WEB NEWS SOURCES

• LexisNexis Academic (L/N), http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/lnacademic
  
• Factiva (Fac) (IE only), http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/factiva
  
• World News Connection (WNC), http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/wnc
  
• OneWorld.net, http://www.oneworld.net/
  
• Group, Movement or Point of View (POV) sites: "Google" their names (e.g. "JustaPaz" or "Tamil Eelam").
  
  • Use Google News for recent and breaking stories in a selected set of sources.
  • Use Google for older, archival news stories from the whole Google index.
  • If the text is not available free, search for the article in L/N, Fac or WNC.

WEB SITES

• BeyondIntractability.org, http://www.beyondintractability.org/?nid=1
• CRInfo: A Comprehensive Gateway to Conflict Resolution Resources, http://crinfo.org/
• Transcend: A Peace and Development Network, http://www.transcend.org/
• INCORE: International Conflict Research, http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/
• CIAO: Columbia international affairs online, http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/ciao
• The World Factbook, http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
• NGO sites: "Google" their names (e.g. "amnesty international" or "human rights watch").

BOOKS IN THE HESBURGH LIBRARY GENERAL REFERENCE COLLECTION

Suggestion: First read the entry for your group or one with which you are very familiar -- for fairness, accuracy and emphasis -- then compare it with the entry for group in which you are interested.

• A World Record of Major Conflict Areas, Ref. D 842 .M86 1990
• An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, 1945-1996, Ref. D 842 .J47 1998
• Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations, 4 vols., Ref. D 860 .M56 2002

• Countries and Their Cultures, 4 vols., Ref. GN 307 .C68 2001
• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology, 4 vols., Ref. GN 307 .E52 1996
• Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Ref. GN 307 .E53 1991
• Ethnic Groups Worldwide: a Ready Reference Handbook, Ref. GN 325 .L46 1998
• Penguin Atlas of Diasporas, Ref. GN 370 .C43 1995
• Encyclopedia of the World's Minorities, Ref. GN 495.4 .E63 2005
• World Directory of Minorities, Ref. GN 495.4 .W67 1997
• Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts, Ref. GN 496 .E56 2003

• Europa World Year Book (2005), 2 vols., Ref. JA 51 .E89 2005
  • Arranged by country.
  • The first few pages of each county's entry are the most relevant.
  • 2 decades of political, economic and cultural history are summarized in 3-4 pages.
• Political Risk Yearbook (2005), 8 vols.
• Arranged by region then country.
• Political risk = investment/business risk
• Volumes are shelved separately by call number (subject)
• Vol. 1, North & Central America, Ref. JL 1416 .P5
• Vol. 2, Middle East & North Africa, Ref. JQ 1758 .A1 P64
• Vol..3, South America, Ref. JL 1866 .P65
• Vol. 4, Sub-Saharan Africa, Ref. JQ 1871 .A1 P64
• Vol. 5, East Asia & the Pacific, Ref. JQ 21 .A1 P64
• Vol. 6, West Europe, Ref. JN 94 .A1 P64
• Vol. 7, East Europe, Ref. JN 96 .A1 P64
• Vol. 8, Central & South Asia, Ref. JQ 98 .A1 P64

SCHOLARLY DATABASES FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Find Resources by Subject: Peace Studies, http://www.library.nd.edu/subjects/peace_studies
• See "Recommended Sources" for general purpose and multi-disciplinary databases.
• See "View all Peace Studies resources" for selected databases from relevant disciplines (anthropology, political science, religion, etc.)

BOOKS

• ND Libraries Catalog http://library.catalog.nd.edu for items available in the University Libraries.
• WorldCat http://www.library.nd.edu/ill/ for items available using Interlibrary Loan.