PSC 336 - U. S. Foreign Policy
Librarian: David Bradshaw , ext. 3059
Books, Videos & CDs:
Search the Library Catalog
NetLibrary, ACLS Humanities E-Book Project and other e-book collections – for over 50,000 electronic books.
Other Library Catalogs – to see what's available at UNC-A and other local libraries.
WorldCat – searches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials.
Articles & Databases:
Journal Sources:You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject area. There are around 20,000 full-text journal titles in these databases:
Academic Search Premier
MasterFILE Premier
OmniFile Full Text
Proquest Research Library
Next, try some of these more specialized indexes:
JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive – contains complete backfiles of key journals covering many subject areas including history (over 50 journals in history).
Social Sciences Package – excellent indexes, including Worldwide Political Science Abstracts and PAIS International & Archive.
America: History & Life & Historical Abstracts – great companion indexes w/ abstracts only (no full text), covering pre-history to the present. America: History & Life focuses on the U.S., and Historical Abstracts covers the rest of the world.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) – contains current information from the world's leading international relations centers. Includes working papers, conference proceedings, journal articles, policy briefs, economic indicators and more.
Other Possibilities:
Alternative Press Index and Archive
CQ Public Affairs Collection
Newspaper Sources:
The New York Times – full coverage from 1999 to present.
The New York Times Historical – full coverage back to 1851.
Newspaper Source – full-text articles from over 100 newspapers and wire services.
Web Sites:
Take a look at our library's selected list of History and Political Science web sites. National Archives US Goverrment Printing Office THOMAS Legislative Information National Security Archive (from George Washington University) – an amazing collection of declassified documents covering the first Gulf War, US policy towards Iraq before the Gulf War, the "Oliver North File," "The Contras, Cocaine, and Covert Operations," a large section on nuclear weapons, and lots more.
Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy – Cold War Department
of State – A great site for getting government positions and policies (see the "International Issues" section).
Includes links to speeches, statements, briefings, reports and more. Also, see the International Information Programs site.
Federal Web Locator
Federal
Resources compiled by U. of Mich. – great links under "Foreign-Policy" section.
FirstGov.gov – maybe the best overall government search engine
Foreign Relations of the United States – the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication. The series is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian.
Parameters – the US Army War College's Quarterly Journal
Project for the New American Century CIA Home Page U.S. Department of Defense Publications
Diana Hacker.com – tips for documenting sources, including Chicago Style.
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