Online Databases

Online Databases

The IRC subscribes to the following online databases.    

1. Factiva
2. ProQuest Direct
4. Lexis-Nexis (Universe, Research & Political Universe)
5. Leadership Directories
6. Stat-USA
7. Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

Factiva

Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, provides essential business news and information together with the content delivery tools and services that enable professionals to make better decisions faster. Factiva’s unrivalled collection of more than 9,000 authoritative sources includes the exclusive combination of The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times™, Dow Jones and Reuters newswires and the Associated Press, as well as Reuters Fundamentals, D&B™, and Bureau van Dijk company profiles.

ProQuest Direct

Accessible on the internet through the World Wide Web, ProQuest Direct provides immediate access to an extensive collection of newspapers, journals, periodicals, magazines, and other information sources. It provides citations and/or abstracts of over 3,700 U.S. periodicals and newspapers.

Lexis-Nexis

A full text database of current and historic federal legislation, bill tracking, bill texts, state legislation, case law, law reviews and over 6,000 full text news sources and periodicals including the New York Times, Washington Post and AP wires.

Leadership Directories (The Yellow Books)

Leadership Directories - the Leadership Library on the Internet - is a comprehensive database of who's who in the leadership of the United States.

STAT-USA (Dept. of Commerce)

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration support this online information resource. It contains crucial and timely business and economic information produced by Federal agencies. This mostly text version of Stat-USA is accessible through World Wide Web.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment tape with video.