Collier Library Pathfinders -- Foreign Area Studies

3D"Text = FOREIGN AREA STUDIES

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is = to introduce some of the resources available in the Collier Library on FORE= IGN AREA STUDIES. The various= types of library materials useful in research are described along with some examp= les of each type. This pathfinder is= not a comprehensive listing of sources, but it is intended to be a starting point= for answering questions about regions and countries from which students can beg= in their research according to their specific needs.

BASIC INTRODUCTION OR OVERVIEW MATERIAL can be found in:

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook. (annual).

Ref G 122 .U56a

Also available at http://www.cia.gov/c= ia/publications/factbook/

U.S. Department of State.<= b> Background Notes. 3 volumes. Irregular.

Also available at http://www.state.gov/www= /background_notes

Ref G 59 .U5

U.S. Department of the Arm= y. (Individual country's name), a coun= try study.

Gov. Doc. D101.22: (series)=

BOOKS ON FOREIGN AREA STUDIES can be loca= ted by using some of the following SUBJECT HEADINGS that appear in UNACAT, an online catalog of the bo= ok collection:

AREA STUDIES

(Name of country or region or continent)

§ &nb= sp; Bibliogra= phy

§ &nb= sp; Biography=

§ &nb= sp; Descripti= on and travel

§ &nb= sp; Encyclope= dias

§ &nb= sp; Economic conditions

§ &nb= sp; History

§ &nb= sp; Politics = and government

§ &nb= sp; Social conditions

OTHER SUBJECT HEADINGS can be identified by = using:

Library of Congress Subject Headings<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> (annual)

(Located in the REFERENCE ROOM near the periodic= al indexes)

REFERENCE TOOLS= which may be useful in FOREIGN AREA STUDIES that are found in the REFERENCE ROOM are as follows:

LITERATURE GUIDES may provide an evaluative discussion of the methods and materials for doing research in a selected area:

McIlwaine, John. Africa: A Guide to Reference Material. 1993.

Ref Z 3501 .M3

BIBLIOGRAPHIES list books, periodical articles, and/or other materials by subject or by author.=

Kagan, Alfred.&= nbsp; Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources. 1999.

Ref Z= 3501 .K15

Middle East in Conflict: A Historical Bibliography. c1985.

Ref DS 62.4 .M53

Paul, Barbara Dotts. The Germans After World War II:= An English-Language Bibliography. 1990.

Ref Z 2240.3 .P38

The Rise and Fall of the <= b>Soviet Union: A Selected Bibliography of Sources= in English. 1992.

Ref Z 2510.3 .R57

Schaffner, Bradley L. Bibliography of the = Soviet Union, Its Predecessors and Successors. 1995.

Ref Z 2506 .S3

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES provide brief definitions or concise overviews of the topic, often followed by lists of further references.

Buckley, Sandra. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Ja= panese Culture. 2002.=

Ref DS 822.5 .E516

The Cambridge= Encyclopedia of Australia= . 1994.

Ref DU 90 .C364

Cambridge= Encyclopedia of Latin America<= /b> and the Caribbean<= /st1:place>. 1992.

Ref F 1406 .C36

The Cambridge= Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union. Second edition. 1994.

Ref DK 14 .C35

China: A Historical and Cultural Dictiona= ry. 1998.

Ref DS 733 C58523

Cook, Bernard A. Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. 2 volumes. = 2001.

Ref D 1051 .E97

Dictionary of Development: Third World Economy, Environment, Society. 2 volumes. 1990.

Ref HC 59.7 .D513

Encyclopedia of Africa South of the <= /b>Sahara. 4 volumes. 1997.

Ref DT 351 .E53

Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture. 1999.

Ref DA 589.4 .E53

Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture. 1998.

Ref DC 33.7 .E53<= /span>

Encyclopedia of German Culture. 1999.

Ref DD 290.26 .E53

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture. 2002.

Ref DG 450 .E53

Encyclopedia of Government and Politics. 2 volumes. 1992.

Ref JA 61 .C66

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East. c1996.

Ref DS 43 .E53

Frederic, Louis. Japan Encyclopedia.<= /b> 2002.

Ref DS 821 .F73

Frycht, Richard (ed.). Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe= . 2000.

Ref DJK 6 .E53

Gascoigne, Bamber. The Encyclopedia of Britain. 1993.

Ref DA 27.5 .G37

Gunson, Phil.&n= bsp; The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of = South America<= /b>. 1989.

Ref JL 1851 .A25 G86

Hiro, Dilip.&nb= sp; Dictionary of the Middle East. 1996.

Ref DS 43 .H57

Held, Joseph.&n= bsp; Dictionary of East European History Since 1945. 1994.

Ref DJK 50 .H43

Jupp, James (ed.). The Australian People. 2001.

Ref DU 120 .A718

Lalor, Brian (ed.). The Encyclopedia of = Ireland. 2003.

Ref DA 906 .E5

Minahan, James.= Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups Around the World. 4 volum= es. 2002.

Ref D 860 .M56

The Oxford Companion to Australi= an History. 1998.
Ref DU 110 .O938

The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia. 2000.
Ref DU 17 .P3

Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East. 1999.

Ref DS 62.8 .P64

Wilson, Andrew, and Nina Bachkatov. Russia and the Commonwealth = A to Z. 1992.

Ref DK 286 .W5513

Xiao-bin Ji.&nb= sp; Facts About China. C2003.

Ref DS 706 .F25

Ziring, Lawrence. The Middle East: A Political Dictionary<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>. c1992.

Ref DS 61 .Z58

DIRECTORIES contain names, addres= ses, and telephone numbers of persons, organizations, and institutions.

Degenhardt, Henry. Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International G= uide. Second edition. 1988.

Ref JC 328.3 .D43

Europa World Year Book. Volume 1—International Organizations. (annual).=

Ref JN 1 .E85

A Guide to Information at the United Nations. 1995.

Ref JX 1977 .A39

Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory.<= /span> 3 volumes. 1996.

Ref K 68 .M37

Yearbook of International Organizations. Volume 1. 1993/1994.

Ref JX 1904 .A5

ALMANACS OR STATISTICAL SOURCES provide miscellaneous facts and data.

The Economist Book of Vital World Statistics. 1990.

Ref HC 59 .W634

Handbook of Industrial Statistics, 1992.<= /b> c1993.

Ref HC 59 .H2934

International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1988. 2003.

Ref HA 4675 .M55

Mitchell, Brian R. International Historical Statis= tics: Europe, 1750-1988. 2003.=

Ref HA= 1107 .M5

Munro, David, and Alan J. Day. A World Record of Major Conflict Areas. 1990.

Ref D 842 .M86

Social Indicators of Development. (latest edition).

Ref HC 59.69 .S63

Statistical Abstract of the World. 1994.

Ref HA 155 .S7

Statistical Yearbook (UNESCO). (latest edition).

Ref AZ 361 .U45

United Nations.= Demographic Yearbook. (latest edition).

Ref HA 17 .D45

United Nations.= Statistical Yearbook. (latest edition).

Ref HA 12.5 .U63

The Washington Almanac of Internatio= nal Trade and Business. 1996/1997.<= /o:p>

Ref JX 1705 .A152

World Resources: A Report by the World Resources Institute and the International Institute for Environment and Development. (latest edition).

Ref HC 59 .W6675

World Tables. = 1991.

Ref HC 59 .W669

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS cover broad subjects in a brief, concise manner and may include odd bits of information about a variety of topics.&nbs= p; They are also referred to as companion or compendium.

Baedeker's (name of country) Travel Guide Series. (Note: See UNACAT for exact call numbers)= .

Ref D-DU

A Handbook of Korea. 1993.

Ref DS 902 .H2864

Hoover's Handbook of World Business. 1995/1996.

Ref HF 3010 .H65

Morrison, Donald G. Black = Africa: A Comparative Handbook<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>. c1988.

Ref DT 352.8 .M67

Morrison, Terri. Dun & Bradstreet's Guide to= Doing Business Around the World. 1997.

Ref HF 1416 .M78

Mostyn, Trevor.= Major Political Events in Iran, Iraq, and the Arabian Peni= nsula, 1945-1990. c1991.

Ref DS 326 .M64

The Oxford Companion to Politics= of the World. 2001.

Ref JA 61 .O95

YEARBOOKS cover the happenings = of the year in a particular area of interest.&nbs= p; Yearbooks may also be called annuals.

Europa World Year Book. 2 volumes. (annual).

Ref JN 1 .E85

Statesman's Year Book. (annual).

Ref JA 51 .S7

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES contain articles about the lives and works of various individuals.

Current Biography Yearbook. 1940- (annual).

Ref CT 100 .C8

Encyclopedia of World Biography. 17 volumes. c1998.

Ref CT 103 .E56

The International Who's Who. 1965- (annual).

Ref CT 120 .I44

An ATLAS is a book of maps or charts that may include either a specific region or the entire world. It may also con= tain thematic information for the subject region on such topics as climate, geol= ogy, vegetation, or population.

Benewick, Robert. The State of China Atlas. 1999.

Ref G 2305 .B46

Hammond Atlas of the <= /b>Middle East. 1998.

Ref G 2205 .H3

National Geographic Society. Atlas of the World. 1999.

Ref G 1021 .N38 1999 Atlas Stand

Oxford Atlas of the World. 2003.

Ref G 1021 .A7545

OTHER PERTINENT REFERENCE TOOLS<= /o:p>

Facts on File. 1968- (weekly)

Periodical Index Section

Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter<= /b>. 1995.

Ref HA 154 .G35

Kurian, George T. Global Data Locator. 1997.

Ref HA 36 .K87

Kurian, George T. The Illustrated Book of World Rankings. 2001.

Ref HA 155 .K87

Monthly Catalog of United States= Government Publicatio= ns (commonly known as th= e GPO Monthly Catalog).

Gov. Doc. GP 3.8:

The World in Figures. New edition. 1988.

Ref HA 161 .W67

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS that will help locate periodical articles and other papers on FOREIGN AR= EA STUDIES are:

ABI/INFORM Global (online database)
African-American History and Culture (online database)
INFOTRAC Web (online database)
Newspaper Source (online database)
New York Times Index (periodical index)
PAIS International in Print (periodical index)
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (periodical index)
Sociological Abstracts (online database)
Women's Resources International (online database)

PERIODICALS held by t= he library or accessible through the library’s databases can be identifi= ed in the PERIODICALS HOLDINGS LIST, at <http://www2.una.edu/agordo= n/journal.asp>.

A few frequently used periodicals in FOREIGN AREA STUDIES are:

Asian Survey  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           1970-=
Current History   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;     1925-
Diplomatic History   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;            1991-
Foreign Affairs   &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;       1928-
Middle East Policy   =             &nb= sp;            = 1992-
Orbis     &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        1968-
U.S. News & World Report &n= bsp;            = ; 1933-
U.S. Department of State Dispatch&nb= sp;   1990-
World Press Review   =             &nb= sp;           1980= -
World Politics   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;        1948-=

INTERNET SITES= are informational sources that include links to find statistics, embassies, and official country websites. No= te that none of these sources are officially endorsed by the State Department = nor do they represent official U.S. foreign or domestic p= olicy.

General Country Resources

  &nbs= p;         U.S. Department of State:<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Regional Bureaus=

  &nbs= p;         http://www.state.gov/www/reg= ions.html

  &nbs= p;         Country Background Notes

  &nbs= p;         http://www.st= ate.gov/www/background_notes/index.html

Library of Congress: Country Studies<= /p>
  &nbs= p;         http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd= /cs/cshome.html

  &nbs= p;         CIA World Factbook

http://www= .cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

http://ww= w.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

Business Resources

  &nbs= p;         Country Economic and Trade Policy Reports

  &nbs= p;         = http://www.state.gov/www/issues/economic/trade_reports/index.html

=

Internet Resources Collection: International Business (UNA)

=

Internet Resources Collection: Market Guides by Country

Statistics Resources

  &nbs= p;         U.S. Census Bureau: International Database<= /span>

  &nbs= p;         http://www.census.gov/ftp/p= ub/ipc/www/

  &nbs= p;         Bureau of Labor Statistics: Links to Statistical Departments of Other Countries

  &nbs= p;         http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm<= /a>

Embassies

  &nbs= p;         Embassies of Other Countries in Washington, <= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>D.C.

  &nbs= p;         http://www.embassy.org= /embassies/index.html

  &nbs= p;         State Department: Key Officers at F= oreign Service Posts

  &nbs= p;         http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bi= og/

Places to Look for Official Country Websites

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Links to Statisti= cal Departments of Other Countries

  &nbs= p;         http://www.bls.gov/bls/other.htm<= /a>

  &nbs= p;         Foreign Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)

  &nbs= p;         http://www.lib.umich= .edu/govdocs/foreign.html

  &nbs= p;         Political Resources on the Net

  &nbs= p;         http://www.politicalresources.n= et/

=

  &nbs= p;         Governments on the WWW

  &nbs= p;         http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ =

INTERLIBRARY LOAN is available to borrow= books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. From the library homepage, click on Interlibrary Loan under Online Forms to fill out the form online. = If you need additional help, inquire at the reference desk.

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