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MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
AccessUN via NewsBank	1945-present	Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Daily Reports, 1974 - 1996 via NewsBank	1974-1996	Full-text of theFBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world. FIU has access to the "Middle East and Africa (1980-87)" and "Middle East and North Africa (1974-80)" Series.
Global NewsBank via NewsBank	1996-present	English-language articles from 1,000+ translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Covers politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
SourceOECD via OECD	1998-present	Provides full-text access to OECD's (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases.
Statistical via LexisNexis	Current	Indexes statistical data from U.S. government, international, professional, and other organizations.
United Nations Treaty Collection via United Nations	Varies	Includes the full text of treaties of the League of Nations (1920-1944), the United Nations Treaty Series (1946-present), treaty handbook, and the Status of Multilateral Treaties on Deposit with the Secretary General. Available only at the Green Library, FIU University Park Campus. Consult Government Documents Desk or Reference Desk to obtain the password.
World Bank e-Library via The World Bank Group	1990-present	3400+ full text World Bank publications and Policy Research Working Papers comprehensively covering the area of social and economic development.
World News Connection (WNC) via Dialog	1995-present	Translated and English-language news and information compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources. Covers socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
CQ Weekly via CQ Press	1983-present	Weekly newsletter with in-depth reports on current and upcoming issues in the U.S. Congress, and a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
Global Development Finance (GDF) via The World Bank Group	1970-present	Statistical database of developing countries' finance, including debt and financial flows for 147 countries.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) via Library of Congress	Current	Index of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources from member nations.
Handbook of Latin American Studies via Library of Congress	1935-present	Indexes publications on all aspects of Latin American studies.
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) via UCLA	1970-present	Indexes 400+ scholarly journals about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States.
INFO-LATINOAMERICA via BiblioLine	1988-present	Indexes 1,500 international scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, television and radio broadcasts for articles on Latin America. Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
Latin America Data Base (LADB) via University of New Mexico	1986-present	Analysis of economic, political and social news related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
NTDB: National Trade Data Bank via STAT-USA	1990-present	Financial and economic data, daily trade leads, important statistics and International trade documents.
World Development Indicators via The World Bank Group	1960-present	Includes approximately 800 indicators of development for more than 220 countries. Organized in six sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Declassified Documents Reference System via GaleNet	1941-1997	Provides online access to over 500,000 pages of U.S. declassified government documents. Covers major international events from Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online via Britannica	Current	Web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes multidisciplinary articles, internet links and images.
New York Times via ProQuest	1999-present	Contains citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from the New York Times. Search this title alone or, click on "Databases selected" and choose other titles to search at the same time. Other titles include: ABI/Inform Global, ABI/Inform Trade and Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest Newspapers, and the Wall Street Journal.
New York Times (Historical File) via ProQuest	1851-2004	Full-text digital archive of articles from the New York Times.
World Almanac via FirstSearch	1998-present	Includes Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Facts, statistics, tables, charts of general information in all topics, including economics, environment, and social issues.
WorldCat via FirstSearch	Current	Catalog holdings for thousands of international libraries.