CPSP 318N: Capstone Seminar in Counter-Terrorism
Web page created by Gerri Foudy, Social Sciences Team, UM Libraries
Instructor: Dr. John Newman
The University of Maryland Libraries have many resources that will help with research for your Capstone project. If you need additional information, please contact Gerri Foudy, the Government & Politics Librarian, or speak with a Reference Librarian at McKeldin Library's Service Plus Information Desk.
Because of licensing agreements, access to bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. These may be accessed from off campus; consult Remote access for further information. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
Table of Contents
- Library Catalog
- Journal/Research Databases
- News & Current Events Databases
- Primary Research Sources
- Web Sites
- Electronic Journals
- Citing and Evaluating Web Sources
Library Catalog
Search the online catalog
for books and documents on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
Example: terrorism and FBI
You must also use the catalog to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal.
Do a title browse on the journal title (not the article title).
Example: Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Journal/Research Databases
When off-campus, access databases through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network [Further Information].
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)
Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly and popular journals in a wide range of subject areas.
- America: History & Life
Indexes articles, books, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history published since 1964. - CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
International affairs site that "publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences."
- Government Periodicals Universe
Provides detailed subject and author indexing of approximately 170 magazines and newsletters published by U.S. government agencies. - Historical Abstracts
Information on articles, books, and dissertations about non-U.S. and Canadian history. - International Political Science Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts from international periodicals, 1989 to the present. - PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International
Indexes a wide variety of journal articles, research reports, and government documents in the social sciences and public affairs fields.
- Wilson Select Full Text
Access to 800 full-text social science, general, science, business, and humanities journals from 1994 to the present. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts of journal articles and dissertations from over 1,000 sources. Combined database of the former "Political Science Abstracts" and "ABC PolSci."
News & Current Events Databases
- (Lexis-Nexis) Academic Universe
Legal research section contains EU law (legislation and treaties) and case law from selected countries. Also, mostly full-text access to US and international newspapers, journals, wire services, and news transcripts including the Washington Post and the New York Times. - Alternative Press Index
Citations from 380 alternative, radical, and left publications, which report and analyze the
practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change from 1991 to the
present.
- Dow Jones Interactive
Covers mostly in full- text over 6000 business titles from top national and international newspapers (including the Wall Street Journal, newswires, business journals, and SEC filings. - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
Daily news updates on 195 countries covering politics, economies, finance, business, and regulations. - National Journal Group's Policy Central
Full-text, searchable database of the National Journal Group's publications (National Journal, Hotline, Congress Daily, Almanac of American Politics) plus markup reports, public opinion data, and an archive of television campaign ads with streaming audio and video. - World News Connection [Click on the "I Agree" button]
Online version of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Full-text summaries and translations from foreign newspapers and news services.
Primary Research Sources
- Archives USA
Information about manuscript and archival collections in U.S. repositories; also information about the repositories, with links to repository websites. - Congressional Universe
Comprehensive access to US legislative information including legislative histories and an index of congressional publications from 1970 to the present, congressional hearing testimonies, bill tracking, and full-text versions of the Federal Register, and CFR. - Digital National Security Archive
Most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945. Nearly 40,000 of the most important, declassified documents - totaling more than 250,000 pages - are included in the database. Many are published now for the first time. - GPO Access
Access to government publications and databases including the US Budget, Commerce Business Daily, GAO Reports, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, etc. - Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications (MOCAT)
Index to more than 450,000 publications issued by the US Government since 1976. - United Nations Treaty Collection Online
"Treaty reference information made available for the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) at this site corresponds to treaties and subsequent actions registered up to April 1998. The complete text of treaties corresponds to treaties and subsequent actions registered approximately up to February 1998. Currently, the UNTS is being expanded at the rate of over 100 new volumes per year." Also included are the Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General as of 1 December 2000, the Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties, and photographs of signature ceremonies.
Web Sites
- Center for the Study of Intelligence
CIA site with links to full-text publications and Studies in Intelligence.
http://www.cia.gov/csi/index.html - CIA: War on Terrorism
Includes links to press releases, statements, reports and publications such as the Factbook on Intelligence.
http://www.cia.gov/terrorism/index.html - Foreign Government Resources on the Web
University of Michigan site with links organized by world regions, countries, and subject areas.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html - International Agencies and Information on the Web
University of Michigan site with links to IGOs, NGOS, international agencies, and a subject listing.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/intl.html - National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Links to the NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL). - US State Department
Links to press releases, briefings, and publications, such as the US State Department Background Information on Countries of the World.
http://www.state.gov/
Electronic Journals
When off-campus, access electronic journals by dialing into the campus network[Further Information].
- American Journal of Political Science v. 17-40 (1973-1996)
- American Journal of Political Science v. 43, n. 4- (1999- )
- American Political Science Review v. 1-88 (1906-1994)
- American Politics Quarterly v. 26- (1998- )
- Annual Review of Political Science v. 1- (1998- )
- CQ Researcher (1992- )
- CQ Weekly (Report) (1983- )
- Diplomatic History v. 22- (1998- )
- International Affairs v. 74- (1998- )
- International Organization v. 1-47 (1947-1993)
- Interventions: the International Journal of Postcolonial Studies v. 2- (2000- )
- Journal of Conflict Resolution v. 42- (1998- )
- Journal of Peace Research v. 35- (1998- )
- Journal of Politics v. 1-56 (1939-1994)
- The Journal of Politics v. 62- (2000- )
- Peace and Change v. 23- (1998- )
- Peace Research Abstracts v. 36- (1999- )
- Political Science Quarterly v. 1-107 (1886-1993)
- Postcolonial Studies: Culture, Politics, Economy v. 1- (1998- )
- SAIS Review v. 16- (1996- )
- Third World Quarterly v. 16- (1995- )
- World Politics v. 48- (Oct 1995- )
Citing and Evaluating Web Sources
The Libraries have prepared guides to Evaluating Web Sources and Citing Electronic Resources.
