This is a list of suggested resources for ENGR 530 that may be used to find information on the history, politics, economics, and social factors for specific countries/regions. The focus is on pre-1980 resources for purposes of this class.

Research Guides

International Development Research Guide (http://library.humboldt.edu/~rls/internatdev.html)

A guide by Robert Sathrum, HSU Natural Resources Librarian. It lists resources on the web as well as in print on development issues--international development, sustainable development, appropriate technology and women in development.

Resources in Environmental Systems: How to Do Research in HSU Library (http://library.humboldt.edu/~chadwick/environsystems.html)

This guide by Sharon Chadwick, HSU Science Librarian, includes resources in international development technology.

General

Africa Contemporary Record: annual survey and documents (DT 3 A3)

Published every two years each issue contains a essays on current African issues; reproduction of international and regional agreements and other documents; statistical tables; and lengthy country-by-country reviews that cover political affairs, defense and security, social affairs, foreign affairs, and economic affairs. Library has 1968/1969 to the present; latest edition in Reference.

Britannica book of the year. (reference collection AE 5 E364)

Library has 1939-98 of this annual publication that "bridges the gap between editions of the Encyclopaedia Britannica."

Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti. (reference collection AE 35 E5)

Published in 1949, this Italian language encyclopedia has 36 volumes. Appendices cover 1937-78.

Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana. Suplemento anual. (reference collection AE 61 E6 Suppl)

Supplementary volumes covering 1934-82 of the Spanish language Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1907-33).

Historical dictionary of [country name]. (reference collection in D, E, & F classifications)

Each dictionary includes a chronology; short descriptions of important individuals and events in the history of the country; descriptions of major social and economic characteristics; and a bibliography of important books and articles.

Keesing's contemporary archives. (D 410 K4)

Library has 1931-1986 in the book collection on the second floor. After 1986, the title is Keesing's record of world events and the library has 1987 to date in the reference collection. Keesing's is a "record of national and international current affairs with continually updated indexes."

World almanac and book of facts. (reference collection AY 67 N5 W7)

This annual compendium contains statistics and miscellaneous information on a wide variety of topics. Library has 1900 to date.

Library Catalogs

Humboldt State University Library Catalog (http://webvoyager.humboldt.edu/)

CSU Union Catalog (http://pharos.humboldt.edu:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=chu&menu=search#focus)

Search the combined catalogs of all 23 California State University libraries--over 3 million unique items. You may request items held by other CSU libraries while in the catalog. (Average time to receive requested material is 8 days.)

Melvyl Catalog (http://melvyl.cdlib.org/)

Search the combined catalog of the University of California libraries, the California State Library, the California Academy of Sciences, and other research libraries--over 10 million unique items.

WorldCat (Database)

Search over 62 million titles held by 50,000 libraries worldwide.

Indexes and Bibliographies

Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database (http://www.africabib.org/africa.html)

Indexes over 57,000 articles from more than 480 journals/periodicals specializing in African studies or covering the African continent. Each title is indexed from its first day of publication to the present or, either its date of ceasing or a date where the journal or periodical no longer covered Africa on a regular basis. Search by continent, country or region and then by subject or keyword. You may specify publication dates and many references are from several decades ago.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (Database)

This database indexes western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Library has Bibliography of Asian Studies in print for 1957-91 (1957-1968 :Bound with v.16-28 of the title Journal of Asian Studies: SHELVED AS: Periodical Collection DS 501 F274; 1969-1991 is shelved in Indexes & Abstracts DS 501 F274)

Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service (Indexes & Abstracts H 96 P3)

Library has 1915-90 of this interdisciplinary index to publications in public issues and policy. Its later title is PAIS International in Print (1991-96; Indexes & Abstracts H 96 P314)

EconLit (Database)

Index to economic literature selected from over 700 sources including journals, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, and working papers from 1969 to the present.

Geobase (Database)

Index to literature on geology, ecology, geography including geographical information systems, international development and oceanography published in 5,000 journals and other publications from 1980 to the present. International Development Abstracts is part of Geobase. International Development may be selected from the Subject Category pulldown menu. The majority of the references are to journal articles but also indexed are conference papers, books, and technical reports. For the literature covering 1966-80, you will need to use the print source Geographical Abstracts (Indexes and abstracts G 1 G335).

Handbook of Latin American Studies (Database)

Index to scholarly literature on Latin America covering the social sciences and humanities from 1935 to the present. Also available in print - Handbook of Latin American Studies (1935-97) (Indexes & Abstracts F 1401 H23)

Historical Abstracts (Database)

Indexes articles on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada) in over 2,000 journals. Journals cover 1954 to date.

Index of economic journals (Indexes & Abstracts HB 1 A1 I64)

Indexes the economic literature from 1886 through 1996.

International bibliography of economics (HB 1 A1 I68)

Library has 1952-94. An annual list of books, pamphlets, periodical articles, and government publications in economics.

International index to periodicals (Indexes & Abstracts AI 3 R49)

Library has 1907-65 of this index to periodical literature in the social sciences and humanities. Title changed to International Index for 1955-65. Continued by Social Sciences & Humanities Index (1965-74), Humanities Index (1974-2002), Social Sciences Index (1974-2002), and Omnifile Full Text Mega database (1982-date).

World Bibliographical Series (classed individually by country)

This series of ~160 volumes covers essentially every country in the world. Each volume is an annotated bibliography of books and articles dealing with the country's history, geography, economy, and politics as well as the culture, customs, religion, social organization, and living conditions of its people.

Economics

Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific (HC 411 U4 A23)

Library has 1948-1952, 1954-1973, 1974-87, 1989-2003. Produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.

Economic survey of Latin America and the Caribbean (HC 161 U525)

Library has 1948-49, 1951-54, 1956-57, 1963-1980, 1982-2001/2002. Produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Also available online in pdf format for 1997 to date.

Survey of economic and social conditions in Africa (HC 502 U546)

Library has 1960-64, 1967-1973:pt.1, 1983/1984-1988/1989, 1991/1992. Produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.

Yearbook of international trade statistics(HF 91 U473)

Library has 1953-54, 1956, 1959, 1961-2003. Title changed to International trade statistics yearbook in 1983. Most recent edition is in the reference collection. Published by the United Nations Department of International Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office.

Politics

Europa year book. (JN 1 E85)

Library has 1963 to date (title changed to Europa world year book in 1989). Most recent edition is in the reference collection.

Political handbook of the world. (JF 37 P6)

Library has 1935; 1946-68; 1970; 1976-99. Title was Political handbook and atlas of the world through 1962. Most recent edition (1999) is in the reference collection.

Statistics

Demographic Yearbook = Annuaire démographique. (HA 17 D45)

Published by the United Nations Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs and their Statistical Office, this resource is a compendium of international demographic statistics. Library has 1948-2001 with the two most recent editions (2000 & 2001) housed in the reference collection. The 1948 edition has several tables covering 1936 to 1947 and a few cover earlier years as well. Yearbooks for 2000 to date are available at the UN's Demographic Yearbook System <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm>. The 1997 Historical Supplement covers 1948-97 and is available at <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybhist.htm>.

Demographic yearbook : historical supplement = Annuaire démographique : supplément rétrospectif. (reference collection HA 17 D45 1978)

This special issue of the Demographic yearbook is a historical compilation of statistics covering 1948 to 1978. The 1997 Historical Supplement covers 1948-97 and is available online at <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybhist.htm>.

Minerals Yearbook (US Documents Docs I 28.37 and Docs I 19.165)

Published by the US Bureau of Mines. Volume IV Area Reports: International begins in 1963 and annually reports for each country on government policies, production, trade and individual commodities that include metal, non-metals and fuels. Volumes for 1963-1993 are available online at Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook (1932-1993).

Statistical abstract of Latin America (HA 935 S8)

Library has 1957, 1962-1963, 1965/1966-1971, 1976-2002. Most recent volume (2002) is in the reference collection.

Statistical Yearbook. Annuaire statistique (HA 12.5 U63)

A summary of international statistics published by the United Nations Statistical Division. Library has 1948, 1949/1950, 1951, 1953-1964, 1966-1978, 1979/1980-2002). The 1948 edition has statistics as far back as 1928. Two most recent editions (2001 & 2002) are in the reference collection.

UNESCO. Statistical yearbook = Annuaire statistique. (AZ 361 U45)

"Reference tables, education, science and technology, and culture and communication." Library has 1965, 1969, 1972-1999. Most recent edition (1999) is in the reference collection. More recent statistical tables as well as Country/Regional Profiles are available at the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website.

World health statistics annual = Annuaire de statistiques sanitaires mondiales. (reference collection RA 651 A485)

Library has: 1978,1988,1991,1995. More recent statistics are available at WHOSIS (WHO Statistical Information System) <http://www3.who.int/whosis/en/>

Yearbook of Labour Statistics (HD 4826 I63)

Prepared by the International Labour Office. Contains statistical time series for individual countries on employment, unemployment, hours of work, labor cost, consumer prices, occupational injuries and strikes and lockouts. Library has 1968-1993, 1995 to the present; latest edition is in reference. Most of this information is available in the LABORSTA database maintained by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Yearbook of national accounts statistics. Annuaire de statistiques des comptabilités nationals. (HC 79 I5 U53)

Contains detailed national account estimates published by the United Nations Statistical Office. Library has 1957-1981. Later editions have various titles: (1) National accounts statistics. Analysis of main aggregates. (HC 79 I5 U55, 1982-1988/1989); (2) National accounts statistics. Government accounts and tables. (HC 79 I5 U56, 1983); (3) National accounts statistics. Main aggregates and detailed tables. (HC 79 I5 U54, 1982-2002/03, most recent edition is in the reference collection).

Atlases

The HSU Library's Atlas Collection includes atlases of individual countries as well as general world and historical atlases.

Atlas and Map Collection (http://library.humboldt.edu/infoservices/atmapcoll.htm)

A guide by Robert Sathrum, HSU Librarian, to atlases and maps available at HSU Library and on the web.

The atlas of states: global change 1900-2000 (G 1046 F2 C5 1999)

This atlas contains maps and descriptions of boundary changes that occurred during the 20th Century. Includes the demise and emergence of independent sovereign states as well as changes within their boundaries.

Putnam's Economic atlas; a systematic survey of the world's trade, economic resources & communications (Atlas collection folio G 1046 G1 P48)

Published in 1926.

SSC 9/20/05; updated 9/13/06