Global Studies – Best Bets
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO publishes a range of scholarship that includes working papers from university research institutes, foundation-funded research, proceedings from conferences, journals, and policy briefs. More info - PAIS Index
Provides citations, with some abstracts, to more than 3,000 sources including articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs. More info - Political Science Complete
Contains full text articles from over 500 scholarly journals and indexing and abstracts from 2,900 journal titles related to political science, global in scope. More info
Global Studies – Also Useful
- Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines. More info - America: History and Life with Full Text
Provides access to journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations covering United States and Canadian history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. More info - British Library Digital Collections
Temporarily unavailable (see https://bl.libguides.com/currently-available). Collections range from digitized manuscripts (Beowulf and Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebook) and illuminated manuscripts, to an extensive collection of maps from around the world. More info - Business Source Complete
Provides full text access for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. More info - China: Trade, Politics & Culture, 1793-1980
This collection provides a wide variety of original source material detailing China’s interaction with the West. More info - Columbia Gazetteer of the World
An encyclopedia of geographical places and features, with over 170,000 entries. More info - East India Company
Unique collection of India Office Records from the British Library, London. More info - Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Comprehensive reference work cataloging all of the world’s known living languages; currently contains over 7,000 profiles. More info - Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996
English-language full-text broadcasts and news transcripts—translated as needed—from around the world. More info - Global Commodities: Trade, Exploration & Cultural Exchange
Brings together manuscript, printed and visual primary source materials for the study of global commodities in world history. More info - Global Financial Development
The sole repository for statistics on the external debt of developing countries, with data for 135 individual countries that report to the World Bank’s Debtor Reporting System. More info - Global Road Warrior
Provides comprehensive business travel, telecommunications, and business culture reference information on 175 countries. More info - Historical Abstracts with Full Text
Provides citations with abstracts to over 1,700 journals, book and media reviews, and dissertations covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. More info - Making of the Modern World
A digital collection of primary sources covering the history of Western trade. More info - Migration to New Worlds
Explores the movement of peoples from Great Britain, Ireland, mainland Europe, and Asia to the New World and Australasia. More info - Project Muse
Provides full text access to over 335 journals, and indexing for 200 more, in the humanities and social sciences. More info - ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Offers full text and full image articles for 13 large American daily newspapers and two daily British newspapers (1764-2005). More info - Sociological Abstracts
Indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines, providing abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications. More info - Women’s Studies Archive: Women’s Issues and Identities
Presents primary source materials covering the social, political, and professional aspects of women's lives and offers a look at the roles, experiences, and achievements of women in society. More info - World Development Indicators
Compiled from officially-recognized international sources providing 331 indicators, from agriculute to urban development, covering 209 countries. More info
