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Periodicals Index Online
Humanities and social sciences. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages.

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Bibliography of Asian Studies

PAIS International

Scopus

H-Urban

Kwetu.net

AccessUN

UNESBIB

Geodok

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Bibliography of Asian Studies

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

PAIS International

Historic Cities Project

International Cities

MPAA Piracy Study

In 2004, the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) set out to complete a study on film piracy through the L.E.K. consulting group. The goal of this study is to asses the film industry's U.S. and international losses, as well as the specific demographics who are to blame for the rise in film piracy. The resulting statistics are the most in depth to date, in 2004, and focus on three main issues: the losses incurred because of both internet and hard goods piracy, the cost that piracy inflicts upon both domestic and international industries, and a demographic overview of the typical piracy culprit. According to the the findings in this study, MPAA studios lost $6.1 billion because of piracy in 2005. 62% of the $6.1 billion comes from piracy of hard goods, such as DVD's, and 38% comes from internet piracy. Out of the $6.1 billion, $4.8 billion was lost to international piracy, and $1.3 billion to United States piracy. The MPAA further breaks down the loss noting that, approximately $2.4 billion was lost to bootlegging, $1.4 billion to illegal copying, and $2.3 billion to internet piracy. Demographically, the average piracy perpetrator is a 16 to 24 year old urban dwelling male. Specifically, College students located in the U.S., Korea, and Hungary are extremely high contributors to film piracy. The 16 to 24 year old age range accounts for 71% of people who are downloading film. The MPAA's statistical breakdown gives hard evidence as to how prevalent film piracy has in fact become. It also helps to pinpoint the greater effect such piracy has on the Hollywood and worldwide film industries. In addition, the new statistical information provided forces policy makers and policy enforcers to regard film piracy as an important and substantial issue.

Piracy in the Motion Picture Industry

Kerry Segrave's book Film Piracy in the Motion Picture Industry dedicates its entirety to my topic. Segrave's research though, extends significantly farther back into the history of film than I will be including in my analysis. She provides a wide berth of information about past and present domestic film issues as well as specific international ones. Chapters 6, "Domestic Piracy, 1975-2001," and 7, "Foreign Piracy, 1975 to 2001," are laden with the utmost pertinent material for my research. In these two chapters, Segrave goes into exquisite detail, not only providing an enormity of statistics, but also documenting vast amounts of specific legal action taken to prevent film piracy over sixteen years. Segrave's in depth method of relaying information allows me to get more than just a surface level understanding of Hollywood's constant struggle concerning film piracy. Her attention to detail regarding legislative measures and the strategic moves made by Hollywood to suppress piracy will add substantial support to my own analysis.

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement | Public Knowledge

The statement of this interest group discusses the concerns the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement (ACTA) raises. These include the lack of transparency of its content, the limited information given to the public, the fact that this is an executive agreement and the implications this will have in practice in the Unites States political context. Public Knowledge is also uneasy with the terminology used in the ACTA – the use of “piracy” and “counterfeit” without concrete definitions of what these words would encompass.
The opinion of Public Knowledge adds an important perspective to my argument because it criticizes the format and the ramifications of ACTA implementation on a domestic level. The interest group raises the fact that the ACTA is an executive agreement and as such does not require the “signatories to be accountable to the public” since it circumvents Congress. If one links this information to the claim that the ACTA is supported predominantly by copyright industries then it leads me to believe that the sole purpose of this accord is to give the companies such as the RIAA and MPAA greater powers to prosecute copyright infringement internationally at their own discretion. Eliminating accountability also signifies that the United States Trade Representative (USTR) does not want to directly involve the U.S. in multinational infringement disputes but only seeks to facilitate the domestic copyright industry to defend its rights in the international arena. The limitation of the Public Knowledge opinion is that it doesn’t consider the newest Fact Sheet that was released by the USTR in August 2008. Even though the fact sheet does not give a substantial amount of concrete information, it does formally address some of Public Knowledge’s questions.

SSRN-International Intellectual Property, Conflicts of Laws, and Internet Remedies by Paul Geller

This article discusses the legal framework in which copyright cases are debated and decided. Geller begins by describing the basis of “territoriality” and how it is derived from the international system of nation-states and clear boundaries. The author admits that this definition is highly problematic when dealing with cyberspace and transfers of data that cut across borders. He then goes on to discuss the variations in each country’s laws regarding cyberspace copyright infringement and how this often leads to inconsistent judgments. For example, in a case that involves multiple countries, a court may award infringement compensation within the conservative limits of a particular country’s legal system. At the same time, it might use justification from another country’s legal code to grant a severe punishment. Geller concludes that the most effective way of combating international intellectual piracy is through a standardized legal code that eliminates such gross inconsistencies.
This paper is very valuable for the question that I am trying to answer, because it shows the legal perspective and legal limitations of the prosecution of international copyright infringement cases. The Internet operates in a borderless context and if the international community wants to regulate online copyright infringement, multinational institutions needs to modify their framework. Similarly, if the ACTA is to be effective, it should not be based on a borders and territoriality. The paper also demonstrates that the ACTA will merely add another set of rules to the already complicated international legal network. Nevertheless, the paper fails to propose a way to iron out the inconsistencies in legal codes around the world. Perhaps the ACTA is a valuable multinational forum but its focus should be shifted to addressing the problems within the existing legal system and not creating new laws.

Mellon Foundation - Special International Emphasis: South Africa

The main goal of the Foundation’s higher education program in South Africa is to develop capacity in higher education by providing opportunities for individuals who were previously disadvantaged and individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to the previously disadvantaged.

Grants from the Foundation have supported regional library collaborations of universities and technikons (now universities of technology). All 21 higher education institutions and the National Library of South Africa have benefited from our support of five regional consortia. The Foundation also made grants to the South African Bibliographic Network (SABINET) to support library collaboration at the national level and to promote access to JSTOR, a scholarly journal archive (www.jstor.org). In addition, the Foundation has worked to improve access to the Internet for all of South African higher education through the Tertiary Education Network (www.tenet.ac.za).

Hewlett Foundation Open Content Initiative/OpenEducational Resources

The Hewlett Foundation Open Educational Resources Initiative seeks to use information technology to help equalize access to knowledge and educational opportunities across the world. The initiative targets educators, students and self-learners worldwide.

Supports high quality digitized educational materials offered freely for anyone with Internet access. Over 50 funded projects, including:

MIT OpenCourseWare, African Virtual University, Creative Commons, Widernet eGranary

See site/newsletter for more info

International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell.

Mitchell, B. R. (Brian R.) . International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell. 4th ed. 0333994124 series Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HA4675 .M552 2003

The National Map Seamless Server

International surface weather observations, 1982-1997 [electronic resource] / jointly produced by U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center [and] U.S. Department of Air Force, AFCCC.

. International surface weather observations, 1982-1997 [electronic resource] / jointly produced by U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center [and] U.S. Department of Air Force, AFCCC. series Asheville, N.C. : The Center : NCDC Climate Services Branch, [1998]
Call#: Van Pelt Library QC982 .I584 1998
Call#: Van Pelt Library QC982 .I584 1998
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE QC982 .I584 1998
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE QC982 .I584 1998

v. 1. Eastern United States
v. 2. Western United States
v. 3. Europe
v. 4. Asia and Southeastern Europe
v. 5. Middle East, Africa, South America, and Australia.

Integrated surface hourly 1995-1999 [electronic resource].

. Integrated surface hourly 1995-1999 [electronic resource]. Version 1.0 series Asheville, N.C. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, [National Climatic Data Center, 2002].
Call#: Storage: From RECORD page, use Place Request tab STORAGE QC983 .N28 2002

24 cds record hourly surface readings internationally from 1995-2002.

v.1. Greenland, England, Northern Europe
v.2. Central Europe
v.3. Eastern and southern Europe and the Mediterranean
v.4. Northeastern Europe and Asia
v.5. Ulan Bator (Mongolia), Middle East and Southern Asia
v.6. Africa and Indian Ocean
v.7. Eastern United States
v.8. Central United States
v.9. Western United States
v.10. Alaska and Canada
v.11. Mexico, Caribbean, Central/South America and Antarctica
v.12. Australia, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean and Hawaii
v.13. Greenland Europe, and Asia
v. 14. Asia, Middle East, and Africa
v. 15. United States
v. 16. Canada, Mexico, South America, Central America, Oceania and Antartica
v. 17. Greenland, Europe, and Asia (2001)
v. 18. Asia, Middle East, and Africa (2001)
v. 19. United States (2001)
v. 20. Canada, Mexico, South America, Central America, Oceania and Antarctica (2001)
V. 13-16 have title: Integrated surface hourly 2000
V. 17-20 have title: Integrated surface hourly observations 2001
V. 21- have title: Integrated surface hourly observations 2002

UNdata

A great search engine from the UN for finding international data.

MEAM Foreign

Statistical Agencies for World Countries

This UN site provides links to the primary statistical agencies of countries around the world.

SourceOECD

Fulltext publications and statistical information from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) covering agriculture and food, education and skills, emerging economies and transition economies, employment, energy, enterprise, industry, and trade, environment and sustainable development, finance and investment, general economics and future studies, governance, international development, nuclear energy, science and information technology, social issues and migration, statistics sources and methods, taxation, territorial economy, and transport. NOTE: Some of the statistical data tools in SourceOECD require Internet Explorer.

WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS) - World Health Organization (WHO)

Guide to health and health-related epidemiological and statistical information available from the World Health Organization.

MEAM IGO NGO Stats

National and International Data Sources and Links - United Nations Statistics Division

The UN provides links to the statistical agencies of member countries, as well as the names and links (where available) for statistical yearbooks for each country.

World Development Indicators

The World Bank's principal data source on the global economy. More than 550 time series, 1960-present, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.

UNSTATS

Time series statistical information for countries collected from UN and related international governmental organizations.

About the Digital Chart of the World Data Server

The Digital Chart of the World (DCW) is an Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) product originally developed for the US Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) using DMA data. We used the DCW 1993 version at 1:1,000,000 scale. The DMA data sources are aeronautical charts, which emphasize landmarks important from flying altitudes. This explains why there is a separate aeronautical theme with all conceivable airports, yet why on some themes small islands and lakes are simply unnamed points. ESRI, in compiling the DCW, also eliminated some detail and made some assumptions for handling tiny polygons and edgematching. Also, note that the completeness of the thematic categories present in each layer will vary. Please read the layer descriptions (through links in the following table).

Health, Nutrition & Population - World Bank

Provides a variety of reports, publications, data and statistics on matters relating to health, nutrition and population in underdeveloped countries. Some topics covered are: health systems development; population/reproductive health; HIV/AIDS; nutrition; poverty and health, and public health. Information can be searched by topic, country, and region.

World Bank Health, Nutrition and Population Statistics Database

One-stop data source for health, nutrition and population indicators from various national and international data sources. Provides direct access to more than 100 indicators, with time series for countries and country groups from 1960 to the most recent year, where data are available.

WHOSIS | WHO Statistical Information System

Data covers: core health indicators; mortality and health status;disease statistics; health system statistics; risk factors and health service coverage, and inequities in health.

Globalhealthfacts.org - Global data on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, and more

Kaiser foundation website provides basic health facts for most countires, and includes citations and links to the data sources.

WHO | World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) is the United Nations specialized agency for health. Topics often include databases for data on health topics by country.

The Pan American Health Organization

International public health agency provides data, scientific, technical, and topical information on health issues in Latin America and Caribbean.

International Journal of Political Economy

International Journal of Political Economy
-from EBSCO MegaFILE
Holdings: Mar 1987-

Worldwide Digital Maps for GIS - GfK GeoMarketing

Global Mapping International Home

Historical Epic Is Focus of Copyright Dispute.

"Historical Epic Is Focus of Copyright Dispute." The New York times [0362-4331] 154.53168 (2005). E1-.

This article in the New York Times refers to an international law case against 20^th Century Fox for the production of the movie Kingdom of Heaven. The article states that James Reston Jr accused the director, Ridley Scott, and the movie production studio of producing a work that uses ''events, characters, scenes, descriptions and character tensions'' that are supposedly extremely similar to portrayals in the movie. This case was not readily available and the outcome unknown, as it may have been handled privately outside of court.

Although James Reston, Jr. is an American, his research was performed in many European and Arab countries. He claims that his book Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade was extensively copied during the creation of Scott’s film, Kingdom of Heaven. Reston’s book is written in a unique narrative form for popular readings as opposed to straightforward academic writings. While historical facts cannot be copyrighted, Reston claims that his distinct expression was illegally used.

The interesting points brought up in this article are the arguments on behalf of both domestic and international copyright law. James Reston, Jr. understands that his case is intermittently weak because it deals with the historical past, however he claims the expression of his research is what Kingdom of Heaven infringes on. The use of international copyright law in this context claims infringement but this case does not seem like it was ever brought to court. International disputes such as these are usually settled out of court so as to avoid negative publicity but also to allow distribution of the film on the original timetable. While it is unclear whether Ridley Scott used the expression of Reston’s historical research is unclear, the lack of a case and the subsequent release of the film implies that this dispute was handled so that both parties were satisfied. Kingdom of Heaven used themes gained from an international source and through current American application of international copyright law, was able to release the movie without a legal case.

The Trouble With Larry.

"The Trouble With Larry." Forbes (2004) Vol. 173 Issue 6, p84, 1p

The article is a response to Lessig and his beliefs than anything else. The technology section of Forbes Magazine is usually not a theater for copyright arguments and Manes goal is clear from the beginning of the article: to discredit Lessig and his extreme view of fair use. As such, Manes’ arguments are less academic and more of a subjective style. While this has limited value, Manes opinion serves as at least a dissenting view of the situation. It is these general disagreements in which Manes basis his article.

Manes believes that there is a strong need for a balanced definition of fair use for copyright law, but that Lessig’s opinion is far too liberal, allowing for illegal activities to occur at the expense of the creators. To finish his attack on Lessig, Manes points to a Supreme Court ruling that Lessig lost attempting to reform the current copyright law. Lessig believes in legal file sharing and is a proponent of technology, whereas Manes prefers current law is adequate.

A major point of disagreement comes from the fact that Manes believes a new copyright law similar in proposal to Lessig’s would be detrimental to our current international copyright law. If changed, Manes argues, it could effectively destroy treaties, agreements, and current practices of media culture, thus greatly affecting America’s cultural export.

The closing comment relates to my thesis in that Manes argues that current copyright law has established the United States as the major culture center in the world. He states that “our intellectual property provides America’s greatest worldwide successes,” and that current copyright law facilitates this flow. Manes credits current copyright law to the success and globalization of American movies and music and that Lessig’s attempt to change copyright laws would greatly detriment this.

Piracy battle a global one, Shiner tells AFM attendees.

"Piracy battle a global one, Shiner tells AFM attendees." Hollywood Reporter -- Internaional (2005) Vol. 391 Issue 37, p96-96, 1/3p

This article from the Hollywood Reporter describes the message given y Josette Sheeran Shiner on behalf of the US Secretary of State at the American Federation of Musicians. Shiner states that international intellectual property protection is important for everyone, not just studios in Hollywood. Shiner states that the problem of intellectual piracy is rampant in the world in nearly all sectors, not just entertainment.

Shiner credits the MPA for its work protecting film products, but she states that the problem is much broader than the ‘audiovisual sector.’ The same problem that exists with intellectual piracy in film also exists with “manufactured good from baby foods to automobile parts,” Shiner states, highlighting the need for better protection. In attempts to strengthen protection of US goods, the United States has joined APAC and the G8 with hopes of timely positive results.

As countries develop protection against piracy, Shiner claims that they tend to strengthen their own investment and brand names as well. Shiner refers to China as a region in which positive progress has been made to protect intellectual property with encouraging results.

This article points to the fact that countries that better protect intellectual property, better protect their own property, and in turn help cultivate it. Intellectual property theft is extremely common in China and as steps are taken to protect rights, brands and exports are cultivated and delivered to the rest of the world. Piracy in China has greatly hurt the Chinese film industry however, as law enforcement of intellectual property improves, the cultivation of film improves.

American cinema benefits from this through distribution and potential value for American remakes of movies. Few mainland Chinese movies are released in America due to the lack of quality from extensive piracy. However, once practices change, both China and the United State can greatly benefit from better product production, distribution, and authorized adaptation.

High potential seen for Ultraman films

"High potential seen for Ultraman films" Bangkok Post (Thailand), Jun 10, 2005

This article from the Bamrung Amnatcharoenrit reports that the Japanese character “Ultraman” is showing expanded interest for product distribution around the world greater than earlier anticipated. Ultraman was originally a Japanese television show released in 1966 with exclusive distribution in Japan. Tsuburaya Chaiyo Co. of Thailand later purchased the Ultraman copyright in all regions except Japan and has noticed a greater than anticipated interest in the character.
The article marks the end of a ten year copyright dispute between Tsuburaya Productions Co in Japan and Tsuburaya Chaiyo Co in Thailand. The company’s president, Sompote Saengduenchai states that he is enthusiastic to bring the Japanese character into worldwide distribution. Both the Japanese and Thai government ruled in favor of Tsuburaya Chaiyo Co and ordered the Japanese company to pay millions of Baht in compensation. Tsuburaya Produciton Co was unable to because of financial difficulties and it seems as though this dispute is finally over.
Sompote Saengduenchai also claimed that was in talks with an American film production company to create an American movie based on the character of Ultraman, the details of which are not yet specific.
This article pertains to my thesis about international copyright law in that it is an example of a foreign idea being implemented by another country through the application of international copyright law. Because of Tsuburaya Chaiyo Co in Thailand, distribution of this unique and popular character is not merely limited to Japan. Even though negotiations with American companies, it is likely that the US will create its own rendition of this character in film. This originally Japanese character of Ultraman would most likely not have left Japan had it not been for international copyright companies and the law to safeguard distribution.

Centre for International Crime Prevention Statistics

Links from CICP for crime statistics internationally.

ODC- 7TH United Nations Crime Survey

Difficulty of measuring and comparing international crime data

Statistiques criminelles internationales. International crime statistics.

International Criminal Police Organization. . Statistiques criminelles internationales. International crime statistics. [St. Cloud, France] : Interpol, 1954-
Call#: Van Pelt Library HV6208 .I57a

Resolution AG-2005-RES-19

Apparently, Interpol voted in Sept 2006 to stop collecting and publishing crime statistics for the general public, and has therefore removed all reports, back to 1950, from their website?

International Journal of Political Economy

International Journal of Political Economy
-from EBSCO MegaFILE
Holdings: Mar 1987-

Journal of International Trade & Economic Development

Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
-from EBSCO MegaFILE
Holdings: Mar 1998-

ReliefWeb

ReliefWeb is the global hub for time-critical humanitarian information on Complex Emergencies and Natural Disasters. Includes links to reports for all countries, as well as info on which humanitarian aid organizations are working in a given country. Detailed and up-to-date information on the humanitarian issues in countries around the world.

IMF Data and Statistics

The IMF publishes a range of time series data on IMF lending, exchange rates and other economic and financial indicators. Manuals, guides, and other material on statistical practices at the IMF, in member countries, and of the statistical community at large are also available.

International Telecommunications Union Statistics

Basic International Telecom stats -- number of phone lines by country, computer users, cell phones, etc.

unstats | Millennium Indicators

This site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for the 48 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals.

World Development Indicators

UNIDO - UNIDO at a Glance

UNIDO is the United Nations’ specialized industrial agency, mandated to promote industrial development and international industrial cooperation.

WHO | World Health Organization

Topics often include databases for data on health topics by country.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific - ADB.org

DHS countries

Choose a country and then select tabs for surveys, quikstats, and publications.

The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) project is the third consecutive worldwide research project initiated by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide data and analysis on the population, health, and nutrition of women and children in developing countries. Its two predecessors, the World Fertility Survey (WFS) and the Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys (CPS), paved the way for the DHS project by focusing their research on questions related to fertility, family planning, and mortality. They also helped develop DHS' current reputation as a leader in the field of demographic and health research.

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) by country

Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys with large sample sizes (usually between 5,000 and 30,000 households). DHS surveys provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition.

DOLPHN

The Data Online for Population, Health and Nutrition (DOLPHN) is an online statistical data resource of selected demographic and health indicators gathered from various sources for several countries of the world. The DOLPHN system is designed to provide users with quick and easy access to frequently used statistics.

EarthTrends | Environmental Information

"EarthTrends is a comprehensive online database, maintained by the World Resources Institute, that focuses on the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world."

There are country reports and detailed, time series data tables for most countries in each of the following areas:
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems, Climate and Atmosphere, Population, Health and Human Well-being, Economics, Business and the Environment, Energy and Resources, Biodiversity and Protected Areas, Agriculture and Food, Forests, Grasslands and Drylands, Environmental Governance and Institutions.

You may be asked to register to view content, but the registration process is easy and the content is free.

FAOSTAT

This domain contains a consolidated set of statistics related to food security. Main themes covered are food deprivation, food needs, food consumption, production and trade, diet composition, access to food, food aid and child nutritional status. It also includes statistical reports by country on the progress in reaching the hunger reduction targets established in the World Food Summit (FAO, Rome, 1996) and the Millennium Declaration (UN, New York, 2000).

Poverty

PovertyNet provides an introduction to key issues as well as in-depth information on poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and on poverty reduction strategies for researchers and practitioners.

HungerWeb

LeadDog Consulting, LLC: Worldwide GIS Mapping

LeadDog creates and maintains GIS street and road maps for Iraq, the Middle East, Africa, Mexico, and the rest of Latin America. We offer GIS and postcode maps for virtually every country in the world.

International almanac of electoral history / Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose.

Mackie, Thomas T. . International almanac of electoral history / Thomas T. Mackie & Richard Rose. [0871875756 : ] Washington, D.C. : Congressional Quarterly Inc., c1991.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks JF1001 .M17 1991

Elections since 1945 : a worldwide reference compendium / general editor, Ian Gorvin.

Elections since 1945 : a worldwide reference compendium / general editor, Ian Gorvin. [0582036208 ] Harlow, Essex, U.K. : Longman ; Chicago, Ill., USA : St. James Press, c1989.
Call#: Van Pelt Library Reference Stacks JF1001 .E37 1989

For each country in the world, as of 1989, there is a brief overview of the electoral system, an evolution of the suffrage, description of the political parties, and a summary of elections since 1945.

How the world votes; the story of democratic development in elections, by Charles Seymour ... and Donald Paige Frary ...

Seymour, Charles, 1885-1963. . How the world votes; the story of democratic development in elections, by Charles Seymour ... and Donald Paige Frary ... Springfield, Mass., C.A. Nichols Company, 1918.
Call#: Van Pelt Library 324 SE991 V.1

Intute: Social Sciences - Statistics and Data

Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities. We aim to match resources to the statistics curriculum and the needs of researchers. Our target audience is students, staff and researchers in higher and further education.

The International Dimension of African Economic Growth

World changes in divorce patterns / William J. Goode

Goode, William Josiah.. World changes in divorce patterns / William J. Goode [0300055374] New Haven : Yale University Press, c1993.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ814 .G62 1993

Global perspectives on social issues : marriage and divorce / Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein.

Simon, Rita James. . Global perspectives on social issues : marriage and divorce / Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein. [0739105884 (hardcover : alk. paper) ] Lanham : Lexington Books, c2003.
Call#: Van Pelt Library HQ503 .S56 2003

SALB - Administrative Boundaries

The SALB dataset is a global digital dataset consisting of digital maps and codes that can be downloaded on a country by country basis. In order to insure consistency from one country to another, the database uses an international border standard developed in the context of the UN Geographic Database. This dataset is downloadable at no cost from this website. Due to the difference in the quality of the documents compiled, the digital maps part of the dataset are more adapted for thematic mapping than for precise location or modeling. It is therefore recommended not to use this data at a scale below 1:1 000 000.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Bibliographic citations and subject indexing for the international journal article and book literature in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Produced by British Library of Political and Economic Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, with the support and assistance of International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation and UNESCO.
Holdings: Covers 1951 to the present in three separate files.

GATT Digital Library: Welcome

""This site provides access to documents and information of and about the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), an organization that promoted international commerce and the reduction of trade barriers among member states from 1947-1994." Searchable, or browse by issuing body and date. Includes bibliographies, research guides, and links to sites about GATT and the World Trade Organization (WTO, the successor to GATT). From Stanford University Libraries." (via LII)

RAND | Research Areas | Terrorism and Homeland Security | Terrorism Database

"This online database is a compilation of speeches, interviews, statements, and publications of jihadist leaders, foot soldiers, and sympathizers. Nearly all content is in English translation, and has been collected from publicly-accessible websites. Original links are provided, along with excerpts and full-text content when available.... Content is indexed by date, author, affiliated group, online source, and keyword." (criteria for inclusion listed on main page)

Census Bureau: Statistical Agencies (International)

Historical Atlas of the 20th Century

Twentieth century conditions in maps.

Women and International Development Program Internet Resource Guide

A great internet resource for finding International organizations dealing with womens' issues around the world.

Columbia International Affairs Online

Columbia International Affairs Online
Covers theory and research in international affairs.
Holdings: 1991 -

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks: Index by Country

Includes funding, staffing, mission statements, areas of research, officers, researchers, major findings, periodicals and library holdings, and affiliation with othe rinstitues.

Physical and Mental Health Characteristics of US- and Foreign-Born Adults: United States 1998-2003

"The report from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics is based on six years of data from the National Health Interview Survey. The main finding is that immigrants reported significantly better physical and mental health, such as lower rates of obesity and high blood pressure, than their U.S.-born counterparts despite having limited access to health care and little or no health insurance."

World Public Opinion

"Provides regionally organized information "on public opinion from around the world on international issues." Each report provides the questionnaire and methodology used in polling. Topics include development and aid, environment, trade, governance, security, justice, human rights, the United Nations, and more. Also provides links to sources for polling data. From the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)." (via LII)

Economist.com | Country Briefings

Provides country briefings, which include articles, background profiles, forecasts and statistics and information about economy, politics and history.

Background Notes (from State Department)

These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

UNAIDS/WHO Global Online Database | Powered by the Global Health Atlas

The UNAIDS/WHO Global HIV/AIDS Online Database collates the most recent country-specific data on the spread and impact of the virus, together with information on risk behaviours (e.g. casual sex and condom use). Health sector response information (eg. data on people receiving treatment and coverage of hiv counselling and testing) is also an essential part of this database.

uswomenwithoutborders.org

"This site features educational materials on issues affecting women, such as trafficking in women and girls, honor killings, and the war in Sudan. Find articles about current events, discussion groups, and details about legislation and opportunities to help improve the situation of women. A project of the Women's Funding Network, "an international organization ... committed to improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally and globally."' (via LII)

World military and social expenditures / Ruth Leger Sivard.

World military and social expenditures / Ruth Leger Sivard. [0363-4795] [Leesburg, Va. : WMSE Publications]
Call#: Van Pelt Library HJ7469 .S58

CIA - The World Factbook -- Israel

Includes number of servicepeople in Israel by age.

Wellbeing of nations : a country-by-country index of quality of life and the environment / Robert Prescott-Allen ; in cooperation with International Development Research Centre ... [et. al.].

CAB Abstracts (complete)

CAB Abstracts
Formerly produced by Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux, this database comprises international coverage of veterinary medicine, agriculture, forestry and related bio-science fields, including: human health; human nutrition; animal health; and resource management and conservation. The database includes over 3 million records with 30% of the coverage relating to crop production, 24% in veterinary and human health, 13% in animal sciences, 13% in crop protection, and 19-20% of the content covering a wide array of other, related topics.
Holdings: 1910 to the present. Updated monthly.

Education - Girls' Education

"This website discusses issues related to the education of girls and gender equity in education. Features an overview of the benefits of promoting increased girls' education in low-income countries, an outline of key issues (such as drop-out rates and poverty), data resources, publications, details about projects in specific countries, and related links. From the World Bank." (via LII)

United Nations Statistics Division - Statistics and indicators on women and men

This web site provides statistics and indicators on women and men in six specific fields of concern: population, families, health, education, work and politics and human rights. The data are compiled mainly from official national and international sources, as these are consistently authoritative and comprehensive. Other sources and estimates that have been subjected to peer review are used to supplement official sources. All sources are given at the end of each table, as are technical notes on the indicators presented.

Gender Statistics Programme in the Arab Countries

Gender statistics portray the status of women compared to men and serve as tools for measuring progress towards gender equality and the empowerment of women.

WomenWatch: UN Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women

WomenWatch is a central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system. Information is broken down by topic, and region with links to local groups and statistics.

World Bank GenderStats

GenderStats is an electronic database of gender statistics and indicators designed with user-friendly, menu-driven features. Data by region, country, or topic.

Evaluating a decade of World Bank gender policy : 1990-99.

Gender, globalization, and democratization

ISI Citation Indexes (Web of Science)

ISI Citation Indexes (Web of Science)
The ISI Citation Indexes include the Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
ISI allows you to sort articles based on the number of times they've been cited, and to easily move from an article to the articles that have cited it, making it a great search engine for locating the most influential articles and authors on your topic.

Holdings: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)--1945-present
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)--1956-present
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)--1975-present
Updated weekly.

OFFSTATS

Links to official statistics of foreign countries from the University of Aukland. Statistics by country, region, and topic.

OFFSTATS

Links to official statistics of foreign countries from the University of Aukland. Statistics by country, region, and topic.

Globalhealthfacts.org - Global data on HIV/ADS, TB, Malaria, and more

Kaiser foundation website provides basic health facts for most countires, and includes citations and links to the data sources.

New Korean cinema / edited by Chi-Yun Shin and Julian Stringer.

Elections and Electoral Systems by Country

Links to International election statistics by country.

Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)

Create digital maps that display a wide range of cultural material by using place and time as a common element.

ECAI technical infrastructure illustrates the vision of sharing distributed data and using time enabled mapping tools.

WHO | WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women

""The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) study on domestic violence reveals that intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence in women's lives -- much more so than assault or rape by strangers or acquaintances." The full text of the 2005 report (with data and quotes) is accompanied by fact sheets with information about women's health and domestic violence in Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Samoa, and several other countries." (LII)

Nuclear Freeze and the Politics of Illusion

Blacks in film and television : a Pan-African bibliography of films, filmmakers, and performers / compiled by John Gray.

"Lists about 6,000 sources, more than half concerned with individual American filmmakers, actors, and actresses. Includes books, dissertations, periodical and newspaper articles, films, videotapes, audiotapes, and archival material relating to Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America, in addition to the U.S. For Africa, identifies material on 'colonial and ethnographic film activity as well as works on indigenous African films and filmmaking" (Introd), but excludes television. U.S. section also cites references on the image of African Americans in film and television. Appendix for film resources (archives and research centers, societies and associations, production companies, distributors, and festivals). Artist, film/series title, subject, and author indexes. Based largely on research collections of the New York Public Library." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

Sub-Saharan African films and filmmakers : an annotated bibliography = Films et cinbeastes Africains de la rbegion Subsaharienne : une bibliographie commentbee / Nancy Schmidt.

"A listing by author in two parts: Books, monographs, and theses (77 items); and Articles, reviews, and pamphlets (nearly 4,000). References are to materials in European languages, predominantly French-language periodicals and newspapers. Short annotations for about half the entries. Generally excludes South African films and filmmakers, as well as films about Africa by non-African directors. Indexes: actors and actresses; film festivals; film titles; filmmakers; countries; and broad subjects." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

International film index 1895-1990 / edited by Alan Goble.

"Contents: v. 1, Film titles; v. 2, Directors' filmography and indexes. Attempts to provide 'a comprehensive index to films by title and director on a worldwide basis.'--Pref. Vol. 1 lists some 232,000 'master' titles and alternate titles representing 177,000 films of all types--full-length, short, documentary, animated, serial, made for television--of the silent and sound eras. Master title entries give year of release, director(s), other credits (where director has not been established), type of film, country of origin, alternative titles. Filmographies for 25,000 directors in v. 2 show directing credits chronologically (codirecting and uncredited contributions are usually omitted here, although they are noted under film titles in v. 1). Type of film is indicated, as are the director's nationality and (where determined) dates. Indexes of directors by country and animated film directors. Select bibliography of sources consulted." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

Holt foreign film guide / Ronald Bergan and Robyn Karney.

"Profiles more than 2,000 non-English-language motion pictures seen in the U.S. or Great Britain, including acknowledged classics, box-office successes, and films that represent significant trends and styles. Listed by British title, with cross-references from original and American alternate titles. Gives for each: country of origin, date of first release, running time, production company, credits, summary and critical comment, major awards received. No index." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

Directory of African film-makers and films / compiled and edited by Keith Shiri.

"Provides brief biographical data and complete filmographies for 'the most important and active directors who have been involved in feature, documentary and animation film production in 29 countries and states from the whole of the African continent over the last 60 years.'--Introd. Country, film title, and general indexes." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

Dictionnaire filmographique de la littberature mondiale, Filmographic dictionary of world literature. Filmographisches Lexikon der Weltliteratur. Filmografisch lexicon der wereldliteratuur / [Par] Johan Daisne.

"Identifies the works of world literature, major and minor, with the films derived from them. Each volume is in three parts: (1) a filmography arranged by writer's name and giving film title, original title if different from that of the film, country and year of production, director, and principal cast members (usually shown with character names); (2) an extensive section of stills from selected films; and (3) a title index of films and literary works, cross-referenced to authors. Details on remakes and other versions are also included, with alternate titles noted. International in coverage." (Balay, Guide to reference books, 11th ed, 1996)

Women's companion to international film / edited by Annette Kuhn with Susannah Radstone.

"contains shorter entries [than Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary] on a wider range of subjects" (Library Journal, 10/1/94, Vol. 119 Issue 16, p72)

Women film directors : an international bio-critical dictionary / Gwendolyn Audrey Foster.

"This important work compiles a significant amount of otherwise difficult-to-find information on women filmmakers working in all countries and all contexts, whether mainstream, independent, or experimental/avante-garde. The introduction, which gives generous consideration to a wide range of scholarly contributions, is an excellent synthesis of writing in English on women directors. Following are alphabetical entries of over 200 bibliographic references to interviews and filmographies that would have been more useful with the inclusion of running time, place, and production company. The considerable amount of critical commentary that Foster (English, Univ. of Nebraska) includes is an amalgam of secondary-source opinion and Foster's own viewing of a wide sampling of the films. The only other reference work in this area is The Women's Companion to International Film (LJ 10/1/94), which contains shorter entries on a wider range of subjects. Public and academic libraries with any interest in film will want to acquire both titles, as they will appeal to all types of readers." (Library Journal, 10/15/95, Vol. 120 Issue 17, p54)

Women through the lens : gender and nation in a century of Chinese cinema / Shuqin Cui.

Directory of Indian film-makers and films / compiled and edited by Sanjit Narwekar.

Guide to the cinema of Sweden and Finland / Per Olov Qvist and Peter von Bagh.

Multicultural films : a reference guide / Janice R. Welsch and J.Q. Adams.

Directory of Eastern European film-makers and films 1945-91 / edited by Grzegorz Balski.

(Balay)

Women in film : an international guide / edited by Annette Kuhn with Susannah Radstone.

Health and illness : a cross-cultural encyclopedia / David Levinson, Laura Gaccione.

WHO global atlas of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine.

Encyclopedia of medical anthropology : health and illness in the world's cultures / edited by Carol R. Ember and Melvin Ember.

EDINA : Global and Regional Mapping

EDINA is actively seeking global and regional geographic datasets which can be made available to the UK Higher and Further Education community. Many global datasets are now being published via web map servers and are accessible through the use of interoperability standards. EDINA have created a Web Map Viewer, which will allow anyone with Internet access to view geographic data available through web map servers around the World.

International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell.

International historical statistics : Europe, 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell.

International historical statistics : the Americas, 1750-2000 / B.R. Mitchell.

The most comprehensive compendium of international historical statistics.