U.S. Federal Government
U.S. Foreign Policy and Relations Guide to Government Information Resources
Selected Government Information Reference Books and Electronic Resources
- Foreign
Relations of the United States
- The Foreign Relations of the United States series published by the U.S.
State Department presents the official documentary historical record of
major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
The series began in 1861 and now comprises more than 350 volumes. Volumes
online begin with the Truman Administration, 1945-50, Emergence of the
Intelligence Establishment. A complete listing of series titles can be
found on the State Department' web site at:
- Press and Public Affairs
- Includes news releases and statements from the Secretary.
- Background
Notes
- Latest issue for each country has current information.
- Additional information on countries
and regions
- Country Reports
on Economic Policy and Trade Practicies
- Annual reports on economic policies and trade practices of countries,
1993-2001 (no longer published).
- Library location: Library Location: HF1455 C85 Government Information
Reference, 1989 to present.
- Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices
- Report submitted to Committee on Foreign Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
and Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate by the Department of State.
These annual reports to Congress cover internationally recognized individual,
civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights.
- Library location: JC571 U48 Government Information Reference
- Annual Report to Congress
on International Religious Freedom
- Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country.
- Patterns of Global Terrorism
- Library copy location: DOC S 1.138: Gov Info Stacks, 1986 to present.
- International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report
- Library copy location: HV5800 I6, 1988 to present, latest in GovInfo
Reference.
- Trafficking in Persons Report
Historical State Department Information
- U.S. Department
of State, Policy web page
- The Department of State's archived web resources for information prior
to the Bush Administration.
- American Foreign Policy Current Documents
- X1417 A56 Government Information Reference, 1956-1990.
- U.S. Department of State Dispatch
- JX232.A3 Government Information Reference, 1990-1999.
Databases for Foreign Policy Information
- Lexis-Nexis Congressional
- Lexis-Nexis Congressional is an index to U.S. congressional information
since 1970. Full text of many congressional documents is available beginning
in 1980. Committee hearings, reports and documents regarding U.S. foreign
policy, agency appropriations for foreign aid, congressional investigations
into foreign relations and other related matters are indexed in the database.
- For historical congressional documents, including Congressional Records,
see Government Information Reference for indexes to older government documents.
- Access through the library home page or
directly.
- Declassified
Documents Reference System
- The Declassified Documents Reference System is a compilation of formerly
classified documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act from the
Presidential libraries, the FBI, CIA, and other agencies. The Archive may
be searched online to retrieve full-text documents declassified since 1946.
- Digital National Security Archive
- Declassified Documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Collections include Cuban Missile Crisis, El Salvador 1977-1984, Iran
Contra, and many more full text documents arranged into collections.
General Information and News Resources
- Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Current and older information from a variety of news sources. Full text
from foreign language news sources are included as well as major international
newspapers in English. Most materials begin after 1980. Access through
the Library home page list of electronic
databases or directly.
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- General and social science periodicals and journals are indexed and many
citations link to full text articles.
- CIAO - Columbia International
Affairs Online
- Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs,
including working papers from university research institutes, occasional
papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings
from conferences.
- PAIS -
Public Affairs Information Service
- Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs. Topics
include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance,
government, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics.
- Harvest Catalog
- The UC Davis Library catalog contains records for books, government documents,
and other materials owned by the UCD libraries.
- Melvyl
- Melvyl catalog is the combined online catalog for locating books, government
documents and other materials in UC Davis libraries as well as other UC
libraries. Access through the library home page or directly at above address.
Suggested subject headings for finding material on foreign policy include
the following examples:
- United States - foreign relations - France
- Or France - foreign relations - United States
- Or United States -- Foreign economic relations - China
