Politics of Developing Nations: Spring 2008

Finding Books 

Sample Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Developing Countries Developing Countries -- Case Studies 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 Sendero Luminoso (Guerrilla group) Latin America -- Armed Forces -- Political activity Civil-military relations -- Chile Women in Development Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Ethnic relations

Ethnic relations -- Political aspects India -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- India Peru -- Politics and Government Ethnic Relations -- Chile Iran -- Military Policy Women -- Developing Countries Developing Countries -- Armed Forces Africa -- Economic Conditions Sudan -- Religious Life and Customs Islam -- Tunisia Arab-Israeli Conflict Arms transfers -- developing countries Human rights -- China

  You can also do subject searches for the names of countries.  

What if the book is not available in the library?

• I-Share allows you to request books held by 65 other libraries in Illinois
• What if I-Share doesn't have the book I need?
  • Request the book through 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 Encyclopedia of the Third World Reference R 909 K96E1987
• The Europa World Year Book Reference R341.184E89 
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide Reference R305.4203 G816
• 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
• Politics in Developing Countries: Comparing Experiences with Democracy 320.3091724 P7691995
• The New Third World 330.91724 N532
• Gender in Third World Politics 320.91724082 W358G
• Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World 338.9009172 R218U 
• Women's Rights: A Global View 305.42 W872ri
• For la Patria: Politics and the Armed Forces in Latin America [Electronic resource]; available through NetLibrary
• Understanding Ethnic Conflict: The International Dimension 305.8 G197u
• The Kashmir Question: Retrospect and Prospect 327.54 K19

Finding Articles 

• Academic Search Complete ~ Full text articles from scholarly and popular sources on a variety of topics
• Sage Journals ~ Full text articles in scholarly sources in political science and sociology
• JSTOR ~ A full text collection of journals that goes back to the beginning of a journal's print run. Current issues of journals are not included
• Lexis-Nexis Academic ~ Accesses articles from newspapers as well as transcripts of NPR programs such as "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered"
• Military and Government Collection ~ this database covers all branches of the military and the government, and provides accesses to many important political science publications
• Periodical Abstracts ~ this database has several key political science journals available full text.
• Project MUSE ~ Contains full-text articles of over 200 journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
  • Use WebFeat to search multiple databases simultaneously
  • Keep in mind that not all databases work with WebFeat

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

• Click the button in the database
• Search for the journal title in I-Share.
• For example, search for the title Middle East Policy.
• 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
• Internet Resources ~ from the E.C. library web site.

Internet Resources

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General Resources

• Country Information
  • CIA World Factbook
  • Altapedia
  • Country Studies ~ from the Library of Congress
  • Latin American Network Information Center
  • OneWorld Country Guides
• Organizations
  • United States Department Of State
  • Population Reference Bureau
  • Third World Network
  • ReliefWeb
  • The Carter Center
  • The Legacy Project
• Finding Reputable Web Resources
  • Librarians' Index to the Internet
  • Voice of the Shuttle
  • WWW Virtual Library
  • BUBL Link
  • SOSIG

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International Organizations and Development

• OneWorld.net ~ a group of 350 non-government organizations (NGOs)
• Directory of Development Organizations
• Academy for Educational Development
• Directory of Development Organizations
• World Bank
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
• United Nations Development Programme
• Eldis Gateway to Development Information
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

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Religion

• International Religious Freedom ~ from the State Department
• International Association for Religious Freedom
• WWW Virtual Library: Internation Affairs Resources: World Religions

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Political Economy

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• Political Economy Research Institute
• EPInet ~ Economic Policy Institute
• Center for Global Security and Democracy: Resource Links
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Women and Development

• Women's Issues: Third World ~ About.com
• Women in Developing Countries Research Guide: Internet Sources ~ from Boston University
• Family Health International
• GenderNet
• Central Asia Institute ~ its mission is to "provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia"
• Women's Human Rights Resources

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Human Rights

• International League for Human Rights
• Amnesty International
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
• National Labor Committee in Support of Human and Worker Rights
• Child Labor Research Initiative
• Digital Freedom Network
• Human Rights Reports 1995 to present
• Human Rights Watch
• LII: Human Rights ~ a list of entries from the Librarians' Index to the Internet

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Military and Development

• Project on Defense Alternatives ~ includes a feature on China's military
• Internation Relations and Security Network
• Center for Defense Information

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Ethnic Conflict

• 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

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Environment Problems

• SciDev.Net ~ issues of sustainable development and developing countries from a scientific viewpoint
• United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
• EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
• International Institute for Sustainable Development
• United Nations Environment Programme

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Foreign Policy

• Foreign Policy Research Institute
• SOSIG: International Relations ~ includes sub-divisions on the foreign policies of particular regions of the world
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

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Writing and Citing Information

• Citing Electronic Resources
• College Writing and Citing: Styles by Discipline: Political Science
• ONLINE! Citation Styles
• Citing Sources from the Duke University Libraries