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Reference Librarian:
Jason Bernard, IBS program Library Liaison
jbernard@brandeis.edu
(781)736-4740
Fall, 2004
Reference Librarians in Goldfarb Library are available for research assistance during the following hours:
Monday-Friday 10 am -5 pm, 6 pm - 9 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm
Tips on resources related to your topic can be found on our Research Guides Page.
Reference Librarians prepare introductory guides to library research in different subject areas.
Top Picks for your class follow:
Start your paper research by learning key concepts and terminology from experts in the field
Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science
Reference JA61 .B43 1999
Dictionary of Government
Reference JA61 .C6 1998
International Relations: The Key Concepts
Reference JZ1160 .G75 2002
Oxford Companion to Politics of the World
Reference JA61 .095 2001
Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy
Reference HF1359 .R68 2001
Encyclopedia of Global Industries
Reference HD2324 .E53 1996
Historical Dictionary of Aid and Development Organizations
Reference HC60 .A738 1996
Europa World Year Book
Reference Desk +JN1.E852
Library of Congress Country Studies/Area Handbooks
World Bank Atlas 2001
Reference G1046.G1 I5
Also available within World Development Indicators database
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Library Catalogs
LOUIS (Brandeis Libraries' Catalog)
Catalog of books, journal titles, and other documents at the Brandeis Libraries.
To find information on a specific country, start by doing a subject search for the name of the country. Using the Basic Search, type the name into the search box, and change the "search Type" to "subject starting with..." You will then retrieve a list of subject headings for that country.
WorldCat 
Combined library catalog containing books and other materials held in most academic, research and large public libraries worldwide. Use the ILL (Interlibrary Loan) button to order books from other libraries.
Key Databases for your class:
Business Source Premier 
Provides full text and indexing in thousands of journals in business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and more. Dates vary according to publication
ISI Emerging Markets
Provides news, company, and financial data from global emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe
Additional Databases
All Disciplines
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text and indexing of thousands of journals in all academic fields. Dates vary according to publication
Access UN
Indexes United Nations documents, including some links to full text, 1966 to present
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Indexes over journals, books, and government documents on public policy aspects of business, economics, government and other social science topics, 1972 to present.
PolicyFile
Indexes and abstracts, with some links to full-text, public policy research and publications from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers, 1990 to present.
Agricola
Indexes books and journals relating to all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines from the U.S. National Agricultural Library.
ATLA Religion
Indexes journal articles, books and dissertations on all aspects of world religions, 1949 to present
Contemporary Women's Issues
Full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets, 1992 to present.
EconLit
Indexes journals, books, dissertations and working papers economics, 1969 to present.
Social Sciences Abstracts
Indexes a wide variety of social sciences journals. Indexing from 1983, abstracting from 1994.
Women's Resources International
Indexes journal literature, books, and other media from 10 women's studies databases, including Women's Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography and POPLINE Subset on Women, both of which focus on women's health in the developing world.
Locating Specific Journals or Ejournals mentioned in your search results
Search by title in the catalog to see if Brandeis subscribes to a particular journal online. Use Interlibrary Loan to obtain a copy of a journal article not available at Brandeis.
World Bank Development Reports
World Development Report 2002: Building Institutions for Markets
Reference HC59 .W65 2002
Databases
World Development Indicators (for use in Library Electronic Research Centers only)
Accesses statistical data by country, containing more than 500 time series indicators, 1960 to 1998.
Reference +HC 59.15 .W656 2001 (print version, includes 1999 data)
EIU CountryData
Annual, quarterly and monthly economic indicators and forecasts from the Economist Intelligence Unit. 278 series on 117 countries and 40 regional aggregates, 1980 to 2005. Includes country outlooks for 181 countries.
Lexis-Nexis Statistical
Indexes and abstracts to statistics from a variety of governmental and nongovernmental sources. PowerTables goes directly to the statistical tables; Abstracts covers a wider range of statistical sources.
Key Statistical Sources (at Brandeis and beyond)
Directory of Official Statistical Agencies (International Statistics Institute)
International Data Base (U.S. Census Bureau)
Additonal Statistics in Print
United Nations Statistical Yearbook updated by Monthly Bulletin of Statistics
Reference +HA12.5 .U63
Reference +HC57 .U66
United Nations Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
Reference +HA1665 .S732
Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries
Reference HC411 .A754a
International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia, and Oceania
Reference HA4675 .M55 1998
Statistical Abstract of Latin America
Reference HA931 .S8
International Historical Statistics: the Americas, 1750-1993
Reference HA175 .M55 1998
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
Reference +HA40.C8U53a
United Nations Demographic Yearbook
Reference +HA17 .D45
FAO Production Yearbook
Reference +HD1421 .P7622?
FAO Trade Yearbook
Reference +HD9000.4 .T72
Try our Newspapers Page
Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organizations
Europa Directory of International Organizations
Reference Desk JZ 4838 .E97 ed. 2 2000
Yearbook of International Organizations
Reference Desk +JX1904 .A42
Idealist.org Organizations Database
World Directory of Development Organizations and Programs (Cooperating for Cooperation)
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Guide to Citing Printed and Electronic Resources (Brandeis Library)
Most of this material is accessible from any workstation in any location, however the databases with the red "off-campus" links are limited to Brandeis students, faculty and staff. If you are off campus and would like to use a database with an "off-campus" link, you must first configure your web browser (Read our instructions.)
If you have already configured (set-up) your Web browser, click on one of these icon for off-campus access:
