Issue 1: Summer 2004 : Globalization

Electronic Resources & Finding Aids

Included in this section are a variety of electronic resources useful for pursuing further research in this topic. Included are both freely available and subscription databases, e-journals, links to information about teaching and research programs focusing on globalization, and Library of Congress authorized subjects. Where possible, for several of the freely available databases listed below, as well as for the Library of Congress subjects, we have included direct links that automatically execute searches of the database for resources on globalization.

Table of Contents

Defining Globalization
History of Globalization
Elements of Globalization
Trends in Globalization
Electronic Resources/Finding Aids

Databases

American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
http://www.aei.org/search/sectionID.14/advSearch.asp
    Perform an advanced database search for “globalization” using the exact phrase option within the “publications” section of the database.
Availability: This is a free resource.

Bank for International Settlements
http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm
    Perform an advanced search with exact phrase for “economic globalization” using the search engine hosted by BIS. Includes articles and speeches published by Central Banks of many different countries.
Availability: This is a free resource.

The Brookings Institution
http://www.brook.edu/data/brookings_taxonomy.xml?taxonomy=Economics,%20Global
    IResearch reports published by Brookings on global economics.
Availability: This is a free resource.

Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies
http://www.cato.org/
    Link directly to CATO publications on globalization Includes books, book reviews, papers, articles. Most are full text resources written by Cato Institute scholars.
Availability: This is a free resource.

CIAO : Columbia International Affairs Online Making sense of Globalisation.
http://www.ciaonet.org/
     Perform a preset search on "globalization." Includes books, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and policy briefs. Most are full text. Coverage: 1991 to present
Availability: Fee-based electronic resource accessible by subscription on site at the Library of Congress and other libraries. Inquire at your local library about access.

Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
http://www.epinet.org/subjectpages/trade.cfm
     Link directly to numerous papers on trade and globalization.
Availability: This is a free resource.

Information Technology: IT Road Maps Database (NSF)
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
     Perform a database search using “economic globalization” to acquire annotated bibliographic records for research papers, books, data sets and Web sites. Provides insight into the global economic implications of information technology.
Availability: This is a free resource.

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
http://www.nber.org/
    Link directly to NBER research reports on various aspects of globalization.
Availability: This is a free resource.

Newspapers and magazines database. (KeepMedia, Inc)
http://www.keepmedia.com/Search.do?criteria=globalization&extID=10014
    Link directly to articles on globalization.
Availability: This is a free resource. .

Questia Online Library
http://www.questia.com
     Link directly to bibliographic citations and sample text of publications on globalization in this online library which includes not only books but also articles in journals, magazines, newspapers and encyclopedias.
Availability: A fee-based resource accessible by subscription. However, bibliographic citations and some text of each publication is available for free. Inquire at your local library about access. You may also purchase an individual subscription for access to full text. Not available at the Library of Congress.

WDI Online
http://publications.worldbank.org/WDI/
     World Bank publishes the World Development Indicators database that covers "575 indicators 208 countries, and 18 regional and income groups. The extensive collection of development data includes social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators." Retrieve data, definitions, sources, and footnotes pertaining to globalization. There are several ways of displaying the data indexed: as percentage change, in graphs, and standard export formats.
Coverage: 1960 to 2002, where data are available
Availability: This resource is available for individual subscription. Not available at the Library of Congress.

The World Bank e-Library
http://oberon.worldbank.catchword.org/vl=3169325/cl=50/nw=1/rpsv/home.htm
    “An electronic portal to the World Bank's full-text collection of books, reports, and other documents.”
Coverage: “Fully indexed and cross-searchable database, over 1,250 titles published by the World Bank during the past several years as well as over 1,800 research working papers- a total of over 3,000 documents. Each new title and working paper is added to the database as they become available.”
Availability: This resource is available to institutions by subscription only. Inquire at your local library about access. Not available at the Library of Congress.

E-Journals

Title List of Global Studies E-Journals
http://www.indiana.edu/~global/ejournals.htm
   Useful list of e-journals available through subscription products that cover globalization in its broadest sense. List is provided by the Center for the Study of Global Change, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Availabilty: Inquire at your local library about access to these journal titles. See the Databases & E-Resources page for information on subscription products available to users on site at the Library of Congress.

Research / Teaching Programs

Select University Based Research and Teaching Programs with Global (ization) Focus
http://www.globalgrn.org/UniversityBasedResearch.doc
    A somewhat dated (2001) but still useful listing of international university-based research centers provided by the Franz J. Broswimmer Globalization Research Center that study all aspects of globalization.

Teaching Guide
http://www.ssrc.org/sept11/essays/teaching_resource/tr_globalization.htm
     Provided by the Social Science Research Council. Includes introductory essays on the economic, political, social and cultural aspects of globalization. Includes full-text of selected essays on globalization and questions for advanced high-school and university-level students.

Library of Congres Subject Headings

Additional works on globalization in the Library of Congress may be identified by searching the Online Catalog under appropriate Library of Congress subject headings. Selecting the subject headings on globalization below will link you directly to the Catalog and automatically execute a search for the authorized subject selected and the corresponding subdivision.

Globalization

Defined as the complex of linkages and interconnections between countries and societies that make up the world system

Globalization -- Economic aspects

Retrieves works on economic globalization.