Finding Books	Other Print Resources
Finding Articles	Evaluating Resources
Internet Resources	Citing Information

Please note that most of the links listed below will not work if you are accessing this page from off campus. You can remedy this by going to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles & Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals & Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College e-mail login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC. You can find instructions on accessing materials off-campus here.

Finding Books 

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Developing Countries
• Economic Assistance--Developing Countries
• Sustainable Development--Moral and Ethical Aspects
• Ethnic Relations--Political Aspects
• Economic Development
• Sex Role--Developing Countries
• Environmental Policy--Developing Countries
• Human Rights--Developing Countries
• Underdeveloped Areas

Interlibrary Loan

Other Print Resources

Selected Reference Resources available on the main floor of the library: 

• Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us Reference R909.82C968
• The Europa World Year Book Reference R341.184E89 
• The World Almanac & Book of Facts  Reference R317.3W927 
• WorldMark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life  4 vols.  Reference R 305.8003 W927

Selected Circulating Books from our collection:

• Inside the Third World: The Anatomy of Poverty  330.91724 H321I1993
• Emerging From Poverty: The Economic that Really Matters  338.9 M511E
• The Developing Country Debt Crisis  336.3435 L839D
• New Tigers & Old Elephants  338.9009172 M135N
• Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World 338.9009172 R218U 

Finding Articles 

• PAIS International ~ Covers politcal, public and social policy issues.
• Academic Search Elite ~ Full text articles from scholarly and popular sources on a variety of topics.
• Periodical Abstracts ~ Contains full-text articles in current affairs and other areas of study.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe ~ Accesses articles from newspapers as well as reference sources.

How do I find out if the Elmhurst College Library has the journal I need? 

• Search for the journal title in Illinet Online.
• For example, search for the title Educational Leadership.
• If you don't find the journal you need, take a look at the Alphabetical List of Journals and Magazines Available Online, available online as well as in print in the library. You can also call or email the reference department to inquire about a specific title or ask a question.
• How can I order a photocopy of an article I can't find at Elmhurst College?

Evaluating Resources

• Is It a Popular Magazine or a Scholarly Journal?
• Five Criteria for Evaluating Web Pages
• How to Evaluate the Sources You Find ~ from Cornell University
• How to Find Internet Resources ~ you shouldn't rely on Yahoo! exclusively for your web research.
• Internet Tools and Sites ~ from the E.C. library web site.

Internet Resources

General Resources

• CIA World Factbook 2001
• United States Department Of State
• Directory of Development Organizations
• Altapedia
• MEASURE Communication ~ joint project of Population Reference Bureau, the Academy for Educational Development, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
• Human Rights Reports 1995 to present
• Human Rights Watch
• Amnesty International On-line
• ReliefWeb
• Latin American Network Information Center
• The Carter Center
• The Legacy Project
• United Nations Development Programme

Women and Development

• Women's Issues: Third World ~ About.com
• Women in Developing Countries Research Guide: Internet Sources ~ from Boston University
• Family Health International

Ethnic/Religious Conflict and Development

• INCORE: Conflict Data Service: Regional Internet Guides ~ from the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting
• United States Institute of Peace

Environment and Development

• SciDev.Net ~ issues of sustainable development and developing countries from a scientific viewpoint
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development

International Organizations and Development

• OneWorld.net ~ a group of 350 non-government organizations (NGOs)
• World Bank
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

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Citing Information

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5th ed. R808.042 M685 1999 ~ ask for this at Reference
• Citing Electronic Resources
• College Writing and Citing
• ONLINE! Citation Styles
• OWL at Purdue: Using MLA Format