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GOV233: Rebuilding Afghanistan
Spring 2003 - D. Yasutomo
reference contact: Sika Berger x2963

Background | Books | Articles | Internet | Citing E-Sources

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Reference Source Call Number or Link
Europa World Yearbook (see regional versions also)
The Far East & Australasia
ref JN 1 E85 2002
ref DS 1 F3 2003
CountryWatch online
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia ref DS 4 L48 2002
Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan ref DS 356 A27 1997
Dictionary of Afghan Wars, Revolutions, and Insurgencies ref DS 356 A26 1996
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey ref BP 60 M36 1999
The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World ref JA 61 .O95 2001

BOOKS:The Five-College Library System

  • Use Advanced Keyword searching to combine terms, or search with Subject Headings such as these:

    Afghanistan - Politics and government
    Afghanistan - Foreign relations -
    Afghanistan - Economic conditions
    Afghanistan - Economic policy
    Economic assistance - Asia
    Constitutional law (Islamic law)
    Islam and state - Afghanistan
    Islam and politics - Afghanistan
    Islam - Social aspects

    Civil society - Asia
    Medical assistance - Afghanistan
    Women - Afghanistan - History - 20th century
    Women in development - Afghanistan
    Women in Islam - Afghanistan
    Humanitarian assistance - Political aspects
    Refugees - Afghanistan
    Refugees - International cooperation
    National security - Asia, Central

  • Search the libraries' online catalog by Journal title to find call numbers for
    bound periodicals on the second floor in Neilson Library.

  • New! Use the Five College Electronic Journal Locator to access full text journals by title.

ARTICLES & MORE

Source Access
Social Sciences Abstracts. 1983+ includes some full-text articles
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences. 1951+ index for academic articles
InfoTrac / Expanded Academic Index. 1980+ includes some full-text, some news
Historical Abstracts. 1953+ allows limiting by decade researched
Bibliography of Asian Studies: Politics & Government. 1971+ index of citations only
LexisNexis / Academic Universe. 1970's+ text from news and legal sources
Libraries' "News" page links to news sites
The Middle East: Abstracts & Index
Citations with abstracts for news, articles, reports, speeches, interviews, documents.
see Part C: Central Asia - Inner Asia
and

Vol. 25E: Al-Qaeda and Jihadi Movements Worldwide (use the index to find specific names or topics in over 100 citations on Afghanistan)

ref DS 41 M44 26:4 (latest, 2002)
ref DS 41 M44 25:3 (special issue)

Consider using other indexes for specialized topics:

Source Access
Women's Resources International. 1972+ indexes articles, books, chapters, etc.
ATLA Religion Index. 1949+ some full text sources are available
Alternative Press Index. 1972+ index to non-mainstream journals

INTERNET LINKS

Afghanistan:
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/usterror.html#afghan
Country links on the University of Michigan's website, America's War Against Terrorism.

Afghanistan Information Management Service [AIM]
http://www.aims.org.pk/ and http://aims.itos.uga.edu/ (US mirror site)
AIMS is part of UNAMA, administered by UNDP and reporting directly to the Deputy Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Relief, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation.

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit:
http://www.areu.org.pk/
Site includes full text online reports and publications.

Amnesty International: Publications on Afghanistan.
http://web.amnesty.org/ai/nsf/countries/afghanistan
Reports and news releases, 1996 to present.

Information and Analysis on Afghanistan:
http://www.cesr.org/Emergency%20Response/afghanistan.htm
Center for Economic & Social Rights. Links to reports, articles, and websites.

Islamic State of Afghanistan:Report on Recent Economic Developments and Prospects, and the Role of the Fund in the Reconstruction Process
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2002/cr02219.pdf
[IMF Country Report No. 02/219, published October 7, 2002]

JURIST: Afghanistan: Constitution, Government, and Legislation
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/world/afghanistan.htm

CITATION STYLE

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.

Documentation Guidelines: Citing Sources Within Your Paper
(Duke University Library) Guides for Turabian, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA, and APA.

Citation Guides for Electronic Documents (IFLA)

Up-to-date style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:

Electronic Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Use Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time by email and many hours through chat
reference, or contact Sika Berger, the instructor for your library session: sberger@smith.edu

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