VictorWeb Catalog
Search VictorWeb, the online catalog,
for books and documents on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
Example: international law AND European Union
You can also use VictorWeb to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal.
Do a title browse on the journal title (not the article title).
Example: Journal of International Law & Politics
Databases
When off-campus, access databases through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network [Further Information].
- Academic Search Elite or MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHost)
Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly and popular journals in a wide range of subject areas.
- (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.
- America: History & Life
Abstracts from historical journals covering U.S. and Canadian history.
- 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."
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
Daily news updates on 195 countries covering politics, economies, finance, business, and regulations plus
access to Country Reports.
- Historical Abstracts
Abstracts from historical journals covering non-U.S. and non-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.
- 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.
- 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."
- World News Connection [Click on the "I Agree" button]
Full-text summaries and translations from foreign newspapers and news services.
Country Information
Electronic Journals
When off-campus, access electronic journals by dialing into the campus network
[Further Information].
Evaluating and Citing Web Sources
The Libraries have prepared guides to Evaluating Web Sources and Citing Electronic Resources.
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