PS470: Tutorial in International Political Economony; part 2
Government Documents Librarian
more Articles and citation trail
- The citation trail is a process of tracking down relevant articles, books, etc. by using the references and bibliographies.
- Another good approach is to search on key authors in the field you are studying.
Government Documents
Tutt library resource page for Government Information
Statistics
Finding Statistical/Country Specific Information
The Economist Intelligence Unit Database AccessCoverage: 1996 - currentCurrent political and economic analysis of 123 countries. If not automatically logged in, click on Enterprise Client Access to enter the site. Note: Access to this resource may not work using Internet Explorer 7. Firefox 3 may need special configuration. Try Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 2. If a security certificate error occurs, click Yes or OK to proceed.
World Development ReportCoverage: 1978 - currentPublished annually by the World Bank, these reports address various issues pertinent to the changing development landscape.
UN Statistics Division Common DatabaseCoverage: 1958 - currentStatistical compilation for the United Nations. Contains selected data series from 30 specialized international sources, including labor, agricultural, nutritional and industrial statistics. Years of coverage vary with data series/countries selected.
WDI OnlineCoverage: 1960 - current500 time-series indicators for 210 economies plus regional and income groups. Retrievable data in spreadsheet format, display maps and graphs, and export data. Note: Access to this resource may not work using Internet Explorer 7. Try Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox.
SourceOECDCoverage: 1998 -Statistical databases and monographs published by OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Population Reference Bureau — provides statistical and narrative information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications.
Internet research
Online
About search engines — use more than 1! and evaluating tips from I found it on the web
CC subject pages Uncle Sam Wiki and US Government Search
Google ScholarCoverage: N/ARetrieves citations to a wide variety of research papers, thesis, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports. Check for possible full text by using Colorado College Links or Colorado College e-texts buttons next to the citations.
Wikipedia