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Selected Government Information Reference Books and Electronic Resources
U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/)
- Foreign Relations of the United States (http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frus.html)
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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: Foreign Relations of the U.S. Complete list of volumes, 1861 to present (http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/fruslinc.html)
- Some volumes are online from the State Department: FRUS Online Volumes (http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frusonline.html)
- FRUS Volumes (http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/FRUS/) are also being digitized by the University of Wisconsin.
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Library location: JX233 A3 Shields Library Stacks, 1861-
Volumes are arranged on the shelf by date or time period.
- Press and Public Affairs (http://www.state.gov/press/)
- Includes news releases and statements from the Secretary.
- Background Notes (http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/)
- Latest issue for each country has current information.
- Additional information on countries and regions (http://www.state.gov/countries/)
- Economic Policy and Trade Practices (http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/rls/rpts/eptp/)
- Annual reports on economic policies and trade practices of countries, 1993-2001 (no longer published).
- Library location: HF1455 C85 Government Information Reference, 1989 to present.
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/c1470.htm)
- 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 (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/irf/rpt/)
- Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country.
- Patterns of Global Terrorism (http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/pgtrpt/)
- Library location: DOC S 1.138: Gov Info Stacks, 1986 to present.
- Narcotics Control Reports (http://www.state.gov/p/inl/rls/nrcrpt/)
- Library location: HV5800 I6, 1988 to present, latest in GovInfo Reference.
- Trafficking in Persons Report (http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/)
Historical State Department Information
- U.S. Department of State, Policy web page (http://www.state.gov/www/policy.html)
- The Department of State's archived web resources for information prior to the Bush Administration.
- American Foreign Policy Current Documents
- Library location: X1417 A56 Government Information Reference, 1956-1990.
- U.S. Department of State Dispatch
- Library location: JX232 A3 Government Information Reference, 1990-1999.
Databases for Foreign Policy Information
- Lexis-Nexis Congressional (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/)
- 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 (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/).
- Declassified Documents Reference System (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=DDRS)
- 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 (http://nsarchive.chadwyck.com/)
- 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 (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/)
- 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 (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/).
- Expanded Academic ASAP (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=eaim)
- General and social science periodicals and journals are indexed and many citations link to full text articles.
- CIAO (http://www.ciaonet.org/) - 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 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=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 (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu/)
- The UC Davis Library catalog contains records for books, government documents, and other materials owned by the UCD libraries.
- Melvyl (http://ucdavis.worldcat.org)
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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