International Affairs Research at Northeastern University Libraries  

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Global Issues in Context: International Perspectives on News and Events (courtesy of Boston Regional Library System)  Good starting point for investigating a wide range of topics from blood diamonds to genocide to international trade.

  The Library provides access to over a hundred thousand e-books.  Please be aware that most e-books are readable through a browser rather than an e-book reader (Nook or Kindle, for example).

Use the library catalog, NUCat, to identify and link to individual titles by keyword, title or author.  Use the "View Entire Collection" dropdown box to limit your search to E-books or look for the E-book icon shown above. 

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International Affairs

IAF Student Accomplishments

Middle East Center for Peace, Culture, and Development

Study Abroad, Co-op, and Experiential Learning

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For Books, try NUCAT, the Library's online catalog.

Research Tip: In NUCAT, keyword (word) searching is the most effective way to research a topic.

• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs

For Data, try

• Proquest Statistical DataSets

• ICPSR

For Encyclopedia Articles, try

• International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavior Sciences

• Encyclopedia Britannica

One-stop search for articles in JSTOR, Cambridge Journals Online, Academic Search Premier, Oxford Journals Online, and Blackwell/Wiley Journals.