WISER Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Gillian Beattie (Social Science Library) Jane Rawson (Vere Harmsworth Library)

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations In this session: General overview of the electronic resources available for Politics & International Relations Demonstrations of some key bibliographic, news, and full-text resources

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Accessing e-resources All Oxford’s e-resources can be accessed via OxLIP: On campus: –Simply click on the link to the resource, or use ATHENS password as required Off campus: –Use ATHENS password, or connect to Oxford network (departmental server, college server, or VPN)

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations E-resources for Politics and IR Bibliographic databases –International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) –Social Science Citation Index (Web of Knowledge) –PAIS International and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (both available via CSA Illumina) News sources –Ethnic News Watch –LexisNexis News Service –New York Times Archive –Times Digital Archive

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations E-resources for Politics and IR Full text (articles, reports, official documents) –E-journals and e-books –BOPCAS (British Official Publications) –Columbia International Affairs Online –Declassified Documents Reference System (US) –Digital National Security Archive (US) Resources are listed on OxLIP both by Subject and by Title.

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations CSA Illumina Access to a wide range of bibliographic databases, including: –PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) –Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Search across a general subject area (e.g. social sciences), or within specific database(s)

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Searching CSA Quick search –Use * for truncation –Multiple words will be treated as a phrase Advanced search –Allows combined searching across a number of fields –Limit to latest updates, journal articles only, or English language only –Specify how your results are presented

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Working with your search results Use the tabs to see results by type, or click the ‘+’ to see results broken down by database From any individual record: –Check electronic and print availability in Oxford –View the complete reference, including abstract –Run a new search using one or more of the article descriptors

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Working with your search results Search tools: –Combine searches –Search history –Alerts Outputting your results: –Sort by date or relevance –Select results to save, print or –Results can be imported into reference management software (e.g. EndNote, RefWorks)

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations LexisNexis News Service News coverage from approximately 12,000 publications worldwide, including: –National and local newspapers –Press releases –Transcripts of TV broadcasts –Newswires –Statistical bulletins –Magazines and trade journals

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Searching LexisNexis News search –Keyword searching –Restrict by indexes to certain types of publication –Select sources to search (language and place of publication) –Choose timeframe

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Working with your search results Sort by relevance or publication date Select by source Narrow the search by adding another search term Use the ‘Next Steps’ menu to edit the search, perform a new search, or retrieve original results Print, or download (save as Word Doc, HTML, pdf) selected results Click through to see the full text

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Other search functions Search particular types of information other than news General search provides more flexibility: –Power search with Boolean operators or natural language –Easy search (but doesn’t allow you to select sources) Search for particular sources (browse or find) and perform searches within those alone

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations United States declassified documents Two full text databases of declassified United States government documents –Digital National Security Archive –Declassified Documents Reference System DNSA has fewer documents but more functionality

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Digital National Security Archive Published by the National Security Archive, an independent non-governmental research institute and library which collects and publishes declassified government documents obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act Over 60,000 documents arranged in 27 collections

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Searching the DNSA Quick search across all collections Document search –Variety of search options –Restrict by classification or type of document (lists provided) –Search particular collections –Look for specific documents if you know the reference number, creator or recipient

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Working with your search results Click through for more information or to access the full text as pdf Full record provides links to background information from the Archive’s glossary or to subject searches Select items and view as marked list , print, download (as plain text or to export to bibliographic software such as EndNote and RefWorks), or save to ‘My Archive’ (personalised area where you can save records within the DNSA for the future)

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Background Searches Bibliography search –Searches the bibliography of materials used by the Archive’s researchers when compiling the collections Chronology search –Provides summaries of key events pertaining to your search Glossary search –Allows you to search for basic descriptive information about individuals or terms

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Declassified Documents Reference System Online access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Searching DDRS Basic search –Keyword or full-text Advanced search –Combine search terms –Limit by various criteria

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Working with your search results Click through for full-text (scans of documents) Sort by date issued or relevancy Revise search if unhappy with results Select records and view marked list (but no options for exporting) View and review search history

Wiser Social Sciences: Politics & International Relations Further help Mark Janes (Social Sciences Subject Consultant) Gillian Beattie (Research Support, Social Science Library)