# The Sheridan Libraries

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# Key Resources for International Relations (SAIS)

Start your research with this multi-subject guide to recommended resources

- [Home](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/c.php?g=214224&p=1414201)
- [Books | Dissertations](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/books)
- [Articles | Papers](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/articles)
- [Data Sources](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/stats)
- [Country Research](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/country)
- [News Sources](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/news)
- [Government Publications](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/government)
- [Encyclopedias](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/key/encyclopedias)

## Research Questions

Hopkins librarians are available via [librarydc@jh.edu](mailto:librarydc@jh.edu) to guide you through library resources. The Frary Library supports D.C.- based students, faculty and staff, including SAIS, Carey and AAP. Current JH affiliates have access to all Hopkins library collections and resources.

## Citation Support

[Citation Help](https://ask.library.jhu.edu/dclibrary/faq/396508) briefly summarizes core resources that can help you create and/or store citations, organize your research, build bibliographies and footnotes, and more. These include RefWorks and Zotero.

See also: [Citing Sources Guide](https://guides.library.jhu.edu/citing)

## Research Starting Points

- [ProQuest All Databases](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU06069) *This link opens in a new window*

  90+ databases covering scholarly articles, dissertations, news, and more.

- [EBSCOhost Databases](https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&type=1&site=ehost-live&defaultdb=asn,awn,apn,ahl,a9h,h9i,h9j,h9k,h9m,sbh,ant,ast,aft,air,apg,rfh,ama,bir,brd,brr,bsu,fgh,cin20,rzh,ufh,i3h,eoh,eir,eue,20h,eric,egr,hev,flh,f3h,fba,fma,funk,fmh,geh,8gh,hxh,hch,hia,htm,22h,hsr,hgh,ich,iap,jph,ipm,ieh,ijh,tsh,h8a,fqh,lxh,ulh,f5h,cmedm,mmt,mth,kah,mzh,mah,n0h,fjh,oah,ddu,24h,pif,prh,pdh,pxh,psyh,pst,25h,rgr,bwh,rih,rph,ssx,sxr,s3h,trh,wpr&lang=en&authtype=ip%2Cshib&custid=s3555202&ssl=Y&setup=1)

  80+ multi-disciplinary databases covering scholarly journals, magazines and news.
- [Catalyst - the JHU Libraries Catalog](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/)

  Search the Hopkins collections for books, articles, documents, digital media, etc.

- [Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewpoint](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU03175) *This link opens in a new window*

  Source for respected country analysis reports, plus industry reports and data. Click on "Geography" to search by country.
- [JStor](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU03294) *This link opens in a new window*

  Search full-text scholarly journals. Coverage for recent years is incomplete.
- [Policy Commons](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU07599) *This link opens in a new window*

  A comprehensive database for policy grey literature, including local, state, regional, and national government data available alongside research produced by IGOs, NGOs, and think tanks.
- [Oxford Bibliographies Online](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU06931) *This link opens in a new window*

  Scholarly bibliographies covering a wide range of subjects and types of sources, from books to document collections. This source is helpful at finding respected works on a specific topic.
- [Science Direct](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU05873) *This link opens in a new window*

  Articles and some books. Although many results are technical papers, there are also some policy journals in Science Direct.
- [Nexis Uni](https://databases.library.jhu.edu/databases/proxy/JHU04598) *This link opens in a new window*

  Full text world-wide news source.

## Google Tools

[Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/schhp) provides a simple way to broadly search across scholarly literature. It has limited options for refining searches, but offers a citation count for many articles and sample citation formats. Cut and paste article titles you find into [Catalyst](https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/discovery/search?vid=01JHU_INST:JHU) to get beyond the paywalls.

[Google Advanced Search](https://www.google.com/advanced_search) allows you to do complex searches. For example, you can use a filter to limit your results to a specific web domain such as `.edu`, `.org`, or `.gov`.

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