| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1975-present |
Indexes 1,680+ international journals within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Many records, added to the database since 2001, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
Index Islamicus
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1906-present |
Indexes 3000+ journals and other publications on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, as well as Muslim minorities elsewhere. |
 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. |
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. |
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
via Columbia University Press |
1991-present |
Worldwide coverage of the literature in international relations, including: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs, economic indicators, original essays, links and resources, maps and country data. Working papers, essays, and policy briefs are full-text. |
SourceOECD
via OECD |
1998-present |
Provides full-text access to OECD's (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases. |
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. |
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1907-present; Full text: 1995-present |
Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently. |
FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies)
via FirstSearch |
1984-present |
Indexes 4,300+ international scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Historical Abstracts
via EBSCOhost |
1954-present |
Indexes 2,000+ scholarly journals in history from 1450 to the present. Excludes the United States and Canada. |
JSTOR
via JSTOR |
Varies |
Electronic full text of back files of 644+ scholarly journals. Recent years are not available. FIU has access to following collections: Arts & Sciences Collections I, II, III, IV, and Complement; Ecology and Botany Collection.
Select "Jewish Studies" and "Middle East Studies" from the Discipline-browse screen. |
Project MUSE
via Johns Hopkins University Press |
Varies |
Electronic full text of 100+ scholarly journals published by several University presses. FIU subscribes to Project Muse Standard Collection. |
WNC (World News Connection)
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. |
Access World News
via NewsBank |
Varies |
Full-text content of over 1480 electronic editions of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as key international sources. |
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. |
| RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Ethnic Newswatch
via ProQuest |
1990-present |
Articles from U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Search interfaces are available in English and Spanish. |
Alternative Press Index
via FirstSearch |
1991-present |
Indexes 700+ alternative, radical and left periodicals, magazines, and newspapers published in 1969-1990. |
ATLA Religion Database
via EBSCOhost |
1949-present |
Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, book reviews, and collections of essays in religious studies. |
ATLA Serials (ATLAS)
via American Theological Library Association |
Varies |
Full text collection of 60+ religion and theology journals selected by leading religion scholars and theologians. |
MLA International Bibliography
via EBSCOhost |
1920s-present |
Indexes 4,400+ international scholarly journals and other publications in folklore, linguistics, languages, and literature. |
| INTERNET SITES |
| FIU Middle East Studies Center |
FIU MESC |