International Studies- ROMO: International Databases

Covering nearly 200 countries, the yearbook is filled with reports from the U.S. Department of State. Entries typically cover politicians, geography, defense, agriculture, and trade. Includes information on passport applications, regulations and duties, international health and disease, national holidays, and more. Coverage: 2006-2007, 2013-present.

Over 600 reference books, including encyclopedias, dictionaries (English and foreign language), thesauri, books of quotations, as well as a range of subject-specific reference books.

Collections - American Literature, Childhood Studies, Communication, Criminology, Education, Latin American Studies, Latino Studies, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Work and Sociology. Each article includes an introduction written by a top scholar in the field and is an authoritative guide to the current scholarship with original commentary, annotations, and recommendations on the best works available whether it be a chapter, a book, a journal article, a website, an archive, or data set.

Confidential print documents covering early events in South America, Brazil, Mexico, Central America and Caribbean, Central and South America, Aregentina, Paraguay and Uruguay from the perspective of the British Foreign and Colonial Offices. Topics covered include slavery and the slave trade, immigration, relations with indigenous peoples, wars and territorial disputes, the fall of the Brazilian monarchy, British business and financial interests, industrial development, the building of the Panama Canal, and the rise to power of populist rulers such as Perón in Argentina and Vargas in Brazil. At the time of their writing, these documents were printed and circulated immediately to leading officials in the Foreign Office, to the Cabinet and to heads of British missions abroad.
Coverage: 1833-1969

Country overviews of political conditions, foreign relations, history, human rights, economic overview, status of women, foreign investment climate, government structure, principal govt. officials, freedom rankings, defense forces, rule of law, control of corruption, trends, energy consumption, environmental data, energy profile, etiquette, & cuisine.
Coverage: Current. News archive dates vary.

Country information. Includes World Edition, Kids Edition, States Edition (U.S.) and Provinces Edition (Canada). Covers Land and Climate, History, Population, Language, Religion, Customs and Courtesies, Lifestyle, Government, Economy, Education, Health, Transportation and Communications.

Cross-cultural database containing descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups from around the world. eHRAF has a unique culture and subject classification system that extends search capability well beyond keyword searching, allowing for precise culture and subject retrieval.

Statistics measuring productivity and global flows of trade and investment in countries around the world.

PAIS Provides perspective on many public and social policies with emphasis on contemporary public issues and the making and evaluating of public policy. International in scope- Includes business, economic & social conditions, public policy, international relations and more.
Some full text articles. Citations to books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, and reports of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations worldwide.

Coverage is 1914-present

This bibliographic database covers all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international commerce and conflict. The database draws from a diverse array of scholarly journals, conference papers, trade publications and government documents to provide up-to-date information on a broad range of topics of concern to the world today. 1934 to present

Catalogue of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. In addition to UN publications and documents the library includes other non-UN sources held in the collection of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. The coverage of UNBISnet is from 1979 onward. Voting records for all resolutions which were adopted by the General Assembly beginning with its 1st session (1946-) and the Security Council beginning with its 1st year (1946-). Links to the full text of resolutions are provided. Citations to speeches made in the General Assembly beginning with its 38th session (1983-), the Security Council beginning with its 38th year (1983-), the Economic and Social Council beginning in 1983 and the Trusteeship Council beginning with its 15th special session (1982). Links to the full text of speeches are provided.

Complete electronic editions of more than 5,300 U.S. and international news sources from 140 countries on six continents. It features most major U.S. news sources circulation, including Texas newspapers, plus many hard-to-find local and regional titles that are unavailable elsewhere.

The Index is international and interdisciplinary, spanning the social sciences and humanities, with its central focus on the practice and theory of socialism, national liberation, labor, indigenous peoples, gays/lesbians, feminism, ecology, democracy, and anarchism. Subject index to over 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals.
Coverage: 1969 to present

News, culture, and history from 300 publications of ethnic, minority, and native presses. 1990-present.

Current and historical photographs, audio clips, & news from the Associated Press. The Archive is licensed for educational use. Coverage: Photographs (1826-present), audio clips (1920’s-present), news stories (1997-present).

News. Full digital collection of articles from international and national newspapers, newswires, news magazines and transcripts of radio and tv news. Includes ABC, CBS, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX, MSNBC, NPR, PBS & many others.

Spanish-language database offering thousands of encyclopedia entries, images, health reports and the full text of over 100 hundred reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Daily updates ensure availability of the most current articles from a dozen prominent newspapers from 10 Latin American countries. 1975-present.