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Example: Vietnam War and diplomacy
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Do a title browse on the journal title (not the article title).
Example: Foreign Affairs
Information on how to access databases from off-campus.
- ArchivesUSA
Information about manuscript and archival collections in U.S. repositories; also information about the
repositories, with links to repository websites.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies Online
"Full content of the whole twenty years of the annual printed Bibliography of Asian Studies (from
1971–1991), plus citations for all articles from 1992–2000 in 100+ of the most important journals in Asian
studies, as well as numerous other citations from recent years."
- America: History and Life
Abstracts of 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."
- 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, CFR, and Roll Call.
- EconLit
1969- Current. Provides citations and abstracts for articles from more than 400 journals, books, and working papers in the field of economics.
- Historical Abstracts
Abstracts and citations from journals, books, and disserations on world history (excluding the United States and Canada).
- 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.
- Polling the Nations
A compilation of questions and responses from more than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys,
conducted by 700 polling organizations in the United States and 70 other countries from 1986 through the
present.
- Sociological Abstracts
Access to journals and sociology and related social science disciplines; citations from 1963 and abstracts from 1974 to the present.
- World News Connection
English translations of articles in the foreign press.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides references and abstracts from public affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals,
and books devoted to politics and political analysis from 1975 to the present.
When off-campus, access electronic journals by dialing into the campus network.
- American Experience: Vietnam Online
Developed to accompany the PBS program "Vietnam: A Television History." Includes biographical material, a timeline, and links
to reference sources.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/index.html
- Avalon Project at Yale Law School: 20th Century Documents
Full-text of major documents in law, history, and diplomacy; searchable.
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/20th.htm
- Bureau of Arms Control - US State Department
Information on treaties, security building, missile defense, weapons, and other arms control issues.
http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureauac.html
- CISAC: Center for International Security and Cooperation
Searchable site from Stanford University with full-text publications.
http://cisac.stanford.edu/lasso/pindex.lasso
- Cold War Database
Searchable database of primary and secondary sources in print, online, microform, audio
and video/film formats produced during, or about, the period in history known as the Cold War, from the
end of World War II to Perestroika (1945 to 1991.)
http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/coldwar/cold_war.php3
- Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)
"Disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously
inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world."
http://cwihp.si.edu/default.htm
- Foreign Relations of the United States
Official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant
diplomatic activity. Selected volumes are available online from 1945 to 1968. Printed volumes are available
in McKeldin Library Government Documents department - CALL NUMBER: JX233.A3, from 1861 to 1968.
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/fruswhat.html
- National Security Archive
George Washington University site which collects and
publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/
- Peace Agreements Digital Collection
United States Institute for Peace site has the full-text of selected recent bilateral and multilateral peace agreements, cease fire agreements, etc.
http://www.usip.org/library/pa.html
- Sixties Project
Includes online back issues of the Viet Nam Generation Journal.
http://lists.village.virginia.edu/sixties/
- US Army Center of Military History
Includes bibliographies and some full-text materials.
http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/
- US State Department: International Information Programs
Formerly the US Information Agency, has information on US foreign policy positions and some electronic journals.
http://usinfo.state.gov/homepage.htm
- Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University
Online transcripts of oral histories.
http://www.ttu.edu/~vietnam/
- Wars for Viet Nam 1945-1975
Vassar College site with an overview, documents, and links to other Vietnam War research sources.
http://students.vassar.edu/~vietnam/
Reference Books
- Burns, Richard Dean. The Wars in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, 1945-1982: A Bibliographic Guide.
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1984.
Very comprehensive. Includes a glossary of terms.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS and MCK FOLIO
CALL NUMBER: DS557.7.B97 1984
- Hillstrom, Kevin. The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films.
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.
Arranged alphabetically with a subject index.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS557.73.H55 1998
- Kutler, Stanley I., ed.-in-chief. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
Essays on "American Perspectives," "Antiwar Movement," "Art and Literature," "Colonialism," "Diplomacy," "Media and the War,"
"Prelude to US Combat Intervention," "Vietnam," and "Vietnamese Perspectives." Includes a bibliographic guide and synoptic outline.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS557.7.E53 1996
- Marr, David G. Vietnam. World Bibliographical Series v. 147. Santa Barbara: Clio Press, 1992.
Includes a chronology and glossary.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS556.3.M37 1992
- Olson, James S., ed. The Vietnam War: Handbook of the Literature and Research. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Includes primary sources and a filmography.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS558.V58 1993
- Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
Covers ancient history to 1979. Includes a bibliography.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS557.7.S93 1995
- Tucker, Spencer C. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Santa
Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1998.
Illustrations, bibliography, chronology, glossary, and documents.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DS557.7.E53 1998 v. 1-3
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