187:095
Course instructor: Caroline Campbell
Librarian Presenter: Brett Cloyd
March 2008
url: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/instruction/187_095.html
Libraries Home Page Use this page to navigate to all research sources in the UI Libraries' collection. The Libraries has created several "How-to" guides that support research activities.
InfoHawk Use the Libraries' catalog to search for books, journal titles, videos, and other materials.
RefWorks is a tool to manage article and book citations and generate a biblography
PAIS international (Online) 
. Indexes scholarly sources such as journals and popular sources such as news and opinion magazines. Select the yellow 
button to see if full-text sources are available.
Project Muse scholarly journals online . Full-text of many scholarly and academic journals, especially within the last 5 years. Includes many University and professional society titles. For earlier issues of journals, you may need to consult
JSTOR.
Academic search elite . Large database with lots of coverage for academic and news titles. Includes full-text for many titles.
ERIC database . Academic-oriented reports and journal articles. Has Education focus and international coverage.
Google Scholar Google branches into the academic arena by indexing and linking to scholarly sources. Broad subject coverage that spans most disciplines. Easy, recognizable interface. I recommend people try this but use it as a compliment to the above sources to be sure you're being comprehensive in your research.
United Nations Statistics Division - Statistical Databases
The United Nations compiles a lot of data from national and international sources. The links from this page might be a useful entry point
World Development Indicators 
- development data series including education, demographics, fertility, modern conveniences, etc. Produced by the World Bank
Eurostat yearbook. This title offers good coverage of national and European-wide statistical indicators. Title is available electronically and in print. Narrative in each chapter offers insight into European priorities.
SourceOECD . The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is an international organization based in Paris. The United States and most "developed" countries are members, send representatives, and contribute to policy papers and statistical sources. OECD also works with developing countries such as Brazil, India, Turkey and China so it can be a good source of reports and data for these countries.
LexisNexis statistical . This can be a challenging source to use. It indexes everything from a series called the "Index to International Statistics". These statistical sources can be found in microfiche in the Main Library Reference area. Some links to on-line sources are available. Sometimes it's useful to use this source to figure out what title has the data you need. You can then do a google search on the title to see if its available free on-line.
United Nations Research Guide. Includes links to a variety of sources and descriptions of the United Nations organizations and structure. Some highlights:
World Bank E-Library . Full-text reports and research treatment with country and thematic emphasis.