Research Guide for Contemporary International Problems

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.

Ref. AY67 .N5 W7 World Almanac
Ref. CT104 .D54 1998 Dictionary of World Biography
Ref.JC571 .L2747 1999 Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945
Ref. JX4005 .T72 1974 Treaties and Alliances of the World
   
Main GE149 .L65 2001 The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World

For additional print resources, search the St. Joseph's College Libraries Catalog

Sources for International Issues Articles

The following databases may be useful for this subject area. To use the following databases on campus, click on the Journal Articles / Database link.

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) Britannica CountryWatch
Gale Custom Newspapers New York Times (Proquest) Oxford Reference Online
Proquest Newspapers Research Library (Proquest) Wilson Biographies

International Issues Related Websites

Amnesty International Reports on human rights violations around the world
http://www.amnesty.org
BBC News In-depth reports and background information on current affairs.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/default.stm
Council of Foreign Relations Background information, articles, interviews and other documents dealing with international issues.
http://www.cfr.org/publication/publication_list.html?type=backgrounder
Country Studies Background information for countries in all regions of the world
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Human Rights Watch Reports on human rights violations around the world
http://www.hrw.org
International Crisis Group Reports and bulletins on conflicts around the world
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?
United Nations http://www.un.org

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