Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO).
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes a wide range of scholarship, such as working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

EIU Country Profiles [Economist Intelligence Unit].
LOCATION: Library Databases

Country Profiles provides background and historical context of current economic and political events for each country. Each profile analyzes the infrastructure and major industrial sectors of each economy and includes maps and tables of key economic data for the past 5 years.

EIU Country Reports [Economist Intelligence Unit].
LOCATION: Library Databases

Country Reports analyze political and economic trends. Each report examines and explains the issues shaping the country: the political science, economic policy, the domestic economy, and foreign trade and payments. The reports include quarterly and annual statistics of at least 150 data points picked from the most reliable sources and reviewed by EIU analysts to provide consistent, objective and impartial coverage.

Expanded Academic ASAP Plus.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides bibliographic references, abstracts, or full text for articles from more than 2,300 scholarly journals and general interest magazines. It has full text of more than 1,300 titles. Covers the humanities, social sciences, non-technical general sciences and current events. Covers 1980 to present; updated daily.

LexisNexis Academic.
LOCATION: Library Databases

One of the best sources for current information, especially from newspapers or wire services. Most of the citations have full text of the article. Also includes full text articles from selected magazines and journals.

AccessUN.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides access to the latest two years of United Nations documents and publications. Articles appearing in UN periodicals, as well as bilateral and multilateral treaties in the UN Treaty Series, are indexed. Full-text resolutions from the General Assembly, Security Council and the Economic and Social Council are appended to their respective bibliographic citations.

Alternative Press Index. College Park, Md.: Alternative Press Centre, 1969- .
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN17.5 .A1 A46)

Indexes alternative and radical publications, including several journals focusing on the Middle East. A listing of the publications indexed is given at the front of each volume.

EconLit.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature. It includes coverage (1969 to the present) of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collected volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.

EIU ViewsWire [Economist Intelligence Unit].
LOCATION: Library Databases

A Web-based intelligence service from the Economist Intelligence Unit, offering analysis on key economic, political, and business developments around the world. Each day, it supplies 100-150 analytical articles on any of 195 countries. Provides full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics.

Ethnic NewsWatch.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Ethnic NewsWatch is a comprehensive full-text database of over 200 newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Searchable in both English and Spanish, Ethnic NewsWatch provides a rich collection of articles, editorials, and reviews with a broad diversity of perspectives often at variance with the mainstream media.

General BusinessFile ASAP.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An online database (1980 to the present) which provides references and/or abstracts to articles from more than 900 scholarly and general interest business and economic periodicals. It also provides the full text of many articles. It includes indexing of the current year of the Wall Street Journal and the financial section of the New York Times.

GenderWatch.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. It provides in-depth coverage of the subjects that are uniquely central to women's daily lives, including family, childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders, and social and societal roles.

Historical Abstracts.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A database (1955 to the present) covering scholarly journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations in world history (excluding the United States and Canada).

Index to United Nations Documents and Publications.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Workstation #33)

Provides access to United Nations documents and publications (1966 - ). The Index benefits researchers who need information on international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian nature.

Ingenta.
LOCATION: Electronic Journal Collections

Ingenta is an online publisher for scholarly and professional journals in all subject areas. It supports and produces more than 3000 online journals from societies, small presses, and large commercial publishers.

International Political Science Abstracts.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JA36 .I5)

Provides abstracts of articles in the field of Political Science published in journals from all over the world.

JSTOR.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A database of back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Among the major journals included are Journal of Near East Studies and British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.

London Times Index.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Consists of Palmer's Index to The Times (1790-1905) and Official Index to The Times (1906-1980), providing complete indexing to The Times (London) newspaper.

Middle East: Abstracts and Index.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS41 .M44)

An index to material on the Middle East. Fields of interest included are: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Business, Current Affairs, Economic Development, Education, History, Language, Literature, Politics and Government, and Sociology.

MLA International Bibliography.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An index to published scholarly journals and books in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage is from 1963 to the present.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues with access to viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

PAIS International.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An electronic index (1972 to the present) to books, periodicals, and government documents on issues concerning public affairs.

ProQuest Digital Dissertations.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Online access to citations and abstracts for every title in the Dissertation Abstracts database. The database includes citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Some 70,000 dissertations have been digitized and are available in full text. Those University of Delaware dissertations which have been digitized are free to University of Delaware faculty, students, and staff.

Readers' Guide Retrospective.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Readers' Guide Retrospective provides indexing to popular periodicals from 1890-1982.

Sociological Abstracts.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An electronic index (1963 to the present) with abstracts which covers journal articles, dissertations, and unpublished conference papers in sociology, criminal justice, social work and related social science disciplines.

Web of Science.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A huge, multidisciplinary database corresponding to Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, published by the Institute for Scientific Information. Provides access to a wealth of scholarly journal literature from more than 8,000 scholarly journals. Cited references may also be searched. Abstracts are included. Updated weekly.

Women's Studies International.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An interdisciplinary combination of nine important files, containing over 204,000 records drawn from a variety of essential Women's Studies databases. Included is the Women Studies Abstracts, which indexes Women's Studies journals from 1984 to the present.

Middle East Information Network.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.mideastinfo.com/)

An online guide to Middle East-related websites maintained for education purposes.

Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC).
LOCATION: Internet (http://link.lanic.utexas.edu/menic/)

An online guide to Middle East-related websites and databases that can be accessed via the World Wide Web. It is created and maintained by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Their staff visit and evaluate web sites, and then organize them into subject-based categories and sub-categories.

Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP).
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.merip.org/)

A non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides information and analysis on Middle East politics, culture and society.

Palestinian Refugee Research Net (PRRN).
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.arts.mcgill.ca/MEPP/PRRN/prfront.html)

This site provides nonpartisan background information and links to Internet resouces on Palestinian refugees and the Middle East peace process.

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.washington-report.org)

Provides articles from selected Middle Eastern newspapers and links to various cultural, political and religious organizations.

Arab-Israeli Conflict.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.ict.org.il/ARAB_ISR/Frame.htm)

A site orgainized and maintained by the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism with articles and a chronology of recent terrorist events in the Middle East. The site also contains profiles of the numerous terrorist organizations involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Britannica Online.
LOCATION: Library Databases

The contents of the Encyclopedia Britannica are available in this database, as are articles not found in the print Britannica. Also included are the Britannica Book of the Year, which provides annually updated information on current political events, and links to quality Internet sites.

Dent Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. London: J. M. Dent, 1993.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref G2236 .S1 G55x 1993)

ei: The Electronic Intifada.
LOCATION: Internet (http://electronicIntifada.net)

The Electronic Intifada (EI) publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective. EI is a leading Palestinian portal containing documents, news and reference links.

Historical Dictionary of Israel. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS126.5 R38 1992)

Historical Dictionary of Palestine. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS102.8 .N397 1997)

Historical Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D410 .F33)

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affaris.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/)

This site contains official documents and news from the Israeli government's perspective. Updated daily.

New Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel. Cranbury, NJ: Associated University Presses, 1994
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS149 .N56 1994)

Palestinian Ministry of Information.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.minfo.gov.ps/)

This site contains official information and news from the Palestinian Authority. Updated daily.

Political Dictionary of Israel. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS126.5 R385 2000)

Question of Palestine at the United Nations.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.un.org/Depts/dpa/qpal/)

Provides access to some full text UN documents and reports dealing with Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Search for Peace.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.usembassy-israel.org.il/publish/peace/peace1.htm)

Documents, resources, speeches, and transcripts provided by the United States Embassy in Israel regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Survey of Arab-Israeli Relations 1947 - 2001. London: Europa, 2002.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS119.7 .S93 2002)

UNISPAL - United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine.
LOCATION: Internet (http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf)

Database of UN documents on the question of Palestine and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Middle East Information Network - News Sources.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.mideastinfo.com/news.html)

A listing to online news services, newspapers and magazines from the Middle East.

News Services

Al-Ahram.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.ahram.org.eg/weekly)

Weekly news reports from an English-language Arab news source.

Al-Jazeera (English).
LOCATION: Internet (http://english.aljazeera.net/)

24 hour news network with more than 30 bureaus and dozens of correspondents covering the four corners of the world to give people a refreshing new perspective on global events. An untranslated version of Al-Jazeera is also available.

Facts on File.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D410 .F33)

Weekly news reports from government press releases and 50 U.S. and foreign newspapers, arranged country by country.

Keesing's Record of World Events.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D410 .K4)

Records national and international affairs with continually updated indexes and based on information obtained from the press, broadcasting, and official sources. Complementing the news digest section is a reference section which includes cross-indexed and up-to-date background briefing documents. Political and economic data is presented country by country, topic by topic.

LexisNexis Academic.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides full-text information on a variety of topics from newspapers, magazines, legal literature, and other sources. Several subfiles are available that may be searched individually, including: General News Topics, Country Profiles, Foreign Language News, Government & Political News.

Middle East Daily.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.middleeastdaily.com/)

News from the Associated Press and other news organizations compiled by WorldNews Network.

New York Times.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides full page and article images with searchable full text of the New York Times back to 1851. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue up to 1999.

Area Handbook Series. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
LOCATION: Internet (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference

Published by the United States Department of the Army, books in this series present an overview of the history, politics, culture and economy of a given country. A bibliography of additional resources is included. To locate a printed handbook in DELCAT, do a title keyword search. Example: [ (area handbook series) and kenya ]

Biography Resource Center.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It includes Contemporary Black Biography.

Britannica Online.
LOCATION: Library Databases

The contents of the Encyclopedia Britannica are available in this database, as are articles not found in the print Britannica. Also included are the Britannica Book of the Year, which provides annually updated information on current political events, and links to quality Internet sites.

Dictionary of the Middle East. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillian, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS43 .H57x 1996b)

Dictionary of Modern Arab History: An A to Z of Over 2,000 Entries from 1798 to the Present Day. London: Kegan Paul, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS38.9 .B53 1998)

Encyclopaedia of Islam. Leiden: E. J. Brill; London: Luzac, 1960
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS37 .E5 1960)

Encyclopedia Iranica. London; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1960.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS253 .E538 1982)

Encyclopedia of Human Rights. 2d ed. Washington, D.C.: Taylor & Francis, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JC571 .E67 1996)

Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East. New York: Macmillian Reference USA, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS43 .E53 1996)

Encyclopedia of the Third World. 4th ed. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HC59.7 .K87 1992)

Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1999.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref BP60 .M36 1999)

Historical Dictionary of the Persian Guld War, 1990-1991. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS 79.72 .N48 1998)

Human Rights Encyclopedia. 3 vols. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference, 2001.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JC571 .L523 2001)

Middle East: A Political Dictionary. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS61 Z58 1992)

Middle East Contemporary Survey. New York: Holmes & Meiers.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS62.8 M53)

Annual volumes contain a series of essays dealing with current political development and economic events.

Middle East: International Government and Politics. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1996
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS63.1 H574 1996)

Middle East Terrorism: Selected Group Profiles. Washington, D.C.: Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, 1994.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HV6433 .M5 A43 1994)

Muslim People: A World Ethnographic Survey. 2nd ed. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DE35.625 A1 M87 1984)

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. 4 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS35.53 .O95 1995)

Political Dictionary of Modern Middle East. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America, 1995.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref DS43 .K67 1994)

Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.cbs.gov.il/engindex.htm)

The Central Bureau of Statistics is the central body of the Israeli government whose role is to collect, process and publicize statistical information on the population, the economy and the society in Israel.

LexisNexis Statistical.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An index to statistical publications issued by the federal government, state governments, private publishers, and international and intergovernmental organizations. It includes links to agency web sites and to the full text of a publication, if the agency has made it available.

OECD Statistics.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.oecd.org/home/)

A site maintined by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) containing statistical information on trade, education, development, ecnomomic and social issues.

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.pcbs.org/)

The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics main function is to provide official and accurate statistics on demographic, social, economic and environmental states and trends to serve the Palestinian citizenry, and to serve the instrumental needs of businesses and their organizations for statistical information on states and trends.

PopNet.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.popnet.org)

A resource for population information where you can browse a comprehensive directory of population-related websites available either by organization, by region and country, or by topic within countries. PopNet is produced and maintained by the Population Reference Bureau with funding assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

UNESCO Institute of Statistics.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.uis.unesco.org)

A site maintained by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) to gather, interpret and report on the global situation with regard to education, science and technology, culture and communication.

United Nations. Demographic Yearbook. New York: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA17 .D45)

United Nations Statistic Division.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd)

Statistics and methods in the fields of international merchandise trade, demography, gender, industry, energy, and more.

Historical

International Historical Statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993. 3rd ed. London: Macmillan Reference ; New York : Stockton Press, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA4675 .M58x 1998)

World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators. 3d ed. 2 vols. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN25 .T39 1983)

Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information (IPCRI).
LOCATION: (http://www.ipcri.org/)

The Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information is the only joint Palestinian-Israeli public policy think-tank in the world. It is devoted to developing practical solutions for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Handbook of Political Science Research on the Middle East and North Africa. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1998.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JQ 1758 .A58 H36 1998)

Hoover Institution.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.hoover.org)

Hoover Institution is a respected think tank dedicated to research in domestic policy and international affairs.

Jean Sauvaget's Introduction to the History of the Muslim East : A Bibliographical Guide. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.
LOCATION: Morris Library (Z 3013 .S314 1982)

RAND Center for Middle East Public Policy.
LOCATION: Internet (http://www.rand.org/nsrd/cmepp/)

The Center for Middle East Public Policy (CMEPP) provides expertise on vital political, social, economic, and technological developments in and around the region.

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