptual debates throughout this rich and complex academic research
tradition."
International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations
"a leading interdisciplinary journal that publishes original empirical, analytic and
theoretical research in international relations. Focusing on analysis of matters of
immediate relevance in today's world, International Interactions addresses
a diverse array of topics within the field of international relations, providing balanced
coverage of the discipline's three main areas of study: War and conflict resolution,
International political economy, Foreign policy"
International Organization (International Organization Foundation)
"is a leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs.
Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and
comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes and resolutions,
European integration, alliance patterns and war, bargaining and conflict resolution,
economic development and adjustment, and international capital movements."
International Studies Quarterly (International Studies Association)
"the official journal of the International Studies Association, seeks to acquaint a
broad audience of readers with the best work being done in the variety of intellectual
traditions included under the rubric of international studies. Therefore, the editors
welcome all submissions addressing this community's theoretical, empirical, and normative
concerns. First preference will continue to be given to articles that address and contribute
to important disciplinary and interdisciplinary questions and controversies."
http://www.isq.unt.edu/
Vital Speeches of the Day
Online version (1934+)
Microfilm PN 6121 .V52 (1934-1939, 1968-2001; missing v. 63, 1996)
General Collection PN 6121 .V52 (1939-1968, 2001+)
Full text of speeches by leaders in both the public and private sectors "on current
national and international issues in the fields of economics, politics, education, sociology,
government, criminology, finance, business, taxation, health, law, labor, and more."
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Additional Sources
International Government
Information and Country Information: A Subject Guide
Reference ZA 5050 .M67 2004
"offers a subject approach to the plentiful resources provided by international government
organizations, national governments, and other foreign information sources. Although
many of the resources described in this book are freely available on the Internet, finding
or using them can be difficult. This guide helps users locate the most substantive resources
for their needs. In addition to an overview section, 21 chapters cover rich resources
of topical, statistical, and analytical information on: Agriculture and food, Crime,
Health, Human rights, Laws and treaties, Transportation, Women and children, And more.
Each chapter provides descriptions of Web sites, books, reports, and other important
materials, and concludes with research strategies and tips on the most efficient ways
to search for certain types of information. In addition to international and foreign
government sources, this book covers resources from foreign organizations, foreign universities,
and commercial publishers."
test preparation materials
provides links to many useful resources.
"an Internet directory of over 2600 annotated links to high-quality English-language
sources of information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international
studies, and international relations topics. These sites are carefully selected for
their long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, authoritative information and
analysis online."
"provides source information about countries of the world and international organizations
for use in debate and political science courses."
provides links for American/Canadian/foreign government sites, international law, international/multinational/non-governmental
organizations, jobs & internships in international affairs, journals/magazines/e-zines
on foreign policy, news services, other institutes/research centres/think tanks/foundations,
scholarly e-mail discussion lists, selected libraries, databases, online archives, primary
source documentation, subject related collections/sites/Internet resource guides, and
university programmes.
"These pages are meant to include the most useful data sources on processes of international
conflict and cooperation, as well as data covering international economic, environmental,
political, and social data and data on similar topics for the United States."
"listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links
to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world."
provides links for international organizations, foreign governments, databases & catalogs.
Some of the bibliographies available in the
UCF Library to identify older publications include:
Foreign Affairs 50-Year Bibliography: New Evaluations of Significant Books on International
Relations, 1920-1970
Ref JX 1395 .F6
Foreign Affairs Bibliography: A Selected & Annotated List of Books on International
Relations
Ref JX 1305 .F6 (1962-1972)
General Collection JX 1391 .F73 (1919/1932-1952/1962)
Guide to American Foreign Relations Since 1700
Ref E 183.7 .G84
"a ready introduction to basic printed (and occasionally microfilmed) books, monographs,
essays, documents, and reference works related to the topics that made up America's
diplomatic record."
Guide to Country Information in International Governmental Organization Publications
U.S. Documents Ref J 9.5 .G85 1996
Guide to Official Publications of Foreign Countries
U.S. Documents Ref J 9.5 .G83 1997
Information Sources in Official Publications
U.S. Documents Ref J 9.5 .I47 1997
covers all regions of the world including some individual countries
Official Publications of Western Europe, Volume 1
U.S. Documents Ref Z 291 .O38 1984
Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey
Official Publications in Britain
General Collection Z 2009 .B93 1983
British Official Publications
Ref Z 2009 .P45 1973
Canadian Official Publications
Ref J 103 .B56 [1981]
A Guide to the Official Publications of the Other American Republics
Ref Z 1065 .U64 1964
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru,
Uruguay, Venezuela
Library of Congress bibliographies - guides to U.S. Official Documents & Government-Sponsored
Publications on... and Official Publications of...
Africa, 1785-1975
U.S. Documents LC 1.12/2: Af 8/2/ 785-975
Sub-Saharan Africa, 1976-1980
U.S. Documents LC 41.12: Un 3
Central Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Zaire; Eastern Africa:
Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda; Southern Africa:
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland,
Zambia, Zimbabwe; West Africa: Sahel, Benin, Cape Verde, Chad,
The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Upper Volta, Western Sahara;
Western Indian Ocean: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion,
Seychelles
East African Community (1859-1974)
U.S. Documents LC 1.12/2: Af 8
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
French-Speaking Central Africa (1885-1970)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: Af 8/3
Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ruanda-Urundi, Burundi,
Rwanda, French Equatorial Africa, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (People's
Republic), Gabon, Cameroon
French-Speaking West Africa (1895-1962)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: Af 8/ 967
Dahomey, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali (Federation), Mali (Republic), Mauritania, Niger,
Senegal, Togo, Upper Volta
Portuguese Africa (1850-1964)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: P 83
Angola, Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, Portuguese Guinea, Sao Tome e Principe
Spanish-Speaking Africa (1877-1971)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: Af 8/4
Equatorial Guinea, Spanish Sahara, Ifni, Morocco (Spanish Zone)
Afghanistan (1920-1984)
U.S. Documents LC 41.9: Af 3
Botswana, Lesotho, & Swaziland (1868-1968)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: B 65/ 868-968
Ghana (1872-1968)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: G 34/ 872-968
Japan (1898-1977)
U.S. Documents LC 1.12/2: J 27/3
Kenya (1920-1984)
U.S. Documents LC 2.7/2: K 42
Libya, 1969-1989
U.S. Documents LC 41.9: L 61
Turkey (1919-1986)
U.S. Documents LC 1.6/4: T 84
Uganda (1893-1974)
U.S. Documents LC 2.8: Ug 1
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