Earth from lunar orbit December 24, 1968

Debate Readings and Background

• Debate Central (National Center for Policy Analysis)
  • Over 500 links to on-line articles on 12 UN peacekeeping topics
  • Consistently the most comprehensive of all debate web sites

• GPO Browse Topics

• Michigan Debate Reserve List
  • Books held on reserve in the University of Michigan Undergraduate Library for the Michigan Debate camps, Summer 2004

Books

• MIRLYN
  • MIRLYN
  • Lists books within the University of Michigan Library system.
  • Searchable by author, title, subject, keyword, and call number

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS Controlled vocabulary Used for Foreign material When too many common keywords Find through LC Subject List (Library) Record retrieved through keyword searching

• Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Subject
  arbitration international
  deterrence (strategy)
  imperialism
  peacekeeping--case studies
  peacekeeping forces
  peacekeeping and multinational operations
  security, international
  unilateral acts (international law)
  united nations security council

• Library of Congress Subject Headings: By Country
  nationalism--united states
  peacekeeping forces--yugoslavia
  united nations--armed forces--somalia
  united states--foreign relations--philosophy
  united states--foreign relations--1993-2001--philosophy
  

• Keyword Searching when
  • You don't know the subject heading
  • There IS no subject heading
  • You know part of the author, title, or subject
Boolean Logic

• Keyword Searching

Illustration	MIRLYN-Web (Old)	MIRLYN-Web (New)	Proquest	JSTOR	Universe Products	IPSA	Google
PHRASE	peacekeeping w forces	"peacekeeping forces"	"peacekeeping forces"	"peacekeeping forces"	peacekeeping forces	peacekeeping forces	"peacekeeping forces
AND	peacekeeping w forces and bosnia	"peacekeeping forces" and bosnia	"peacekeeping forces" and bosnia	"peacekeeping forces" and bosnia in different boxes	peacekeeping forces and bosnia	peacekeeping forces and bosnia	"peacekeeping forces" bosnia
OR	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism or multilaterism	unilateralism OR multilaterism
NOT	yugoslavia not serbia	yugoslavia not serbia	yugoslavia and not serbia	yugoslavia and not serbia	yugoslavia and not serbia	yugoslavia not serbia	yugoslavia -serbia
COMPLEX SEARCHING	peacekeeping and (bosnia or kosovo)	peacekeeping and (bosnia or kosovo)	peacekeeping and (bosnia or kosovo)	use advanced search or different boxes in same search	peacekeeping and (bosnia or kosovo)	peacekeeping and (bosnia or kosovo)	peacekeeping (bosnia OR kosovo)
TRUNCATION	crim?	crim?	crim?	crim+	crim!	crim*	not applicable

Additional Keyword Protocols

Periodicals - Full Text [Web]

• Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only) [http://www.ciaonet.org/]
  • Search engine indexes current world politics journals, books, conference proceedings, and think tank working papers
  • Includes the full text

• JSTOR (UMich Only) [http://www.jstor.org/jstor/]
  • Full text of major 20th Century historical and economic periodicals as well as the American Political Science Review through 1995 and World Politics, 1948-95
  • Most periodicals available from 1900-90
  • Index approaches by keyword, author, title, periodical
  • Printing and downloading requires application/tifflist or Adobe Acrobat

• Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com/]
  • Mega web index to public policy concerns
  • Indexes news, political parties, policy papers and interest group web sites

• ProQuest (UMich Only) [http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/proquest.html]
  • Research Library indexes some 2500 journals in all fields since the 1980s and provides the full text of many since the 1990s (marked by a full-page symbol)
  • Includes popular and scholarly titles, such as Comparative Politics, Governing, International Political Science Review, The Journal of Conflict Resolution, and World Politics
  • Journals indexed by author, title, keyword, periodical, and date
  • Sample search
    "united nations" and (bosnia or kosovo)
  • Articles may be marked for downloading
  • Text in HTML and image formats

• Electronic Journals and Newspapers (UMich) [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ejournals/]
  • Alphabetic and subject lists of full text journals and newspapers
  • Available to campus web sites and authenticated remote users

• Congressional Quarterly (UMich Only) [http://library2.cqpress.com/cqweekly]
  • Library has online: 1983-
  • Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
  • Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
  • Political party and election analysis
  • Web coverage begins in 1983 and is searchable
  • Separate index for roll call votes beginning 1995
  • 1946- available in Graduate Library stacks (JK 1.C12) with Almanac, 1946- in Documents Center (JK 1. C756)

• The Economist
  • Library has online: 1975-
  • 1997- Selected articles available online: http://www.economist.com/
  • 1991- Text of articles via ProQuest Research Library (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.lib.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pqissues?28390
  • 1975- Text of selected articles via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/
  • Paper copy: HG 11 .E19 (1843-) and microfilm X488

• Foreign Affairs
  • Library has online: 1981-
  • Selected articles available online: http://www.foreignaffairs.org/
  • 1992- Text of articles via ProQuest Research Library (restricted to University of Michigan network): http://www.lib.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pqissues?6
  • InfoTrac Web version; 1995- Text of articles via General Reference Center Gold (restricted to UMich network): http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lom%5Fumichanna/
  • 1981- Text of articles via Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/
  • Paper copy: JX 1 .F78 (1922-) and microform: FILM X302

• Foreign Policy
  • Library has online: 94- 1994-
  • 1994- Text of articles via ProQuest Research Library (restricted to University of Michigan network): http://www.lib.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pqissues?23173
  • InfoTrac Web version; 1995- Text of articles via General Reference Center Gold (restricted to University of Michigan network): http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lom%5Fumichanna/
  • Paper copy: JX 1 .F82 (1970-); microform: FILM X1285

• International Organization
  • Library has online: 1-48,51- 1947-
  • 1997- Access to ECO online version restricted to University of Michigan network: http://firstsearch.oclc.org/journal=0020-8183;ECOIP
  • 1947-1998 Back issues available via JSTOR at: http://www.jstor.org/journals/00208183.html
  • Paper copy: JX1901 .I66 (1947-); microform: FILM X319

• International Security
  • Library has online: 1976-
  • Summer 1999- Access to the Ingenta Select online version restricted (authentication may be required): http://www.ingentaselect.com/rpsv/cw/mitpress/01622889/contp1.htm
  • Summer 1976-1998/1999 Back issues available via JSTOR (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.jstor.org/journals/01622889.html
  • Paper copy: JX1952 .I594 (1976-)

• International Studies Quarterly
  • Library has online: 11- 1967-
  • Mar. 1997- Access to the Synergy online version restricted (authentication may be required): http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/rd.asp?goto=journal&code=isqu
  • 1997- Access to the Ingenta online version restricted (authentication may be required): http://www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/bpl/isqu
  • Mar. 1967-1998 Back issues available via JSTOR (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.jstor.org/journals/00208833.html
  • Paper copy: D 839 .B13 (1967-); microform: FILM X277

• The Journal of Conflict Resolution
  • Library has online: 1- 1957-
  • 1998- Access to the ECO online version restricted (authentication may be required): http://firstsearch.oclc.org/journal=0022-0027;ECOIP
  • Dec. 1957-2000 Back issues available via JSTOR (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.jstor.org/journals/00220027.html
  • Paper copy: JX 1901 .J86 (1957-); microform: FILM X2780

• Journal of peace research
  • Library has online: 1- 1964-
  • Access restricted (authentication may be required): http://firstsearch.oclc.org/journal=0022-3433;ECOIP
  • 1964-2000 Back issues available via JSTOR (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.jstor.org/journals/00223433.html
  • Paper copy: JX1901 .J89 (1964-)

• The National interest
  • Library has online: 26- 1991-
  • Text of articles via ProQuest Research Library (restricted to University of Michigan network): http://www.lib.umich.edu/cgi-bin/pqissues?13817
  • Paper copy: E 840 .N341 (1985-)

• National Journal (UMich Only) [http://proxy.lib.umich.edu/login?url=http://nationaljournal.com/]
  • National Journal is a weekly periodical that focuses on the politics of the Executive Branch with some reference to current legislation
  • Full text on the web with National Journal group subscription
  • Paper copy: JK 1 .N28 (1977-)

• World Politics
  • Library has online: 1- 1948-
  • 1995- Access to Project Muse online version restricted (authentication may be required): http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/wp/
  • 1948-1995 Back issues available via JSTOR (access restricted; authentication may be required): http://www.jstor.org/journals/00438871.html
  • Paper copy: D 410 .W92 (1948-); microform: FILM X1171

Periodical Indexes - Indexes Only

	Use SFX button to link to the online journal text OR University of Michigan catalog for the paper copy call number OR Inter-Library Loan

• America: History and Life (UMich Only)
  Index and abstracts of 2000 journals in U.S. and Canadian history
  • Use subject headings (e.g. manifest destiny) or keywords (foreign policy and religion)
  • Links to full text through SFX

• Historical Abstracts (UMich Only)
  • Indexes 2000 journals on world history since 1450 (excluding U.S. and Canadian)
  • Sample search: peacekeeping and (united nations or nato)
  • Links to full text or UMich call number through SFX

• International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Index to scholarly political science journal articles in Western European languages
  • Choose IPSA from the menu first; go to the next screen before searching
  • Sample search: Iraq near economic sanctions
  • Searches may be recombined
  • Data includes author, title, journal, and abstract in English if the article is in English
  • If the article is in another language, the title is translated into English but the abstract is in French

• Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Subject index to books, articles, and government documents on politics and economics since 1972 in Western European languages
  • Government documents include United States, United Nations, League of Nations, and State Governments
  • Good for very current concepts, like suicide bombers
    • Sample Keyword Search: suicide w bomb?
  • There are also paper versions (English, 1915+, Z 7163 .P98 and foreign, 1968+, Z 7164 .E2 P96)

• Social Sciences Citation Index 1956- (UMich Only)
  • Indexes current periodical articles by author, title/keyword, journal, and author's affiliation
  • Indexes cited authors by name, abbreviated title of book/journal and year
  • Results provide cross references between the cited author, the citating author, and related items
  • Data base also includes the Arts and Humanities and Sciences Citation Indexes
  • Consider using an EASY SEARCH/Person/Articles by and then search tanter r*; look for articles that cite his previous articles
  • Connect to MIRLYN-Web, to identify library location and call number of book or article

• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)
  • Citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature since 1975
  • Political science and complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy
  • Indexes foreign language journals and translates the title into English
  • Use the Thesaurus to identify subject descriptors and related terms, particularly under Rational Choice and Political Science Theories

Think Tanks

• Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only) [http://www.ciaonet.org/]
  • Search engine indexes current world politics journals, books, conference proceedings, and think tank working papers
  • Full text primarily of working papers
  • May need to use from campus ethernet connection with Netscape 4.0

• International Relations and Security Network [http://www.isn.ethz.ch/]
  • Comprehensive site for peace, security, and defense issues
  • Approach by subject or country
  • Sponsored by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research [http://www.fsk.ethz.ch/]

• Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com]
  • Web index to 5000 public policy sites
  • Sample search: "united nations peacekeeping" in quotation marks

• American Enterprise Institute [http://www.AEI.org/]
  • Economic and foreign policy think tank
  • Full text of selected periodical articles and economic outlooks

• American Foreign Policy Council [http://www.afpc.org/]
  • Issue briefs and articles since 1995

• Baker Institute of Public Policy [http://riceinfo.rice.edu/projects/baker/]
  • Sponsored by Rice University in honor of James A. Baker
  • Speeches and executive summaries on foreign and domestic policy issues

• Brookings Institution [http://www.brook.edu/default.htm]
  • Private, non-profit, independent institute analyzing U.S. government policy and international relations
  • Summaries of position papers on "hot topics" and selected Congressional testimony
  • Table of contents for the Brookings Review and selected articles
  • Publications catalog and information about the organization

• Carter Center [http://www.cartercenter.org/]
  • Center founded by Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter to counter world hunger, disease, poverty, conflict, and oppression
  • News and annual reports on projects
  • Searchable by keyword

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [http://www.ceip.org/]
  • Reports and working papers, primarily on US-Russian relations and nuclear non-proliferation
  • Economic development and democratization efforts around the world

• Cato Institute [http://www.cato.org/]
  • Philosophy of limited government, free market, and individual liberty
  • "Hot Topics" has the text of Cato Institute position papers, arranged by subject and searchable by keyword
  • Congressional testimony by institute representatives

• Center for Defense Information [http://www.cdi.org/]
  • Arms Trade Data Base provides the text of news articles on arms trade, arranged by country
  • Weekly Defense Monitor includes position papers
  • U.S. military spending clock

• Center for Strategic and International Studies [http://www.csis.org/]
  • Papers on Russian, Asian, and Middle East relations
  • National and international employment and social issues
  • Catalog of publications

• Commonwealth Institute [http://www.comw.org/]
  • Progressive think tank on defense and economic issues
  • Numerous on-line analyses of U.S. defense posture, the Quadrennial Defense Review (federal government), and capitalism

• Foreign Policy Association [http://www.fpa.org/]
  • Membership organization geared toward debate and education on foreign policy
  • Briefing papers on foreign policy issues from its own sources and those of other think tanks

• Heritage Foundation [http://www.heritage.org/]
  • Dedicated to limited government, individual freedom, a free market, and strong defense
  • Text of public policy papers on various topics, including crime, education, foreign policy, health care, and trade
  • Index of Economic Freedom for countries in the world
  • Extensive list of conservative think tanks
  • Numerous statistics in support of its positions

• Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace [http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/]
  • Description of programs, research, and archival holdings
  • Text of press releases

• Hudson Institute [http://www.hudson.org/]
  • Conservative think tank on domestic and international policy issues
  • Summaries of its briefings and current periodicals

• Interhemispheric Resource Center [http://www.irc-online.org/]
  • Promotes internationalism in U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-Mexico relations
  • Numerous periodicals and issue briefs

• National Center for Economic and Security Alternatives [http://www.ncesa.org/]
  • Models, bibliographies and case studies
  • Focus on community development; forthcoming guides on non-profit institutions and security affairs
  • Annotated web links in all three areas

• National Center for Policy Analysis [http://www.ncpa.org/]
  • Non-profit, non-partisan public policy think tank
  • Pro and con issue papers on health care, taxes, Social Security, welfare, education, and environment
  • Background papers on high school debate topics supplemented by statistics
  • Includes text of relevant bills and opinions of other think tanks

• Rand Corporation [http://www.rand.org/]
  • Non-profit research organization
  • "Research Areas" includes a subject bibliography of RAND publications since 1985 with abstracts of the reports and articles in the RAND Research Review since 1994
  • "Hot Topics" has the full-text of current policy papers

• Russell Sage Foundation [http://www.russellsage.org/]
  • Liberal think tank focused on research in the social sciences
  • Describes organization

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [http://www.sipri.se/]
  • Numerous research articles on chemical and biological weapons
  • Summary of its annual SIPRI Yearbook
  • Full text of the SIPRI Yearbook in Documents Center/Ref. UA 17 .S12

• The Century Fund [http://www.tcf.org/]
  • Progressive think tank
  • Position papers on economics, government, foreign policy, and health care

• United States Institute of Peace [http://www.usip.org/]
  • Promotes the resolution of international conflict without violence
  • Describes the organization's work, internships and grants
  • Bibliography of free printed publications

News Sources [Web and Library]

• Academic Universe/Lexis (UMich Only)[http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
  • Full text of newspapers from around the world in English translation since the mid-1980s
  • News has subsections on General News, World News, and State News
  • Use Guided Searching for full-text

• New York Times
  • Full text of today's New York Times and a searchable archive
  • Initial registration required
  • Registration currently free in the U.S. but organization reserves the right to charge
  • Serials/Microforms has microfilm edition, 1851+ (FILM X979)
  • Paper index in Reference Room, 1943+ as AI 21 .N53 with 1851-1942 in Graduate Library stacks
  • Academic Universe (UMich Only) indexes the Times, 1969-79; full text begins in 1980
  • Full Text, 1851-1999 (UMich Only) also available

• World News Connection (UMich Library Only) [http://wnc.dialog.com/]
  • Full text of foreign news broadcasts and press releases translated into English beginning November 1994
  • Use Advanced Search by a combination of keyword, region, subject, country and modified by date
  • Regions are:
    Central Eurasia
    China
    East Asia
    East Europe
    West Europe
    Latin America
    Near East and South Asia
    Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Networked to University of Michigan IP addresses

• Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1975-96 (UMich Only)
  • Indexes foreign radio broadcasts and newswires translated into English
  • Approach by keyword, title, subject, and region
  • Once the translations are identified, you can find the text in the Serials/Microforms Room
  • Guide to FBIS
  • Continued by the World News Connection
    

  
   INDEX CODE   SERIES NAME               FICHE #        YEARS COVERED 
                                          Call Number # 
   
   AAP  *       Asia and the Pacific      Micro-F X211   1974-87
   AFR  **      Africa (Sub-Sahara)       Micro-F X212   1987-96
                                           DT348.A24U529  current
   EAS  *       East Asia                 Micro-F X211   1987-96
                                           DS1.U59A39     current
   EEU          Eastern Europe            Micro-F X209   1974-96
                                           DR1.U58A239    current
   LAT          Latin America             Micro-F X213   1974-96
   MEA  **      Middle East and Africa    Micro-F X212   1974-87
   NES  **      Near East and South Asia  Micro-F X212A  1987-96
                                           DS41.D14       current
   PRC          China                     Micro-F X208   1974-96
                                           DS701.U529     current
   SOA  ***     South Asia                Micro-F X215   1980-87
   SOV  ***     Soviet Union              Micro-F X210   1974-91
                Central Eurasia           Micro-F X210   1991-present
   USR  ****    Central Eurasia           Micro-F X210   1993-94
   WEU          Western Europe            Micro-F X214   1974-96
   
   ______________________
   *      In 1987 AAP (Asia and Pacific) series became EAS (East Asia)
   **     In 1987, MEA (Middle East & Africa) dropped  Mid East & became
          AFR (Sub-Saharan Africa).  South Asia added it, becoming
          NES (Near East & South Asia).
   ***    In 1991, the Soviet Union Daily Report became the Central Eurasian
          Daily Report.  The mnemonic remains SOV.
   ****   In 1991, the index began covering JPRS reports on Political Affairs
          of the CIS, citing them as the Central Eurasian Report (USR).
   
   

• London Times
  • Daily and Sunday editions with searchable archive
  • Initial registration required
  • Full text available on Academic Universe (UMich Only) since 1985
  • London Times, 1785-1985 in full text is also available

Afghanistan

• America's War Against Terrorism
  • Extensive coverage of the 9/11 attacks and government research reports on terrorism
  • Numerous sources on Afghanistan

• NATO Mission in Afghanistan
  • Brief group of NATO documents
  • Purpose is to provide security for United Nations officials

• Related Periodical Indexes
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

African Peacekeeping

• African Studies (UMich Only)
  • Index to articles on African studies, including peacekeeping

• African Studies Web Server (Univ.Penn.)
  • Exhaustive annotated web links
  • Arranged by country
  • Subject approach ranges from economics and agriculture to population studies, relief work and wildlife

• Resources for African Studies (UMich)
  • Top-notch annotated bibliography to periodical indexes, archives, and news sources on African Studies

• UN Peace-Keeping Operations
  • World map identifies current and completed peacekeeping missions since 1948
  • Data for each mission includes a description, dates, military strength, and the name of the primary military observer
  • Separate sections of the web site include fatalities by type and mission, numbers of peacekeeping forces contributed by country, lessons learned from past missions, and the most current annual report
  • The UN conducted two peace missions in Somalia between 1992 and 1995
  • Supplemented by maps from the UN Cartographic Section

• United Nations Yearbook
  • Doc.Cen JX 1976 .A1 U64--UN Ref.
  • Most complete summary of United Nations activities with citations to or reprints of the most important United Nations documents
  • Section on peacekeeping includes reports of operations as well as financial costs and related resolutions from the General Assembly and Security Council
  • Ask in Documents Center for the full text of publications identified in the articles
  • Detailed subject index
  • Coverage is 1946-2001

• Related Periodical Indexes
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

American Empire

• American Empire (NCPA)
  • Readings on U.S. imperialism and both sides of the Bush-43 foreign policy

• Best Indexes:
  • America: History and Life (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • JSTOR (UMich Only) [http://www.jstor.org/jstor/]
  • ProQuest (UMich Only)

Arms Trade

• Arms Trade Data Base [http://www.cdi.org/atp/atdbmain.html]
  • Full text of articles and position papers promoting the limitation of trade in conventional armaments
  • Data base begins with 1993

• Center for Defense Information [http://www.cdi.org/]
  • Arms Trade Data Base provides the text of news articles on arms trade, arranged by country
  • Weekly Defense Monitor includes position papers
  • U.S. military spending clock

• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute [http://www.sipri.se/]
  • Numerous research articles on military expenditures and arms trade
  • Summary of its annual SIPRI Yearbook
  • Full text of the SIPRI Yearbook in Documents Center/Ref. UA 17 .S12

• World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers (ACDA) [http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/bureau_ac/reports_ac.html]
  • Military expenditures, armed forces, GNP, and population for 172 countries, 1984-98
  • Arms transfers by supplier and recipient
  • Summary of world military forces and arms transfers for various years, 1961 to present
  • United States policy on arms control and export
  • 1995 version in HTML format; 1996 version in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

Bosnia

• Bosnia Home Page (CalTech)
  • News releases on war
  • Press releases by Bosnian government

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • NATO press releases and fact sheets on Bosnian peacekeeping mission
  • United Nations and other international agency publications
  • Open Media reports on Bosnia

• Dayton Accords
  • Text of peace agreement and measures for implementing it

• United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Way Back Machine)
  • Peacekeeping troops stationed there 1995-2002
  • Web Archive from December 16, 2001 has many but not all of the materials

• United States Military Presence
  • Connect to THOMAS
    • For debates surrounding S.J.Res.44, passed by the Senate on December 13, 1995 and authorizing the use of troops
  • CNN Coverage
    • Searchable archives of news stories, analyses, and maps
  • DefenseLINK (Dept. of Defense)
    • Speeches, press releases, briefings, and testimony by the Defense Department on Bosnia
    • Biographies, maps, and fact sheets
    • Links to Army and Air Force Bosnia pages
  • State Department
    • State Department speeches and foreign policy
    • Includes material on the Dayton accords
    • Updates Bosnia and Kosovo through 2000

• Related Periodical Indexes
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

International Relations Theory

• International Relations Theory (NCPA)
  • Readings on why institutions succeed and fail

• Multilateralism v. Unilateralism
  • Pros of multilateralism and unilateralism
  • Pros and cons of the "coalition of the willing"

• Best Indexes:
  • Historical Abstracts (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • JSTOR (UMich Only) [http://www.jstor.org/jstor/]
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

Iraq

• Iraq (NCPA)
  • Pros and cons of Operation Iraqi Freedom, UN involvement, and democratizing the Middle East

• Iraq War Debate
  • Two year log of original sources, including U.N. inspection reports, US and British intelligence, military operations, prisoner abuse, open discussion

• Related Indexes
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

Kosovo

• Building Peace in Kosovo (State Department)
  • Reports, timelines, maps and documents, 1995-2000

• Crisis in Kosovo (CNN)
  • History of conflict and NATO military arsenal

• International Court of Justice (World Court)
  • Selected court decisions since 1948; statutes and rules of the court
  • Charges by Yugoslavia that NATO countries are illegally bombing it
  • Legality of Use of Force
    • Complaint by Yugoslavia, request for provisional measures
    • Oral pleadings, orders by the judges and dissenting opinion
    • Press Release of Decision
      • World Court does not have jurisdiction over United States or Spain
      • Judges express concern about the bombing
      • Other eight cases still pending

• International Criminal Tribunal on the Former Yugoslavia (United Nations)
  • Text of basic legal documents and press releases
  • Description and status of individual cases
  • Tribunal Publications includes annual reports
  • Zeljko Raznatovic (alias Arkan)
    • Indicted on March 26, 1999 for war crimes in Bosnia
    • Also a suspected terrorist in Kosovo
    • Press announcement from the International Criminal Tribunal

• OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission
  • Documents, background and facts from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Fulfilling UN Security Council Resolution mandating a ceasefire

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Use search engine to identify communiques
  • KFOR Online
    • NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo
    • Web site has background documents, UN resolutions and military agreements
    • Updated news stories on the latest incidents
    • Structure of KFOR, military sectors, and related web links

• United States Involvement
  • Congress
    • Lawsuit Against War
      • CNN Coverage
        • Names of 17 Congressmen who filed lawsuit against President charging Yugoslav air campaign violates the 1973 War Powers Act
        • Two Democrats and 15 Republicans
      • War Powers Act (Cornell)
        • Text of 50 USC 1541
        • Includes links to updates
    • H.R. 1569
      • Prohibits use of Defense Department money for ground troops unless specifically authorized
      • Passed House on April 28 by a 249-180 vote
      • Link includes summary, full text, and vote
    • H.R. 1664
      • Congressional Record text on passage of Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for war and relief
      • Passed on May 6, 1999
      • Includes debate and roll call vote
    • H. Res. 130 (THOMAS)
      • House Resolution 130 was passed by a roll call vote in the House on March 24, 1999
      • Expresses support for the troops
      • Debate appears in the Congressional Record, March 24, 1999, p. H1660+
    • H.Con.Res. 42 authorizes the U.S. to join NATO forces
      • Passed the House via a roll call vote on March 11, 1999
    • S.Con.Res. 21 (THOMAS)
      • Senate bill authorizing U.S. to join NATO forces in an air attack against Yugoslavia
      • Passed on March 23, 1999, Roll Call Vote 57
      • Debate and vote appear in Congressional Record, March 23, 1999, p. S3110ff.
      • House Roll Call Vote (213-213) failed on April 28, 1999
    • Serbia and Montenegro Democracy Act
      • H.R. 1064 introduced on March 10, 1999
      • Did not become law
    • Democratic Principles and Rule of Law in Yugoslavia
      • S. 720 introduced by Senators Helms and Lautenberg
      • Did not become law but Senate report issued
    • Senate Armed Services Hearings
      • Selected testimony in pdf format, including Secretary of Defense Cohen's statement of April 15, 1999
    • House Armed Services Committee
      • Selected testimony, including U.S. policy on the Balkans (March 17) and Secretary Cohen's testimony on April 14
  • Defense Department
    • Press briefings and transcripts
    • Personnel and equipment in Operation Allied Force
  • President Clinton
    • Archived White House web site searchable back to 1993
    • Alternate for documents approximately one week old is the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993+
    • Letter to Congress Announcing Troops to Macedonia (March 25, 1999)
    • Letter to Congress Announcing Air Operations (March 24, 1999)
    • President Clinton's Address to the Nation (March 24, 1999, 8 p.m.)
    • President's Announcement of Air Strikes (March 24, 1999, 2:15 p.m.)
    • Remarks to AFSCME on Kosovo (March 23, 1999)
    • Statement on Kosovo (March 22, 1999)
  • State Department
    • Press statements, testimony and factsheets on strife in Kosovo and Bosnia
    • Special Kosovo web page
• Related Periodical Indexes
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

Peacekeeping Operations

• Peacekeeping Facts and Figures (NCPA)
  • Historical and current statistics on trops and costs

• Peacekeeping Successes and Failures
  • Readings with examples of both
  • Special attention to Somalia, Bosnia, and Rwanda

• SIPRI Yearbook
  • Paper copy has lengthy annual summary of international military affairs, peacekeeping missions, conflict, disarmament, statistics, and signatories to major treaties
  • Paper copy: UA 17 .S12 with current in Doc.Cen.--Doc.Ref.
  • Internet version is primarily a press release with limited information

• UN Peace-Keeping Operations
  • World map identifies current and completed peacekeeping missions since 1948
  • Data for each mission includes a description, dates, military strength, and the name of the primary military observer
  • Separate sections of the web site include fatalities by type and mission, numbers of peacekeeping forces contributed by country, lessons learned from past missions, and the most current annual report
  • Supplemented by maps from the UN Cartographic Section

• United Nations Yearbook
  • Doc.Cen JX 1976 .A1 U64--UN Ref.
  • Most complete summary of United Nations activities with citations to or reprints of the most important United Nations documents
  • Section on peacekeeping includes reports of operations as well as financial costs and related resolutions from the General Assembly and Security Council
  • Ask in Documents Center for the full text of publications identified in the articles
  • Detailed subject index
  • Coverage is 1946-2001

• Related Indexes
  • Access UN (UMich Only)
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

Security Council Criticisms and Reforms

• Criticisms of UN Security Council )NCPA)
  • Readings on various criticisms, including failure to deter aggressors, oil for food scandal, controlled by U.S. government

• Ideas for Reform (NCPA)
  • Ideas for reforming peacekeeping operations, the Security Council, and the UN as a whole

• Global Policy Forum
  • In-depth analysis and the text of United Nations reports on UN Reform, primarily during the 1990s
  • Separate section on Security Council
    • In-depth background on Security Council membership and use of the veto power
    • Country documents and speeches on the various provisions of Security Council reform beginning with 1995
    • Press releases and the Global Policy Forum's analyses

• Related Indexes
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  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • United Nations Yearbook (Doc. Cen. JX 1976 .A1 U64)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

Treaties

• Avalon Project (Yale)
  • Full text of historic legal and political documents for the U.S., Western Europe, and the Middle East
  • Includes numerous treaties beginning with the 18th Century with focus on treaties ending individual wars

• Arms Control Treaties and Agreements (ACDA/State Dept.)
  • Full text of 40 historic arms control agreements
  • Biological, environmental, nuclear, and space

• Helsinki Accords
  • European treaty passed on August 1, 1975 on human rights and territorial integrity in Europe

• International Laws and Treaties (House of Rep)
  • Links to major historical and current international treaties, including those on the UN and League of nations, trade, human rights, the environment and peace treaties following major wars

• Multilateral Treaties (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy)
  • Historical and current international conventions on arms control, environment, human rights and trade
  • Approach by topic or date with keyword index

• North Atlantic Treaty
  • Describes parameters of NATO's use of military force
  • Enacted in 1949

• United Nations Charter
  • Text of charter enacted in 1945 with amendments
  • Describes UN mission, membership, and organization
  • Articles 6 and 7 deal with the use of force

• United Nations Treaty Data Base (UMich Only)
  • United Nations Treaties
    • Subject approach to international treaties deposited with the United Nations and League of Nations
    • Searchable by subject, parties, type of agreement, date signed
    • Text viewable page by page
    • Alternative plug-in permits one to view the entire treaty at the same time
    • The full texts of the treaties are also located in the printed United Nations Treaty Series (JX 170 .U54 with current in the Documents Center)
  • Multilateral Treaties
    • Provides title, registration, date entered into force, location of text, and participants with their signature, ratification/accession/succession and reservations
    • The paper is the equivalent is Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General (Doc. Cen. JX 4165 .U54)

• Arms Control and Disarmament Agreements [Library]
  • Includes Geneva Protocol and other treaties
  • Separate world and U.S. treaty indexes
  • Doc.Cen. JX 1974 .U586 - Ref.

United Nations Costs and Financial Constraints

• UN Financial Crisis
  • Articles and statistics on the UN financial crisis and U.S. budget requests for international relations

• Budget Payments
  • Honor roll of countries who paid their assessments by the deadline
  • Arranged by country with amount in U.S. dollars and date paid
  • Does not name paying nations if they missed the deadline
  • Data for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999

• Global Policy Forum
  • In-depth background on the financial crisis and the U.S. role
  • Lists of payers and non-payers
  • Current U.S. debt
  • Analysis of the Helms/Biden Act on UN payment
  • Bibliography of articles

• Members Losing Right to Vote
  • Thirty-six nations which lost right to vote in General Assembly for lack of dues
  • Dated October 16, 2003

• Scale of Assessment for Peacekeeping Activities, 2004-2006
  • United Nations Document A/58/157/Add.1

• Scale of Assessment for General UN Activities
  • Percentage costs for country, 2004-2006
  • A/Res/58/1B

• In-Depth Research
  • United Nations Yearbook [Library]
    • Doc.Cen JX 1976 .A1 U64--UN Ref.
    • Most complete summary of United Nations activities with citations to or reprints of the most important United Nations documents
    • Covers UN financial status and assessments annually
    • Latest edition is 2001
  • Annual Financial Statements and Audits appear as General Assembly Official Record Supplement 5 (ask in Documents Center)
  • Access UN (UMich Only)
    • Indexes UN debates, proceedings, and masthead documents since 1946
    • Use keyword index to identify document numbers and then request those publications at the Documents Desk
    • Sample search: scale and assessments with results as A/RES/58/1B, A/58/PV.80, A/C.5/58/L.44
  • UN Official Document System (Documents Center password)
    • Search full text of most United Nations publications since 1992 by keyword, series symbol, and/or date
    • Sample search: scale of assessments (as phrase)
    • May be available free to public in October 2004

• Related Indexes
  • Access UN (UMich Only)
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • United Nations Yearbook (Doc. Cen. JX 1976 .A1 U64)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

United Nations Interventionism

• UN Interventionism
  • Articles on UN humanitarian assistance

• United Nations Millennium Goals
  • Text and statistics on its world goals on poverty, education, gender equality, HIV, maternal health, child mortality, environmental sustainability, and global development partnerships

• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • Extensive data base of news releases, documents, and conferences on poverty, women, disease, nutrition and related development issues
  • Includes the annual Human Development Report

• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNESCO
    • Press releases, description of UNESCO programs in education, science, culture, and communication
    • Catalog of UNESCO publications and data bases
  • UNESCO Documents
    • FULL TEXT of General Conference and Executive Board proceedings, resolutions, conferences, and speeches of the Director General since 1995
    • Searchable by keyword, author, date, and document number
    • Includes reports of substance on education issues
    • Files searchable together with some subsets (e.g. General Conference) separately searchable
    • Sample search: early childhood education [same phrase/words in text] and taiwan or japan or colombia or korea [in keyword]
  • UNESCO Education Server
    • Statistics on educational enrollment, attainment, teaching, and finance for the world, contents, and groups of countries
    • Directory of national ministries of education and distributors of UNESCO publications
    • Turn off the graphics on your browser to expedite access
  • UNESCO Statistics
    • Educational enrollment and attainment data for individual countries for the past 15 years as excerpted from the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
    • Time series data for individual countries on adult illiteracy, school funding, and the media
  • UNESCO Thesaurus
    • Subject headings used with the various bibliographies
    • Browsable by descriptor or by hierarchy
    • Lists broader terms, related terms, Spanish and French equivalents

• United Nations Environment Programme
  • Programs, products, conferences, press releases, and official documents from UNEP
  • Text of international conventions on the environment
  • Its Global Environment Outlook data base of statistics is found under Products/GEO

• United Nations Fund for Population Activities
  • Press releases and information about UNFPA
  • Annual report, State of the World's Population, beginning 1995
  • Conference reports from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development
  • Related links on population, AIDS, and reproductive rights

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • "RefWorld" section includes statistical reports on refugees by country
  • "RefWorld" section also provides "Country" reports with descriptive text and statistics on the status of refugees by country as well as laws, treaties and United Nations Documents
  • Information about the UNCHR and its publications

• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • Procurement opportunities by country
  • Data base of business education
  • News and information about UNDIO

• United Nations International Drug Control Programme
  • Mission of the UNDCP and two related United Nations agencies: The commission on Narcotic Drugs and the International Narcotics Control Board
  • Summary of the World Drug Report on the production, consumption, and trafficking of illegal drugs

• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
  • UNRISD News since 1995 and current research topics have substantial papers on social issues
  • Examples include gender, illicit drugs, and urban governance

• World Bank
  • Describes programs and publications of the World Bank
  • Extensive summaries of selected publications
  • World Development Indicators (UMich Only)
    • World Bank data base with 593 series of demographic, economic, and environmental information for 226 countries
    • Time series covers 1960 to present when annual data are available for a given country
    • Choose countries or groups of countries
    • Choose series with the tree or alphabetical view
    • Choose years
    • Once you view the data, choose the orientation (columns or rows), scaling options, display (chart, index, raw)
    • Download into ASCII or Excel format
    • For the University of Michigan, this replaces access provided by the dear departed CITRIX server
    • The Documents Center will maintain a CD-ROM for single workstation access
  • Approximately 150 book titles issued by the World Bank are available to University of Michigan affiliates through Net Library

• Related Indexes
  • Access UN (UMich Only)
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin (UMich Only)
  • United Nations Yearbook (Doc. Cen. JX 1976 .A1 U64)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

United States Policies and Legislation

• United States Policies and Legislation (NCPA)
  • Public opinion polls and readings on a few legislative proposals

• Comprehensive Coverage:
  • US Indexes and Directories (agency web sites, individual documents)
  • Executive Branch (President, State Dept, Defense Dept, declassified materials)
  • Legislative Branch (Congress)
  • International Organization Participation (financial contributions and analysis)

• Related Indexes
  • Columbia International Affairs Online (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report (UMich Only)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • International Political Science Abstracts, 1989+ (UMich Only)
  • Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (UMich Only)

• World News Connection (UMich Only)
  • Translations of foreign news media since 1994

• Speeches before the General Assembly and Security Council
  • Access UN (UMich Only)
    • Use name of country as AUTHOR and limit type of publication to OFFICIAL RECORD
    • See Documents Center staff for retrieving the text
  • Use UN Official Documents System
    • Documents Center Password Only; possibly available to public in October 2004

• Embassies in the United States
  • Permanent Missions to the United Nations
  • Foreign Embassies in Washington, D.C.

• Foreign Government Web Sites (translated into English)
  • Foreign Government Resources on the Web (UMich)
  • Foreign Governments (Northwestern University)

European Union

• Europa (European Commission) [http://europa.eu.int/index-en.htm]
  • History, structure, program, activities, and directory of members
  • Search by keywords (e.g. china, world trade organization) for the full text of documents
  • See especially its Foreign and Security Policy web page

• European Parliament [http://www.europarl.eu.int/]
  • Description, powers, and organization of the Parliament
  • List of committees and directories of Member offices
  • Full text of speeches beginning October 1996 as well as publications adopted
  • Committee schedules and press releases
  • Multilingual

North Atlantic Treaty Organization [http://www.nato.int/]

• Historic documents, NATO Handbook, NATO Review
• Current press releases and fact sheets
• Use search engine for articles and speeches on peacekeeping
• Extensive section on the Kosovo peacekeeping force
• Role of Integrated Military Force
  • Describes NATO's use of military force and its operations

• North Atlantic Treaty
  • Describes parameters of NATO's use of military force
  • Enacted in 1949

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • 55 member countries coordinating conflict resolution and elections
  • Web site contains numerous full-text documents, including election reports for Eastern Europe and activities in Kosovo

• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • United States commission of Congressional and Executive Branch members on U.S. response to activities of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Numerous full-text documents
  • Also known as the Helsinki Commission

United Nations Publications

• Background Information [Library]
  • United Nations Yearbook [Library]
    • Doc.Cen JX 1976 .A1 U64--UN Ref.
    • Most complete summary of United Nations activities with citations to or reprints of the most important United Nations documents
  • UN Chronicle [Library]
    • Doc.Cen. JX 1977.A1 U6--UN Ref.
    • Quarterly summary of major issues before the United Nations
    • Includes selected citations to UN documents but seldom reprints<
    • Also in Academic Universe
  • A Global Agenda: Issues before the UN General Assembly [Library]
    • Summary of agenda items with citations to relevant documents
    • Doc.Cen. JX 1977 .A1 U54-Ref.

• Access UN (UMich Only) [http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=UNAD]
  • Index to United Nations documents issued since 1946
  • Searches may be defined by author, country, type of document (official record, sales publication), subject, title, text, and date
  • Provides citations to United Nations microfiche and paper records located in the Documents Center
  • Includes the full text of General Assembly plenary meetings (A/PV) since 1993 (48th session) and its committees (e.g. A/C.2/46/SR.1) since the 45th session, 1990 if there is a voting record in that session
  • Ask at the Documents Desk for publications not on the web

• United Nations Charter
  • Text of charter enacted in 1945 with amendments
  • Describes UN mission, membership, and organization
  • Articles 6 and 7 deal with the use of force

• United Nations Optical Disk System (UMich - On-Site Password)
  • Full text of UN Official Records and related parliamentary documents since 1992 as well as journals and bulletins
  • Searchable by date, document symbol, and full text with output in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Choose language of text
  • On-site password in Documents Center only
  • Free public access may be available by October 2004

• United Nations Web Site [http://www.un.org/]
  • Basic information on the United Nations (history, charter, member countries)
  • Press releases, daily highlights
  • General Assembly, ECOSOC, and Security Council publications and resolutions
  • Does NOT include debates; see paper copy in Documents Center
  • Indexed by keyword and type of document
  • Major conference documents, catalog of UN sales publications, audio-visual material

• UN Peace-Keeping Operations
  • World map identifies current and completed peacekeeping missions since 1948
  • Data for each mission includes a description, dates, military strength, and the name of the primary military observer
  • Separate sections of the web site include fatalities by type and mission, numbers of peacekeeping forces contributed by country, lessons learned from past missions, and the most current annual report
  • Supplemented by maps from the UN Cartographic Section

• United Nations System [http://www.un.org/aroundworld/]
  • Web sites of the various UN departments, affiliated agencies, and conferences

Comprehensive Directories and Indexes

• Federal Agency Web Sites [http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html]
  • Cleancut alphabetical listing of federal agency web sites
  • Includes search engine

• First.Gov [http://www.firstgov.gov/]
  • Portal to federal government information
  • Initial web page oriented toward the citizen-consumer with links to forms, consumer recalls, etc.
  • Search engine indexes most government web sites
  • A simple search of "national missile defense" netted over 1000 items

• Google Search Engine [http://www.google.com/unclesam]
  • Web search engine devoted exclusively to sites with .gov and .mil extensions
  • Excellent for federal policy papers

Executive Branch

• Declassified Documents [http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/umuser?db=DDRS]
  • Over 70,000 confidential, secret and top secret documents declassified under the Freedom of Information Act and deposited in Presidential Libraries
  • Material includes White House, CIA, FBI, Defense Department, National Security Council, Atomic Energy Commission, NATO, United Nations and others
  • Most are dated 1946-68
  • Searchable by keyword with an advanced search that includes keyword, agency, classification level, sanitation level, date declassified and issue date
  • PDF format for the original plus a more easily-read text format with the search keywords highlighted in red
  • The corresponding microfiche is located in Serials Services and Microforms; the retrospective fiche is MICRO-F397; the current fiche is MICRO-F X194

• Digital National Security Archive (UMich Only) [http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/]
  • Full text of declassified federal documents issued during the Cold War period with some newer material on terrorism
  • Many of the documents issued by the State Department, Defense Department, and Central Intelligence Agency
  • Subjects include:

Afghanistan Berlin Crisis Cuban Missile Crisis El Salvador	Intelligence Community Iran-Contra Affair Iranian Revolution Military Uses of Space	Nicaragua Nuclear Nonproliferation Philippines South Africa

• Searchable by a combination of collection, subject, keyword, creator, recipient, classification, document type, and date
• Text in pdf or gif format

• DefenseLINK (Dept. of Defense) [http://www.defenselink.mil/]
  • Defense Department speeches and press releases searchable by date or keyword
  • Links to Defense Department agencies

• Military Network [http://www.military-network.com/]
  • Annotated links to U.S. military and military academy web sites
  • Extensive links to foreign governments and foreign government military web sites

• Related Documents Center Web Pages
  • America's War Against Terrorism
  • Iraq War Debate

• Central Intelligence Agency [http://www.odci.gov/]
  • Press releases, testimony before Congress, and publications
  • Links to intelligence community web sites
  • Factbook on Intelligence
    • History of the Central Intelligence Agency, key dates, and historic list of intelligence directors

• Intelligence Community [http://www.fas.org/irp/]
  • Web site of the Federation of American Scientists
  • Presidential Executive Orders and Directories, Defense Department Directories, laws and regulations affecting American intelligence
  • Links to official intelligence community web sites with FAS model web pages

• National Security Council [http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/index.html]
  • The NSC advises the President on military affairs and is headquartered in the White House
  • History of the agency and a national security strategy
  • Speeches from the Clinton era, 1993-2000, appear on the National Archives [http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/EOP/NSC/html/nschome.html] web site

• Strategic Intelligence (Loyola) [http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html]
  • Links to U.S. intelligence and military intelligence web pages as well as selected web pages of foreign countries
  • Selected declassified documents and journal articles from Covert Action Quarterly

• U.S. Intelligence Community (Columbia University) [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/lehman/intell.html]
  • Chart describing relationship of U.S. intelligence agencies
  • Annotated bibliography and web links to information on the CIA, DIA, NSC, NSA, FBI, Energy Department and State Department
  • Histories, intelligence reform, bibliographies, classified and declassified documents, periodical articles

• State Department [http://www.state.gov/]
  • State Department speeches and foreign policy
  • Index located at the top of the page
  • Regions-Clinton and Regions-Bush include country information as well as State Department testimony and press releases on various regional crises
  • Department-Clinton and About State-Bush cover the biographies of officials
  • Outreach-Clinton and Major Departmental Publications-Bush link to State Department reports and foreign policy magazines
  • Foreign Relations of the United States is available on-line with SELECTED volumes, 1945-72, and provides declassified diplomatic correspondence; ALL volumes are in the Graduate Library stacks: JX 231 .A3
  • Dispatch, 1990-99 is available on Proquest (UMich Only)
  • Department of State Bulletin, 1939-88 is located in the Graduate Library stacks (JX 232 .A435 )with 1983-89 available on Infotrac General Reference Gold (UMich Only)

• Permanent Mission to the United Nations [http://www.un.int/usa/]
  • Statements and speeches before the United Nations since January 1996
  • Arranged chronologically with identification of topic

• Historical Material
  • Presidential Decisions and Directives (Federation of American Scientists) [http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/direct.htm]
    • List of national security directives since President Truman
    • Full text of everything that has been declassified
    • Many of these are also available through the Digital National Security Archive (UMich Only)
  • Public Papers of the Presidents, 1945+ (J 80 .A25) with a web version available through the American Presidency Project
  • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1965+ (J 80 .A1 W38)

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993+ [http://www.gpoaccess.gov/wcomp/index.html]
  • Full text of Presidential executive orders, speeches, press conferences, names of nominees
  • Phrases should be in parentheses and Boolean operators capitalized (e.g. "china" AND "most favored nation")
  • Table of contents search (contents AND "july 28, 1997)

• White House Electronic Publications [http://www.whitehouse.gov/]
  • Press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 2001 and updated daily
  • Keyword searching only
  • President Clinton's website is available through the National Archives [http://searchclinton.archives.gov/]

Legislative Branch

• Background
  • Academic Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe/]
    • Full text of newspapers from around the world and journal articles
    • Search Government and Political News/Legislative News
    • Sample search: china w/10 (world trade organization or most favored nation)

  • All Politics [http://www.cnn.com/allpolitics]
    • Today's political news from Time, CNN, and Congressional Quarterly

  • Congress Daily (UMich Only) [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/congressdaily/]
    • Full text of Hill news since 1991 and updated twice daily
    • Searchable by keyword and year
    • In Inside Washington section of Congressional Universe

  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only) [http://library2.cqpress.com/cqweekly/]
    • Full text of CQ since 1983
    • Initial page boots up to current issue
    • Separate search engines for articles and roll call votes can be limited by year
    • Paper copy in Documents Center as JK 1.C12--Ref. with older issues in Graduate Library
    • Web subscription includes CQ Researcher which provides briefing reports on public policy issues

  • Google's Uncle Sam [http://www.google.com/unclesam]
    • Indexes federal government web pages with a .gov and .mil extension
    • Great for obtaining statements by members of Congress and reports of the Executive Branch

  • National Journal [http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/nj/index.htm]
    • Weekly periodical on government agencies; includes major legislative issues
    • Full text, 1977+,
    • Also in Graduate Library as JK 1.N28 with current issues in Documents Center--Docs.Ref.

  • Political Information [http://www.politicalinformation.com/]
    • Index limited to political information on the web
    • Links to full text

  • ProQuest [http://www.lib.umich.edu/rrs/proquest.html]
    • Index to over 2300 popular and scholarly journals since the mid-1980s
    • Full text of numerous journals since the 1990s

• Bills
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
    • Indexes bills since 1989 by subject, keyword, sponsor, and date
    • Provides the full text and legislative status
    • Also includes the full text of laws and regulations in force
  • THOMAS [http://thomas.loc.gov/]
    • Indexes bills since 1993 by keyword, sponsor and date
    • Provides the full text and status

• Committee Publications
  • Includes hearings (testimony), committee prints (research reports), reports (recommendations on bills), and documents (Executive Branch communiques)
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
    • Indexes published hearings (1789+), committee prints (1933+), and reports (1789+) by subject, keyword, committee, and date
    • Provides an abstract of publications
    • All publications are located in the Documents Center under their microfiche number
    • Paper copies for 1995+ are generally located in the Documents Center under their SUDOCS number (begins with Y1 or y4) with some prior to that time in Buhr Storage
    • Includes the full text of selected testimony beginning 1988

  • Legislative Sourcebook (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
    • Treasures include establishing persistent links to THOMAS and GPO legislative documents and GAO reports
    • Table lists Congresses, 1789-1999, plus serial set volumes and Presidential Executive Orders
    • Excellent lists of House and Senate hearings on the web

• Congressional Record [Web]
  • Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [http://www.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/]
    • Indexes Congressional Record since 1985 by keyword, speaker, and date
    • Provides the full text
    • Located under Congressional Publications
  • THOMAS [http://thomas.loc.gov]
    • Indexes speeches on the floor of Congress by subject, Member of Congress, and date since 1993

U.S. Participation in International Organizations

• U.S. Participation in the United Nations, 1999+
  • Issues for 1996-1999
• Voting Practices in the United Nations, 2000+
  • Issues for 1998-2000
• U.S. Contributions to International Organizations, 1996-1998

University of Michigan

• University of Michigan High School Debate Institute [http://www.michigandebate.com/]
  • Description of various debate programs, application forms and financial aid
  • Outline of the issues, information for ordering the debate handbook
  • Web resources

• Undergraduate Library [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/]
  • Library resources, libraries on campus and debate hours

Internet Search Engines

• Excite [http://www.excite.com/]
  • Extremely fast index to the contents of web pages
• Fast Search [http://www.alltheweb.com/]
  • Fastest search engine on the web
  • Links to over 2 million web pages
• Google Uncle Sam Search [http://www.google.com/uncldesam]
  • Fast search engine which indexes only .gov and .mil web sites
  • Excellent for obtaining U.S. policy information
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources (Elizabethtown College) [http://www.etown.edu/vl/index.html]
  • Nicely annotated guide for college students by Professor Wayne Selcher
  • Sections on area studies, maps, news, U.S. and international government agencies, peace, think tanks and study abroad
  • Includes starter tips for research
  • Especially strong on international business and security issues
• Yahoo [http://www.yahoo.com]
  • Comprehensive classified subject list of world-wide web sites

Research Guides

• Searchpath Research Tutorial [http://www.lib.umich.edu/ugl/searchpath/]
  • Web tutorial on finding books and journal articles as well as evaluating the web
  • Citing sources
• Political Science Reference Tools
  • Dictionaries, biographies, maps, thesauri
• Citation Guides
  • Guides to citing online sources and government documents

Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
University of Michigan Library
Graphics by Sherry Piontek and Barbara Perles
Send suggestions to graceyor@umich.edu

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate04.html

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