Electronic Collection:
Northwestern University Library offers access to a wide range of online resources, including periodical indexes, electronic journals, electronic texts, and statistical and numeric databases. The following are some of the most important electronic resources that NUL subscribes to for users of the international documents collection and related subject-areas (international studies...relations, affairs, finance, law, etc). Most resources are accessible via the Web when you are connected to NUnet; some electronic resources are available only in specific libraries or library departments.
Index to United Nations documents including Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations;1946-present. Also included is the full-text of several thousand UN documents. Complete microfiche set is available in GovInfo.
Provides full-text access to over 600 U.S. and 700+ international newspaper archives.
Database for the study of the modern Asia-Pacific, bringing together thousands of full-text reports covering 53 countries on a variety of business, governmental, economic, and social issues. Access to publications from a number of IGOs, including the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat (APEC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), is included.
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
"Commodity Price Statistics provide monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependant countries. Price indices are provided for commodity groups (including food, tropical beverages, vegetable oilseeds and oils, agricultural raw materials, minerals, ores and metals), and for all groups in current dollars and SDRs." Please log out after using.
Single-themed reports in PDF that provide in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Reports are produced monthly.
 Declassified Documents Reference System Provides access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents. Covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, it enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States foreign and domestic policy studies, journalism and more.
Digital National Security Archive Comprehensive collection of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. Over 63,000 of the most important, declassified documents - totaling more than 488,144 pages - are included in the database.
Econlit Comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected
abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American
Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals
as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.),
books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers licensed from
the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.
Database of international business intelligence prepared by the Economist Intellligence Unit. Search by country, by title of publication, or by words or phrases within the documents.
E-STAT is a program providing educational institutions with a huge data warehouse containing accurate, reliable and timely data on Canada and its population. Access available only in MAIN GovInfo Reference Room. Inquire at the GovInfo Reference desk.
Comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries—covering over 200 countries and spanning more than approximately 170 industries. Combines models, data, and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision making.
Online business information system providing business intelligence on industries, countries, and consumers. It offers integrated access to statistics, reports, insightful comment and business information sources. Coverage is global; more than 200 countries are researched.
Full-text access to the League of Nations Official Journal, the ILO's International Labour Review (1921-present), the United Nations International Court of Justice Yearbook, and the United Nations Yeabook of the Internatinoal Law Commission.
One of the major sources for international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance; contains approximately 32,000 time series (usually 1945-present) covering more than 200 countries and areas. Produced by the International Monetary Fund.
Published by the IOM, International Migration is a "refereed, policy oriented journal on migration issues as analysed by demographers, economists, sociologists, political scientists and other social scientists from all parts of the world. It covers the entire field of policy relevance in international migration, giving attention not only to a breadth of topics reflective of policy concerns, but also attention to coverage of all regions of the world and to comparative policy."
An interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects of sociodemographic, historical, economic, political, legislative and international migration. Earlier (1961-2001) issues available through JSTOR.
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. Earlier volumes (1947-2003) are available through JSTOR.
Citations and abstracts to the international literature of political science.
An EndNote connection file is available for this database on the EndNote support pages.
Peer-reviewed research articles on all subjects pertaining to international relations; 1960-present.
Business news and intelligence, and company, industry, financial, economic and political information from over 80 emerging market countries; derived directly from more than 13,000 local and global publications.
Statistical information from governmental and privately-published sources. Includes all index and abstract records for Index to International Statistics (IIS) [1983 to present] IIS indexes approximately 2000 titles from over 100 IGOs.
Provides current monthly economic statistics for most countries and areas of the world; from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Division the United Nations. Please log out after using. Print issues: 1947-present; latest issues in Gov Info Reference 310.5 U58m
A refereed journal published quarterly; each issue
concentrates on a current theme in economic policy, with a balance
between macro & microeconomics, and comprises an assessment and a
number of articles.
Citations in public policy, social policy and the social sciences; coverage from 1960-present. An EndNote connection file is available for this database on the EndNote support pages.
Citations in public policy, social policy and the social sciences; coverage from 1915-1976; An EndNote connection file is available for this database on the EndNote support pages.
SourceOECD is the online publications (books, periodicals, working papers...) portal of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Over 25 thematically speciallized databases on a wide variety of topics (employment, education, health, migration, national accounts, etc.) are also included.
United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database. Provides commodity trade data for over 130 countries (1962-present).
A collection of UN and UN-related databases with a single entry point. Currently, there are 14 databases and 6 glossaries containing over 55 million data points and covering a whole range of statistics including Population, Industry, Energy, Trade and National Accounts.
A collection of databases that provide the status and full-text of treaties filed with the United Nations.
WBER is a scholarly economic journal specialized in quantitative development policy analysis.
Seeks to inform nonspecialist readers about research being undertaken within the Bank and outside the Bank in areas of economics relevant for development policy.
Publishes analytical and theoretical articles, review articles, and research notes in international relations, comparative politics, political theory, foreign policy, and modernization. Earlier (1948-95) issues available through JSTOR.
Citations with abstract from more than 1500 journals in political science and related disciplines.
Yale University's United Nations Studies Program has undertaken an oral history study to preserve the recollections of those involved in international political developments in which the United Nations has played a role. This resource contains transcribed interviews with key players.
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01.10.08
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