Library Guides: United Nations Research: Key databases and indexes

Find Scholarly Articles about the UN

Try these database for scholarly literature about the UN and its activities. These resources are available to Penn State users only

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Links to full test where available.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. The serials list of the new database is actively under construction, with a focus on expanding international coverage. As of February 2004 approximately 1,432 titles are being monitored for coverage; this list will continue to grow.
Peace Research Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution and nternational affairs
Covers essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, Genocide, human rights, international law, refugees voluntary and nongovernmental organizations, armed conficts, civil wars, territorial disputes, terrorism, counterterrorism, democratization, migration, arms control, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, humanitarian aid, cultural relations, race relations, interpersonal violence, ethnic relations, race relations, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text This link opens in a new window
Use this database to explore international law and the United Nations
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books indexes legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, and bar association publications from 1918 to the present. Coverage also includes books and full-text of selected articles from the early 1990s to the present.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive source for research in international affairs. Particularly good for working papers and policy documents.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) is a comprehensive source for research in international affairs. It includes full text of selected books on international affairs, working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. It also, contains abstracts and some full text of selected journal articles

Print Indexes

Index to the Proceedings...

Issued at the end of each session asa part of the Official Records series from the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and Trusteeship Council. The index includes a subject index, index to speeches, and index to resolutions. Available in paper in the Research Hub, 2nd floor Paterno.

The United Nations Documents Index (and it's predecessors: UNDOC and UNDEX) Available in the Research Hub Microforms Indexes Collection 2nd floor Paterno Library.