GLOBAL ISSUES - IDS 125 - RESEARCH CHECKLISTS

IDS 125 Interactive Resource Checklists of three topic areas (organized as follows):

• INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS (Express link to checklist)- keyword list, reference works, general books, newspapers, databases for articles in magazines and journals, websites
• ETHNIC NATIONALISM - keyword list, reference works, general books, databases for articles in magazines and journals, websites
• WEAPONS PROLIFERATION - keyword list, reference works, general books, databases for articles in magazines and journals, websites

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CHECKLIST FOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS

POSSIBLE KEYWORD SEARCHES:

• (non-governmental organizations)
• (human rights)
• Also AND these two phrases together, especially in OhioLINK
• International Criminal Tribunal and Yugoslavia
• War crimes and (name of country or region)
• Genocide and (name of country or region)
• Milosevic or Karadzic
• [names of selected NGOs]

REFERENCE BOOKS:

 

1.	Title		Encyclopedia of human rights issues since 1945 / Winston E. Langley. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
LOCATION				CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
WILMINGTON REFERENCE				JC571 .L2747 1999	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY
		Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject Human rights -- Encyclopedias.

2.	Title	The Amnesty International report. London, England : Amnesty International Publications, 1976-
LOCATION			CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
WILMINGTON REFERENCE Previous editions also in WILMINGTON REFERENCE			JC571 .A44 2007	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY

http://thereport.amnesty.org/eng/

Subjects	Amnesty International -- Periodicals.
	Civil rights -- Periodicals.
	Political prisoners -- Periodicals.
	Human rights -- Periodicals.

3.	Title		Encyclopedia of genocide and crimes against humanity / Dinah L. Shelton, editor in chief. Detroit : Macmillan Reference, c2005.
LOCATION					CALL #	STATUS	MESSAGE
WILMINGTON REFERENCE					HV6322.7 .E532 2005 v.1-3	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY
		Subject		Genocide -- History -- Encyclopedias.

GENERAL COLLECTION BOOKS FROM OPAL and OhioLINK CATALOGS:

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS (durable links)

• Los Angeles Times http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=8006
• Washington Post http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=8075
• The Times (London) http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=233338&sterms=PUBLICATION(Times+AND+London)

• The Globe and Mail (Canada) http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&csi=303830

OHIOLINK RESEARCH DATABASES (by name) (off-campus users login to OhioLINK):

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) – articles, some very recent. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
• International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO) – articles, some very recent. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=ijh
• Newspaper Source (EBSCO) – includes 18 international newspapers, wire services – for the latest news, watch dates of publication. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=nfh
• Lexis-Nexis Academic  (worldwide publications, sort by publication date). http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic (on campus network).

SIGNIFICANT WEBSITES

• Amnesty International       http://www.amnesty.org/
• Human Rights Watch      http://www.hrw.org/
• Union of International Associations      http://www.uia.be/igo
  Custom search through all the intergovernmental organization websites
• Duke Libraries NGO Research Guide:  Human Rights    http://library.duke.edu/research/subject/guides/ngo_guide/ngo_links/rights.html
• Quaker United Nations Office http://www.quno.org/ (Human Rights and Refugees)
• International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (Official UN Website)      http://www.un.org/icty/
  Proceedings from the Tribunal's three courtrooms are broadcast on the internet in order for audiences across the globe to follow proceedings; sessions may be followed in English.  
• Hague Justice Portal      http://www.haguejusticeportal.net/
  Links to Karadzic case information and status conference; research files; court documents

CHECKLIST FOR ETHNIC NATIONALISM

• War in Darfur beginning in 2003
• South Ossetia/Georgia

SEARCH TERMS:

Sudan

Darfur

Georgia (Republic)

South Ossetia

World Politics

Ethnic relations—Political aspects

Culture conflict

Political science

Keyword terms

            Ethnic nationalism

REFERENCE BOOKS

1.	Title Political handbook of the world.
WILMINGTON REFERENCE		JF37 .P769 2008	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY

2.	Title The Statesman's year-book.
WILMINGTON REFERENCE		JA51 .S79 2009		LIB USE ONLY

3.	Title Encyclopedia of modern ethnic conflicts / edited by Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr.
WILMINGTON REFERENCE		GN496 .E56 2003	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY

4.	Title Encyclopedia of international relations and global politics / edited by Martin Griffiths.
WILMINGTON REFERENCE		JZ1160 .E53 2005	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY

GENERAL BOOKS FROM OPAL AND OHIOLINK Catalogs

DATABASES

Academic Search Complete http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h

            Check thesaurus, list of subject terms

            e.g. Darfur as Subj. with nationalism as KEYWORD 1 hit

                        Darfur as Subj. with ethnic as KEYWORD                 161 hits

            When you find a good article, remember to look at the official subject terms for that article.

            Also, remember Find Similar Results on right side of article record—430517 hits

                        AND the limit results by that show up on the left side of your screen

                                    Click Darfur conflict 2003-                 288 hits

South Ossetia as Subj and Ethnic as KW        5 hits  Click find similar           1013066

            Click  GEORGIA (Republic) -- Foreign relations -- 1991-                 43

WEBSITES - - links for access to primary resources

• United Nations http://www.un.org/
• Human Rights Watch http://www.hrw.org/
• Amnesty International http://www.amnesty.org/
• International Crisis Group:  Working to prevent conflict worldwide http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/
• National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/
• Voice of America http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm
• BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk/home/d/
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/Committee on Conscience http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/

CHECKLIST FOR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION: KEYWORD SEARCHES to try: Weapons proliferation (sorted by date) Nuclear proliferation Arms race Nuclear weapons and (name of country) Nuclear nonproliferation and (name of country, ie. Iran, North Korea, India, or Pakistan) REFERENCE BOOKS: 1. Title Historical dictionary of arms control and disarmament / Jeffrey A. Larsen, James M. Smith.  Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005.

WILMINGTON REFERENCE

JZ5645 .L38 2005

AVAILABLE

LIB USE ONLY

Series Historical dictionaries of war, revolution, and civil unrest ; no. 28 Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references(p. 245-353). Subject Arms control -- History -- Dictionaries. Disarmament -- History -- Dictionaries.

2. Title			Political handbook of the world.
Imprint		New York : Published for the Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975-
WILMINGTON REFERENCE				JF37 .P769 2008	AVAILABLE	LIB USE ONLY
Subject	Political science -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
	Political parties -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Historical and political background of individual countries.

3. Title	The Statesman's year-book. 2009 ed.
Imprint	London [etc.] Palgrave [etc.]
WILMINGTON REFERENCE			JA51 .S79 2009	LIB USE ONLY

Excellent resource for IDS 125 in that it includes historical, political, and defense/military overviews for each country. 

4. Title	Nuclear weapons and nonproliferation : a reference handbook Sarah J. Diehl and James Clay Moltz. Santa Barbara, Calif. ABC-CLIO c2007.
Wilmington College		WILMINGTON REFERENCE		U264 .D54 2008	LOCAL USE ONLY

GENERAL BOOKS FROM OPAL AND OhioLINK CATALOGS:
– especially useful for historical background.

OHIOLINK RESEARCH DATABASES (by name) (off-campus users login to OhioLINK):

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) – articles, some very recent. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
• International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO) – articles, some very recent. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=ijh
• Newspaper Source (EBSCO) – includes 18 international newspapers, wire services – for the latest news, watch dates of publication - great for identifying current situation. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=nfh
• Lexis-Nexis Academic  (worldwide publications, sort by publication date). http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic (on campus network).

Use search terms similar to the suggested “general book” search keywords.

SIGNIFICANT WEBSITES:

• Official website of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): http://www.iaea.org/    General issues.

• Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - A non-technical public policy and global security magazine that has reported on nuclear proliferation issues since 1945. – General issues.  http://www.thebulletin.org
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Nonproliferation Website  (click on “Countries/Region” tab and select country)  http://www.carnegieendowment.org/npp
• Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation  http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/nuclear
• Nonproliferation Policy Education Center - A not-for-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 1994 to promote a better understanding of strategic weapons proliferation issues among policymakers, scholars and the media.  http://www.npec-web.org
• Nuclear Threat Initiative  (has links to specific countries under “Country Profiles” that update weapon status; includes nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.) http://www.nti.org

This checklist was prepared by the Librarians of Watson Library, Wilmington College (OH) for use by students enrolled in IDS 125, Marlaina Leppert-Wahl.   Fall 2008. Version September 14, 2008.   Library at Elektra – Library Instruction. For more information, please contact the course instructor or the ASK US! desk - library@wilmington.edu or ext. 297 or 345.