Globalization: a Research Guide
Scope
The IRIS
catalog is the gateway to all information resources located in the Rutgers
University Libraries. Use keywords to search for the appropriate material. Some
examples:
*globalization and economy
*globalization and trade
*globalization and culture
*globalization and capitalization
*globalization and women
*globalization and art
Searches using
Library of Congress Subject Headings can yield results also.
*Globalization—Economic Aspects
*Globalization---Social Aspects
*International Economic Relations
*Free trade
To find other Library
of Congress Subject Headings, type in “globalization” into the search box, mark the “Begins With” button, and pick
“Subject” from scroll bar under the search box. “Globalization” will be the top
choice and also look at
“related terms” in the list below.
Materials at other Rutgers Libraries can be retrieved through the Interlibrary Loan system by clicking the button marked [DELIVER / RECALL BOOK].
Check
IRIS to find access to journals. Also check Electronic
Journals List [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/ejournals/ejournals.shtml] for electronic journals not listed in IRIS.
Use
Indexes
and Databases to locate scholarly and news articles. For access to
business-related electronic journals, go to Subject
Research Guide-Business—Electronic Journals. [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/busi/busejour.shtml#D]
Journals
of Interest:
*Advances in
competitiveness research [electronic resource].
*Foreign Affairs
*Foreign Policy
*Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International
Organizations
*Global Society
*Global Networks: Journal of
Transnational Affairs [electronic resource]
*Harvard Business Review
*International Labour
Review
*Review of International Political Economy
*Yale Global [online journal] URL: http://yaleglobal.yale.edu
Online full-text database covering 8,000 business and
management sources, including scholarly and professional publications, academic
journals, magazine and trade publications. Also includes profiles of over 10,000
companies, and country risk and economic reports.
For
basic searching, type
(DE “globalization”) into the search box for articles catalogued
with “globalization” as the subject.
For
advanced searching, click on the [Advanced Search] tab and type “globalization”
in [FIELD= SU Subject Terms or =KW Author-supplied keywords] Use other FIELDS
to narrow by geography, industry, etc.
The results are divided into Scholarly Journals, Magazines, Monographs
(books), Country Economic Data, and Industry Reports.
Produced
by the American Economic Association, EconLit is
indexes and abstracts international economic journals. Source material includes
journal articles, books, essays, research papers, dissertations, book reviews,
and working papers. The database contains more than 350,000 records. Dates
covered are 1969-present.
A
full-text, news database focused on business and the only online database
carrying the Wall Street Journal. Covers 9,000 newspapers, magazines, trade
journals, newsletters, and TV and radio transcripts, including the only online
access to the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and Far Eastern Economic Review.
For
help with searching this database, use the Standard
Search Quick Reference Card.
Online index to 280 of the
Extensive database covering 5,600 publications, most of which are
available in full-text. Different
content segments must be searched separately.
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News –
Full-text articles of more than 50 major English-language newspapers; more than
400 magazines and journals and over 600 newsletters.
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Business –
Business and financial news, U. S. and international company financial
information from government and private sources, market research, industry
reports, and SEC filings. Selected news sources back to 1975.
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Legal – Case
law, regulations and statutes, legal news, and law reviews.
Online
index to the publications of the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development, a group of 30 member countries “sharing
a commitment to democratic government and the market economy.” OECD specializes in publications and
statistics on the economic and social issues in macroeconomics, trade,
education, development, and science and innovation.
To find
information on globalization, type “globalisation”
[note the European spelling] in the right-hand search box for “All
Publications.” The results will list
books and articles. Check the IRIS catalog to see if those books or journals of
interest are located at
Internet Sites of
Interest:
The
following Internet sites are listed based on quality, authoritativeness, and
accuracy. Sites reflecting both negative
and positive views of globalization are included.
The Centre for the Study of Global Goverance
[URL: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/]
The Centre focuses on global governance, civil society, and the roles of policymakers, media, and NGOs. Sections of interest are listed under “Projects”: Global Civil Society Yearbook, and the Global Civil Society Graduate Course (detailed syllabus of seminal books and journal articles).
Economic Policy Institute: Trade and Globalization
[URL: http://www.epinet.org/]
The EPI is a nonprofit, non-partisan think tank concentrating on the economic interests of low- and middle-income workers. Its mission is to provide “high quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy.” The EPI publishes statistics, news, and its own publications.
The Globalist [URL: http://www.theglobalist.com]
A daily online magazine devoted to the issue of globalization. The website, sponsored by TransAtlantic Futures, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, features an online research center, an archive of news stories and policy papers, and separate sections on globalization’s effects on children, sports, music, politics, the environment and other subjects.
Note: Free registration required for some content.
Globalizaton Index [URL:
http://foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=2493]
The A.T.
Kearney/FOREIGN POLICY Globalization Index is published for years 2001-2004
exclusively on Foreign Policy’s
website. A.T. Kearney, a management
consulting firm, measures the globalization levels of 62 countries and ranks
them accordingly.
The Globalization Website [URL: http://www.sociology.emory.edu/globalization/]
This general information website contains information for students, scholars, activists, and the general public and also serves as a guide to social science and other available literature on globalization. It focuses on globalization as a process and its consequences, the meanings of globalization, and the debates surrounding globalization.
Note: The Globalization Reader (Blackwell, 2000), edited by Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, serves as a printed complement to the website. (Book may be found at ALEX HF1359.G59 2000)
International Forum on Globalization [URL: http://www.ifg.org/]
An alliance of sixty organizations whose goal is to raise awareness of the effects of economic globalization and reverse the globalization process through local and regional initiatives.
Policy Library [URL: http://www.policylibrary.com]
A European-based website featuring research and news on social, economic, and foreign policy. Use search box on left hand side of website under “Policy Paper Database” to search for policy papers and online research.
United States Department of State, International Information Programs
[URL: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/journals.htm]
Online issues of U. S. State Department journals. Use search box to find articles on globalization.
World Bank: Globalization Section
[URL: http://www1.worldbank.org/economicpolicy/globalization/]
The World Bank presentation on globalization has the “most recent presentations on globalization and some of the leading research on the subject.” The World Bank Briefing Papers contain articles on the definition of globalization, the impact on international trade, and environmental concerns. There are also key readings, data and statistics, news and videos, and research.
World Trade Organization [URL: http://www.wto.org]
The WTO is an international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. The website explains the WTO’s mission, and contains many resources on trade topics and statistics, publications and economic research and analysis.
YaleGlobal Online magazine
[URL: http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu]
The
flagship publication of the Yale Center for
the Study of Globalization [URL: http://www.ycsg.yale.edu] “designed to encourage exploration and debate on issues
surrounding globalization. The online
publication publishes original articles as well as maintaining a searchable
database of articles and reports published by the magazine and other reputable
sources.
Related
Scholarly
Communication Center
Located
on the 4th floor of Alexander Library (
Humanities
and Social Science Data Center
The center
has a website with links to
General
Listing of Statistics Databases available through Rutgers University Libraries
Prepared
by Leslie Norman
MLIS,