I100: Introduction to International Studies
FAQs
Q: What is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)?
A: See this in-depth explanation of NGOs provided by Professor Peter Willetts (City University, London).
Q: What is an Intergovernmental Organization (IGO)?
A: See this definition of IGOs provided by the Union of International Associations.
Q: What is an annotated bibliography?
A: See the Purdue Online Writing Lab's (OWL) page on annotated bibliographies.
Q: What is the difference between scholarly and popular resources?
A: See the Scholarly vs. Popular Materials Guide created by the IU Libraries.
Finding NGO and IGO Resources
Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Search Engine
Free search engine created by James Jacobs. NGO Search is a "search of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) websites. Sites were chosen based on their consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and also collated from University of Minnesota Human Rights Library, Duke University Libraries' NGO Research Guide, and the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO)."
Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Search Engine
Free search engine created by David Oldenkamp. IGO Search is a Google search engine that only searches across IGO websites (UN, World Bank, IMF, etc....)
Europa World Plus
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Includes contact information for officials and features information on over 1,700 international organizations. Online library database.
The Green Boxes
This is a list of resources by country that is maintained by IUB Librarians.
Finding Articles
The list of databases below is not intended to be comprehensive. It is a starting point for your research. For additional International Studies databases, visit the IU Libraries' International Studies Resources page.
Academic Search (EBSCO)
Provides fulltext coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journals for almost every academic discipline.
Columbia International Affairs Online
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs, offering fulltext of working papers from research organizations, abstracts of foreign policy journal articles, etc. Coverage: 1991-
JSTOR
Provides searchable full-text of historical runs of important scholarly journals in the humanities, arts, sciences, ecology, and business. Coverage: From the first issue of each journal up to 3-5 years ago.
This resource pulls content from many of the IU Libraries' databases across a wide range of disciplines. Find books, scholarly journal articles, news items, and more.
An interdisciplinary database providing scholarly articles from over 250 academic journals. Coverage: 1995-
Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts to journal articles and citations to book reviews in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Coverage: 1952-WDI Online (World Development Indicators Online)
Statistical database featuring economic, social, environmental data since 1960 for countries of the world. Coverage: 1960- The print version is available in the Government Information (GIMSS) department of the Wells Library.Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts and indexes journals in political science, international relations, law, public administration and policy. Coverage: 1975-
Finding Books
Find books, government publications, journals, videos, and more owned by the IU Libraries. For more help using IUCAT, see the Find a Book guide created by IU librarians.
Hint: Limit your search to: "Blmgtn - All Bloomington Libraries" to only find items that are on this campus.
Hint: Use Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT), and Truncation Symbols ($) to construct your searches.
Hint: When you find a really good title, look at the Subject Headings for that book. Use these in a new search.
This resource pulls content from many of the IU Libraries' databases across a wide range of disciplines. Find books, scholarly journal articles, news items, and more.
WorldCat
Thousands of libraries are represented and searchable in this one catalog. Interlibrary Loan requests can be made from within the catalog.
Citing Your Sources
No matter where your information comes from, it is important that you cite your sources. IU Reference Librarians have compiled PDF guides to the most frequently used citation styles (APA, MLA and Chicago) on the IU Libraries' Citation Guide page. See the Chicago Manual of Style Online for more in-depth guidance on Chicago Style citations.
Citation Tools
A free online bibliography and citation maker.
A free online bibliography and citation maker.
EndNote software is available free to faculty, students and staff under Indiana University's license agreement with Thomson Reuters. Endnote allows users to "search online bibliographic databases, organize their references, images and PDFs in any language, and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly."
"Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your work — in the web browser itself."
Questions?
Contact International Studies Librarian, Michael Courtney via email at micourtn@indiana.edu or via telephone at 812-856-6867.
You can also contact Reference Librarians for help at any stage of the research process:
Ask a Librarian: Instant message or email a librarian right from your computer.
In Person: Available at the East and West tower reference desks during regular library hours.
Phone: 812-855-8028
Text: 812-671-0275
Last modified on September 8, 2011 by Michael Courtney.
