Rod Library
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Institute
May 14, 2003
Universal Voices: Online Human Rights Internet Guide
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS/humanrights/
A guide developed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to sources of human rights information on the Web. Sites are listed in 8 categories, including general human rights, children, humanitarian assistance, human rights lesson plans, and international justice.
Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet
http://shr.aaas.org/dhr/
This directory, developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, provides links to independently maintained human rights sites throughout the Internet. You may search the directory using terms you choose, or you may browse the resources by site name, topics, geographic area, and language.
This Web site developed by Derechos Human Rights is a
useful starting point for individuals new to human rights activism and research.
Hundreds of Web resources are accessible through 15 categories, including
campaigns & actions, directories, discussion fora, general Web sites,
issues, international organizations, law, NGOs, publications, and resources
& tools. The Derechos Human Rights organization has adopted as its mandate
the world-wide promotion and protection of human rights, international
humanitarian law, and the right to privacy as well as the “struggle against
impunity for violators of human rights.”
Human Rights Library, University of Minnesota
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
The Web page of the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center Library provides a wide-ranging collection of human rights documents and Web links. Over 10,000 core human rights documents, including 238 human rights treaties, may be accessed through the Human Rights Documents and Materials section of the page. Follow the LINKS to over 3,600 other sites for links to international and nongovernmental organizations, regional resources, and resources organized in topical categories (including children, indigenous peoples, international criminal tribunals, refugee and aid, responses to September 11, 2001, and trade). Also notable are the directories of electronic publications and human rights listservs. The page offers a unique human rights search engine for specialized searching of multiple human right sites. Consult the Other Information section of the page for additional resources, including access to the full text of the Training Manual for Human Rights Monitoring developed by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Example: Center
for Democracy & Technology
http://www.cdt.org/security/usapatriot/analysis.shtml
The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights
http://www.uichr.org/index.shtml
The Web page of The University of Iowa Center for Human Rights (UICHR), a multi-disciplinary center sponsoring activities designed to consider “the problems and prospects of human rights at home and abroad, with particular attention given to economic, social, and cultural rights.” Consult the Resources section for links to human rights documents, research guides, news sources, nongovernmental organizations, and centers at other academic institutions. Learn about local human rights activities and educational opportunities through the Activities and Events sections of the site. Also accessible through the page is the UICHR Human Rights Index, numerical indices of the status of human rights throughout the world, gathered by those affiliated with the Center.
Lawson, E. (1996). Encyclopedia of Human Rights (2nd
ed.). Washington, DC: Taylor
& Francis.
UNI Reference JC 571 E67 1996
This 1,700-page compendium defines human rights concepts, describes the activities of human rights international organizations, and discusses human rights in 186 countries. The full text or excerpts of general human rights documents are presented under their full official titles, while documents dealing with specific aspects of human rights are presented under the relevant subject. The articles often include bibliographies. A human rights glossary begins on page 1657 and an appendix presents a chronological list of international human rights instruments. Subject index.
Langley, W. E. (1999).
Encyclopedia of Human Rights Issues Since 1945.Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press.
UNI Reference JC 571 L2747 1999
One- to two-page essays on major human rights issues, incidents, events, people, organizations, and instruments. Appendices present names and addresses of selected human rights groups and the full texts of the International Bill of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Subject index.
Gorman, R. F., & Mihalkanin, E. S. (1997).
Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations.
Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
UNI Reference JC 571 G655 1997
Provides succinct descriptions of the intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the global network of humanitarian and human rights work. Presents a convenient list of acronyms and abbreviations as well as a timeline of twentieth-century human rights events (through 1995). Appendices present the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its Optional Protocol.
Non-Governmental
Organizations Resea
http://docs.lib.duke.edu/igo/guides/ngo/index.htm
Compiled by the Duke University’s Public Documents and Map Department of Perkins Library, this page provides links to NGOs which focus on environmentally sustainable development, human rights, or women; produce research publications; or are large, influential organizations. You may browse the full list of NGOs or consult the listings organized by issue, geography, affiliation, or data collection activities.
United Nations
System of Organization: Official Web Site Locator
http://www.unsystem.org/
This site serves as an alphabetical and thematic portal to the Web sites of the UN and its funds, programs, and specialized agencies. Also provides links to projects, initiatives, and joint programs of the UN system.
Human Rights Library, University of Minnesota
http://www1/umn.edu/humanrts
Provides links to the Web sites of international and nongovernmental organizations through the LINKS to option.
Example: Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Hedblad, A. (Ed.). (2003). Encyclopedia of Associations
(39th ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale.
UNI Reference Desk AS 22 E5 (Next
latest ed.in Acquistions Dept.; third latest in Stacks)
CD-ROM version of the 37th edition is available at the Reference Desk
A guide to over 22,000 nonprofit membership associations in the United States. International associations are included if their focus is North America or if they are binational, representing a direct link between the U.S. and another country or region. Each entry includes the organization’s name; address, phone, email, and primary Web site; founding date; number of members; purposes and activities; libraries; affiliations; publications; and other information. Association entries are listed in one of 18 subject categories and a comprehensive alphabetical name and keyword index is provided in part 3 of the set.
Hedblad, A. (Ed.) (2003).
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations (39th
ed.). Detroit, MI: Gale.
UNI Reference AS 8 E53 (Next latest
ed.in Acquistions Dept.; third latest in Stacks)
A guide to over 24,000 international nonprofit membership organizations, including multinational, binational, and national organizations based outside the United States.
Union of International Associations (Ed.). (2003). Yearbook
of International Organizations (39th ed.). Munich: Saur.
UNI Reference JX 1904 A42
A guide to over 25,000 international organizations, including intergovernmental, nongovernmental, and nonprofit organizations. Each entry provides contact information; describes the group’s history, purpose, and activities; and lists members. A convenient way to identify all member countries of various intergovernmental organizations. Organized alphabetically by organization name.
Hedblad, A. (Ed.). (2003).
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local
Organizations: South Central and Great Plains States (14th ed.). Detroit,
MI: Gale.
UNI Reference AS 28 S68 (Latest
edition. in Reference, earlier in Stacks)
Contact and descriptive information is given for any Iowa affiliates, chapters, and branches of the organizations described in the United States volumes of the Encyclopedia of Associations. Nine other states are included. The volumes are organized by state and then by city. The name and keyword index at the end of the volume enables you to search by association’s purpose.
LexisNexis Academic
Rod Library Electronic Resources
page
LexisNexis provides full-text access to hundreds of newspapers and other news sources published throughout the world, including wire service reports, newsletters, radio and television transcripts, and magazines. Use the Guided News Search option for more comprehensive searching.
Ethnic News Watch
Rod Library Electronic Resources
page
Provides full-text access to news, current events, culture, and history from more than 200 publications of the ethnic, minority, and native presses in the United States. You may choose the Words in Articles option to search by keyword or choose the Subject(s) search option to access a controlled subject thesaurus of 1,200 terms which are standard throughout the database.
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Developed by Web Wombat, this site provides links to thousands of online newspapers produced throughout the world. The online newspapers are organized geographically as well as by title. A valuable resource for identifying and then linking to newspapers in their language of publication.
Newspapers (The Internet Public Library)
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/div/news/
Provides access to online newspapers from 171 countries and the United States. This site is part of the Internet Public Library, an online resource developed by the University of Michigan School of Information.
OneWorld United States
http://us.oneworld.net/
This site gathers together country-specific human rights news in the original language of publication for all regions of the world. Registered as a charitable organization in the United Kingdom, OneWorld International Federation is “dedicated to harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights and sustainable development.” One may access the reports by using the OneWorld search engine or by browsing the topical or regional categories.
Today’s Front Pages (Newseum)
http://www.newseum.org/
Click on Today’s Front Pages to retrieve thumbnail versions of over 200 front pages of newspapers in their original language of publication from over 20 countries. To enlarge each thumbnail, click on it. The pages are posted by 9:30 a.m. CDT, seven days a week. Currently available under the War in Iraq: Front Pages option are the March 20, 2003 front pages from over 200 U.S. and international newspapers. Today’s Front Pages is an online version of Freedom Forum’s popular Newseum exhibit, the front pages of 68 of the world’s newspapers displayed under Plexiglas outdoors at Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street in Washington, D.C. Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated to free speech and a free press which funds the Newseum, an interactive museum of news located in Washington, D.C.
American Society of International Law
http://www.asil.org/
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
UNI Reference K342.01 .B55
Global Legal Information Network (Library of
Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/law/glin/
Hieros Gamos
http://www.hg.org/
International Law and World Order: Basic Documents
UNI Reference JX68 .I496
Legal Systems of the World: A Political, Social, and
Cultural Encyclopedia
UNI Reference K48
.L44 2002
LexisNexis Academic
Rod Library Electronic Resources
Page
LLRX Comparative and Foreign Law Guides
http://www.llrx.com/comparative_and_foreign_law.html
LLRX International Law Guides
http://www.llrx.com/international_law.html
Statutes at Large
UNI Docs Ref AE
2.111: (soon to be moved to UNI Documents)
THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Treaties in Force
UNI Reference JX235.9 .A33 (earlier in UNI Docs S 9.14: )
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the
United States of America, 1776-1949
UNI Documents S
9.12/2:
United States Code Annotated
UNI Reference KF62 .U5
United States Treaties and Other International
Agreements
UNI Documents S
9.12:
Westlaw Campus
Rod Library Electronic Resources
Page
Yearbook of the United Nations
UNI Reference JX1977.A37 Y4 (some older in Stacks)
American Community Survey
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
American FactFinder (U.S. Census)
http://factfinder.census.gov/
American Statistics Index
UNI Docs Index Z7554.U5 A4
Demographic Yearbook
UNI Reference HA17 .D45 (older in Stacks)
Europa World Year Book
UNI Reference JN1 .E85 (older in Stacks, prior title
Europa Year Book)
FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Instat: International Statistics Sources
UNI Reference HA155
.I58 1995
International Yearbook and Statesmen’s Who’s Who
UNI Reference JA51 .I57 (older in Stacks)
LexisNexis Statistical
Rod Library Electronic Resources Page
State of the World’s Children
UNI Stacks RJ101 .S7
State of the World’s Refugees
UNI Reference HV640 .S675 (older in Stacks)
Statesman’s Yearbook
UNI Reference JA51 .S7 (older in Stacks)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
UNI Reference HA202 .U58
Statistical Abstract of the World
UNI Reference HA154
.S68
Statistical Handbook on the World’s Children
On Order for Rod Library Reference
Statistical Yearbook
UNI Reference HA12.5 .U63 (older in Stacks)
World’s Women, 2000: Trends and Statistics
UNI Reference HQ1154
.W95 2000
Budget of the United States Government
UNI Reference HJ2051 .A59
Europa World Year Book
UNI Reference JN1 .E85 (older in stacks, prior title
Europa Year Book)
Iowa Financial Summary
UNI Reference HJ11 .I843 (earlier in Stacks; title varies)
World Factbook (CIA)
UNI Reference G123 .W67 (earlier in UNI Docs PrEx 3.15:
)
PAIS International
(1972- ;
updated monthly)
Rod Library Electronic Resources Page
Earlier years available: Bulletin of the Public Affairs
Information Service.
UNI Index/Abstract H 96 P88 (1915- September 1972)
An interdisciplinary index to the literature of public policy, social issues, government, and international relations throughout the world. Among the publications indexed are articles from over 1,000 journals, books, government documents, statistical compilations, and reports of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations. In addition to English-language publications, publications in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish are indexed.
Expanded Academic ASAP (1980- )
Rod Library Electronic Resources page
This multidisciplinary database provides citations, abstracts, and, often the full text of articles from humanities, social science, and physical science journals as well as from current event magazines. Among the titles are journals in philosophy, political science, psychology, public policy, social work, and sociology. Also of interest to human rights researchers is coverage of regional publications such as Americas (OAS), Beijing Review, European Report, and Latin American Politics and Society.
International Political Science Abstracts
UNI Index/Abstract JA 1 A1
1951-
Indexes and abstracts political science journals and yearbooks published throughout the world. Published six times a year. Each issue contains a subject index and the final issue of each annual volume contains an author index as well as a cumulative subject index for that year.
Kluwer Online
http://journals.kluweronline.com/
Provides access to tables of content, abstracts, and full-text articles from more than 650 journals published by Kluwer. The Quick Search feature at the Kluwer Online Gateway page searches your term(s) in all the journals covered. At the journal level, Quick Search enables you to search your term(s) in the title, all fields, and the abstract text of all articles in that journal. For more advanced searching, select the Advanced Search button from the left navigation bar. You may browse within issues of a particular journal by using the Browse Titles option.
Kluwer Law International
http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/
Through this specialized Kluwer database you may search the tables of content, abstracts, and full text of articles appearing in over 50 legal journals. Offers Quick Search, Advanced Search, and Browse Titles options.
Consult Rod Library Electronic Resources page for additional sources
Asia Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
Kluwer Law International, 2000-
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
LexisNexis, 1995/96-
Columbia Human Rights Law Review
LexisNexis, 1995-
Critical Criminology (continues
Journal of Human Justice)
Kluwer Online, v.10, 2001-
Diogenes
UNI Periodicals AS 4 D56 no. 1, 1953-
Ingenta, v.47 1999-
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice
Kluwer Online, v.1 1998-
Harvard Human Rights Journal
LexisNexis, 1993-
Health and Human Rights
UNI Periodicals RA 394 H38 v.1, 1994/95-
Helsinki Monitor
Kluwer Law International, v.12, 2001-
Human Rights Brief
LexisNexis, 1999-
Human Rights Case Digest
Kluwer Law International, 1999-
Human Rights Quarterly
Project Muse, v.17, 1995-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 11/1/1991-8/1/1995
International Affairs
(Royal Institute of International Affairs)
UNI Periodicals JX 1 J68 (1944)-(1946),
(1948), v.32 (1956)-
ingenta select, v.74, 1998-
International Children’s Rights Monitor
Kluwer Law International, v.13, 2000-
International Journal of Children’s Rights
Kluwer Law International, v.4, 1996-
International Journal on Minority and Group Rights
Kluwer Law International, v.4, 1996-
International Studies Review
UNI Periodicals D 839 I56 v.2, 2000-
ingenta select, 1997-
Journal of Conflict Resolution (Journal of the Peace
Science Society (International))
UNI Periodicals JX 1901 J68 v.9,
1965-
ingenta select, v.43, 1999-
Journal of Ethics
Kluwer Online, v.1, 1997-
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
UNI Periodicals RA 395 A3J68 v.9, 1984-
Project Muse, v.24, 1999-
ABI/INFORM Global, 10/1/1997-4/1/2000
Journal of Intergroup Relations
UNI Periodicals HN 51 J682 1959/60-1966, 1970/72-
Journal of International Affairs
UNI Periodicals JX 1 J6 v.6, 1952-
Full text of one article/issue available through UNISTAR link
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
UNI Periodicals H 97 J68 v.1, 1981-
Journal of Social Issues
UNI Periodicals HN 51 J 687 v.1, 1945-
Ingenta, v.55, 1999-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 3/22/1993-
Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
Kluwer Law International, v.15, 1997-
New York Law School Journal of Human Rights
LexisNexis Academic 1993-
Philosophy and Public Affairs
UNI Periodicals H1 P54 v.1, 1971-
Project Muse, v.30, 2001-
Philosophy and Social Criticism
UNI Periodicals B 1 C84 v.5, 1978-
ingenta select, v.25, 1999-
Policy Studies Journal
UNI Periodicals H 96 P66 v.6, 1977/78-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 2/22/1992-
Review of Policy Research
UNI Periodicals H 96 P67 v.19, 2002-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 3/22/2002-
Security Dialogue (International Peace Research Institute)
UNI Periodicals JX 1901 B83 v.23, 1992-
ingenta select, v.31, 2000-
Social Policy
UNI Periodicals HN 51 S54 v.1, 1970/71-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 6/22/1994-
Texas Forum on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
LexisNexis Academic, 1994/95-
United Nations Chronicle
UNI Periodicals JX 1977 A1U564 1996-
Online version through UNISTAR link, 1997-
World Affairs: A Quarterly Review of International Problems
(American Peace Society)
UNI Periodicals JX 1901 W77 v.133,
1970/71-
World Opinion Update
UNI Periodicals D 839 W568 v.1, 1977-
World Policy Journal
UNI Periodicals D 839 W5687 v.1,
1983-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 6/22/1994-
World Politics
UNI Periodicals D 839 W57 v.1, 1948-
Project Muse, v.48, 1995-96-
Expanded Academic ASAP, 1/1/1993-7/1/1995
Foreign Government Resources on the Web (University
of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html
Foreign Governments (Northwestern University)
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
Foreign Relations of the United States
UNI Documents S1.1:
Google’s Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/unclesam
International Agencies and Information on the Web
(University of Michigan)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/intl.html
International Governmental Organizations
(Northwestern University)
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
Keesing's Record of World Events
UNI Reference D410 .K4
Digital Dissertations
Rod Library Electronic Resources
page
Search by author,
keyword, subject, or additional ways to identify relevant doctoral dissertations
and master's theses. Citations for
dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts, while
citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts.
In addition, online access is provided to twenty-four page previews of
dissertations and theses submitted from 1997 to the present.
Over 1.6 million records total.
Plagiarism
http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/plagiarism.htm
Librarians at Rod Library have compiled this Web page to provide convenient access to definitions of plagiarism and tips for recognizing and avoiding plagiarism. Links are given for the UNI policies on plagiarism and to guides developed at other universities.
Evaluating Information
http://www.library.uni.edu/instruction/evaluating.htm
For links to discussions of how to evaluate the validity and reliability of information and, in particular, information found through the World Wide Web, consult this listing of Web pages compiled by Rod Library librarians.
Interlibrary Loan
http://www.library.uni.edu/access/illexp.htm
One may use Rod Library’s Interlibrary Loan service to
obtain needed books, articles, microforms, and other materials which are not in
the Rod Library collections. This
Web page describes the scope of the Interlibrary Loan service and outlines
eligibility.
Library Instruction
Request Form
Cindy Kruckeberg, Library Instruction Scheduler 273-2839
Instruction Guides and Electronic Handouts
Barbara Weeg
barbara.weeg@uni.edu
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becky.lutkenhaus@uni.edu